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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
RICH GOLD NUGGETS.
Montana Collection Will Be Feature of
Portland Exposition.

Helena, Montana, March 28.-W. g.
Conrad, of the banking firm OF Conrad
Bros, who was named by Governor
Toole as one of the honorary commits
sloners for Montana at the Louisiana
Purchase exposition and the Lewis and
Clark exposition, in st. Louis and Port
land, respectively, has made a most in
terestlng announcement--that- he will
send what is supposed to be the largest
and best collection Of gold nuggets in
the world to st. Louis and Portland for
exhibition during the expositions.
The exhibit is owned by Conrad
Bros, and was formerly the property of
the First National bank in Helena.
The collection was purchased by the
Conrads from the receiver of the bank
several years ago, upon the failure of
that institution, and has since been
added to.
The collection was gathered by ex-
Governor Hauser, when president of
the First National bank, and was the
result of many years. effort. Even in
days when placer mining was being
done in hundreds of claims throughout
the state, the collection was regarded
as magnificent. Among the nuggets
In the collection is one found in Nelson
gulch, above Helena, which is said to
be the largest single nugget ever found
in the Northwest.
The present value of the collection is
about $500, 900 if melted down. but in
it's natural state, as coming from the
earth, it is worth more, number of
pan1a hainn
weight value because of their peculiar
formations.
1t should prove one of the features of
the exposition. 1t will be carefully
guarded day and night from 1.-The time
it leaves Montana until it's return from
St. Louis and Portland.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
WILL WASH OUT GOLD.
q. w. Dart, of John Day, Starting Up an
Extensive Work.

Placer mining promises to be an i'm
portant industry in Grant county dur
ing the coming season. Several miners
have already commenced getting things
in readiness for the summers run.
What promises to be an excellent
paying proposition is the placer mine
of 6. W. Dart, which will be worked
for the first time this season.
Mr.. Dart has leased the pipe, giants
and all the mining material belonging
to the Humboldt mining company, and
at present has force of men laying
this pipe and getting everything in
readiness for the summers run, which
will commence Immediately.
The mine is situated on the west side
of Canyon creek, between John Day
and Canyon City, and nearly opposite
Long gulch. Water will be used from
the Humboldt ditch. The ditch will
be in charge of Bert Stone.
1t is the intention to operate the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
Police Ordered to Fernie.

Victoria, B. c., March 31.-In view
OF the fact that trouble is expected at
Fernie in the event of non-union men
being imported by the Crows Nest coal
company, the British Columbia govern
ment has requested the Dominion gov
ernmeht to send detachment of North
west mounted police to Fernie, the
center of the strike, and squad of SO
men has been ordered to proceed from
Calgary. The coal company has given
the men until today to decide whether
they will return to work; failing de-
cision, outsiders will be brought in.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
mine 16 to Is hours day, according
as the length of the days permit Two
shifts of men will be employed.
Prosperous Hood River Valley.

Though the annual precipitation at
Hood River is about 36 inches, irriga-
tion is very important factor in the
prosperity of the Hood River valley.
Since irrigation came into practice on a
considerable scale five years ago the
population of the valley has quad
rupled, the price of land has increased
800 per cent and the entire fruit ship,
ping business of that locality has grown
up. Sixty thousand crates of straw
berries ttwo dozen boxes to the crate)
and 100 carloads of apples, of last
years production, have been shipped
from that station, and large quantities
of fine apples are still going forward to
market.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat Walla Walla, 72c; blue
stem, 77@7sc; valley, 57c.
Barley-Feed, $3.50 per ton; brew.
ing, s24.
Flour-Best grade, So. .s5@4.25; grab.
am, $3.45@3.85.
Millstuffs = Bran, s19 per ton
middlings, "a; shorts, 9.5O@2O.
chop, SIS.
Oats-No. white, $1.15 q 1.20;
! gray, $1.121a@1.15 per Genital.
| Hay - Timothy, s11@12; clover,
$500; cheat, $9@10 per ton.
Potatoes-Best Burbanks, 5O@6Oc per
sack; ordinary, 40@50c per GENITAL,
growers prices; Merced sweets, $40
2,25 per Genital.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, I2@13c;
young, 111a@12c; hens, 12c; turkeys,
live, 15@16c; dressed, 1S@2Oc; ducks,
$7@7.50 per dozen; geese, $7@8.50.
Cheese-Full cream. twins, 1910
17Nc; Young America, 17k@18Kc;
factory prices, 1@1Rc less.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 30@32Kc
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 2O@
221ac; store, 15@1Sc.
Eggs-14@15c per dozen.
Hops-C Choice, 21@23c per pound.
Wool-Valley, 12k@15c; Eastern
Oregon, 8@141ac; mohair, 26@28c.
Beef - Gross, cows, 3@3Ac per
pound; steers, 4@4Ac; dressed, 7Ae.
Veal-71a@8Ic.
Mutton - Gross, 4c per pound !;
dressed, INC.
Lambs - Gross, 4c per pound; !;
dressed, INC.
Hogs - Gross, 6Nc per pound ;
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
TO SELL WRECK OF THE MAINE.
Cuban Harbor and Coast viii Be Cleared
of Wrecked Battleships.

Vi VES@ASN DdkliC5HIpSs
Washington, April L. The Cuban
cabinet at a recent meeting decided to
call for bids by advertisement, both in
Havana and abroad. for the removal
from Havana hafbor of the wre, K of the
battleship Maine and the removal OF
the wrecks OF the several Spanish war
vessels. lying on the southern coast cf
the island. Bids will also bs invited
for removing the wreck of the Merrimac
from the entrance to Santiago harbor
and the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII,
which is grounded on the north coast,
near Havana.
1t is the expectation of the Cubans
that neat sum will be realized by the
transaction, as bidders will not be paid
for the work, bnt will be required to
pay for the privilege, on condition that
the recovered ships and material shall
pass to them. There are numt er of
bidders awaiting the opportunity to
submit propo- ais, among them G. F
W. Neely, notoriously associated with
the Havana postoffice.
1t is reported that the Spanish gov
ernment seeks to recover some OF the
ships now lying on the southern coast,
but all bids must be made by individ-
uals or firms. Offers from the Spanish
government will not be entertained.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
ALASKA HAD GOOD CARE.
Northern Territory Got New Laws Which
VIII Bring Settlers.

Washington, March 31.-"Alaska hal
been bountifully taken care of in ths
past session of congress-" said J. W
Ivey, who has been here all winter urg
ing legislation of one sort or another
for the big territory. 81 find that very
few states have secured as much in the
way of local legislation, and few mem
bers can go home as contented as will
return to my people. We did not get
everything we wanted, but we did get
the most essential things, and 1 have
no complaint to make. When 1 first
came down here at the opening of the
session, senators and representatives
told NE might as we'll 60 home, that
in the short session there would be no
time tor considering legislation. They
advised me to come back next session,
when there was more time. But I re-
piled that we had been put off that
way year after year, and did not in
tend to stand it any longer. So 1
camped down, and here 1 have been
ever since.
"In my opinion, the most important
legislation of the session was the Alas
ka homestead bill, permitting the entry
of 320 acres of land, 16O of which may
be commuted upon, and like amount
taken by scrip. The bill is not perfect,
but it will do great deal towards
b Bringing in the class of permanent set
tiers that we SO much need. Now that
people can acquire title to the land,
and can feel safe against encroachment,
there will be heavy immigration, and
the fertile valleys will soon begin to
fill with Industrious, energetic people.
When We get larger population, as
we are now sure to do, We will come
back to congress and make known our
other wants.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
Take Years to Recover.

San Francisco, March 31.-Louis
Hirsch, of this city, whose coffee plan
tation in Guatemala was destroyed by
the recent eruption of Santa Maria vol
cano, has just returned from an inspec-
tion of the devastated district. He
says that the accounts of the cost to
Guatemala of Santa Maria's outbreak
were not exaggerated, and ssit will take
a couple of years and perhaps longer,
for the coffee industry to recover from
the blow.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
VIII Be china's Banker.

New York, April 2.-News has
reached official headquarters here from
st. Petersburg to the effect that an
agreement either has been or is about
to be arranged between the Russian
and Chinese governments for keeping
all the funds of the latter at the Rosso.
Chinese bank in Pekin. If this agree
ment is carried cut, as the Russo-Chi-
nese bank is in reality Russian gov
enrment institution. it is not impossi-
BILE that protest will be Forthcoming
from British institutions. which have
been keeping most of China funds.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
YAKIMA INDIAN LANDS
Effort Being Made by Commissioner to
Settle Long Standing Dispute.

/ SetIle Long StanQ1ng dispute.
Washington, April 1. - Representa-
tive Cushman has been advised by the
commissioner of Indian affairs that
steps are soon to- be taken looking to
negotiating final agreement with the
Indians of the Yakima reservation
whereby they will surrender all claim
to lands lying between the west bound
ary of their reservation and the crest
of the Cascade mountains.
Ever since the treaty of 1856. defn-
ing the boundaries of the Yakima res
ervation, there has been dispute as
to the lands actually belonging to the
Indians. In that treaty their reserva-
ton was to extend westward "to the
crest of the Cascade mountains" but
in the subsequent survey marking the
boundaries of the reservation the west
boundary line was laid off considera-
BILE distance to the east of the noun
tains. The Indians have all along
maintained that they were enormously
deprived of the intervening tracts, but
Ho saIAsAdcVoTy aSTecIueut has over Deen
made with them. Only last year they
refused an offer of $l75. 900 for the
lands, saying that was not sufficient
recompense for their loss.
Renewed efforts are to be made
through special agent of the depart
ment to procure mutually satisfactory
agreement this summer, and in that
event congress at the next session will
be asked TO appropriate the amount
called for in such agreement to quiet
the Indians claim. The department
is thoroughly convinced that the equi-
ties OF the case are with the Indians.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
NORTHWEST AT THE CAPITAL.
Title of Tacoma Building Site Defective
Seattie.Tacoma Mails.

Washington, March 31.-The attor.
ney general today reported that he had
examined the title to the public build
ing site at Spokane, designated for pur-
chase early in the winter, and had
found il clear. A check has been made
out and sent the owners.
There is faulty title to two lots in
cluded in the Tacoma site. the lots
owned by Mrs. Walsh, and before that
site can be acquired these two lots will
have to be condemned, thereby insuring
clear title. The title to the balance
of the site is satisfactory.
Senator Foster today urged the post
Office department to increase the mail
service between Seattle and Tacoma.
He was told that, if the electric road
would carry such mails as were offered
it at a reasonable rate. the additional
service would be established. All in
terurbaan mails are now carried by the
Northern Pacific.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
-Four Tracks All the Way.

Chicago, April 2.-The management
of the Lake Shore road has decided to
four track the system from Chicago to
Buffalo, thereby establishing a fonr
track line from Chicago to New York.
Nearly 400 men are already at work on
the improvement, and within short
time fully 200 more will be employed.
The freight congestion of the last six
months was the determining factor in
influencing the MANAGEMENT to order
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
Line Through Colorado Coal Fields.

Guthrie, o. T., April 1.-The Colo.
RADIO, Oklahoma & Texas railroad COM
pany has been chartered as a feeder to
the Kansas City,, Mexico & Orient,
building from Dennison, Tex, to Pu-
eblo, Colo, and through Hobart, Chey-
enne and Elk City, Okla, tapping the
main line of the Orient at Lone Wolf.
Propositions are now being made to
cities along the proposed route for
bonuses for the construction. The line
passes through the Colorado coal fields.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
To Pay Honolulu Plague Claims.

Washington, March 2s.-W. F. Me-
Lennon, chief of the warrant division
of the treasury department, today
started for Honolulu, charged with the
duty of disbursing the 81, 100000 ap-
propriated by congress to satisfy in part
the judgments rendered on account of
the destruction of property in Honolulu
in suppressing the bubonic plague dur
ing the years 1899 and 1900. The Ter
ritory of Hawaii was also authorized by
the same act to issue bonds not to ex-
ceed 100000 in amount, to be used in
paying its share of the judgments.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
RIVER IS STATIONARY.
Swift Current and Favorable Winds Keep
Mississippi Down.

New Orleans, March 28.-With the
river practically stationary during the
day, there has been little change in
the food conditions. The phenomenal
speed at which the current is flowing
and favorable winds have doubtless re-
strained the rising tendency. A vigil
ant eye is being kept on every foot, of
levee from Red river landing to New
Orleans.
Members of the state board of engin-
ct rs are at various points along the
Mississippi, the Red river and La
Fouchiere. On the latter stream there
are now three crevasses, but planters
not Immediately within range OF the
breaks have had time in which to con-
struct temporary embankments. Much
damage will be done to the oyster in
dustry by the present food.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
Japs and Mexicans unionized.

Los Angeles, March 28.-The Los
Angeles county council of labor has
adopted resolutions indorsing the action
of the state organizer in effecting the
unionizing of Japanese and Mexican
laborers at Oxnard. The council adopt
ed further resolution favoring the
unionizing of all unskilled Asiatic and
other alien laborers in Los Angeles.
Local labor leaders state that this is the
first time union labor organizer has
in any way favored Asiatic labor.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
DEATH OF PIONEER
HENRY WINSLOW CORBETT PASSES
TO THE GREAT BEYOND.
Was One of Portland's Foremost Citizens
Father of the Lewis and Clark Ex.
position His Life Was Crowded with
Affairs of Business, State and Philan-
thropy-End Was Peaceful.

Portland, April Henry Winslov
Corbett, for over half century a fore
most citizen of Portland, is dead
The end came yesterday morning as the
dawn erept over the eastern mills,
While the light of the new day was
drawing on the life OF one of Oregon's
greatest pioneers was ebbing away.
So slowly did the waning taper oi
life go out that they who grieved at the
bedside could scarcely perceive when it
fickered last. The angel of death
touched Mr.. Corbett gently, and he
went as he had wished to go, easily and
painlessly.
The end of Mr.. Corbett's life so soon
was quite unexpected. His heath had
been failing for three months past, and
that he was on downward slope was
evident. The vital forces were spend
ing themselves fast. Last Saturday
the family saw the first manifestation
of the approaching end. "I'm very
sleepy" said the patient, but COM
planned of no bodily suffering. The
heart which Tor over 76 years had sup
piled. the sentinels of the brain with
life's fluid was growing feeble and the
sentinels were drowsy.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
lrrigable Acreage Increased.

The great abundance OF snow in the
mountains has resulted in an increase
in the acreage of irrigable land that
will be placed under cultivation this
season in Baker county. In many in
stances the increase will amount to SO
or so per cent over last year, and tax
ing the entire county, the increase will
amount to fully 40 per cent this year
over last.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
Rescued from the Flood.

Natches, Miss, March 3l.-The
steamer st. John came up from below
this morning with full load of pas
sengers and stock from the flooded dis
trict. The officers report daring res
cue of three men who were found adrift
in Black river. One of the men was
on log and the other two in trees.
They had been washed out by the crew
asse at Bougere, and had been without
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
HAPPENINGS HERE in OREGON
New Warden at Penitentiary.

G. W. James, who became superin.
tendent of the Oregon penitentiary on
April l, has announced the promotion
of Ed Mcpherson from the position OF
second warden to that of first warden.
Mcpherson will succeed ]. T. James,
who has held the position during the
past four years. The vacancy caused
by the promotion of Mcpherson will
be filled by the appointment of q. F..
Johnson, of Baker City.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
Demand for New Buildings.

Contractors and builders are over
crowded with contracts for buildings to
be erected in Baker City this season.
Most of the new structures are cottages
and dwellings of some pretensions.
The demand for houses to rent is great
er than the supply, all of which goes to
show that Baker City is steadily grow
ing.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
Mills Running Full Time.

All of the sawmills in Baker City
are running full time and the demand
for lumber both for local use and for
export is in excess. of the supply.
Most of the lumber manufactured there
is sent to Utah, where great deal is
used in railroad construction.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
SIGN AMENDED TREATY.
President Palma Sends Orders to Cuban
Minister at Washington.

Minister at Washington.
Washington. April 1. - Ratification
of the Cuban reciprocity treaty will
be exchanged at the state department
today. Senior Quesada, the Cuban
minister, called upon Secretary Hay
and officially notified him of the ratifi-
cation of the treaty by the Cuban SEN
ate, as reported in the news dispatches.
AS there is only one copy of the treaty
in Washington, the other heing en-
route from Havana, the exchange of
ratidcations will be constructive, rather
than actual, Secretary Hay accepting
as sufficient the assurance that the
Cuban treaty has been dispatched to
Washington. No date has been set for
the assembling of congress to take
action on the treaty.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
Wheat Fire at Cayuse,

Three warehouses and an elevator,
containing in ell about $4,000 bushels
OF wheat, were burned at Cayuse last
Monday. The total loss is estimated
at, more than $4,000. Cayuse is a
small wheat station about 20 miles
east of Pendleton, and has no water
protection whatever.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
San Francisco sandbaggers.

San Francisco, March 28.-Four
men, armed with sandbags, secreted
themselves inside the entrance to
Greenwich street wharf No. / yesterday
morning and robbed every person who
passed through the gate. The place
was absolutely dark and before they
ceased their operations the robbers sue
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
Sale of Albany WeoIen MiIIs.

Arrangements have been completed
for the sale of the Albany woolen mills
to the Bannockburn manufacturing
company, of Portland. The stockhold-
ers of the Woolen mills company will
soon meet and ratify the sale. This is
one OF Albany's leading manufacturing
concerns, and furnishes employment to
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
Pilot Rock Postoffice Robbed.

The postofice at Pilot Rock, small
village about Is miles from Pendleton,
was robbed Sunday night and about
500 in money and stamps secured.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
Silver Bought for Philippines.

Washington, April 1.-The secretary
of the treasury today purchased for ac-
count of the Philippine coinage $50, 900
ounces OF silver at an average of 1880
an ounce. The silver is to be deIiv-
cred in equal parts to the mints at
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
Will Build Dam,

The Sumpter land company will erect
a dam at the junction of Cracker creek
and MeCullough's g fork.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
no Invoke Referendum.

A number of mining men around
Grants Pass are giving assistance in the
work of invoking the referendum
against the mining corporation tax law
recently passed by the Oregon legis-
lature.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
Woodman Street Carnival.

The Woodmen's street carnival and
fair. to be held in Dallas June 8, 4, 5
and 6, promises to be a very successful
affair. The committees are all hard
at work and are meeting with good
success.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-03
ASTORIA at the Eair

Astoria will erect $4,000 building
at the Lewis and Clark fair.