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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-12
o. A. c. Boys i'm Camp.

Mr.. 7. c. Clark writes an inter-
esting letter:
ED1ToR GAzETTE:-There are
about 5000 soldiers in two camps
near American Lake. The
Washington and part of the Ore
gon boys, with several companies
of regulars, are camped near
Steilacoom Lake. About eight
miles south of Camp Steilacoom
the majority of the Oregon boys,
all of the Idaho boys and a few
companies of regulars, are camp
ed at Fort Nisqually. General
Funston's headquarters are on
the railroad about five miles from
each camp, at Murray. The re-
gulars have been in camp about
"a days. The O. N. G. arrived
July 7, and the Idaho boys arriv-
ed July 8. During the encamp-
ment each camp will take its
turn acting as attacking party,
and besiege and capture the other.
The regulars are taking things
quite coolly, but some of the mi
litia are considerably excited over
the prospect of the attack. The
big event, the dress parade, will
come off July II, in the after.
noon.
The Young Mems Christian
Association has two large tents al
each camp. They are kept open
from early morning till late al
night, and furnish a place for the
soldiers to meet and talk and read.
Each tent has tables where the
men can read the latest papers
and magazines or play checkers,
or write, on the stationery fur
nished free by the state commit
tees of the Y. M. e. a. in Ore.
gon, Washington and Idaho.
The tents are full at all hours
when the men are 1ree. The
tents at Camp Steilacoom are
cared for by c. N. Makins and
G. w. Leavitt of Seattle, and
those at Nisqually by R. Bras
sington. of Portland, J. ]. Rogers
of Bellingham, Washington, anc
]. G. Clark of 0. A. G.
There are about IS o. A. c.
boys in the o. N. G, camp al
Nisquallv. Among them are
M. w. Bartmess, A. S. Hall, J.
c. and c. E. Rinehart, G. S.
Moore, R. Cutsforth. D. Esson
Woods, Fullerton, Wyatt, Bur
Bowers, and Fred Simpson.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-12

10 the neaTlS OF many yOulnlul
offenders.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Corvallis Dist. No. 9, E. Ho1-
gate.
Soap Greek Dist. No. I, E. A.
Thurston.
Kings Valley Dist. No. S, J.
E. Graham.
Alsea Dist. No. 6, Willis Vid.
ito.
Summit. Dist. No. 7, H Under
hill.
Philomath Dist. No. 10, A. ].
Williams.
Bellfountain Dist. No. ID, M.
M. Waltz.
Monroe Dist, No. IS. J. B.
Hines.
Wren Dist. No. I6. Scott King.
Paramount Dist. No. 20, P. E,
Johnston.
CONSTABLES
Dist. No. 20, Vim. Morris.
Dist. No. Io, w. Henderson
Dist. No. 9, V. A. Vidito.
Dist. No. I, D. Vanderpool.
Dist. No. S, J. S. Kibbey.
Dist. No. 7, c. H. Skaggs.
Dist. No. 10, A. E. Taylor.
Dist. No. ID, G. T. Boyd.
Justices were not elected in
either Willamette or Blodgett
Constables were not elected il
Blodgett, Willamette, Alsea o.
Monroe. At Alsea both candi
dates received the same nunhe
of votes. The proper way is tt
petition the county court, but a
this has not been done, Alse;
offenders will stand in no fear o
a local bailif.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-12
Precinct Officers Elected

The following imposing array
of legislative and executive lights
for the different precincts of the
county bids fair to strike terror
to the hearts of many youthful
offenders.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10
SHOT FOUR MEN
BAD NEGRo's WORK AT AL
 ToONA.
Two of the Blacks Victims Are Seriously and Probably Fatally Wounded-Robbery Pos
 sibly the Motive.

Birmingham, May 9-(Special. .)-"Bud' Wilson. a negro said to be as desperate as the next one. shot four white men at Altoona, in Blount County. last night, two of them being seriously and perhaps fatally wounded.
 The shooting occurred at the house of a negress. to which place it is believed the white men were decoyed in some manner, tho possibility being that they were to be robbed. All four of the men were shot in the back. the negro using n repeating Winchester shotgun. the shells being loaded with buckshot.
 The men wounded were:
 T. Walden. f1fty-seven buckshot in his back, dangerously wounded; may die.
 Henry Kemp, Sr., a dozen shots in back and side! condition very serious.
 Henry Kemp, Jr.. not so badly wounded.
 John Thornhill. slightly wounded
 The negro fired four times and each time shot white man. After the shoot ing the negro tok to the woods. and at last account had not been heard from. The white men did no shooting, A posse of citizens was at once formed and g hot search was made for she negro. He was not found Had he been captured there would have been a warm reception given him. so intense was the sentiment against him. The negro is said to have a brother at Brookside. in the western part of Jefferson County. and it is believ- ed that he Is making his way to that part of the country, If he doesn't land in Birmingham.
 From information secured from men who came in from Altoona this morn- ing, 1t is learned that Saturday the nc- gro and other workingmen for Mason & Hoge, on the tunnel of the Altoona and Attalla Railroad. and also from Dunn Lallande. railroad contractors on the same line, were paid off. There was, as a consequence. considerable money floating around. and no few ne- groes were drinking. It Is believed that the four white men named were supposed to have money and were de- coyed to the house of a negress. There dispute is supposed to have been raised and the white men in leaving the house were shot, Inasmuch as they were all shot in the back or in the side it is believed that they were shot from ambush or from a secluded spot in the house.
 Every attention. is being given the wounded men. Henry Kemp. Sr.. is a man of fimaly, having grown sons. He Is we'll known in the community and the shooting is denounced. The negro may be found in the next day or two. there being a posse on the lookout for him. It is his good fortune that he was not taken in hand last night. for had he been caught another story might have been told today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10
WAR DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE CONTROL OF CANAL
 WORK. President consults With Hay, Taft and Knox and Details of Gov ernment of Zone Are
 Agreed On.

Washington, May 9.-President Roosevelt held a long conference to- day with Secretaries Hay and Taft and Attorney General Knox at which the regulations to govern the Isthmian Canal Company were determined on finally. Secretary Taft gave a brief resume of their provisions at the con- clusion of the conference. While the creation and work of the commission is committed by law to the President. whose attorney in that regard Is prac- tically supreme. The President by the regulations directs that the commission shall exercise It's powers under the di- rection and supervision of the Secre- tary of War. General George W. Da- wis. the army member of the commits sion, Is appointed Governor of the American zone on the isthmus.
 Until the expiration of the fifty eighth Congress, the isthmian commis- sion will exercise executive authority over the American strip. Governor Da- wis, is given authority to appoint one judge who shall exercise judicial au- thority.
 If in the opinion of the committee an additional judge is necessary to the proper conduct of the judicial work on the isthmus, the regulations confer on the commission the authority to ap- point him.
 Secretary Taft explained that 1t man. ifestly would be impossible for the President in the execution of his du- ties to give that personal attention to the canal work which Is absolutely necessary and as the War Department hitherto has exercised supervisory con trol over puH:ic, civil and military works and governmental control over the territory dependent upon the coun- try. it was deemed advisable that the isthmian commission should operate under the direction of the War De- partment. What particular bureau of the War Department the commission will be under, has not yet been deter mined by Secretary Taft. but he indi- cated that 1t might not he the Bu- reau of Insular Affairs. which he inti- mated, already had enough work on Its hands
 Under the operation of what is known as the dockery law, the audit ing of the commissions accounts will fall to the duty of the auditor of the State Department, but beyond the mat ter of auditing. the State Department will not be charged with any control over the commission. The commission itself will establish an elaborate sys- tenn of bookkeeping, through which its accounts may be handled very relia- bly by the State Department auditor.
 The committee will report directly to the Secretary of War as often as he may direct, upon all phases of its operations. It will be under the same sort of control of the Secretary of War as is the Philippine commission. All
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.
Chairman Wellman Disappoints Som
 and Is Present.

Birmingham. May Especial. .)-The Republican State Committee convened after noon today in the city hall coun- ell chamber The full committee is pres- ent in person or by proxy, only a few proxies being represented.
 The meeting was called to hear con. tests of delegations to the State Conyen- ton which meets tomorrow in this city. A large number of Republicans, many , office holders in the number, are now In the city and more are coming on every train. the indications being that the convention will be attended by as large crowd as ever before met at a Republican State Convention
 The evidence of a hot fight was mo- ticeable among the numerous confer ences held today before the State Com mlttee got down to work. It was to be seer that the leaders had much fig urlng" to do and they were busy.
 The rumor which prevailed last week to the effect that W. I. Wellman, of Huntsville, chairman of the State Com mittee would not be here, was cast to the winds when at noon that gentle man appeared at the city hall and was seen to be holding close conversations with members of the committee and
 
 The three referees of Federal patron- age, J. o. Thompson, C. H. Scott and W. F. Aldrich were on hand. Mir AL drich is a member of the committee while the other two hold proxies.
 It was 12:30 when Chairman Wellman called the committee to order. The delegates to the convention and other Re- publicans were patient in listening to the proceedings The negro was conspicuous for his absence, not more than three or four being on hand
 The name of H. l., McElderry. oe Talladega, was not called and Mir J. IT. Bingham asked why. The secretary read a letter from Mir. McElderry, dated March 9th, in which 1t was stated that he desired to withdraw from the Republican party as he proposed to enter the Democratic primaries.
 There were shouts of "put him out"
 MT. wellman read letter from Mir McElderry in which he withdrew his resignation.
 W. F. Aldrich said that this was not the time for such letters to be taken up as the committee on proxies had not been announced. He called a point of order J, o. Thompson took occasion to offer resistance. The chair man decided in favor of MT Aldrich.
 resolution prevailed appointing a committee or nVe on credentials. The chair named Judge Steele, J. H. Bing- ham, J. O. Hubbard, w. B. Nichols, and W. W. Wadsworth.
 Some exception was taken to Mir. Bingham's appointment because he held MT. McElderry's proxy. The exception did not prevail
 J. w Hughes moved that the motion to appoint committee on credentials be reconsidered. It was seconded. MT Aldrich moved to lay that motion on the table. MT. Curtis and MT. Con- way raised a point of order on the grounds that a permanent roll of mem- bers had not yet been made up and that so far no action could be taken. The chairman decided in favor of MT. Conway.
 A recess was taken at 3:S0 p. m.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10
BOND ISSUE
 AUTHORIZED Only Nine Votes Cast
 Against It. IT WAS QUIET ELECTION Grand Total of 343 Votes
 We're POlled. Montgomery City, Council Elm powered to Issue $35O, ,000 of Bonds for Schools, Water and
 Sanitary Improvements.

Only nine citizens of Greater Mont gomery object to the issuance of s350,- 900 bonds by the City Council for the erection of school houses, the giving of fire protection and the extension of the water works and sanitary systems into the suburbs.
 If there are any other voters of the city who object to the bond issue they did not so to the polls. Only small part of the voters of Montgomery took part in yesterdays bond issue. the to- tai votes numbering only 34s. There was practically no interest in the elec- tion, those taking part in 1t doing so apparently from a sense of duty. The opposition was even smaller than was expected. It was thought there would be a number of citizens of Montgom- cry who would object to a bond issue on general principles.
 There were, however, two wards In the city in which not a single vote was cast against the bond issue. They were Wards and 6. Tn Ward the grand total of six votes was boiled against the bond issue The largest number of votes boiled in any one ward was cast in Ward 1, where the total reached IS. In Ward only 2S votes were cast.
 The managers and the inspectors at the various polling places had an easy time of 1t. They sat about the table on which the ballot box rested and passed the, time of day with the oc- casional voter who dropped in The day was rather a monotonous one with the managers of the election. In none of the voting places did 1t take the managers longer than thirty minutes to count the vote. make out the certif- cates and send the box in to City Clerk Corbin Hardaway.
 The voter really had three chances to cast his ballot. The official ticket gave him three chances to vote He could vote either for or against the school bonds, for or against the wa ter works bonds and for or against the sanitary bonds.
 The official ticket voted was as fol- lows:
 For s1oO,ooo school building bond is- sue.
 Against s1oO.ooO school building bond issue.
 For s2OO.0Oo waterworks extension bond issue.
 Against s2oO.oO waterworks ex- tension bond issue.
 For $5o.O00 sanitary extension bond issue.
 Against sSo,o0o sanitary extension bond issue.
 The result of the election in the va rious wards was az folloWs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10
Beer License Illegal

The case of Erdreich Brothers & Marx against A. A. Gambill tax collector. which was on trial In the City Court Saturday afternoon. has been decided bv Judge Charles Ferguson in favor of the plaintiff. The case concerned the pay- ment of a $S0O license for selling beer. The contention of the plaintiff that the payment of license to sell malt uouors included the privilege to sell beer was upheld in spite of the wording of the statute that no such privilege was al lowed. This clause was declared illegal on the ground that a payment on both would be a double license IL is probable that the case will be appealed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10

 The managers of the election and the polling place were as follows:
 Ward 1. Polling place in Durr's stable. Managers-Sweatt Taylor, Charlie Anderson and J. H. Dent. Returning Oficer-I. Abraham.
 Ward 9. Polling place at Crommelin's store. Managers-Isadore Dreyfus, D. A. Cromwell and c. D. Sands. Returning Off1cer-John Hancock.
 Ward 8. Polling place at the jail. Managers-Clifford I4anier. Jr., J. l.. Barry and James McTyiere. Returning Oficer-C. D. Faber. Ward 4. Polling place at No. POS Dexter ave- nue.
 Managers-B. F. Finn, D. Abraham and Carl Roemer. Returning Officer-William Browder.
 Ward 5. Polling place at city water works of flee.
 Managers-Hugh Nelson. H. c. Me- Rec and w. E.. Ledyard Returning Oficer-J. H. Hardaway.
 Ward 6. Polling place at market house. Managers-W. H. G. Rives. J. S. Kilgrow and James Armstrong. Returning Oh1cer--Langley Ivey The City Council will hold a special meeting tonight at which the returns will be officially canvassed and tho re- suit declared.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10

and he will be succeeded by H. P. Sal ter of Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. E. A. de- Funiak. general agent at Birmingham, will become general freight agent of the lines south of Decatur, succeeding F. C. Shepard. MT. deFuniak's headquarters will be in Montgomery and he will be succeeded in Birmingham by Lee Clary, division freight agent of the Memphis line. with headquarters in that city. Mir Shepard will go to Owensboro Ky. as division freight agent of the Owensporo and Nashville division.
 W. c. Houston. at present division freight agent at Owensboro. will go to Knoxville to take the place of general agent. succeeding s. H. Stout, who now occupies that position.
 The changes will he announced to take place May 15 but the transfers will be- gin immediately.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10
NInrnboII st,II Ha. Chance.

Cambridge Springs, Pa, May 9.-At the conclusion of the ninth round of the In- ternational Chess Masters tournament JenowsA and Marshall were tied for first place. while Lasker is third. Leich- mann and Showalter are fourth and fifth, respectively. Barry's improved form In forcing a draw with Schlechter, Hodges defeat by Marshall after the former had good winning chances. and Janowski' s brilliant game against Napier, were in teresting incidents. Delmar, too, gave Marco no end of trouble for several hours, while Lasker won a game from Tschi- gorin. which the latter ought to have at least drawn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10
Children Turned tn nenth.

Alexandria, Va, May 9.-Two child ren. Robert and Carrie Harper. aged s and were burned to death aon a pitch laden scow while helping their sister Mabel. aged 12. get their fathers dim ner. The gasoline stove exploded and set fire to the scow. Mabel was res- cued after being seriously and per haps fatally burned It was impossi- ble to recover the bodies of the young CT children.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10
Yellow Fever at Vera Cruz.

Vera Cruz. May 9,-One case of yellow fever has been discovered by the health authorities. The patient was sent to San Sebastian hospital and measures taken tu prevent spread of the disease. This Is the first case for several weeks The authorities are doing excellent work in their house to house visitation or disinfection and are cleaning up dirty places
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10
Rookar yvashInrton sneaJts.

Chicago, May 9.-At to-night's session of the A. M E. Conference. an address was de- livered by Booker T. Washington. who spoke on the education of the Negro. He declared that a Negro in the Southern States was making moro progress in the many of the countries of the Old World. He declared that there had been no back ward steps in the education of the colored man and that not single graduate of any of the colored colleges in the South had ever been an inmate of a prison.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10
DENTAL EXAMINERS.
Hold Meeting in. Anniston-State
 Convention Today.


 Annlston. May 9.-(Special.)-The State Board of Dental Examiners are holding an examination at the court house here. The State Board is com posed of the following: J. A. Hall, President; T. P. Whitby, Secretary; P. R. Tunstall, R. B. Chapman and W. D. Proctor There are thirty-four appli- cants for license to practice the pro- fession in the State; thirty-three white and one colored. The examination will last three days and the papers will bs reviewed and graded later.
 The Alabama Dental Association will meet in annual convention here tomor- row at Il o'clock at the Alabama Ho1 tel. The meeting will be opened with prayer by Rev. G. L, Jenkins. and the address of welcome will be delivered by Ross Blackmon. An interesting pro- gram has been arranged and the scs.- sion will be a most instructive or About 200 dentists will be in atteu3 ance. ,f.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10
FOUR PERSONS DROWNED.
Small Boat Goes Down in the Big
 Sandy River

Louisa, Ky. May 9-Four men were drowned while attempting to cross the Big Sandy River near Zolda. ten miles north of Louisa. A small boat contain ing these and two other men capsized Those who lost their lives were:
 Vert Lambert, aged 19; Dayton Stew art. 27; Allen Hicks, 24 Phil Locke, 23
 The men had been at work on the new Norfolk and Western Railroad in West Virginia and were returning to their homes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10
occunntion of nnlnr ReIternted.

London. May 10.-The Daily Telegraph's Tokie correspondent telegraphing under date of May 9, says; The Japanese have requested the United States Government to inquire into the fate of forty men who were missing after the blocking of Port Arthur It is believed that several of them were captured. It is reiterated that the Japan ese have occupied DaEr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10
CHANGES ON L. 6 N.
Official Announcement of the Trans
 farS

Official Announcement of the Trans
 fers.
 Louisville, Ky, May 9.-The re-oragni- zation of the Louisville and NashyilIo's traffic department was, announced today in circulars sisued by D. NJ Goodwin general freight agent. Nashville is the only important Southern city on the sys tenn which will not be affected. The de- sign of the reorganization Is to put young men in the places of responsibility where aggressive tactics will tell and to retain the older officials on a semi-pension. giv- Ing them positions, that require less energy than the ones which they have been holding
 O. 1T. Bartlett, agent at New Orleans will be made contracting freight agent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10

Weather Conditions.
 The middle Western storm of Saturday has moved eastward to the lower Lake re- zion. after causing scattered rains over the interior and the South. and Is now giving warmer. unsettled weather and rains in the Northeast: an area of high barometer, with crest over western Nebraska, is now giving fair weather over most of the South and all of the interior. with light freeze and killing frost in Utah. somewhat colder over Texas and the Great Plains. and cooler in middle cotton districts. though another de- pression is moving in on the California coast.
 COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
 For the 24 hours ending at a. m, 18th meridian time.
 MONTGOMERY. Ala. May 9. 1904.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10

Day temperatures average slightly high er except lower in western districts, where night temperatures also somewhat low CT; rains in all, except Montgomery district being generally light
 For the 24 hours ending a. m., 75th meridian time,
 MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 8. 1904
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10
Death of Joel Massey.

Anniston. May 9.-(Special )-Joel Massey died at his home near Dear manville Sunday afternoon after an ill., ness of several weeks. Mir. Massey was IT years old and a well-known and highly respected citizen. The funeral was held from the Bunkham Church this afternoon at 2 o'clock, with inter- ment in the cemetery at that place
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10

directions concerning the operations of the commission are set out fully in the regulation and recitation Is made of all the operations leading up to the acquisition of the Sinal property and appointment of the commission The details still remain to be worked out but they are largely administrative in nature and are not regarded as essen tial to the regulations themselves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10
Change in Mexican Constitution.

Change in Mexican Constitution.
 Mexico City, May D. The official pro- mitigation of the adoption of the new constitutional amendments making the Presidential term six years and creating the office of e-President, has been made throughout the federal district, oc- companied by interesting ceremonies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10
BRYAN AS A LEADER.
He Will Head the Delegation from
 Nebraska.

New Orleans. May 9.-Charles w Bryan, business manager of The Com moner, and brother of William Jen- nings Bryan, Is here. He said In an interview today that the newspaper reports of dissension in the Nebraska Democracy are wrong. and that his brother will head a delegation to St. Louis unitedly pledged to vote for re- affirmation of the Kansas City plat form
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-10

Temperature changes generally slight. ex- cept day temperatures somewhat higher in Texas, and somewhat lower in Memphis Mo bile and Vleksburg districts: rains in all districts. being mostly light to moderate except heavy at Toccoa Georgia.
 FRANK P CHAFFEE.
 sectionn Director, Weather Bureau.