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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28

Budapest, Aug. 26.-Fire started
this evening in four story building,
the two lower stories of which were oc-
cupied by fancy goods 6rm, the upper
floors being residential fats. There
were 200 work people in the building,
and it is now stated that between 40
and 81 persons were burned to death.
The police announce that by jumping
from the windows 13 persons were
killed and lo injured. nine seriously.
The damage is estimated at 1900, QUO
kronen, mostly covered by insurance.
The warehouse contained piles of
fimsy material and the flames spread
with friehtful rapidity and soon
reached the residential floors. Only
the work people near the door 8 below
were able to effect their escape. The
residents above, seeing their escape cut
off, clung despe ately to windows.
screaming for help.
The firemen held out sheets of can.
vass and called to them to Jump.
Fifteen persons were saved in this way,
but many in jumping missed the sheet,
nine being killed on the spot.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
TURNS TO ROOSEVELT.
China, Despairing of Russia Quitting
Manchuria, Wants arbitration.

China, Despairing of Russia Quitting
Manchuria, Wants arbitration.
Toxic, Aug. Is, via Victoria, B. G &,
Aug. 27.-China, in embarrassment,
has turned to President Roosevelt, says
the Pekin correspondent of the Nichi
Nichi, who says the Chinese emperor
was to telegraph personally to President
Roosevelt, asking the United States
that China's former status be revived
by means of arbitration.
Viceroy Chang Chi Tung, interviewed
by the Asahi correspondent, said there
was still secret stage to the Manchu-
rian negotiations, and he reg cited that
China has not sufficient power to COM
pei Russia to carry out the evacuation,
though China had frequently refused
new Russian demands. He did not
understand why none of the three pow
ers-Jap pan, Great Britain or America
had begun direct negotiations with
Russia.
The vicercy said further that. even
if the Russian troops were driven out
of Manchuria, the Russians would then
start an encroachment in the vicinity
of Iii in which district no third eoun-
try takes interest. This contingency
worried the viceroy. He expressed
himself strongly in the interview. IA
voring the Chineee effort to secure the
opening of Msnchuria and the neces-
sity of China completing her arma-
ment
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
FINE INDUSTRIAL DISPLAY
At PertIand's Fall Carnival by Merchants
. and Manufacturers.

At PertIand's Fall Carnival by Merchants
. and Manufacturers.
Industrial street, at Po1tland's big
tall carnival, September IA to rs in
elusive, will be a revelation. It has
been many years since the merchants
and manufacturers of Portland have
had an opportunity of making an ex-
hibit of their products and wares.
Considerable rivalry is being entered
into and much money spent to make
the exhibits "a unique and attractive
as posi- BILE. Many magnificent. booths
are being erected and this feature for
the carnival alone will be worth
double what it will cost to see every
thing.
Low railroad rates have been grant
ed by the roads centering in Portland
for the big carnival in that city Sep
tenn Der IA to 26 inclusive, and many
from all parts of the state will take ad-
vantage of this opportunity to make
the trip.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
ANOTHER CONVICT CAUGHT.
Woods Arrested by Officers In Reno
Barber Shop. -

o0AUSk SAORs
Reno, New, Aug. 26.-J. W. Woods,
one of the escaped convicts from Fol-
som on July 27, was arrested this
morning Dy Constable Wilson and Off,
Ger Leeper, while being shaved in a
barber shop.
Constable Wileon was standing on
Second street this morning when he
noticed q man answering, the descrip-
tion of Woods come around the corner
from Center street and enter the bar.
Der shop. Wilson started to enter the
barber shop, but, seeing q revolver in
the mans belt, decided to get help.
Together with Leeper, he entered the
shop and covered Woods with a revol
YER and handcuffed him. Woods
offered no resistance. Woods was tax
en- to the Jail and turned over to Sheriff
Hayes.
Woods said he came to Reno from
Tluckee on freight train last night.
He asked Deputy Sheriff Maxwell to
let convict Muphy, captued last night,
occupy the same cell with hm, for, he
said, "you should treat me we'll as long
as live. 1, know that hanging awaits
Lie, and it cannot possibly do any
harm to let me see Murphy"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
ELkS IN TRAINwREcK.
Excursion on Way to Olympia Ditched
With Fatal Results.

| sssn oS0A NSoaitSs
Chehalis. WASH, Aug. 23. - The
special train carrying the Portland Elks
to Olympia was ditched two miles west
OF this place at IL o'clock yesterday
morning, while running at high rate
of speed. I've men, Charles FarIe-
man. cigar dealer of Portland, and
Frank Gales, a tramp, who was riding
on the tender. were instantly killed.
Between 80 and 40 others were in
jured, OF whom two and possibly three
are SO seriously hurt that recovery is
doubtful. ~
The special of seven cars, pulled by
engine 347, left Portland at 7 7:35 A, M.
According to the testimony of the pas
sengers, which is corroborated in a
measure by the statement of the engi-
neer, the engine was not working very
| satisfactorily, and when Castle Rock
was reached the fires were drawn and
an effort made to repair it SO that 1t
WoulN btO<5A D0tU0Fs
1t climbed the hill beyond Castle
Rock without difficulty, and picked up
some of the time that was lost before
Napavine was reached. From that
point 1t rolled down the grade at
pretty good gait, and was going at
about 40-miie clip along the banks of
the Newaukum river. about 2 n miles
west of Chehalis. when suddenly a
h arp explosion Was heard and an in
tan later the big locomotive shot over
the embankment, toppled to the left
and buried its left cylinders and driv-
ers in the soft earth. simultaneously
with the explosion the tender parted
from the enigne, jumped from it's trucks
and landed at the foot Of the embank-
ment. The first car, light combina-
tion passenger and baggage car, broke
loose from the tender, bumped for an
instant on the ties, and then. with ter
rife force, plunged down the embank-
ment.
An immenee cedar stump was stand
ing near the foot of the embanknent,
and as the car few past it, the entire
left side of the coach was torn out, and
the unfortunate passengers bruised, cut
and manned by flying wreckage or
glass, iron and wood, bran ohes of trees
slapping them in the faces. The mo-
mentum of the first car was so great
that it continued on past the big stump
turned farther over, and finally came to
stop with the entire left side and
most of the seats swept clean, the roof
caved in and the floor bullying up.
The second car followed it and brought
up alongside of the stump. The lead
srs checked the momentum of the third
car, fourth and fifth cars, which left
the embankment and turned partly
over, but escaped the terrible punish
ment inflicted on the first car. The
sixth from the engine lett the rails but
remained on the ties, the occupants es-
Gaping with little more than a bad
scare. The seventh and last car was
the only one which remained on the
rails. +. e5f.. as sf saI
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
HEADSARE CUT OFF
MONASTIR IS THE SCENE OF A GEN.
ERAL MASSACRE.
Terror Reigns In Many Towns-Insur.
gents Planning to Remove Center of
Revolutionary Committee Doing Its
Utmost to Force the Government.

| Sofia, Aug. 26.-With the rumor oi
massacres and the murder of prisoners
in Monastir now authenticated, the
general situate n is considered here las
fast becoming intolerable. Official and
diplomatic circles alike are concerned,
having every reason to believe that a
part OF the horrors enacted in the inter.
ior of Macedonia have not yet come to
light.
Therevoiutionary committee is doing
its utmost to force the hands of the
Bulgarian government, and the imme-
diate outlook is exceedingly serious.
1t appears that the Turks have OBJ
tanned the upper hand in the vilayet of
Monastir, ans the insurgents are plan
ming to remove the center of their ac-
tivity close to the Bulgarian frontier.
Dispatches arriving today from the dis
turbed area are exceedingly gloomy.
From Adrianople news comes of a
Turkish defeat and the extension of
the revolutionary outbreak: from Mon
astir, the news of Turkish victories,
accompanied by barbarous excesses.
While many of the reports remain
without confirmation, sufficient au-
tbentic details are forthcoming TO cause
the authorities the gravest anxiety.
According to the sofia Dnevenik, the
Turks committed unspeakable atrocities
at Krushevo. The mutilated corpses
of 80 women and children were found
in one building. Pieces of the bodies
were thrown into the street. Fifteen
of the principal merchants of the town
we're killed and their heads exhibited
on poles at Monastir, the churches were
demolished, the houses sacked and the
town is now a heap of ashes. The peo-
pie fed to the hills, where they are in
a starving condition.
The Dnevenik also asserts that gen.
eral massacre has taken place in the
whole vilayet of Monastir. Nearly all
the villages have been destroyed. The
treacherous murder of so ,insurgent
prisoners by their guards has made an
especially bad impression here. Many
rumors are current of massacres in the
city of Adrianople, and travellers to-
night confirmed them. The remaining
population is afraid to leave the erhouses.
The prisons are full, and the vail
has taken private houses to be used
as iails. When the Russian consul
protested at the situation, the vail is
reported to have answered that he was
powerless against the faRatical popula-
tion.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-W Walla Walla, 7s@79c; blue
stem, S0@82c; valley, SOC.
Flour-V Valley, $3 65@3.s5 per har-
rel; hard wheat straights, $3.60@4.OO;
hard wheat, patents, $a.1O@4. so;
graham, ss.3s@3.75; whole wheat,
$3.55@4.00: rye wheat, $3.50.
Barley-Feed, s O.e0@21 90 per ton
brewing, $21; rolled, $21@2I.50.
Oats-No. l white, $I.07k; gray,
81 .On@1. .05 per GENITAL.
Millstuffs-Bran, $22 per ton; mil
dlings. $25; shorts, s22 chop, $1S;
linseed dairy food, $19.
Hay = Timothy, s14.OO per ton;
clover, nominal; grain, SO; cheat,
nominal.
Rutter-Fancy creamery, 22h@25e
per pound; dairy, 1S@20c; store, IL
@16c.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, lac;
Young America, 15c; factory prices,
1@l re less
Poultry-Chickens, mixed. 11h@
l2c per pound; spring, 14@i4hc;
hens, l2@12ac; broilers. $500. pei
dozen; turkeys, live, 10@12c pc,
pound ;dressed, 14@l5c, ducks, $4@4.5(
per dozen; geese, s5@6.50.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 19c.
Potatoes-Oregon, 75@85c per sack
sweet potatoes, 21sc per pound.
Wheat Sacks-In lots of 100, Nc.
Beef - Gross steers, $3.75@4.25
dressed, 6@7c per pound.
Veal-8ac per pound.
Mutton Gross. So; dressed, SO
5hc; lambs, gross, $3.50; dressed, &c
Hogs-Gross, $5.50@5.75; dressed
Sc.
Hops-190 crop, zoe per pound.
Tallow-Prime, per pound, 4@5c
No. and grease, 21a@3c.
Wool - Valley, 17@18c; Eastern
Oregon, 12@15c; mohair, S5@S716c.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
WILL WAIT A YEAR.
Prunegrowers' Insurance. Company Can
not Begin Business now.

The directors elected by the recent
ly organized Prunegrowers' mutual
insurance company have decided not
to begin business this season. An
agreement was made with the Oregon
mutual fire relief association, of Nc
Minnville, by which that company
will extend it's work so as to include
prune dryers. Under the agreement
the Oregon Mutual will fix a rate of
assessments on prune dryers which
will make the cost of insurance so
per cent of the rates charged by old
line companies.
The prunegrOwers 3 may perfect
their organization so as to operate a
mutual company of-their own by the
time the next drying season begins.
The directors considered it impracti-
cable to get their work started this
season
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
CAUGHT ON A BRIDGE.
Folsom Escape Murphy Retaken at Reno
Another Escapes.


Reno, New, Aug. 25.-Convict Jacob
Murphy, who escaped from Folsom
prison, was captured at 10 O'Clock to-
night by Deputy Sheriffs sharky and
Maxwell at the Virginia street bridge,
crossing the Truckee river in Reno.
Convict Frank Miller was with Murphy
at the time, but jumped off the side
walk into the willows. Sharky fred
at him, the shot probably taking effect.
Sharky and Dwight Jones followed
Miller. Three more shots were fred
at him, but he escaped in the dark
ness.
Murphy had 48-caliber revolver on
him when searched at the Jail. He
was very cunning and tried to get his
hand on it. W. o. Craig arrived at
the Jail shortly after the arrest. He
has followed the convicts from Ruff
ners. Maxwell and Sharky acted brave
ly, as both convicts were heavily armed
and saw the deputy sheriffs just as
they started to cross the bridge. Their
first impulse was to turn back, but
finally they decided to take the
chances.
A large posse, headed by Sheriff
Hayes and deputies sharky and Max
we'll are now out on the trail of Miller.
His capture is expected at any minute,
as he is surrounded in the willows on
the bank of the Truckee river.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
FlLiplNos WILL PROFIT.
General Woods Returns From Borneo
With Many New Ideas.

General Woods Returns From Borneo
With Many New Ideas.
Manila, Aug. 26.-General Leonard
Wood has returned from visit to the
governor of Bornee, where he has been
for some time observing the methods
adopted by the British government to
pacify and promote the interests of the
natives and to improve the commercial
conditions of the country. Gene,a al
Wood reports that tie British govern
ment has obtained remarkable results
in the uplifting of the natives of Borneo
and returns to the Philippines with
many new ideas which he will, with
the cognizance and assistance of Cover
nor Taft, put into operation in these is
lands.
General Wood is preparing to begin
a campaign in the Jolo archipelago, in
to which territory he will 60 accompan.
led by military force of sufficient
strength to permit his entering into the
interior, where he expects to obtain
good results IN his dealings with the
natives by applying some of the ideas
he has evolved as result of his obser-
vations in Borneo.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
RELIANCE AGAIN WINS.
Takes Second Race From Shamrock by
One Minute, 10 Seconds.

New York, Ang. 26-In a glorious
WHOLESALE breeze over triangular
courte, ten miles to leg, the feet
footed cup defender Reliance again yes-
terday showed her heels to Sir Thomas
Lipton's challenger, taking the Sec
ond race of the cup series of 1903 by the
narrow margin of one minute and l9
seconds. 1t was as pretty and hard
fought contest as has ever been sailed
off Sandy Hook, AMI had the wind not
fallen during the last ten minutes, the
record for the course. three hours, 12
minutes and Is seconds, made by the
Columbia two years ago, in hel men,
orabte race against the Shamrock II,
would have been beaten. AS it was,
the Reliance sailed the 80 miles within
two minutes and SO seconds of the rec
ord, which speaks wonderfully of her
speed in the wind that was blowing.
The Reliance's victory, narrow as it
was. would have been smaller bad not
Captain Wiring 9, the skipper of the
British ship, bungled at the start,
sending his craft over the line l9 Sec
onds after the last gun, and handicap
ping her to that extent.
At every point of sailing, the defend
er's superiority was demonstrated.
She gained one minute and 55 seconds
in windward work, 40 seconds on the
run to the second mark, and As seconds
on the close reach for home. Based on
the magnificent showing she has made
in the two races already sailed, it is
the belief of many experts that the cup
is safe, and it will take something bet
ter than Fife's latest creation to bulge
IL.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
AUCTION SALES OF STOCK.
A New Feature Planned for the Oregon
State Fair.

Auction sales of livestock will be
conducted at the Oregon state fair on
September 18 and 10. The fair has al
ways afforded an opportunity for
farmers and breeders to buy and sell
stock, and every year many sales are
made The transactions have always
been made by private dickering
around the cattle department. This
year, the fair management has ar
ranged for the employment of an auc-
tioneer and public sales will be held.
A large number of well-known
breeders will send stock to the sale,
and those who wish to buy can find
almost anything they want. While
the greatest interest will probably be
centered in the sales of cattle, there
will also be horses, sheep, goats and
hoes sold to the highest bidder.
The sales will begin on Friday, and
continue on that day and Saturday.
Those who wish to bid will therefore
have plenty Of time earlier in the
week to examine all the stock offered
and determine what they wish to bid.
This feature of the fair established
particularly for the farmers, Is likely
to prove very popular.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
Situation Is Critical.

Sofia. Bulagria, Aug. 25.-The gen.
eral outlook in Macedonia shows no
signs of improvement, and the Develop
ments in the next few days are awaited
here with the gravest anxiety. The
outbreak at Adrianople is growing and
disturbances are also prevalent along
the coast and in the vicinity of the Bull
garian frontier. A dispatch from Dub
nitza asserts that a division of the Rou-
manian army, with brigade of cavalry
from Bucharest, has been ordered to
march toward the Blu garian frontier,
ostensibly for maneuvers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
r1ay Tie Up Ship Yards,

New York, Aug. 26.-At the close of
a stormy SESSION of the Central Fedora
tion Union today it was voted to stand
by the Marine Machinists' Union in
TIE strike for an increase in wages.
This was taken to mean that sympa-
thetic strike, tieing up all the ship
yards in New York and vicinity may
be ordered. The conference commit
tee reported that in their efforts to
come to some agreement with the en-
ployes they had made no progress
that the employers refused to consider
the ultimatum of IS per day.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
Rob Streetcar Men.

Los Angeles, CAL, Aug. 25.-Two
masked and heavily armed highway
men held up and robbed the conductor
and motorman of traction company's
car at the end of the West Adams street
line, short time before midnight, to-
night. From Conductor Holton they
took $l4 in money and watch and
from Motorman Salisbury they secured
about dollar in change and a watch.
The hjehwaymen made their escape in
the darkness.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
To Help Cuban loan.

Havana, Aug. 26.-Maiio Menocal,
a distinguished general aud promin-
ent planter, has accepted the appoint
ment as one of the commissio toner's to
negotiate the $35, zoo, 900 loan. sena-
tor Dolz will be offered commissioner
ship and Rius Rivera is mentioned as
the third member OF the commission.
The revolutionary soldier revisionary
committee. has been constituted. It is
co opposed of one judge of the supreme
court, judges of the audience courts OF
Havana and Mantanzas and two mill
tary officers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
wind sweens IsIands.

Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 26. - A
schooner which arrived here this morn
ing reports that the Caymen islands
were devastated by hurricane on the
evening OF August IL. Many houses at
Georgetown, a village near the west
end of Grand Cayman island, were de.
molished. The vessels in the harbor
we're driven out to sea, two subsequent
ly returned but the others have moi
been heard of up to August 10. All
the trees and crops were destroyed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
GOOD CROP IN poor STRAW.
Plump Berries Fin the Heads of Mario,
Wheat Stalks.

Plump Berries FtIt Gne neaoS OF Marion
Wheat Stalks.
At the end of a.week's work with
the threshing machines the reports
received are to the effect that the
wheat crop in Marion county is turn
ing out much better than was ex-
pected Manager J. G. Graham, of
Balfour, Guthrie & Co.'s office in
Salem, says that yields. are running
from 25 to SO bushels per acre, and
even little better than the last
named amount is reported in some in
stances. Mr. Graham has heard of
no crop that has yielded less than 25
bushels per acre this year. The quail
ity is good.
Farmers were evidently deceived
by the looks of the straw this year.
The stand of straw was poor, and the
farmers looked for only fair yields at
best, but it seems that the heads of
wheat were niled out from end to end
with plump grain and the yield was
thus greater than appearances indi-
Gated.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
Big Ore Body Uncovered.

Recent developments at the Lucky
Cuss," the property under develop
ment by w. T. Cope and others on
Maple Gulch, tributary of the Ap-
plegate. have uncovered an ore body
six feet in width, while the distance
between walls is 13 feet. The ledge
matter outside of the main ore body
is carrying streaks and punches OF
quartz, indicating that the whole
width may come into quartz at lit
tie greater depth. During the whole
progress of the tunnel, which is now
nearly 800 feet in length, there has
been steady increase, both in the
dimensions of the vein and in the
quality of the ore. The values are
very steady and range from So to $40
PER ton. The mine is easily acces-
sible and the ore can be handled cas-
lily and cheaply.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
HELD AS FILIBUsTRRERs.
chicagoans Who Sailed to Find Gold
In Patagonia on Turks island.

In Patagonia on Turks island.
Chicago, Aug. 24.-The Tribune to-
day says:
six men who sailed away from Chi
cago a year ago in search of gold mine
in the wilds of Patagonia are now un-
der arrest at Turks island, in the West
Iniies, suspected of hlibustering.
Their arrest and the detention of their
schooner. Mercury, has been laid before
the secretary of state
Charles Corrigan. a Texas cowboy,
came to Chicago last fall, watched lake
sailing for month and then took five
men into his confidence. Corrigan said
he had map showing the location OF a
gold mine rivaling that of King Solo,
mon. His story was that it's discoverer
bad been driven out by natives, and
when he died on a ranch he gave the
drawings to Corrigan. The vessel will
be held until the business of it's owners
can be investigated.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
China Hopors American.

Toxic, Aug. l6, via Victoria, B. c.,
Aug. 27.-N. M. McIver, United
states consul general at Yokohama,
has received the decoration of the
double dragon from the emperor OF
China. the highest decoration that can
be given to those not of imperial birth.
The presentation, made through United
States Minister Conger at Pekin, was a
recognition of Mr.. McIver's services to
China at Yokohama during the China
Japan war. China has ordered four
gunboats for service ON the. Yang Use
river at Kobe.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
Toads Fall From Skies.

Salt Lake, Aug. 26.-A special to
the Tribune from Ogden says that dur
ing heavy thunder storm a remark
able phenomenon occurred few miles
northwest of that city. People driv-
ing to town after the storm encoun-
tered an army of small toads. There
were millions of them, and the wagon
wheels crushed them by the thousands
all along the roads. Where they came
from is mystery, but it is the opinion
that they fell from the skies.