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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF WAR.
Diplomats Confident Britain Is Moving
Because Russia Is Busy.

Paris, April 5.-The British advance
on Thibet is attracting widespread at
tention, the general view being that it
is due mainly to Russia's preoccupa-
tion in the Far East. Government
officials are inclined to share this opin-
ion. An ambassador said today:
"It is manifest that Russia's hands
being tied gives Great Britain an op-
portunity to advance in Thibet. AS
part of the same diplomacy, Great
Britain is re-establishing friendly rela-
tions with France, thus neutralizing
any French opposition to the Thibetan
program"
In this connection the ambassador
related a conversation with Foreign
Minister Delcasse regarding the Fash
oda incident. 1t was pointed out dur
ing this conversation that if the incl
dent had occurred while Great Brit
AIMS hands had been tied by the Boer
war, the future of Central Africa would
have been entirely different. It was
the conclusion of those taking part in
the conversation that the time to settle
minor scores was due to the preoccupa-
tion of your adversary elsewhere, and
it is the diplomatic view that Great
Britain is now adopting that principal
and advancing in Thibet while Russia
is elsewhere engaged.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
GOVERNMENT AID ONLY HOPE.
Taft Says Philippines Cannot Get Nee.
essary Railroads Without 1t.


Washington, April 5.-Secretary of
War Taft was before the senate COM
mittee on the Philippines today to 60
over the Lodge and Cooper bills for the
amendment of the act providing for the
civil government in the Philippines.
Great interest was manifested in the
section providing for aid in railroad
building by authorizing the Philippine
government to guarantee an income of
not exceeding per cent on capital in
vested in the construction and equip
ment of such roads. Referring to the
sections of the bill providing for the
government building of railroads in the
event willing capital was not found to
undertake the projects. Secretary Taft
said that he did not favor government
ownership of the system, but he had
offered it as an alternative, after hav-
ing investigated thoroughly the expert
ences of the British government in In
dia and the Dutch government in it's
colonies.
Senator Burrows inquired if it were
not possible to interest capital in rail-
road building in the Philippines with
out government aid. Secretary Taft
said he believed a few links of sys-
tenn might be constructed, but not the
general railroad building needed tor
the progress of the islands.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
CHANNEL ALMOST BLOCKED.
Japanese Can Easily Finish the Bottllng
of Port Arthur.

London, April 6.-Fulther reports
of ski1mishing between the Russians
and Japanese in the Yalu river region
are reaching London, but no reliable
details are given.
The Daily Telegraph's Seoul cores
pondent believes that the defenses of
Port Arthur have been so weakened
that the early capture of the port is to
be expected. There is little doubt, the
correspondent says, that only narrow
passage is left and that at the first
favorable opportunity the Japanese
will block the channel. The Russians
have taken many 12-inch guns out of
their ships to arm the old and new de-
fenses of Port Arthur.
A correspondent of the Morning Post
at Yinkow says that the position there
is daily becoming stronger. A fort
night ago the Japanese could have
landed with comparative ease, while
now they would experience great diff
Guilty.
The correspondent says he has re-
ceived Trustworthy information that the
concentration of troops along the rail-
way has been so rapid that it is now
impossible for the Japanese to carry
the war into Manchuria, with any hope
of success and that the most they can
do is to isolate Port Arthur and possibly
Vladivostok.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
FOR TREATY WITH RUSSIA.
Ambassador Working for Protection o
American Corporations.

Ambassador Working for Protection OF
American Corporations.
st. Petersburg, April 6.-Ambassador
Mccormick is negotiating with the for
eign Office for treaty with Russia
which will give to the United States
corporations the right to sue in Russian
courts and to Russian corporations the
right to sue in courts of the United
States.
Under the Russian law, United
States corporations can be sued, but
cannot sue in the courts of the empire.
This has caused United States firms
great annoyance as we'll as losses in the
past. In addition the ambassador
hopes to secure in the treaty broad
clause which will authentically give to
United States corporations all privileg-
es in whatever character, now enjoyed
by the corporations of any foreign
country.
Although there are difficulties in the
way of accomplishing the desired re-
suit, the Ambassador advances have
been met in the friendliest spirit and
the indications are that his negotia-
tions will terminate successfully.
The only countries now enjoying the
privileges which Ambassador McCorm-
ick is striving to obtain for the United
States are Germany, Greece, Bulgaria
and Italy.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
NHw OREGON CORPORATIONS.
Articles Filed With the Secretary o
State at Salem.

Articles Filed With the Secretary of
State at Salem.
Salem - Articles of incorporation
were filed in the Office of the secretary
of state last week as follows:
Smith Premier typewriter company,
Syrause, N. Y, 100000.
Woodey Island fishing company, Port
land, Sc, 1000.
Orpheum amusement company, Port
land, $25, 900.
Butte Falls sugar pine lumber com
pany, Medford, $4,000.
Northwestern logging company, Cot
tage Grove, $40, 900.
Lost Valley land and lumber COM
pany, Lost Valley, $500.
Castle Rock land association, The
Dalles, $4,000.
Medford athletic club, Medford, ST.
500.
Express telephone and telegraph
company, Durkee, Baker county, ST.
500.
Oregon lumber, wood and light COM
pany, Falls City, $4,000.
Bridal Veil box factory, Bridal Veil,
$25, 900.
White Rock irrigation and power
company, Tetherow Bridge, Crook
county, $25. 900.
Grande Ronde creamery company
Union, $40, 900.
Clatskanie lumber company, Clats-
kanie, $4,000.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
EFFORT TO PROTECT THa JEWS.
Russian Authorities Do Not Desire Repe'
titfon of Easter Outrages.

Russian Authorities Do Not Desire Repe-
tition of Easter Outrages.
st. Petersburg, April 6.-Reports re-
ceived by the ministry OF the interior
indicate that the precautionary meas
ures taken to prevent anti-Jewish dis
turbances during Easter week, when
the ignorant are easily aroused to a
sort of religious frenzy regarding
sblood atonement," will result in the
avoidance of serious trouble.
In spite of the precautions, however,
it is considered possible there may be
attempts at rioting, but the authorities
may be relied upon to suppress these
with a strong hand. The following
private telegram was received today
from Odessa:
"Reports of anti-Jewish disturbances
which are common at Easter time cause
more alarm than usual this year, be-
cause of the occurrences last year.
The Jews here are nervous but the
authorities have confidence in Cover
nor Eidhardt, who is in charge of the
city, and who is an energetic and hui
name man, as we'll as in Baron Kaul-
bars, commander-in-chiefo of the troops
in Southern Russia. Under the cir
cumstances, therefore, anything like a
serious disturbance is regarded as i'm
possible.
"The official papers have published
stronoIv-wo,ded warnings, and the city
is placarded with notices that all who
disturb the peace will be severely pun
ished."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
Coal Found Near Port Arthur.

ST. Petersburg, April GA CORES
pondent of the Associated Press at Port
Arthur telegraphs today as follows
The Chinese prophesying new attempts
to block the channel are at the present
moment awed. All is quiet in port
and the situation is unchanged through
out the peninsula. Deposits of coal
similar to that of Cardiff, Wales, have
been found in the vicinity of Port
Arthur. The discovery is an extremely
timely one, in view of the necessity of
obtaining an ample supply of fuel for
the fleet.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
VICTORY In SIGHT
MAJORITY OF HOUSE FAVORS 1905
BILL ON TEST VOTE.
Necessary 1wo-Thirds to Suspend Rules
Lacking Tawney Not Discouraged
and VIII Try to Secure Special Rule
and If Unsuccessful, Appropriation
Can Be Placed on Sundry Civil Bill.

Washington. April 5.-The Lewis
and Clark exposition bill scored great
victory in the house yesterday, al
though the necessary two-thirds vote
to pass the measure was not secured.
that there was very large majority in
the house in favor of an appropriation.
1t now remains to be seen whether \
majority OF the house, desiring to aid
laudable undertaking, can be defeated
through inabilityto bring the bill be-
fore the house.
The first vote was on the bill direct,
and the second on a proposition to
make it privileged measure, SO as to
make it possible to call it up at any
time. Three members, or the majori-
ty, OF the committee on rules opposed
the suspension of the rules on both
votes. Some might take this to mean
that it will be impossible to secure a
rule bringing the bill to vote, but az
Speaker Cannon is undoubtedly in favor
of the appropriation, and General Gros-
venor, of Ohio, member of the COM
mittee on rules, is with him, the prob
abilities are that the committee will
decide that the majority of the house
is entitled to pass this legislation, and
therefore special rule will be
granted.
The Oregon delegation is much
pleased with the character of the men
who voted with them. The majority
was composed of the leading represent
atives on both sides of the party aisle,
prominent Republicans and Democrats
both giving voice to the idea that the
exposition ought to be encouraged, at
least to the extent of government par
ticipation.
There is another feature of this prop
osition which is encouraging to Oregon
people. If there is any great delay in
the matter of securing a special rule to
consider the bill, the appropriation
will be put on the sundry civil bill by
the senate, and it is certain that the
house will support it, the votes record
ed today being such guarantee. The
sundry civil bill is still in the hands of
the senate committee on appropria-
tions, but before it is reported from
that committee, the Oregon men can
definitely ascertain whether there is to
be special rule for the consideration
of the bill in the house. If the three
members of the committee on rules
who voted against the appropriation
adhere to their position, then the bill
will be carried as part of the sundry
civil bill.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 75c; blue
stem, S1@S2c; valley, Sic.
Barley-Feed, $23 per ton; rolled,
$24@25.
Flour-valley, $3.eo@4.O5 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $4@4.30;
clears, $3.s5@4.1O; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.4O@4.7O; graham, $500
800; whole wheat, $3.65@4.O5; rye
flour, $4.5O@4.75.
Oats-No. l white, $1.15@1.17R; );
gray, $1.1O@1.12 per Genital.
Millstuffs-Bran, $1,000 per ton;
| middlings, $25. .5O@27; shorts, 5000
21; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay-Timothy. $15@16 per ton
clover, $1O@11; grain, $11@12;
cheat, $11@12.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 171s@1Sc.
Butte1-Sweet cream butter, SOC per
pound; fancy creamery, 25c; choice
creamery, 22H@24c; dairy and store,
nominal.
Butter Fat-Sweet cream, 2SAc;
sour cream, 26c.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, 13@13c
per pound; springs, small, 17@1sc;
uOuS, 1o/2 @11S, tuIhOyS3 iASO, AoS
TIC; dressed, 1s@2oc; ducks, $500 per
dozen; geese, live, SC per pound.
getables-Turnips, SOC per sack
carrots, SOC; beets, 81; parsnips, 81 =;
cabbage, 1A@2c; lettuce, head, ESQ
4Oc per dozen; parsley, 25c; tomatoes,
$2.25@2.50 per crate; caulifower, 75c
@$1 per dozen; celery, so q soc;
squash, &c per pound; cucumbers,
81. .75@2.25 per dozen; asparagus, sK
@l1c; peas, &c per pound; rhubarb,
1890; beans, 10c; onions, Yellow Dan
vers, $2@2.50 per sack.
Potatoes-Fancy, $1@1.15 per CEN
tai, common, 60@80c; new potatoes,
SIC per pound; sweets, SC.
Fruit-Apples, fancy Baldwins and
Spitzenbergs, $1.50@2.50 per box;
choice, $1@1.50; cooking, 75c@$1.
Beef-Dressed, 5@7@c per pound.
veal-Dressed. 7@7Kc.
Pork-Dressed, 7H@8c.
Hops-19O3 crop, 23@25c per pound.
Wool = Valley, 17@18c; Eastern
Oregon, 12@15c; mohair, 30@31c. per
pound for choice.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
HEARS CONVICT CRY.
Pictures of Discharged Men No Longer
to Be Given Out.

Pictures OF Discharged Men NO Longer
to Be Given Out.
Salem-In accordance with instruc-
tions from Governor Chamberlain, the
renitentiary authorities have discon-
tinued the practice of furnishing peace
officers with pictures and descriptions
of all discharged prisoners. This
change in the rules of the institution
was made few weeks ago upon the be-
lief that it would encourage ex-convicts
to try to lead honest lives.
The custom of sending out descrip-
tions of discharged prisoners was adopt
ed in response to requests from chiefs
of police in the cities. The police Off
GERS wanted the descriptions so that
when convict had been discharged
they could be on the lookout for him
and could more easily locate him if he
committed any offense. Several Incl
dents which came to the attention of
the governor convinced him that more
harm than good resulted from the send
ing out of the descriptions, and he di-
rected that the practice be stopped.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
GOOD PRICES FOR SHEARRRS.
Work VIII Be Expedited Owing to the
Good Conditions.

Work Will Be Expedited Owing to the
Good Conditions.
Pendleton-Seven and eight cents,
the former figure including board, are
sheep shearing prices throughout East
ern Oregon this season. Sheep shearers
will not starve at this figure, as good
shearer will handle 100 head day,
while fast men will take feeces off
more. Shearing will be faster than
usual this season on account of the
good condition both sheep and wool
are in.
Few outside professionals have come
in yet, wbut number of local shear
ers are at work around Echo and farth-
er west. A crew of about dozen have
left for towns along the Northern Pa
cifc in Franklin and Lincoln counties,
Washington. The majority of outside
shearers will come in in about 10 days
on their migration northward and east
ward. After finishing in Umatilla and
kindred Eastern Oregon counties they
push on to Idaho, Wyoming and Mon
tana.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
Rich Find of Iron Ore,

Oregon City - Residents in West
Oregon City this week discovered a
rich deposit of iron ore in the vicinity
of Willamette Falls. The ore assays
81 per cent metallic iron, and the de-
posit is believed to be quite extensive,
since the same quality ore has been
found in number of the ravines and
side hills surrounding Willamette falls.
The land on which the discovery has
been made belongs to the Oregon Iron
& Steel company, and members of the
corporation are now INVESTIGATING the
extent and value of the find.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
Railway Traffic Not Congested.

St. Petersburg, April GA high
Russian official, who has just returned
from trip over the Trans-Siberian
railway, co,ltradicts the report that
there is great congestion of traffic. He
declares that ten trains daily traverse
hte road in either direction as ;ar az
Irkutsk, and nine freight trains, in ad-
dition to many passenger trains, daily
run from beyond Lake Bailkal to Har-
bin. He says that there is no concern
for the safety of the line. Every foot
of 1t is strongly guarded. This is es-
pecially so at all bridges.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
Railroad on Ice at End.

Irkutsk, April 6. - The railroad
acl oss Lake Baikal has ceased in conse-
quence of the breaking up of the ice.
Its assistance to the government in
transportation of supplies has been in
calculable. AS an indication of its
service, it is said that between March
2 and March % there passed over it
1928 freight cars, 81 troop cars, 25
passenger coaches carrying officers and
IS locomotives. The cost of the ice
road was $3.50, 900.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
G. D. Wade Cattle Dipped Again.

Pendleton-The G. B. Wade herd of
thoroughbreds, sold at the recent sale
of the defunct cashiers Union county
stock, have again been dipped and can
now be shipped out of the state. The
entire herd was dipped the first time.
while only those whose purchasers in
tend shipping out of Oregon underwent
the last operation. The herd was
slightly infected With mango.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
TO cONFINR ThR WALLA WALLA.
Free Space Under Railway With Levees
Will Be Provided.

Free Space Under Railway With Levees
Will Be Provided.
Milton-This season will PROBABLY
see the last high water damage fol
some time just beyond the junction of
the Walla Walla river and the o. R. &
N, mile north of Milton, where the
river bed is almost on a level with the
flats on either side. For several years
the piers in the O. r. & N. trestle over
the river have caught brush, floating
logs and debris of all kinds, causing
the current to cut into the gravelly low
banks on either side and scusry over
the land. The piers are only 16 feet
apart.
The railroad has material on the
ground to build new span which will
be supported by stone piers on either
end, 1O8 feet apart. This will leave
an uninterrupted space for the river,
and the county commissioners of Walla
Walla and Umatilla counties will di-
vide the expense of levees to confne
the rushing waters of the fast flowing
Walla Walla past the danger point.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
1OO, 1000 Men Have Crossed the Lake.

Berlin. April 5.-One hundred thous-
and men and 5000 horses, besides con-
siderable artillery, have crossed Lake
Baikal since the outbreak of the war,
according to the Tageblatt's military
expert. Writing from Lake Baikal un-
der date of March 19, he says that he
found that the authorities had done
everything imaginable for the comfort
of the soldiers on the railway and the
lake, and that the railway equipment
was admirable. All the bridges are
steel, with stone abutments and are
carefully guarded.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
FEAR HIGH WATER.
Heavy Snow Followed by Rain and Chi
nook Endanger PendIeton.


Pendleton-High water again threat
ems Pendleton. During the past two
weeks the weather has been extremely
cold and much snow fell in the noun
tains. Even the lower foothills were
covered. Ukiah had II inches of new
snow and the fall was heavy at Meach-
am and other Blue mountain points.
a change for the warmer with heavy
rain and a chinook have set in. The
snow is fast melting and tributaries of
the Umatilla near the base of the
mountains are overfowing. There is
fear if the river gets too high that the
town will be flooded on account of a
man moving away riprap work from
the upper end of the levee. The city
council at its last meeting ordered the
riprap replaced, but it has not been
done, leaving broken point in the
levee.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
TROOPS POURING INTO HARBIN,
Nearly Every House in Town Is Occupied
by Soldiers.

St. Petersburg, April 6.-An Associ-
ated Press correspondent en- route to
the front, writing from Harbin, March
13, describes the scene there as he OBJ
served it. From all sides soldiers were
pouring into Harbin. The uncom-
pleted railroad station there had been
transformed into barracks, and al
most every house in the town was oc-
cupied by soldiers.
Pristan, short distance away, which
until recently had been small village
on the bank of the Sungari river, had
become city with temporary buildings
which were being used by the troops
and with stores, a hotel and restaurant.
Merchants and 1estauranteurs, the COR
respondent adds, were accused of extor-
ton, but money was cheap.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
Coming Events.

Republican convention, First congress
sional district, Salem, April Is.
Republican convention, Second
congressional district, Portland, April
13.
Republican state convention, Port
land, April IA.
Oregon Cattlemen's association, Port
land, April Is.
Democratic state convention, Port
land, April 10.
Convention state federation of labor,
Oregon City, May 2-6.
State grange, Corvallis, begins May
"a.
General election, June 6.
Annual reunion, department of Ore
gon, G. A. R., Hood River, June 1917.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
Suver Warehouse Burned.

Independence-The McClain ware
house at Suver, few miles south OF
here, has been destroyed by fire. The
building and all of the contents were
burned. About $4,000 bushels OF
wheat and 800 bushels of oats were
lost. With the exception of about 500
bushels of oats, owned by Mr.. McClain,
it is thought the loss will be small, on
the grain. as it was insured. The loss
to farmers will be slight, as so bushels,
will comprise the loss.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08

London, April 6.-Eight weeks from
the opening of the war sees Japan,
without any real fighting, apparently
in possession of Corea, and the first
stage of the campaign meet ended.
The correspondent of the Standard at
Toxic reports that the Japanese CORE
spondents at the front who followed
the army through the Chino-Japanese
war, express great surprise at the i'm
provement of the Japanese troops in
the past decade.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
Form New Creamery Company.

La Grande-Articles of incorpora-
tion have been filed by the Grand
Ronde Creamery company as successors
TO the Cove Creamery company. The
new company intends to operate cream
cries at La Grande ard Union and en-
gage in the manufacture and sale OF
butter, ice cream, cheese, etc. It will
have skimming stations at Cove and
Medical Springs. The creamery at La
Grande will be in new brick building
on Elm street, which is 4Ox5O feet,
with cellar. o. F. Harper is presi-
dent of the company.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
NOW WAIT ON IDAHO.
Engineers Are Ready to Report on Great
Irrigation Project.

Irrigation Project.
Washington, April 5.-The Boise
Payette irrigation project in Idaho has
reached the stage where, having re-
ceived the endorsement of the engineers
of the reclamation service, it is ready
to be reported to the secretary of the
interior for his approval, as soon as
the state land board has designated
wLaU disposition it will make of the
sc, 900 acres of land belonging to the
state and lying under this project.
It is doubtful if the secretary of the
interior will pass on this project until
a clear and explicit statement has been
received from the state authorities as
to the policy which will be followed by
them in disposing of these lands. Un-
der the provisions of the reclamation
law of June II, 1902. the right to use
water of lands in private ownership
cannot be sold for a tract exceeding 16O
acres to any one landowner, and such
landowner must be an actual bona fide
resident on such land, or occupant
thereof residing in the neighborhood
It is within the discretion of the secre-
tary to set the limit of area for each
homestead, which limit shall represent
the acreage which, in his opinion, may
reasonably be>required for the support
of family. Under the terms of this
law the farm area under the Boise-Pay.
cite project will probably be set at &C
to 80 acres, according to the locality
and character of the soil.