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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
PROPOSES AN INCOME TAX.
Williams Also Wants Over-Issue of
Stocks Prevented.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Representa-
tive Williams, of Mississippi, has intro
duced concurrent resolution in the
house proposing an amendment to the
constitution to give congress power to
collect taxes on incomes, and providing
that such tax shall not be construed to
be direct tax within the meaning of
the constitution. Mr.. Williams also
introduced the following bills:
To put on the free list, when coming
from countries which permit identical
products of ours to enter free, hides of
all animals, leather of all sorts, boots,
shoes, saddles and harness.
To prevent individuals or corpora
tions engaged in interstate commerce
from making it condition of sale of
their products that the purchaser shall
not sell or deal in products of any 9TH
er persons, firms or corporations.
To prevent the over issue of stock by
corporations or combinations of corpor-
ations and defining such over issues as
"pubic cheating"
Requi-qg the payment of interest
on pu' nds deposited with banks.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
DECIDE ON POLICY TOWARD CUBA.
The Democrats Will Not Offer Apy
Amendments to the Bill.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The Demo-
cratic senator's, in caucus, practically
reached the conclusion not to offer anv
amendments to the Cuban reciprocity
bill, when it is voted on in the senate.
The caucus was called at the instance
of the Democratic steering committee,
which presented a recommendation
against amendments on the ground
that if offered they, and not the bill
itself, would be made the basis of dis
cussion. The caucus was an animated
one, and was sharply divided on the
point at issue, some of the senators
contending that numerous amendments
should be presented, and others holding
out against any effort whatever to
change the character of the bill and
standing for a straight party vote
against it. The caucus continued until
after the beginning of the regular daily
session of the senate and in the end the
committee won its point.
The general trend of the discussion
was favorable to the point that the
steering committee should be sustained.
and even the senators favoring amend,
ments agreed, after the close of the
conference, that the anti-amendment
policy had been practically decided on
when the Berry amendment was voted.
down. e.. ..-.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
AID TO EFFICIENCY.
The British Remount System Pleases
General Carter.

London, Dec. 16.-General William
II. Carter, of the United States army,
who has been investigating the re-
mount system of the British. army,
with view to reporting to the general
staff of the United States army, had a
farewell interview with II. O. Arnold
Foster, British secretary of war, yester-
day. He will leave England tomorrow
for the Transvaal.
Every facility has been afforded Gen.
eral Carter here and he expresses his
appreciation of the friendly spirit OF
the war officials, and especially of the
remount bureau, which arranged for
his investigations. At Aldershott a
squadron of the celebrated Fourteenth
Hussars and battery of the horse ar
tillery were paraded before General
Carter, who highly praised these or
ganizations and particularly the quality
of their horses.
The general thinks the excellence of
the British cavalry and horse artillery
is due to the system of supplying re-
mounts and to the efficiency of the
corps of riding masters.
General Carter visited Woolwich and
Sandhurst. He does not think these
Adjustments compare very favorably
with the military academy at West
Point, but he says the results obtained
are more satisfactory.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
AIMED AT GUESSING CONTESTS.
Penrose Would Also Amend Postal Law
to Reach dst-Rich-Quick Men.

Washington, Dec. 1.-Two bills
have been introduced in the senate by
Senator Penrose, designed to strengthen
the laws regulating the use of mails.
One is aimed at the 'get-rich-quick"
concerns and guessing contests, and in
cludes the District of Columbia and
call territory within the jurisdiction of
the United States" in the law forbid.
ding the use of mails for the transmits
sion of lottery tickets. The bills were
drawn in the law division of the post
Office department. The act of 1890 for
bidding lotteries is amended by insert
ing the following language in the pro-
hibitory section:
cor any person, or company, con-
Quoting any competition or contest in
volving the award of prizes, and based
upon the relative accuracy of guesses
or estimates; or conducting any
schemes or device for betting, wagering
or making pools upon horse races or
other similar contests"
This amendment is held to be neces-
sary by reason of the attorney general
holding that contests which involve
the award of prizes obtained upon the
relative accuracy of guesses or estimates,
as to the number of votes in political
election or the number of beans that
certain jar contains, etc., are not in vi
olation of the present lottery laws.
1t is sought by the amendment also
to protect the public against fraud, as
we'll as to suppress gambling which ac-
companies betting on horses. Betting
on horse races has been held not to be
within the purview of the lottery laws.
Consequently it is held that the only
way by which these turf investment
schemes can be suppressed under ex-
listing laws is upon the ground of fraud,
in which caes it is extremely difficult
to obtain sufficient evidence to warrant
an action. Such evidence cannot be
obtained in any event until after the
scheme has been in operation some time,
and after the company has in its pos
session thousands of dollars of the peo-
ple's money.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
HAPPENINGS HERE In OREGON
SHOULD FORM DISTRICT.
Importance of a Corporation Is Urged
at Ereewaeer.

Freewater-A. d. Stillman, a prom
inent attorney of Pendleton, delivered
an address on the irrigation question OF
this district before large attendance
of fruitgrowers of this district. The
meeting was held in the schoolhouse
north of here. His principal object
was to show why government irrigation
districts should be formed.
An election on this question will be
held December 81. A deep interest is
taken. Mr.. Stillman said in part:
can irrigation district, organized un-
der the statute, is nothing more nor
less than a municipal or public cor
poration. The irrigation district as a
municipal corporation is of such recent
origin that it is not generally under
stood, and it is probably for this reason
that the inhabitants of proposed dis
trict hesitate to assume the powers and
obligations of an irrigation district.
"The irrigation district is provided
for by the general laws of the state of
Oregon, act of 1895, which provides
that the inhabitants of any given or
limited area that is irrigated from a
common source may form an irrigation
district and assume the powers usually
exercised by municipal or public cor
poration.'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
MADE MINISTER TO PANAMA.
w. l. buchanan, of New York, Will Have
Extraordinary Powers.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The president
has named W. I. Buchanan. Of Now
York, to be the first United States min
lister to Panama.
Mr.. Buchanan's selection was
brought about by a desire on the part
OF the president to secure, temporarily
at least, and during the crystailization
OF the relations between the limited
States and Panama, the services of
trained diplomat, having special refer
ence to his knowledge of the Latin
American races. By reason of lonp
service as United States minister to the
Argentine Republic, Mr.. Buchanan
fills that description in the estimation
OF the state department.. It is UNDER
stood his assumption of duties is not to
be permanent, for he sacrificed large in
terests to undertake the work. ..s
Mr.. Buchanan was director. oenera1
OF the Pan-American exposition at
Buffalo.
Regarding it as very desirable that
the new Minister shall be at his most
at an early moment, the state depart-
ment has adopted the unusual course
OF making out for him special COM
mission independent of the nomina.
ton in regular form today submitted.
This commission designates Mr.. Bu-
chanan as envoy extraordinary on a
special mission. Under its powers he
will be able to perform all the duties of
a regular minister and more if need be.
He will hold this commission until
such time as the United States senate
shall have confirmed his regular nomi-
nation as minister plenipotentiary and
envoy extraordinary to Panama.
Thus armed Mr.. Buchanan will take ,
the first steamer from New York to
Panama. He went to Buffalo tonight
to close up some business.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
ENGLISH pARrRIDdEs THRIVE.
covey Turned Loose In Linn County
Has Multiplied.

Albany-A number of inquiries as to
the success experienced with the Eng
lish partridges which were turned loose
in Linn county have been received in
Albany. These queries came largely
from prominent Portland sportsmen,
who were instrumental in securing the
valuable addition to Oregon's stock of
game birds. Edwin Stone, who Sc
cured the covey OF birds that were
turned into Linn county fields, and who
has kept an eye on the birds since they
were freed, said today that he had
heard from the English partridges re-
Gently, and they seemed to be thriving
Twenty-fou1 of the birds were turned
loose in Linn county by Mr.. Stone in
January, 1901. The partridges were
secured by popular subscription.
When released, the birds Immediately
flew away in divers directions, but soon
began whistling to each other, and in
short time they were gathered into a
covey. They were turned loose on the
Lines place, at the base of Knox butte,
about four miles from Albany. Wheat
was placed in the field for them, but
they did not remain to partake of the
hospitality of their liberators. They
soon took to the butte, to orchards,
small groves, etc.
Since that time number of English
game birds have been seen about the
butte and in the surrounding fields,
and always are seen in coveys. A oom-
plaint has been registered that some
one was following the birds with gun
last fall, and killed number of them.
Several coveys of the birds, ranging
from ten to sixteen in number, have
been seen this fall, and any number of
them have been heard whistling in the
fields around the butte.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
ROASTs IN WRECK.
Iowa Passenger Train Is Derailed on a
High Bridge.

Ottumwa, Ia, Dec. 16.-Five per-
sons were killed and 10 injured in a
wreck this morning on the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy road, three miles
west OF Abba, Ia. The westbound pas
senger train was in some manner de-
rallied while running onto the Cedar
creek bridge, and five cars were wrecked
by collision with the steel giders of the
bridge.
The wreckage Immediately took fire,
and several victims were badly burned.
Mildred Mitchen, the little3 3 year
old child of Mrs. W. E. Mitchen, was
hung to one of the bridge girders and
burned to death before the eyes of the
uninjured passengers and trainmen.
When the train was derailed just be-
fore reaching the bridge, the sides of
the cars struck the bridge and were
torn out. The live Goals from the
stove were scattered throughout the
cars. The Mitchen child fell through
the bottom of the car, its clothing
catching to the girder, when it cried
loudly for its mother, who had been
instantly killed in the wreck. The
cars and the bridge were in a few sec
onds mass of flames and the child was
burned to a. crisp before aid could
reach it.
Just what caused the accident is
mystery. AS soon as the engineer
noticed there was something wrong, he
applied the air brakes, but was unable
to stop the train Five cars were COM
pletely burned, and the remainder of
the coaches badly damaged.
The work of rescue was carried on
with difficulty, as the cars took fire i'm
mediately after the accident, and the
bridge is a high one. The injured
were taken to Abba and Ottumwa.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
Creamery Talk at La Grande.

La Grande-There is move on here
to bring about the establishment of a
creamery. George Goodhue, of Salem,
and Mr.. Harper, of the Union cream
cry, are looking over the country with
a view to getting the ranchers interest
ed. The matter has been brought be-
fore the Commercial club, but no ac-
tion has been taken. Mr.. Goodhue
and Mr.. Harper have also been looking
over the field around Pendleton, and
they are desirous of establishing a
plant there, which they say is an ex
cellent eountry for such plant.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
Strikes Blow at unionism.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-The invasion of
the municipal service by labor unions
was today ordered brought to halt by
Mayor Harrison. SIN the mechanical
branches of the city's. service,'' said
the mayor, "where the employe is
simply a workman, it is all right for
him to belong to union, but where
the man belongs to department, like
the fremen or the policemen, he has
no right to have divided allegi-
ance. He must owe all allegiance
to only one master-the city of
Chicago"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
Montana Timber stolen.

Butte, Dec. 17.-Certain members of
the Mormon colony in the Big Horn
Basin, Wyo., just across the Montana
border from Red Lodge, are charged
with wholesale thefts of timber from
the public domain in Montana, accord
ing to communication addressed to
United States District Attorney Carl
Rasch last night by the county commits
sioners of Carbon county, Motnana.
The Mormons are accused of devastat-
ing heavy forests in Pryor mountain
and having sawmills in the midst of
the timber on government land.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
BITTER COLD IN CHICAGO.
Firemen Cannot Get Through Snow
Switchman Frozen to Death.

Switchman Frozen to Death.
Chicago, Dec. 16.-This was the cold
est day in Chicago for this season OF
the year since 1875. Early this morn
ing the temperature began to fall, until
at 8 A. M. it had reached 13 below
zero. The only time that this mark
has been reached in the history of the
weather bureau was December 9, 1876,
when IA below was registered. During
the day it began to moderate an to-
night it is lowering around the zero
mark, and the indications for tom ,rrow
are for warmer weather, with snow
storms.
On account of the cold and heavy
condition of the streets owing to the
heavy fall of snow yesterday the three
story department store of Hodzinksi &
Co., in West Twenty second street, was
destroyed by fire today. A special call
for engines was sent in, but before they
could reach the scene of the fire
through the drifts of snow. the build
ing had been burned, causing loss of
$s5, 900.
So far but one death, that of Will
liam Duffy, a switchman, who was
found frozen to death in the Chicago &
Northwestern yards, has been re-
ported
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 71@72c; blue.
stem, TIC; valley, 7sc.
Barley-Feed, 500 per ton; brewing,
$20@20.50; rolled, $21.
Flour-Yalley, 1915. .@3 .S5 per bar.
rel; hard wheat straights, $3.90@4.1O;
clears, $3.55@3.75; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.20 @ 4.50; graham, 1915;
whole wheat, 81; rye -four, $4.5O@
4.75.
Oats-No. 1 white, $1.1O; gray,
$1.07R per GENITAL.
Millstuffs-Bran, $1s per ton: mid
dlings, $23; shorts, $19; chop, $18;
linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay-Timothy, $16 per ton; clover,
$12; grain, $12; cheat, $12.
egetables-Turnips, 65c per sack
carrots, 75c; beets, 9Oc; parsnips, rs q
90c; cabbage, 1@14c; tomatoes, $1@
1.25 per crate; caulifiower, 75c@$1
per dozen; celery, 100000 per dozen
pumpkins, 1c per pound; onions, Yel-
low Danvers, S0c@$1 per sack.
Honey-$3@3.50 per case.
Potatoes-Oregon, choice and fancy,
65m 75c per sack; common, SOC per
sack, growers prices; sweet potatoes,
sacks, &c; boxes, 214c.
Fruits-Apples, 75c@$2 per box; (;
pears, $1@1.5O per box; cranberries,
5000 per barrel.
Butter-Fancy Oregon creamery, 3Oc
per pound; dairy, 2O@22hc; store, Is
@15Rc.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, 14@15c;
Young America, 15@16c.
Poultry = Chickens, mixed, 100
101ac per pound; spring, lie; hens, IL
@12c; turkeys, live, 13c; dressed, 15c;
ducks, $6@7 per dozen; geese, Sc per
pound.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 371ac; East
ern, 27@30c.
Hops - Choice, 221ac per pound; !;
prime, zoe; medium, lie; common 15c.
Wool - Valley, ,17@18c; Eastern
Oregon, 12@15c; m6bair, 32@35c.
Beef-Dressed. 5@6lc per pound.
Veal - Dressed, small, 8@8Nc;
large, 5@6c per pound.
Pork-Dessed, 6@6Lc.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
Military Will leuore Order.

Cripple Greek, Colo, Dec. 15.-The
habeas corpus case of Victor Poole, the
union miner who is being held by the
military without formal charge being
made against him, was heard this after
noon by Judge Seeds, of the district
court, and after three hours of argu-
ment the court ordered Poole's release.
1t is understood that the military will
pay no attention to the order and At
torney Hangs will apply to the state
supreme court for a writ of habeas cor
pus. Failing there he will go to the
United States courts.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
PAY OF 10000 CUT.
Steel Trust Orders General Reduction
of Wages.

of Wages.
New York, Dec. 16.-The statement
was made today by a leading official OF
the United States steel corporation
that, beginning January l, 1904, about
80 per cent of the employees of the cor
poration will suffer wage reductions
ranging from 5 to 20 per cent. This
reduction will affect about 10000
workmen in the various grades of the
subsidiary companies. The remaining
10 per cent of the employees are mem
bers of the Amalgamated association of
iron, steel and tinworkers, whose wage
schedule runs to July /, 1904. The
finance committee of the steel corpora
tion has, it is understood, under consid-
Grafton the dismissal of many high sal
aried employees, in addition to those al
ready discharged, but no statement on
this point was forthcoming today. It
was ascertained that, barring some un-
forseen ter hnicalities, employees of the
corporation who participated in the
profit sharing plan will, in the coming
month, receive IS dividend.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
COAL IN GRANT COUNTY.
Expert Says There Is Every indication
of Good Quality.

John Day-County Surveyor G. G.
Caspary has returned from the newly
discovered coal region below Mount
Vernon. He stated that he had just
completed the survey of % claims that
have been taken up by local investors,
chiefly Canyon City promoters. The
claims are located under the United
States laws governing coal land entries,
and aggregate 1920 acres. They are sit
uated north of the river, and few
miles below the original discovery near
the farm of James Small.
Mr.. Caspary, in speaking of the
probabilities of success in opening up
large bodies of coal said: "You may
say for me that there is every indica-
tion of good coal in large bodies in the
newly discovered fields, and there will
most certainly be- great coal mines
opened up. 1 have had great deal of
experience in the coal fields of Pennsyl-
vania and the middle west, and have
made careful study of the conditions,
formation and indications of coal de-
posits, and I am sure they are there,
that is in that section.''
Robert Hinees, one of the most sue
cessful metal-mining men of the dis
trict, has taken charge of development
work ON these new claims. He has
crew of men at work sinking and tun-
neling. r...
This makes the third enterprise un-
dertaken in the last few months. The
first to begin prospecting ON large
scale was the Sumpter Valley railway
people on the James Small place. The
P. A. Snyder company then began de-
velopment work near this place, 20
miles above the original location of the
Sumpter people mad Boise people.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
t1odson Miners Determined.

Stockton, CAL, Dec. 17.-There is a
possibility that the local military COM
panies may be called to Hodson, owing
to strike conditions there, which are
believed to be getting serious. A spec
ial telephone message to the Mail today
from Secretary Godlove of the Royal
mine at Hodson, stating that there was
held big meeting Of the strikers last
night and that the strikers had threat
ened to take forcible possession of the
mine.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
EXTENDING THE CAREY ACT.
Warren Introduces a Bill to Make 1t Op
eratlve Ten Years Longer.

erative Ten Years Longer.
Washington, Dec. 16.-The Carey
act, under which Oregon and several
other Western states have undertaken
the irrigation of lands under contract,
expires by limitation on August IS,
1904, and after that date no new con-
ira, is can be made, although in cases
where lands are segregated prior to
that date contracts covering such lands
remain in full force. In compliance
with memorial of the Wyoming state
legislature, Senator Warren today in
troduced a bill extending the provis-
ions of the Carey act until August 1S,
1914.
Senator Warren also introduced bill
giving water companies and railroads
right of ways for constructing and
maintaining reservoirs and pipe lines
across the public domain where water
conveyed by such lines is to be used for
railroad, public and domestic purposes.
The bill gives constructors of such
pipe lines right and use of timber from
public lands adjacent to the right of
way.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
Trainmen Must Study Med,ciue.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-The trainmen Of
the Chicago & Eastern Illinios road
are to be given course of instruc-
tion regarding the best method of CIV
ing first aid to the injured of railway
wrecks. The plan is to establish
schools in the various division head
quarters and require the trainmen to
attend the lectures and demonstrations
which will be given on the subject.
Before many months one car in each
train will have an emergency box.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
improving Upper Columbia.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Representa-
tive Cushman today introduced a bill
directing the secretary of war to locate,
survey and begin the construction of a
wagon road over the most direct route
from Valdes to Eagle City, Alaska.
He also introduced bills authorizing
surveys of several rivers and harbors,
with view to their further improve
ment, as follows: Upper Columbia,
between Wenatchee and Kettle Falls,
Chehalis river, between Aberdeen and
Montesano, Everett harbor, Belling-
ham bay and South Bend harbors.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
Relief to American shipowners.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Representa
tive Jones today introduced bill ex-
tending to the owners of American ves-
sells that were seized in Behring sea,
some years ago, the right to 60 into the
court to prove their claims for dam
ages. The Canadian government ex-
tended this privilege to owners of Ca
madam vessels, but the Americans have
not enjoyed this privilege since the re-
lection of their claims by the interna-
tional commission in 1898.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
Dreyfus to Be Reinstated.

London, Dec. 16.-The Paris cores
pondent of the London Daily Chronicle
states that it has been decided that Sc
soon as the court of cessation declares
the innocence of Captain Alfred Drey
fus, as it seems likely to occur soon,
the former disgraced officer will be re-
instated in the French army, will be
given the rank of lieutenant colonel of
engineers, and will be assigned to duty
with regiment of engineers in South
ern France,