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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
SNOW IN BLUE MOUNTAINS.
Promise of Plenty of Water for Mex
Year-Big Price for Haystack.

Baker City-More than three feet OF
snow has fallen in the mountains in
this vicinity during the past few days.
Such a heavy fall of snow this early in
the season is unusual, and while it has
its Inconvenience, on the whole the
people regard it as favorable con-
dition, because it argues well for an
abundant supply of water for mining
and irrigation purposes next season.
1t will be hard ON stock, especially
sheep, ON the ranges, but, as stockmen
generally are prepared for bad winter
season, very little actual loss is antici-
pated. Sheepmen were obliged, on
account of the high price of hay, to sell
a goodly portion of their sheep, and
they are prepared to feed those they
have on hand until spring.
It is an i'll wind that does not benefit
some one, and in this instance the hay
ranchman is the man who is gathering
in the harvest. Hay is hay, and will
be until grass comes again.
One rancher in this vicinity recently
sold the hay in one big stack for $18,
900 cash. 1t was big stack or rick,
and there is several thousand tons OF
hay in the stack.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
RARE STAMPS STRAY AWAY.
-Postoffice Department Seeks to Find
| Leaking Place.

Washington, Nov. 1S-The postofice
department is pressing the investiga-
tion of published allegations that rare
postage stamps have illegally found
their way from the department to
stamp spectators.
Postofice Inspector Fosnes, ex-direc-
tor general of posts of Cuba and fourth
assistant postmaster general Bristow' s
chief assistant in the postal investiga-
tion, and Inspector Williams are in
charge of the stamp investigation.
They have not only gone through the
records of the department, but have ex-
amined a number of persons in the de-
partment and in the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing, which prints the
stamps, and have questioned philatel-
lists, including prominent dealer in
this city, with view to ascertaining
the identity of persons who have sold
stamps to the dealers in those articles.
1t has been the practice of the Office
for a number of years to distribute
among department officials and other
prominent persons specimen" stamps.
distinctly marked, so as to prevent
their use as postage, as an official cour-
tesy, and it is known that large num-
Der of these stamps have found their
way into the hands of the dealers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
CALIFORNIA & OREGON COAST.
Prospects for a Line From Grants
Pass to Eureka.

Grants Pass-Never were the pros
poets of railroad from Grants Pass
southwark, through Josephine and the
southern counties of this state, and Del
Norte county, California, connecting
with the line being built north to Eu-
reka, as bright as at the present time
For several months railroad talk has
! been at low ebb in Southern Oregon,
especially that pertaining to the pro-
posed Oregon & Pacific, but recently it
has been revived, and in way that
gives promise of something definite be-
ing done. This road would open up a
large and rich mining section.
There has been organized in San
Francisco, and incorporated in Cali
fornia, a concern known as the Cali
fornia & Oregon Coast railroad COM
pany. It is organized with a capital
stock of 81 900, 900, and several influ-
entail men are behind the enterprise,
among them being John Barth, of Mil
waukee; B. V. Thomas, of New York !;
j. O. B. Gum, T. W. M. Draper, III.
H. Laidlaw and NJ. S. Wilson of San
Francisco.
The purpose of the newly organized
company is to build line of railroad
from Grants Pass to Eureka, CAL, or
rather to some point on Humboldt bay.
The new company absorbs the old Ore
gon & Pacific, and is more extensive. in
its scope than the former company, as
it was the original intention to build a
line only from Grants Pass to Crescent
City, while the new road will extend
on south, connecting with the northern
built line to Eureka, giving new line
from Grants Pass to San Francisco.
AS has been previously stated, the
survey for the proposed road is com
pleted, and grade stakes have been set
over a large part of the proposed route.
Right of way has also been secured for
a greater part of the line. Grounds for
sidings and stations have also been
granted, and the company is ready to
begin the actual construction Of the
road with the arrival of the spring
months
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
FIRE AT TiLLAMOOK.
Courthouse Burned and Business Portion
of the City Threatened.

Tillamook-A disastrous fire occurred
here last week which entirely destroyed
the courthouse of Tillamook county
and seriously endangered the business
portion of the city
When the fire was discovered the
building was entirely ablaze and to save
it was impossible, but by the valiant
work of the fire company and citizens
many books and papers were saved from
destruction. The entire contents OF
the offices of the school superintendent
and the county surveyor were lost, and
most of the papers and books of the
assessors offices were burned, although
the contents of the safe are thought to
be intact.
This years assessment roll was for
tunately saved.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
MORE STRIKE RIOTS
CHICAGO STREET CARS, HOWEVER,
GAINING in NUMBERS.
Police Force to Be Increased by Five
Hundred Men and Screens Protect
the 0ripmen From Missiles-There
Seems Very Little Hopes of Peace
Both Sides Claim to Gain.

Chicago, Nov. 1S.-Encouraged BY
the successful operation of regular
service on the Wentworth avenue lin,
City railway announced tonight tha
an effort would be made made tomorrow
to resume traffic on the Cottage Grove
avenue cable line. The intention is tt
start trains early in the morning, ano
unless too much opposition is met with
the service will. be gradually EXTENDED
later in the day.
Five hundred policemen will be
added tomorrow to the number already
detailed to guard the property of the
company. This additional force will
be assigned to the Cottage Grove aven.
ue line, and the cars will be run unde,
the same protection as those on Went
worth avenue. Screens have been
provided for the grip cars to shield the
gripmen, and the trains will be run al
high rate of speed in an effort to pre-
vent crowds from blocking the tracks.
Although considerable interference
marked the operation of the Went
worth avenue branch today, still a fve-
minute service was maintained through
out the day, and an attempt will be
made tomorrow to install a closer
schedule. Riots were frequent all
along the line, but the police charged
on the crowds with such quickness and
force that but one serious blockade was
met with. When the last of the %
cars that had been in the service reach
ed the barn at 4 80 o'clock tonight, it
was decided to suspend further traffic
until tomorrow morning.
The inquiry of the state board of ar
bitration asking that the difficulty be
settled by arbitration, it was announced
tonight, would be replied to tomorrow
by s. r. Bliss, counsel for the company
The communication, it is said, will
agree to arbitration of the wage dues-
tion only, and will entirely ignore the
demands of the men that the recog-
milton of the union also be submitted
to the board AS the latter clause in
the demands of the men has been the
stumbling block all along to peacea-
BILE settlement of the trouble, it is said
there is little chance, for the present
at least, of conciliatory adjustment of
the controversy.
Reports to the effect that union men
were going over to the company and
deserting the organization are declared
by both President M. c.. Buckley and
Secretary L. D. Bland, of the union, to
be falsehoods.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
BRANDS MANY AS BOODLERS.
Missouri Grand Jury Sends in Four In
dictments Against Prosecutor.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Nov. 1.-THE
Cole county grand jury, which has
been investigating legislative boodle,
has made its final report, returning 1O6
indictments, but it is not made known
as to the number that are for boodling.
1t is stated, however, that four indict-
ments are returned against Prosecuting
Attorney r. E. Stone, on the allega-
tions that he accepted railroad pass,
accepted bribe for disInissing prose-
cutions and accepted illegal fees.
Attorney Stone has given out a state
ment declaring that the charges are
false, and are the work of parties who
have been bounding him. The indict-
ments resulted from an investigation
started by charges made by Rev. C.
Brooks, local minister, who attacked
the prosecuting attorney in a sermon
from the pulpit.
Attorney Stone was present in the
court when the indictments were re-
turned, and gave bond for his appear
ance at the next term of court.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
WORDS OF JESUS.
Unknown Sayings Buried Since 200 A.
d. Discovered In Egypt.

London, Now 17-Many hitherto
unknown sayings of Jesus Christ have
been discovered in Egypt by archeolo-
gists, who have dug up papyri buried
since the second century, 100 miles
south of Cairo. DIR. Bernard p. Gren-
fel, who has been engaged in Egyptian
excavations since 1894, at the general
meeting of the Egypt exploration fund
here yesterday gave the following de-
tails:
Accompanied by DR.. Hunt, Dr.
Grenfel found a rich Ptolemaic necrop-
oils at Ell Hibeh. The bulk of the
documents from the one mound con-
sisted of collection of savings of
Jesus. They are all introduced with
the words, 'Jesus saith," and for the
most part are new. The ends of the
lines, unfortunately, are often ob1iter-
ated. Apparently all the sayings were
addressed to st. Thomas. One of the
most remarkable is:
Let not him that seeketh cease
from his search until he finds, and
when he finds he shall wonder; won
derlng he shall reach the kingdom, i.
e., the Kingdom of Heaven, and when
he reaches the kingdom he shall have
rest -
DIR. Granfel remarked that enormous
interest would be also aroused by the
discoveries on account OF the variations
they disclosed from accepted texts.
One variation of the mystical saying re-
corded in st. Luke, "The Kingdom of
God is within you," was OF great value,
as the saying in the papyrus appeared
IN quite different surroundings from
those attributed to it by the evangelist
and extended far into another region.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
Concern About Canal.

Washington, Nov. II. - President
Roosevelt embraced the opportunity
afforded by the call on him of large
representation of both the senate and
house of representatives to discuss with
members, both of the majority and the
minority, the situation which has
arisen out of the establishment of the
republic of Panama. The nature of
the action, if any, to be taken by con-
gress on the Panama canal question
has not been determined defnately,
but it is known that it is constantly
the subject of conferences.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
CAIN SUGAR GAINS.
Increase in Output Much Greater Than
Beet Product.

Washington, Nov. 18.-The depart
ment of agriculture, in its official crol
report for November, announces thai
the indications are that the world has
entered on new era in the production
of cane sugar. The department quotes
estimates placing the total sugar pro.
duction of the world in the year 19O3-4
at 10, ,425 800 tons of 2240 pounds each
including 4 ,342 800 tons of cane sugar
and 6,083, 900 tons of beet sugar, and
says as to cane sugar:
During the past five years the
worlds output of this product has in.
creased from 100000 to more than
4 100000 tons, quantitatively the
greatest increase ever made in any five.
year period in the history of this in
dustry. Moreover, for the first time in
a half century the ratio of increase in
the worlds production of cane sugar
has exceeded that of sugar made from
beets, the percentage of increase in the
former product for the five years being
about that of the latter.
'The four years from 10000 to
10000, inclusive, were each in its
turn record-Dreaklng years for the pro-
duction of sugar. The previous high
record crop $3.50, 900 tons3 was that
of 1s94-s5,- the crop made just before
the outbreak of the revolution in the
most important preducer-Cuba.
"The high-record crop in the history
of the worlds beet sugar production
was that of 1902-O3. Since that date
there has been decline in production
in Europe, amounting in all to about
1000, 900 tons, but the present years
estimated output still shows consider
able increase over that of five years
ago."
The report says that about 80 per
cent of the cane sugar of the world is
now annually p, oduced in tropical and
se1ni-tropical islands.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
TO Beco,ne .Iudpe AZ Once.

Honolulu, Nov. 19.-The commits
sion appointing Governor Dole United
States district judge reached here to-
night. He will take the oath of office
before Chief Justice Frear, of the terri
torial supreme court, and assume his
seat on the bench Immediately. Secre-
tary Carter has not yet received his
commission as governor, but by virtue
of his Office of secretary he will act as
governor in the interim. The grand
jury will resume its investigation of
the scandals connected with the last
legislature.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
End Fruit Tree Shipping.

Milton = The season for shipping
small fruit trees has closed. 1t is esti-
mated that 12,500 trees have been
shipped out to all parts of the west,
middle and eastern states during the
past two weeks. About 10 cars have
been shipped in the past 10 days. AS
the season was short this year, many of
the smaller trees had to be expressed,
as it would delay matters too long TO
send them by freight. Samuel Miller
has one of the largest nurseries in East
ern Oregon, and there are several fruit
men who have small nurseries.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
MINERS 0ET HIGHER PAY.
Northern Colorado Operators Offer Al
most Sure to End Strike.

Louisville, Col, Nov. 17.-Represen-
tatlves OF the miners of the northern
coal district and the operators reached
satisfactory conclusion at an early
hour this morning, after being in con-
ference for nine hours, and in conse-
quence the mines will without doubt
resume operations at once. The matter
will have to be referred to the various
unions of the district for referendum
vote tonight, and the vote will be
counted tomorrow It is believed the
agreement will be ratified with prac-
tlca1 unanimity.
President Struby, of the Northern
coal and coke company, acted as chair
man OF the meeting and made the fol-
lowing proposition:
To settle the existing strike. in the
northern Ignite field, the operators in
that field offer to resume work on an
eight-hour basis, with the understand
ing that if the miners lose the present
strike against the southern Colorado
field, or if said operators shall not ac-
cept an eight-hour day, the miners will
go back to the hours prevailing before
the strike.'
He also announced the wage scale
which the Northern coal and coke COM
pany was willing to pay, and which
was an increase of about 10 per cent
1t is stated the change will necessi-
tate an increase in the price of Ignite
coal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
PROTEST IS FILED.
Colombia Holds That America Violated
Existing Treaties.

London, Nov. 18.-The Colombian
authorities have eabled to London a
long protest against the United States
| action toward Panama, in which they
allege the "main responsibility for the
secession of Panama lies with the
United States government, firstly, by
fomenting the separatist spirit, OF
which there seems to be clear evidence
secondly, by hastily acknowledging the
independence of the revolted province
and, finally, by preventing the Colom-
bian government from using proper
means to repress the rebellion
The cable message goes on to say that
President Marroquin has energetically
protested to the United States, and
wishes that his protest should be known
president contends that the United
States has infringed article 85 of the
treaty of 1846, which, he asserts, i'm
plies the duty on the part of the United
States to help Colombia in maintaining
her sovereignty over the isthmus, and
adds that the Colombian government
repudiates the assumption that they
have barred the way to carrying out
the canal.'
He asserts that since 1885 they have
granted canal privileges to different
people no less than nine times, and
claims that the treaty concluded with
the late General Hurlburt, when he
was minister at Bogota, July IS, 1870,
has been ignored at Washington.
After giving the previously stated
reasons for the Colombian senate's fail
ure to approve the Hay-Herran treaty,
and asserting that the delay in negotia-
tions had not affected the ultimate issue
of the canal project, the protest of Pres
ident Marroquin points out that Colom-
bia had constantly endeavored to act
in friendly manner with the United
States, even asking for the assistance
of the American marines to insure free
transit across the isthmus," says the
rising occurred when the government
was not prepared, having withdrawn
most of its troops when peace was re-
established last year, and concludes:
''The hastiness in recognizing the
new government, which sprung up un-
der the circumstances, is all the more
surprising to the Colombian govern
ment, as they recollect the energetic
opposition of Washington to the ack-
nowledgment of the belligerency of the
Confederates by the powers during the
Civil war;
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
crunk Seeks Governor.

Denver, Nov. IA man giving his
name as John Otto was arrested this af-
ternoon at the state house while at
tempting to obtain access to Governor
Peabody's private office. He was
armed, and it is believed by the officers
making the arrest that he is the author
of half dozen letters threatening the
life of the governor and fixing o'clock
this afternoon as the time. After a
desperate resistance Otto was disarmed
and lodged in the county Jail.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
carpenters are Not to Be Had.

Pendleton-There is scarcity Of car
penters in Pendleton. This is the sea-
son for repairing old buildings, but
workmen cannot be secured A num-
Der Of people are desirous of construct
ing homes, but owing to the scarcity OF
men and materials, it is not likely any
new buildings will be started until
spring. There are from Is to 20 build
ings under way, and carpenters are
busy on all of them 1t is estimated
that there are fully 800 carpenters at
work on new buildings in different
parts of the city.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
Plea for Statehood.

MWashington, Nov. 1S.-Governor
Brodie, of Arizona, in his annual re-
port to the secretary of the interior,
urges that the interior department aid
in securing the passage of an enabling
act for the admission of Arizona to
statehood. He states, however, that
the people of the territory would rath-
er forego statehood than accomplish it
by union with any other state or part
of any other state or territory. The
total population of Arizona is esti-
mated at i55, 900. The total taxable
wealth aggregates $43, ,0S8, ,O41.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
MIGHT CAUSE MONEY pIN@.
Question About Paying Out the Price of
the Panama Canal.

Washington, Nov. 19.-With the ad-
ministration definitely committed to
the building of a canal by the Panama
route, and having brushed aside all i'm
mediate consideration of Colombia as a
factor in that purpose, the important
question now confronting the president,
the cabinet and the Republican leaders
in congress are whether they can pro-
ceed with the work under the Spooner
amendment, adopted at the last session,
or whether it will be necessary to enact
new legislation throughout
Senator Spooner was at the White
House today, but would not say wheth-
er the question was discussed.
The most important question for the
treasury is the expenditure of $50 ,O0O,-
900 in cash that is authorized under the
canal amendment. Can this amount
be paid without unsettling financial
conditions to some extent is question
being asked. The total available cash
balance of the treasury department a
few days ago was 1928, IA ,399, but of
this vast sum $173, 1928, ,464 was in ma
tional bank repositories throughout the
country. That makes total of about
$4,000, 900 in sthe treasury proper.
The amount will probably change in
favor OF a larger cash balance by the
time this country gets to the point of
doing business and making canal pay
ments, but it will not be above $780,
600 900 at the outside unless the trans
action is long delayed.
Traditions declare that there should
always be in the treasury department
proper $50, ,O00, 200 with which to meet
possible emergencies. 1t is admitted,
however, that the amount could safely
be kreduced to $40, 100000 or less.
Of the amount with national bank de-
positories and carried as fliability to
the treasury, there is large sum to
the credit of disbursing officers. This
could be reduced and the treasury
could probably use for the canal pay
ments $50, 900, 900 out of the funds
now in hand. But this would leave
$20, ,000, 900 to come from the deposits
with the national banks. How serious
ly the withdrawal of this sum would
disturb the financial and commercial
interests of the country is now being
carefully considered.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20

London, Nov. 16.-Advices received
from China this morning indicate that
the situation in the far east is bceom-
ing more strained. According to the
London Daily Mails correspondent at
Tien Tsin, more activity on the part of
China was displayed at the conclusion
today of a conference between Admiral
Alexieff and the Chinese officials than
had been expected. The correspondent
of the. Post states that everything there
indicate that China is preparing for war
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-20
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, Tic; blue.
stem, 75c; valley, 75@76c.
Barley-Feed,$ 20 per ton; brewing,
$22; rolled, $21.
Flour-Valley, $3.75@3.s5 per. bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $3.90@4- 10;
clears, s3.55@3.75; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.2O@4.50; graham, 1915;
whole wheat, 81; rye wheat, $4.75@5.
Oats-No. white, $1.071a; gray,
81 .05 per GENITAL.
Millstuffs-Bran, $40 per ton; mid
dlings, $24; shorts, 500; chop, $1s;
linseed, dairy food, $40.
Hay-Timothy, SIG per ton; clover,
t$13; grain, $11; cheat, $l1.
Vegetables-Turnips, Csc per sack
carrots, 75c; beets, 90c; parsnips, SO
@75c; cabbage, 1@1Ic; celery, $50
6Oc; pumpkins, 1@1 nc per pound.
Onions - Yellow Danvers, 75c@$1
per sack.
Honey-$3a3.25 per case.
Potatoes-Oregon, choice and fancy
6O@75c per sack; common, soc per
sack; sweet potatoes, sacks, &c; boxes,
PIC.
Fruits-Apples, 75c@s2 box; pears,
$I@1.50 per box; cranberries, $40
1880 per barrel.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 27k@30c
per pound dairy, 2O@224c; store, Is
@15kc.
Cheese - FuH cream, twins, 15@
15hc; Young America, 16@l6hc; Til
lamook, 14@141ac; Eastern cheese,
151sc.
Poultry = Chickens, mixed, 1O@
101ac per pound; spring, 10A@11c;
hens, lie; turkeys, live, 15@16c per
pound; dressed, 16@1sc; ducks, $6@7
per dozen; geese, 7@8c per pound.
Eggs - Oregon ranch, 3O@32 Ac;
Eastern, 25@271ac.
Beef-Dressed, $1,000 per pound.
Veal-Dressed, small, 8@81ac; large,
6@6Ac per pound.
Mutton - Dressed, 4@5 ne; lambs,
dressed, &c.
Pork-Dressed, 6h@7c.
Hops-1903 crop, 12@22c per pound,
according to quality.
Wool-valley, 17@1Sc;; Eastern Ore
oon. 12@I5c; mohair, 35@371ac.