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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
SEVEN FALL DEAD
INDIANA TROOPS FIRE ON RIOTERS
WITH TELLING EFFECT. "
Fourteen and Perhaps More Injured
Mob at Evansville, Made a Deter.
mined Effort to Reach Negroes In
Jail, But Were Turned Back-More
Ouardsmen Ordered Out.

Evansville, Ind, July s. s.-Following
four days of rioting and general lawless-
ness, this city tonight saw the most ter
rible of its experiences with rioters.
Seven persons are dead and IA are
known to be injured, and at least that
number more are thought to be hurt.
At 1880 o'clock the members of
Company A, First regiment, Indiana
National Guard, after days vigilant
guarding OF the county Jail, and 100
deputy sheriffs under Sheriff Chris
Kratz, fred point blank into mob of
1000 men gathered on Fourth, Divis-
ion and Vine streets, surrounding the
Vanderburg county Jail, and attempting
its capture. From o'clock this morn
ing until the hour of tonight's catas-
trophe the crowd surged about the Jail,
calling the militiamen vile names, as
saulting them with stones and berating
the deputy sherffs who guarded the Jail.
The mob had gradually become more
and more excited, and it's manifesta-
tions of uneasiness more frequent, and
at 10 O'Clock it was seen that nothing
could prevent an assault on the jail.
At 1890 o'clock the rioters pressed
forward with determination, and inno-
cent onlookers and the curious followed.
Slowly they forced the miIitiamen back
toward the Jail, until the alleyway be-
tween Division street and the stone
building was reached. Then the lead
ers, with bicycle in their front as
shield to the bayonets of the soldiers,
attempted to enter the alley and storm
the alleyway entrance.
Captain Blum, of the National Guard,
ordered charge on the rioters. Grad
ually the crowd was forced back, the
soldiers using their bayonets and butts
of their guns. Suddenly rioter fell.
A soldier tried to drag him to his feet,
but before he could do 80 was assaulted
by a rioter. Stones and boulders be-
gan to fly through the air. A, soldier
was struck with rock and fell. Al
rioter was knocked down with a gun
butt and then shot was fired. The
one shot started fusilade of musketry
and shotgun fire from the defenders of
the Jail, and scattered return fire
from the rioters. Fully 800 shots were
fired from the jail windows, the court
house steps Immediately opposite, and
the soldiers In the streets No one
knows who fred the first shot. The |
soldiers say it was the rioters.
Governor Durbin is said to have in.
structed the authorities not leopard
ize the safety of the Jail with half way
measures. The soldiers and deputies
fred into the retreating mob of men,
who ran into Division street. For 15
minutes the firing continued. When
it ceased, the soldiers had the place.
In front of the staggering band of 5S
soldiers lay the dead and wounded.
Means and shrieks of agony and fear
came from the injured.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
BRIBE TO GOVERNOR.
Missouri Boodlers Offered to Pay Him to
Sign Bill.

st. Louis, July 7.-Ex-Govefnor Lon
V. Stephens was before the grand jury
today for over an hour. Before enter
ing the grand jury room he had a con-
ference with Circuit Attorney Folk,
during which he told Mr. Folk that he
had been offered $4,000 while he was
Governor, if he would appoint James
Butler, of st. Louis, excise commits
sioner. The Ex-Governor also stated
to Mr.. Folk that after he had signed
the transit bill an order was made to
him to put him in on the ground floor
in the purchase of stock which would
eventually net him a profit of from
$4,000 to 100000.
Ex-Governor Stephens said he re-
fused to listen to the $4,000 PROPOSE
ton for the appointment OF Butler.
Butler was not appointed excise com
missioner, the appointment going to
Charles A. Higgins. Ex-Governor
Stephens also declared that he did not
take advantage of the opportunity to
invest in transit stock.
Interesting developments are ex-
pected from the statements of Cover
Eor Stephens. It is understood that
his talk with the Circuit Attorney to-
day is only the beginning of line of
Investigation taken up by Mr.. Folk
which will result in many big Doodle
transactions coming to light Further
investigation will. be resumed tomor-
row. 81.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
Land Buyers In the Air.

The announcement few days ago
that the secretary of the interior has
disapproved a number of "clear lists
in Oregon lieu land selections, disclos-
es something entirely new in the land
matters in Oregon. None of the state
land Office attaches have ever before
heard of a clar list being disapproved.
This unusual action on the part of the
secretary of the interior is conclusive
proof, if any further proof is neces-
sary, that all Oregon land matters are
to be scrutinized with utmost care.
The 1isapprova1 of these clear lists
occasioned no small surprise, though
the action is entirely in accordance
with the rules of practice in the de-
partment of the interior.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
FURNACES FROZEN.
Sudden Strike of Workmen Brings
Heavy Losses.

Denver, July S.-James B. Grant,
chairman of the executive committee
of the American Smelling & Refining
company, estimates the damage at the
Grant and Glcbe smelters caused by
the unexpected strike of the employees
at $25, 900 to $780, 900. ALI but two of
the IL furnaces in use were ssfrozen,"
and the ore will have to be cut out be-
fore the furnaces can again be used.
President Charles F. Meyer, of the
Western Federation of Miners, says
that he does not think it will be neces-
sary to call out the miners of the state
in support of the smeltermen. The
failure of the legislature to pass an
eight-hour law is given by the strikers
as the cause of the trouble, and the
company is accused of using improper
means to defeat legislation.
A large force of police is guarding
the smelters in this city, and no seri-
GUS disturbance has occurred, though
IL men have been arrested for disorder
ly conduct and making threats.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
WILL BUY MINE.
Clark Is Satisfied With Southern Oregon
Copper Ledge.

Clark Is Satisfied With Southern Oregon
Copper Ledge.
Developments at the copper mines
on Joe's creek, known as the Blue
ledge, are continuing under the man
agement of Patsy Clark. 1t is reported
upon reliable authority that the pros
poets obtained from the use Of the
diamond drill in the mine are showing
up more fatteringly every day. It is
now practically certain that the pro-
perty will be taken by Clark under the
provisions of the bond which he has
obtained, and that the deal will be
closed before the termination of the
term for which the bond was given.
Prominent mining men from all Sec
tions of the Northwest are f1ocking
to that section, looking into the pros
poets around the mine. The mine
bonded by Clark is not the only one
in this vicinity which is making good
mineral showings. The belt of copper
bearing ore reaches for miles north
and south from the Blue ledge, and the
bonding of the Blue ledge to Clark has
given an impetus to the development
of other copper prospects in this re-
gion. That that vicinity will prove
to be one of the great mining centers
of the Northwest is now confidently
expected.
In addition to the mining interest
that may be developed in that section,
there are also large timber interests
which await access to market by the
way Of railroad communication, and
should the Blue ledge prove to be what
Clark and his associates think and
confidently expect it to be, these tim
Der interests will be pushed along with
the mining interests.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-walta walla, 70@74c; val
ley, 77c.
Barley-Feed, $4,000 per ton; brew
ing, $21.
Flour-Best grades, 1896 @ 4.s0;
graham. $3.45@3.S5.
Millstuffs-Bran, s23 per ton; mid
dlings, s27; shorts, $2s; chop, SIS.
oats-No. white, $1.10 q LIS; !;
gray, 81 05 per GENITAL.
Hay-Timothy, s20@21; clover,
nominal; cheat, $15@16 per ton.
Potatoes-Best Bu-panks, 5O@o5c
per sack; ordinary, 35@45c per GENITAL,
growers prices; Merced sweets, $3@
$50 per Genital.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, 1O@11c;
young, 13@14c; hens, 12c; turkeys,
live, 16@17c; dressed, 20@22c; ducks,
s7.0O@7.50 per dozen; geese, s6.O0@
$50.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, 1870
Ice; Young America, 15@15Hc; fact
ory prices, 1@1k nc less.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 2O@22ks
per pound; extras, 22c; dairy, 2O@
! 221zc; store, 16c@1s.
Eggs-17@zOc per dozen.
Hops-Choice, 1S@20c per pound.
Wool-valley, ,121@17c Eastern Or
egon, 8@14c; mohair, 35@371ac.
Beef-Gross, cows, 3L@4c, per
pound; steers, 5@514c; dressed, SIC.
veal-7H@Sc.
Mutton Gross, $3.50 per pound
dressed. soc 1ac..
Lambs-Gross. 4c per pound
dressed, INC.
Hogs-Gross, e@eNc per pound
dressed, 708c.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
JOINS CABLE ENDS.
Pacific Cable Is Now Completed From
San Francisco to Manila.

New York, July 5.-The Pacific
cable was successfully completed
at 1880 o'clock last night, East
ern time, by the welding together of
the eastern and western links at
Honolulu on board the cableship An
glia, thus completing the entire lines
of telegraph from San Francisco to
the Philippine Islands, distance of
over 5000 miles, and bringing to a con-
clusfon the greatest and most difficult
of submarine cable enterprises under
taken in the history of ocean tele-
graphy.
A message from President Roosevelt
to President Mackay, of the CONNER
cial Pacific Gable Company, was sent
over the new cable around the world
in 12 minutes, and Mackay's reply was
sent around the world in 91a minutes.
The best previous time for a message
around the world was made on one
sent by United States Senator Chaun-
eey M. Depew from the National Elec-
trio Exposition, Grand Central Palace,
in this city, in 1896. It took so minu-
tes to transmit the message.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
NEW FIGHT ON TUE CANAL.
Enemies of Panama Want Government
to Show Hand.

60 SNOW HanQ.
New York, July SIN. the Colom-
bian senate, vigorous protests against
the Hay-Herran canal treaty have
been made because it does not bear the
signature of President Marroquin, says
a Herald dispatch from Bogota, under
date of Friday.
There have been stormy discussions
over this point. DR.. Luis Carlos Rico,
the minister of foreign affairs, delivered
a two hours address, during which he
declared that the treaty should not bear
the presidents signature before final
approval. Ex-President Caro-, in a
speech, insisted that the government
should defend the treaty and not leave
the responsibility to the senate. At
this juncture the senate adjourned.
The discussion is being continued.
It is said that tour members of the
house and canal committees are decid-
edly in favor of the Hay-Herran canal
treaty, while three are against the
measure and two are doubtful. The
canal campaign is now on in earnest
and the indications are that the debate
will be protracted and definite action
long delayed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
DAM GIVES WAY.
Pennsylvania Picknickers Overwhelmed
and 20 Drowned.

Greensburg, Pa, July g.. A water
spout of immense proportions striking
in the vicinity of Oakford Park this af-
trenoon created food that caused a
great loss of life and property. It is
known that lat least 20 persons were
lost, and rumors placed the number of
dead at more than 100, but up until a
late hour tonight only two or three
bodies have been recovered, having
been washed to the banks of the little
creek that runs parallel with the park.
at O'Clock rain began to fall in tor
rents in the vicinity of the park and
spread over territory covering prob
ably ten miles. A half hour later the
cloudburst occurred. The waters in
the lake north of Oakford park began
to swell, and Manager James Nc Grath,
believing that there was danger of
final break in the great walls of the
dam, hurried among the crowds of
pleasure seekers who had gathered un-
der the roofs Of the eating stands, the
merry-go-round, the theater, dancing
pavilion and other buildings in line of
the water should the banks break, and
warned them to run for the hills. On
both sides of the grounds there are
high hills, the park being located in a
ravine about a fourth of mile wide
and a mile long.
The rain continued to fall in tor
rents, and about O'Clock dam to the
east, containing 40 feet of water, gave
way. The food beat down the ravine
with a roar that was heard for two
miles. A half-mile down, at the juno
tion of the Greensburg and Jeanette
and Park car lines, the barns are To-
Gated. The entranse gates to the park
were lifted, and with the force of pile
driver the large posts were hurled by
the waters against the barn.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
Short Line Is Turned Over.

Salt Lake City, July 9.-At mid
night tonight that part of the Oregon
Short Line railroad system south of
Salt Lake City. was formally turned
over to the San Pedro, Los Angeles &
Salt Lake City railroad, and becomes
part of the system Senator w. A. CLARK,
of Montana, and associates are build
ing to Southern California. Word was
received at the headquarters Of the Salt
Lake road today that all the details of
the transfer of the road and rolling
stock had been completed and notifying
the officials to take charge at midnight.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
TO WATER GREAT AREA.
naIheur Butte Ditch ls to Be COM
pIeted This Year.

/ Ontario, Or, July 9.-The Malheui
butte irrigation ditch, which was in
process of construction last fail, owing
to certain conditions was not completed
as expected, and the work suspended
for time. A deal has just been con-
summated between the Artesian Springs
water and land company, which form
erly owned the reservoirs and the ditch,
and number of substantial business
men of Weiser, Idaho, by which the
latter are to have controlling interest
| in the ditch and reservoirs. The con-
siderstion is $45 900, and perpetual
water right to 5000 acres OF land under
the ditch.
About 20 per cent of the work on the
bitches has been completed and the
work remaining to be done will begin
in this coming August, and will be rap
idly pushed to completion. and the
opinion is confidently expressed that by
next spring it will be in use. The es-
timated cost of what remains to be done
is 100000.
The Malheur butte ditch, when COM
plete, will be % miles in length, ex-
tending from near Vale to Dead Ok
Flat and covering all the territory on
the west side of the Malheur river from
Vale to and including Dead Ok Flat.
This ditch will connect by means of
Willow creek and another ditch above
Vale Is miles in length with three large
reservoirs which will supply water
during the entire season in which water
is needed. These three reservoirs,
which contain about 1000 acres of
water, have irrigation duty of $1,000
acres when completed. They are more
than half completed, and sufficient
water is stored in this section to cover
all the land in cultivation under the
ditch, and as the reclamation of land
continues the reservoirs will be replet-
ed until enough water is stored to cover
the entire acreage under the ditch.
These reservoirs are natural sites, and
by the expenditure of about SIS 200
have been placed in condition for use.
The water is stored in them in the win
ter and early spring from Upper Will
low creek and system of springs, thus
utilizing the vast quantity of water
which has formerly gone to waste and
converting thousands of acres OF sage
brush into alfalfa fields.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
Final Dividend Declared.

New York. July S.-James 6. Cam
non, Brayton Ives and William L. Bull,
trustees under the plan for the readjust-
ment of the affairs of Price, Mccormick
& Co., today declared a final dividend
of liz per cent upon the claims of all
unsecured creditors deposited under
their plans. The trustees also Issued a
statement in which they say the claims
of secured creditors amounting to over
81, 200, 900 have been paid IN full. The
unsecured creditors have received divi-
dends aggregating 71A per cent.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
Rich Ledge Uncovered.

A new and important strike has
been made in the Waldo district by
Charles Winner and William Ross, of
Grants Pass. A wide ledge, carry
ing values in both copper and gold,
has been uncovered. Samples Of ore
from the new find are attracting much
attention The predominating values
are copper, though there is a consid-
erable showing of gold. The main
values of the find is in its extent. Out
groupings show the vein to be of great
width and many hundred feet in
length. 1t will be developed and ex-
plored. 1t lies on the same belt as
does the copper mines of Preston
Peak and Iron Mountain, California.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
BIG PLACER ENTERPRISE.
Rogue River Ground to Be Worked by
Means of Dredging.

A gigantic placer mining enterprise
is that undertaken by the Bannock
Gold Dredging Company, composed of
Montana and Chicago capitalists. For
consideration of $35, 900 this company
has bonded nearly all OF the placer
lands of the Lower Foots Creek
country, and extending along Rogue
river for distance of several miles
Between 700 and 500 acres of placer
ground have been bonded by the Ban
mock company. They are preparing
to work the ground by dredging, and
will us a machine of their own manu-
facture. They have had experts on
the field for several months past, and
a thorough prospect of the ground has
been made. The gravel of the creek
bed and of the bars along either side,
carry high values in gold.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
SAVE MONEY on LIGHTNING.
New Bid for State Institutions Shows
Great Reduction.


The state board of capitol building
commissioners have opened bids for
electric lighting for the state institu-
tions located here-the statehouse,
prison, asylum and blind school.
Only one bid was presented, that of
the Salem light and traction company;
which holds the present contract. The
proposals were for either meter or fiat
rate payments for all or part of the
institutions, and for four or ten years,
SO that the terms offered are not easi.
ly stated, but members of the board
say that the rates offered are about
80 per cent less than the state has
been paying.
The different plans proposed will be
submitted to the State engineer, G. C.
Lewis, who will advise the board
which plan of lighting is most advan-
tageous to the state. The state owns
a 150-horsepower water right at the
penitentiary, which can be used for
about half the lighting if found ad-
visable. Under the new contract the
state will save some $4,000 a year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
America Not Approached.

Washington, July 7.-Nothing has
yet been heard in official quarters of
the ultimatum delivered to China by
Japan and England, according to the
Odessa dispatches printed today. 1t is
certain that the United States has
not recently been approached in this
direction by either of the governments
named as parties to the agreement, so
that it has had no opportunity to indi-
cate whether it would lend its moral
support to an effort on the part of
England and Japan to protect their
interests in Manchuria
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
Seven Headed Wheat Pays.

Eighty acres of seven-headed wheat
planted at Milton by J. M. Freeman.
show good prospects of a crop of 65
to 70 bushels this year. Mr.. Freeman
obtained the wheat from German
two years ago and last year had five
acres of it. selling the product to the
Peacock mill for the same price as
bluestem The flour made therefrom
was nearly equal in quality to the best
grades of bluestem, and as the yield
was greatly in excess, the venture ap-
pears profitable. This is the second
year of the experiment, and so far the
new wheat has only been tried on hill
land.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
SNOW GENERAL IN MONTANA,
Crops May Suffer, But 1t Is the Making
of the Ranges.


Butte, Mont, July 6.-snow was
general in Montana today, slight fur
ries being reported from all over the
state. The fall was heavy on the con-
tinental divide. The temperature has
dropped, to 45. The snow alternates
with cold rains, and great damage to
crops is feared.
Later reports regarding snow and
rain in Montana indicate that the
rangemen will gain where the ranch
ers will lose. The snow and rain in
the southern, eastern and northern
portions of the state will do the range
much good, as it is too early tc hurt
the new grass. The Bitter Root valley
had . cold rain, which may retard
crops in that garden spot. The storm
was heavy on the Continental Divide
and on the range west of Missou,a.
The average temperature of the state
is 45, lowest in the eastern portion of
the state. Western Nebraska was Wis
tied by severe storm yesterday, and
this has swept over Montana.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
DIE IN TRAIN WRECK.
Twenty-Three Killed and Nine Injured
i'm Collision.

Washington, July 9.-Twenty four
persons were killed and three injured
in head.on collision on the Virginia
Midland division Of the Southern rail-
way at Rockfsh. Va, this afternoon.
The passenger train which lett WASH
ington at 1l:15 A. M. today for Allan
ia, Ga, dashed into a local freight
which was standing on the main line
of the road at that point, wrecking both
engines and the baggage and express
cars of the passenger train. The bag
gage car and the second class passenger
coach Immediately following it were
telescoped. The coach was occupied
mostly by colored people.
The trainmen, under doctor direc-
tion, cut through the panels of the
baggage car and took out 20 of the dead.
Probably score of the injured were
removed. A special train which went
from here to the scene of the wreck re-
turned to the city about 8 o'clock,
bringing some of the dead and most of
the injured.
Most of the immigrants were Aus
trians, and were bound for points as far
distant as California.
The freight train was in charge OF
Conductor Brubeck and Engineer Hale,
and at the time of the accident was on
the return run from Lynchburg to
Charlottesville. Rockfsh station is
midway between these two points and
the track there is single one. Engin-
eer Hale had orders to get out of the
way of the fast passenger train, but, for
some reason, which has not yet been
explained, he had overstayed his time.
and had failed to take a siding 80 that
the passenger train could pass. The
trains came together with horrible
crash, and fearful scene of panic en-
sued when the occupants of the cars re-
allied what had occurred. The pas
senger train was made up OF an ex-
press car, baggage car, two day
coaches and two Pullman cars.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
cowed by Militia.

Evansville, Ind, July 9.-After the
carnage of last night, Evansville is to-
night obeying the orders of the mayor
and the people are keeping off the
streets. There are nine dead, one dy-
ing, three others fatally hurt and FL
more or less injured. Four died today.
Eight companies of militia and one
battery are in Evansville. The 400
soldiers are armed with rifles, and the
light battery has Gatling gun.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10
Moves for War.

Berlin, July THE Cologne Ca
zette's st. Petersburg correspondent
telegraphs that, according to reports
from Vladivostok, the Russian War
Minister, General Kuropatkin, on in
structions from the Gear, has altered
his itinerary and has left Vladivostok
suddenly, going to Kikolovsk, in Asia
Amur, supposedly for the purpose of
the inspection of Notifications, which
would be especially important in case
of conflict with Japan