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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
TOPEKANS GIVEN A SCARE.
Rain Descended i'm Such Volume That
Houses are Flooded.

houses are FiO0Qeos
Topkea, Kan, Aug. 5.-High water
caused much work and excitement in
North Topeka today. rain began fall
ing here shortly after midnight, and by
daylight the storm had reached the pro-
portions OF a cloudburst. The North
Topeka sewers have not been reopened
since the June flood, and all of the
water ran through the low streets to
the river, covering the first floors in a
number of houses along Gordon street,
and in the street was three feet deep.
Many of the residents of North Topeka
thought that another food was upon
them.
In South Topeka the water was near
ly as high as it was north of the river.
The state insane asylum, west of To-
peka, was cut off from the city for a
short time. The little creek that runs
through Auburndale, suburb, was
flooded to depth of four or FIVE feet.
The residents of that part of the city
procured boats and brought their neigh
bors to the high land.
The creek returned to it's banks two
hours after the rain ceased falling.
The rain was general in the northern
and eastern part of the state.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
CHINESE ARE SULLEN.
Good Feeling Toward Foreigners Broken
by Recent Execution.

Good Feeling Toward Foreigners Broken
by Recent Execution.
Pekin, Aug. 5.-China is witnessing
a return to the conditions which fol-
lowed the coup d'etat of 1898. Politi-
cal discussion among the Chinese
which increased during the imperial
courts recent policy of friendliness to-
ward foreigners has suddenly stopped.
The plan of the dowager empress to
trerify the reformers by the execution
OF Shen Chen, which occurred last Fri
day, has been unsuccessful. All the
liberal Chinese, particularly those who
have been associated with the reform.
ers, are in the greatest fear of arrest
and it is difficult to find Chinaman
who is willing to mention politics or
Fridays tragedy, although the latter is
about the only topic of conversation
among the trusted friends. The offic-
ials are particularly dumb.
The affair is a disappointment to
the foreigners, who had hoped that the
empress dowager's association with
the ladies of the legations would have
civilizing influence. Prince Su, the
most liberal of the Manehu princes, is
reported to have risked his Office by
opposing the execution of Shen Chen.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
HAWAII WANTS SETTLERS.
Honolulu Plans to Advertise the Advan.
sssa tages of the Islands. ek-A-ss---7-

Honolulu Plans to Advertise the Advan.
ssz--szst tages OF the Islands. et,s-ss---7-
Honolulu, Aug. 5.-The citizens of
Honolulu have decided to do all within
their power to promote immigration to
the islands. With this view the Mer-
chants association and the chamber of
commerce have opened extensive head
quarters and will advertise the advan-
tages of Hawaii to the outside world,
besides catering to the interests COM
fort of visitors who arrive here.
The merchants associatin has cabled
Secretary Root, of the war department,
guaranteeing constant supply of coal
for army posts and that troops sent to
the Philippines be hereafter brought
via Honolulu.
Options on three steamers available
for government use as revenue cutters,
have been sent to Washington by E..
R. Stackable, collector of the port of
Honolulu. This action was taken in
accordance with instructions received
some time since, the war department
being anxious to secure a vessel suit
able for its officers in Hawaii.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
MEANING OF ITO'S PROMOTION.
Japanese Statesman's Way to the Pre-
miership Is Now Cleas.

TOXIC, Aug. 1.-Although MARQUIS Ito
has been made president of the privy
council, formerly presided over by Mar
quis Saionji. the latter loses no ranK
by the change. Count Masukata and
Marquis Yamagata have been appointed
members of the privy council. The
main point about the elevation of Mar
quis Ito is that it clears his way to the
premiership. Incidentally it COM
poses the cabinet difficulty and allows
an unbroken front to be presented to
foreign nations, but there is strong
belief that it also heralds the calling
OF the marquis to control the difficult
foreign situation at any time needed.
1t is believed that Marquis Ito, who
has the full confidence of the emperor
is in favor of conservative measures to.
ward Russia and that he will exhaust
diplomatic means of obtaining quid
pro quo in Manchuria before resorting
to hostilities. He is regarded as a
"safe man" in crisis.
The foreign situation grows more
acute. The news that America is u.s.
ing the Manchurian question as lever
in the Kishinet petition matter revived
hope of her assistance among the anti
Russian party. Russia has been grow
ing more aggressive in Manchuria and
Corea, while Great Britain and Japan
have been manifesting greater vigor in
counter action.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
SLIP BY OFFICERS.
All Trace of the Folsom Convict Escapes
Has Been Lost.

Piacerville, CAL, Aug. I.-Although
hundreds of heavily armed men are
now engaged in the search for the IL
surviving prisoners who escaped from
the Folsom penitentiary, the outlaws
remain masters of the situation.
They have succeeded in eluding their
pursuers and the ultimate escape of at
least portion of the gang seems high
ly probable.
Since the fatal fight at Pilot Hill, in
which one of the convicts was killed.
the others have not been seen, unless
the story of William Green, cowboy,
who says he met two armed men in
Placer county today and afterwards
identified them by photographs as
couple of the outlaws, proves to be
true. Even this affords but a slight
clsw, though it is being followed up by
the offers.
The conviction is growing that the
fleeing men are headed for the Sierra
Nevada mountains and are being aided
by ex-convicts who re ide along the
route they have taken. The people
throughout this SETON of the state are
greatly alarmed, notwithstanding the
presence of many peace officers and a
company of militia. Those residing
in isolated localities. live in dread of
attack by the fugetives who are believed
to be short of both food and ammu-
milton.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
LAST TRIBUTE is PAID LEO.
Third Great Requiem Mass Is Celebrated
at the Vatican.

ihiro dreat Requiem Mass Is Celebrated
at the Vatican.
Rome, Aug. 1.-The last tribute
was paid to the late Pope Leo this
morning with the third great requiem
mass celebrated in the Sistine chape
OF the vatican, and the function was
no less cere monious and imposing than
the two others. While there were per-
haps fewer persons present there was
greater display of gorgeous uniforms.
OF the so cardinals now in Rome, all
attended the mass except Cardinal
Cretnoi, project of the congregation of
the Sacred Relics, who was ill.
The picture presented by the pres
ence OF cardinals in violet robes and
red capes bordered with ermine and es-
corted by noble guards in scarlet uni
forms and with drawn swords, the
scene being softened by the clouds of
insense and the chapel resounding with
the strains of the incompatible Sistine
choir singing "Libera Me Dcminie,"
made those present feel as though
lifted into another world.
In the churches of Rome today be-
gan the offering of prayers to the holy
ghost to assist and enlighten the cardi-
mails to choose the right man to sit in
the chair of St. Peter. During the
conclave the blessed sacrament will be
exposed in several churches for the
special prayers of the faithful, with
the same object in view.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 77@7sc; val
ley, 7ac.
Barlsy-Feed, s1s.eo per ton; brew.
ing. $40.
Flour-Best grades, $4.1O q $50;
graham s3.35@3.75.
Millstuffs-Bran, s23 per ton; mid
dlings, $27; shorts, s23; chop, SIS.
Oats-No. / white, SLOT @ 1.071s ;
gray, 1-05 per GENITAL.
Hay-Timothy, s19@20; clover,
nominal; cheat, $15@16 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 7O@75c
per sack; ordinary, 35@45c per Genital,
growers prices; Merced sweets, $40
$50 per Genital.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, 11@12c;
young, 16@17hc; hens, 12c; turkeys,
live, 10@12c; dressed, 14015c; ducks,
s4.0O@5.00 per dozen; geese, $1,000
$50.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, 1870
Ice; Young America, 15K@16c; fact.
ory prices, l@1 1ac less.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 20@221kc
per pound; extras, 22c; dairy, 2O@
! i2216c; store, 16c@17.
I Eggs-20@21c per dozen.
Heps-Choice, 15@16c per pound.
Wool-valley, 17@1sc; Eastern Or.
egon, 12@15c; mohair, 35@37Kc.
Beef-Gross, cows, 3L@4c, pen
pound; steers, 5@5Lc; dressed, INC.
veal-71a@8c.
Mutton-Gross, Sc per pound
dressed. 51k@6c.
Lambs-Gross. 4e per pound
dressed, 7c.
Hogs-Gross. e@ekc per pound
dressed, 6k@7s.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
Omitted From House Journal.

Helena, Ment., Aug. 4.-According
to W. J. McHafie, who is printing the
journals of the recent legislature as
sembly, house bill 55. under the pro-
visions of which the eight hour law was
to be submitted to the electors of the
state as a constitutional amendment,
was omitted from the journal of the
house. Authorities hold that such an
omission is fatal to the act, and the
people of the state will not be given
an opportunity to- vote upon the pro-
posed constitutional amendment.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
TO FORTIFY DALNY.
Russia Appropriates $6,5OO, 900 for Ad-
dltional improvements.


ditional improvements.
Pekin, Aug. 4.-Advices from Port
Arthur say that the Russian govern
ment. as result of recommendations
made by the recent conference there,
has appropriated Sc, 6,500,000 for addi-
tional fortifications, particularly for
the protection of Danny, and that when
completed they will have continuous
line of Notifications from Port Arthur
to Dalny, 35 mi es along the coast.
A Pekin journalist named Spenehin,
was beheaded here today. The evil
denee at the trial was so weak that he
probably would have been acquitted,
but the prisoner admitted the charge
that he had attempted to organize a
rebellion at Hankow in 1900. He
boasted that he had always advocated
the assassination of the Manchus in Or
der. to rid the country of the dynasty.
He declared that he was willing to die
for the cause, and went to his execu-
tion calmly and bravely.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
Money Tor Victims Folk.

Salt Lake City, Aug. "A special
to the Tribune from Hanna, Wyo.,
says: "Tbe Union Pacific coal com.
pany has offered to settle with the rela-
tives of the men killed in the recent
mine explosion on the basis of $3.50 fol-
the unmarried men and $500 to be paid
each widow, with $50 additional fol
each child in the family. The coron.
er's inquest over the reamins of the
victims of the explosion commenced
yesterday.o
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
SECURES RIGHT OF WAY.
People Who are Behind the Oregon 6
Pacific Hard at Work.

While they are saying but little the
people who are behind the Oregon &
Pacific Railroad are working diligent-
ly, and a railroad line from Grants
Pass to Crescent City will undoubt.
edly be reality, within the next year
Colonel T. Waln-Morgan Draper, chief
engineer of the proposed road, is a
very busy man, looking after the sur
veying of the line, and the manage
ment of the Waldo Smelling & Min
ing Company's copper properties at
Waldo, who are the principal hackers
of the new road. Colonel : Draper
states that they have secured right OF
way for more than three-fourths OF
the road from Grants Pass to Gas
quet, Cal, and have selected all OF
the stations on the line. At each OF
the places where stations have been
selected ample rights of way has been
given. not only for depot but also for
sidings.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
Tribute to Mckinley.

Honolulu, Aug. 6.-The proposal to
establi.h public park in or near this
city as a memorial to the late Presi-
dent Mckinley will be abandoned.
Instead of this tribute to the chief ex-
ecutive, during whose administration
the people of Hawaii became citizens
of the United States. it is now planned
to erect a Mckinley memorial light
house at the entrance of Honolulu bar
Dor. This would be prominent OBJ
ject, from both land and sea, besides
being of great practical utility. This
project meets with much favor.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
SUMPTER MINES.
Improvement and Development Work
Progressing Rapidly.

| -~-,S ->eF'NAys
Another crosscut tunnel is beins
driven on the Modoc mine in the
Cougar mine. This tunnel will ope1
up the three veins on the property
Ore assaying 500 to the ton is being
taken from the old workings.
A complete hosting plant has been
ordered by the Prairie Diggings man
agement, which will be installed i'm
mediately upon it's arrival The shaft
is now down 80 feet.
The vein of the Dixie group has de.
veloped width of so feet This
property is located on Granite Boul
der Creek about four miles from the
wonderful Morning mine in the
Greenhorn district.
The May Queen management is
now erecting a hoisting plant on the
property. 1t will be capable OF sink
ing to a depth of 500 feet. The May
Queen is in the Red Boy district The
machinery recently received here for
the hosting plant of the Midway
group is now being rapidly installed.
A sawmill is also being erected.
An order for 500 more cords of
wood has been given by the E. & E.
management. This wood is being de-
livered at the hoist building, which
no doubt means the extensive oper-
ating of the plant.
Ore for shipment is now being
sacked by the Valley Queen manage
ment. A winze is being sunk, and
has encountered a high grade of
quartz.
The new sampling mill recently
erected by Arthur & McEwen is COM
pleted and test run has just been
made on ore from the Flora M. prop
erty near town. The mill worked to
the complete satisfaction of the
owners.
The management of the Copper
opolis property located in the Quartz
burg district, announces that work
will be resumed in a few days. The
main crosscut tunnel is now in over
600 feet. A drift has also been run on
a copper ledge. This drift will be
extended over 100 feet.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
In Behalf of sins,aw Harbor.

The Commercial Club of Eugene
has indorsed petition prepared by
o. w. Hurd, of Florence, which will
be presented to the secretary of war
and congress on behalf of the citizens
of Oregon, asking the government to
continue well commenced improve
ments on the jetty in the Siuslaw har-
Dor. The petition bore the indorse-
ment of the Oregon delegation in con-
gress. Mr.. Hurd is at present in
Portland and will bring the same mat
ter before the commercial bodies of
that city. Later he will visit San
Francisco and secure aid from the
shippers there.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
insane population Growing.

The report of Superintendent J. F
Calbreath, of the state insane asylum
for July, shows that during the month
the population of that institution in
the month 38 new patients were re
ceived and one escape returned
Fourteen patients were discharged
16 died and one eloped. OF the pa.
tients enrolled July 81 there were
939 males and 393 females. The av-
erage expense of maintenance was
$931 per month, or 80 cents per day
The total value of articles consumed
was $6316.39.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
For Monument to Leo.

Rome, Aug. 1.-The mavor of Car
pineto, the birthplace of Pope Leo,
who proposed to ere with local con-
tributions monument to Leo XIII on
top of Lepini mountains surrounding
the village of Carpineto, finding that
this project was checked by the large
amount of money required. intends to
make it an international tribute to the
late pope, and will ask all countries to
join in the movement. He says he ex-
poets considerable contributions, es-
pecially from America.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
Gold Fever in clackamas.

Great excitement, not without
cause, prevails in the southern part
of Clackamas county because of the
recent discoveries by. local mining
prospectors. Gold in immensely pay
ing quantities has been located on
claims that have been repeatedly
worked and prospected for the last
ten years, but the hidden wealth was
never disclosed before. Samples that
will assay between $4,000 and $4,000 to
the ton have been brought to Oregon
City by the interested owners. In
tense excitement exists.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
Trappings for National Guard.

The acknowledgements Office of the
Oregon National Guard has been no.
titled that a shipment of $50 United
States rifles and SO carbines, to-
gether with bayonets, belts. scabbards,
slings. ETC., is on the way to Portland,
and will arrive here in ample time for
the annual encampment in Septem-
Der. There will be nothing lacking in
the new equipment of the home sol
diery. The selection of an encamp-
ment site hangs fire on account of the
railroad rates. 1t is expected that a
decision will be reached this week as
to where the mobilization will take
place.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
Gas COMPANY Makes Big Stock Issue.

New York, Arg. 6.-Circuiars have
been mailed to the stockholders of the
Consolidated gas company of this city,
announcing an issue of $6,n00,000 of
treasury shock. which is offered at SUBJ
scription at $3.50. The object of the
stock issue is to meet the cost of a
plant now being erected on Long
island, which will supply all of Man
haitian, and do away with the present
scattered plants in this citv. The
ca pital of the company is 1000, 900.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
Would Alarm America.

Victoria, B. c., Aug. 5.-W. G..
Deering, of Chicago, who arrived from
the Orient by the steamer Tacoma, in
an interview, says that although the
people of the United States may not
be aware of the fact, the insurgents in
the Philippine islands are organizing
and drilling. and the trouble there is
far from over. He says filibusters are
continually landing arms on the island
coasts, and the patrol is looked upon as
a farce. Schooners laden with contra
band goods have no difficulty in "run.
ming their cargoes."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
ENLARGE THE RESERVE.
More Land Withdrawn From Settlement
in Oregon City District

in Oregon City District
Nine townships of land in Clacka-
mas, Marion and Linn counties have
been withdrawn from settlement upon
telegraphic orders from Acting Com
missioner of the Land Office Fimple.
The townships are from to 13 in
elusive in range east, Immediately
adjoining the Cascade forest reserve
on the east. Each township contains
23, ,040 acres, and the whole number of
acres in the nine townships with
drawn is 207 1850. All of township II
and two-thirds of township II are un-
surveyed land. OF the whole area
withdrawn from settlement. 81,320
acres are vacant land, of which 49,
400 acres are unsurveyed.
The action of the general land Office
is construed to mean that the interior
department is desirous of extending
the reserve.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
Coming Events.

Ninth annual regatta, Astoria, Au-
gust 1921.
State fair, Salem, September 14-19
Second Southern Oregon District
fair, Eugene, September 29-Octeber 8
Summer association of the North
west Indian agencies, Newport, Au.
gust 1927.
klamath county fair, klamath
Falls, October 60.
Good roads convention, jackson.
vile, August Is.
Fruitgrowers' convention, jackson.
vile, August Is.
Teachers institute, Tillamook, July
29-S1
Knights of Pythias convention, Is
toria, August 20-21.
Teachers institute, La Grande, Au
gust 1921.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
Large Oat Crop.

"The yield of oats in Clackamas
county this year will be the largest Of
any year I have ever witnessed" said
County Treasurer Cahill who has
lived in that county for 80 years. in
discussing crop conditions. Wheat
is also generally good throughout the
county, continued the speaker. land
l forecast good yield Of that cereal. .
The hay crop in Clackamas county
was exceptionally large and it has
been years since a large crop of fruit
of better quality has been harvested
there. Harvest season is late.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
To Make Electors Vote.

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 1.-The
movement in Canada to make, voting
compulsory has at last reached the
stage of parliamentary action. A
special from Ottawa says at the meet
ing of the elections committee of the
house of commons this morning it was
decided to recommend law providing
for compulsory voting. ANY qualified
elector who fails to vote in any elec-
tion will be deprived of the right to
vote at the next succeeding election.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
Used Peasants for Marks.

London, Aug. 5.-The Times this
morning prints Vienna dispatch say
ing that the emperor of Russia received
with benevclence from the Crotians in
the United States petition describing
the position of Crotia in the darkest
terms. 1t also says that Prince Urus-
off, who on July 81 was reported as
having been wounded in the Razan dis
trict by peasants, has become insane.
He was in the habit of testing his
Workmanship on the bodies of peasants
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
POPE is ELECTED
CARDINAL SART0 THE UNANIMOUS
CHOICE OF CONCLAVE.
Has Taken the Title of Pious Knew
Pontiff Is a Man Plain In His Habits
and Well Liked by All Who Know
him-WilI Follow Lines of Pope Leo
Public Well Pleased.

Rome, Aug. 4.-Cardinal Sarto, pat
riarch of Venice, who was elected pope
to succeed Leo XIII, now reigns at the
vatican and over the Catholic world as
Plus x. Tonight all Rome is illumi-
mated in his honor.
His election and the assumption of
his holy Office were marked by strik-
ing demonstration and Impressive cere-
monies at the vatican, which ended
only this evening. Tomorrow the new
pope, clad in his new pontifcal robes,
and with all the ritualistic ceremony,
will receive the members of the diplo-
matte corps, the cardinals and the bish-
ops, who will then offer their Official
homage, this notwithstanding the fact
that twice today the cardinal and many
high officials of the vatican went
through similar ceremony.
The date on which the coronation of
Plus x will take place has not yet been
decided. but the impression prevails
that it will take place on August g.
Although the election was over at IL
O'Clock this morning, and was an
nou need to the world 45 minutes later
ny the appearance CT Jn0 new pope at
the window of st. Peters, the conclave
was not formally dissolved until $50
o'clock this afternoon.
The eletion OF the patriarch of Ven
ice this morning was unanimous. At
ter Mondays ballots, it was a foregone
conclsuion that he was the only candi-
date sufficiently acceptable to all to
secure the necessary tWo-thirds that
the laws of the church require. One
of the cardinals said to representative
of the Associated Press tonight that he
believed Plus x would follow the
broad lines of Leo's policy, although
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-07
Militia Captures Posse.

Sacramento, Aug. 3.-A special to
the Bee from Sheriff Haggerty says
that the Placerville militia company
successfully captured Sheriff Bosquit
and his posse in the foothills near
Greenwood. The company surrounded
the poses and gradually worked in up
on them until they effected a capture
while the posse was preparing their
evening meal.