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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
HEPBURN URGES LAND REHoRM.
Idaho Senator Makes His Maiden Speech
Stone Talks Of Panama.


Washington, Jan. 28.-The time of
the senate today was again divided be-
tween consideration of the Panama
question and other subjects. There
was only one speech on the canal, and
it was made by Stone, of Missouri, who
spoke to resolution directing the SEN
ate committee on foreign relations to
make an investigation into the Panama
revolt. He contended the circum-
stances indicated completely on the part
of the United States in the secession of
Panama, and urged that in the interest
OF the country's good name, all the
facts should be known.
Hepburn, of Idaho, made his first
speech in the senate in support of a
resolution introduced by himself pro-
hibiting railroad companies from tax
ing up land in solid body in lieu of
land in forest reservations.
A number of bills were passed in
cluding one for a memorial bridge
across the Potomac river at Washing
ton.
When the senate convened, Hepburn
made an address on his resolution di-
recting stay of proceedings on applica-
tions to patent even numbered sections
of public lands in lieu of odd numbered
sections, held by railroad companies in
forest reserves. He complained that
the present law permits railroads to
surrender worthless lands, and take up
other territory of much greater value.
The resolution was referred tn the com
mittee on public lands.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
TIRED OF GETTING LETTERS.
The Sultan of Morocco Finally Gives
$5O,OOO to the St. Louis Fair.

$4,000 to the St. Louis Fair.
St. Louis. Jan. 28.-In the list of
nations which are to be represented at
the worlds fair by national pavilions,
Morocco probably will be missing.
Secretary Stevens states that it is not
now expected that Morocco will official
ly participate by erecting a pavilion,
but that some use, doubtless, will be
made of the $50, 900 appropriated.
According to information received by
the exposition officials from Commits
sioner j. w. s. Langerman, who re-
Gently returned from mission to Mo-
rocco, being empowered as the sultan g
commissioner on his return, the
amount appropriated by that potentate
was $4,000. Anent this appropria-
tion an interesting story is told by Mr.
Danforth, assistant to Commissioners
Langerman. The amount was not
given with very good grace, according
to Mr.. Danforth, who quotes the sui
tan as saying:
"Here is $4,000. Take it. I dom t
care whether you use it for the world S
fair or put it in your own pocket. I
don't know where St. Louis is, except
that it is somewhere in the United
States, and 1 don't care. And please
tell President Francis, whoever he is,
to stop writing me letters about his
fair, as am tired of getting them.''
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Price on Heads of Officers.

Constantinople, Feb. 1.-The porte
has notified the Austrian and Russian
embassies that the Macedonian COM
mittees have arranged with the Albani-
ans for liberal rewards to have them
kill every foreign officer sent in to the
provinces in connection with the reor-
ganization of the gendarmie under the
reform scheme of the powers. The
porte, therefore, objects to the officers
wearing foreign uniforms, as their lives
are thereby endangered.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
MUST MAKE WAR.
Russian Reply to Last Note VIII Not
Be Satisfactory.

London, Jan. 80. 1t was made
known officially today that Russia had
completed her reply to Japan.
The Daily Mail processes to be able
to affirm that Russia's draft of her
reply has not yet been officially pre-
sented to Japan, but that it has been
communicated to NJ. Kurina, the Jap
anese minister at St. Petersburg, who
has transmitted the contents to Toxic,
whence it will be conveyed to the
friendly powers.
The Russian reply is courteous, the
Daily Graphic continues, but it refuses,
in uncompromising terms, to permit
the reinsertion in the draft of the
treaty of the two words, guaranteeing
the integrity and independence of
China upon which Japan insisted in
her last note.
The clause proposed by Japan was
that Russia and Japan should mutually
agree to respect the integrity and inde-
pendence of China and Corea. Russia
has now stricken out twice the word
China" and it is understood this will
close the negotiations.
1t is probable, the Daily Graphic goes
on, that when this not has been pre-
sented Japan will notify Baron De
Rosen, the Russian minister at Toxic,
that she has no alternative but to take
up arms in defense of her interests,
and that NJ. Kurina will be instructed
to demand his passports. In the mean
time instructions have been sent to the
two Japanese cruisers now at Colombo
to proceed to Singapore.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
RECOVERING DEAD
REMAINS OF II PENNSYLVANIA MIN
ERS BROUGHT OUT.
Work Has Just Begun for One Hundred
More Men are Sure to Have Perished
Crisp and All are Horribly Mangled-
Bereaved are Stupefied With 0rief.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 29.-Three days
have elapsed since the terrible catas-
trophe at the Harwick mine of the AL
legheny Coal company and tonight at
midnight II bodies have been recovered
and brought to the surface. Only one
of these has been identified. The day
has been one of horror in the little vii
lage on the hill above the pit mouth,
but even while the blackened bodies
were brought from the top of the shaft
and then on sleds to the schoolhouse
on the hill above, where the undertake
ers were ready to receive them, there
seemed to prevail in the community as
a clutch that repressed their natural
feelings of passionate anxiety and sor-
row, the grim realization that there is
still much work to be done before the
tull extent of the catastrophe has been
realized.
The Allegheny Coal company tonight
in an official statement positively adj
mitted that all of the men who we're in
the mine when the explosion occurred
are dead. There are III names on the
list, which does not include Selwyn M.
Taylor, or the two men who were on
the tipple above the mine shaft when
the explosion came. Nor does the list
include the name of Daniel Lysle, of
Castle Shannon, whose body was found
in the mine this morning. He was
one of the men who went down in the
mine to work last night but became
separated from the rest and wandered
off His body was found sitting with
his back to the wall of one of the
rooms.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
LarTe Coal Mine to Work.

Pueblo, Colo, Jan. 30.-Circulars
received in this city today from the
general sales department of the Colo
RADIO fuel and iron company are taken
by business men to mean the early re-
sumption of all departments of the big
plant, which closed down two months
ago because of the coal strike. The
circulars say in part: "We are now
pleased to announce that affairs have
so shaped themselves as to enable us to
resume operations. This announce
ment is sent out under the direction of
the vice president and general manager.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
INCREASES PENSIONS OF MANY.
House Bill Makes s. Instead of IS Per
Month the Minimum.


Washington, Jan. 29.-Representa-
tive Sulloway, of New Hampshire,
chairman of the committee on invalid
pensions, today introduced distinctly
service and age pension bill, which
will give to each soldier who served 80
days and who reaches the age of 50
years, IS per month; 66 years, $40 per
month, and 20 years, SIP per month.
In addition to the foregoing rates, his
bill gives to the men who served two
years or more an additional increase of
50 month in each of the above
classes.
The bill increases the minimum of
pensions allowed to So per month, in
stead of Sc, which will increase the
pensions of 1884 soldiers who are
now on the rolls at Sc per month.
The bill further provides that the PEN
sions of widows who married soldiers
prior to January 1, 1870, and who are
now ON the rolls drawing $8, shall be
increased to $12. Heretofore the law
has been that they could not get $12
unless their husbands die of disease
contracted in the service.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Try to Surprise Americans.

Colon, Feb. 1.-The United States
gunboat Bancroft arrived here today
from the San Bias coast. She reports
the attitude of the San Bias Indians at
Caledonia bay to be not only unfriend-
ly, but decidedly aggressive. Last
Tuesday men from one of the Bancroft 8
boats insisted upon purchasing few
,cocoanuts from the Indians and paid
more than full value for them. To-
ward IL o'clock that night, when it
was dark, 20 canoes were seen ap-
preaching the Bancroft. The gunboat
turned her searchlights on the canoes,
and it was revealed that each boat car
ried as many Indians as could crowd
in, probably 200 in all. There is no
doubt that their intentions were hos
tile. They hoped to reach and sur
prise the ship.
The commander of the Bancroft ord
cred the gunboat cleared for action and
her guns were loaded and trimmed
ready for use. A quick firing Colt gun
was placed near the gangway and ord
ers were given to the gunners of this
piece to keep up ceseless fire all round
the canoes.
AS soon as the Indians heard this
rain of bullets they Immediately be-
gan to retreat toward the shore. The
gunners were given express orders not
to fire at the Indians, so the bullets cut
the air and churned the water all
around them. No shots were fired at
the Bancroft, which at once sailed for
Colon to bring the report of the occur
renee.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Turkev Has Mot Sold Cruiser,

Philadelphia, Feb. 1.-Reiteration
of the story of the sale of the Turkish
cruiser Medjidia brought forth an en-
phatic denial today on behalf of the
Cramps company. 1t was stated that
at no time has there been any negotia-
tions for the sale of the cruiser to eth
er Russia or Japan. An official of the
company says: "The sultan takes
great interest in the building of mod
ern navy for Turkey, with vessels of
the most advanced type, and therefore
any offer to sell the ship
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
LARGE FIRE IN YUcATAN.
Blaze at Principal Port of Progresso
Causes 81, ,OOO, 900 LOSS.

Causes So ZOO, 900 Loss.
Mexico City, Jan. 3O.-Fire at Pro-
gresso, the chief port of Yucatan, des-
troyed an entire square of business
houses and public buildings, including
the market. The loss is $4,000, 900.
The railway Offices were also consumed.
The public buildings were not insured,
and the loss on them is $500, 900.
Fifteen thousand bales of henequin
were burned.
The business quarter, in which the
fire first broke out, is half mile from
the w1arves, and fronts on the Ala
media, the most beautiful plaza in Pro-
greso. The origin of the fire is un-
known. The square, which was con-
sumed, consisted for the most part of
one story buildings occupied by busi-
ness houses. The market house, a
large single story building, which fur
nished the only means of obtaining
food supplies, was destroyed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Farm Conveniences.

F0fm NOnVSntenCSSs
The first two figures show convent
ences originally sketched in the Farm
Journal, which says of them:
This crate should be about three
feet high and fitted with sidepieces ex-
tending below it that will just fit into
the side irons of the wagon body. 1t
can thus be set upon the wagon bed
in an instant and will be found most
useful in moving calves, sheep, pigs or
other stock. 1t will fit on to a sled
in the same way for winter use. 1t is
also convenient when hauling loose
material. If this is long the rear gate
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Adopts Gold Standard.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-A belated re-
port has been received at the state de-
partment from United States Minister
Beaupre, at Bogota, upon the monetary
law of Colombia, which was passed by
the Colombian congress at its last ses-
sion. The bill provides that the none
tary unit shall be the gold dollar of the
United States; that future emission of
paper money be prohibited; that in
the departments and provinces where
silver has hitherto been current coin
age it shall keep to the gold unit and
all paper money burned.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05

can be hinged to let down, as shown.
1t can also be hinged to open at the
side. The Stats should be of hard
wood three-quarters of an inch thick.
When there is plowing to be done
close to fences or trees have your
smith put extension rods on the plow
and a clevis to hitch the team to, like
the cut. The sketch was sent US by
one of our readers in Kansas. and he
says it works well for him. If the
beam of the plow is adjustable to
draft it should, Of course, be adjusted
before the rods are bolted to the han
dies.
The lower figure shows two views
of portable sheep fencing used at the
Colorado experiment station. It is
easy to move about and set up and
very readily made.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05

mouth, and when dead, scald in water
at temperature Of 1S5 degrees After
scalding, wrap them up in a flannel
blanket for ten minutes, which will
help wonderfully in picking.
If scalding is properly done and
birds are wrapped up in this way,
they can be picked easily and quickly.
1t is customary with many to leave
feathers around the neck for about
two inches, also the feathers on the
first joints of the wings. including the
main flights. After picking clean, put
them into hot water for few seconds
and then throw into ice water, leaving
them for several hours, or until thor
oughly cold, when they may be taken
out, dried, and are then ready to pack
for market-E. ]. Lawrence, in Farm
and Home.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05

Sanitary Milking Apparatus.
With the recent report of State
health board official that an epidemic
Of fever in one of our largest cities
could be traced directly to case IN
the family of milk dealer in that To-
cality, the urgent necessity for sani-
tary inspection of the milk supply is
again made apparent to even those in
dividuals who are rather inclined to
scof at such advanced and scientific
theories. No doubt the time will come
when all milk will have to be steril-
lied before being offered for sale. but
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
How to Dip Sheep.

For dipping a number Of sheep, from
1000 head up, the vat should be at
least forty feet in length and five feet
deep. The bottom of the vat should be
six inches wide, the sides sloping out
ward and upward, till at the top the
measurement across is at least two
feet, but on no account should it be
any wider, as then the sheep swim
ming through could turn around,
which is one Of the things to be
guarded against. The vat is made
five feet deep to obviate the danger of
the sheep striking the bottom of the
vat when thrown in, and is made slop-
ing at the sides to save expense in dip.
The inside Of the vat should be flush,
so that no obstruction will interfere
with The passing through of the sheep.
Sink the vat in the ground to the
depth of four feet. The vat should be
filed with water to see il it leaks.
Keep water in it till the leakage stops,
then bail it out and fill with the dip.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Kaiser Nav SLID In.

Paris, Jan. 29.-The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Paris edition of
the New York Herald has telegraphed
an extraordinary story to the effect that
Germany and Denmark have reached
an understanding under the terms of
which, in the event of Great Britain
fighting with Japan against Russia,
Germany would amicably occupy
Copenhagen with powerful force, clos
ing the Baltic and preventing the Rus
sian feet from leaving.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Car Moves Troops.

Port Arthur. Jan. 28.-It is reported
that about $50 wagons loaded with
army stores have left Limo Yang daily
for the past four days for the Yalu riv-
er, where it is intended to concentrate
5000 Port Arthur and Mukden troops.
The authorities assert that the hostility
of Japan compels mobilization on the
Yalu. and on this river Russia has
heretofore carefully avoided alarming
Corea by an appearance of threatening
japan,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
The Walking Gait,

Walking is one Of the gaits that is
nearly always neglected, and yet an
active, quick, clear-footed walk is
valuable gait to the horse intended
for the farm, for use as roadster or
for a saddler. A horse broke to har-
ness is generally trained for a while at
the side Of some. steady old animal,
and the youngster, if inclined to walk
fast, soon begins to learn that it is not
the thing to do. For that reason it is
best to break young horse in single
harness or under the saddle, and train
him to be a good walker as well as
good at other gaits. A 3-year-old is
generally a better walker than he will
be at any other age if he is kept as a
harness horse, unless specially trained
with a view to brisk, active movement
in that gait.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
A Dairy Pointer.

The Toronto Globe says Canadian
farmer who kept twenty-four cows and
two hired men tested his cows with
the Babcock test, and found that
eight were improbable. He disposed
of them and let one hired man go, and
at the end of the year found that he
had made as much money from the
sixteen as from the twenty -four. Now
he has got down to twelve good cows,
and expects as much from them as he
made from twice that number. Now he
can increase up to his original number
as fast as he can find or grow good
cows and increase his profits.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Improves the Mail Service.

London, Jan. 30.-It is announced
here that the Canadian government has
made contract with the Allan line of
steamers for an improved mail service
between Canada and Great Britain, to
commence next August with the tur-
bine steamer Victorian and to be sup
plemented later with sister ship, the
Virginian. The British terminus of
the service will be Moville, Ireland,
the year round, while the Canadian
terminus will be Quebec.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Money to Remain Untouched.

Panama, Jan. 30.-The constitution
al convention today approved meas
ure providing that of the $4,000, 900
to be paid to the republic of Panama
by the United States for the right to
use the canal zone $s,0OO,O 900 is to re-
main untouched for the future benefit
of the new republic.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Shedding Fodder.

The fodder shredder is doing good
work in one respect, and that is in re-
ducing the number of shocks of corn
that stand in the field all winter
As the shredder husks the corn and
shreds it at the same time, farmers
find that it is more comfortable to
haul the fodder to the barn than to
stand out in the fields to husk the
corn and then waste the fodder.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05

dusty hay. Horses are much given to
this acute throat trouble In connection
with sneezing, which win stop almost
Immediately If the hay is well moisten-
ed before being fed.
It is q good plan, IL hay is fed in a
manger instead of a rack, to sprinkle
q little water in the bottom of the
manger each time before feeding and
then moisten the hay. Do the same
when the hay Is fed to cattle. 1t is q
good plan to wet the corn stover also,
for while there is less dust In it than
in hay there is enough to trouble the
cattle; besides. the wet fodder is al
ways more palatable.
How Stored Grain shrinks.
The advantage to the farmer of
storing his grain and holding 1t till
spring is not always represented by
the increased price he may get for it
The shrinkage during the winter stor-
age must be taken into consideration,
and this shrinkage not infreQuently
more than offsets the increased price.
In such cases it pays the farmer to
sell his grain as soon as it Is in shape
to go to the market. A good many in
vestigations have been made to dis
cover the percentage of shrinkage in
various grains. The results have varied
immensely. In some of the humid
States and with early gathered crops
the shrinkage has been as high as 30
to 40 per cent, while grain raised in
arid States and hauled to humid States
and stored has gained in weight dur
ing storage. The shrinkage Of wheat
has not generally been as great as that
of some other grains.
Wheat stored in Michigan elevators
lost from s to 16 per cent during WIN
ter. A lot of corn very heavy and lit
tie dry at the time of storing lost 80
per cent in weight by February. Tests
made in other States have shown
shrinkages of 10 to 16 per cent. One
lot Of corn that was gathered at the
time of year when it was we'll glazed,
but containing as large an amount of
water as possible and passed in a
State fair competition, shrank about
40 per cent Oats shrink little, but are
recorded to have lost about per cent
in weight during a winter--St. Louis
Republic.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Little Hope for New Buildings.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The policy of
this congress in relation to appropria-
tions for federal buildings was consid-
cred today by the senate committee on
public buildings and grounds, but no
decision was reached. Readers of the
house are said not to favor any extens-
i've appi opriations for new buildings.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
cousuls to Reach Posts Soon.

Washington, Jan. 28.-Under the
provisions of the treaty with China,
the state department intends to dis
patch at once by the shortest route,
Messrs. Cheshire and Davidson, the
two consuls to Mukden and Antung.
They will be able to reach their posts
in five or six weeks.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Win Be Russia's Last Word.

Berlin, Jan. 29.-The Paris corres-
pondent of the Berliner Tageblatt
claims authority for the statement that
the forthcoming Russian note to Japan
will be Russia's last word in the mat
ter. The correspondent says also that
Russia is particularly opposed to the
fortification of Mesampho.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05

lOOu ana water
for twenty-four
hours previous
to killing, so that
the crop and in
testineS will be
W e ii emptied.
COnfne them in
a s m all pen
w / t h lie q n
straw, so that
they will not be
dirty. Bl e e d
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05

How many Of the tools are dull or
implements rusty cannot be known
without an examination. Repairs
should be attended to now, before
spring opens, and, as tools and imple-
ments that are in good order will IA
cilitate work, it is important that this
matter receive attention.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05
Rouxhaxe for Stock.

While both horses and cattle are
sometimes troubled with a throat diff
ficulty that needs the attention Of a
veterinarian, in the majority of cases
it will be found that that trouble is
due almost wholly to the feeding Of
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-05

Dressing Ducks for Market
Ducks need much the same treat
ment in dressing for market as do
fowls. They should be kept without