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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
KANSAS LOSSES ESrlr1ArED.
over Two Hundred Towns Have Suffered
From High Water.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 10.-Kansas
mas suffered as result of the recent
floods more than any other state. No
exact figures of the loss sustained can.
CT course, be given, but the damage
done in the principal cities and towns
is estimated as follows:
North Topeka, 100000; Lawrence,
s250,OOO; Salina, 100000; Manhattan,
$780, 900; Junction City, $100, 900; Solo,
mon, $4,000; Abilene, $250,O0O; Linds-
borg, 100000; Hutchinson, 100000;
Minneapolis, 100000; Emporia, $685.
600; Florence. $4,000; Lincoln Center,
s5O, 900; Atchison, 100000; Argentine,
81, 900; Kansas City, Kan, and
suburbs, $S,00e,000. Nearly 200 small
er towns were affected by the flood.
The lowest estimate that can be
made of the loss to crops is S., ,0OO, 900.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Lane Oats Will Be Short.

The effect of the recent hot wave is
unquestionably very disasterous to all
growing crops in Lane county, with
the possible exception of hops. Farm.
ers have been complaining for two
weeks past about insufficient rain for
the grain crops, and this hot spell
coming at this time, will have the ef.
feet of cutting short the crop very ma
terially. There has been insufficient
moisture for nutrition of growing
grains, and now the heat comes and
forces ,maturation without any possi.
bility of growth. Wheat will undoubt-
edly be cut short 25 per cent, and oats
so per cent already, and the damage
will be even greater unless this spell
of heat is followed by soaking rain.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Water Spout Strikes Car.

New York, June 10.-Rushing in
from the sea, waterspout, travelling
at great speed, struck a train on the
Brooklyn elevated road, bound city
ward from Rockaway beach The mo.
torman saw the spout just as the train
reached a trestle over Broad Channel,
Jamaica Bay. He threw on full power
in an effort to get past, but the flood of
water struck between the third and
fourth cars. The platforms were
crowded with persons unable to get
into the cars. These were almost
swept off into the bay, but managed to
hold fast to the ratings
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
RAMMED AT SEA.
One Hundred Dead From Collision ON the
Coast of France.

4
| Marselilles, June 1O.-More than 10t
persons perished today near Marseil
les as the result of collision between
the Insulaire and the Liban passenger
steamers, belonging to the Fraissenet
Steamship Company. The Liban left
Marseiiles this morning On its regular
passenger trip to Bastia, Corsica, and
was run down and sunk by the Insu
laire of the Marie Islands.
The collision was witnessed from the
pilot-boat Blechamp, which was about
two miles distant. The Blechamp i'm
mediately repaired to the spot to rem
der assistance.
The force of the collisionn had cut a
great hole in the Liban's side, and it
already was making water rapidly.
The captain saw that the only chance
was to run the steamer aground, and
the Liban was headed full speed for
the shore; but within IL minutes after
the collision and while still in deep
water, the fore part of the steamer
plunged beneath the waves, and few
minutes later had disappeared
T. In the meantime the Blechamp, the
steamer Balkan, also belonging to the
Fraissenet Company, and other vessels
had drawn near the sinking ship and
were making desperate efforts to res
cue those on board. The Blechamp
picked up 40 persons, many of whom
were at the point of exhaustion. The
Balkan rescued 81 passengers and up
to the present 1t is known that in ad-
dition to the passengers, II of the
crew were also saved.
Officers of the steamer Balkan des-
cribe the scene just before the Liban
as terrible one. AS the
vessel was sinking it was inclined to
such an angel that the masts struck |
he water, causing an eddy, making the |
work of rescue most difficult. A mass |
II human beings was clinging to the |
vessel and uttering despair |
ng cries as it went down.
At the same time the boilers ex-
o1oded, intensifying the horrors. For |
: few moments the victims were seen |
in the sea, when the waves
closed over them and all was silent
)f about 200 passengers who were
iboard the Liban, it was feared that |
lalf were drowned.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
VIII Cheaper TRANSPORTATION.

The preliminary survey of the cleo
trio road from Baker City to the John
Day country is about finished The
route as laid out, commences at Bow
ems ranch. not far from Baker City, and
extends along Burnt River to the d.
vide, and thence into the John Day
Valley. Prairie City. no doubt, will be
the destination for the present. It Is
considered by many that far cheaper
route could have been selected, had
the survey been by way of Auburn.
through the Sumpter Valley over to
Burnt River. Several miles of road
building could be saved as we'll as the
road being laid out on an easier grade.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Rich Find I'm Southern Oregon.

;. A. Whitman and J. D. Hard are
now in control Of what promises to be
the biggest placer mining proposition
in Southern Oregon. The property is
located on Steve's Fork of Steamboat
Lake, and comprises some $50 acres
of mining ground, nearly all of which
prospects rich from "grass roots to
bedrock" Some of the prospects OBJ
tanned are so big that it is hard to be-
lieve they were taken from just few
rans of dirt. The property was pur-
chased from Messrs. Shearer, Lewis,
Armstrong & Scott, and the new own.
ers have already been offered an ad-
vance Of two and a half times the pur-
chase price. The water supply is
abundant
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Aid for Chinese Sufferers.

Washington, June 9.-The Christian
Herald today transmitted to Assistant
Secretary of State Loomis check for
$4,000 for the establishment of re-
lief fund for the famine sufferers in the
Chinese province of Kwang 81. Mr..
Loomis deposited the money here and
notified United States Consul-Gener
McWade at Canton that he may draw
for the amount of the check. Every
report that comes to the State Depart
ment contains pathetic stories of ex.
treme destitution.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Plague Experiments Stopped.

Berlin, June 10.-In consequence of
the death from plague at the Berlin
hospital of the young Vienna physician
DR.. Milan Sachs, the government has
decided to issue a decree forbidding
further experiments with plague
germs, the risk of spreading infection
being considered more dangerous to
the public health than the knowledge
gained in studying a deadly microbe
justifies.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Mob Takes Life of Negro.

Macon, Ca, June 11-W. Cope Wins
low. Jr., whose father was one Of the
leading members of the Georgia bar,
was instantly killed by negro named
Banjo Peavey. on the formers farm
near Fort Valley, this afternoon. The
negro owed Mr. Winslow a small
amount of money and was asked to
work out the debt. He refused and
shot Mr.. Winslow through the head
Peavey was soon captured and turned
over to the sheriff. At $3.50 o'clock to-
night, the officers and guard were over
powered and the negro was hanged
His body was riddled with bullets.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Worms Eat Yamhill Wheat.

The farmers in the vicinity of La
Fayette are becoming somewhat alarm,
ed about their Fall-sown wheat. The
indication that there was something
wrong was that the grain was turning
red, and, upon closer examination a
small. red worm was found in or near
the first joint of the stalk. Some will
cut their grain for hay, while others
claim the crop will not, pay for the
harvesting, being so badly damaged.
These fears may prove to be greatly
exaggerated.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Rebels Were Routed.

Coro, Venezuela, June 10.-After two
days hard fighting the Venezuelan gov.
ernment troops, under the command of
General Gomez, assaulted the camp of
the revolutionists. commanded by Gen
eral Matos, General Rieria and General
Lara, and inflicted complete defeat
on them The rebels were encamped
near Pedregal, 20 miles from this
place The capture of General Matos
is expected shortly.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
San FRANCISCO Firm Fails.

San Francisco, June 9.-Eppinger &
Co., of this city, one of the largest
grain dealing firms in the United
States, went to the wall today. The
crash came suddenly and for a time
threatened to completely upset the To-
cal grain market. AS it was, the an
nouncement of the failure caused a
big bobbing of prices on change and
wrought up such excitement as has
not been Witnessed on the floor for
many years.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
castro's Decree to Be Disregarded.

Washington, June 11.-Having been
notified by the United States Consuls
at the Venezuelan ports recently clos
ed by President Castro Of that country,
the State Department has given in
strucions that this decree is to be dis
regarded where it interferes with
American commerce, except in places
where the government is actually in
possession of the port sought to be
closed These instructions are in line
with the departments course in all
similar cases.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
ExpIosion On New Monitor.

the new monitor Nevada was at target
practice of the Capes this afternoon,
an explosion of one of the big guns
tore up the turret, inf1icting consider
able damage. The monitor returned
to Old Point Comfort and the Navy
Department was notified. Orders are
expected directing the monitor to sail
at once to one of the navy yards for
repairs.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Rainier and St. Heiens Want Seat.

Rainier and St. Helens have each
filed their petitions as candidates for
the relocated county seat. There are
rs names on the Rainier petition and
lis names on the one field by st. Hell
ems. Clatskanie was the first town to
file a petition, having 125 names on
the document. It is now a settled fact
that these three towns will be the only
candidates for the county seat loca-
ton to be voted on the first Monday in
July.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
To Resume Operation.

Operations at the Gold Bug Grizzly
group of claims in the Ibex district,
Eastern Oregon, will be resumed in
about ten days. The machinery is be.
ing overhauled and the pumps and
hoists put in shape for work. The
shaft has filled up with water which
will be pumped out Immediately, and
sinking of the shaft will commence as
soon as it is free from water.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Good for Marion Crops.

That crops have not suffered by rea-
son of the recent hot weather is declar.
ed by farmers, fruitgrowers and hop
growers in Marion county. Hops and
fruit, except strawberries, will be i'm
proved by the heat of the last few
days. While the ground is dry in the
hill country. and rain would be bene.
fetal, the hot weather will do no dam.
age unless it should continue several
days.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Costly Fire at Buffalo.

Buffalo, June 10.-Fire early today
destroyed the Buffalo Carting & Stor
age Company's plant and contents
causing loss of 100000. The build.
ing was used by the Lake Shore Rail
road. 1t was filled with machinery
and other goods stored for manufactur.
ing concerns of other cities.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Receipts of Columbia County.

The reports in the County Clerks Of
fee show that the receipts for May
were larger than at any time in the
history of Columbia county The total
amount received was $562.08, appor-
toned as follows: Recording deeds
and other instruments, $272.75; court
fees, $228; redemptions, $61.33. -., ,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Shipping Cattle From PendIeton.

Fourteen carloads of cattle will be
shipped from Pendleton this month.
Fred Phillips will ship nine carloads
to Carstens Bros, Of Seattle. He will
also ship five carloads to Kenewick.
The stock brought $4.35 for good beef;
some of the best brought little better,
but not much. A month ago the price
was $4.75 and scarce at that. Now
there is plenty of cattle to be had at
SA9S
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Work ON the BaisIey-Elkhorn.

Machinery and supplies are arriving
almost daily for the Baisley-Elkhorn
mine in the Baker district. A large
force of men has been engaged to
work on this property this season, and
from now on the plan is to rush the
work of development as fast as possi-
BILE
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
SURVEY OF PORTAGE ROAD.
Engineer Hammond VIII DO Ahead With
Preliminary Work.

The State Board of Portage Railway
Commissioners held conference with
A. E. Hammond, the engineer recently
selected to make a preliminary survey
of the route of the portage road be.
tween The Dalles and Cello. Mr.
Hammond was directed to proceed at
once with the survey, and he will do
so as soon as he can organize a sur.
veying party.
His work will be to examine the
ground and run preliminary lines
where the road will probably be con-
structed. He will make plats and
charts showing all the Typographical
He expects to be ready to
report to the board in about 80 days,
and until that time no further action
can be taken by the board.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
High School Contract Let.

The Eugene school board has let the
contract to Welsh & Mauer, of Salem,
for the construction of the new High
School building. The contract price
is $24,259.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Survey Excites Curiosity.

A Southern Pacific survey party is
operating between Milwaukee and
Gladstone Park Diligent inquiry fails
to disclose the purpose of the survey.
It was leraned from a member of the
party that route is being established
from Milwaukee, via Gladstone Park
and the Chatauqua grounds to Oregon
City,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Getting Ready to Operate.

The Sumpter Lumber Company has
succeeded in floating all the sawlogs
on Cracker Creek to the mill site just
south of town. The total amount put
in was over 100000 feet. The frame
for the new mill will soon be up, and
as soon as the logs at the old plant
are consumed the big mill will be ready
to be operated.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Work On sumpter Water plant.

Work on the Sumpter water works
will soon be commenced. The plant
will be 500 horse power, and half OF
this will be used in the electric plant
to light the city.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Oregon Cattle to North Dakota,

M. K. Parsons, of Salt Lake, is ship
ping 5000 head of Eastern Oregon cat
tie from Ontario stockyards this week
to North Dakota. This means about
$125, 900 distributed among cattlemen.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-12
Land Patents at Oregon citv.

During May there were 81 timber
land filings and 62 homestead filings in
the land Office at Oregon City
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-13
SKULL OF INSIGNIA
Unique Club With Large Mem
bership Discovered.
The Skull of the Affiliates Becomes
Club Property After
Death.
1T HAS $4,000 MEMBERS.
1T HAS $4,000 MEMBERS.

st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 13.-The dis
covery Of secret organization among
many prominent men of st. Louis, WI o
call themselves Capitalists and b. !.
queath their skulls to adorn their
lodge rooms after their death. has de-
stroyed the peace of mind Of every
woman who has heard of il. In q
guarded, secret, subteranean place
they hold mysterious bi-weekly meet
ings. II one were to listen raptly at
Q crevioe where the Capitalists are in
&C ssion, he would hear wild songs and
hollow laughter, and the clink of the
plasses as toasts are drunk to the
skulls Of departed members, for each
member is pledged to the release of
his head to his comrades at his
death. Each member wears in his
scarf a gold skull, which lie part Of
the emblem Of tpe order and . per.
petual reminder Vt the pledge. The
complete emblem of the order is the
skull and rossbones.
The declared object is to keep in
trus. the skulls OF the members.
The headquarters Of this order are in
Brooklyn, N. Y. There the order
was organized about twelve years ago
with a membership Of thirteen. One
of the charter members was Max
Sohroff, q well known Bay Ridge
architect, who is now its secretary.
This order has branches in Chicago
and Baltimore, in addition to st.
Louis.
The women of st. Louis, who have
heard vague rumors of the club, look
upon il ~ an organization Of Blue
Boards, threatening happiness to their
homes. The club membership now
numbers 432, 900, scattered over the
earth's surface. The interior OF the
cave Of the Blue Boards is hung with
black velvet curtains, upon which are
hung the following notices:
"Man is bat dust" Live well to-
Gay, for tomorrow we may die. " 1--WE
do not live for priest or pail"
In the cave" the skulls of the de-
ceased members are arranged about
the sides Of the wall, and in the GEN.
tire is table whereon are cups for
drinking.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-13
TRIAL BY JURY
THIS Is WHAT JUDGE LIGHT
FOOT ORDERS IN A LAND
CASE

The suit of the Illinois eentral
against the Paducah Coopersge COM
pany for the condemnation of strip
of land adjoining the company's prop
erty in Mechanicsburg, desired by the
railroad for building a switch or spur,
will be tried by jury in Judge Light
foot's court Thursday morning at 10
O'Clock. The defendant yesterday
afternoon filed demurrer to the suit
Of the railroad, which was overruled.
The price fixed by the commissioners
Messrs J. O. Farley, Il, II. Puryear
and W. h. Jones, $500 for the land and
81, $50 as damages to the abutting
property, was excepted to by the de-
PENDANTS. and the court then fixed the
trial for Thursday.
The N. q. s. st. LIS suit against
Mrs. Barnhill for property near the
stockyaids on which to build fill %
dismissed by Judge Liehtfoot as set
tied out Of coart.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-13

women are still pushing their way
into all Industries"
That's so. ! have just been dis
charged to make way for a woman"
you have? Well. well! What are
you going 10 do nowT'
Il am trying 10 marry the woman"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-13
DO YOU WANT TO YAWN?

Feel cold shiverings, aching in the
bones, lack of energy, headache and
great depression? These symptoms
may be followed by violent headache.
high fever. extreme nervousness, a
condition known as malaria. Herbine
cures it. Take it before the disease
gets fair hold, though it will work q
cure in any stage. ]. A. Hopkins,
Manchester, Kan, writes: 81 have
used your great medicine, Herbine,
for several years. There is nothing
better for malaria, ohills and fever.
headache, biliousness and for . blood
purifying tonic, there is nothing as
good" 500 at Dubois, Kolb & 90.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-13
FEW TRAMPS
The COuntry's Prosperity Re-
duces the Number.
Railroad Men Report They Are Not
Having Usual Amount Of Trouble.

This is the season when usually
tramps adorn the railroad tracks, coun-
try roads. and woodland retreats on
their migration south. This year, how
ever, there are very few reported seek
ing the warmer climes.
Railroad men who usually have q
hard time keeping the hobos or their
trains, report that they never knew
the peripatetics to be so scarce as they
are now.
There are plenty of tramps left, how
ever, and always will be, but prosperi-
ty has seemingly greatly decimated
their ranks and the ind ications are
that this year there will not be rs
much complaint of them as usual.
Paducah used to be one Of the most
celebrated tramp centers in the coun-
try, and for years the Starr farm just
beyond the city limits on the Mayfeld
road was a rendezvous known to ev'
cry tramp of any experience in the
country. and when the old building in
which they used to spend their time
while in this section was finally torn
away. thousands Of souvenirs in the
form of names and addresses were de-
stroyed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-13
TO BE REORGANIzED
PoSTOFrICE DEPARTMENT VA
CANCIES TO BE FILLED.

Washington, Oct, l3-The president
and Postmaster General Payne have
taken up for consideration the re.or-
gsnization OF the postofiice department
IL is very probable that some of valua-
bls places will be filled before next
Saturday night The president and
postmaster general are already in pos
session of the main points in the Bris-
tow investigation, and even of large
textual extracts of the report, though
it is officially stated that Mr.. Bristow
10 merely getting his report in shape.
It will be given out this week IN part.
The big offices to be filled are those
Of Machen, Beavers. Tyner, Metcalf
and Hedges Everybody in the post
office department, with few excepted
positions, ia under the civil service.
The report tonight is that an effort
will be made to relieve the vacant
places from the civil service exactions.
and that there will then be some polit-
iosl gifts pure and simple in the re-or-
ganization. The places Of Beavers and
Mschen are worth 81, 600 a year.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-13
BEAUTIFUL COMLPEXIONS

Are spoiled by using any kind Of
preparation that fills the pores Of the
skin. The best way 10 secure clear
complexion, free from sAllowness, PIN
Piles, blotohes, etc., is to keep the liv-
err in good order. An occasional dose
of Herbine will cleanse the bowels,
regulate the liver, ana so establish .
clear, healthy complexion. 900 az
Dubois, Kolb s. Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-13

READY FOR CONCRETE-The
first block Of street to be paved, South
Second between Broadway and Jeffer-
son streets. is now ready for the con-
crete foundation, which will be laid
at once. The first consignment Of Ban.
non brick is in from Louisville and
will be laid as soon as possible.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-13

Anxious wlfe-whnt do you think OF
my husbands condition.
Physiclan-O oh. he'll pull through all
right. What he needs Is rest: so have
prescribed an oplatc.
Anxious Wicklow often shall |
give IL 10 hlmy
Physiclnn-Don't give Il TO him ut
all: take II yoursclf.-N York World.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-13

and Lion abroad adventure together. "Hal
SIR Wolf don't you hear the beatng of the Sheep Ny
life but I'll and bring something worth while of
the place whence the bang till he arrveS
Shepherds and Dogs all alert and their guard
Back he came sneaking again W" said the Lion with
contempuos glance Why answered the Wolf they Sheep
yonder they lank Hounds We well wait
till they have flesh their bones.
The bolster
and
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-13
JUDGE R0BARDS WORSE
WELL KNOWN JUDGE OF SOUTH.
ERN ILLINOIS NOT I'M
PROVING.

Judge Joseph p. Richards, one OF
the best known jurists in Southern IL
linois, and for years circuit judge
there, is reported in a serious condi-
tion at San Diego, Gal. where he went
for his health, and is gradually grow
ing weaker.