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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
JAPANESE OVER THE HUN.
Rivers Will Soon Bear fhe Weight
of Transport Wagons.

Rivers Will Soon Bear the Weight
of Transport Wagons.
Toxic, Nov. 3O.-News received from
the region of the Shakhs indicates that
the Japanese have been across the Hun
river. Further reports are to the
effect that the Russian outposts on the
right bank of the Shakhe were within
800 yards OF the Japanese picket line.
Frequent exchange of gun fire occurred
and minor attacks are quite everyday
affairs. The rivers will soon be frozen
sufficiently to bear the weight of the
heavy transport wagons. The follow
ing report has been received from Field
Marshal Oyama:
"From the night of the 25th to the
morning of the Goth bodies of the
enemy's infantry attacked us in the vi
cinity of Signlutsu, Fagsig and Shaotu-
kau. All these attacks were repulsed.
In the afternoon. of the Goth the
enemy's artillery east of Tasha hotly
cannonaded. us, but we suffered no in
jury.
'The greater part of the village of
Changtsaimun has been burned by the
Russians"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
Timber for Land Hunters.

Grants Pass-It is quite evident that
there will be grand rush for the
woods when the final announcement is
made of the release of the forest lands
Of Southern Oregon, which were with
held from entry several years ago, but
which are soon to be thrown open to
buyers, settlers and squatters. While
the lands are not the regular forest re-
serves, they cover large portion of
the well-timbered sections of Josephine,
Jackson and Curry counties, Southern
Oregon, and parts of Siskiyou and Del
Norte counties, California. A great
portion of them is covered with fir and
pine, with considerable sugar pine.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
TrappiSf Colony in Linn.

Albany A colony of Trappist Faith
ers has been founded in Jordan valley,
in the mol 1thern part of Linn county.
Having been forced to leave their
homes in France because of religious
persecution, a number of these Trappist
Fathers have come to the United States,
and six of them located in Jordan val
ley, about three months ago, with the
ultimate object in view of founding a
Trappist colony there. They recently
purchased considerable land, and are
preparing to make extensive improve
ments, in anticipation of the arrival of
more than SO of the same order from
France next spring.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
Hopes to Irriaate Umati,Ia.

Pendleton-John I. Whistler, gov.
ernment engineer in charge of the re-
clamation work in Oregon, with head.
quarters at Pendleton says that the
Umatilla proposition is not yet aband-
oned and that the outlook is not bad
for finding another reservoir site. The
residents of the county have hopes OF
interesting the government in building
bitches for winter irrigation even if
they do not secure reservoir sites. Mr..
Whistler says that they will be built if
the people can show how it will re-
claim properly the land.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
LIBRARIES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
Light Tax Not Burdensome in Ore
gon-Convenfion of Officers.


gOn-COnvenfiOn of Officers.
Salem-Two departures in public
school work are proving very successful
wherever tried and promise to become
permanent features of the public school
system. They are the common school
library, supported by special taxation.
and the convention of school officers.
Four counties have levied the library
tax, amounting to 10 cents per capita
upon the school population. and it is
found that by this means the country
schools are provided with books as good
as those accessible to the pupils of town
schools.
"The tax, being one-tenth of mill,
is not felt," says Superintendent Alder
man, of Yamhill county, "and it puts
the best books where they do the most
good. The library law has now been
in operation two years and has given
complete Satisfaction. While the
amount that some of the small districts
get is small, yet it is in proportion to
the number of pupils. consider the
law boon to the country boy and girl
and think it ought to be made man
datory on the county courts"
Conventions of school officers have
been held this year at Baker City,
Dallas and McMinnville, at each of
which there was very full attendance
of school directors and clerks. Ad-
dresses were made by Superintendent
Ackerman, by the county superintend-
ent and outside educational workers,
and those present held discussions of
topics of general interest to school ssofi-
GERS.
Consolidation of schools and school
districts was one of the principal topics
discussed at these conventions and the
members of school boards learned the
plan and purpose of this latest move for
the Improvement of the rural schools.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
TRIES TO HOLD nEETlNG.
Herr Most Taken Into Custody bx
ST. Louis Police.


st. Louis, Nov. 3O.-John Most,
alias Herr Most, anarchist of New
York, was arrested at IL o'clock to-
night after fruitless effort to hold a
meeting in st. Louis, and is now a pris-
oner at the -Four Courts, held for Chief
Kiely.
For ten days St. Louis detectives
have watched Most. He was to have
made speech in National hall on Sum-
day afternoon, November 20, but the
police prohibited it in view of the ap-
preaching visit of President Roosevelt.
He remained in St. Louis until last
Wednesday, when it was announced be
had gone to Chicago. Instead, it is
declared he went across the river to-,
East st. Louis, where he remained at
the home of friend until last night,
when he recrossed the river. With
the presence of Most in the city, it has
developed that an international con-
vention of anarchists was held in St.
Louis for ten days just pricr to the ar
rival of President Roosevelt. Chief of
Police Kiely had man at the meeting
who made complete report to him of
the proceedings. It is declared that
the chief business transacted at the
convention, in addition to numerous
speeches on liberty and free speech,
was resolution binding each delegate
to use his influence to bring about a
strike Of all trades unions in the coun-
try next spring.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
Government Gels Site,

Baker City-A deed has been filed
with the county recorder from W. A.
Houston to the United States for 100
feet square on the corner of Main street
and Auburn avenue. This was the site
selected for the government building
soon to be erected in this city. The
deed calls for 81 800, the amount ap-
p1opriat d for the purchase of site,
while, as matter of fact, the property
brought over double that amount, the
balance having been raised by adjacent
property owners.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
Sultan Greatly Alarmed.

Salonica, European Turkey, Nov. 80.
The Bulgarian revolutionary move
ment has recently assumed such alarm
ing proportions that the sultan is eend-
ing Narzir Pasha to Salonica as special
envoy with instructions to take all
measures necessary to suppress the Bull
garian movements by the quickest pos
sible methods. Ten battalions from
Albania are expected here soon and the
Redifs will be probably modified in
order to afford effective military pro-
lection in every village of Macedonia.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
Russian Ships at SueZ.

Suez, Nov. 29.-The Russian battle.
ships sissoi Veliky, flagship of Rear
Admiral Voelkersam, and the Navarin,
arrived here today from Port Said.
The flagship exchanged salutes with
the British cruiser He, mice, while the
band of the Navarin played the British
anthem, followed by the Marsellaise
and Khedival hymn. The rest of the
division followed at short intervals and
the whole of the division is now anch-
oreu in the Suez roads. The transit of
the canal was without incident.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
Heavy Rains LOggerS' Boon.

Astoria-The severe storms recently,
with the accompanying large rainfall:
has had benefits that many do not real
ize. 1t has been a boon for the log
gers, and logs have been foated out OF
some streams that have been on their
banks for couple of years. How
many feet of logs have come out of
these streams to tidewater cannot yet
be estimated with any definiteness, but
it is fully 20, O,OOO,O 900 feet, and it may
be double this amount in the Lower
Columbia river district.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
OREGON NEWS OF INTEREST
PLAN TO RAISE PORTAGE FUND.
Prominent UmatiIla Men on Commit.
tee to Canvass the County,.

Prominent UmatiIla Men on Commit
tee to Canvass the County.
Pendleton-At a mass meeting of
business men and prominent farmers
the subject of raising 700 as Umatil-
la county's portion asked by the Open
River association for the portage road
was discussed and plans decided upon.
A committee was appointed to take
active charge OF the work and is com
posed of the following: George Per
niger, M. NJ. Wyrick, W. P. Temple,
T. ]. Kirck. extensive wheat raisers,
and County Commissioner Horace
Walker.
The committee will make thorough
canvass of the county. 1t will be the
plan to divide the county into districts
and each member of the committee
have charge of the district he may
choose. In this manner it is believed
the entire county can be covered in a
few days and the desired amount raised
without difficulty. A large portion of
the amount asked for has already been
donated.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
Students Ceasina Their Riofina.

Budapest, Nov. 3O.-As result OF
the order of the director of the univers-
ity forbidding students to participate in
political demonstrations. which yester-
day eliminated in a riot in which sew
eral students were injured, it was fear
ed that there would be further trouble
today, but the big meeting of the op-
posing parties was held and dispersed
quietly after speeches had been made
by francis Kossutt, Count Apponyi
and others.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
NeaOfiatina for Steamer.

New York, Nov. 30. - Negotiations
are reported to have been nearly COM
pleted whereby the steamship J. L.
Luckenbach may eventually become the
property of the Russian government.
She was formerly in the transatlantic
service under the name Saale, and was
partially destroyed in the great fire
which swept the Hoboken water front
several years ago. The steamer, which
is now at South Brooklyn, was rebuilt
after the fire and fitted up as cargo
carrier. She is valued at $500, 900.
She will be used as transport.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
DEWEY NAY BE SENT.
United States Government Has MOI
Been Officially Informed.

Been Officially Informed.
Washington, Nov. 30.-Gratified by
the spirit which has animated the CON-
tracting parties in agreeing to intrust
to a commission the ascertainment oi
the questions of fact connected with
the North sea incident, the United
States government will cordially Co
operate in the naming of the commits
sion by the designation of one of its
high naval officers as member of that
body. The outcome is especially pleas
ing to the administration, following
as it does 80 closely on President
Roosevelt's invitation to the powers OF
the world for second Hague confer
ence.
The popular impression has been all
along that Admiral George Dewey, the
ranking officer in the American navy,
would be asked to be the American rep
resentative on the commission, al
though other names have also been
mentioned in connection with the ap-
pointment. A decision will be reached
promptly after the formal invitation
has been received from the Russian
and British governments as to who
shall be designated.
This formal invitation has not yet
been received, the two governments in
the negotiations which have been in
progress between them acting entire ly
on the presumption that the United
States would cheerfully give its assist
ance and detail naval officer
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
FRAMING BILL.
House Committee Looks After
Rivers and HdrbOrS.
COLUMBIA RIVER IN HIGH FAVOR
OaSSed as One of the Most Import
ant improvements Will Be
Taken Care of First.

Washington, Nov. 30.-The house
committee on rivers and harbors held a
preliminary meeting today to prepare
bill which will be ready for presenta-
tion to the house before the Christmas
recess. The measure was discussed
only in a general way, but an agree
ment was reached that the more inn
portant projects would be taken care of
fret by the committee and the less inn
portant afterward. Representative
Jones, of Washington, will look after
the interests of the Columbia river, the
improvement of which means SO much
to his constituents in Washington.
Members of the committee who were
seen today we're of the opinion that the
Columbia project properly came within
the classification of important, and it
will be among those considered first.
Mr.. Jones was present t. day. In ad-
dition to caring for the Columbia liver
work, Mr.. Jones will control to a large
degree appropriat: ons for improvements
in the state of Washington.
It has. been definitely determined
that river and harbor bill shall be
passed at the approaching session of
congress. Chairman Burton decided to.
get his committee together in advance.
of the convening of congress, SO as to
complete work on the bill and have it
ready to present to the house juet be-
fore the holiday recess. Once the bill
is called up in the house it will take
but short time to get it through that
body, and it will 60 through In practi-
cally the shape in which the committee
reports it.
In the senate, however, there is likely
to be considerable discussion of various,
features of the measure. and there is
apt, before the bill reaches the senate,
to be considerable discussion and
amendment by the senate committee.
The senate will, of course, pass the
bill about as it comes FROM the COM
mittee on commerce, with probably a
few amenmdetns, increasing individual
appropriations. Then it will be a
question of holding the senate increases
in the bill, and this will have to be
done by the combined efforts of the
various members of delegations whoee.
states are interested.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
Briaas Strikes 1t Rich Again.

Grants Pass-David Briggs and boys,
who were made rich in day by the
fabulous surface wealth Of the Wound
ed Buck claim, on Upper Sucker creek,
have located acclaim on Upper Chetco,
away up in the mountains near the
Curry county line, and will work the
rich ledge they have found there.
They have had samples from this claim
recently assayed here, and, while they
do not give the returns the Wounded
Buck quartz has given, the proposition
appears very promising, and the lucky
family will move their scene of opera
tions from the Upper Sucker to the
Chetco. The Wounded Buck is under
bond to company for considerable
of 100000
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
Great Stacks of Cordwood.

La G1ande-At Kamela. 25 miles
west of here, there are 5000 cords OF
wood stacked up in the yards awaiting
shipment to different wood dealers in
towns west of there. AT Meacham.
near by, almost as much more is piled
up. Wood is now Sc ling ON board the
cars in the mountains at from $3.50 to
So 25 per cord, and it is said there is
scarcely cord left in the timber.
When cars are available, big shipments
will be made by the dealers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
French Embassy Building DELAYED.

French embassy building at Washing
ton will probably again be delayed.
Foreign Minister Delcasse asked for an
initial appropriation. Minister of FL
nance Rouvier objected on the ground
of economy, but finally conceded $780,
900. The committee of the budget on
foreign affairs, however, eventually
struck this out, saying the amount
would not permit of much progress,
and that it was better to wait until the
finances permitted OF more ample ap-
preparation.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
Wind Puts Crops in Danger.

Weston - "1he grain is in safe
condition yet, but if the high winds
continue blowing it will dry out what
moisture there is in the soil, and, un-
less rain comes soon, would seriously
interfere with the gram that is sown, !"
says James kirkpatrick. ''There is
always tendency to raise cry OF dis
tress as to the future outlook of the
crops, and, in truth, we have never
seen it seriously injured yet. providence
always providing at the needful time"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
Eating Spring Vegetables.

Pendleton-The markets of Pendle
ton and Walla Walla are being supplied
with all the vegetables to be had early
in the spring. Because of the excep-
tionally good weather of the fall and
the few rains at the right time, gard
eners have been able to produce all of
the early vegetables. The good wealth
Ell has been ideal for these growers, but
the farmers are somewhat worried as to
the effect the dry weather will have
upon next seasons grain. The ex-
treme dryness has again necessitated
the use of the street sprinklers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
PREPARE TO D,sriANTLr FAIR.
St. Louis Officials viii Begin work
Wednesday at flidniahf.

st. Louis, Nov. 29.-Promptly at
midnight next Wednesday, force of
75 men employed by the General
Service company of the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition, will shunt 200 freight
cars, loaded with empty packing cases,
into the several exhibit palaces, and
the work of dismantling the Worlds
fair will begin.
Piled at different parts of the expo
sition grounds are 1900 carloads of
empty packing cases, while outside the
grounds are others, aggregating 100
carloads more. These will be dis
tributed as rapidly as possible, and the
packing of exhibits will be rushed.
At daylight, December 2, another
large force of men will begin to tear up
the walks that conceal the tracks about
the exposition grounds. They will
also tear up the switches in the rear of
the Stadium and lay tracks connecting
the line with each OF the exhibit build
ings.
A bond has been filed with the Unit
ed States government, through the
Treasury department., by the Worlds
Fair terminal railway company, max
ing it a common carrier, which will
facilitate the removal of the exhibits,
as freight cars can be dispatched direct
from the exposition grounds to their
destinations,
With the exception of Germany, in
which case special permission was Sc
cured, not single exhibit has been
withdrawn nor will be allowed to be
withdrawn until the new month has
begun. Only few of the German ex-
hibis have been taken away from the
Worlds fair grounds, and they were
shipped directly to the imperial palace
at Potsdam.
P. E. Phemeger, of Seattle, has been
appointed general superintendent of the
General Service con- pany, and declares
that all exhibits will be out OF the ex-
position grounds by March 1.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
WATER NOT SURE.
Eastern Oregon irrigation Project
Nay be Blocked.

Washington, Nov. 29.-Just as the
officials OF the reclamation service were
preparing to make contracts for the
construction of the Malheur irrigation
project in Malheur county, Oregon,
after having completed negotiations
with farmers whose lands will be re-
claimed under the proposed canals, an
unexpected obstacle arises which
threatens to force the abandonment OF
this attractive reclamation scheme, the
most promising now open to govern
ment adoption in Oregon.
The grant made to the Willamette
Valley and Cascade Mountain Military
road company traverses the area pro-
posed to be irrigated along Malheur
river, and embodies about one-sixth of
the total irriagble area The govern
ment, after persistent efforts, procured
signed agreements from all farmers
owning lands in the irrigation area, by
which they pledge themselves to pay
their proportionate share of the cost OF
building this great project, namely,
$50 an acre.
It had been assumed that the Mill
toI Asoou pOoplC Wouiu UC WlllluS W
enter into like agreement, inasmuch
as the construction of this irrigation
project would greatly enhance the val
ue of their lands and make them 1eadi-
ly saleable. At present the road COM
pany's lands are vacant, unimproved
and practically valueless. 1t turns out
that the assumption of the department
was incorrect. The owners of Military
road land, now residing in Paris, do
not look with favor upon the govern.
ment's proposition, and are unwilling
to contribute anything towards build
ing storage reservoirs and canals.
The officials of the reclamation ser.
vice, who had banked go much on this
project, and had expected to see it
pressed to early completion, are very
much. disappointed at the turn affairs
have taken. They are inclined to be-
lieve that the Military Road people
who are opposing the governments
plan are not doing it in spirit of ami
mostly, but because they do not under
stand what the government proposes
to do
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
Buried by Cave-In.

St. Louis, Nov. 30.-Eight to 12
laborers employed in the digging of a
trench for the laying of water mains in
Southwestern st. Louis, were buried
today by cave-in, and it is believed
all have persisted. The men were
working close together when, without
warning, tons of clay fell on top of
them. A bursting water pipe caused
the cave-in. Those who escaped at
once went to work and dug cut three of
their companions, who were dead.~
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
Gniy Few Sales of Cattle.

Susanville-The sale of beef cattle
has been light in this vicinity this
season. A Portland buyer picked 10Y
head from round up of several hun
dred, paying from $2.10 to $3.50 per
hundredweight, the former figure being
for cows Few cattle will be wintered
here, no more than to supply the local
market. Some are being driven to
Prairie City, but the greater number
will be taken to various places down
the river.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
Dredoemen Leave for Panama

Chicago, Nov. 29.-Two dredgemen,
the first engaged foi work On the 18TH
mian canal, have left Chicago for Pan
anna. They were William Bates, dredge
engineer, and Philip Bates, his brother,
craneman. They were engaged through
the Office of the International Brother
hood of Steam Shovel and Dredgemen,
the members of which organization will
be hired for the work. The engineers
will receive $3.50 and the craemen $165
month on the canal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
Hammond Company's Title Clear.

Astofia-A deed has been filed for
record whereby the Seaside Spruce
Lumber company sells to the Hammond
Lumber company 2, ,184 81 acres of tim
ber lands in the Necanicum river dis
trict. The price is not made public
and the consideration named in the
deed is 81. The transfer is understood
to have been made in connection with
the settlement of the claims held by
numerous persons and firms against the
Seaside company. These claims have
all been gettled and the mill property
leased, so that it can resume operations
at once. after shut down lasting TO,
several months.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02
Russia will Copy America.

St. Petersburg, Nov. 80. - A project
for applying the American scheme of
free land for settlers in Siberia in order
to attract colonization from the con-
gested districts in European Russia is
attracting much favorable comment.
The plan as proposed follows closely
the American homestead system.