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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
HAPPENINGS HERE in OREGON
CHINESE RAlDED BY ROBBERS.
Mormon Basin ceIestials Were Not the
Victims of Mob Violence.

Victims of Mob Violence.
United States District Attorney J.
H. Hall, of Portland, has been in
Baker City several days making In
quiry about an alleged outrage per.
petrated on lot of Cinnamon engaged
in mining near Mormon Basin last
summer. It will be remembered that
lot of toughs made a raid on the
Chinese placer mines over there and
robbed them of all their gold dust and
money. Three of the Cinnamon were
badly injured and several. houses
burned.
1t was not mob but raid of lot
OF thieves and robbers, who, the better
to intimidate their victims. burned
their homes and assaulted the in
mates.
The Chinese government it is un-
derstood, has made claim against
Uncle Sam for 100000 damages and
it is for the purpose of looking up the
facts in the case that Mr.. Hall has
been sent there.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
CANAL AT RAPIDS
BOARD OF ENGINEERS TO MEET AT
PORTLAND MAY II.
Decision on Plans VIII Then Be Reached
MAY Modify Harris Plan to Keep
Within Limit - VIII Also Examine
Route-Scheme for Continuous Canal
From Big Eddy to Cello.

Washington, April 15.-Representa-
tive Moody, before leaving Washing
ton, had final conference with the
members Of the Board of Engineers
having under consideration the open
ing Of the Columbia River from The
Dalles to Cello, and was informed
that the Board will meet in Portland
May II to consiaer more fully all data
that has recently been collected by
Major Langfitt regarding the portion
of the river to be improved.
Mr.. Moody says that, while it is i'm
possible to say what the Board will
finally report, its conclusion will
largely. depend upon calculations to
be based on data that has been com
piled by Major Langfitt, bearing on
the several notifications or substi-
tuition for the Harts' project.
Mr.. Moody also had under consider
alton with the engineers the removal
of one of the reefs at Ten-Mile Rap
ids, with a view to facilitating steam
boat navigation up to the lower end
of the proposed state portage road.
That proposition will be considered
by the Board when it meets. The
Board will PROBABLY visit the obstruc-
tions in the river and will determine
for itself the need of blasting on this
reef. Having viewed the river dur
ing the Summer, the Board at it's
coming meeting will have opportunity
to see the stream at the high stage of
the water and form better idea of
the volume of water to be controlled.
The Board will make an extraordi-
nary effort to devise a practical plan
that can be carried out at a cost not
exceeding Captain Harts' estimate for
his original scheme, and there is
some hope that such a plan may
eventually be found. In the light Of
data that has been collected by Ma
Jor Langfitt, the Board will be able
closely to estimate the cost of the
several notifications of the Harts'
project that have been proposed and
will also be able to estimate the cost
of other schemes that have been
brought forward by other engineers.
Mr.. Moody has urged that If the
Harts' plan in an amended form is
not agreed upon, the Board seriously
consider the proposition of contin-
uous canal from the Big Eddy to Ce-
lilo, and determine whether or not
such a canal can be built by making
use of natural channels through the
rocks to the south of the river, at a
cost not greater than Harts' estimate.
This suggestion will be Investigated
and, If it proves feasible at reason
able cost, may be accepted, as the ad-
vantages of a continuous canal are
| recognized by many of the officers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
ENGINES CRASH HEAD-ON.
Four Are Killed and Two More VIII Die
Details Meager.


Halifax, N. S., April 15-Four per-
sons killed, two fatally hurt, at least
one missing, and several others slight
ly injured is the record of head-on
collision On the Inter-Collonial Rail
way which occurred just before mid
night last night near Windsor juno
ton, IL miles from Halifax.
The poles and telegraph line along
the roadside were wrecked, and this
city was cut off from communication
with the outside world for hours.
The trains in collision were the
Canadian Pacific Railway express
from Montreal and Boston for Hall
fax, and fast freight from Halifax
for Montreal. The conductor and
driver of the freight had orders to
take the siding at Windsor Junction
and let the express cross, but, for
some unknown reason, Driver Cope
land, of the freight, ran past the
Junction on the main line and met
the express two miles beyond.
1t is thought that Copeland. may
have lost control of his train, which
was made up of Is cars. The freight
was running 25 miles an hour, and
the express, which was two hours
late, was travelling about As miles an
hour. Both trains were hauled by
new and powerful locomotives, and
they crashed together on a level piece
of road skirting a lake.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
MAY GIVE UP ISLANDS.
Danish Commission Returns Much Dis
couraged With Conditions.


Washington, April 14.-Advfces re-
ceiyed here are to the effect that the
royal commission left st. Thomas a
few days ago for Denmark in a pes
simistic frame of mind. After the
treaty of cession had been laid aside
the Danish government, to placate
the residents of the Danish West In
dies and the people at home who IA
vored cession to the United States,
sent this commission to the islands to
devise means for the improvement of
the conditions Of the islanders by the
re-adjustment of salaries, the estab-
Hshment of direct lines of steamships
and changes in customs duties, which
1t was hoped might reconcile the is
landers to their retention by Dem
mark. 1t now appears that the COM
mission was very much discouraged
by what 1t saw and heard, SO 1t is en-
tirely possible that there will be
strong revival of the cession move
ment in Denmark when they return.
Technically the treaty of cession
ratified by the United States Sen
ate Is pending before the DAN
ish Government, and If there is
change in public feeling there
it may be ratified and the ces-
sion completed, providing the Rigs
dag is called in special session
before July, when the time allowed for
exchange Of ratifications expires.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
PERUVIAN CIVILIZATION.
DIR. Max Uhle Has Been Able to Trace 1t
Back 1000 Years

San Francisco, April 13.-The ear
liest American civilization, for ante
dating the generally accepted limits
of pre-Columbus culture, has been
traced in Peru by DR.. Max Uhle, di-
rector of the astrological excava-
tions and explorations of the Univer-
sity OF California in that country.
Where heretofore Inca traditions had
led scientists to believe that Peruvian
civilization extended back only few
centuries before the coming of the
Spaniards, the archaeological work of
DR.. Uhle has established the fact
that a great civilization fiourished
1000 years earlier, at the least esti-
mate, and that a cultured race, of
higher development than the Incas,
was in existence before the Trojan
war.
This remarkable discovery follows
as a result of the studies made in the
two expeditions which DIR. Uhle led
in recent years at the expense of Mrs.
Phoebe Hearst and under the aus
pices of the University of California.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
TWO KILLED BY TORNADO.
Storm Sweeps Over Remote Part of Ala
bama With Deadly Effect.

Birmingham, Ala, April ia spe-
cial to the Age-Herald from Evergreen,
Ala, says:
News has just reached here by tele-
phone confirming rumors of heavy loss
of life and property in the neighbor-
hood of Peterman and Burnt Corn,
wrought by the tornado which passed
near there yesterday. Ten persons are
known to have been killed, numerous
barns and residences and outhouses
were swept away, entailing loss
which will reach high in the thousands.
On account of the bad condition of the
wires communication is difficult.
H. P. Salter and his mother and
child were riding along a road and
were opposite clump of trees when
the storm overlook them. A heavy
tree that was uprooted by the wind fell
across the wagon, crushing all of the
occupants to death. Several residenc-
es were demolished, the timber falling
on the occupants, killing or injuring
all within the buildings.
It will probably be several days be
fore a correct list of the casualties
caD ho obtained aS there is neither
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
RAISED FROM THE DEEP.
One of the Spanish Ships Sunk by Dew
ey's Fleet at Manila.

One of the Spanish Ships Sunk by Dew
ey's Fleet at Manila.
Manila, April 15.-The warship
Reina Christina, the flagship of Ad-
miral Montejo, which was sunk by
Admiral Dewey. was foated and
beached yesterday The skeletons of
about 80 Of her crew were found in
the hulk.
One skeleton was evidently that of
an officer, for it had a sword by it's
side. There are fifteen shell holes in
the hull of the Reina Christina, one
made by an efght-inch and others
smaller. The main injection valve is
missing, showing the ship was scut-
tied when abandoned. The hull is in
fair condition.
Captain Albert r. Couden, COM
manding the naval station at Cavite,
took charge of the remains of the sail
ors, expressing a desire to give them
an American naval funeral. The
Spanish residents are anxious, how,
ever, to ship the skeletons to Spain
and it is suggested that the transport
Sumner convey them to Spain by the
way of the Suez Canal in June.
A wrecking company is endeavorine
to raise all the sunken Spanish war
ships.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
PORTLAND MARKETS.

~Wheat-Walla Walla, 70@72c; blue
stem, 76c; valley, 75@76c.
Barley-Feed, s21.5o per ton; brew.
ing, $23.
Flour-Best grade, $3.e5@4.25; grab.
am, $3.45@3.85.
Millstuffs Bran, $19 per ton;
middlings, : "a; shorts, 19.50@2O.
chop, $l8.
Oats-No. / white, s1.15 q 1.20;
gray, $1.12k@1.15 per Genital.
Hay - Timothy. $13@13.5o; clover,
$1e@11; cheat, $11@12 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, SOC per
sack; ordinary, 25@4Oc per Genital,
growers prices; Merced sweets, $3@
$50 per Genital.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 11@12c;
young, 13@14c; hens, 12c; turkeys,
live, 16@17c; dressed, 20@22c; ducks,
$7@7.50 per dozen; geese, s6@6.50.
Cheese-Full cream. twins, 1910
17c; Young America, 13 q 1870;
factory prices, 1@11sc less.
Butter = Fancy creamery, 22c per
pound; extras, 2lc; dairy, 20@ 22Ac;
store, 16@18c.
gs-151a@1614c per dozen.
Hops-C Choice, 19@2Oc per pound.
Wool-Valley, 1214@15c; Eastern
Oregon, 8@141ac; mohair, 35@36c.
Beef - Gross, cows, 3I@4c per
pound; steers, 4I@5c; dressed, TIC.
I Veal-8@8ac.
Mutton = Gross, 7@71kc per pound
dressed, 5000.
Lambs = Gross, 4c per pound
dressed, INC.
Hogs Cross. 7@711c per pound
iressed SO &c.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
RAINS CHECK FARM WORK.
Winter Wheat Looks Well-Frost Nips
Fruit In California.

Washington, April 16.-The Weather
Bureau issued the following weekly
summary of crop conditions:
In the districts east of the Rocky
Mountains during the week ending
April 13, the temperature has been
highly favorable for growing yegeta-
ton, but farm work was very general
ly retarded by rains in the Lake re-
gion, central valleys and Atlantic coast
districts, while complaints of lack OF
moisture are received from portions
of the Central and West Gulf states.
In the Central and Northern Rocky
Mountain districts and on the North
ern Pacific coast the season is
very backward, and Washington and
Oregon have suffered from cold, wet
weather. In California the conditions
have been generally favorable, with the
exception of some damage by frosts.
The condition of winter wheat is
generally excellent, and it has made
splendid progress since the first of the
month. In the Upper Ohio Valley,
however the freeze of the 4th and 5th
caused some injury. On the whole
the conditions of the crop in the winter
promising than for years. In Califor-
in Oregon and Washington the condi-
tions of the crop are less favorable,
especially in the last named state,
where about one-third of the acreage
will be resown.
Spring wheat seeding is nearly COM
pleted in Iowa and Nebraska, and is
progressing well in South Dakota;
none has yet been sown in North Da-
kota and in Northern Minnesota, but
in Southern Minnesota some has been
sown on rolling lands. By the close OF
March, which was very mild month,
all fruits were unusually far advanced.
The reports now indicate that many
varieties of fruit have suffered severe
ly for the month, particularly the
peach.
In California, while some damage
has been done by frost, the outlook
is favorable; on the North Pacific
Coast the season is so backward that
fruit has not been exposed to injury.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
TON OF SALMON FOUND.
Was Caught Out of Season and All Packed
I'm Ice.

I'm Ice.
Water Bailiffs Smith and Jones and
Deputy Warden Webster were looking
for poachers near the mouth of the
Clackamas when they ran into as fine
lot of salmon packed in ice as their
eyes had seen for many long day.
More than 2200 pounds were taken
from the pack and shipped to Port
land. where they were placed in cold
storage.
After leaving this big find of sal
mon, the men proceeded up the river
to look for a location for a fishway.
On their way they, broke their oars
and were forced to beat ashore, and
almost under their eyes they discov-
cred 20 fine steelheads, which they ap-
propriated.
1t has long been known that salmon
fishing out of season was being indul-
ged in in the Clackamas, but that it
was being carried on on such a large
scale was not dreamed of, and strenu-
GUS steps will be taken to stop it.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
>cUT IN TWO BY sTEArlER.
Schooner Run Down on 0ulf-Two Chill.
dren and Sailor Drowned.


dren and Sailor Drowned.
st. Louis, April 15.-A special to
the Republic from Galveston, Tex.
says:
The schooner Margaret L. Ward
was rammed and sunk by the South
ern Pacific steamer Ell Rio, 25 miles
east of Galveston Bar, last night.
Two children of Captain McKown, of
the schooner, were lost and one sea
man of the same vessel.
According to Captain McKown, all
his lights were burning brightly and
every possible signal made to avert
the collision, but the big steamer bore
straight down upon the doomed yes
sci, cutting her in two and sending
her to the bottom Immediately. From
accounts of the collision given by the
engineer, Clark, and Chief Mate In
gals, it was about 80 seconds from
the time of the COLLISION until the
Ward sunk
The captain had his family on
board. They were asleep in the cab
in. The mate saw the steamer and
started to ring the bells. The whole
crew turned out; all bells were ring
ing, the whistles were blowing, all
hands on deck were shouting for dear
life and both anchorage lights were
showing when the 81 Rio struck the
schooner carrying away her aft-gang
way and wheelbow and cutting into
the cabin.
All hands took to the rigging. Cap
tain McKown had his son in his arms,
but was struck with something in get
ting into the rigging and the little fell
lew slipped into the sea. Mrs. Nc
Kown gave the little girl to one of
the sailors who was lost in trying to
save her.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
For Shorter Workday.

Philadelphia, April 14.-Union tex
tile workers of this city assembled in
convention today for the purpose of
formulating demands to be presented
to the operators. The movement en-
braces every grade of textile work. 1t
will affect directly about $4,000 oper.
ators and indirectly about 100,000 ad.
ditional hands. The convention ad-
journed to night after adopting a reso-
luton demanding 55-hour week,
leaving the wage question for future
consideration. A strike will follow
the refusal of the manufacturers to
accept the proposition.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
Grouse Mountain Mime resumes.

The Grouse Mountain Gold Mining
&c Milling Company will resume oper-
ations at once. The superintendent
has gone to Bohemia with a force of
men. This company owns valuable
property on Grouse Mountain which
adjoins the MONDAY and Knott mines,
being an extension of the Champion
They will work double shift further
to improve the property as originally
mapped out. This company is held as
a close corporation and backed by
some men of money and influence.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
Financial Condition Good.

The semi-annual financial report OF
Columbia county officers for the six
months ending March 81, has been
completed and it shows total in all
of the funds of nearly $4,000. The
total resources of the county are $43,-
2O3.97. while the total liabilities are
s1328.06, the latter consisting Of war
rants on the general and road funds
that have not been presented for pay
ment. There is no such procedure
in that county of indorsing warrants
mot paid for want of funds"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
NEW CRUISER TACOMA.
Date for the Launching at San Francisco
Soon to Be Fixed.


Washington, April 1.-THE Navy
Department expects to be advised
within a short time of the date when
the Union Iron Works, at San Fran
cisco, will launch the cruiser Tacoma,
building at It's yards. This date is
always set by the shipbuilders, and
approved by the Secretary Of the
Navy. All arrangements for the at
tending ceremony in this instance
will be concluded between the Union
Iron Works and the representative of
Tacoma, probably the Mayor, who will
also designate the-young woman who
is to christen the new vessel as it
starts ON it's first plunge into the
briny deep.
It is hardly probable that many rep
resentatives of the Department from
Washington will attend the ceremony,
because of the distance, although all
bureau chiefs and the Secretary will
be invited,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
BLIND CHAPLAIN DEAD.
Venerable DIR. Milburn Passes Away In
His Eightieth Year.


Washington, April 13.-Rev. William
Milburn, the venerable blind chaplain
of the United States senate, died in
Santa Barbara, CAL, today. Mr.. Mil
burn, accompanied by his two nieces.
the Misses Timley, left Washington for
the Pacific coast about year ago. The
chaplain was in broken health. The
change brought no great improvement
in his condition, and when congress
met in December he forwarded his RES
ignation to Washington, but it was
never acted upon.
Mr.. Milburn was twice elected chap
lain of congress, the first time in 1845,
when little over % years of age. He
was twice chaplain of the house of rep
resentatives and lastly chaplain of the
senate, to which Office he was elected
in 1898.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
Sultan Badly Scared.

Constantinople, April 1.-The
news of the death of M. st. Cherbina,
the Russian Consul at Mitrovitza.
European Turkey, who was shot by
an Albanian sentinel recently at that
place, has greatly alarmed the au-
thorities here, who anticipate COM
plications with Russia. Consular re.
ports from Masastir show that the
anarchical conditions prevailing there
are becoming more acute. Assassi-
nations of both Christians and Mus
seimans are increasing. In the dis
trict of Prilep during the past week
no less than SO Christians were killed
by Musselmans
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
Examined Salem Bar.

David B. Ogden, of Portland, an en-
yineer of the Government River and
EIarbor Department, was in Salem and
made soundings in the Willamette
River near Salem to ascertain what
khanges have taken place in the chan
he'll He also made such investigations
is will be of use to his Office in case
It should be necessary to build re-
etment in order to keep the river in
It's channel.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
MISSIONARIES ARE TAKEN.
Germans Arrest Graduates of American
School In carolines.


Boston, April 14.-News of the ar
rest of number of native graduates
from a mission school at Ruk, one of
the Caroline Islands, by the Captain
IF German warship, who carried
those in custody to Ponapa, the seat
of the German government, 800 miles
away, was received today by the
American Board of Foreign Missions.
The advices were from Rev. William
L. Stinson, who said the arrest was
made on the ground that the natives
preach against the German govern
ment. The natives were seized De-
cember &C. They were still held on
February 16, the date of Mr.. Stinson's
letter.
The officials of the American Board
have informed the State Department
of the arrests, requesting that steps
toward redress be taken.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
TWO Elects to combine.

Washington, April 14.-Orders were
sent to Rear-Admiral Higginson, COM
manding the North Atlantic fleet at
Pensacola, to remain there several
days pending the arrival of several
carloads of provisions. He will be
joined there early next week by Rear
Admiral Coghlan with the Caribbean
Sea division, and the fleet will pro-
coed to Norfolk where it will be re-
viewed by Admiral Dewey. Admiral
Coghlan has already left Puerto Cor
tez
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
Had Good Run.

The four-stamp mill recently install
ID at the new Kremer & Palmer mine,
N Mount Reuben, has been completed
md given it's trial run, with excellent
esults The Kremer & Palmer is one
# the richest and most promising
mines of Southern Oregon, and is an
Ither of the properties of this mineral
one that has arisen from mere pros
.ect to paying mine within the
curse of a few months.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
NAV Make 100000 Idle.

Chicago, April 16.-On the result of
meeting to be held tomorrow depends
be question of strike which may in
plve 100000 workmen on the Great
|akes An ultimatum on wages is to
b presented by the package freight
hndlers at. Chicago to. the managers
the lake lines and labor contractors
/ no supply men for dock work along
he Chicago river. The demand is
hcked by the International Long
horemen's, Marine and Transport
Workers. Association.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
Snow scares Grant stockmen.

Three inches of snow fell over most
t Grant county last week, causing
alarm to the scores Of
tockmen who had just turned out on
be range. Skits Of February have been
arried into April this season, numer-
bus scant falls of snow being inter
hingled with chill weather, the COM
fnation proving rather trying on
lock. Ranchers now are very anx-
bus for things to moderate.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
slide Kisses Passenger Train.

Salt Lake, April ia special to
be Herald from Evanston, Wyo., says
hat landslide occurred at the east
nd of the Aspen tunnel late today,
urying the Union Pacific tracks 18
r 20 feet for distance of zoo or 800
bet and badly caving in the end of
be tunnel. 1t is thought the tracks
hnnot be cleared for at least "a
ours. No one was killed in the slide
B far as known. The east-bound pas
enger train had just passed through
he tunnel when the slide came down
be mountain, just missing the train.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-17
Proposed Treaty with Cuba.

Havana, April 15.-Minister Squires
today outlines to President Palma and
Foreign Secretary Ha1do the details
Of the permanent treaty between Cuba
and the United States in accordance
with the proposition prepared at
Washington. The naval stations
agreement, the ratification of which
now pending in the Senate, will not
(e reopened, but it is understood that
ownership of the stations is covered
the treaty, in addition to the Isle
f Pines and the Platt amendment
eatures. There is no doubt that a
permanent treaty will be concluded