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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
state Flood Relief Plan.

Topeka, Kan, June Ex-senator F.
D Smith will introduce food relief
measure in the Senate, following the
lines of the precedent established in
1901, when an appropriation was made
to furnish seed for the settlers in
Northwest Kansas who had lost their
all by drouth. He would require those
to whom money is supplied to give a
note therefor, without interest, due
October l 1904. and when it is COL
lected the money shall be returned to
the state treasury. The plan will require
a 1s-mill levy to meet the appropriation.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
YEAR OF SUCCESSFUL WORK.
University of Oregon Expects an In
creased Attendance.

creased Attendance.
The year just closed has been one o
the most successful in the history o.
the University of Oregon. A hearty
spirit of cooperation has existed be
tween the students and faculty, an6
the work accomplished during the yeal
speaks for itself The classroom work
of the students has been above the
average, and cases of discipline have
been few.
The athletic and other interests OF
the students body have been conduct
ed according to the ideal of the uni
versity, and have been enthusiastic
cally supported.
President P. L. Campbell has made
many friends during the first year of
his regime, and his efforts to build up
the university and to bring it into
closer touch with people of the state
have been appreciated by the regents
and by the general public
The prospects for a large increase
in attendance next semester are fiat.
tering. Already nearly 100 applica-
tions have been received for freshman
standing, most of them coming from
graduates of the different high schools
throughout the state. The scientific
and engineering courses will BE bet
ter equipped than ever before, and the
facilities for instruction in these
branches will be very Efficient.
The dormitory is being improved
and transformed into a comfortable
home for the young men of the univer-
sity. The dormitory will be managed
in the future by the university and a
fixed rate of $3.50 per week will be
charged for board and lodging.
1t is very encouraging to note tat
85 per cent of the students who were
in the university during the past year
were actual college students and that
the preparatory department, which a
few years ago contained more than
of the students body, is
disappearing.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
Pay for Dishonor.

Belgrade, June 24.-The promotions
are announced of various members of
the military deputation to King Peter
at Genevra. Colonel Popoivics, of
the late King Alexander's s palace guard,
is created a General and First Aid.de-
Camp to King Peter; Captain LIoy-
sites, who opened the palace gates for
the assassins of he late king and
queen, is promoted to be a major, and
Lieutenant Gronica, who was on guard
outside the .paalce on tbe night of the
assassinations, and who was confident
of the conspirators, is made captain.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
ENTRY IS ESTOPPED.
Nearly Two Million Acres Withdrawn in
Harney and MaIheur Counties, Or.

Nearly Two Million Acres Withdrawn in
Harney and Malheur Counties, Or.
Washington, June z3.-On the re-
commendation. of irrigation engineers
of the geological survey, who have been
examining proposed irrigation sites in
Southern Eastern Oregon, the secre-
tary of the interior has ordered the
temporary withdrawal of 1850, 900
acres of land lying in Harney valley,
along the Si1ves river, and along the
Malheur river in Malheur county.
The engineers who have been in the
field since early spring, are convinced
that in both of these localities the gov
ernment can well afford to undertake
the construction of storage reservoirs,
with view of reclaiming large areas
of fertile but dry lands.
The engineers convinced themselves
from preliminary examinations that
the Silvies and Malheur rivers afford
plenty of water to irriagte considerable
areas. Now that the lands have peen
Withdrawn, they will hereafter be ex-
amined in detail to determine just how
great an acreage can be irrigated at
reasonable cost, by impounding the
waters of these two streams.
The Harney valley project, lying
southwest of Burns and north and east
of Lake Malheur, embraces 622, ,080
acres, as follows: Townships 20 to 26,
ranges 81, 8 and 80; township %, R.
321f; townships %, "a and 25, ranges
3218 33 and "a; township 26, ranges
SO and "a, all south and east.
The Malheur river project proper en-
braces about 5000 acres lying on
either side of the Malheur river and
around the town of Vale, extending
from the Snake river westerly half way
across. In addition there has been
Withdrawn 81, 900 acres lying just west
of this main tract, and directly on the
liver, which is to be utilized as reser-
voir site.
The main Malheur withdrawal in
cludes township Is, range 46; town.
ship II, ranges A, As and 46; town
ship Is, ranges 43. A, 45 and 46;
township 10. range 43; fractional
townships Is, II, 18, 10 and 20, range
AT, lying west of the Snake river
township Is, range 4s, all south and
east.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
Lightning Works Havoc.

Cambridge, O., June 23.-Lightning
struck house stored with 5000 pounds
oil dynamite at the new mines now be-
ing opened near Senecavilie, IL miles
from here today during storm and
killed six men and injured score OF
others, besides running the mine shaft
and breaking nearly all the windows in
Senecaville, mining town of 800 peo-
pie half mile from the mine. The
men killed and wounded were car
nAntors.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
FROM MANY STATES.
Money for Heppner Sufferers Continues
to Arrive Daily.

Money for Heppner Sufferers Continues
to Arrive Daily.
Heppner, Or. June 25.-Nearly 81,
500 swelled the total of relief dona
tions today. 1t is gratefully welcomed
as the falling off in receipts yesterday
and the day before gave some anxiety
to the committee, for there is pressing
need of every cent received or prom
ised. The money comes from all ovel
the United States, one man in far of
corner of Texas contributing 81, while
the city of New York sent check fol
$4,000.
But one more body was recovered to-
day, bringing the total found to date to
17s.
Now that the town ia practically
cleared and placed in fairly sanitary
condition, the executive committee has
decided that no further outside work.
men will be called for. The force on
hand, now thoroughly organized, is
deemed sufficient to comlpete the
work. 1t is probable that the Port
land contingent will soon be with
drawn, leaving only the Heppner force
in town. Since the rush is over, it is
felt that as much paid work as possible
should be left to the Heppner people,
giving them the opportunity to earn
the money donated. The Portland
force, under J. N. Davis, being very
compact and as readily moved as a
military camp, with COOKS, tents, COM
missary and other equipment, it is pos
sib BILE that it may be sent down the val
ley to help clear up the drifts remain
ing.
G. G. Berkeley, the we'll known en-
gineer, has been working force of 210
men down the valley today. Sixty of
these are Pendleton citizens. The 9th.
ers are mixed volunteers and paid men
from various points. Mr.. Berkeley es-
Inmates that with his present force 10
more days will be required to go over
the valley. The first search not being
at all thorough, many drifts will have
to be gone over again, as loose debris
was thrown on top of undisturbed
heaps. Ii the Portland contingent is
put on also, the time for completing
the task will be materially lessened.
A total of about five large carloads of
general supplies, as food, bedding.
clothes, etc., has been donated and
shipped to Heppner since the food.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
CHINESE CRISIS GROWS dRAvER.
Rebels Besiege City and Will Take 1t
Unless Help Arrives Soon.

Shanghai, June 5, via Victoria, B.
c., June 25.-The crisis grows more
grave in Kwang 81. The North China
Daily News says today:
The local mandarins have received
the following telegram from Kwang 81:
s'The rebellion is increasing and
daily getting more dangerous and more
formidable. The imperial army here
is too weak to be of any use. The lat
est news is that the rebels have beseiged
the city of Chung Chou of the project
ure of Tai Ping Flu in Kwang 81, and
that unless relief is sent at once, it
will certainly fall into the hands of the
rebels. WI, the project, has been
sending an appeal for troops to the
governor, Wang Chi Hung, and he has
ordered a force under Ho Taotai and
Major General Pan to proceed to raiee
the seige.''
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
PAYNE is SAFR.
Roosevelt VIII Not Allow Postmaster
General to Resign.


Washington, June "a. - President
Roosevelt is earning the reputation OF
standing by his friends. Attempts
have been made several times to wean
him from some of the friends of other
days. whom it is thought were not de.
sirable to be in close relations with
him every time. Rather vicious at
tacks have been made upon Senator
Lodge, and Roosevelt has been ad-
vised to have some other senator as his
confidante. but all such advice has
b cen rejected. Vicious attacks have
been made upon General Leonard
Wood, and Roosevelt has taken occas.
ion to express his confidence in Wood.
The same has happened in the case of
a dozen men of less prominence who
are close to Roosevelt.
Now it is reported that the president
intends to stand by Henry G. Payne,
postmaster general. No pronuncia.
mento to.that effect is issued from the
White House, but those who are very
close to the president declare that
Payne is not to be removed, and the at
tacks made upon him will not cause
the president to accept bis resignation
if Payne offers it. It is said that there
is perfect understanding between
Roosevelt and Payne, and that the
president is satisfied with what his
postmaster general has done, and is
not going to bes tampeded by the vic.
ious attacks that have been made in
various newspapers upon Payne.
It is expected that when the investi-
CATION progresses somewhat further
the president will take occasion to is-
sue statement concerning it, giving
credit to whom due, fol- the work of in
vestigation, and unless something lap
pens that is not now in sight, to COM
mend Postmaster General Payne.
While this is quite freely discussed, it
is impossible to say how true it is, as
the president himself refused to dis
cuss the matter, and no one officially
with the administration will
deny or affirm the statements.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
Miners ScaIded by Steam.

Tamaqua, Pa, June 24.-As result
of two disasters which followed close
upon one another in the No. A and No.
cloleries of the Lehigh coal and navi-
cation company, in the Panther creek
valley, three men are dead, one is dying
and five others are seriously injured.
Late last night, while a force of men
were fighting mine fire, the action of
the water on the burning coal and rock
generated large body of steam, which
rushed down the gangway, scalding a
party of seven men, who were manning
the fire hose.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
PRuNE GROWERS FUEL PROBLEM.
Marion Cordwood Has Increased In Price
and Is Lcarce.

NAoAAOu SOEuWOOO HAS tHCESdScQ IN FftCe
and Is Lcarce.
An enormous prune crop and an un-
usually short supply of wood will make
the fuel question an important one to
fruitgrowers this fall. The curing of
the hop and prune crops takes thous-
ands of cords of wood each year. In
the last year or two the amount of fuel
cut has decreased, and it is very evi-
dent that the supply will not equal the
demand this fall Every cord of wood
that comes to Salem is quickly bought
and much of that still corded up in the
country is already sold. The best
quality of large tlr is selling at 81 a
cord, whereas it usually brings but
$2.75 to So. The price of small fir has
not advanced SO much, as this class
of wood is in less demand and more
plentiful supply. The price has gone
up from 1925 and $3.50 a cord to So. It
is almost certain that as the season
passes the prices will increase and
that prune growers will find the item
of fuel adding to the cost of preparing.
their fruit for market.
Four thousand cords of slabwood
will be brought to Salem from Eugene
this summer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
Can ada Rises to Protest.

Osewgo, N. Y, June 23.-The visit
of Secretary of War Root to this city
and the announcement of plans for the
rebuilding of historic Fort Ontario and
it's conversion into battalion post have
been the subject of unfavorable COM
ment by the Canadian press. An OF
taWa paper says "That fort can only
have one objeet-the protection of the
harbor in case of war with Canada and
the providing of stronghold from
whi; vessels of war can issue to prey
upon Canadian lake commerce and
Cities
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
Eating Each Other.

Pekin, June 8. via Victoria, B. c.,
June 24.-News has been received here
that the famine in Kwang ST is grow
ing worse by degrees. The starving
population is estimated at 200, 900 and
daily numbers of deaths occur from
starvation. The British authorities in
Hong Kong, aided by public subscrip-
tions, have been sending aid for two
months. A Japanese report says can
nibalism is being practiced and human
flesh is publicly offered for sale.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
Cable to Alaska.

Washington, June "a. - General
Greedy has been informed that $50
miles of the submarine cable to be
laid between Puget Sound and Alaska
have been shipped from New York to
Seattle. The remaining $50 miles will
be shipped from New York in August.
This is the first long cable made in
the United States. It is of the seam
less rubber type. Captain Edgar Rus
sell, Signal Corps, has started for Seat
tie to make preliminary arrangements.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
chemawa draduates Five.

The closing exercises of Chemawa
Indian training school will be held on
June 80. A class of five pupils will be
graduated. The exercises viii occupy
the whole day. In the forenoon and
part of the afternoon there will be
band concerts, athletic contests and
exhibitions and all visitors will be
given an opportunity to inspect the
various departments and see the char
acter of work done at the institution.
An entertainment will be given in the
assembly room in the evening.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
Floods Wlpe Out Towns.

Ell Paso, Tex, June 25.-The Rio
Grande at Berino, N. NJ, is six miles
wide Santa Fe trains are coming in
over the Southern Pacific tracks. 1t is
reported here that the channel has
changed twice in 80 miles above Ell
Paso. The current crosses the Santa
Fe track twice in less than mile of
terrtoriy. ALI the Mexican settlements
near Sierra Blanca Tex, has been
swept away Breino ha not been heard
from for several days.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
TO TANANA BY RAIL.
Project to Open Land of Vast Richness
In Alaska.

In Alaska.
Chicago, June 23.-The gold output
of Alaska, now $50, 900, 900 per year,
will be greatly increased by the early
building of a new railroad from the
southern coast of Resurrection bay
northward to the Tanana river, definite
announcement of which was made here
today. The Reward construction COM
pany, of Chicago, has secured the con-
tract of the building and equipping of
413 miles of Alaska Central railway,
from Resurrection bay northward
Though the Cook inlet country and up
to the Sushitna valley to the Tanana
river, $50 miles above its junction
with the Yukon.
The company has placed an order for
70-pound steel rails, which will be
shipped via. Seattle and Vancouver.
Locomotives and cars have also been
secured, and will be forwarded with
the rails. Constru, tion must start be-
fore July Is, and be pushed with all
possible speed. The new railway is
projected by prominent men of the
Pacific coast. The headquarters are at
Seattle and the financial Office is in
Chicago.
The terminal of the Alaska Central
is open every day of the year. Owing
to the influence of the Japanese cur
rent, the weather there never falls to
zero in winter weather. The route of
the railway, which was surveyed last
summer, is through a valley heavily
timbered, and opens a vast country rich
in gold and copper. The northern
terminus is in the midst of the new
Tanana gold fields, many times more
extensive than the Klondike. The road
will make interior Alaska accessible
every day in the year and save three
weeks of travel now necessary to inter-
ior points by the circuitous routes up
the Yukon river. The projectors say
that the building of the Alaska Central
will increase the gold production of
Alaska from the present output of $780,
900, 900 to 5000, 900, 900, and attract
an increased immigration of scores of
thousands.
In addition to the resources of gold,
coal and timb Der, the new railroad will
penetrate copper belt, which has
been pronounced by government and
private mineralogists to contain the
most extensive and highest grade cop
per deposits known in the world.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
Portland Real Estate Active.

An increase of nearly 100000 above
the real estate transfers of the pre-
ceding week is the feature of the past
week in Portland, among the realty
dealers. The building permits for the
same period show slight decrease,
but nothing abnormal when the ordin-
ary fluctuations of the. construction
business are considered.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
Election Left to PeopIe.

jackson, Miss, June 24.-The state
board of election commissioners today
ordered state primary election to be
held on August 6. This action means
that the next United States senator
from Mississippi will be chosen by DOB
uIar ballot. Senator Money, the PRES
ent incumbent, and Governor Loneino
are candidates, and are now prosecute
ing an active canvass Of the state.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
Men Needed on Jetty,

A force of ITO men, who are classed
as unskilled laborers, is now at work
on the extension of the jetty, and AS
sistant Engineer Hegardt, who has
charge of the work, says he needs
fully as many more, and at once. The
men receive $2.25 per day of eight
hours. and pay So per week for board.
The labor is not hazardous or difficult;
the only thing required of the men is
that they shall be able-bodied, of sober
habits and willing to work.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
Light Plant at Fort Stevens.

Captain Goodale, constructing quar-
termaster United States army with
headquarters at Astoria, has received
authority from the department at
Washington to advertise fer bids for
the construction of an electric light
plant at Fort Stevens to light the
grounds and barracks
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
No Celebration at Portland.

The Fourth of July fund at Port
land has been transferred to the Hepp-
ner relief committee, and no celebra-
ton will be held, except a sham battle
at Irvington, for the benefit of Hepp-
ner. The amount paid in is $2874.66,
and about $3.50 is outstanding. 1t is
expected that all this balance will be
paid. There are bills outstanding
which must be paid, but the balance
to be transferred to the Heppner fund
will be at least $2500.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
DREDdE ABOUT READY FOR WORK.
Grant Will Begin Operations on coIum-
bia In About Month.

Dla IN ABOUT q Month.
Washington, June 24.-From adj
vices received by the chief of engineers
today, it is believed that the pumps
for the converted transport Grant will
be completed and ready for shipment
about the end of June. The contract.
ing firm in Baltimore has secured a
perfect casting for the huge cylinder.
and the rest of the pump is ready for
assembling. The work of remodeling
the Grant, so as to fit it for use as a
sea dredge, is more than thlee-fourths
completed at the Mare Island navy
yard, and if the present progress is not
interrupted, the ship will be ready to
commence operations on the Columbia
river bar not later than the first of
August, and possibly before.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
Minister Will Not Return.

New York, June a. According to
obtained by the World
here, Senior Luis Cora, the Nicaraguan
minister to this country, will not re-
turn to his post, and the Nicaraguan
will continue without a
diplomatic representative at Washing
ton because of the failure of the Mica
raguan canal project.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
NAVY WANTS PRECEDENT.
Tying Up of Galveston by Creditors Paves
the Way for Trouble on Other Ships.

Tying Up of Galveston by Creditors Paves
the Way for Trouble on Other Ships.
Washington, June "a. - Attorney
General Knox had prepared TODAY a
stipulation in the nature of a bond
which, will be filed with Jugde Grin
nan, of the Chancrey Court OF Rich
mond, practically the Government g in
terest in the cruiser Galveston. This
stipulation or bond, it is asserted, will
more than cover the claims of the cred
itors against the Trigg Company for
work done and material used on the
ship. After tiae stipulation is filed is
is believed that Judge Grinnan will
Immediately release the ship to the
government.
It was learned at the navy depart
ment today that far greater interests
are involved in the decision of the
question of the possession of the cruis-
ers Galveston and Chattanooga than
are represented by the actual cash val
ue of those boats. II is regarded as
absolutely essential at this stage to es-
tabiish sound precedent and deter
mine the question of title to war ves-
sells under construction, in order to pro-
tect the governments interests in the
ownership of at least dozen ships, in
cluding battleships worth nearly $5,-
600, 900. each. Separate action will be
taken in the case of the Chattanooga,
building at Elizabethport, and it is
therefore probable that no further de-
lays will be encountered in the compile
tion of the Galveston and the Chatta-
nooga, while any show of force or dur
ess on the part of the National govern
mnet will be avoided.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
Muddy Water for Twenty-Five Miles.

Captain Howes, who has just return
ed to Astoria from service on the pilot
schooner, says that, as result of the
present freshet in the Columbia, fresh
and muddy water extends a distance
of fully 25 miles off shore. This is
undoubtedly what prevents the salmon
from coming in in the expected large
runs
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
Old Pioneer Gone.

Captain Joseph Sloan, an Oregon
pioneer of 1850, first superintendent
of the Oregon penitentiary, and an
early chief of police of Portland, died
at the home of DR.. e. A. Pierce in
Salem last Sunday.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
Organize a Fair Club.

Mrs. Emma Galloway, state organi-
ger of women's Lewis and Clark clubs.
was in Monmouth last wee, where she
formed another club with a good char
ter membership.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-26
Venezuela Paws Germany.

Caracas, June ss23.-The Venezuelan
government has paid to Germany $780,
900 due this month as stipulated in the
protocol in partial liquidation of the
German claims against Venezuela.