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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
BIG PROFITS IN FARr1INd.
willamette Valley Ranchers Will Do
Well This Year.

Willamette valley farmers are re-
| joicing over the prospect for good
profits in almost every thing they
have to sell this year. Not only are
prices good, but yields are large and
as a consequence there will be more
money in the valley this year than
there has been for more than a de-
cade before.
Wheat at Salem is quoted at 70
cents, with the mills paying 2-cent
premium. In ordinary years all above
SO cents would be clear profit, but be-
cause of the high wages paid to farm
help this season it will take from 81
to 55 cents to pay the cost of produc-
ton. The average yield, so far as
can be learned, will be about 20 bush
els to the acre or more. This means
clear profit of from So to $3.50 an
acre on wheat, after allowing for all
labor and expenses. Oats have turn
ed out better in proportion than
wheat, and the large yield, with a
price of about 25 cents per bushel,
will leave a good profit on that crop.
The season has been very favorable
for hay, and yields have been good.
The prices quoted at present are from
81 to So ton in the local market for
half of this price is profit. Yields run
from two to three tons per acre, max
ing this crop better paying one than
wheat
Hops promise a price ranging from
Is cents upward, and it is generally
figured that all above cents is profit,
though growers who hire all their
work done and give their yards good
spraying say that the cost of produc-
ton is 10 cents a pound. At any
rate. there seems to be an excellent
profit this year.
The prune crop is large, and though
the domestic market has not opened,
has been making sales at it's own
price, a 2A cent basis, which price
leaves the grower better than fair
margin.
All through the year dairy products
have brought an extraordinary price,
and even country butter has found
ready market at paying figures.
Woolgrowers sold their f1eeces this
year at high price. and sheep have
been in demand all through the year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
POPE'S HEART WEAK.
Doctors Will insist on His Suspension of
Audiences.

Rome, Aug. 13.-Pope Plus, who
tainted while celebrating mass this
morning, is suffering from heart weak
ness, aggravated by fatigue. Although
he was much better this afternoon, DIR.
Lapponi, who visited him again,
thought it more prudent for his holi-
ness not leave his apartment, and not
to 60 into the garden of the vatican, as
he desired. The doctor further insist
ed upon a suspension of audiences.
The pontiff seems more docile to the
Doctors wishes than his predecessor,
although he insisted on transactinR
some current business.
r. Davenozia, speaking about the
pope, said:
eft they wish our Plus not to sue
cumb, the vatican authorities must
change their system. They must not
oblige him to follow the habits of Pope
Leo. The present pontiff needs es-
pecially plenty of fresh air. He must
not be shut up in box in vitiated
atmosphere.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
cATTLEMEN REFUSE TO SELL.
Despite Scarcity of Feed They Hold for
Better Figures.


Never in the history of the country
around Dale has the cattle market
been as unsettled as tits at the pres
ent time. Prices offered by export
buyers are extremely low, and the
cattle raisers are refusing to SELL
Crowding on top of this, there is a
scarcity of hay as compared with last
year, and prices are running noun
tain high. Hay is selling in the field
at SO per ton, which is 81 higher
than it was last fall Cattle-raisers
who have not a sufficient supply are
trying to contract for all they can Sc
cure, but the farmer will not SELL
Again there are more cattle on the
range this year than last, without suf-
ficient feed for them. Notwithstand-
ing the discouraging state of affairs
which confront the cattleman, he is
willing to wait for further develop
ments
The export cattle-buyers who have
been in the country have had to go to
other parts because they could not Sc
cure the cattle here The buyers
give Portland quotations here at $270
per hundred for cows and S3.35 for
steers. The average is $3.75, and
even better prices than that were re-
ceived last year. If both the buyer
and the seller continue to hold out, it
is believed that there will be a num-
ber of forced sales on the part of the
stockmen. and that they will sell at
loss to themselves.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
MAY BE FOREST RESERVE.
Commissioner Richards Gives Reasons
for withholding Large Tract.


Register Dresser, of the Oregon
City land office, has received from
Commissioner w. A. Richards. of the
United States land Office, letter re-
latiye to the telegram of recent date
withdrawing certain public lands in
that district from settlement. The
letter directs the withdrawal, tenn
porarily, of all vacant unappropriated
lands in townships to 13 south, both
inclusive, range 4 east, from settle
ment, entry, sale or other disposal,
under the public land laws, pending
the determination as to the adyis-
ability of including said area within
the Cascade range forest reserve.
Regarding the rights of settlers
who have already located on lands in
cluded in the specified area, Commis-
sioner Richards says:
Neither this temporary withdraw
al, nor the permanent reserve of the
lands which may follow, will affect
any bona fide settlement or claim
properly initiated upon the lands
prior to the date hereof, provided
that the settler or claimants continue
to comply with the law under which
their settlement or claims were ini-
tiated, and place their claims duly on
record within the prescribed stat
utory period. The withdrawal oper-
ates to defeat all settlement claims or
other claims Initiated subsequent to
this date, regardless of the date upon
which you receive the telegram
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
LIBERTY VERY BRIEF.
Murderers Break Jail at cheysnne, Wyo,
Fierce Struggle With Tailor.

Cheyenne, Wyo.. Aug. l2.-Tom
Horn, the condemned murderer of lit
tie Willie Nickel. and Jim McCloud,
in custody for postofice robbery, es-
capped from the county Jail at $40
O'Clock this morning after overpowering
Deputy Sheriff Proctor, but were recap
tured after brief but exciting chaee.
The ringing of fire bells brought hum
dreds of armed citizens to the scene
and it looked for time .as though a
lynching would take place, but the es-
capes were hurriedly brought back to
the Jail and placed in their cells be-
fore the crowds could form themselves
into q mob. The men did not get but
two blocks away before they were re-
taken.
The plot which led to their escape
was we'll planned. Horn and McCloud
we're the only prisoners confined on
the upper floor of the jail. They oc-
cupied steel cells, so arranged that
communication was ccmuaratively
easy. This morning McCloud COM
planned to Deputy Proctor of being i'll
and requested some medicine and a
glass of water. UponS returning with
the articles asked for, he discovered
that the men had left their cells,
which were not locked, and had walked
to the end of the corridor through
which they were allowed to exercise.
When Proctor opened the door to the
corridor, he was pounced upon by the
two men and securely bound with
cord which they had secured in some
manner. Horn and McCloud demand
ed that he give them his keys and al
though Proctor had them on his person.
he replied that they were locked up In
the safe.
Proctor was then conducted to the
safe and directed to open it. The Or
der was obeyed, but on opening the
safe, Proctor snatched from inside
gun and turned on the men. They
were too quick for him, however, and
soon bore him down. In the brief
struggle Proctor fired his revolver at
them four times slightly wounding
SMcCloud.
The shooting attracted the attention
of Deputy Snow, who FASTENED to the
scene, but was met at the doorway by
McCloud, who had secured possession
of shotgun in some manner. Snow
retreated and Horn and McCloud es-
capped through rear door of the Jail,
after binding the arms of Deputy Proc
tor. McCloud secured the only horse
in the sheriff's stable and mounted the
animal and started toward the west.
Horn ran in the opposite direction.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
OCEAN TAKING ISLANDS.
Iuamotu Group Is Destined to Be Re.
claimed by Waters,

Claimed by Waters,
Papete, Tahiti, July 26, via San
francisco, Aug. lit would seem
that the islands known variously as the
Low Archipelago, or Tuamotu eroup
are destined to be reclaimed by the Pa
clhc ocean. Last January they were
swept by a flood composed of high
waves from the ocean and lesser ones
from the inclosed lagoons, and in con-
sequence nearly 600 of the inhabitants
were drowned and property to the val
ue of $780, 900 was destroyed. And
now, six months later, fierce gales
from the southwest and southeast have
again caused great surging crests to
sweep over some of the islands. So
far only four persons are said to have
perlshed, but the fear is great that
when all the islands are heard from
there may be distressing list of fatal
tiles. sd
The steamer Excelsior suffered much
damage during the series of gales while
she was on her trip from Tahiti to the
Marquesas>group Three of the Tuam-
otu islands were under water to such
an extent that. the inhabitants had to
climb cocoanut trees for safety.
Houses and stores, copra and finally
the eocoanut. trees were DESTROYED.
while hei.inhshitants had close cali
90 deaGn.: Z T.nFHtia.it, e s.sI..
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
BUTTE JAIL YAWNS.
Murderers and Highwaymen Escape Eas-
ily-Get the Drop on the Jailor.

Murderers and Highwaymen Escape Eas-
ily-det the Drop on the Jailor.
Butte, Mont, Aug. 12.-Three MUIR
derers, two under sentence of death, q
stage robber wanted in Wyoming and
two highwaymen, escaped from the
Silver Bow county Jail shortly after 6
o'clock this evening, without any diff
Guilty. The men who escaped ale:
L. L. Felker, who escaped once before,
Charles Lenox and James Martin, j.
R. Woods. alias Joe Rodgers. and Pat
rick Rodgers Frank Oestroff is
wanted in Cheyenne for holding up a
stage coach. The latter and Joe Rod
gers were caught within an hour after
they escaped. Oestroff was armed.
estroff and Rodgers planned the de-
livery. Oestrof complained of being
sick and doctor was called in. When
the jailor opened the corridor, Oestroff
dropped revolver on Jailor William
Dolan, and then took the keys from
him. Oestrof then, with the aid of
Joe Rodgres, opened the cells of the
prisoners. and the jailor was overpow-
cred.
Oestroff kept Dolan at bay while the
other prisoners walked out of the Jail.
One of them secured revolver from
the jailor's Office. Lenox and Martin
went out the rear way of the Jail, and
the others cody walked out the main
entrance. Oestroff was run down py
horseman, and was completely ex-
hausted when caught. -,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
FALL IN MASS.
Walk at Baseball Park Gives Way, Kill
ing Four People.

Philadelphia, Aug. 1I.-Four per-
sons are dead, at least II are thought
to be fatally injured, and fully $50
others are hurt. some seriously, as the
result OF an accident which occurred
today at the Philadelphia National
league baseball park. A board walk.
which overhung the field bleachers.
ieil to the street, carrying 200 speca-
tors.
Two games were scheduled beween
Boston and Philadelphia this afternoon
and the attraction drew over 1O, 900 per-
sons to the ball park. The accident
occurred at $40 O'clock and was indi-
rectiy due to quarrel between two
drunken men in the street. The Ma.
tlonal league stands are built of steel
and brick, the brick wall extending en-
tirely around the grounds. At the ton
OF the left field seats, and extending
from the grandstand to the bleachers
there was walk about three feet wide.
which overhung the street. 1t was
this walk that gave way under the
heavy weight. Men who were stand
ing on the walk were attracted bv a
disturbance in the street. They leaned
over the side of the railing to see what
was the trouble, and drew the atten.
tion OF the other spectators seated on
the top rows of the bleachers. Then
occurred what is seen almost every dav
at ball game-a rush to see what the
other spectators were looking at.
The walk became overcrowded. and
without q moments warning 200 feet
OF 1t tell to. the sidewalk, 80 feet be-
low. carrying all who were on it..
There were probably 5000 persons sit.
ting on the left field bleachers and the
roar made by the. falling timbers cre-
ated panic. Instantly the spectators
rose en- masse and made a rush down
the stand and into the playing field.
Men and boys climbed over one another
In their effort to escape from the
grounds. Notwithstanding what had
occurred, the ball players and Others
tried to stop the mad rush, but thew
were swept aside in their unsuccessful
enorts. and several persons were badly
hurt in the crush,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
King i'm Fear for His Life.

Cologne, Aug. liking Peter of
servia is being openly terrofized by
his eutorage, according to the Belgrade
advices of the Cologne Gazette. Most
of the present court officials who par
ticipated in the murder of King Alex
ander and Queen Draga appear to have
objected strongly to the appointment
OF Colonel Leischjanin, the servian at
tache at Constantinople, to the post of
court martial. The official gazette yes
terday contained the appointment, but
shortly after its publication all copies
of the gazette were called in.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
Russia dains Point In corea.

London, Aug. 13.-The Times CORE.
spondent states that Corea has granted
the Russian lumber company 20-year
lease ef $50 acres at Yonghampo, with
the right to purchase, at reasonable
prices. all the timber foatei down the
Yalu by Japanese subjects, thereby con-
ferring practical monopoly of the
lumber in the Yalu valley. Thus Rus
sia, while opposing the opening of
Wiju. herself secures free access to the
Yalu valley.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
Want Prices Raised.

London, Aug. 12.-The Daily News
this morning prints a dispatch from
Warsaw, dated last Friday, which says
that an American association, said to
contain 81 900 farmers, has addressed
itself to the Russian ministers of f.
nance and agriculture, requesting their
assistance in raising the current prices
of agricultural produce. particularly
wheat, an saying that the association
projects a great union between the
wheat growing countries of the world
for the purpose of fixing an annual
minimum selling price.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
PORTLAND MARKETS.

q Wheat-Walla Walla, 76@78c; blue
stem, 78@81c; valley. 79@8Oc.
Flour-valley, $3.60@s.s5 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $3.60@3. .85;
hard wheat, patents, $4.10@4.5O;
graham, s3.35@3.75; whole wheat,
$3. 3.55@4.00: rye wheat, $500. =
Barley-Feed, $40 per ton; brewing,
$21; rolled, $21@2l.50.
Oats-No. white, $1.071s: gray,
$1.O5 per GENITAL.
Millstuffs-Bran, $23 per ton; mid
dlings, s27; shorts, s23; chop, $ts
linseed dairy food, $1s.
Hay-Timothy, old, $40 per ton
new, $l4@15 j Eclover, nominal; grain,
$12; cheat, nominal.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 20@221at
per pound; dairy, nominal; store, 16
@17c.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, 14c;
Young America, 14c; factory prices,
1@1Hc less. 81
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, 11@
11Hc per pound; spring, 16@17Hc;
hens, 12@12ac; broilers. $2@3 pei
dozen; turkeys, live, 1O@12c per
pound; dressed, 14@15c; ducks, s4@5
per dozen; geese, $5@6.5O.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 19@20c.
Potatoes-Old Burbanks, 70@75c
per sack, growers prices; new pota.
toes. Oregon, S0e@s1 per sack; Cali.
fornia, Ic per pound. 81
Wheat Sacks-In lots of 100, SIC.
Beef = Gross steers, $3.75@4. .25;
dressed, 6R@71ac per pound.
Veal-8c per pound.
Mutton-Gross. So; dressed. 51a@
&c; lambs, gross, $3.50; dressed, &c.
Hogs-Gross, $5.50@5.75; dressed,
&c.
Hops 1902 crop, 15@1ec per pound.
Tallow-Prime, per pound, 4@5c;
No. and grease, 21a@3c. !.
Wool = Valley. 17@18c; Eastern
Oregon, 12@15c; mohair, 35@37kc.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
Strikers Rule With High Hand.

London, Aug. 13.-Firms here have
received mail advices from Kleff, Rus
sia, dated last Saturday, which says
that the strikers have completely par
alyzed business and will not allow
finished machinery to be delivered
from manufactures. The men turned
girls out of dressmaking and other
workshops under threat of death. The
streets are full of soldiers, according to
these advices, and shooting occurs
daily. The price of bread has risen
150 per cent and is still going up. The
troops are working the water works.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
No Grass to Fight Over.

There is no range war in the Upper
Deschutes valley. On the contrary,
there is the peace of desolation. The
range was overstocked and eaten out
and no grass worth making war over
remains. Where neat cattle and
horses once throve by the thousands
there is now none too much feed for
few hundreds. Twenty years ago
there was no finer grazing region in
the United States. Men who now ride
all day in a cloud of dust tell of the
time when the grass was up to their
knees as they bestrode their horses,
and cattle fairly wallowed in the feed
that covered the 80 miles of present
desert between Bend and Prineville.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
TO QUIT CABINET.
Secretary Root Will Resign Before Go
ing to England.

Washington, Aug. 13.-For several
months past there have been rumore
afoat that Secretary Root is to retire
from the cabinet, and it is now known
definitely that his resignation will be
rendered before he leaves for Europe to
serve on the Alaskan boundary COM
mission. It is understood that the
matter of his successor has been dis
cussed, and while nothing official can
be obtained, it is believed it will be
rendered to Governor Taft.
While Secretary Root is in London,
he will remain in communication with
the war department, and matters per-
tanning to general staff and other inn
portant affairs will be referred to him.
If the sittings of the Alaska commits
sion extend beyond December /, it is
PROBABLE that the secretary's resigna-
tion will he accepted, and his success
sor appointed at that time.
The president is very loath to part
with Root, for he is one of the most
valuable members of the cabinet.
The secretary has been anxious to go
for some time, but he has desired to
put his general staff law into operation
before he retired. He also wanted the
Philippine insular government on a
firm footing before he relinquished con-
troll over the islands.
Secretary Root was called to the cab
met by President Mckinley, who in
sisted upon having lawyer of known
ABILITY to handle the problems growing
out OF the Spanish war. Root sacri-
feed a law practice of more than $780,
600 a year in order to accept place in
the cabinet, and did so largely through
patriotic motives, and also because he
felt he was summoned as lawyer to
perform a great government service.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
Senators on a sandbar.

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 12--When
the steamship st. Paul left Nome 10
days ago, United States Senators Nell
son, of Minnesota; Patterson, of Colo
RADIO, and Dillingham;, of Vermont,
were stuck on sandbar in the Yukon
river, 200 miles above Nulato. These
senators compose part of the senatorial
committee appointed to investigate
Alaskan affairs. After visiting Skag-
way and Juneau. they went to Dawson
and inspected Klondike mines. They
started for the mining camps on the
Lower Yukon on the steamer Van Vleet.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
Urges Brazil to Increase Navv.

New York, Aug. 11.-While discuss
ing naval estimates in the chamber of
deputies, Thomas Cavalcante has. ac-
cording to a Herald dispatch from Rio
Janeiro, wired the members of the pos
sibility of foreign aggression and plead
ed that Brazil should place herself in a
position to oppose the attacks of q
European country. Particular stress
was placed on danger of aggression by
Germany, and the deputy urged that
Brazil build UP q navy at once.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
Protest Against Withdrawals.

A special meeting of the Roseburg
board of trade and citizens generally
has been called to protest against the
withdrawal of any more public lands
from entry in that portion of the
state. Other commercial bodies in
the western part of Oregon will be
invited to cooperate in protesting to
the officials in Washington, D. c., and
to>our senators and representatives
in congress against the further e3-
tension of our already immense for
est reserves. Such recently proposed
extensions will work serious hard
ships on many bona fide settlers now
located on some of these lands, .
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
REBELS ARE ACTIVE.

Mace 1oniaH Uprising Affects More Cities
Dynamite Being Freely Used.
Constantinople, Aug. 11.-Thel in
surrectionary movement in Macedonia
appears to be widening. Bands are
reported to be active in the Saniak OF
Uskub and the district of Krushevo.
where the government telegraph Offices
have been dynamited. while in the dis
trict OF Dibra four Bulgarian villages
have risen, provoking corresponding
rising in the neighboring Albanian
villages. According to the statements
of the porte, however, the authorities
have succeeded in calming the Alban-
ians and induced sthem to return to
their homes.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
Broad Hint to Powers.

London, Aug. 12.- The Times print.
dispatch from Shanghai, which says
that the anniversary of the capture OF
Nlu Chwang was celebrated, and that
M. Grossee, the Russian administrator,
issued formal invitations for the inaug-
uration of the Russian civil administra-
ton building, and that this was inter-
preted as equivalent to the declaration
to the representatives of the other pow
ers that they could not claim a footing
of equality or rights in this port,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-14
cowIItz Navigation obstructed.

During the recent freshets a sand
bar formed at the mouth of the Cow
litz river which greatly hindered the
operation of the plant belonging to
the Columbia & Cowlitz River Boom
Company. A dredge will shortly take
the work of clearing the channel in
hand, after which the company will
put in two new piers and rearrange
the sheer boom. When finished this
boom will be one of the best on the
Columbia river and will be of great
assistance to the loggers