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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
JAPAN WANTS GOLD STANDARD.
Suggests That Ratio of 81 to 1 be Adopt
ed for All Silver Countries.

Washington, Dec .23.-The commits
sion on international exchange, has re-
ceived from Professor jerks the con-
clusions of the monetary commission of
Japan regarding the proposals of the
American commission for a uniform
coinage system, based upon the gold
exchange standard for China.
The resolutions declare that the cha
otic condition of the currency as it now
exists in China is disadvantageous not
to China alone, but to those countries
that have commercial relations with
her, and that definite and uniform
currency system should be speedily in
stituted and put into operation through
out the whole empire, or at least, in
those parts of it thatlare of commercial
Importance.
If possible it is desirable that this
system should be on the single gold
standard. InasmucA ss the currency
reform cannot be started on "a perfect
system, it is regarded as advisable to
adopt the recommendations of the
American commission. 1t suggests al
SO that the ratio for China of 80 to l
between gold and silver coins should
be adopted for other silver using coun-
tries which may hereafter adopt the
gold standard.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
RUSSIA MUST BOW,
ureat Britain Believes That Otherwise
Japan Will 90 to War.

London, Dec. 22.-Oficial England
tonight almost to unit is convinced
there is but one way to avert war he
tween Japan and Russia. and that is
for the latter to accept the demands 90
the mlkado, made on the advice of his
mlanlstry. There has been consider
aDie communication during the past
IZ hours between the British foreion
Office and the Japanese legation in Lon
don, and the presumption almost ack-
nowledged as fact in official circles
Is that the British government has
asked the japanese minister for his ad-
vices as to Japan's position in the pres-
'ent state of the negotiations between
that nation and Russia.
From the reports current tonight it
Is assumed that the Japanese minister
has been advised that the relations be-
tween his government and Russia have
reached the breaking point. The be-
lief has become general that the spark
which may strike fire into the infam-
inability of japanese sentiment is an
eventuality to be expected now almost
any time.
The most that can be learned from
the Japanese capital is the acknowledge
ment that the situation is now more
menaclng than at any previous stage of
the negotiations between Japan and
Russia.
The dispatches from st. Petersburg
are practically being subjected to CEN
sorship. They are meagre in extreme,
and merely announce that in spite of
public opinion and alarming newspaper
reports, the Russian officials believe a
peaceable outcome of the far Eastern
situation is still possible.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
HAPPENINGS HERE in OREGON
wALLowA COUNTY STOCK.
Stands Third I'm the List of Heavy
Sheep Producers.

Enterprise-The county assessor has
just completed his statement of the
number of sheep and cattle in Wallowa
county for 1908. He shows the num-
Der of sheep to be $50, 900. Thus Wal
Iowa stands third on the list among the
counties of eastern Oregon. It is lead
only by Morrow and Umatilla. The
sheep in each of those counties num-
bered about $4,000. The average
price of sheep this fall is placed at
$3.50. This makes the value of the
sheep of Wallowa county $414, 900.
There is little increase this year over
the number raised in 1902.
The number of cattle is placed at
16, 1886, which is about the same as
was raised last year. Wallowa county
is well down the list in the number of
cattle, outclassing only Morrow county.
The average price of cattle this year is
placed by the buyers at $25 each. This
would make the total value of the cat
tie $423, 400.
The value of the cattle and sheep
combined would be $1,037, 400. The
value of the sheep and cattle OF Uma-
tilla, Baker, Harvey, Grant, Union and
Morrow amounts to So, 1877 ,447. Thus.
the value of the cattle and the sheep of
eastern Oregon is 81 ,224, ,847.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
FRIARS TO GIT LITTLE MONEY.
Syndicate Is the Real Owner of the
Philippine Lands

Rome, Dec. 22.-Considerable ex-
citement prevailed in the mother houses
OF the Dominicans, Augustinians, Fran
ciscans and the Recollects over the fri
ars lands question in the Philippines.
The friars were glad the negotiations
had been concluded, but think the ord
ers got little for the lands, since the
price they originally asked, $13, 3,OOO, 900
was, they declare, under the estimated
value of the lands, the value of which
has much increased, especially since
the Ameican occupation and the re-
establishment of order in the archipel-
ago.
The friars say the money they will
receive is scarcely enough to pay what
they borrowed when they were deprived
of everything by the revolution. Be-
sides. they point-out that onl,, part of
the money will go to the friars, as the
lands were, really transferred to a COM
pany formed in Madrid by the Marquis
Di Comillias, the head of the Spanish
Transatlantic navigation company
The Dominicans succeeded in SO thor
oughly concealing their ownership of
lands that the vatican itself threatened
to punish them severely for having
tried to deceive even the ecclesiastical
authorities.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
YIELDS GOOD MONEY.
The Eddy Law Yearly Income VIII Run
to $1SO,OOO.

Salem-When the Eddy corporation
tax law was passed it was estimated
that it would produce revenue of
500, 900 year. The act has been in
| force scarcely more than six months
and there has been paid into the. state
treasury 500 S68. F. T. Wrightman,
corporation clerk in the office of the
secretary of state, estimates that the
annual revenue will aggregate $125, 900
to 100000, with the latter sum not
improbable. AS a revenue measure, it
is evident that the Eddy law will not
be disappointment.
It has been frequently charged by
promoters of wildcat mining companies
that the Eddy law would keep out for
eign corporations and prevent the orga-
nization of new concerns. It is true
that the law has put very noticeable
check upon the organization of corpora
tions with enormous capital stock, but
without any considerable assets. Cor
porations are now formed upon more
businesslike basis.
The assertions of the mining stock
promoters served to cause some doubt
as to the success of the Eddy law, but
the facts cleaned from the records in
the office of the secretary Of state prove
the error of those assertions. The cor
poration tax law has not kept away any
corporation that desired to do legiti-
mate business in this state.
The records show that since May 81,
when the new law went into effect, III
corporations organized in other states
have filed their articles in this state
and paid $50 each for the privilege of
so doing. The total revenue from that
source in less than seven months was
$3.50.
These III foreign corporations also
paid the proportion of the annual
license fee due for the unexpired frac-
tion of the year, which fee varied ac-
cording to the capital stock. The rev.
enue from this source was SIT, ,359.79,
making total of $26, ,9O9.79 which for
eign corporations have contributed to
the support of this state in a period OF
less than seven months.
During this same time 226 new con-
Germs have been organized in this state,
paying organization fees which varied
according to the amount of the capital
stock, and aggregating $9,892.97.
These 226 new companies, in per-
iod of less than seven months, means
an average of more than 80 per month,
which does not seem to indicate that
the Eddy law has prevented the organ
ization of corporations or forced them
to go to other states to secure corporate
authority. The total fees collected by
the secretary of state from both foreign
and domestic corporations are $50, ,SO2.-
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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
PREPARES FOR WAR.
Japan Gives Rush Orders to Both Army
and Navy.

and Navy.
Paris, Dec 23.-A private letter re-
ceived here from a leading American
diplomatic official in Japan says that
while there are continued hopes of
peace, the government is making final
preparations for the eventuality of war.
Preparations in the various branches Of
the army and navy are proceeding with
the utmost energy. The whole mill
tary establishment is being placed in
readiness for an aggressive campaign
from the outset.
The Russian embassy here takes an
optimistic view of the Far Eastern stu
alton and considers the last dispatches
exaggerated. A member of the en-
bassy tonight said:
"The negotiations between Russia
and Japan have assuredly encountered
many obstacles, but they willcontinue,
and it will not be Russia who will first
break them off. The condition of the
Russian naval forces is such as will
guard them against all surprise"
The Jaapnese legation here author
ICES the statement that it retains a
hope of pacific solution of the
troubles. No alarming news has
reached the legation from Toxic, and
the rumored recall of its military at
taches to Japan, it says, is an invention.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
CLOSE WATCH ON COLOMBIA.
American Outposts are Keeping Admiral
Glass Well Informed.

Panama, Dec. 23.-By means of the
gun boats, Rear Admiral Glass is keep
ing in almost daily communication with
the two American outposts at San Mig
uel One of these, composed of 100
marines and four field pieces, is we'll
and comfortably located at Yaviza and
the other, numbering 100 men, COM
posed of marines and bluejackets, and
which also has field pieces, is stationed
at Real Santa Maria, 10 miles from
Yaviza Both of the outposts are en-
camped on the Fuira river. A dis
tance of so miles, partly an estuary of
the gulf and partly river, separates
them from the ancorage of the Ameri-
can war vessels, where the Wisconsin
and Bosotn are now lying. The Con-
cord is going back and forth with dis
patches, while the Marblehead, with
Admiral Glass aboard, remains at Pan
anna.
The outposts are all kept well sup
piled with all nescessities, and in case
of trouble could quickly communicate
with the war vessels. There are also
at Yaviza and Real Santa Maria about
100 Panamans. These men have been
scouting toward the Colombian from
tier, but according to the latest infor-
nation brought to Admiral Glass there
is no sign of Colombian soldiers on
Panama territory. Naval authorities
do not believe Colombia will invade
Panama 8 territory.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
GREAT PANIC AT FIRE.
Students at Tennessee College Leap
From Windows in Droves,

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 22.-Five per-
sons are known to have been killed and
perhaps 3Oss injured, 10 of them fatally,
in fire here tonight, which consumed
the Central Tennessee college for young
negro women, department of Walden
university. It is possible the ruins
mayo ontain the remains of other vict-
inns. The property loss is estimated at
$25, 900.
The fire broke out about II o'clock
in the top of the building, which was
four stories high and without fire es-
capes.
It was occupied by about so students,
who were asleep when the alarm was
given. The widest panic ensued, wo-
men and girls rushing to the windows
from which they jumped in droves, the
dead and injured lying in heaps where
they fell to be fallen upon by those
following them from the flaming win
dows. Every ambulance in the city
was soon on the scene, and the injured
were hurried to the hospitals.
+ When the flames were first discovered
they seemed to entirely envelop the
building and it is considered almost
certain that some of the terrorized oc-
cupants were overcome by smoke before
reaching the windows.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
QUICK TO aET TO WORK.
Both Houses Transact Business With
Dispatch.

Salem, Dec. 22.-Both houses of the
Oregon legislature organized at 10
O'Clock yesterday morning by electing
all the officers who served at the regu-
lar session of 1908. This organization
does not include the election of commit
tee clerks. and unless the session should
be prolonged more than three days no
clerks other than a few stenographers
will be employed.
There was nearly full attendance
in each branch of the legislature. In
the house Representative Davey, of
Marion, is the only absentee. In the
senate, Daily of Benton, and McGlnn OF
Multnomah, are absent and excused.
No one was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the election of Senator Will
hanson to congress and that seat is va
cant. Though the session yesterday
was short the legislature accomplished
more than was expected. It had been
anticipated that the two houses would
organize and then as token OF respect
to the late Representative Murphy ad-
journ until today, when the governors
message would be received.
Both houses were called to order
promptly, rushed the organization pro-
ceedings, and at IL o'clock met in joint
convention to hear the message. This
communication was short and was read
by the governor in Is minutes. The
senate took the lead in the transaction
of business by adopting joint mem
orial introduced by President Brownell
urging the claim of Oregon upon the
federal government for aid to the Lewis
and Clark fair and asking congress to
enact the appropriation bill for that
purpose. The memorial was passed
without dissenting vote.
The chief event of interest on the
opening day of the legislature was the
introduction of two resolutions by
Democratic members of the house, the
purpose of which was to precipitate the
short session issue. Billyeu, of Linn,
presented a resolution declaring that
legislation at the special session should
be confined to tax legislation. Bur
leigh, of Union and Wallowa, presented
a resolution declaring for adjournment
on Wednesday evening. After sharp
debate both resolutions were referred
to the committee on resolutions. At
l1:3O both houses adjourned out of re-
spect to the late Representative Muir
ply, formal resolutions on the death of
his colleague being offered in the house
by Representative Burleigh and adopted
by that body.
Ex-Congressman M. A. Moody, of
The Dalles, is here conferring with
members from his section of the state
legislation on the portage
railway and government canal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
steals $500 per Day for Months.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-While working
on salary of SO week, Gus A. Grigs-
by has robbed his employers at the rate
of 5000 per day, according to Manager
David L. Rose, of M. L. Barrett & Co.
When arrested $3.50 worth of costly va
Mia beans were found concealed in
Grigsby's clothing. In the few months
that his meager salary has kept him
attached to the firm it is believed he
has stolen between $12, 200 and SIS 900
worth of stock. Grixsby held the
position of chemists helper. He says
he needed the money.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
FAILS TO FLAG TRAIN.
Brakeman Is Responsible for Bad Wreck
ON Kansas Road.

Kansas City, Dec. 24.-In a wreck
today at Godfrey, Kan, of the "Mete-
orr the St. Louis & San Francisco rail-
way fast train from the south, nine
persons were killed and 80 others in
iured. Of the injured, five probably
will die and IA were seriously hurt.
The responsibility for the wreck is
laid at the door of a brakeman of the
freight crew, who failed to flag the train.
He has disappeared. The engine on
the freight had be- ONE dead, and the
crew was ordered to remain on the main
track and turn the switch for the pas
senger, then about due, the brakeman
being ordered to flag the "Meteor. T"
This he neglected to do.
In the crash the baggage car tele-
scoped the engine landed in corn
field, while the smoker and the two
chair cars were piled in mass on top
of the engine. Most of the injured
were in the chair cars, which took fire
soon after the wreck occurred.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla. 71@72c; blue
stem, TIC; valley, 7sc.
Barley-Feed, 500 per ton; brewing,
500 20. so; rolled, $21.
Flour-Valley, $3.75@3.s5 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $4,000. 10;
clears, $3.55@3.75; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.20@4.5O; graham, 1915;
whole wheat, So; rye -four, $4,000
47.5. Oats-No. l white, $1.O7A@
LILO; gray, 81 .05 per GENITAL.
Millstuffs-Bran, $18 per ton; mid
dlings, $23; shorts, s19; chop, $ls;
linseed, dairy food, $40.
Hay-Timothy, $16 per ton; clover,
$12; grain, $12; cheat, $12.
Vegetables-Turnips, 65 per sack +;
carrots, 75c; beets, 90c; parsnips, 75@
9Oc; cabbage, 1@14c per pound; pars-
ley, per dozen, 25c; tomatoes, $I@1.5O
per crate; caulifower, 75c@$1 per doz-
en-; celery, 75c; pumpkins, 1c per
pound: onions, Yellow Danvers, 8Oc@
81 per sack, growers prices.
Honey-$3@3.50 per case.
Potatoes-Oregon choice and fancy.
65 75c per sack; common, 5O@60c;
sweet potatoes, sacks, &c; boxes, 2lc
per pound.
Fruits-Apples, 75c@s2 per box;
pears, $1@1. so per box.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 27T@30c
per pound; dairy, 2O@221ac; store,
15@15Ac.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, 14@15c;
Young America, 15@16c.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, &c per
pound; spring, Sc; hens, &c; turkeys,
live, Ice; dressed, INC; ducks, $e@7
per dozen; geese, Sc per pound.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 80 nc; Eastern,
25m3Oh.
Hops - Choice, 24c per pound;
prime, 22c; medium, 19c; common,
15c. Wool-Valley, 17@18c; Eastern
Oregon, 12@15c; mohair, 32@35c.
Beef-Dressed, 5@63zc per pound.
Veal Dressed, small, 8@8hc;
large, 5@6c per pound.
Mutton - Dressed, 5@6cc; lambs,
dressed. &c per pound.
Pork-Dressed, 6@61ac per pound.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
schooners Driven Ashore.

st. Johns, N. F., Dec. 23.-During
fierce blizzard yesterday the schooner
Susan was driven ashore off St. Johns.
Her crew, after II hours in an open
boat. made port this morning badly
frostbitten. The schooner Mary Ellen
went ashore at Trepassy. The crew
clung to the rocks all night and suffered
terribly from exposure. The schooner
Fashoda went ashore at Greens island
The crew escaped. It is feared
that the schooner Dictator has foun-
dered in the storm with her crew of
seven men.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
Rushing to the Coal Fields.

Prairie City-There is a big rush
through this place to the John Day
coal fields, which have recently been
discovered. Men are coming into the
country to investigate. and much of the
untaken, land is being located. The
coal is said to be superior to that pro-
duced by the Heppner coal fields, and
there are indications that large depos-
it's will be opened. Groupings have
been discovered in many places. Sew
eral thousand acres of the supposed
coal lands have been secured by pro-
moters, who are trying to get more.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
FRIARS WILL LEAVE ISLAND.
They Have No Money to Buy Back
Lands i'm Philippines.

Rome, Dec. 23.-The settlement of
the friar lands question in the Philip
pines also practically settles, it is con-
sidered here, the question of the friars
themselves. The Franciscans, it is be-
lieved, will abandon the islands alto
gether, since they have no money to
purchase lands, and have no other
means of support. A few of the Recol-
lects will remain, as they still have
some property left. The Dominicans
will be looked after by their university
and the Augustinians will reoccupy the
building erected at Ilo lilo, which is
now used by the Americans as a bar
racks, and will claim an indemnity
from the government. The Augustin-
ians will use the building as a school.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
HITCHCOCK COVERS HIS HAND.
More Development In Land Frau1 Cases
Due at Any Time.

Washington, Dec. 23.-More import
ant developments in the big land fraud
scheme, for alleged completely in which
John A. Benson, of San Francisco, was
arrested yesterday, are expected short
ly, but the utmost secrecy guards the
proceedings. Woodford Harlan, the
former chief of division, and at present
a clerk in the general land Office, who
is accused of taking bribes from Ben
son, was not at his desk today, it being
explained he was away on leave of alb
sence for two or three days. Secretary
Hitchcock today declined to discuss the
expected further arrests or to say what
al tion as to Harlan's case is in contem-
plation, and when asked why Harlan
had been retained so long after the dis
covery OF the alleged offenses refused to
answer the question. Benson has gone
to New York.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
WILL DIG DEEP FOR WATER.
Grand Ronde Artesian Well Company Or
ganized and Officers Elected.


La Grande-A meeting was held at
Alicel last week by the Grande Ronde
citizens for the purpose of organizing a
company to test thoroughly the digging
OF the artesian we'll. The meeting was
largely attended. J. M. Church was
elected chairman of the meeting and J.
d. Smutz secretary.
1t was decided to organize a capital
stock of $4,000, divided into shares of
$40 each, to be known as the Grand
Ronde Valley Artesian Well company.
On adjournment of the general meet
ing the directors met and elected F. s..
Bramwell president, S. I. Brooks vice
president, Peter Mcdonald secretary
and J. M. Church treasurer.
A well will be dug depth of at least
1000 feet unless water is struck before
digging this far, and the experiment
will be made on the sand ridge, near
Alicel.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
Athena Farmers Hold Grain.

Athena-It is estimated by the wheat
buyers of this place that there are about
$4,000 bushels of wheat in this district
that have not been sold. John Bell &
Sons have just disposed of $4,000 bush
els at about 50 cents per bushel. Mr..
Bell raised about 10000 bushels this
year, this being among the largest
yields for one ranch. It has been
learned from some of the bankers of the
district that the deposits in the institu-
tions this season are not as large as had
been expected, because the farmers are
not selling their wheat.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
Rich Ledge In the santiam.

Albany-What promises to be a very
rich mining ledge has been reported
from the South Santiam country, near
Foster. The discoveries are about two
miles from the Whitcomb postofice, in
the mountains, and are 40 miles from
the Southern Pacific by wagon road.
The prospect has been known to a few
for some time, but the matter has been
kept quiet until test could be made.
An assay shows $2I copper, So 24O sill
yer and $l.85 gold.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
Troops to Leave Mines.

Denver, Dec. 23.-At conference
between Governor Peabody and Ad-
jutant General Sherman NJ. Bell, it
was decided to withdraw the troops
gradually from both the Cripple Greek
districts and the Telluride mining dis
trict. Orders have been issued to re-
duce the Cripple Creek force from 375
to 800 men, and to relieve LIS men at
Telluride, thus cutting the force in
that district to 325 men. At the first
of the year another cut is to be made.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-25
Navv win control Matters.

Washington, Dec. 24.-Under the
impression that war is surely to occur
between the United States and Colom-
bia, the quartermaster-g general OF the
army has been besieged by railroad and
shipping men desirous of transporting
troops. 1t was pointed out today that
while the landing of marines on foreign
soil occasioned but little comment and
is only an evidence of disturbed con-
dition of affairs, the embarking OF
troops puts a different aspect on the
situation. For this reason the navy
will be permitted to control affairs in
isthmian waters.