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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
PLAiUE OF WATER.
ALI Rivers I'm Middle West and South are
Booming-All Industry Stopped.


st. Louis, March 12.-The Missis-
sippi river and all it's tributaries are
above or near the food stage and con-
tinued rain through their vast water
shed threatens flood hardly paralleled
in the history of the Middle West and
South. The Ohio and all its tribu-
taries, after receding for few days,
are again rising, and the lowlands are
flooded at many points. The ice in
the streams which empty into the Mis-
souri, from the west has broken up and
carried many bridges with it. The
area covered by the foods will extend
from the foothills of the Alleghenies
on the east to those of the Rockies on
the west and from the great lakes to the
gulf.
At several points the Mississippi has
already overflowed it's banks or threat
ems to break the levees and is still ris-
ing rapidly.
The worst damage, go far, has been
done in Nebraska, where the wreck of
bridges has stopped traffic on all rail-
roads running west except the Burling-
ton.
From all directions come reports OF
people fleeing from flooded bottom lands
to the hills or seeking refuge in the
upper stories of their houses, and oi
factories rendered idle by the floods
advancing to their boiler rooms.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
'ENVELOPED in FIRE
MANY SUFFER HORRIBLE DEATH in
EXPLOSION IN NEW YORK.
Collision Between Oil Tank Cars Scatters
Contents. Which Is Ignited, and Rest
of Train Explodes, Spreading Flames
Broadcast At Least Twenty Dead
and Large Number Injured.

Olean, N. Y, March 11.-More than
score of people were killed and large
number injured by an explosion of oil
near here tonight. A freight train on
the Erie, made up principally of oil
tank cars filled with oil, broke in two
near this city about o'clock. The two
sections of the train came together with
crash, and one of the oil tanks was
demolished. Fire broke out almost in
stantly, and the sky wasslighted up for
miles.
A large crowd of people left this city
for the scene OF the fire. While they
were lined up along the tracks terrific
explosion occurred. The flames COM
municated quickly with the other tank
cars, and second and third explosion
followed each other in rapid success
sion. Sheets of fame shot out in all
directions. Scores of persons were
caught within the zone of fire and en-
veloped in fame. Men and boys ran
screaming down the tracks with their
clothing ablaze. Others fell where
they stood, overcome with the awful
heat. Just how many were killed is
not known. as many of the bodies were
incinerated.
The number OF dead known to be
at least 18 and some estimates place it
as high as 25. More than two score
we're more or less seriously burned
Some of them will die. 1t is out of the
question to identify any of the bodies
re covered.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
DOWN TO DEATH.
Four Men Dead as Result of British Coz
lumbia Coal Mine Accident

Ferguson, B. c., March IL. - AS a
result Of poisonous gases left in a winze
of the Nettie L. mine yesterday, four
men are dead and two others are in
jured, but may recover.
The afternoon shift had fired its
usual shots before leaving the mine.
In one of the lower wines gas formed,
and when Robert Savage went down
he was overcome. In attempting to
rescue him, George Groshey was over
come and dropped savage's body to the
bottom of the shaft. Other attempts
at rescue were ,unavailing until Jack
Mcleod descended with rope and
succeeded in bringing up all the bodies
to the surface, including the four dead
men, and three others who had at
tempted to rescue the imprisoned min
ers. x
An inquest will be held tomorrow.
No blame is attached to the mining
company or employees, as the accident
seems to have been unavoidable.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
BENSON IN JAIL.
Olympia Murderer Captured Near Tha
Place-Offered No Resistance.

Olympia Murderer Captured Near That
Place. Offered No Resistance.
Olympia, March 9.-Christ Benson,
the murderer of Jailer Morrell, at
Olympia, February 28, was captured
last night, and is gain in his cell at
Olympia.
Benson was found in deserted cabin
two miles west of town. He offered no
resistance when caught.
A mob surrounded the Jail, with loud
cries of "Hang him! hang him!" but
every precaution was taken against
violence. When telling his story the
murderer cried like child. His wan
derings Tailed very we'll with the news
paper reports. He has several times
been in the hands of men looking for
him, but who let him 60 after looking
at his face.
He was in Tacoma a day and hall
and then returned to Olympia.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
WHAT CONGRESS DID.
Put In IA Hours to the Day-Number of
Bills and Reports.

Washington. March H. Alexander
Mcdowell, clerk of the house of repre-
sentatives today made public an official
compilation made by Tally CLERK
Wakefield showing the work done by
the house during the 57th congress. II
showed that the longest day of the ses-
sion lasted, with recesses, IA hours,
during which 80 rollcalls were taken.
The number of bills and resolutions in
troduced in the house during the two
sessions of the congress was 1S, APO,
and reports were made on 2,81O bills
and resolutions. The senate sent to
the house 1850 senate bills and reso-
lutions. The house disposed of 2 2,413
of the measures originating with it
and of 1,012 of the senate bills and
resolutions, making a total of 8 3.43O
bills and resolutions acted on. Con-
gress left on its calendars 405 house
and 118 senate bills and resolutions.
Fifteen of the members of the house
died during the congress, seven re-
signed and Messrs. Rhea, Kentucky,
and Butler, Missouri, were unseated,
the latter twice.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
CONCESSIONS BY TURKEY.
Recognizes American Medical Diplomas
Naturalization of Armenians.

Constantinople, March IL. The
United States legation has finally oh
tanned official recognition of the exam
ination at the American medical col
lege, Bayreuth, on the same lines as
the French examinations. and also the
settlement of the long pending question
affecting the rights of wives and chill
dre9 of Armenians who have become
naturalized Americans to leave the en-
pire. They are now able to join their
husbands and fathers in the United
States without hindrance. The council
of ministers has agreed to recognize
the American educational, charitable
and religious establishments and they
are now, awaiting imperial approval.
1t is expected that authority will
shortly be given to the American arch
eologist, Mr.. Banks, to undertake ex-
cavations at Tel-Abrahaln, Mesopota
mia. the supposd site of the tomb of
Abraham. Mr.. Banks has been wait.
ing here for this permission for three
years.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
FOR PORTLAND FAIR.
Utah Legislature Appropriates $4,000 for
Lewis and Clark Exposition.


Salt Lake City, Utah, March H.
The Utah Legislature today passed bill
appropriating $40, 900 for an exhibit al
the Lewis and Clark exposition to be
held in Portland in 1905. Action on
the measure, which had previously
been passed by the senate, was unani.
mously in favor OF the bill, which went
through without dis ussion.
Although but $4,000 is named as
the appropriation for the Portland fair,
the exhibit will really cost many times
that amount. A companion bill.
which also passed the legislature to-
day, provides for the expenditure of
$685. for Utah exhibit at St. Louis
in 1904. The st. Louis exhibit will be
moved entire to Portland. The appro.
priation for the Portland fair is designed
to cover the cost of transfer, and to re-
place any portions of this ,display that
may be destroyed or lost. Should the
funds permit, additions will be made
for the Portland exhibit, as it is the
wieh OF Governor Wells to make the
most creditable showing possible at the
Portland fair. It is certain that Gov
ernor Wells will approve both meas
ures passed by the legislature today.
The governor has been strong advo-
cate of a large appropriation for the
purpose of these exhibits, and heartily
endorses the two pills.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
WILL FIGHT TO A FINISH.
Canadian Pacific Strike Spreading From
Vancouver Eastward.

Vancouver, B. c., March 12.-Al-
though it seemed probable a few days
ago that settlement was about to be
effected between the striking employees
and the Canadian Pacific railway, all
negotiations were broken off today.
The strikers say that it will be bat
tie to the finish. The United Brother
hood of railway employees says that the
apparent Willingness of the company to
arbitrate for settlement was merely a
ruse to gain sufficient time in which
to recruit substitutes for the striking
men. There is no question of wages
or working hours in the matter.
Supporting the cause of the strikers.
all members of their organization along
the line have been today called out,
Calgary, Winnipeg and Fort William
being particularly interested.
The company, on the other hand, has
received another carload of Eastern
men, and now has 125 substitutes. with
which it will endeavor to carry on gen.
.eral business. These men are quar-
tered in box cars on the wharves, en-
trance to the wharves being guarded
day and night by Canadian Pacific
special policemen. The following no
tice addressed to shippers and aliothers
concerned is published:
"This company is now prepared to
accept all goods offered for shipment.
The same can be delivered either at
our local sheds or our wharf ware
houses.;'
The strikers are receiving funds from
unions throughout British Columbia
and from Portland, Seattle and other
places.
From the head office of the company
at Montreal is coming William Whyte,
assistant to the president, who will try
to settle the strike.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
INTO THE FLOOD.
Nineteen Passengers on a Hudson River
Ferryboat Drowned.

Glens Falls, N. Y, March I0.-Nine
teen men are dead as the result of the
capsizing of the boat used by the work.
men at the Spies falls, about 10 miles
west of Glens Falls, on the Hudson
river. More than 1000 men are EN-.
ployed there at present in the construc-
tion of the power dam of the Hudson
river power company. The laborers
and many of the masons are Italians,
who live in shanties on the north side
OF the river. The main portion of the
work is carried on at present on the op-
posite side of the river. The men have
been in the habit of crossing "a email
bridge, where the river flows through
an unfinished portion of the dam, but
the river has been rising for several
days, and the company, fearing the
bridge was unsafe, destroyed it with
dynamite.
Below. the bridge about the work is a
ferry. The boat is scow-shaped affair,
about 30 feet long and about Is feet
wide, and is operated by means of
cables. 1t is large enough to carry a
heavily loaded team and as many as
100 men have been taken across on it
at one time.
When the men were being carried
across yesterday an Italina boy became
frightened and fell overheard. He was
rescued, however.
This morning 20 or 80 men got
aboard of the boat, leaving big crowd
on the bank waiting for the next trip.
When a few feet from the shore, the
water splashed against the rail, and
the boy who had fallen overheard the
previous day seized one of the tackle
ropes which ran from the overhead
cabin to the stern of the boat. Some
of the men started toward him and in
stantly the boat careened and filed.
The Hudson, swollen by the fresh
rains, bore score or more of the strug-
Cling men down stream. Many others
succeeded in catching hold of the boat,
which had righted, and there they
clung until they were pulled ashore.
The widest excitement prevailed mt
the current carried many of the men
toward shore, and they were rescued.
Teams were quickly harnessed and
loaded with skilled log drivers and sent
down the river to points where the
bodies would likely be found. Dozens
of dinner pals, hats and coats were
dshed out. but it was nearly O'Clock
before the first body was found.
The river for miles is being watched
and dragged in hopes of finding the
bodies of the victims. There were but
two or three English speaking men on
the boat.
1t is unlikely that all the bodies will
be recovered. The river is full of logs,
and at the high boom, five miles down
the river, there are many thousands of
them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
CAN'T BEAT CUBAN TTEATY.
Not Enough Opposing Votes Can Be Found
to Prevent Ratification.

Not Enough Opposing Votes Can Be Found
to Prevent Ratification.
Washington, March 12.-If' the Gu
ban treaty is defeated it will be by
Democratic votes, and it will take
nearly the entire Democratic member
ship to accomplish this result. AS the
senate stands. there are 81 Republicans
and 33 Democrats. So far as known,
with one exception, (Bard, of Califor-
nia), all the Republicans are in favor
of the treaty. This makes Sc votes
four more would be sufficient to ratify.
The opposition must secure 81 votes in
order to defeat it and this is not be-
ieved to be possible.
The men who we're so antagonistic o
the reciprocity bill that came over
from the house during the first session
of the last congress are not making any
opposition, go far as can be learned
The Democratic opposition is the COM
bination of sugar and tobacco interests,
who fear that 20 per cent reduction
will seriously injure the home produc.
tion of these commodities. At the
same time it is not believed that their
opposition is sufficient to control 81
votes.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat - Walla Walla, 75e; blue
stem, SIC; valley, 7s@s0e.
Barley-Feed, s23.50 per ton; brew
ing, $24.
Flour-Best grade, $4,000. .s5 grab.
am, $3.45@3.s5.
Millstuffs = Bran, $40 per ton
middlings, 8 "a; shorts, $19.50@20.
chop, SIS.
Oats-No. l white, $1.15 @ 1.20;
gray, $1.12H@1.15 per Genital.
Hay - Timothy, $11@12; clover,
$500; cheat, 5000 per ton.
Potatoes-Best Burbanks, 6O@75c per
sack; ordinary, 40@50c per GENITAL,
growers prices; Merced sweets, SEQ
2.25 per Genital.
!. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 1i@12c;
young, 11h@12c; hens, 12c; turkeys,
live, 15@16c; dressed, 1S@20c; ducks,
N$7@7.50 per dozen; geese, $7@S.50.
Cheese-Full cream. twins, 16H@
17hc; Young America, 17k@19Hc;
factory prices, 1@116c less.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 30@32HG
per pound; extras, SOC; dairy, 20@
221ac; store, 15@1Sc.
Eggs-15@16 per dozen.
Hops Choice, 2s@25c per pound.
Wool-valley, 12K@15c; Eastern
Oregon, s@14kc; mohair, 26@2sc.
Beef - Gross, COWS, 3@3Ac pei
pound: steers, 4@4Ac; dressed, 7Ae
Veal-71a@8Lc.
Mutton - Gross, 4c per pound
dressed, INC.
Lambs - Gross, 4c per pound
dressed, 71kc.
Hogs - Gross, 6Ac per pound
dressed, ,7@7Kc.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
SECRETS OF AGUINALDO.
Had Long Planned Rebellion and Proposed
to Create a Monarchy.

Had Long Planned Rebellion and Proposed
to Create Monarchy.
Washington, March 11.-The bureau
of insular affairs of the war department
hasjust published a pamphlet of 46
pages giving the telegraphic correspond
ence Of Emilio Aguinaldo from July,
Is, 1898, to Feruary %, 1899, the. per-
iod juet preceding the fall of Manila,
and following the outbreak of hostilities
between the United States forces and
the insurgents. These kilograms were
discovered by Captain John R. 7. Tay.
lor, Fourteenth infantry, among mass
of papers captured from the so-called
insurgent government.
They are sufficiently complete to
show that the insurgent leader leaned
strongly upon others for advice and
counsel, that there was serious opposi-
tion to his authority even among his
own people, and that an attack upon
the Americans at Manila had been fully
decided upon before the outbreak of
hostilities on February 4, 1899, and
that in the event that the struggle
should prove successful, the new govern
ment that would have been created
would not have been republic, for
titles of nobility were, on January IA,
1899, promised to certain insurgent
officers as a reward for entering Manila
and capturing the American forces and
their officers,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
Strife in :Shipyards.

New York, March 10. - Unless de-
mands by the striking boilermakers
and iron shipbuilders who left the yards
of Townsend & Downey, at Shooter is
land, about month ago, are complied
with, general strike will be called by
the delegates of the union. An ulti-
matum has been delivered to the em
ployers, and an answer will be made
today. IT it is unfavorable, as the
employers say it will be, no fewer than
s, 900 men will throw down their tools
in the shipbuilding yards in New York
Brooklyn and New Jersey.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
Heavy Storms In Colorado.

Telluride, Colo, March 10.-A Sc
we're snow storm has been in progress
in the mountains near here for three
days, accompanied at times by terrific
gales. Snowslides have occurred at
different places, but as yet no serious
damage or loss of life has been report
ed. The snowfall in this vicinity this
winter has been very heavy, and it il
feared much damage to mining property
and possibly loss of life will occurr when
he slide. begin to run.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
Execution of Boxers.

Pekin, March 12.-Yuan Shat, gov
ernor of Chi Ii province, having been
informed that the Boxer organization
has resumed activity in the eastern part
OF the province, dispatched troops who
discovered that members of the society,
we'll armed, were drilling at night in a
town 100 miles east of Pekin. The
Boxers were dispersed after dozen OF
them and several soldiers had been
killed. Yuan Shat ordered the prison
ers to be beheaded.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
Sentries are Fired On,

Colorado Springs, March 12.-Sen-
tries at three points were fired on this
evening by unknown parties. At one
point an attempt was. made to enter
the sentry lines and the sentry on
guard came near being hit. Other sem
tries stationed around the three mills
were fred upon at midnight. From
reports made by the sentries and the
flashes from the guns, the men doing
the shooting were located on the hills
surrounding the reduction plants.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
CALL FOR TROOPS.
May Result from Strike Riots at Toledo
War Among Transfers.

War Among IeamSters.
Toledo, O., March IL. - After four
successive attacks had been made on
nonunion teamsters by striking union
men, a member of the Toledo carriage
association declared that he would
make application to Governor Nash
tomorrow to call out the state militia
to protect the associations men and
interests.
Today has been one of the most excit-
ing in the city's history, nor is the ex-
citement abbated by the strikers de
claration that general strike will be
called and that no Toledo freight will
be handled by teamsters in any part of
the country.
The trouble began at noon when a
mob of 400 strikers and sympathizers
followed truck through the principal
business streets, endeavoring to knock
and pull from his place nonunion
driver. The mob attempted to do vio
lence to Manager Turner, of the More
ton truck company. Both men were
saved from serious injury, however, by
the police. Later the police gave no.
tice that any further provocation given
the strikers would be the fault of the
employers and that they would not in
terfere hereafter.
Later an attempt was made to throw
nonunion driver into the river, but the
man was saved by the police. Not half
an hour later another nonunion truck
driver was torn from truck in front of
the Moreton truck company's office
and at the muzzle of a revolver was
compelled to run for his life. A SINH
lar fate befell a nonunion teamster
within block of the police station.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
May Settle Peaceably.

London, March 11.-Supporters of a
friendly understanding between Russia
and Great Britain regarding countries
where their governments clash are
much interested in what was regarded
as a significant statement made by
Under Foreign Secretary Cranbourne.
Replying GA question, the secretary
declared that it was desirable there
should be an amicable understanding
between Great Britain and Russia on
the subject of their foreign interests.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
New 4oo-MiIe Railroad,

Joplin, Mo-, March 11.-Bonds for
the building of new road from
Chanute, Exam, to Memphis, Tenn,
have been placed. The new line will
be 400 miles long and will cost approx
imately 1920, 1000. The most i'm
portant points on the line will be
Chanute. Wier City and Cherokee,
KAN, Joplin, Cassville and Gainesville,
Mo-, and Memphis, Tenn. The road
is Santa Fe project, and is called the
Arkansas, Missouri & Kansas railroad.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
FLOODS IN MANY STATES.
Booming Rivers Swamp Factories and
Drive Thousands to Hills.

Drive Thousands to Hills.
Grand Rapids, Mich, March H.
Grand river continued to rise this after
noon and tonight. A number of fac
tories along the banks have been COM
PEELED to shut down, as the water has
invaded their boiler rooms and put out
the fires. Fears were entertained for
the safety of the Grand Trunk bridge
and large force of men was set at
work today throwing steel rails and
other material into the river on the
upper side OF the abutments for the
purpose of strengthening them.
The ice gorge at Iona still holds and
is backing up the water, the dynamite
operations failing to break it up. Much
apprehension is felt here of the result
of the breaking away of the ice gorges
above.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
To Try the Wireless.

Chicago, March 11.-It is stated here
that Armour & Co. have arranged for
test of wireless telegraphy as applied to
communication between the cities
where they have packing houses and
impo rtant Offices They. now maintain
leased telegraph wires west of Kansas
City, st. Louis, Omaha and Sioux City,
and east TO Allegheny, Philadelphia,
New York and Boston.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
Coal Mine on Fire.

Bozeman, Mont, March ,10.-Fire is
raging in the coal mine of the North
ern Pacific railroad company at Chest
nut, near here. The reports indicate
that the damage is extensive. As far
as possible all approaches to the fire
have been bulkheaded and it is hoped
to smother the blaze. All operations
at the mine have been suspended for at
least two weeks. Over 200 men are
idle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
still Believe a Woman did It.

Buffalo, March 12.-The police cling
to the theory that woman, and one
from outside the house, killed Burdick.
The examination of sewers and sluice
boxes in the vicinity of the Burdick
home failed to reveal any weapon
that could have been used by the MUIR
derer. The police are also working to
ascertain all that actually occurred in
the house, both before and after the
murder that night.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
To Solve Mystery of the Maine.

Madrid, March 12.-Foreign Minister
Abarzuza will propose at the next
cabinet council that the Spanish gov
ernment take steps to have the wrecked
battleship Maine refoated in Havana
harbor, in order to discover the cause
OF her sinking,