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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
Wilksebarre, Pa, Oct. 22.-With a

Wilksebarre, Pa, Oct. 22.-With a
shout that fairly shook the convention
building the representatives of the A.
600 mineworkers who have been on
strike since last May officially declared
off at noon yesterday the greatest con-
test ever made between capital and
labor, and placed all the questions in
volved in the struggle in the hands OF
the arbitration commission appointed
by the president of the United States.
When the news was flashed to the
towns and villages down in the valleys
and on the mountains of the coal reg
ions, the inhabitants heaved sigh
of relief. Many days have gone by
since such welcome news was received.
Everywhere there was rejoicing, and
in many places the end of the strike
was the signal tor impromptu town
celebrations. The anthracite coal
region, from its largest city, Scranton,
down to the lowliest coal patch, has
suffered by the conflict. and everyone
now looks for better times.
While the large army of mineworkers
and their families, numbering approx
mately 100000 persons, are grateful
that work is to be resumed on Thurs.
day, the strikers have still to learn
what their reward Will be. President
Roosevelt, having taken prompt action
in calling the arbitrators together for
their first meeting on Friday, the min
ers hope they will know by Thanks
giving day what practical gains they
have made. -.......
The vote to resume coal mining was
a unanimous one, and was reached only
after warm debate. The principal
objection to accepting the arbitration
plan was that no provision was con-
tanned in the scheme to take care of
those men who would fail to get back
their old positions or would be unable
to get work at all. The engineers and
pumpmen get better pay than other
classes of mineworkers, and they did
not wish to ruin the risk of losing alto
gether their old places and being COM
PEELED to dig coal for living. This
question came up and was argued right
up to the time the vote was taken. No
one had definite plan to offer to over
come the objection, and the report of
the committee on resolutions, recon-
mending that the strike be declared
off, and that all issues be placed in the
hands of the arbitration commission
for decision, was adopted without the
question being settled. A few mo-
ments before adjournment, however, a
partial solution was reached when a
delegate in the furthermost corner Of
the hall moved that the problem be
placed in the hands of the executive
board for solution, and his suggestion
was adopted.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
TAFT ANSWERS THE TEACHERS.
Complaints About Philippine Positions are
Not Well Founded.

Washington, Oct. 22.-Some time
ago complaints we're made by school
teachers in the Philippines about the
hardships which they endured. 1t
was asserted that good places we're
given to few teachers and bad places
to others. Complaint also was made
that the condition of the currency
caused loss to the teachers, and that
the commissary supplies of the insuiar
administration were not good. All
these complaints we're referred to Gov
ernor Taft. His reply has now been
received at the war department.
Governor Taft says that in the very
nature of things the teachers had to
enter upon duties which we're largely of
missionary character, and hardships
were certain to be the portion Of some.
1t was impossible to make all assign
ments equal, but as the facts became
known efforts would be made TO equal
ize the duties of teachers, SO that all
would share in the pleasant duties as
we'll as the arduous work.
Governor Taft says that the compile
ton of boats that have been building
for the insular government there will
bring a better system of supply from the
commissary department..
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
ILLITERATE> VOTERS.
They Comprise II Per Cent of the Total
Number In United States.

They Comprise II Per Cent OF the Total
Number In United States.
Washington, Oct. 22.-There are 21,-
800, 900 inhabitants of the United
States of voting age, and 100000 of
them, or about II per cent, were re-
turned on the last census as illiterate-
very large proportion for country in
which the opportunities for education
are universal.
= An examination of the figures shows
that, contrary to the general belief,
it is not the foreign born voters who
cause this percentage to be SO high.
The proportion of illiterates among the
foreign born voters in the United
States is 11.5 per cent, whereas among
the native born inhabitants the proper
tion is 1O5 per cent-not very i'm.
portant difference.
The part of the United States in
which there is least illiteracy is the
group of states which make up the
middle west and northwest. Iowa and
Nebraska have less than per cent,
Kansas less than 4, and Ohio, Illinois
and Minnesota less than 5 per cent of
illiterate inhabitants over the age of 20.
In Utah and Washington, in the Pa
cifc group of states, the percentage of
illiter:cy is less than per cent; in
Colorado, Oregon and Wyoming less
than 5.
In New England and among the
native born inhabitants the percentage
is still lower, 1 per cent in Massachu-
setts, 1.5 in Connecticut, 2 per cent in
New Hampshire, and 2.5 in Rhode
Island.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
COST OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Impressive Figures Taken from Report OF
Commissioner of Education.

Impressive Figures Taken from Report of
Commissioner of Education.
Washington, Oct. %. = The annual
report of the commissioner of education
just submitted to the secretary of the
interior shows the grand total of pupils
in schools, elementary, secondary and
higher, both public and private, in the
United States for the year ended June
80, 1901, was 1929, ,26O, an increase
of 27s, ,25O pupils over the previous
year. OF this number the enrolment
of pupils in institutions supported by
general and local taxes furnished by
states and municipalities was Is, ,71O,
394, as against Is, ,443, ,462, the number
reported for the previous year. Be-
sides these there were certain special
institutions, like city evening schools,
business schools, schools for Indians,
reform schools, schools connected with
asylums, schools for cookery and
other special trades and vocations,
which enrolled nearly half a million
pupils. Adding the enrolment In
these special schools to that for general
education, the aggregate is something
over II, ,750, 900 of onr population that
received education for. a. longer or
shorter period during the year ending
June 80, 1901.
The value of property used for public
school purposes has risen to $576, $685.
Os9 from $3.50, $50, ,00S in 1870, and the
expenditures for the common schools
(including elementary and secondary
schools, but excluding all institutions
for higher education) amounted to
1926 ,O43 1886, having risen to this sum
from s43, 1896, ,666 in 1870. In 1870
the expenditures for schools per capita
of the population was $1.64; the past
year it was s2.93 per capita of the pop
ulation, the highest that it has ever
been. 1t was an increase of 10 cents
to each man, woman and child over
the year previous. The average at
tendance of each pupil for the entire
number enrolled was SO days for the
year, an increase of "a days over the
previous year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
THE CELLO CANAL
BOARD OF ENGINEERS ARE IN DOUBT
ABOUT THE HARTS PLAN.
Columbia River Current So Strong That
Placing of Huge Rocks for Submerged
Dam is Considered a Daring Feat of
Several Favor Portage
Railroad Plan. +. s. .

Washington, Oct. 22.-The report of
the engineer board on its investigation
OF the Harris plan for opening the
Columbia river between The Dalles and
Cello, is to be delayed somewhat,
pending the completion of certain esti-
mates and computations, which kare TO
be considered before the report is agreed
to. There is doubt In the minds of
some members as to the practicability
of constructing the dam across tie
river, upon which the success of the
Harris plan hinges. 1t is found that it
will be most daring engineering feat
to get stones for the dam in position,
and to retain them until the whole
work is completed. 1t is work more
difficult than any of the kind yet under
taken by the engineers, although it's
success is promised by some. The
probabilities are that there will be two
reports, some of the engineers favoring
a portage road as the best solution, un-
less another and more favorable site
can be found for the dam. The boat
railway project was considered. but it
is not thought any member of the
board believes in it's efficiency or prac-
ticability.
The dam concerning the feasibility
of which doubt is expressed by the
board of engineers is thus referred to
in the plan recommended by Captain
Harts:
"The proposed submerged dam i'm
mediately below the head of Five-Mile
rapids is designed to be made through
out of large blocks of rocks or concrete
weighing 20 to 80 tons, each deposited
at random in selected narrow part of
Five Mile rapids by means of derricks
on either shore. If found necessary on
account of the swift currents, some of
the blocks could be anchored to the
rocky banks by means of chains. The
dam need not necessarily be tight, but
should consist of enough blocks to raise
the present low-water level 20 feet.
Its top would probably need to rise to
within few feet of the present low
water level. 81 g. -=-.-=..-sszsz. =--
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
Roosevelt Doing Well.

Washington, Oct. 21.-While Presi-
dent Roosevelt was unable to go to
Oyster Bay to register his vote for the
November election, he will 60 home to
vote. The president is progressing
finely toward complete recovery. and is
now able to move about without crutch-
es or even cane, but his physicians
have advised him not to travel any dis
tance for at least two weeks. For this
reason he will be unable to attend the
Inauguration of President Woodrow
Wilson, of Princeton university, al
though he had expressed his particular
desire to be present when President
Wilson is installed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
PANIC IN BALL ROOM.
Fire In Albany, N. c., Building Resulted
in One Death and Many Injured.

Fire in Albany, N. c., Building Resulted
in One Death and Many Injured.
Albany, N. c., Oct. 21.-Fire broke
out shortly before II O'Clock tonight
in the Tower & Brooks store, one of the
largest in the heart of the business
section of the city. For a time the
entire dry goods section was threatened,
and only by most heroic work on the
part of the fremen were the flames
practically confined to the building in
which the fire started. One fireman
was killed and number injured.
At the time the fire broke out q
dance was in progress in a hall on the
top floor of the burning building. Es-
cape to the street was cut off by the
fast spreading flames, and 25 young
men and women were lifted out of the
front windows and helped over adjoin-
ing roofs. The shrieks of hysterical
women created much excitement, but
cool headed fremen soon carried them
to place of safety. Several women
we're burned, but none were seriously
hurt.
Ten minutes after the fire was dis
covered flames were pouring out of
every window, and neighboring build
ings were ablaze in many places. The
Municipal telegraph company's build
ing was badly scorched, the windows
being shattered by the intense heat and
the frames twisted out of shape and
charred.
1t was two hours before the flames
we're fully under control. It is impos-
sible to secure any estimate of the
losses tonight.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-WallaWalla 65@66c; blue
stem 68a@69c; valley, 66kc.
Barley-Feed, $4,000 per ton; brew
ing, $21.00.
Flour-Best grade, s.OO@s.5O; grab
am, So s5@3.2O.
Millstuffs-Bran, $3.50 per ton !;
middlings, $3.50; shorts, $3.50;
chop, $17.
Oats-No. white, $1@1.02T gray,
a5c@$1 per Genital.
Hay - Timothy, $1O@11; clover,
$3.50; cheat, So per ton.
Potatoes-Best Burbanks, 6O@70c
per sack; ordinary, 50@55c per GENITAL
growers prices; Merced sweets, $1.75@
2 per GENITAL.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, $4,000
4.25; per pourd, 1Oc; hens, $4@4.5O per
dozen; per pound, lie; springs, $3.50
as per dozen; fryers, $3@3.25; broil-
ers, $2@2.5O; ducks, $5@5.5O per doz-
en-; turkeys, young, 10@12c; geese,
$6@6.50 per dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins. 1870
lac; Young America, IA @ 14H
factory prices, 1@14c less.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 27k@30t
per pound; extras, SOC; dairy, is
@2Oc; store, 1216@15.
Eggs-23@271ac per dozen.
Hops-New crop, 21@23c per pound
Wool-Valley, 121s@15c;> Eastern
Oregon, s@14hc; mohair, 26@2Sc.
Beef-Gross, cows, 3@3Rc pei
pound; steers, 4c; dressed, 6@7c.
Veal-7k@Skc.
Mutton - Gross, SC per pound
dressed, &c.
Lambs - Gross, SIC per pound
dressed. SIC.
Hogs-Gross, 6A@7c per pound
dressed, 7@7 &c.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
TO REGISTER LAND TITLES.
Philippine Commission Decides to Adopt
the Torrens System.

Manila. Oct. 23.-The United States
Philippine commission has decided to
enact a land-law registry bill drafted
by Commissioner Ide. The bill adopts
the Tor1ens registry system, with mod
ifications to fit local conditions, and
creates a land titles court. Land
titles throughout the island are at pres
ent clouded to such an extent that
sales of land and its Improvements are
retarded. An enormous task is in
volved in the labor of clearing titles.
Government lands which were sold
under authority of the Philippines act
after that act passed the American con-
gress, will be recorded under the Tor
rens system.
The commission has passed bill de-
fining the terms under which the Ma
Mia street railway franchise is to be
granted. This bill provides for the
award of the franchise by competition.
Bids will be opened next March, after
advertisement here and in the United
States.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
SUGAR FACTORY BURNED.
Fire i'm Chicago Results i'm Loss of Waltz
able Property and Many Lives.

Fire i'm Chicago Results i'm Loss of Valu-
| able Property and Many Lives.
Chicago, Oct. %. - Five men are
known to have lost their lives in fire
which tonight partly destroyed the
plant of the Chicago branch of the
Glucose sugar refining company, and
the list of dead will certainly be much
greater than five, and may reach as
high as 80. The estimates run all the
way from that number down to 10.
Only one of the five men whose bodies
have been recovered has been identi-
fed.
The fire broke out with an explosion
in the drying house, which is seven
stories in height, and stands close to
the main building of the plant, which
is IA stories high. A third structure
is four stories high. The two smaller
buildings we're destroyed and the larger
building was badly damaged. The fire
spread after the explosion with such
rapidity that it was impossible for the
men in the upper stories of the drying
house to make their escape, and it is
the number of men believed to have
been at work on the seventh floor that
causes the uncertainty in the list of
dead. Some of the employees who made
| their escape say that there were 20 or
| 80 and others say that there we're not
more than 10 at work when the fire
broke out. Whatever the number, all
are dead. Four men leaped from the
upper floors and all are dead. The fifth
in the list is an electrician, who is
known to have entered the building,
and was there at the time of the fire.
He is supposed to be dead for the rea-
son that all sthe fremen and laborers
about the burned building say that no
man made his escape from the upper
floors.
Secretary Glass, of the refining COM
pany, stated that he estimated the loss
at $500 900.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
James Younger Dead.

St. Paul, Oct. James Younger,
formerly a member of the notorious
James band of outlaws, which infested
the Western country a quarter OF CEN
tury ago, committed suicide today by
shooting. He left a letter to the
press, in which he gives as a reason
for his act despondency over continued
ill health and separation from his
friends. Younger was sentenced to
the Minnesota penitentiary for life in
1879, but was out on parole.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
CHINESE RECORDS RESTORED.
American Officer VIII Return Tablets o
Jade to Chinese Government.

San Francisco, Oct. 23.-The famous
Jade tablets brought to this country by
Lieutenant F. NJ. Wise, of the marine
corps, will now find their way back to
China. Collector of Customs Stratton
has been instructed by the secretary of
the treasury to turn them over to the
Chinese consul on the payment of $50.
The money will be given to Lieutenant
Wise, who has alleged all along that he
paid that amount for the stones. There
are 10 tablets in all, and on each are
inscriptions of great value. On some
are the odd names of emperors long
dead, and on some the names of be-
loved expresses.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
Dewey is HOnored.

Philadelphia, Oct. 21.-At meeting
today of the board of governors of the
Thomas Jefferson memorial association
of the United States held in Independ-
ence hall, Admiral Dewey was elected
president, and the board consists of
one member from each of the original
13 states, the District of Columbia and
the territories. The territories are
represented by Hon. Mark A. Smith,
of Arizona.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
Britain VIII Have Justice from China.

Shanghai, Oct. 23.-Four British
gunboats have been ordered from here
to the Yangtse Kiang, to Hankow, be-
cause of the failure of the Chinese
authorities to deal with the murderers
of Bruce and Lewis, the English mis-
sionaries who were killed. It is said
that the Chinese authorities are alarmed
at Great Britsin's step and that Prince
Ching, president of the foreign Office,
will confer with regard to the matter
with the British minister to China.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
Appropriation for St. Louis.

Manila, Oct. 22.-The civil commits
sion will probably increase the Philip
pine appropriation for the St. Louis
exposition exhibit by 500, 900, making
the total $3.50, 900. Fair Commissioner
Barret had addressed meeting of
Filipinos, which was arranged by Gov
ernor TAFT, on the subject, and the sem
timent of the meeting was in favor of
tha increase.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
Nayv Yard is Too Small.

Washington, Oct. 23.-The annual
report of Rear Admiral Kenney, pay
master general of the navy, devotes
much space to showing that there is
shortage of officers for the work. 1t is
stated that there is a demand Tor the
enlargement of the storage plants at
Washington, Boston, Norfolk, Mare
Island and Puget sound. A modifica-
tion of the bill compelling advertising
for supplies is asked for in the interest
of the service.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
PnIitics in Kings Visit.

New York, Oct. 22.-It is said that
the coming visit of the king of Portugal
to England has great political signifi-
canoe, and that many important mat
ters between him and King Edward in
regard to South Africa are to be dis
cussed, cables the London correspond
ent of the Tribune. Vague rumors
that England is seeking to purchase
Portugal's South African colonies have
been current for long while, but at the
foreign office they are denied.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
New Cruiser Washington.

Washington, Oct. 22.-In view of
the conclusion reached today by the
naval beard of construction, plans for
the armored cruiser Washington will
be completed and ready for advertise
ment by November 8, along with plans
for the twin ship Tennessee. The reg
ular differential of 4 per cent in favor
of the Pacific coast bidders will be
offered.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
Another Trip in AirShip.

London, Oct. 22.-Stanley Spencer,
the ae, onaut, who recently made sue
cessful trip over London, travelled 25
miles this afternoon in his airship.
He rose from Blackpool, but finding the
northwest breeze too strong to make
headway against it, he proceeded in a
southeasterly direction and landed in
an open country.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
Term and Cost of Strike.
Cause of the Strike.

The miners dem ands, which were re-
fused, were as follows: An eight-hour
day; an increase in pay for men on
piecework proportionate to that given
to day laborers by shortening of hours;
just weighing of coal mined, instead of
arbitrary measurement by varying
carloads; fixed scale of wages, the
rate for the same work to be the same
everywhere; an agreement embodying
these demands, entered into by the
operators and the union.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24
STRIKE VOTED OFF
MINERS AGREE TO ACCEPT DECISION
OF ARBITRATION BOARD.

Great Rejoicing Everywhere in the Coal
Fields - Engineers Firm to the Last.
and Their Employment is Finally Left
to Executive Board Roosevelt Sum-
mons the Arbitrators to Meet.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24

Three free rural mail delivery routes
out OF Junction City will begin service
December l.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-26
NAUGATUCk NUGGETS.
American Band Will Give Concert and
 Dance Tonight.

The banner promenade concert and dance of the season will be given this evening at Columbus hall by the Amer ican band of Waterbury. Leader Full ton has arranged a pleasing program, among which are two descriptive num- bers of q high order of merit.
 A neighbors' quarrel over the right of way to the front entrance of their homes in the same house brought a man who resides on the western side of the river before Judge Hamilton ill the borough court this morning, charged with assault and using abusive language. The complaint against the prisoner was entered by a lady who lives in the same house as he does. The prisoner pleaded guilty and was fined s.
 Another large audience greeted the second and final presentation of tie entertainment produced by the pupils of St Francis's parochial school Thurs day and Friday evenings. The per frmance was fine in every respect and as good if not better than on the pre- vious night.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-26
WATERVILLE DAILY TALK

The Sunshine \. c. will play the Columbias at Waterville tomorrow morning.
 Mass will be celebrated at St Mich aePs parish tomorrow morning at il o'clock.
 The trustees of St Michaels parish met last night and organized the St MichaeIs corporation.
 The anniversary celebration of Good Will lodge, K. of P, was held in Pytli- ian hall last night and there was a large attendance. Many Knights were present from Waterbury. An enter tainment of q very enjoyable nature was given from S:3O to 10 o'clock. Then supper was served. An appe- tizing menu it surely was. The diff ferent courses were delicious. Dane ing followed the supper. It was a grand celebgation and the hour was late when the merry festivities We're concluded. The committee in charge consisted. of F. T. Terrell, Charles Thero and w. F. Oxley. They deserve praise for their able management Of the affair.