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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
Tunnel Under East River.

Nwe York, Feb. 5.-Atfer lying idle
for 10 years, the tunnel under the East
river, between Forty-second street,
Manhattan, and Long Island CITY, will
probbaly soon be rushed to completion.
Plans for the tunnel are all ready, SO
the work could begin today, according
to the engineer. The New York &
Long Island railroad company, owners
of the franchise, completely reorgan-
lied, has been studying the question OF
resuming the work for year. New
plans are complete, and practically all
preparations have been made for con-
tinuation of the long delayed project.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
TERMS OF TREATY
ALASKAN BOUNDARY QUESTIONS FOR
TRIBUNAL TO SETTLE.
Document is Largely In French and Must
Be Translated-Three Men Appointed
by United States and Three by Great
Britain viii Act as Jurists-D Decision
i'm Three Months.

washington, Feb. 5.-Ihere was
some discussion yesterday in the execu-
tive session of the senate with reference
to making public the treaty recently
negotiated by Secretary Hay and Sir
Michael Herbert for settlement of
the Alaskan boundary dispute. Owing
to the fact that number of articles are
in French, it was decided to await a
translation before making the treaty
public. The secretary of the senate
was directed to prepare translation.
Article l of the treaty provides that
the boundary line tribunal shall be inn
mediately appointed, and shall consist
of six impartial jurists, three to be
named by the president OF the United
States and three by his Britannia ma
jesty. All questions must receive a
majority vote of the tribunal. Pro-
vision is made for the appointment of
other jurists to fill vacancies and for
officers of the tribunal, including scien-
tific experts and agents.
Article 2 provides that written or
printed case Of the two parties and 9TH
er documents, correspondence and eyi-
dence shall be submitted by the two
parties within two months cf the ex-
change of the ratifcations OF this treaty.
Two months afterward the counter case
may be submitted, but the tribunal
may extend the time if it so desires.
Article 8 provides that the tribunal
shall consider in the settlement of the
questions submitted to its decisions the
treaty between Great Britain and Rus
sia of 1926 and the treaty between the
United States and Russia of March 80,
1867, and "partie ularly articles LII, Nv
and V of the first mentioned treaty"
The original text of these articles is
given in French. In the treaty be-
tween the United States and Russia
articles III and w CT the Anglo Rus
sian treaty are quoted as describing the
line of demarcation between Russian
and the British possessions.
It is provided that the first meeting
of the boundary tribunal shall be in
London. AS soon as possible after the
arguments are concluded a decision
shall be prepared and within three
months, unless the president or the
British king, by common accord, ex-
tends the time. Provision also is
made as to how the decision shall be
prepared and handed to the agents of
the respective governments. As soon
as possible decision shall be prepared
and handed to thu agents of the re-
spective governments.
AS soon as decision has been sent
to the contracting parties each shall
send one or more scientific experts to
lay down the boundary line in accord
ance with the decision. Should there
be a failure of the majroity to agree on
any of the points submitted. the re-
spective governments are to be notified
through the agents.
The exchange of ratifcations, as soon
as the same has become effective, is
provided for.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
ELEN EN- WOMEN BURNED.
Awful Holocaust on Malcolm Islaud-
. Seventeen Injured.


Seventeen Injured.
Seattle, Feb. A special to the
Times from Vancouver says: Thursday
evening witnessed grim tragedy with
dire results to the Finnish settlers on
Malcolm island, some distance up the
coast from Vancouver. In a terrible
holocaust which broke out while the
men were at meeting, in common
living house in which "a families were
living, IL women and children were
burned to death and II injured.
The anguish of the men, who were
powerless in many cases to help the
women and children, owing to there
being no water supply, was terrible.
As they stood outside the blazing build
ing, children were thrown from the
house at their feet and frantic women
were falling all about them crippled
and bruised as they leaped from the
second story of the doomed hotel
There are about 100 families on the
island. The building burned was put
up to provide temporary shelter for the
more recent arrivals, who had beer
living in tents. Many of the men per
formed acts of great bravery, and were
badly burned.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
To colonize Venezuela.

Joplin, Mo-, Feb. 4.-"The- Vene-
zuelan Company" which organized
here several days ago to enlist men for
colonization in Venezuela, has, it was
stated today, received over 1000 men,
all with military training and some of
whom are stated to have held commits
sions in the United States army and
navy. Applications for membership
are pouring in from all parts of the
United States and Canada. The COM
pany expects to secure large land grants.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
VIII Have to Change plans.

Seattle, Feb. Sit may be neces-
sary to change the plans of the new
federal building in this city, as there
is not enough money appropriated to
build the structure entirely of stone.
R. Brainard, representing the archi-
tect's Office of the treausry department,
is here now, consulting with the vari-
GUS federal officials in regard to the
matter. While here he will examine
the sandstone product of the state with
view of having that material used in
the building.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
Torpedo Boat Crushed.

Corfu, Island of Corfu, Feb. 81 The
British cruiser Pioneer ran into tor
pedo boat destroyer near the channel OF
Corfu today and 13 persons are believed
to have been drowned. The torpedo
boat destroyer was the Orwell. She
was cut through at the coming tower
during night naval operations, and her
fore part sank in deep water taking down
Is men. Only two bodies have been
recovered. The after part of the Orwell
has been towed here.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
Fifty Middies Graduate.

Annapolis, Feb. 5.-The SO midship-
men of the class of 1908 today received
their diplomas from the hands of Secre-
tary of the Navy Moody, and became
full fedged officers of the American
navy. The exercises took place in the
new armory. The midshipmen assem-
bled in front OF the barracks and
marched to the armory, where large
crowd had gathered to witness the cere-
monies Tonight the exercises culmin.
ated in the annual grand ball
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06

ment funds, has been captured at Mon
treal.
Godfrey Hunter, jr., has been acquit-
ted of the charge of murder growing out
of the killing of William Fitzgerald at
Guatemala.
The breaking of an elevator cable at
Denver caused the manning and bruis-
ing of seven persons, one of whom may
be crippled for life.
Nine Union Pacific trainmen who
ran between Sydney, Neb., and Chey-
enne, Wyo., are under arrest, charged
with the theft of goods in transit.
Two stock trains on the Illinois Cen
tral collided, killing two men and in
iuring IL others. Five cars of stock
were consumed in the fire which broke
out.
A movement is on foot to cretae a
new state out of the western portion oil
North Dakota and the eastern portion
of Montana. 1t is proposed to call it
Montague.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy Long shows
improvement and may recover.
Senator Mitchell is slowly recovering
f1om his severe attack of illness.
Binger Hermann has turned over the
= general land Office TO his successor. -
=: A Manila official is short $S, 200 in
his accounts and has fed to Japan.
The railroad connecting Havana, and
Santiago is completed and opened to
traffic.
The French chamber of deputies il
unanimously in favor of large stand,
ing army.
Jean Jules Jusserand, the new French
ambassador to. the United States, has
arrived in Washington.
Ore assaying as high as $50, 900 tor
has just been discovered in CHECKER
creek district, near Dawson.
The United States will buy from
Spain the heavy guns now in place IL
the Notifications of Porto Rico.
An amendment to the constitution
mas D0Gu luLTOUuC6u III COuST0SS pIOu1U
iting the holding of fortune exceeding
$4,000, 900 By any one individual il
the United States.
The district supreme court at Wash
ington has decided that a, Filipino ma,
become a naturalized citizen of tn
United States.
Colonel David Phillips Jones, chic
engineer OF the United States navy, re
tired, is dead. He was PROMINENT.
known throughout the United States a
the father of modern engineering in tn
navy.
Appropriation for Dalles-Celilo cana
cannot be made this session of congress
The Graceland, N. j., death lis
from the train wreck now numbers 25
Russia and Austria are preparing t
force Turkey to grant reforms in Mace
donia.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
Must Give Preference.

Berlin, Feb. A. The foreign Office
officials say that the interchange of
views between Mr.. Bowen and the rep
resentatives of the allies at Washington
continues on the question of what form
of preference the blockading powers
shall have. President Castro will not
be allowed to reach a settlement with
out giving some form of preference.
The attitude of the United States con-
tinues as from the beginning to be dig
nified and friendly toward all.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
Railroad Provides Free Surgeons.

New York, Feb. s. The New York
Central railroad has perfected a plan
to minimize loss of life and injuries in
accidents by employing 60,surgeons,
who will live all along the line, SO that
they may be reached at once. Each
physician will have charge of section.
The station masters will be kept in
formed of the whereabouts of the physi-
clans, so that they may be reached by
wire at any time. These surgeons will
also respond to calls of passengers
taken ill and to attend employees.
Every train will carry surgeons tools,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
Direct Vote on Senator.

Denver, Feb. 5.-A bill introduced
in the legislature by Senator Rush pro-
vides that at the general election and
preceding the time for election of a
United States senator, each political
party may place on the ballot the
names of five or less candidates for the
senatorship, and binds the members of
the legislature, under penalty of expul-
sion, to vote for the candidate of their
respective party receiving the greatest
number of the popular vote.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
DoBLlN IS GUILTY.
Committee in Lessler Case Says He At
tempted Bribery Minority Report.


Washington, Feb. 5. - The house
committee on naval affairs has reported
tc the house its findings in the matter
of the Investigation of the Lessler brib-
cry charges 1t finds that Philip Dob
lin tried to bribe Lessler, and is liable
to punishment for that offense and for
perjury, but Lemuel E. Quigg and the
Holland boat company are innocent in
the matter.
A minority report signed by Repre-
sentative Kitchen Dem. N. C@, Van
diver (Dem. Mo- and Roberts (Rep.
Mass was also submitted. It finds
that there was no attempt at bribery,
or in effect, that Doblin's whole story
is fiction of his imagination. 1t
argees in the rest of the majority report.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
Effect of Free Coal.

New York, Feb. Sit is the general
opinion among local dealers that the
great Inconvenience caused by scarcity
of coal is at an end, and from now on
the price will continue to drop, espe-
cially if the present mild weather con-
tinues. In some places yesterday hard
coal could be bought for $3.50 ton
and one dealer put his price at 81, with
l 900 tons on hand. The price of soft
coal mas as low as $3.50 ton, with
independent dealers retailing coal at
Sc and Sc so ton.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
Can't Haul the Traffic.

Chicago, Feb. A. Because of inabil-
ity of eastern roads to handle all the
traffic offered them, western roads have
issued blockade notices that affect sew
eral of the necessaries of life. Among
the latter is flour, which theJ western
roads will not receive for delivery to
eastern roads until further notice. sT The
condition of congestion on the eastern
roads is veryl much worse than on
western roads.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
EVENTS OF 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.

The national debt was decreased $3,
600, 900 during January.
Coercion in Ireland has been almost
abandoned and better times are in
sight.
The Alaska boundary treaty has been
returned to the senate with the clerical
errors corrected.
Rioting among striking street car
men at Waterbury, Conn.,, continues,
despite the presence of troops.
William A. Wilson, who absconded
from Manila with $4,000 of govern
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
Orders to Rush Rifles.

Springfield, Mass. Feb. 8. - Orders
have been received at the United States
armory to rush the shipment of 100, 900
Krag- Jorgensen rifles to arsenals over
the country. The original cause of the
order was the passage of the militia
bill, but the rush feature of the order
apparently has special cause.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
Philadelphia to Stay at Bremerton.

Washington. Feb. 5.-The navy de-
.partment has decided to retain the
Philadelphia at the Bremerton navy
yard as receiving ship. This vessel
was one of the first crusiers of the new
steel navy and already has become am
tiquated in many respects.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06
THE LEGISLATURE
WHAT THE LAWMAKERS OF OREGON
ARE DOING AT SALEM.
Bills of Importance That are Being Intro
duced and Acted Upon In Both Houses
4 Measures Signed by the Governor
Progress of the BaiIoting for United
States Senator.
Tuesday.

Tuesday.
The vote-Fulton "a, Geer Is, Wood
IL, Mills IL, scattering 8, absent 8.
Paulsen, of Clackamas, voted for
Geer, but before the result was an
nounced changed back to Fulton.
The Senate-Among the bills passed
was one to authorize the employment
of convict labor on the public highways
and one to make state officers and en-
ployes subject to garnishmsnt A joint
resolution to abrogate section 35, article
], of the state constitution, relative to
negroes and mulattoes, was adopted.
The House-A bill to amend the code
relating to marriage licenses was passed.
A bill to fix the maximum rates per
mile charged by railroad companies
was introduced.
Monday.
The vote-Fulton "a, Geer 16, Wood
IA, Mills IL, scattering 6, absent 8.
The Senate-The bill to reapportion
the state into senatorial and represent
ative districts was passed. The Smith
bill for the creation of a board of health
passed with only one dissenting vote.
A bill was introduced to repeal the law
creating the Offices of health officers and
boatpuller at Astoria.
The House The bill to commit ine-
briates to the insane asylum was lost.
A bill to regulate and limit the hours
of employment of females was passed.
A resolution was adopted by both
branches asking the president to visit
Oregon on his trip to the coast.
Saturday.
The vote-FuIton 80, Geer 16, Wood
IA, scattering 18, absent and paired s,
present but not voting /.
The Senate-Among the bills passed
was one relating to licenses for selling
intoxicating liquors and one 10 provide
for transfer of prisoners from the peni-
tentiary to the asylum.
The House-Committee on education
reported in favor of senate bill appro.
priaitng $4,000 for Eastern Oregon
agricultural college. Committee on
commerce reported favorably on the
house bill for the Improvement and use
of rivers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06

The vote: Fulton SO, Geer 16, Wood
l6, scattering 81, absent 4.
The Standardization to adjourn until
Monday voted down. A bill was passed
prohibiting child labor under certain
ages. A communication was received
from the governor calling attention to
the scandal at the state prison. A
measure was introduced to provide an
executive mansion.
The House-Among the bills intro
duced was one providing matron iat
the penitentiary and one for an eight
hour working day.
rsday.
The vote: Fulton SO, Geer 16, Wood
II, Williams 10, scattering IL, absent
3.
The House-Bills were passed ask
ing congress to enact better-land laws
and changing the time of fixing the tax
levies. A bin was introduced compell-
ing railroads to erect gates in the city
of Portland.
Wednesday.
The vote today stood: Fulton 80,
Geer Is, Wood, II, scattering 20,
absent 8, total 80.
The Senate-Most of the day was
taken up in passing charter bills. A
bill was passed to create state board
of health. Bills were introduced fix
ing the salary of state printer; making
eight hours days work in all occu-
pations except domestic and agricul-
tural; and number of unimportant
measures.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-18
A Stocking Party.

The Ladies Of the Missionary SO
ciety of st. Paul's church, near
Pomaria, have issued the following
unique invitations to a stocking
party to be given at the residence
of Mrs. L. /. Epting on the evening
OF the goth Of December, from 6 to
IIO'clock:
On the thirticth of December,
If you think you can remember,
TO Stocking Party we invite
You at early candle light.
In the little stocking new,
Pennies twice the No. Of your shoe,
cor more if you care to do)
Kindly send or bring with you.
With music sweet and games SO gay
Wen entertain while you stay,
There will be no extra fee,
AS refreshments will be free.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-18
News From Excelsior

Excelsior, Dec. 17.-Prof. J. S.
Wheeler and family moved to his
former home in this section on
Tuesday. Mr.. Wheeler is good
able teacher in the school room
and also a good nelghbor.
MIR. J. d. H. Kinard has the
sympathy of all his friends in his
loss by fire on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. George B. Cook, of Colum.
bia, is visiting in this section.
Our people are about done work
now and getting in shape for
Christmas.
Ice has been plentiful for the
past few weeks.
Owing to the continued cold
weather. grain in this section is
making very little show. Some of
the old people say this is sign for
good grain year.
Mrs. Caroline Cook has been
confined to her room sick for few
days. Glad to learn she is little
better.
Mrs. Willie Blanton Of Granite
vile, S. c., is visiting her father S
family, Mr.. A. A. Mates, here.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-18
The Rev. j. j. Long.

The congregations Of Bethlehem
pastorate ha very cordially re-
ceived the Rev. ]. ]. Long as their
pastor. Rev. Mr.. Long served
Bethlehem before his connection
with the Newberry pastorate and
the cordial and sympathetic rela.
tons formed during this former
service have been but strengthened.
1t was with a great deal of regret
that the Newberry circuit p rted
from Mr. Long. His relations with
the members of this cir cult were
most cordial and sympathetic and
they respected and esteemed him
very highly. Mayer Memorial as
a token of appreciation of his ser
vices added $5 90 to the final por-
ton of his salary and he was suita-
bly, and lovingly remembered by
Colony.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-18
into the basement and shot and
killed himself His books showed
he was about SIS, 900 short.

A reduction in wages averaging
II per cent. and affecting 10000
men in the Connellsville coal re-
gions Of Pennsylvania was all
nounced on Tuesday.
The Republicans of the Senate
have decided upon Rev. Everett
Hale of Boston for chaplain of that
body, beginning January I. He is
Congregationalist and is now 50
years old.
The Democrats won an overwhel-
ming victory in the municipal cleo
ton in Boston on Tuesday, Mayor
Patrick Collins being reelected by
$4,000 plurality. The board of
aldermen will be solidly Democratic.
Fred Bradshaw, a 14-year-old
boy, was shot and killed in the sub
urbs of Atlanta on Tuesday by
James Dean, a boy with WHOM, he
was hunting. Dean was taken into
custody but claims the shooting
was accidental.
Robert BurChett was murdered
at his home at Max Meadows. Va.
and suspicion points to his wife and
another man. His wife was found
washing blood stains from the floor.
The body had been dragged some
distance from the house.
A. V. Keech, charged with fraud.
ulently using the mails in connec.
ton with the Mississippi Valley
Planter prize distribution, has beel
bound over to the federal granc
jury of Memphis in tue Sum of S.,
900. 1t seems that it was another
get-rich- quick concern.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-18
RECIPROCITY PASSES SENATE.
'lghtecn Senators Vote Against the
Observation-Disclosures for
the Holidays.

R Rashlugton, Dec. l6..-By the
ElPlve vote of 81 to the senate
Hay passed the bill carrying into
Mft the reciprocity treaty with
hBa.
1he bill passed carries into exc
Mon the treaty between the Uni
M Estates and Cuba which was rati-
kd last March. The treaty pro-
tdes for reduction of 20 per cent.
ON the rates Of duty under the
)lngley law on all Cuban articles
Imported into the United States and
tyarying reduction Of from 20 to
10 per cent. from the established
Juban duty on articles imported
nto Cuba from the United States.
n After the passage of the Cuban
Sill the senate adjourned to the
1ouse resolution providing for a
Bollday recess from Dec. 10 to Ian. d..
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-18
TWICE A WEEK. 81. so A YEAR

it a great honor that any old Con.
federate soldier should suggest that
he wear it. The resolution was in.
troduced by Major Reid and was
carried with enthusiasm. The Gov
ernor wrote him the following let
ter which will be appreciated by all
Confederate soldiers:
Columbia, S. c., Dec 10. 1903.
Col. ]. w. Reid, Chester, S. c.
My Dear Colonel: The receipt
OF your letter, 9TH inst, was a most
pleasant reminder Of my recent
pleasan. visit TO your town. Its con
tents add TO my appreciation but
l Shall have to ask you to I'M
derstand that / do not see my
way clear to properly make such y
request. I ieel that only those
soldiers of the Confederate army
who wore the gray, like yourself
are entitled to the badge Of honor
which, this ErOnZe cross alone can
confer. With this strong convic-
ton, you will see that I cannot
consistently ask for the honor,
which belongs entirely to the heroes
of the Lost Cause.
Please consider this a final dispo.
sltion Of this matter, and be sure to
know that this decision does not III
the most remote manner detract
from my sincere appreciation Of the
honor which has been conferred
| Further discussion of it would not
III my Judgment, be wise; and | beg
that if you have anything further
to say, please wait until we car
have a personal interview, al WhiCl
time, | am Stre, | can make my
self fully understood. l often thinl
of the pleasant day spent in Ches
ter and Of all your kindness to IL,
on that occasion. Trusting yo,
are quite we'll, believe me, will
regards, yours sincerely.
d. c. Hayward, Governor.