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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
MEDIATOR IN FAR EAST.
Sir Claude Macdonald, British Minister
Said to Be Negotiating.

St. Petersburg, Oct. PA news
paper published at Port Dalny is au-
thority for the report that the British
minister to Japan, Sir Claude MacDon-
aid, has undertaken to mediate between
Russia and Japan, and having secured
Japan's consent to certain proposals
is now negotiating with Russia.
These proposals are that Russia shall
restore Manchuria to China, and that
the principal Manchurian towns be
opened to foreign trade; that Russia
withdraw all her troops from Man
churia with the exception of railway
guards; that she renounce her forestry
concessions on both sides of the Yalu
river, as we'll as the Yongampho conces-
sion and that the whole country south
of the Yalu be admitted as belonging
to the sphere of Japan.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
Press Again Belligerent.

Paris, Oct. Although the Off
cials do not take an alarmist view of
the Russo-Japanese situation, their lat
est advices indicate a renewal of it's
somewhat serious aspect The Russian
admiralty has prepared for concentra-
ton of warships on the Mediterranean
station, and at other European points.
The reason for this is understood to
be the presence of japanese warships in
European ports. The Japanese press,
which for time was restrained bv the
government, has again adopted belig-
erent attitude.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
LOST OFF BLANco.
Steamer South Portland Goes Down In q
Blinding Fog.

Marshfeld, Oct. 21.-The steamer
South Portland, which sailed from
Portland, last Sunday, loaded with
grain for San Francisco, struck or
Blanco reef last evening at 5 O'Clock
during heavy fog. The vessel carried
crew of 25 and IA passengers.
Eighteen persons are yet missing
and are probably lost.
The South Portland struck bow on
going at speed of about seven knots.
AS soon as she struck she began to set
tie astern and in a minute or two slid
off the reef and began to sink.
Captain Mcintyre, seeing that there
was no hope of saving the ship, ordered
the boats lowered. ~ s..
One of the boats that got away from
the ships side, loaded with part of the
crew and some of the. passengers, was
capsized as she cleared the ships side
and when last seen was floating away in
the fog without living soul aboard.
The captains boat with about IS
aboard, succeeded in clearing, but was
also capsized and only seven were able
to get back to the boat.
There is another raft out yet that
has not been sighted. On this raft are
seven persons. 1t is almost certain
that the loss of life will figure about II
all told, providing those on the second
raft are rescued, but the cool, chilly
nights and the exposure they have to
endure make 1T almost certain that
some of the weaker ones will perish be-
fore morning.
1t is positively asserted that only six
more of the lives ON the wrecked South
Portland can be saved, as all the others
have perished in watery grave.
These six were last seen clinging to a
raft constructed of the steamers
matches and were being carried in a
southerly direction by the current.
The only hope for their recovery is
that the wind will drive them shore
ward, where they can be seen and res
cued.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
BRIDGE DRAW GIVES WAY.
Train Crossing the Potomac Has a Mar
row Escape.

Washington, Oct. 21.-The Chesa-
peake & Ohio passenger train which
left here at 11:20 o'clock tonight for
Cincinnati, met with serious acci-
dent ON the long bridge which spans
the Potomac river: and connects with
the Virginia shore. About one-third
of mile from the Washington end of
the bridge is draw $50 feet in length.
Tonight as the train was passing over
this draw the northern half of it gave
way and precipitated the tender and a
dead baggage car Immediately follow
ing it into the water. A huge girder
which formed part of the draw fortu-
nately jammed up against the mail car,
following the dead baggage car and
helped to keep it and the remaining
cars of the train from going into the
river.
No one was killed but fireman John
Woods, of Charlotte, N. c., received a
severe cash in the face. The remain
ing cars of the train were sent back to
the Pennsylvania railroad station in
Washington.
Nearly all the cars on the train had
come through from New York, includ-
ing the combination car, the day coach
and the two sleepers. The accident de-
layed travel for some time.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
CANADA is MUCH DOWNcAsr
Portland Canal Concession Is Little Bet
ter Than None at All.

Ottawa, Ont, Oct. 2O.-The Canadian
government has not yet received the
official notice of the reported decision
In the Alaskan boundary matter. If
the decision is as reported, namely,
that Portland canal is to remain in
Canadian territory, there is feeling in
official circles that the Dominion has
not much to be thankful for. Canada.
In holding the Portland canal retains
Wales and Pearse islands, which over
look Port Simpson, the proposed term
mus OF the Grand Trunk-Pacifc. It
would be inconvenient to have lost
these islands, but as they were clearly
marked on Vancouver's map as being
in Canada, it is difficult to see how this
could have been done.
AS the government has no official in
none of the ministers will
speak on the subject for publication.
North of Port Simpson, Canada will
have no harbor and no outlet on the
Pacific coast from the Yukon goldfelds.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
SCANDAL IN COLORADO GUARD.
Cases of Four Officers VIII Be IHvesti-
gated by Court-Martiai.

Denver, Oct. Everything is in
readiness for the general court-martial
that is expected to probe the National
Guard scandal. Governor Peabody de-
clares that the investigation will be
vigorously pushed. M -;
The case of General John Chase will
be taken up first when the court con-
venes tomorrow. So far General Chase
is the only officer against whom charges
have eben officially filed with the court.
He is charged with failure to obey or
ders O.. the governor, conduct unbeeom-
ing ansofficer and perjury.
IS There was some talkof compromis-
ing the whole affair u ithout trial,
under an agreement with Chase to re-
sign shortly after matters had quieted
down. In reply to this rumor, Gen
eral Chase said:
81 shall not resign from the Nation
al Guard. All reports to the effect
that I had ever considered Offering my
resignation are false"
Three other officers are expected to
be charged before the court with mill
tary offenses. They are Major Arthur
Williams, Colonel Frank E. Kimball
and Colonel Fred Gross.
Major Williams is accused of conduct
unbecoming an officer and violation Of
discipline.
Colonel Kimban and Colonel Gross
are accused of alleged irregularities in
connection with the payrolls and COM
department.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
Educator for aerman Congress.

Salem-W. T. Harris, United States
commissioner of education, has written
Governor Chamberlain calling attention
to the international congress and school
hygiene, which will hold session at
Nuremberg, Germany, April to 9,
1904. 1t is desired that Governor
Chamberlain appoint a delegate to rep
resent this state. If any resident who
is interested in the subject to be dis
cussed by the congress is going to Ger
berlain will be pleased to communicate
with him.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 74c; blue
stem, 7sc; valley, 76@77c.
Barley-Feed, $40 per ton; brewing,
$21; rolled, $21.
..Flour-valley, s3.75@3.s5 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $3.75@4.1
hard wheat patents, $4.20@4.50; gra-
ham, So. .35@3.75; whole wheat, 1886
@4; rye wheat, $3.50.
Oats-No. white, $1.10; gray, 81
@1 .05 per GENITAL.
Millstuffs Bran, 500 per ton; mid
ldlings, $24; shorts, 500; chop, $1S;
linseed dairy food, $19.
Hay-Timothy $16 per ton; clover,
$13; grain, $40; cheat, SO.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 25@27Rc
per pound; dairy, 100000; store,
15@16c.
Cheese = Full cream, twins, 14c;
Young America, 15@16c; factory
prices, 1@11a less.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, 10@10@c
per pound spring, 10c; hens, 11@11Rc;
broilers, $1.75 per dozen; turkeys, live,
.15@16c per pound; dressed, 16@18c;
ducks, 1907 per dozen; geese, $7@l0.
Eggs--Oreeon ranch, 271kc; Eastern,
fresh, 26c.
Potatoes-Oregon, 65@75c per sack !;
weet potatoes, 2@2Lc.
Hops-19O3 crop, 19@22c per pound,
according to quality.
Wool-valley, 17@1sc; Eastern::Qre-
gon, l2@15c; mohair, 35@37Hc.
Beef-Dressed, 6@7c per pound.
veal-Small, 7@8c; large, 5H@6c
der pound.
Mutton-Dressed, 5@5kc; lanbs,
dressed, Sc.
Pork-Dressed, 7k@Sc.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
War rloves Don't Alarm Legation.

London, Oct. 21.-The Japanese
legation here attaches no Importance to
the reports of the landing of japanese
troops at Ping Yang, Corea, or to the
alleged concentration of japanese forces
in the neighborhood of Hakodate, Jap
an. The legation says there is every
reason to believe the situation has not
changed materially since last week s
reassuring official telegram from Toxic,
and the opinion was expressed that the
czar's appointment of special mission
would tend to limit the powers of Gen
eral Alexieff.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
INDIGNANT AT AMERICA.
Russia Don't Like the Opening of the
Port of Mukden.

New York, Oct. 22.-The Russians
are very indignant with the United
States government for concluding a
treaty for opening Mukden to the COM
merce of the world, cables the Chez
Foo correspondent of the Herald. They
say, he asserts, that the st. Petersburg
government will protest and maintain
that the opening of this new treaty port
will never take place.
The Port Arthur newspaper Novoe
Krai has published strongly worded
article on this subject. It declares
that the treaty is proof of the aggress-
i've nature of the policy of the United
States This policy, the paper de-
clares, infringes the rights of Russia
founded on her construction of the
Manchurian railway and the concession
by China to Russia of the sole CONNER
cial exploitation of Manchuria.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
May Move Fibre Factory.

La Grande-It is rumored here that
the main factory of the Oregon Pine
Needle Fibre company, now operating
at Grants Pass, is to be establishedfiat
Summerville, a small town short dis
tance from here. Attorney Turner Oil
yer of this city has secured a controlling
interest in the plant, and it is said he
intends to bring the institution here.
The factory will have capacity of g.
500 pounds of fibre per day. If the
understanding is carried out successful
ly, it may mean the establishment of a
mattress factory in this city.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
Postal Fraud Report Is Completed.

Washington, Oct. 20.-Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General Bristow
had conference with the president to-
day in which he told him that his work
in preparation of the report on the ir-
regularities in the postoffice department
had been practically completed, and he
assured the president the report would
be placed in his hands early this week.
The report will be presented to the
president in printed form, and will
cover several hundred paegs.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
State School Funds Put at Interest.

Salem-The surplus school funds in
the state treasury were diminished by
$S2, 700 last week when the state land
board approved so applications for
loans aggregating that amount The
loans are secured by mortgages on real
estate of three times the value of the
loan. The money draws 6 per cent ssin-
terest and the proceeds gointoathe state
school fund which is distributed among
the counties each year..
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
Rio drande pays Well.

Denver, Oct. 22.-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad company was held
here today, at which were represented
1873 per cent of the total issue of the
capital stock of the company. All the
directors were reelected with the ex-
ception of Charles G.. Warner, of st.
Louis, who retires from the board by
reason of impaired health. The gross
earnings of the year were $17, ,304, $50,
and the net earnings were 1854, ,709.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
Would Cut the insurance Rate.

La Grande-Fire Chief J. III. Pierce,
who has been to Portland to ask insur-
ance men if a reduction in insurance
would be given if a fire alarm system is
installed here, has returned home.
He brought with him a letter to the
city council offering 10 per cent re-
duction. 1t is estimated that by 10
per cent reduction about 1000 will be
thrown off premiums paid La Grande
per year. The new system would cost
about 81, 500.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
Hot After Mine Owners.

Washington, Oct. 21.-Evidence has
been collected by the bureau of immi-
grafton, department of commerce and
labor, of systematic and extensive
violation of the contract labor law.
Commissioner-General Sargent has sub
mitted the evidence to the department
of justice and has requested the attor-
ney-general to institute proceedings
against the alleged violators of the law.
The case in hand involves hundreds of
men, many of whom already are in this
country. Others are en- route to the
United States.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
Unable to Blow Open Vault.

Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 22.-Robbers
blew open the bank at Pleasantdale,
Neb., near here, at an early hour to-
day, completely wrecking the building
and shattering the vault, but were evil
IDENTIFY frightened away before they
could secure the money. The vault
contained $4,000, and with little
more work it would have been easy to
secure the entire amount. A posse is
pursuing the robbers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
To Alleviate Macedonian Distress.

Constantinople, Oct. 21.-The. coun-
Gil of ministers has decided to grant
1000 pounds, Turkish, to rebuild vii
lagos and alleviate the distress in Mac
edonia. In an audience held with the
German ambassador to Turkey, Baron
Won Bierstein, the sultan said the pres
ent rebellion was almost entirely
suppressed, and that the Turkish
troops were today meeting with op-
position only in the Djumbala dis
trict.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
Servants Stole the Gun Fittings.

Pekin, Oct. 21.-The recent episode
at the British legation in Pekin, which
has been described as an attempt to
blow up the legation magazine during
a military ball, was in reality the rob-
berry of certain ordnance stores, sup
posedly by Chinese servants who carried
the gun fittings and other portable arti-
cles away with them, but left the de-
tonating apparatus outside the maga-
zine, apparently finding difficulty in
carrying it.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
WARNER SETTLERS WILL SUB.
Will Test Validity OF Deeds Issued to the
Stock Company.

Salem-Attorney John Hall, of Port
land, is preparing papers for the COM
mencement of suit in behalf of the
settlers of Warner valley, Lake county,
in their contest with the Warner val
ley stock company. When Mr.. Hall
was in Salem few days ago he said
that suit will be filed in Lake county
to test the validity of the deeds issued
by the state for the lands which are in
dispute.
The proceedings heretofore have been
conducted in the general land office and
the department of the interior The
decision in the department. was adverse
to the settlers, who are homesteaders,
and claimed title from the United
States.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
Farmers Are Seeding Wheat.

Pendleton-Wheat seeding is at It's
height in this portion of the Blue
mountain district. Nearly all fall
wheat will have been planted in two
weeks time. Not in years has such
excellent weather prevailed during the
fall seeding season. The ground is in
fine condition. There has been some
rain, but only sufficient to give the
grain good start In the Adams dis
trict some of the farmers are planting
100 acres per day.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
Ruler Is to Be Slain.

4 Saloncia, Oct. 20.-Recent advices
received here say that the Macedonian
committeeman have decided for the
present to continue fomenting excite
ment by assassniations. Reports arriv-
ing from Sofia say the murder Of Prince
Ferdinand of Bulargia has been decided
upon, and the Russian consul general
here is said to be in great danger.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
Sugar Beet pulp for Food.

La Grande-The farmers of this dis
trict use the pulp from the sugar beets
after they have passed the process at
the sugar factory as stock food. A
large number of sheep will be brought
to yards near the factory and will be
fed there until the produce is gone.
Some of the farmers are buying it and
hauling it to their ranches for their
cattle. It is much cheaper than hay.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
Battleship Maine 1akes Good speed.

Washington, Oct. 21.-The navy de-
partment today received a telegram
from Captain Lautree, commanding the
battleship Maine, dated San Juan, stat
ing that the Maine made the run from
Corritcuk, off the Virginia coast, to
cape San Juan Light in 70 hours, an
average speed of 1915 knots. The cab
legram added that the speed for SO con-
secutiye hours was 1877 knots.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
Cold Storage Plant site.

Pendleton-A deed to Messrs. Schw-
anz & Greulich for lot at. the rear of
the w. & G. r. station, Webb street,
from Peter West has been filed. The
consideration was 81, ,250 Tfiis is the
site on which the Empire meat com
pany is erecting cold storage plant.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
Killed by Rarth Tremor.

London, Oct. PA dispatch to the
Standard from its correspondent at
Odessa says news has reached there
from Khorassan that $50 lives have
been lost in an earthquake at Turshiz,
Persia. Thirteen villages were de-
stroyed and some 5000 persons are now
homeless.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISpHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
amt Happenings Of the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers. t ri

The umpire in the Venezuelan arbi-
tration case has decided that that coun-
try has, NJ. right to collect local taxes
twice.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-14
knights OF HONOR.

Brownsville Lodge No. $3.50, K. of H..
meets on the second and fourth Tues
days of each month, at 100 p. m, at its
hall on Elizabeth Street.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-14
A NEW STEEL RAIL.

J. c. Allendorph of Kansas City,
has recently invented steel rail
shat is meeting with favorable con-
sideration by railroad managers.
The rail is hollow, is four inches
high and has a six inch base, and
runs II pounds to the foot. The
rail in use at present is solid, five
and a half inches high and has
emily a five and half inch base,
and runs 90 pounds to the foot.
The difference in cost, with steel at
present price, is $571 per mile. 1t
IS claimed for the new rail that its
broad base will prevent all danger
from spreading rails. Mexican
Herald.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-14
WIZ HIS MARRIAGE FAILED.

WHY HIS MARRIAGE FAILED.
Efs4egarded children as nuis-
ance.
He did all his counting before
marriage.
He never talked over his affairs
with his wife.
He never had time to go any
where with his wife.
He doled out money to his wife
as if to beggar.
He looked down upon his wife as
an inferior being.
He never took time to get &C
4uainted with his family.
He thought of his wife only for
what she could bring to him.
He never learned that there were
two sides to marriage.
He had one set OF manners FOR
home and another for society.
He married an ideal and was
disappointed to find it had flaws.
He thought his wife should spend
MI her time doing homework.
~ He treated his wife as he would
not have dared to treat another
woman.
He never made concessions to his
wife's judgment, even in unimport-
ant matters.
He. thought the marriage vow
had made him his wife's master,
instead of her partner.
He took all the little attentions
+ lavished on him by his wife as his
by "divine right" and not as
favors.
He always carried his business
troubles home with him, instead of
locking them in his store or Office
when he closed.-Orison SWEET
Marden in October Success.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-14

and to repeal and rescind the resolution
adopted by the stockholders of said
company on the 26th day of November.
1900.
By order of the Board OF Directors
entered at its meeting of date August
Is, 1903.
B. III. SMITH,
(SEAL) Secretary of The New
York, Texas and Mex
lean Railway Company.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-14
SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS NOTICE

SPECIAL STOCKHO LDERS NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a special
meeting of the stockholders of The New
York, Texas and Mexican Railway Com
pany has been called to convene at the
general Office of said company in the
city of Victoria, Texas, at four o'clock D.
IN. on the 22nd day Of October, 1908, for
the purpose of authorizing the making,
execution and delivery of a first mort
gage upon the railways of said company
heretofore constructed as branches to
its main line of railway, and such lines
of railway as said company shall here
after construct as branches to or extern
sions of its existing lines, with their
franchises and appurtenances, or upon
such portions of said railways con-
structed and to be constructed as the
stockholders at said meeting shall deter
mine; to secure the payment of bonds
OF said company to I'm amount not ex-
ceeding in the aggregate the. principal
sum of twenty thousand $50, 600 00)
dollars per mile for each mile of such
railway and extensions mCrtgaged there
by, which has been or shall be con-
structed ready for operation, payable at
a time not exceeding thirty years from
the date thereof, aud bearing interest at
a rate not exceeding five per centuE- per
annum, payable semi-annually; to be
issued for the purpose of constructing,
completing, improving and operating
the said railways aud such extensions,
with their franchises and appurtenances;
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-14
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

DISTRICT AND COUNTY OFFICERS.
Congressman, 18th. district
1000. ......J n. Garner
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-14
THE RICE ERA.

While returning from Port La
vaca this morning we saw at least
half a dozen rice threshing ma
chimes at work below Victoria and
as many large rice warehouses for
storing rice. We took advantage of
she few minutes the train stopped
at Placedo to look though the big
wareroom just completing there,
and noted with much satisfaction
the many busy hands at work, un-
loading wagon after wagon that
stood in line with rice brought
from the farm for storage. 1t look
ed like "old biz" and as tho a re-
volution in the crops of this section
was taking place. Let it continue;
we need a change from old cotton.
Victoria Advocate.