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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
A COLD WAVE.
Is Due in Corvallis Tomorrow Eight-wiil
Be Severest at Armory.

Is Due in Corvallis Tomorrow Eight-wiil
Be Severest at Armory.
A temperature:of 80 degrees be-
low zero is pretty cold weather, but
even colder is promised in this city
soon. More than ten times 80 below
zero will be the temperature at one
place on the college armory stage
next Wednesday night, where the
tank Of liquid air is placed for the
score of intensely interesting ex-
periflents that will be given by the
lecturer and demonstrator engaged.
A supply of this wonderful fluid,
312 degrees below zero, is guarant-
ed, and extensive laboratory appar-
atus is brought with which to show
its many peculiar and startling quail
ities. The demand for seats indi-
Gates great interest, and many are
expected from nearby towns.
Present experiments with liquid
airaza simply voyages of explora-
tion INTO the strange country of
hitherso unknown temperatures.
What the heat Of fire is to water
in generating steam, SO is the heat
OF the atmosphere to liquid air,
which is so inconceivably cold that
akettle of it will boil away fercely
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28

TO CURE GOLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money if it fails to cure.
E. w. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
FATE IS UNKiND.
Austin Craig Arrested In Portland on a
Charge of Embezzlement.

. Austiu Craig Arrested In Portland ON
Charge of Embezz1ement.
Fate is most unkind to Austir
Craig. During the last few year:
he has had to stand trial upor
various criminal charges, but in
every instance the evidence has
not been sufficient to convict.
He was arrested in Portland Ia t
| Wednesday on q charge of en-
hezzlement. Mr.. Craig is a
brother OF Professor Craig, for
merry of sae Dregou Agricultural
College. He resided In corval-
lis for sonc tiine, and his friends
here believe that he is iunocen,
of any inte n, ;onsi wrong.
OF his lst> s. trouble, the Ore
gonian says:
A statement Of the case is that
Craig in his capacity as postmas.
ter received a registered pouch
from Baker City containing SIX
packages. He checked them and
wrote six on the register card
which accompanied the mail.
A day or two later the card
came to the Baker City Office
with the figure 6 changed to S,
and line drawn through the de-
scriptiou of a registered package
from Spokane, containing $72,
addressed to James Rupp, Green
horn. The package never reach
ed Rupp, and Craig, when called
to account for it, answered that
he did not know anything about
it. His explanation was that in
stead of checking off the regis
ter card at oIce, as he ought to
have done, he copied the card
into his register book to facilitate
matters, and afterward in check
ing off the Greenhorn mail dis
covered that the Rupp letter en-
tered on the card was not there.
Besides his duties as postmas-
ter, Craig conducted a branch of
the Sumpter Bank for A. P. Gess,
and soon after the time of the
postofice trouble Goss caused the
arrest of Craig on the charge of
embezzlement of $IIoo, but the
grand jury failed to return an in
dietment in the case. Craig also
ran a townsite scheme, and alto |
gether appeared to be very en-
erget1c person.
When interviewed by an Ore
gonian reporter, Craig said he
was not prepared to make full
statement at this time. He stat
ed that he did not receive theI
registered package addressed to
Rupp, and for that reason mark
ed it off the register card and re-
fused to sign for it. He said he
could have compromised the mat
ter by paying the money, but
such an act would have been an
admission of his having purloin-
ed the letter, which he could not
afford to make. He acknow1-.
edged his arrest on the embezzle-
ment charge, but explained that
the grand jury returned not a
true bill, and that he sued his ac-
cuser, Goss, for damages. Goss
then left Grant county and did
not return for some time.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
Additional Local.

Something good--Tomorrow night,
at college armory.
Order your trees and shrubs OF
W. F. Gray, Corvallis, Oregon.
Bull Breeches," strongest work
ing pants made, Nolan & Callahan.
Bring your favorite catalogue, we
will meet all prices, Nolan & Gala
han.
Don't forget the Hazelwood ice
cream served Saturdays and Sun
pays at the City Restaurant.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
WENT TO EUROPE.

y
Over -Four Hundred cervaIlisites Made
the Trip-Last Party Arrived Home at
Midnight.
/ Fortunate are those who wait.
ed to be born until they could
enjoy the blessings and oppor-
tunities of the 2oth century.
Those millions of deluded indi-
viduals who chose to inhabit the
earth when it was young can boast
of greater postefisy than we of
the present generation, bus the
privileges ws enjoy will fefsvee
be denied them. 4 few short
years ago, none but the million
aire. and George Francis Train
could satisfy The desire to travel
aronnd the world But, how
different now! Last Saturday
evening over 400 Corva!lisites
made the triP-met crowned
heads and celebrities, enjoyed the
! hospitality of dutch and duch-
esses, were introduced to lords
and ladies, hobnobbed with
ruler, and potentates-and were.
out Of 20, lse bit IS cents.
When the Dray der Hinkle
threw off her moorings at the
Occidental Hotel, Boston, at 7
O'Clock, she was loaded to the
guards and First Officer Curran
found number of stowaways,
! who were permitted to work their
passage, after a short consulta-
ton between Secret Service
Officer Lafferty and General
Manager Wilkins.
While waiting to board the.
Hotel de Bus and the other YES
sells chartered by the Rebekahs,
the great crowd at the station
near the dock was afforded much
amusement by the arrival of a
party OF non de scripts. In
spector Brunk questioned them
closely and ascertained their
names and destination. Sa-
mantha Allen Campbell was
chaperone OF the party, which
was under the immediate protee-
ton of Garry Nation Elgin.
Reuben Row1ey and his fair
young bride Sally Ann, nee
Wicks; Primrose Linnville and
her pet cat, and Josiah Allen
Den1nan completed the list.
The >GAzErTE's special cores
pondent was so busy listening to
the concert by the Maccabee
band that he missed getting
away with the first party of ex-
cursionists. He was repaid for
the delay, however, by a feast of
Boston baked beans and side
dishes.
Tourists who had made many
trips acress the Atlantic were
unanimous in making the state
ment that the trip to Germany
was the toughest they ever had
experienced, and the storm grew |
in fury as the journey was con-
tinued. Frau Wilkins gave us a |
royal welcome to the fatherland, |
and Emperor Wilhelm was anx-l
ious to learn if Dewey was in the
party.
A reception in honor OF our
coming was givenin Japan at
Pernot, the palace Of the emperor,
and our arrival in England was
at Castle Kline, where
the king and queen aud royal
family entertained our party at
luncheon.
The voyage home ta America
was made without accident, and I
The large Moore estate was thrown
open for our inspection. Here
we were accorded the hospitality
for which the southland is so
Justly famous.
President Roosevelt had Mark
Hanna meet The excursionistst
at the depot in Washington, and
conduct them to the Jaeob-Astor
house. where he. and his cabinet
bade us a hearty welcome. Sec
fetary of War Yates promised the
politicians in the party that one
IF the new cruisers would be
10 mod Horx,o11:e
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28

To cover the cost of setting and dis
tributiDg the type in such matters. a
charge of fifty cents will be M ,de for
each "Card Of Thanks and FIVE cents
per line for each set OF "Resolutiout Vt
Coincidence" appearing in these columns.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28

Don't forget to call for the Hazel
wood ice cream every Saturday and
Sunday at the City Restaurant;
also frst-cIass meals, 25 and 80
cents. G.. w. LEDERLE, Proprietor.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
California.

The new melodrama, 'California"
which has made great success
this season, will be the attraction at
the Opera House, April ,28th. In
california" is told beautiful
story, the scenes of which are IN
the famous state after which the
play is named. A wealth of spec
ial scenery is used, among which is
a reproduction of the wonderful Mt.
Shasta and birds-eye view of the
magnificent Yosemite Valley. Miss
Rae Bronson plays the leading role
and IS ably supported by Mr.. Ed.
NJ. Kimball and capable COM
pany.
TO CURE COLD In ONE DAY
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
Girl Waited

For general housework. Mas. J. G
KAUPIscH. Cor. 4th and Harrison.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-25
WOMAN NARROWLY
ESCAPED FREEZING.
Was Out on Prairie Trying to
Catch a Horse and Be-
came Paralyzed.
LAY IN SNOW FOR HOURS
Nearly Dark Before searchers Cam.
Upon Her PROSTATE Form Appar-
emily in Clutches of Death
-Other News.

Miller, S. D., Dec. 22.-Mrs. Hersh-
man, a widow, miraculously escaped
freezing to death on the prairie. She
went twelve miles to visit with her son
Dan. Just after dinner she started
alone to walk to her old homestead, a
mile away. On the way she found one
OF the horses in the pasture, down. She
worked heroically for some time trying
to get the cast animal up, but failed,
her strength giving way, she, too, fall
ing to the ground, her whole left side
completely paralyzed. Failing to re-
turn. Dams wife and a little son of the
stricken (the only ones at
home), started to hunt for the absent
mother. Towards nightfall they came
upon her lying speeches. In the
Believing her to be dead, and unable
to carry her to the house a mile dis
tant, the little son and dog We're left to
watch the PROSTATE mother, the daugh-
t~er-in-law fastening for,help to neigh
bors living far distant. Darkness n
increasing cold now crept upon the des-
,,perate scene, which caused the boy to
cry piteously, while the dog barked
tand Whined. The boy, about to give up
in the long hours Of watching, at
last heard the approach Of a wagon on
Hing, the occupants investigated the
cause Of the noise. 1t was Dick and
Charley Hershman, sons of the woman
lying apparently dead before them
who hae just happened to drive that
way. They quickly took their mother
and little brother to Dams house, meet
ing organized searcf,ers on the way.
Tie lady has been nursed back tc COM
3parative health. She says that she
knew everything that transpired during
these perilous hours, but could not ut
Ter a sound nor move a muscle.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-25
coUNTY's APPoRTloNMENT.
Readle's Amount of the Fund Receive.
About $4,000.

Huron. S.. D., Dec. 22.-County Treas
lurer Fl. j. Ward has received from the
state treasurer $1.953.39, Beadle coun-
tvs apportionment of the interest and
Income fund derived from the leasing
of school lands. In June Mr.. Ward re-
Iceived apportionment No. 1, amounting
ito $5,5Ss.50, which with the last draft
amounts to S7,541.67 received for the
present year.
Ladies OF the Congregational church
served their annual New England sup
per Friday evening, feeding nearly 500
people. Following supper there was
music by the Mandolin club, a vocal
solo by Mrs. Hudson and brief adj
dresses by Professor Powers, Colonel
king, Professor Manuel and others.
4 Crawford clubs are forming through
out the state, and sentiment favorable
to his candidacy for governor is crys-
tallizing in every county. At Messing
ton Springs "a few evenings since a
Crawford club was organized with
seventy five members. Every day
brings scores of messages and letters
to Mr.. Crawford, advising him of ad-
'ditions to his already large following.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-25
IN REQUEST.
Efforts to Find Frank Melbourne, Cred.
tied With Strange Powers,

tied With Strange Powers.
Deadwood, Sd, Dec. 21.-Efforts are
being made to ascertain the where
abouts of Frank Melbourne, who was
famed a few years ago as the rainmak-
er. A brother. William Melbourne. Of
Canton, O., is on his way to Deadwood
to consule A. w. Rothernel, who claims
to be a scientific mining expert and
able to locate gold mines and lost and
mixing articles. Some one has inform
ed Melbourne that Rothernel could To-
cate his brother. II alive. and tell him
where to find the body, IL dead.
The rainmaker first came into prom
1nence at Cheyenne, Wyo., in 1899. He
made several demonstrations there, and
1t is claimed by. many that he was able
to perform all he protested. It is as
serted that he did actually produce
rain. although this, of course, is open
to question. His manager was Frank
H. Jones, civil engineer, who is still
located at Cheyenne. Jones is as much
at sea as anyone pertaining to Mel
bourne's whereabouts. and Is inclined
to believe that he is suffering with in
sanity or other causes through which
he has lost his Identity. Jones says he
never was able to ascertain by what
meshod Melbourne operated when try
Ing to produce rain, as it was kept a
profound secret by the rainmaker.
When Melbourne disappeared some
eight years ago, Jones, thinking that
Melbourne had ~endeayored to leave him
IN the lurch. felt much offended. Now.
however, he is satisfied that Melbourne
has either gone insane or has been
foully dealt with. Rothernel. the sicen-
list, is in Deadwood and says he will be
able to. locate Melbourne if furnished a
photograph or some other article that
had been in Melbourne's possession. He
nad been approached by Melbourne's
former manager, the surveyor at Chey-
enne. on the matter of the rainmaker's
disappearance, but was surprised when
Informed that Melbourne's brother was
on his way to Deadwood to confer with
Jim 49, -
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-25
~CURlOuSFoOD COMPOUND
Old Bones. Alum, Flint and S%uIphuric
Acid for RAISING Bread.

Acid TOR raising Srcad.
Housekeepe"s have recently been So
liclted by some of the grocers and by
peddlers to try another kind of baking
powder-'cheap and just as good"
as they say. This is another scheme
of some baking powder manufacturer
TO get a new brand on the market by
offering the grocer Il large profit.
Housekeepers are not usually much
benefited by such changes. Alum bak-
ing powders are generally low priced,
but they are we'll known to be detri-
mental to health. Large quantities of
one of them were recently seized in
New York, being found to be largely
composed of sharp-pointed grains of
ground flint and sulphuric acid!
Most of the so-called phosphate pow
ders are mixed with alum. The manu-
facturer of a phosphate powder has
patented the process of making the
principal ingredient of his powder from
bones digested with %sulphuric acid.
Housekeepers do not want such mix
lures in their food. They should new
er encourage %peddlers nor admit test
ers or alleged experimenters in food
within their doors. and when buying
baking powder should get a brand we'll
known to &c made of cream of tartar,
which is q healtnful product of the
Crane 9-
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-25
FISHES THAT FLY FOR LIFE
III. erestina Scenes While Voyas'ns ~
Ain Gulf of Mexico.

In! eresting Scenes While voyas'ns "
the Gulf of Mexico.
New Orleans Times-Democra.. 49,. s !.
Inc, the living fish in the Gulf OF MEXICO 40
one of the favorite past.nes OIL e,So .as
who make the voyage across the gun =
the first time, and the habit Is no. ~ ul ~
interesting enc. for there is much % 70
learned. much that is ne" ana a.tiaelIss
In tho stranger. Their is something par
ticularly fascinating ABOUT TIE hsi"e 49,
in the Gulf of Mexico. .
During a trip recently we ran INTO greal
schools OF them between here ana vera
Cruz. and it was difficult not to pelleVe at
these times that they were simply makihs
sport of the big vessel that was ploWlhs
through the blue waters of the gull. They
would dart across the bow OF the snip,
scamper this, way and that, ana seemed
to be IN 4 playful mood all the Whlle.
They looked like animated sprays. mere
flashes and splashes of water; now taking
this form, now that; now shooting along
with the course of the ship, now bounding
out from the vessels side, and all the
While apparently conscious of the fact
tina. men and women were Watching
them. They seemed to take somewhat OF
pleasure from the enjoyment OF he hui
man beings. But. of course. they were
busy with other problems. 1t was not n
pleasant business either. It was a matter
of life and death with them. They were
being pursued by their enemies. The
only way they could escape was by leay-
ing the water for a while. The enemy
has not learned this little trick Of flying
and, consequently could not follow when
the flying fish spread their wings and
scared in the air for a while.
1t is remarkable what distances these
delicate members can go on their poorly
trained wings. / nave seen them fly as
far as two city blocks. They are intep-
esting little fellows, and they Away.
draw the attention of the tourist and the
stranger in gulf waters. +,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-25
EXPLOSION
IN A POWER HOUSE
Seven Big Boilers OF the St
Louis Transit Company
let Go.
MEN ARE KILLED
Thirteen Were injured, All Employes-
The Force of the Explosion Wrecked
the Building and Destroyed
Property for Blocks.

st. louis, Dec. 23.-seven boilers in
the power house of the st. Louis ran
sit at Jefferson and Geyer
avenues exploded. killing tour en-
rloyes, injuring thirteen, and Wrecking
the building. The force OF the eXplos-
ion broke window panes tor several
blocks in the vicinity. Without pre-
monitlon the boilers let go, the brick
walls fell outward, and the heavy truss
roof dropped. covering the debris, IN
which almost twenty employees were
imprisoned.
Instantly all the electric lights went
u and the darkness prevented prompt
work in rescuing the injured, whose
cries could be plainly heard. Fire
broke out in one portion of the debris
out was extinguished before Il had
gained much headway.
The dead:
w. WILSON, steamftter.
LOUIS BARBER, colored.
FRANK STEELE. colored.
UNIDENTIFIED NEGRO.
OF the injured William Can't and
Simon Mixen will die.
All but Wilson We're stokers and
boiler cleaners. A fire alarm n am
bulance calls We're SEM in Immediate
y, stl1u sooI I'll army ol leecuelS was
at work with lanterns and torches.
Wilson and Barber We're the first found,
and both We're barely alive, but died
on the way to the hospital.
The falling of the heavy roo so ON
pietely covered the debris that the res
cuers could make their way but slowly
into the center of the mass where the
majoritysof the employees We're at work
when the explosion occurred, and it is
thought probable that the list of the
dead may be increased before daylight.
The cause of the explosion is not
known.
Seyera! street cars were brought 10
a standstin for a time for lack of pow
er, but other power was hastily con-
nected, and the cars were soon put in
to operation.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-25
"THE cHlLDREN,s cARDlNAL.n
Some Quaint Anecdotes Concerning
Cardinal VauG,,an.

Temple Bar of London: Here is an as
pect of the late Cardinal Vaughn I'M
known. save by his friends and the mem
hers of mis- own religion. This is as
founder of a Catholic chiidren's crusade,
an undertaking. 10 which Or. Barnardo
sends all applications from the denomina-
ton; and the cardinals method of coll
lccting funds was to make it a childrei's
movement throughout. Sorpe of his most
energetic helpers. in fact, were mites in
1.-THE East End and the poorer parts of
London.
So the children set to work with COL.
lecting cards and money toxes, and when
the great day came, in each school rep
ressntatives were chosen and sent to the
olnsy Old mouse, with the proverbially
dirty windows, at sthe bottom of Car
Isle place. The bright faced young ennis
saries trooped in from north. south, east
ana west. the girls gay with colored hair
ribbons. the boys in all the agony Of
clean collars and faces. A steady stream
hoWed up the broad staircase. familiarly,
known as the quarter deck and an
were on the tip toe of expectation as the,
CLOCK struck 4 and his eminence sailed,
in. literally shining with happiness of he-)
ing SO near them at last. Directly he be-
gan To address them it was ann rent to-
the most casual observer that he had "a
way with him. which took the child
heart captive at once. !
~ mad clearly beer impressed mon
them, by anxious teachers, that on no ac.
count were they to let go of Their littl.,
pass. ana so firmly was this idea rooted
~ tneir n''hds that they declined to give
them up even to the cardinal ,rba,,
Thought he was a goodly sight for ha ~,
.sea IN ms gold. scarlet and white linen.
.hey enjoyed living to the baautifni
eaiheo ring such damp. smackinp kIsse.
as could be heard all over the room. h,,t
even lor the sake of this FASCINATING nor'
sun. 'nev were not going to part with
~ n.o'es. 80 the cardinal had to
~ StnS iorGe open their tiny fists for their
not crumplcd contents, explainina,, -
~ mat they were really meant for Nh ,
some OF us feared an outburst -, nHn
pua every baby took his loss nhilo.aah
caiiy and toddled away in puzzlad ~ =.
nation. ~ p"~@led resig-
one niue girl. who he'd lost bor st.
LII , ~ The crowd, fought her vs. rs
rn1I,, tn,ouSh Ile crush alone, and, scorn,
1adias ana ns ,tne group of INCOMPETENT
sa1f ana monsignori round, hnrln6 - 49,.
sen nonlly at the cardinal AZ tho w. er-
.oh Gapaple of finding the n,.ss;,o per
IAnother little mite presented yum.
L eae Win a nosegayathat had n,.J, nl
- manufactured on her o,rn unlis
Ma.ioul ony Grown-up assistance NE
embe1lishaaD u,. y, OF dropping white lilac
nahuelions, all of which war nu Yellow
fastened up in a holder of cr1mr carefully
PAPER; M1nistering hands at on p.eu feWs5
hran reiieve the cardinal of this n neo
NJ paa al put nothing would induce ,ncum-
pa pat - with 1t. All the afternoon ho hlm to
to h his s"o OWN was finally seen sweeping alu1g
ho,dine H. ~ pr,sate apartments .tti,
hand. oterlhS in his left