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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-20

fessed to assaulting Miss Elsie Bid
die, of Burlington, N. T., today,
were Sentenced to 40 years each in
states prison, after a recorded
breaking trial. The men arrived
in Mount Holly at 1:15 p. m. Less
than half an hour later they had
pleaded guilty. being given the ex.
treme penalty Of the law, and had
started for prison. A crowd at the
railway station hooted the prison
.ers, but a company Of militia pre-
served order.
Trenton was reached at 2::30 D.
M, and the men had begun their
sentences at 2:45 p. %.
Judge Gaskill tonight explained
the swift methods employed in
sending three negroes to the state
prison.. He said:
''The rapidity with which the
cases of the three assailants of Miss
Biddle were tried, sentenced and
sent to prison was due to a meeting
of 200 men at which arrangements
were made to blow open Mount
Holly Jail tonight, secure tbs three
negroes and lynch them. It was
the women Of the county thatdrove
the men to determine on desperate
measures.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-20
G. r. FARRA,
Physician & Surgeon
]. c. Hammel, Prop.

Office up stairs back of Graham &
Wells drug store. Residence on the
corner of Madison and Seventh. Tele-
phone at residence, 1o4.
All calls attended promptly.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-20

Gresham, Or, July 15.-The
heavy rain today has damaged ov-
er 1000 tons of hay yet in the field.
However, the loss will not be great
unless sthe wet weathsr continues
for several days more. Other crops
needed the rain, especially potatoes,
which were suffering, and the gain
in that direction will more than off,
set any loss. The grain fields. too,
were sadly in need of moisture,
and the rain will add considerably
to their growth and yield.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-20

Detroit, Mich, July 17.-This
was the hottest day of the season in
Detroit, the temperature reaching
96degreee.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-20
Wanted-An Idea
Who can think
of 6auna sinnle

Protect your ideas; they may bring you wealth.
Write JOHN WEDDERBURN & CO., Patent Attor-
neys Washington. D. G. for their 81 500 prize oneE
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-20

Butte, Mott July ia Bill
lings special says that o. Eosier,
James and Edward Grady, who
confessed to holding up nine gam
blers in the Owl saloon in Billings
two weeks ago., killing Sergeant Of
Police r. J. Hannah and wounding
Sheriff George 81. Hubbard, were
arraigned to day and an informa'
ton charging them with frst-de.
gree murder filed. .rs
The prisoners haye made an,
/, ,nouncement that all they ask is q
legal hanging" Extra precautions
have been taken to guard against
mob violence.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-20
l.. G. ALTMAN, M. d.
Honeopathist

Homeopathist
Office cor 3rd and Monroe sts. Resi-.
dence cor 3rd and Harrison SITS.
Hours 10 to II A, M. 2 to 4 and z
to P. NJ. Sundays 9 to 10 A, NJ,
Phone residence 335.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-20

Moust Holly, N. j., July 10
Aaron Timbers, William Jones and
William Austin, negroes, who con-
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-20

Wall paper at Blackledge's store.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-04-15
PROGRESS IN IRRIGATION.
Five Projects Look Good to the Gov.
eminent,

Washington.-The progress made in
the irrigation work of the government
is reviewed in publication issued by
the geological survey, which points
out the necessity for great caution and
conservatism in the expansion of the
reclamation work. 1t says that of the
irrigation projects favorably reported
IN 1913, which included those on the
Iruckee river in Nevada, on the Salt
river in Arizona, on Milk river in Mon.
lana, ON SWeetwater river in Wyoming
ana on Gunnlson river in Colorado, the
Nevada and Arizona projects have
Deen declared feasible and construction
on the engineering works along Inc
Truckee and Salt rivers has progressed
to a reasonable extent.
The Montana project, however has
presented unexpected engineering diff
hculties, as well as complications re-
garding water rights, so that progress
is slow. 1t has been found necessary
to modify the first plans in order to
achieve early results.
The wyoming project as first out
lined has been found impracticabIe. A
better reservoir site than that of the
Sweetwater, however, has been dis
covered on the North Platte, SO that a
large system of development may be
worked out there in the futh.e. En-
gineering difficulties are encountered
in the Colorado project. The amount
OF arid lands thereby reclaimable is
less, too, than was expected.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-04-15

The two new battleships ordered in
England by Japan will be exceedingly
powerful, their length, AS feet, exceed
ing that of the most powerful British
battleship by 20 feet. In order to meet
the capacity Of docking accommoda-
lions the beam and draught have been
fixed at rs feet and 26 feet. respect
lively. Each will have a displacement
of 16,4OO tons.
Roy Travis, an Is year old press
feeder of Chicago, being assaulted by
Franklin union picKets, drew his re.
volver and fatally wounded Michael
Boland recently. He died while on
the way to the county hospital.
Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Elihu Root to represent
the Northern Securities company in
It's light to prevent e. H. Hartman
from obtaining control of the Northern
Pacific railroad, as the result of dis.
trlbution of the Northern Securities
assets.
Pleading guilty to using the mails to
further scheme by which newspapers
all over the country were swindled out
OF large sum, John Dalton of Chicago
was fined $1,000 by Judge Humphrey
in the United States circuit court.
l.. Carsagni, a San Francisco tailor
killed young woman who had for
some time been in his employ, and then
committed suicide. The cause of the
double tragedy is unknown.
Three men were killed and one ia.
tally injured in an explosion at the
Pintsch Gas COMPRISING company
plant, Washington, D. C. The dead
are: Joseph Cumberland, Stephen Hen
son and a negro. Charles w. Grigs
by will die.
Pass No. 1 to the worlds fair
grounds during the regular exposition
period was made out in the name OF
Theodore Roosevelt.
Jack Tennell, Charles Haskins and
Smiley Baxter, three saloonkeepers
were drowned in Lake Manawa, Iowa
An immense irrigation scheme is
about to be inaugurated in Utah by
the government, according to the state
ment of E. w. Ross, supervising engi
neer OF the district comprising Utah
and Idaho. Mr.. Ross today. informed
the state commission that he had re
ceived instructions from Washington
to begin the preliminary work at once
The plan contemplated is to make 6
reservoir Of Utah lake. The cost will
be about $5,00O,0OO. 1t is estimated
that 100000 acres will be irrigated
adding $30,00O,000 to the land valua
ton of the state.
Charley Neary of Milwaukee wa.
given the decision over Jimmy Briggs
OF Chelsea, Mass, after six rounds a
Milwaukee, Wis.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-04-15
WASHINGTON NEWS.

A petition is being circulated in
Stevens county praying the board of
commissioners to appoint Charles N
Thomas of White Mud lakes as game
warden. 1t is reported one man killed
10 deer in one day in the mountains
near Chewelah.
Potatoes in Yakima have taken an
other jump in price. They were sell.
ing for $40 a ton, but now $2S has
been offered for choice product.
After being under surveillance for
five days, and after being trailed about
the main streets of Spokane for nearly
half an hour, H. L. Hackett. and Chas.
Williams were arrested by Detectives
Burns and Briley in the act of holding
up lone pedestrian.
Senator Ankeny and Mr.. Jones call
ed on the president recently and pre-
sented him with an album of hunting
scenes taken in Stevens county.
BY defeating the University of Idaho
Whitman college won the intercolle.
giate debating championship of the
northwest for 1904.
Four members Of the First Baptist
church of Walla Walla, acting as pri.
vate citizens, visited 40 saloons, cigar
stores and confectionery shops tonight
with notifications not to open Sundays
after the 10th. ,....
Henry Hines Of Waitsburg, sustained
bad fracture of both ankles. the
result of a fall from the front of a
business block where he was fixing
an awning.
The resignation of Prosecuting At
torney w. P. Guthrie was presented
to the Yakima commissioners and ac-
cepted.
At recent. meeting of the millown.
ers along the line of the Spokane Falls
& Northern at Chewelah, it was voted
to join with the Western Pine Ship
pers' association.
The warm weather of the past week
has dried up the mud to a great extent
and the roads have again become pas
sable. Flowing has been commenced
by a number of farmers. Owing to the
lateness of the season seeding will be
rushed.
Seeding in Horse Heaven and Rat
tlesnake districts is in full blast.
The dairy school closes April %. The
session of eight weeks is proving the
most successful in the history of this
department of the Washington Agri-
cultural college.
With present weather, asparagus
shipments will be under way in 10,
days, and gardeners have an excellent
prospect in this crop in yield and
prices. 81 ,s8
Manager R. H. Cosgrove of the Spo-
kane Interstate Fair, has found a new
kind of earth which, he believes, will
make the track at the fair grounds
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-04-15
Texas Tornado,

Houston, Texas.-The tornado which
passed near the town of Mexia killed
three persons and injured nine others
three of whom it is feared, fatally. The
dead are: John Ballard. Mrs. Ballard
four year old child of the Billiards..
The names of some of the injured are
not known. Those known to be in.
jured are: George Parsons, Grace Liv.
ingston, Lemuel Hobby, Patrick Lu.
cey.
The Billiards. were killed outright.
Many houses were demolished, and
much damage was done to growing
crops.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-04-15
Three Murders at Nome

Seattle, Wash.-A special says Nome
advices of February II report three
murders there. The victims are Will
liam earle, Goldie Wilson and Immur-
luck, an Eskimo. earle shot the Will
son girl because of his infatuation
and Jealousy. He then shot himself.
At last reports the girl was not dead,
but In dying condition, with no prom
Use OF recovery. earle was a nephew
of Mrs. Annie Means, who left him
in charge of her mining property and
real estate when she went outside last
fall. The native was shot by Nam
nick, his stepson, as the result of
family quarrel of long standing. Man.
nick was arrested.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-04-15

faster and better than ever before The
entire track will have a new surface.
The purse for the Spokane Derby this
year will be $1,000, the same as last
year.
James Anderson, one of the propri.
etors of the Doan & Anderson logging
camp near Maple Falls, was drowned
at Silver Lake, 80 miles northeast of
Bellingham.
The Yakima baseball association has
been organized for the year.
David Hanley, tramp, had leg
crushed at North Yakima, by falling
under the wheels of moving train
while attempting to board it.
One hundred Chinese were shipped
from Seattle to San Francisco, to be
sent from there to the Bristol bay,
Alaska. canneries.
There have been brought into the
state during the past year under GER
tificate, 904 cattle, 337 horses and 1O7
swine.
Northern Pacific freight train,
eastbound, was wrecked three miles
east of Cheney, Saturday, and the en-
CINE and 10 freight cars were badly
demolished.
John ]. Humphrey, one of the best
known bankers of eastern Washington,
died at Portland, Ore, while en- route
to Spokane, after trip to San Fran
cisco. He was 46 years old.
Plans are on foot to organize the
farmers in the vicinity of Spokane into
stock company to build cold storage
plant designed to assist the producers
in the holding of farm products of all
kinds at central point in Spokane I'M
til such time as the best prices prevail
in the market
1t is learned that one Japanese firm
in Seattle has had credit of $3.50, 900
placed with it by representatives of
the Japanese government to be used
IN the purchase of supplies. Largely
through this firm, 1000 tons of barely
have been sent to Kobe already from
this state and Oregon, and orders for
more are placed. This movement has
jumped the price Of barley from $3.50
to $3.50 ton. Big shipments Of flour
are going to Japan on every ship that
leaves port.
Over 80 stations, jacks, mares and
colts were paraded in Dayton in the
Columbia county horse show, which
brought out collection of animals
that reused general admiration.
Twelve miles up Mill creek above
Walla Walla M. D. Wardlow's automo-
bile ran over a so foot embankment.
injuring Miss Bessie York, one of
Wardlaw's companions, and rolled over
and over into the creek, completely
running the vehicle. Miss York is Sc
verely bruised and shocked
Burglars broke into John Lemley's
saloon at Reardan, blew open the safe
and took therefrom about $4,000 in
money.
A. w. Stincel, well known mer-
chant tailor Of Chehals, was struck
by freight train and killed instantly.
Just how the accident happened is hard
to determine.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-04-15
IDAHO SQUfBS.

Work has been begun on Weiser's
sewer system.
The Rathdrum baseball team has
been reorganized
Violations of the game laws with
reference to deer are of frequent &C.
currence in the Clark Fork neighbor-
hood.
The Northern Pacific train did not
reach here. The track is washed out
about two miles below Culdesac. The
washout is about 60 feet in width.
Congressman French made his maid
en- speech in the house when he spoke
in favor of the repeal of the script law
absolutely.
]. Flood Walker, the Boise architect
who designed the Idaho building at the
Worlds Fair, reports that the finish
ing touches were given the interior of
the structure last week.
The body of Thomas Murphy, who
was a locomotive engineer on the
Great Northern, was found lying on
the banl of the kootenai river, two
miles east of Crossport.
The organizers of the Genesee mi
litia company have secured SO mem
bers. Most of the members are under
rs years of age and include the best
young men of the city.
the immediate construction of a tele-
phone line to st. Maries and st. Joe,
reaching all points tributary to these
places.
The regular passenger train from
Lewiston was wrecked on the school
section about one and a half miles
east of Moscow. The engineer said
the wreck was caused by some boards
piled on the track, presumably by chill.
dren playing there.
Boise.-TwO men were badly injured
on the Twin Falls irrigation works by
an explosion of giant powder. They
were loading a hole when the acct
dent occurred. George Hickey will
probably lose botn eyes and may lose
both hands. Fred Walker was not
seriously injured, though he sustained
many cuts.
G. B. HURT, executive commissioner
of Idaho at the worlds fair, says that
the installation of the exhibits at st.
Louis is proceeding satisfactorily. The
agricultural display is now practically
completed and the mining and horti-
cultural are well under way and will
be completed before the opening of the
exposition.
While racing at full speed on Lake
Occur d'Alene, the steamer Georgia
Cakes plunged into the steamer
Idaho and fatal wreck was narrowly
averted, last Saturday afternoon, when
the two rival boats, each laden with
passengers, were pulling out of Harri-
son, Idaho, on their daily race to Occur
d'Alene City.
The Vollmer-C Clearwater Grain COM
pany is working the Touring mill at
Kendrick to almost it's full capacity
and contemplates the placing of more
flour machinery. The mill at present
is turning out 200 barrels a day, prac-
tically all of which is shipped to Ia
coma and San Francisco for transship-
ment to China Japan and the Philip
pines.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-04-15
Will Leave Cripple Creek.

Governor Peabody has ordered all
the remaining troops in the Cripple
Creek district, about so in number,
withdrawn and returned to their
homes. The unusually peaceful con-
ditions prevailing in the district ever
since the exodus of the main body of
troops has convinced the governor that
soldiers are no longer needed.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-04-15
Russia Recruiting Men.

Two Russian army corps are to
be modified during May. One of these
will have headquarters at and will be
drafted from Moscow and the surround
ing towns, while the other will come
from Siberia.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-04-15
Warm in California,

San Francisco.-Unusually warm
weather prevailed over California
Sunday. In this city the maximum tenn
perature was sc degrees.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-04-15

Owing to the completeness of the
canvass made, the volume of mineral
resources for 1902, which the United
States geological survey will soon have
ready for distribution. will be of more
than usual value to those interested
in the development of the country's
mineral wealth.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-04-15
Ten Thousand, SesIskins.

st. Johns, N. F.-The steamer Pan
Their, with 10000 sealskins, has arrived
from the ice fields and reports that the
remainder of the fleet has somewhat
larger catches than announced in pre-
viouS reports.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-04-15
Desert Land Laws to Stand,

Washington. BY a vote of s to 8,
the house committee on irrigation of
arid lands defeated the bill to repeal
the desert land laws.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-04-15

Cremation establishments, under the
control OF the government, are to be
found in the chief cities of Japan.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-04-15
Caucasian Cavalry Brigade.

st. Petersburg war office has
ordered the formation of Caucasian
cavalry brigade for active service.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-06-29
COMMITTEE REPORTS
ON BUTCHER CLAIM
City Dads Will Tender the
Colonel $1,000 For Pay
ment In Full.

Council met in adjourned session
at the council chamber last Friday
evening, pursuant to adjournment of
June g.
Mayor Van Sicklin, Councilmen
HIT, McCune, Leighton, Galloway,
and Woodcock we're present Alb
sent Coakley.
1t was ordered that the communica-
tons from Mayor Williams of Port
land and the secretary of the Amer.
can Mining Congress be accepted and
the Mayor requested to bring in
names at next meeting of delegates
to represent the city to said congress,
said delegates to receive certificates
of appointment signed by the Mayor
and clerk.
1t was ordered that mayor and
clerk be authorized to draw war
rant and obtain draft for $1,000 to
pay interest on the water works,
electric light and fire department
bonds for six months ending July 1,
1904.
Upon motion duly made and sec.
onded it was orderd that the council
resolve its self into executive session
to take under consideration the claim
of W. F. Butcher against the city
and the report OF the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the claim. The
consideration of the above matter be-
ing completed the committee of the
whole reported to the council.
Upon motion of Galloway, duly
seconded, it was ordered that W. f.
Butcher be rendered the sum of
$1,000 in full settlement OF his claim
against the city.
Upon motion a committee was ap-
pointed to take under advisement the
matter of establishing fire alarm in
East Weiser.
The mayor appointed Mrs. Mary
5. johnson deputy city clerk, said
appointment was confirmed.
Council then ajourned sine die.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-06-29
Another Stage HOId-uD.

Word was received here Saturday
afternoon that the Heppner- Canyon
City stage was held up Friday even
Ing by three masked men. The
stage was carrying the mail and three
passengers, when three highwaymen
emerged from the timber on the
mountain, between Monument and
Canyon City. They demanded the
United States mail, and told the &C.
cupants of the stage to hand over
their valuables. Just how much
money wac taken is not known. The
robbers took three mail sacks,
mounted their horses and now are at,
large with hardly a clew to their
Identity.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-06-29
THOUSAND VICTIMS
PSLOCUMDISASTFR
Of 1900 Who Embarked on
the Excursion, Only 236
Escaped Without In
jury.

A New York special to the Salt
Lake Tribune of the 18th says
That more than 1000 persons per-
ished in the burning of the excursion
steamer Gen. Slocum is now practi-
cally certain. According to an ex-
haustive report made by Police In.
spector Schmittberger on the number
of dead, missing, injured and unin-
jured in the disaster, it appears that
938 bodies have been recovered and
that ninetythree persons absolutely
known TO have been on board the
vessel are still unaccounted for,
bringing the total mortality of the
disaster up to 1881, Those injured
number 179, and of the throng of
fully 1900 who embarked on the ex.
cursion of st. Marks church, but
236 escaped without injury The
report is the result of minute in
quiry made by corps of 100 patrol
men under the direction of the in
spector.
In the course of the inquiry much
valuable information was secured
from survivors which will be used
in the investigation by the District
Attorney to fix the responsibility for
the disaster. A thorough examina.
ton today of the hull of the Slocum
by Coroners O'Gorman and Berry
and Inspector Albertson resulted in
the discovery in the locker in which
the fire started of a number of bar
rels which contained kerosene and
lubricating oil. The coroners in
quest will be continued on Tuesday,
and on Thursday the hearing by the
Federal grand jury WILDE opened.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-06-29
APitifaI Tale.

Born of respectable parents and
reared IN comfort and happiness,
Lucy Billings, a pretty 1e-year old
girl, forsook her parents and her
home for the love of Chinaman
whom she met by accident. After a
miserable existence of thirteen wears
with her Oriental husband, her career
ended Friday afternoon when her
dead body was found in filthy room
in the Klondike house, an opium den
near the Montana stables. Beside
her was her husband, Jim Hong.
slowly dying of consumption and of
the effects OF opium which he has
smoked for years.
Mrs. Hong's emanciated BODY now
lying ON cold slab in the Bonnev-
Watson Company's morgue waiting
TO be claimed by her relatives, is
mute evidence of strange devotion
that brought on life of misery.
wretched poverty and utter deprav.
ity There is, perhaps, not a case
OF its kind on record. -Seattle Ex-
change.
Lucy Billings at one time lived
with her parents on the Middle Fork
and Is well known here and her sad
story will touch the hearts of all who
knew the pleasant little girl in this
section.
When will our government step In
ana prevent the intermingling OF
such races that such marriages are
allowed 10 az Outrage 70 the Amer.
'an people The results ars eener.
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