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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Canal Company Has Own Troubles.

Paris, Feb. 3.-A number of the
stockholders of the original Panama
canal company have signed petition
to the minister of justice, M. Valle,
praying for an injuntcion against NJ.
Gautron. the liquidator of the COM
pany, and the appointment of a new
liquidator on the ground that M. Gaut-
ron is incompetent to protect their in
terests. An American official said to-
night that this petition amounted to
nothing, as the entire question had
been fully considered by the courts
already.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
RUSSIA LEAVES 1T TO JAPAN.
War Is Said to Depend Entirely on Two
EventualitieS.

Paris, Feb. 2.-It is understood here
in best informed diplomatic circles that
Russia's reply to Japan will be concil-
iatory, but will differ in no essential
manner from her attitude already de-
clared.
The French government has been
informed of every step taken by Russia
in reaching a decision, but the full ten
or of her reply has not yet reached the
foreign Office. The Gaulois quotes a
higher authority as follows:
"Russia will not declare war unless
she is attacked by Japan. This is the
will of the czar and the fundamental
base upon which negotiations will be
continued. At St. Petersburg it is be-
lieved Japan, despite her beligerent
attitude appreciates the madness of en-
gaging in war.
''Russia is ready to give satisfaction
to the legitimate claims of the Japan
ese on the condition that her interests
are safeguarded. At this hour war de-
pends upon two eventualities, an attack
by Japan or local incident in Corea
necessitating military intervention"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
SEALING TRADE MAY SUFFER,
War In the Orient Would Cause Aban.
donment of Good Field.

Vancouver, B. c., Feb. 3.-should
war break out between Russia and Ja-
pan, one branch of British Colum bia g
ndustries-sealing-would suffer. In
fact, the possibility of conflict is al
ready having it's effect. After the
Behring sea arbitration, the sealers of
Victoria found new ground across the
Pacific off the Corean coast. For sew
eral seasons schooners have annually
set sail for the Orient. This year the
trip must be abandoned, and the hunt
ing will have to be confined to off the
California and British Colombia coasts.
While war between Russia and Japan
would not necessarily stop the schoon-
ers operating under the British flag, it
would involve them in danger. The
sealers have been cup against it'' So
much in the past that they do not care
to run risks.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
NOT ENOUGH FLAX RAISED.
Mill VIII Be Built When the Acreage
Reaches 1000.

N11u VIII DC oul1I ~uou THO acreage
Reaches 1000.
Salem-Threshing fax seed out OF
the straw and spreading the straw in
fields to rot is now in progress at Eu-
gene Bosses fax establishment at this
place. Twenty men are engaged at the
threshing house and Is men and boys
are employed to spread the straw on a
field just east of town. Two hundred
tons of straw will be spread out ,evenly
over so acres of land and left exposed
to the weather until it has rotted
enough for the scutching min. 1t
will then be put through a scutching
mill, which will turn out clean fax
fiber. The fiber will be stored away to
await the building of linen mill.
''The erection of linen mill here in
the Willamette valley is delayed only
by the lack of supply OF fbre,'' said
Mr.. Bosse. sIt won't do to build a
mill to run two or three months in the
year. We must have enough fibre to
keep mill running the year around.
That will take 1000 acres of fax.
Whenever we can get that we will have
raw material enough to operate with
and mill will be built
Mr.. Bosse has 26O acres of land
leased for fax raising purposes, and the
farmers of this vicinity will put in
about 100 acres more this season. Mr..
Bosse thinks the amount should be in
creased this year to 1000 acres and in
a year or two increased to 1000 acres.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05

Austrian Agrarians Protest at Efforts
for Importation,

Vienna, Feb. 3.-The efforts of the.
municipal council to reduce the price
OF meat to the people of Vienna, by Sc
curing the importation of trans-At-
lantic meat products are meeting with
very strong opposition from the agrar-
ian interests.
Associations of farmers and cattle
men and peasants unions throughout
Austria have addressed kilograms of
protest to the ministry of the interior
and the city council, urging that ire
parable damage would be done the agri-
cultural interests of the country if meat
from the other side of the Atlantic,
were permitted.
The butchers of Vienna, being op--
posed to the sale of foreign meat, the
pork butchers association has taken up,
the matter and now announces that the
first shipment Of Argentine beef to vi
emma will arrive here next Tuesday. It.
appears to be very doubtful, however,
whether the government will permit.
this shipment to be Sold
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
For Greater Corps of Engineers.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Secretary Root
sent to the senate today report of the
general staff relating to the increase of
the engineer corps of the army, togeth-
er with the draft of bill whose passage
he recommends. The bill proposes
that the corps of engineers, when in
creased, shall consist of one chief of en-
gineers, with the rank of brigadier gen.
eral; IL oolonels; Is lieutenant colon
els, 36 majors, 40 captains, 40 first lieu
tenants and 3S second lieutenants.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
MANY PERISH ON DESERT.
Bodies of Score of Men Found ON tho
Sands In Nevada.

Sands In Nevada.
Salt Lake, Feb. 3.-The bodies of be-
tween 20 and 80 men, who perished
from thirst while attempting to cross
the desert between Moapa and Los
Vegas, New, have been found within a
few weeks, according to advices re-
ceived from the latter place.
The men, it is believed, were mostly
tramps who attempted to make the
long journey on foot without sufficient
supplies of food and water to carry
them across. Many of the bodies found
were without clothing, and it is be-
lieved that the victims had gone insane
from thirst and had wandered about in
nude condition in search of water.
Some of the victims are supposed to
have used water from "Dead Mans
WE'LL" which is located almost in the
center of the desert. The water from
this we'll, while temporarily aleviating
thirst, is sure death to those who drink
it.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Mile of Macadam Road.

Jacksonville-The Jacksonville board
of trade has undertaken to secure the
building of mile OF macadam road on
that section of the Jacksonville Medford
road from this place to the junction of
the Medford- Central joint roads. A
20-foot width turnpike will be thrown
up, the material for which will be grav-
ell from jackson creek, the channel of
which adjoins this road. In removing
the gravel for the road straight deep
channel will be made for the creek, to
prevent floods from injuring the road
way, as has occurred.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
COLD RAIL SNAPPED.
Colorado Flyer Ditched While Running
Forty Miles an Hour.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 3.-The Col
orado dyer on the Missouri Pacific rail-
way was derailed near Miller. Kan,
today while running at the rate of 4O
miles an hour.
The engine and the rear car, Pull
man, alone remained upright on the
track. The baggage car, mail car,
smoker and chair car were thrown in.
to the ditch, turning over and were
badly shattered. One person was
killed and Is injured, one seriously.
The wreck was caused by the snap
ping of rail, due evidently to the Sc
we're cold weather of the past week.
Physicians reached the scene promptly
and relief train was hurried from Osa-
watomie, starting east with the injured
during the afternoon.
At the time OF the accident the train
was two hours late and was making up
time. 1t had no orders to stop at
Miller and went by at full speed, being
derailed on the outskirts of the town.
The engine and tender passed over the
defective rail safely.
The front trucks of the mail car
jumped the track and crashed into a
freight car on siding. The baggage
car followed, pushed the mail car at
right angles across the track and both
the forward cars served to block the
smoker. The chair car following the
smoker partially telescoped the smoker
and the latter was rendered into kindl-
ing wood. The Pulln an remained on
the track and aside from severe shak-
ing up the passengers in that car were
uninjured.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
RUSSIA IS READY
HAS CONTINUED NEGOTIATIONS WITH
JAPAN FOR A PURPOSE.
Preparations for War Have Been Quietly
Keeping Pace With Those OF Japan
Concessions are Now at an End
Reply to Last Note Will Ignere De-
mand Regarding Manchuria.

st. Petersburg, Feb. Sit has been
known for months past that Russia has
been steadily strengthening her army,
and navy in the Far East to meet the
preparations which Japan was openly
making. The available warships were,
dispatched to the Far East and the last
division, which left the Mediterranean
a month ago, is now nearing its desti-
nation. Quietly, but surely, it was,
necessary that Russia's preparations
should keep pace with those of her dip
lomatic adversary. The feverish ac-
tivity of Japan during the last few
weeks naturally increased the distrust
of her ultimate intentions and the.
Russian authorities have been pushing
their precautionary measures with
more v1gor.
1t is understood that six or seven
military trains have been going east
daily over the Siberian road and the
charters of some ships for the Pacific
have been cancelled, because the water
route was considered too slow.
The draft of Russia's reply probably
will be submitted to the czar tomor--
row. The Associated Press is assured
that it will be pacific and should "lead
to a settlemnet.' The Associated
Press informant reiterated what he said
few days ago: "We have conceded
much already, and we are ready to con-
cede mare, but some things we cannot
grant. From our standpoint the Man.
churian question was settled by Rus
sia's circular note to the powers recog-
nizing all the Chinese treaties. Why
should Japan demand more than the
other powers?'
Chinese coal exclusively has been
purchased for the Russian fleet. The
authorities now feel that the situation
is secure should Japan reject Russia's
proposition.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05

Washington, Feb. 3.-According to
information received at the state de-
partment, all the ports of Santo Do
mingo are now in the possession of the
Morales provisional government, which
succeeded the government of General
Wos y Gil. The Jiminez revolution
seems to have been stamped out,
though there has been no diplomatic
recognition of the Morales government.
United States officials in Santo Domin-
go have entered into relations with it,
this step being necessary for the protec-
ton of commercial business.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
telegraph to Wallowa.

Elgin-Arrangements are about COM
pleted for telegraph line from here
to Lostine. It will be used in connec-
tion with the telephone wire. 1t will
be worked on duplex system, both
circuits being on one wire, and will be
directly connected with the Western
Union office here. Residents of Wal
Iowa county are now anxious for rail-
road. All freight hauling has to be
done by wagons, and the roads are not
of the best.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
WAR IN A MONTH.
Colombia Determined to Have Force
ON the lsthmus.

on the tStnmu8.
New York, Feb. 2.-This cable dis
patch was received here last night from
an official source in Bogota, according
to the Sun:
sThe government is helpless in its
efforts to prevent war In less than a
month from now 10, 900 men will be on
the isthmus.''
This information confirming rumors
cabled from Panama yesterday that Co
lombia intends organizing and sending
an expedition against Panama. comes
as surprise, in view of the changed
attitude of the Colombians who had ap-
parently accepted the inevitable and
depended on General Raphael Reyes,
the special envoy to Washington, to
save what he could from the wreck,
says the Sun.
General Reyes was to have sailed yes
terday for Barranquilla on the steamer
Valencia, but for the second time he
deferred his departure. General Pedro
Nelispino and DIR. Lucas Cabellero, COL
leagues of General Reyes on the Colon
bian mission, sailed on the Valencia.
The story continues:
On seemingly good authority it is
said that General Reyes remains here
because his negotiations with the state
department at Washington have not
been completely broken off and that he
has tentative promise from this gov
ernment that Colombia will be taken
care of with pecuniary balm for het
injured feelings.
No comments could be solicited from
General Reyes at the Hoffman house
last night on the threatening dispatch
from Bogota.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
No Gold Coin In Vaults.

Washington, Feb. 2.-For the first
time in many years the treasury finds
itself without any gold coin in its
vaults. 1t is explained that this con-
dition is the result of an unprecedented
demand for gold certificates during the
time when the mints have been fully
employed in coming Philippine silver
and subsidiary silver for the United
States. The increased demand for gold
certificates which could only be issued
for gold coin in the treasury came
about through the needs of the large
banking institutions.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
WITH BARK ON.
Big Fir Sticks Sent to St. Louis to Re.
produce Fort Clatsop.

Big Fir Sticks Sent to st. Louis to Re-
produce Fort Clatsop.
Rainier-The Wilson Case lumber
company has shipped four cars of lum-
ber for the Oregon state building at the
st. Louis fair. The order is peculiar
one in that the bark is left on one side
of each stick of timber.
Some of the timbers are 40 feet long,
with two faces 10 inches wide and one
face 7H inches, while the fourth face
is round, with the bark still clinging
to it. The palisade timbers are II
feet long, with one 10-inch and two
four-inch faces.
It requires II, 900 feet of these slabs
to enclose the grounds around the
building. The building and enclosure
will be reproduction of old Fort Clat-
sop and the stockade surrounding the
fort.
This is probably the only consign-
ment OF the kind ever shipped from the
state, and Mr.. Leeper, the manager,
says that it will probably be the last.
A great deal of trouble was experienced
in getting trees that were not too large
and that would run the same thickness
from which to cut the timbers, to give
the right curve on the round side.
Another difficulty was experienced in
getting trees on which the bark was
still firm.
The sap is now up and the bark peels
off very readily. This is not common
ly the case, but this winter has been SO
mild that the sap raised much earlier
than usual. It will be hard for ST..
Louis people to understand that when
these trees we're cut eight degrees farth.
er north than the city of St. Louis, and
in country where the thermometer
has not registered zero in 40 years, and
while the weather was SO warm here
that the sap in the trees was up on the
18th of January and at the same time
in St. Louis the thermometer was %
degrees below zero.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 74@75c; blue
stem, 79@80c; valley, 78a@8Oc.
Barley-Feed, $40 per ton; brewing,
| $20@20.5O; rolled, $21.
Flour-Valley, $3.75@3.s5 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $3.90@4.1O;
clears, $3.55@3.75; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.2@4.5O; graham, 1915; whole
wheat, 81; rye flour, $4.5O@4.75.
Oats-No. l white, $1O.7I@1.10;
gray, $1.05@1.07H per GENITAL.
Millstuffs-Bran, $18@18. 80 per ton
middlings, $26. shorts, .5O@2O;
chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $40.
Hay Timothy. $16@1S per ton;
clover, $12@13; grain, $12@13; cheat,
s12@l2.
Butter cream butter, 32ac
per pound; fancy creamery, soc; choice
creamery, 25@27hc; dairy, 2O@22h
store, 12'G14c.
Butter Fat-Sweet cream, 31c; sour
cream, 29c.
Cheese-Full cream. twins, 14c;
Young America, 15c.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, IL 1a@12c
per pound; springs, small, 13@14c;
hens, 12@124e; turkeys, live, 17@
1Sc; dressed, zoe; ducks, ss@9 per
dozen; geese, live, Sc per pound.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 26@271ac per
dozen.
getables-Turnips Csc per sack :;
carrots, 75c; beets, 9Oc; parsnips, 75c
@$; cabbage, 1A@2c; red cabbage,
11ac; lettuce, head, 15c per dozen !;
parsley, 25c; tomatoes, $1.5O@2 per
crate; caulifower, 75c@$1 per dozen !;
celery, 6Oc; pumpkins, 1c per pound !;
onions, Yellow Danvers, s1.10@1 .25
per sack.
Honey-ss@s.5O per case.
Potatoes-Fancy, 10000 per sack :;
common. 6O@S0c; sweets, 29c in
sacks; 2Ac Grated.
Fruits-Apples, fancy Baldwins and
Spitzenburgs, s1.5O per box; cooking,
75c@$1.
Hops-Choice, 26@27c per pound; !;
prime, 25c; medium, 24c.
Wool-Valley, 17@1Sc; Eastern
Oregon, 12@ 15c; mohair, 32@35c.
Beef-Dressed, 6@74c per pound.
Mutton-Dressed, 6@71sc per pound; !;
lambs, INC.
veal-Dressed, S@9c.
Pork-Dressed, 6H@7e.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Work on Irrigation Ditch.

Pendleton-C. 6. Morey, principal
of the Umatilla public schools, was in
Pendleton last week. He is authority
for the statement that SO men are en-
ployed on the irrigation ditch being
run from the Umatilla river. about q
mile above Umatilla, to point of Is
miles or more below. The ditch is to
be run through the little town of Irri-
gon, which has derived its name from
the first syllable of irrigation and the
last syllable of Oregon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Wants Canteens In Use.

Washington, Feb. Rear Admiral
R. D. Evans, commander in chief OF
the Asiatic squadron, writes to the
navy department that desertions in his
command have been reduced to mini
mum. He says the worst drawback to
discipline has been the excessive use OF
alcoholic drinks. Admiral Evans
recommends the establishment of can
teens in the navy, where beer and light
wine may be sold to the men. to be
taken with their meals.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
, Biggest Plant In the West.

Hitlsboro-C. T. Rogers, of Detroit,
Mich, and one of the largest manu-
facturers of condensed milk machinery,
has arrived here, and will superintend
the installation of the new machinery
for the big Hillsboro plant. Mr.. Rog-
ers says that this plant will be the
largest west of the Mississippi river
and that no plant in the world will
have more modern equipment.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05

Indianapolis, Feb. 3.-The Indiana,
Ohio, Illinois and Western Pennsylva-
mia coal operators and miners joint
scale committee got to work today on
the counter demands presented in open
joint conference last week. Both oper-
ators and miners fear disruption of
the present central competitive agree
ment, and today there are indications
that it will begin with the Illinois
operators granting practically the full
demands of the miners.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Nugget Worth Forty Dollars.

Grants Pass-A $40 nugget has been
brought in from the Jewell, Moore &
Hayes, placer on Oscar creek. This
mine is one of the most noted producers
of heavy pieces in the entire mineral
district and Oscar creek, only a small
stream, has become widely famous for
the nuggets taken from it.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Albany Mills Start Up.

Albany-The Bannockburn woolen
mil; company has started the big AL
bany woolen mills in operation. Work
was commenced on fine cloth for suit
ings. The mills had been idle for some
time and many men were thrown out
of employment thereby. When the
Bannockburn company purchased the
mills they were Immediately leased to
the Oregon City company, which closed
the plant down at the end of three
months. Albany people were appre-
hensive lest the mills would not be put
in operation again soon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
M,ssissippi Town Wiped Out.

Greenville, Miss, Feb. 3.-Fire at
Hollendale destroyed every building in
the town except two dwellings,; loss
100000. The fire started in a negro
restaurant and high wind famed the
flames to such proportions that the vol
unteer fire fighters could not stay its
progress.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Miser Starves to Death.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 3.-An old wo-
man who for 20 years past has resided
in small room in this city has been
found dead of privation. The officials
who went to her room to seal up her
furniture discovered $4,000 in a cup
board, and further search resulted in
the finding OF securities valued at $1,-
600, 900. The woman leaves no heirs.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
OPP Mine Resumes Operations.

Jacksonville-The Opp mine, located
two miles west of Jacksonville, and
which has been idle for more than a
year, was started up last week by the
owner, J. W. Opp, and the mill is be-
ing run day, night and Sunday on ore
that is producing good values.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
FOREIGNERS In Grave Danger.

Canton, China, Feb. 2.-Placards
were posted about this city during the
night melting the natives to attack and
burn the shamein (suburbs) which is
the European quarter. The consuls
have demanded protection of the
viceroy.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
STOCK HAS WINrBRRD WELL.
Baker County Has Had Very Favorable
Weather So Far.

BAKER county mas nao very Favorable
Weather So Far.
Baker City-Stockmen are congratu-
lating themselves on their success in
wintering their sheep, horses and cat
tie so far this winter. The weather
has been very favorable. While it has
been cold there has been no severe
storms or billiards..
Feed, while expensive, has been
plentiful. Most of the ranchers raised
their own hay, and while it is worth
big money, the cost to the rancher who
owns his own hay land is compare
tivelv light. The man who has to buy
hay to feed range stock is not so we'll
off this year.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22
POINTS REVOLVER
At LITTLE BABY
When Arrested BY Sheriff Just in
Time to Prevent Murder
BY Father.

indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 21.-Arthur
H. Kastner, a young man living west
ot Indianapolis, was arrested by Dep
uty Sheriff George Etter as he was
pointing a revolver at his baby held
in4aafs arms. When locked up here a
bottle OF chloroform, a bottle OF
strychnine and bottle Of milk were
found in his pockets. There was
brown sediment in the milk, believed
to be poison The milk has been giv-
On to chemist to analy2e.
Kastner's wife recently sued him
for divorce. He asked the court TO
compel the mother to permit him to
visit the child, but was refused. The
court finally issued an order enjoin-
ing tho mother from taking the child
ont of the county while the divorce
suit was pending.
Kastner went with the deputy to
serve the order While the deputy
was reading it he grabbed the baby
and fed. The officer pursued and
stopped him. Kastner drew a reyolg-
er on the deputy and then turned it
on the baby, but before he could fire
it was knocked from his hands, y,
Kastner is but II and his wife lG.