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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
FIRE RACES AT cONEY ISLAND.
Five Hundred People Are Homeless and a
60 Million Dollars Damage Done. AZ

aa1---s-c NhilfOn DOiiafs damage Done. A..--
New York, Nov. An a blaze to-
day that baffled the fremen for seven
hours the Bowery at Coney Island
was again laid in ashes. Two lives sc
far are reported to be lost, one man
fatally injured, a score of others hurt
300 buildings destroyed, 500 persons
made homeless and more than $1,000.
600 damage done. How many more
are in the ruins is not known tonight
1t was a fire marked by rescue not
alone by the police but by citizens.
Before it had been an hour under way
the police could do nothing more than
try to keep the $4,000 sight-seers out
of danger. Reserves from all the
precincts within ten miles were
brought. The fire engines found it
impossible to get into action for near
ly four hours.
The alarm came from the Hippo
drome, a low frame building used in
summer for a merry-go-round The
firemen thought it would be all over
in a moment, but the blaze had gained
headway.
With the lack of water the fire mad
the forest of wooden structures at it's
mercy, and all that could be done was
to save life if possible and furniture
Surf avenue for blocks was i'm
passable because of the barriers of
household goods, weeping women and
children and men.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 75c; blue.
stem, 79c; valley, 7sc.
Barley-Feed, $40 per ton; brewing,
$22; rolled, $21.
Flour-valley, $3.75@3.s5 per bar.
rel; hard wheat straights, $3.75@4. 10:
hard wheat patents, $4.2O@4.50; gra-
ham, $3.35@3.75; whole wheat, So. .55
ga; rye wheat, $3.50.
Oats-No. l white, s1.071; gray,
$1.O5 per GENITAL.
Millstuffs-Bran, $40 per ton; mid
dlings, $24; shorts, $40; chop, SIS;
linseed dairy food, $40.
Hay-Timothy, $16 per ton; clover,
$13; grain, $11; cheat, $11.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 27H@30c
per pound; dairy, 161a@20c; store,
16c.
Cheese - Full cream. twins, 15c;
Young America, 15@16c; factory
prices. 1@11ac less.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, 10@10Rc
per pound; spring, IL Nc; hens, 1l@12c;
broilers, $3.50 per dozen; turkeys, live,
14@15c per pound; dressed, 16@1Sc;
ducks, 1907 per dozen; geese, $7@1e.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, soc; Eastern,
fresh, 24026 Nc.
Potatoes-Oregon, 5O@65c per sack;
sweet potatoes, 2@2Lc.
Hops-l9O3 crop, 12@22c per pound,
according to quality.
Wool-Valley, 17@18c; Eastern Ore
gon, 12@15c; mohair, 35@37Hc.
Beef-Dressed, 6@624c per pound.
veal-Small, 71a@8c; large, 5k@6e
der pound.
Mutton - Dressed, 4@5c; lambs,
dressed, &c.
Pork-Dressed, 6@6kc.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
THANKSGIVING DAY SET.
president Issues a Proclamation Fixing
November 20 as the Time

Washington, Nov. 3.-The presi-
dent today issued his annual Thanks
giving proclamation in the following
terms:
by the President of the United
states OF America-A Proclamation
Ihe season Is at hand when. ac-
cordlng to the customs of our people
IL rails upon the president to appoint
a DAY OF praise and thanksgiving to
God. During the last year. the Lord
has dealt bountifully with us. giving
us peace at home and abroad, and the
chance for our citizens to work for
thelr welfare unhindered by war
FAMINE or plague. 1t behooves us not
only to rejoice greatly because of
what has been given us. but to ac-
cept 1t with a solemn sense of respon-
slD1llty. realizing that under heaven
IL rests with ourselves to show that
we are worthy to use Alright what has
tnus been entrusted to our care.
In no other place, and at no Dtber
tlme, mas the experiment of govern
ment or the people, by the people and
1or the people been tried on SO vast
a scale as here in our own country i'm
the opening years of the twentieth
century. Failure would not only he
a dreadful thing for all mankind. for
1t would mean loss of hopes for all
VINO Deheve in the power and the
righteousness of liberty.
Therefore, in thanking God for tho
mefcfes extended to us in the past,
we beseech Him that He NAV NOT
withhold them in the future, and our
hearts may be aroused to war stead
fastly for good and against all forces
or EVIL, public ana private. We prav
for strength and light, so that in the
coming years we may, with cleanI-
ness, fearlessness and wisdom do
our allotted work on earth in sucb
manner as to show that we are not all
together unworthy of the blessings
we have received.
Now, therefore, 1, Theodore Roos-
eveft, President of the United States.
DO hereby designate as a day of gen
eFai Thanksgiving, the 26th of the
coming November, and do recommend
that throughout the land people cease
bfom their Wonted occupations. and
IN tnelr several homes and places of
Worshlp render thanks to Almighty
God for his manifold mercies
In witness whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
OF the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington,
this 31st day of October, in the year
OF our Lord, one thousand nine hun
dred and three, and of the independ-
ence of the United States the one
hundred and twenty-eight.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"By the President:
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
TWENTY LIVES LOST.
Early Morning Blaze in Tenement House
Causes a Panic.

New York, Nov. 3.-Fire early this
morning in the tenement at 426 Elev.
enth avenue. known as the House OF
All Nations caused the death of 20
persons. At o'clock, 12 bodies had
been recovered, and the greater mum
Der OF those are of Irish nationality
Most of them died from suffocation
Among the number were several wo-
men and children. The fire is sup
posed to be of incendiary origin, and
although it burned but short time,
the smoke was so dense that whole
families were overcome. On the fifth
floor eight bodies were recovered, the
stairway leading to this floor having
been burned away. In the dense
darkness, a terrible panic prevailed
among the tenants of the house,
many of whom evidently had fallen
over the furniture in their depart
ments and met their death by suffo-
cation.
Police Commissioner Greene was
on the scene, and the police reserves
were called out, together with ambu-
lances from many hospitals The po-
lice and firemen rescued many of
those women and children who had
been overcome in the desperate rush
to the street.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
Not Fighting Appointments.

Honolulu, Nov 4.-The Home Rule
leaders here profess to have received
a message from Delegate Kalanian-
oalo, who is now at Columbus, o., sup
porting them in their opposition to
the confirmation by the Senate of the
appointments of Carter and Dole as
Governor and United States District
Judge respectively. To a message of
inquiry sent to Prince Ka1anlanoalo,
the delegate replied, denying he has
taken any such position in the mat
ter. The Home Rulers will send to
Washington resolutions of protest
against the appointments.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
Wood 81 a Cord.

Pendleton-There is a scarcity of
wood in Pendleton. This is due to the
lack of cars to bring it from the Blue
Mountains, from where Pendleton gets
her supply. There seems to be plenty
of wood at the belt. Prices are excep-
tionally high. Fir is selling at 81 per
cord and pine at $780, This price is
nearly 81 higher than last year. Coal
is selling at So per ton.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
Put Up Much Fruit .

Ashland-The Ashland Preserving
Company, which has been operating
an extensive cannery in this city the
present season, will close operations
for the year this week. The season
has been longer than usual and there
have been more people employd than
ever before, the average number OF
operatives being between 40 and so
Manager Charles Pierce reports that
during the four months run the plant
has canned Is tons of Bartlett pears
II tons of peaches, 10 tons of string
beans and seven tons of blackberries
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
HAPPENINGS HERE In OREGON
WILL MANUFACTURES SLAVES.
HouIton Will Have Plant That Will EN-.
pioy 100 Men.

HouIton Will Have a Plant That Will Em.
pioy 100 Men.
st. Helens-It is now a settled fact
that the Western Cooperage Company
composed of Kentucky capitalists, will
build a large stave factory at
Houlton, on the Northern Pacific rail
road, just on the outer edge of the cor
porate limits of st. Helens, A dozen
men are already at work getting
camps ready in the woods, where the
bolts for the slaves will be cut up
and split into the usual size.
A factory site has been purchased
from w. H. Dolman, at Houlton, which
has ample space for switches and side
tracks. Options have been secured on
several tracts of timber land, and a
contract has been entered into with
the Oregon Wood Company to float
down 100000 cords of stave bolts an
nually Construction work will begin
on the factory at once, and the man
agement state that fully one hundred
men will be employed in the mill and
timber.
This company owns factories in
Kentucky, Arkansas, Georgia and at
Seattle and Aberdeen. Wash.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
ROCK Island Harned I Per cent.

Chicago, Nov. 4.-The Rock Island
Company, of London, the $3.50, ,009, 900
corporation organized as holding
company for the securities of the rail-
road properties controlled by the
Moores and their associates, earned
little over per cent on it's out
standing common stock during the
first year of its existence, according
to the first annual report of the COM
Dany, which has just been made pub
lie.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
HOLD ON TO YOUR pRUNEs.
Advice Given to Growers by ex-Commis-
sioner Reynolds.

sioner Reynolds.
Salem-"Prunegro who have
not already sold their fruit should hold
it for price that will give them fair
profit" says Lloyd T. Reynolds, for
merly horticultural commissioner for
the second district.
Dealers are around offering to pay
a basis price of * cents. Probably a
majority of the prune crop this year
will average in the 5000 to-the-pound
size, and at this basis growers would
get only 8 cents a pound for their fruit.
Since the cost of labor and fuel has
advanced, 8 cents pound is about the
actual cost of production. Growers are
cutting their own throats when they
sell at such figures.
"The condition of the fruit market
does not warrant such low prices.
France had a very short crop and is
buying prunes heavily in this country.
The dispatches from New York tell us
that the packing houses in this country
have had difficulty in filing the orders
as fast as they are received. The
apple crop of the United States is ,000,-
900 barrels short and prices for that
fruit will be high. Canned goods have
advanced very materially. In every
view of the situation I can see no rea-
on why prunegrowers should not re-
ceive a fair price, if they will ask for
it.
'tIt seems to me to be- certain that
all the prunes will be wanted and the
proper course for the growers is to
wait until living price is offered. I
do not advise holding for speculative
prices, but for living price. Oregon
prunes this year are of first-class quail
ty and they give satisfaction wherever
sold.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
Give Up Indian Hunt.

Douglas, Wyo., Nov. 5.-John Morton
a member of the Douglas posse, says
the Indians who shot Sheriff Miller
and a deputy in a bloody battle Sat
urday have separated, and each par.
ty is taking a different trail. The
posse was unable to follow the lead
and the pursuit was temporarily aban-
doned 1t is the opinion of many OF
the officers that the redskins cannot
be caught until they return to the res
ervation, and as fast as they come into
the Pine Ridge agency they will be
taken into custody.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
SUBMERGED WRECK,
Found i'm Twenty-Five Fathoms of Water
In Barclay Sounu.

Victoria, B. c., Nov. 5.-A report has
been made to Captain Gaudin, Agent
of Marine, that submerged wreck,
seemingly of an iron vessel, has been
found lying in rs fathoms of water off
Amphritite Point, Barclay Sound.
Fishermen have come in contact with
the wreck when trolling and the fact
that their lines, when cleared, showed
rust and iron stains, indicates the pos
sibility of it being an iron vessel. The
vessel is five miles from shore.
Captain Gaudin has communicated
with Admiral Bickford, commanding
the station, intimating a possibility of
the wreck being that of the British
warship Condor, which foundered in
December two years ago. Wreckage
from the Condor was found by search
ing vessels in that vicinity, but there
is nothing to indicate that it is that
lost warship, for many wrecks have
occurred near by within the past year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
PANAMA REVOLT.
Independence of this Isthmus Has Been
Proclaimed.

Proclaimed.
Panama, Nov. 5.-The independence
of the Isthmus was proclaimed at
D. m. today. A large and enthusiastic
crowd of all political parties assem-
bled and marched to the headquarters
of the government troops, where Cen
eral Tovar and General Amaya, who
ARRIVED this morning, were imprisoned
in the name of the Republic of Panama.
The enthusiasm was immense, and at
least 5000 of the men in the gathering
were armed.
The battalion, of Colombian troops at
Panama favors the movement, which
is also thought to meet with the ap-
proval of at least two of the govern
ment transports now here.
The seeming inactivity on the part of
the government in not preparing some
defense when rumors of the uprising
became rife are looked upon as show
ing confidence in the reports made by
General Obaldia, the governor of the
department of Panama, who issued a
NJ manifesto thanking all political parties
for the adhesion promised to the gov
ernment when it was reported heavy
force was marching in the vicinity of
Penomeme.
The streets of Colon today present
ed somewhat the same appearance as
during the days of the revolution.
Several hundred troops, who arrived
today from Savanilla on the Colombian
gunboat Cartagena, with their wives,
are squatted on the street corners.
The battalion consists of A50 soldiers,
all well supplied with ammunition, un-
der the command of General Lovar,
who left for Panama today, but the
troops still remain here.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 4.-After an
official investigation by the Big Four
officials into the cause of the wreck
General Superintendent Vanwfnk1e, of
the company, tonight said the crew in
charge of the football special was re-
sponsible for the wreck because they
failed to exercise the required caution.
Mr.. Vanwinkle said the engineer, W.
III. Schumacher, of the special, is to
blame, because he did not have his
train under control inside the city
limits.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
Looking for Reservoir Rites.

Ashland-H. E. Green and J. E.
Reese, of the photographic branch of
the United States Geological Survey,
arrived in Ashland last night from
San Francisco. They are in the re
clamation service and will cross the
mountains eastward from here on an
extended exploration and investigat-
ing trip to locate possible sites for res
ervoirs for the storage of waters for
irrigation purposes. They go to Pei
lean Bay. Fort klamath. The Agency,
Sprague River Valley, BLY, and Bonan-
"a, and their itinerary will take in all
the Modoc lava beds and the Honey
Lake district
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
Torch Applied to Fine College.

New York, Nov. 3.-Men who guard
the New York, City watershed at ANA
walk, Westchester county, have ap-
piled the torch to the $1O0, 900 college
OF the Christian Brothers, Catholic
institution, where boys were being
educated. The brothers a few
months ago obtained an Injunction
against the watershed commissioners
to prevent the destruction of the
building. The injunction expired
this week, and it was decided to burn
the building The Brothers. having
received their condemnation award
left with the students several weeks
ago for Baltimore
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
nILL IN SOUTHERN OREGON.
Pennsylvania Capitalists Preparing for a
Heavy Cut of Vimber.

Roseburg - The Kelleher-Skelley
Lumber Company has just been in
corporated here, by w. J. Kelleher,
John K. Shelley and w. H Sykes with
q paid up capital of $4,000. The COM
pany has already acquired about 5000
acres of fine timber land on Billy
Creek, a few miles west Of Yoncalla,
in this county.
A sawmill building has already been
erected and part of the machinery is
now in place. The plant will have a
daily capacity of $4,000 feet of lum-
Der to begin with. and will be ready
for operation within 80 days. A fume
will be put in from the mill to carry
the product direct to the Southern Pa
cif1c railroad track at Drain, where a
lumber yard will also be established.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
Go to Learn English.

Vancouver, B. c., Nov. "A spec
ial from Winnipeg says a party of 13
Doukhobors, including three married
couples from the villages of Petrofka
and Terpenia, Saskatchewan, arrived
there today on the way to Philadel
phia, where they go to learn English
and to acquire skill in Industrial and
domestic pursuits. They are part CT
the colony of Doukhobors brought to
the Northwest Territories as colonists
at the expense of the Canadian gov
ernment. They have hitherto refused
to adopt the English language or Gus.
toms.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
LIEU LAND REFLECTIONS LARGE
Land Agent West Puts Records in Order
and Gathers Figures.

Salem-State Land Agent Oswald
West has just completed the classif-
cation and filing of the correspond
ence and papers relating to state lieu
land selections in Oregon. Hereto
fore the records have been in confus-
ion and one seeking information re-
garding any particular selection,
would have difficulty in finding it..
Now the records are arranged so that
any desired information may be had
at a moments notice The list shows
that the lieu land selections upon min
eraI base, which have been passed
upon by the Federal Land Depart
ment within the past year or two ag-
gregate $4,000 acres, of which about
1000 acres have been clear listed and
about 10000 has either been rejected
or is still pending with the outlook
poor for it's approval
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
Russia sees peace ait Hand.

Paris, Nov. 5-M. Savinsky, secre-
tary of Count Lamsdorf, the Russian
Minister of Foreign Affairs, in an in
terview this evening said Russia de-
sires general peace in both the near
and far east, and is not anxious for
any pretext for clash with the
Mikado's forces, as some of the jingo-
istic press would try to show. A solu-
ton of problems that have been puz-
zling the two countries, the secretary
says, is near at hand.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
Fire Causes Million Loss.

Albany, N Y, Nov. 5.-Fire which
started tonight on the Citizens steam
boat pier at Troy ragged for two hours
before it was under control, and de
stroyed several large buildings on
River street between Broadway and
Second streets, including the beautiful
Altura Hall, which alone entails loss
exceeding $3O0,000 All telegraphic
communication throughout Troy was
crippled for an hour The loss will
exceed $1,O00,O00 No loss of life or
injuries to persons are reported.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
In the Sugar Beef EieIds.

La Grande-The sugar beet factory
here has already this season received
10000 tons of beets, and has worked
over 1000. tons, which means 10000
sacks of sugar. 1t is expected that
about 1000 tons more of beets will be
received by the factory this season.
and that the run will continue until
about November TO- So far the beet
harvest has proved success AL
though there was a shortage in the
crop, the sugar material in the beet
was heavier than last year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
Mules BaIk on Track.

Charlotte, N. c., Nov. A south.
bound passenger train on the South
ern Railway crashed into a funeral
party at Glass, flag station a few
miles north of Charlotte today, kill
ing four persons instantly. The We
hicle, containing the corpse and the
four victims was crossing the railroad
tracks when the mules drawing them
baked and the heavy locomotive
struck the outfit squarely, killing ali
of the occupants, smashing the coffin
and horribly mutilating the corpse.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
Release Of III MORTGAGES.

Pendleton-The Pendleton savings
bank has filed with the county record
er releases of III mortgages. This is
the biggest bunch of mortgages that
has ever been paid off at one time for
number of years. The banking COM
pany held these mortgages, principal
1y against farmers, sheep and cattle
men. The amount of some of the
mortgages was as high as SIS 900,
while some of them were as low as
$50. They averaged $500, making the
total amount paid $256, 500.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
MaIheur County cIean-Up.

Baker City-General Manager o. G.
Johnson brought in the cleanup of a
60-day run from the Rich Creek placer
mine of the Eldorado Mine & Ditch
Company, of Malheur county, today.
The cleanup amounted to about 500
ounces valued at about $4,000. R.
E. Corburn, of Carroll, Ia, is the
principal owner of the diggings.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
Tornado Causes Death,

Oklahoma City. Okla, Nov. 3.-Two
persons were killed and nine injured.
two perhaps fatally, and half dozen
farm houses wrecked by tornado
that formed three miles north of
Hydro, in Caddo county, at $50 last
night. The tornado travelled over a
course from north to southwest.
sweeping nearly everything before 1t
for distance Of four miles. Farm
houses, barns and fences were COM
pletely wrecked, and crops ruined
The property loss is estimated at
$50, 900.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
October ASYLUM Report.

Salem-The report of Superintend-
ent j. F. Calbreath. of the State In
sane. Asylum, for the month of Octo-
Der shows that the general health of
the patients is good. The total cost
of articles consumed was $7163 80,
and the expenditures for salaries
$5999.1O, or a total of ST., 3,163.09. The
average daily enrolment was 1880.
making the cost per capita per month
$3.50, and per capita per day 32 cents.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
Sale of Great Timber Tract.

Astoria-A deed has been filed for
record whereby the Oregon & Mon
tana Lumber Company, of Helena,
Mont, sells to Samuel Mcclure, of
saltwater, Wash, 1566.29 acres of
timber land in the Lewis and Clark
district. The consideration named is
$1,000, but it is supposed much high
er price was paid
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
Vacancies in Legislature.

Salem-Not only will a special ses-
sion of the legislature be necessary to
cure the defect in the taxation law,
but special election will be neces-
sary to fill several vacancies in the
legislature. The vacancies must be
filled before the session is held, ac-
cording to the language of the consti-
tuition.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-06
Agree Upon Parcels POST Treaty

Washington, Nov "a parcels
post treaty between the United States
and Hong Kong, China, was agreed
to today, and will be formally drafted
at once. 1t provides a maximum
weight limit of four pounds, six