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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
CONFERENCE ON LAWS FOR WEST.
Game Preserves and Land Commits sion
Considered by President.

Washington. Feb. 1S.-President
Roosevelt tonight held conference
with Representative Jones. of Washing
ton, MondeIl, of Wyoming, and Lacey,
of Iowa, al. which the bill authorizing
the president to set apart within forest
reservations areas to be known as game
preserves, within which game, fish and
birds shall not be killed, was briefly
discussed. Both Jones and Mondell
objected to the bill, asserting that it
would render state game laws inopera-
tive within such reserves, while Lacey
contended to the contrary. The presi-
dent, while deeply interested in the
proposed legislation, was inclined to
admit the claim of the two opposing
members, and it is believed no further
effort will be made this session to pass
the bill. The president also discussed
with these members.pending resolutions
providing for the appointment of
public lands commission of five persons,
to investigate and report upon the
workings.of the timber and stone, des-
ert land and homestead Communication
laws and to make recommendations for
needed changes in these laws, together
with legislation looking to the disposal
of timber on unreserved public lands
and providing an adequate means of
regulating grazing on the public do
main.
The president and members agreed
that such commission properly con.
Quoted would gather much valuable in
formation, which would be useful in
guiding congress in future land legisla-
tion. The resolutions provide for five
commissioners at $40O per month.
This legislation will be urged and prob
ably adopted before adjournment.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
EVENTS THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.

United States Minister Squiers has
sailed for New York from Havana.
Robert E. Peary thinks he can reach
the pole if he is given backing to tie
extent of 5000, 900.
Ex-senator G. H. Simth, of Jackson,
Mich, has accepted the Office of prose
cutting attorney at Manila.
Susan B. Anthony has just sent to
large number of valuable books, auto
graph letters and scrapbooks.
A syndicate of New York capitalists,
headed by Charles Green, formerly with
the International paper company, will
build a big paper mill in Rev Hamp-
shire.
Hay is to be distributed on the Teton
Yellowstone forest reserves to save from
starvation 10000 elk, whose feeding
ground is covered with snow 10 feet
deep.
The Merchants national bank, one
of the Oldest institutions in Philadel-
phia, has gone out of existence and
transferred its business to the Girard
national.
A section of 200 seats in the Lakeside
auditorium, at Racine, Wis, gave way.
creating a panic among 1000 specta-
tors and iniuring many people, two
fatally.
Two bills have been reported to the
Kansas legislature making it a crime
for a railroad to con6scate any coal con-
signed to shipper, no matter how
great it's need may be. As penalty
for violation, fine of 81 900 is pro-
vided.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
cORTELYOU PROMOTED.
President Has Appointed Him Secretary
of Commerce and Labor.


Washington, Feb. 1S.-The president
today sent to the senate and the senate
confirmed the nomination of George B.
Cortelyou to be secretary of commerce
and labor under the act creating the
new department. The nomination was
referred to the senate after the senate
went into executive session and the
vote was polled on the floor. Senator
Depew reported the nomination with a
favorable recommendation. He asked
for immediate action and, as there was
no opposition, Mr.. Cortelyou was con-
frmed.
Few in American public life today
are more widely or more fayorably
known than Secretary George B. Cor
telyou. For years he occupied prom
inent place in the interest of the people
and the exemplary manner in which he
has met every emergency that has
arisen before him has won for him the
cordial esteem not only of those with
whom he has been intimately asso-
ciated, personally and officially, but
also of the body of the American public
to whom he is known merely by reputa-
tion
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20

The SD birthday of Susan B. An
thony February 15, was celebrated at
her home in Rochester, N. Y, Monday.
A local passenger train on the Frisco
line was wrecked near Pittsburg, Kan,
and five passengers were injured.
Memorial services for the late Presi-
dent Charles Kendall Adams, of the
University of Wisconsin, were held at
Madison, Wis.
The Standard oil company has de-
clared dividend of $40 per share, pay
able March 16, which is $40 more than
the last dividend.
The Carnegie trust will issue
scheme which it has drawn up for the
endowment of post graduate study in
Scottish universities.
Nathan Doros, diamond broker of
Philadelphia, was robbed of $1,000
worth of diamonds within 10 minutes
after stepping from train at Cincin-
matt.
An effort is being made to locate the
annual maneuvers OF the regular army
and the state militias, as authorized by
the passage of the Dick bill, at Fort
Sill, Okla.
Chief Thomas ]. Stew
art, of the 6. A. R., left Harrisburg,
Pa, for San Francisco, to make ar
rangements for the annual encampnent
of the G.. A. R. in August.
Funeral services over the body of the
late Rear Admiral Frank Wildes were
held at the Emmanuel Episcopal
church, Vets Roxbury, Mass. The in
terment was at Kennebunkport, Me.
Seven men were held up, robbed and
marched at the muzzle of revolvers into
the icebox in South State street, Chi
cago, saloon and kept prisoners for half
an hour while their captors deliberate
~ sampled liquors. Two of the men
have been captured.
The blockade on Venezuelan ports
has been raised.
A Moro stronghold in the Philip
pines has surrendered.
China is buying arms in violation of
the treaty with the allies.
Mrs. Roosevelt is i'll and has can
celled all social engagements.
Beet sugar men have again blocked
the passage of the Philippine tariff bill.
An exceedingly rich gold strike has
been made in Josephine county, Ore
gon.
The bill creating department OF
commerce has been signed by the presi-
dent.
A bill has been introduced in the
house to prevent hazing at the Anna
polls naval academy.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat Walla Walla, 76c; blue.
stem, ssc; valley, 1870.
Barley-Feed, $2s.5O per ton; brew
ing, $24.
Flour-Best grade, $4,000. .S5; grab
am, $3.45@3.85.
Millstuffs - Bran, $1S@19 per ton
middlings, $2S q "a; shorts, $1,000,
chop, $1s.
Oate-No. / white, $1.15 @ 1.20;
gray. $1.12M@1.15 per GENITAL.
Hay - Timothy, $11@12; clover,
$500; cheat, 5000 per ton.
Potatoes-Best Burbanks, 60@75c pei
sack; ordinary, <40@50c per Genital.
growers prices; Merced sweets, $40
2.25 per Genital.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 12Rc;
young, 11@12c; hens, 121ac; turkeys
live, 15@16c; dressed, 18@20c; ducks
$7@7.50 per dozen; geese, $7@8.50.
Cheese-Full cream. twins, 1910
171ac; Young America, 17N@1SKc
factory prices, 1@139c less
Butter-Fancy creamery, 30@32H.
per pound; extras, soc; dairy, zoo
229c; store, 15@18c.
Eggs-23@25 per dozen.
Hops Choice, 22@27c per pound.
Wool-Valley, 12A@15c; Eastern
Oregon, 8@14Ac; mohair, 26@2Sc.
Beef - Gross, COWS, 3@3Ac pc
pound: steers, 4@4Ac; dressed, TIC
Veal-7h@8Ac.
Mutton - Gross, &c per pound
dressed, 71ac.
Lambs - Gross, &c per pound
dressed, INC.
Hogs - Gross, 84c per pound
dressed, ,7@71e.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
COAL TO BE SCARCE.
Strike of British Columbia Miners is Be-
coming Serious.


Victoria, B. c., Feb. 1.-THE strike
which has been declared in the coal
mines of the Crows Nest coal company.
at Fernie, Michel, Morrisey and Coal
creek will, it is feared, be almost as
grave in its indirect as in its direct
effects, which threaten to close every
smelter in the Kootenai and Boundary
countries. Recently the miners of
Nanaimo affiliated with the Western
Federation of miners, in direct antagon-
ism to Ralph Smith, M. P. who warned
them that in SO doing they would be
imperilling the good relations which
have existed between them and the new
Vancouver coal company. It is now
considered likely that if the strike is
not settled in Fernie, not only will
there be great suffering there, but the
miners of Nanaimo may be called out.
This would paralyze the coal trade of
San Francisco. The situation is viewed
with the greatest apprehension and coal
retailers are hurrying scows to Nanaimo
to insure good reserve supply in case
of trouble.
A special dispatch from Fernie says
the strike situation is not changed and
there is likely to be a long struggle.
The miners are determined that the
union shall be recognized, and the
manager of the coal company is abso-
lutey opposed to meeting them. A
deputation consisting of three miners
from Morrissey, Michel and Coal creek
tried to present their grievances before
Manager Tonkin, but he refused to lis
ten. He will meet them individually
but not collectively. Manager Tonkin
says the miners are making better
wages than in any other place in
Canada.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
NEW PHILIPPINE CURRENCY BILL.
Measure Passed by Senate Provides for
Coinage of Silver Pesos.

Washington. Feb. 19.-The Philip
pines currency bill, passed by the sem
ate today, prescribes that the unit of
value in the Philippines shall be the
gold peso, of 1873 grains of gold, nine
tenths fine, said gold peso to become
shall have coined and made ready for
circulation not cess than 100000 of
the silver pesos provided for in the
bill. The gold coins of the United
States, at the rate of one dollar for two
pesos, shall be legal tender in the is
lands.
The bill also provides for an addi-
tional coinage of rs, 900, 900 silver coins
of the denomination of one peso, which
shall be legal tender except where pro-
vided by contract. Coins of the de-
nomination of SO centavos, 20 centavos
and 10 centavos also are provided for,
all such coinage to be under the author
ity of the government of the Philippine
islands, in such amounts as it may
determine, with the approval of the
secretary of war.
The bill also provides for the issue
of certificates of Indebtedness to main
tain the parity of the silver and gold
pesos, such certificates at any time to
be limited to 20,OO0,O0O pesos. The
Mexican dollar and the Spanish coins
heretofore used shall be received for
public dues at rate to be fixed from
time to time by the civil governor of
the islands, preference, however, being
given to the Philippine coins and GER
tifcates.
The option is given for the coinage of
the silver pesos either in Manila or any
mint in the United States, which coin
shall bear inscriptions or devices ex-
pressing the sovereignty of the United
States. The act making any form of
money legal tender after December 81,
1908, is repealed.
The Patterson amendment, providing
for an international conference to fix
commercial exchange, was adopted by
the senate.
Chairman Cooper, of the house COM
mittee on insular affairs, says that as
soon as the bill is received from the
senate from the house it will be sent to
conference.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
coaling Stations I'm Cuba.

Havana, Feb. l7.-President Palma
is ready to sign the naval coaling sta
tions agreement on receipt of President
Rooesvelt's approval of certain minor
changes. If reply is received in time.
Minister squiers will sail for New York
this afternoon carrying with him the
signed agreement for President Roose-
velt's singature. The object of Mr..
Squiers' visit to Washington is to con-
fer with the authorities with reference
to the permanent treaty between the
two countries which will cover the SOW
ereignty of the Isle of Pines.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
PRESIDENT APPROVES.
Last Obstacle in Way..of Deschutes Irri.
cation Project Removed.

Washington, Feb. II. - President
Roosevelt this afternoon advised Rep
resentative Moody that he today ap-
proved the map and contract with the
state of Oregon permanently segregat-
ing "a ,707 acres of land in the Des-
chutes valley, which it is proposed
shall be reclaimed under the Carey act
by the Pilot Butte development COM
-pany, o. which A. M. Drake is presi-
dent
This action ends the long contro-
versy, and SO far as the general govern
ment is concerned, gives this company
the right to proceed with the immediate
construction of its irrigation system,
according to the approved plans. Gov
ernment officials here regard this as
the most important and most promising
Carey act proposition in the state, and
see no resaon why the project should
not be carried through in the 10 years
allowed by law to successful compile.
tion.
Under the terms of the contract with
the state, the Pilot Butte company
will be allowed to charge an annual
water rental of 81 per acre, the lien of
the company amounting to $84e ,557.
This case is the first one in Oregon
under the Carey act to be approved by
the president. 1t has been hung up in
the land Office since early last summer.
Representative Moody throughout the
session has been urging immediate ac-
tion on all Carey act cases in Oergon,
but it was not until Commissioner
Richards took hold that he was able to
get this case ''jarred loose"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
JAMES r. GARFIELD PROMOTED.
Son of Dead President Is Appointed com-
missioner of Corporations.

Washington, Feb. 10. - 1t was an
nounced today at the white house that
President Roosevelt would appoint
James R. Garfield, of Ohio, commits
sioner of corporations under the act
creating the new department of COM
merce. Mr.. Garfield is a son of the
late President Garfield, and is at pres
ent member of the civil service COM
mission.
Mr.. Garfield is an Ohitan by birth
and residence. For some time the
president has had him under consider
alton in connection with the position of
commissioner OF corporations, which is
regarded as second only to that of the
secretary in Importance in the new de-
partment. The law provides that the
commissioner shall have the power to
make, under the power of the secretary,
stdiligent investigation into the organ
ization, conduct, and management of
the business Of any corporation, joint
stock company or corporate combina-
tion engaged in commerce among the
several states and with foreign nations,
excepting common carriers, subject to
AN act to regulate commerce. ap
proved February 4, 1887, and to gather
such information and data as will en-
able the president to make recommend
atoms for legislation for the regulation
of such commerce, and to report such
data to the president from time to time
as he shall require"
1t also will be the duty of the COM
missioner of corporations to gather,
compile and publish useful information
concerning corporations doing business
in the United States and engaged in
interstate or foreign commerce, includ-
ing corporations engaged in insurance.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
CAN'T RESCUE FISHERMEN.
Ice Still Blocks the Way of Revenue Gut
ter Gone to Their Relief.

st. Johns, N. F., Feb. 1S.-The
United States revenue cutter Seminole,
which is on her way to the Bay of
Islands to cut out number of icebound
American fishing schooners, is still un-
able to enter the Gulf of st. Lawrence,
and the conditions are most uncom-
promising. The Canadian naval
schooners Stanley and Mimic are already
frozen up there, which is an indication
of the probable fate of the Seminole
should she be caught in the ice.
Captain Delaney, the master of the
Newfoundland steamer Bruce, and the
most experienced ice navagitor in this
region, believes that the Seminole will
be uanble to venture toward the Bay of
Islands until the prolonged easterly
winds drive the foes we'll off the shore.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
Meteor Falls In Utah.

Salt Lake. Feb. IA special to the
Tribune fiom Bingham, Utah, says:
A mammoth meteor struck the earth in
the vicinity of this place at 4:45 o'clock
this morning. The falling body when
it coIlided with the earth caused win
dows to rattle and houses to tremble,
while sound like a mighty clap of
thunder awakened the inhabitants from
their sleep. People thought there had
been an earthquake and much alarm
was felt for some time.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
CONTINENT WHITE
BLIZZARD COVERS ENTIRE EAST AND
MIDDLE WEST.
From Lakes to Gulf and From Nevada to
Atlantic Coast Fierce, Snow-La aden
Wind Sweeps, and Worse Is Predict
ed : Even the Sunny South Suffers
From Storm.

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-The whole coun-
try from the Atlantic to the western
slope of the Rocky mountains is suffer-
ing from the coldest weather known in
February for years. The snow storm
which swept over the Rocky Mountain
states has travelled east and south until
it covers the whole region as far as
New York on the east and the Gulf
states on the south.
Beginning in Wyoming and Utah,
where extreme cold and deep snow have
caused great loss of livestock on the
range, the storm extended gradually
until Kansas is under a foot of snow
and has a temperature below zero.
Oklahoma has had snow to take the
place of rain, and Texas has snow foot
deep. In the far Northwest, near the
boundary of North Dakota and Canada,
Williston is the coldest place in the
United States, with the temperature AZ
degrees below zero, and the thermome-
ter registers from 20 to 80 below all
through the Middle West.
The snow reached New York last
night, when four inches had fallen, fol-
lowing close upon sleet storm which
had almost stopped traffic. The wealth
er bureau predicts gales, snow and ex-
treme cold for the whole Atlantic coast.
The same conditions prevail all along
the lakes.
The South is just escaping from
floods due to heavy rain, which extend
from Louisville southeast to Georgia,
only to fall into the grip of the bitter
est storm of the winter. Trains and
telegraph lines are demoralized all
through the West, and in many cities
street cars run only with great diff
entity.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
Idaho to Give S3S,OOO.

Boise, Idaho, Feb. 18.-A bill has
been introduced in the house by the
appropriation committee appropriating
$50 200 for the Lewis and Clark expo
sition in Portland and the st. Louis ex-
position. Five thousand of this is to
be used for gathering exhibits for the
st. Louis fair. The remainder is to be
equally divided between the two expo
sitions. A commission of five is to be
appointed by the governor for both ex-
positions to serve without pay.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
Hotel Burns at Midnight.

Port Huron, Mich Feb. 19.-The
st. Clair hotel, one of the largest hotes
in this city, was destroyed by fire at an
early hour this. morning. A man
named Worthy, employed at the hotel
as yardman, is missing, and is be-
lieved to have been burned to death.
Milton Campbell, a fireman, was fatal
ly crushed under the walls. All the
guests made their escape, many of them
rusning out in their night clothing
when they awoke. Loss 500, 900.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
Mine Sale at Thunder Mountain.

Weiser, Idaho, Feb. 19.--An import
ant transfer of Thunder mountain min
ing porperty has been made in this
city. D. j. Brown. who is better
known as Thunedr Mountain Brown,
has sold to D. Mckenzie, representing
Eastern capitalists, four mining claims
on Profile creek. The claims are in the
best portion of the district. The price
paid has not been made public, but
was cash deal, and it stated by those
claiming to know that the price paid
was good round one.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
Ali Exploded at Once.

Fostoria, O., Feb. 18.-Eight persons
were killed and four injured by an ex-
plosion in the Peter & Fox magazine
cane factory this afternoon. The mag
azine contained a large supply of high
explosives, used in the manufacture of
cups for magazine canes. 1t will never
be known how it happened that some
of the explosives let go. There was a
terrific report that shook the whole
town, and in moment the whole fac
torv was in flames.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
Government Gains Time.

Washington, Feb. 49, The govern
ment has formally accepted the offer of
the Panama canal company to sell to
the United Staets the canal property
and all the company's rights therein
for $40, ,000, 900, subject to the ratifca-
tion of the pending treaty with Colom-
bia. The effect OF this acceptance was
to extend the life of the option held by
the government beyond March next
and until the treaty now before the
senate has been ratified by both coun-
tries.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
Would Annex Isle of Pines.

Washington, Feb. 10. = Representa-
tive Richardson, of Tennessee, today
introduced resolution asking the pres
ident why that portion of the Platt
amendment regarding the Isle of Pines
had not been enforced. He also intro
duced concurrent resolution declaring
that it is the sense of congress that the
Isie of Pines is territory belonging to
the United States. and that no SOW
ereignty can be lawfully exercised there
except by the United States.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
General Miles Returns.

New York, Feb. 1S.-Lieutenant
General Miles, commanding the United
States army, his wife and party arrived
here today on the steamship Lucania.
The general, who has been abroad FIVE
months, has in that time been around
the world. One of the features of the
trip across the Atlantic for the general
was the sending OF a Marconigram to
King Edward VII on. February 8.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
immigration Under New Head.

New York, Feb. 17.-Commissione
William Williams, of the bureau of i'm
migration, who has just returned from
Washington, where he appeared before
the senate committee to argue for cer-
tain clauses which he wants inserted in
the new immigration law, says that
it is virtually settled that the immi-
grafton department would be under the
CONTROL of the department of COM
merce.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
The Newspaper Deadhead.
Why should people ask for fre

newspapers, asks the Toronto
Evening Telegram, any more than
they look for free cigars, free um-
brellas, free walking sticks, free :
collars, free cuffs or free beef s
steaks2 Every copy of a news I
paper is product which costs
! money. The tailor, the tobac-
eonist, the gents furnisher or the
grocer is not called upon to sup
ply free copies of the products 8
which they handle. The people
who are aggrieyed if they cannot s
get free copy of a newspaper
would not think of struggling for
! a place on the free list of groc-
cry store, dry goods store, or
butchers shop.
1t is the principle more than
the cost of the free newspaper :
S idea which is repugnant to all
sound business notions. \
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
GIVE COAST BIDDERS A. CHANCE.

Cushman Wants Per Cent Differential
ON Contracts for Warshfps.
Washington, Feb. 19.- Representative
Cushman called on Secretary Moody
today to secure departmental recon-
mendation for the incorporation in the
naval appropriation bill of a provision
allowing Pacific coast bidders on naval
vessels authorized under the pending
measure a differential of 4 per cent
over bidders on the Atlantic coast.
Such stipulation was incorporated
in the bill last year, and in Cushman's
opinion is Necessary to place Pacific
coast firms on an equitable footing
Furthermore he says such differential
would tend to hold down bids on the
Atlantic coast.