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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
FORTS ARE LOST.
Russians Meet Further Reverse at
BORT Arthur

Chefoo, Aug. 25.-A junk which left
Lao I'll Promontory the night of
August 21 has just arrived here. She
reports that the Japanese have sue
ceeded in occupying Antszshan as
well as another fort, probably Else
shan, about a mile southwest of Ant
szshan. They have driven the Rus
slams from the parade ground, which
lies about two miles north of the har-
Dor; they have destroyed two forts
at Chaochanko, which is within the
eastern Notifications, and they have
advanced to a point near Chaochanko.
This news confirms information re-
ceived here previously, and which the
local Japanese were not inclined to
believe.
The junk heard firing until mid
night of August %. Scarcely a build
ing in Port Arthur remains undam-
aged. The town hall, whis was used
as a magazine, has been destroyed.
Four large warships unable to
fight, are at Port Arthur. Only one
ship, vessel with two masts and two
tunnels, has guns on board.
The fire of the forts not captured
by the Japanese, together with the ef-
lect of land mines, is given as the
reason why the Japanese have not as
yet conquered the Russian strong
hold
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
FLEET APPROACHES SHANGHAI.
Consul GOOdnOw Calls Consular Body
Together for Action.

Shanghai, Aug. 24.-The steamer
Hating, which arrived here today, re-
ports having sighted Japanese
squadron last night off Gutzlaff Island,
about IS miles southeast of Shanghai.
The squadron showed no lights.
The United States monitor Monad-
mock and two torpedo-boat destroyers
have been ordered to be ready to pro-
tect the neutrality of Shanghai
American Consul Goodnow called
the meeting of the consular body for
10 o'clock tomorrow morning. It is
believed that the foreign consuls will
arrange means to strengthen the
hands of the Taotai in dealing with
the matter of the Russian warships
here.
Later reports declare the Japanese
squadron to be 20 miles from Woo
sung. Woosung is the outside harbor
of Shanghai.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
STIRRING up DAIRYMEN.
Effort to Induce VaIleyHF armerS to
Produce Butter Fat.

Albany.-An important meeting of
the dairymen and farmers of Linn
county was held at Shedd last week.
The meeting is the result of the ef-
forts of prominent creamery men of
Portland and of State Dairy and Food
Commissioner J. w. Bailey.
Curtis Grove, one mile from Shedd,
was the scene of the meeting, which
took the nature of farmers picnic.
A Portland creamery provided gallons
of ice cream free, and the attendance
was large for this season of the year.
The great importance of the meeting
in the eyes of friends of diversified
farming in Oregon is in the fact that
it is the beginning of an effort on the
part of the large purchasers of dairy
products in Oregon to induce the
farmers of the Willamette Valley to
devote more time to raising blooded
stock, and particularly dairy stock.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
America Asks for Information.

Washington, Aug. 25.-Acting Sec
retary of State Adee has cabled Min
lister Conger, at Pekin, request that
he report as soon as possible the
facts concerning the situation at
Shanghai A similar request has also
been addressed to Consul-General
Goodnow. at Shanghai, and Consul
General Fowler, at Chefoo. Although
no admission on that point is yet OBJ
tainable, it is believed that instruc-
tions have either been sent Or will be
sent to Rear-Admiral Sterling to CO.
operate with the minister and consuls
III the protection of American inter
eSts in treaty ports.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
AMERICA KEEPS OUT.
She will Take No Part in the Shana-
hal Trouble.

Washington, Aug. 24-The United
States Government does not intend to
insist upon the neutrality of China.
1t does not intend to insist that the
Russian warships now in the harbor
at Shanghai shall be disarmed or be
forced from their present haven. 1t
does not intend in any way to prevent
the Japanese from capturing the Rus
sian warships.
It does not at this time propose pro-
tecting American interests in Shang-
hal or any other Chinese ports, if, by
SO doing, it is found necessary to in
terfere with the freedom of the war.
ships of any other nation.
This is the decision that was reach
ed this afternoon by the Department
of State after a conference between
the State and Navy Department Off
cials with President Roosevelt at Oys-
ter Bay over the lOng-distance tele-
phone. Instructions in accordance
with this decision were sent to Rear
Admiral Sterling, in charge of the
Asiatic squadron now at Shanghai.
An impression exists here that
ConsulGeneral Goodnow may have
un1ntentlOnally paved the way to COM
:mitting this government to a main
tenance Of the neutrality of China.
when he called the meeting today of
the foreign representatives to take
such action as was deemed necessary.
But before that meeting had assem-
bled, cablegram had been sent him
carefully to abstain from any action
that could be deemed to be interfer-
enca
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
SlLETZ RICH IN TIMBER.
Railroad Survey Party Loud in Praise
of Country.


Independence-The surveying party
of the S. Chapman Lumber Company
that has been in the Coast range
mountains since May %, has COM
pleted its task, coming out at a point
no one guessed. The survey as COM
pleted interseets the Southern Pacific
scarcely half a mile south of indie
pendence, near the old racetrack.
The surveying crew, comprising Is
men, is in charge of Engineer L. M.
Rice.
The timber found in the SiletZ basin
was a revelation to the party, many of
whom are experienced timber men
and surveyors. There is enough tim
Der in the Si1etz country, says Chief
Engineer Rice, to last so years after
it is made accessible by rail. The
route terminating at Independence is
very feasible one and, according to
the survey, it is not over As miles into
the heart of the rich Siletz basin.
Terminating here, timber over the
proposed route could be handled by
rail or river, and the Southern Pacific
is just completing spur from within
a few rods of where the survey ended
into the bed of the river. A road over
this survey would also afford a short
cut to Newport.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Rrin Stops FiId Operations.

At the Headquarters of General
Kuroki, in Southern Manchuria. Aug
20, via Fusan and Seoul, Aug. 24.-It
has rained steadily for four days and
both of the lower roads are covered
with ten feet of water and are abso-
lutely impossible. A number of
Chinese and horses of the commits
sary department have been drowned
crossing the Lang river at the ford.
Russian spies have been located hid
ing in the cornfields near the outposts
and large scouting parties are search
ing for them. The relative positions
of the two armies remain UNCHANGED.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Fruit Shipments from the Cove.

La Grande.-The Cove, l6 miles
from La Grande, which is considered
about the best section of Eastern Ore
gon for fruit, thus far this year has
shipped the following: Twenty thous-
and boxes of cherries, 5000 crates of
strawberries, 5000 crates of red rasp-
berries, 1000 crates of blackberries
Owing to lack of pickers the loss on
strawberries was about 20 per cent, on
the raspberries about 40 per cent
Plums are now moving and the indica-
tions are that of these there will be
about 1000 crates. There will be
about from rs to 80 cars of prunes and
about 40 cars of apples. The pear
crop will be light. The cherry crop
amounted to 100000 boxes. The apple
crop will reach 100 carloads.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
JAPANESE PEANS DEGANGED.
Port Arthur Campaign May Cause In
itistive to Pass to Russians.

Berlin, Aug. 25.-In dispatch
from Liao Yang, under date of Aug
ust 23, the correspondent of the Lokal
Anzeiger says:
THE indications are that the init1a-
tive is about to pass to the Russians.
The Japanese plan of campaign, in
Guiding the attack upon Lao Yang,
has apparently been deranged by the
unexpectedly stubborn resistance of
Port Arthur.
General Kuroki's army has been
withdrawn to the south of Taitze
river, and only outposts reported to
be in the Liao River Valley.
1T is rumored that the Mikado has
recalled General Ngi and has ordered
Field Marshal Marquis Yamagata,
chief of the General Staff at Toxic, to
assume command of the besiegers at
Port Arthur
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
MaIheur People in Earnest.

Ontario-The committee of II for
completing the organization of the
Malheur Waterusers' Association met
in Mayor Lackey's Office and appoint:
ed committees for drafting bylaws
and for dividing the territory to be ir-
rigated into districts. The committee
for securing stock in the association
reported that $4,000 shares have been
subscribed, Or 5000 more than was re-
quired to organize permanently. Work
on the Malheur project is expected to
be begun this fall unless something
unforeseen occurs. A meeting of
stockholders will be held ia Vale,
September 27.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
County Is Worth More.

Oregon City.-Assessor J. F. Nelson
has completed the assessment of
Clackamas county property for the
1904 roll. The aggregate of property
valuations, represented by the roll, is
roll. 1t is not expected that any ma
terial changes will be made in the
assessed valuations by the board of
equalization, which will be convened
on Monday, August 49, This is the
earliest date for years that the assess
ment of property in this county has
been completed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Raise Timber Land Values.

ST. Helens.-The assessment roll
for Columbia county will be complet-
ed and ready for the board of equal
ization in a few days. 1t will show an
increase of about one-third in the
assessed valuation of the county. The
valuation of the timber land has been
raised from $3.50 to SO and SIS. This
bears heavily upon the nonresident
landowners, but it is not nearly as
high as in Clatsop county. and is far
below the actual cash value of the
property. The assessment of the
Benson Company amounts to $4,000,
and the cash value is certainly three
times that amount.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
MINERS MEET
Seventh Annual Convention at
Portland.
WILL SELECT PERMANENT HONE
Fight Is Between Denver and Salt
Lake, with the Former Bity
In the Lead.

Portland. Aug. 23.-Under the folds
of the flags of the world, the seventh
annual convention of the American
Mining Congress was called to order
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at the
Armory. The day was spent in begin
ming the work which will for five days
take up the time and attention of the
delegates, who have come from all of
the mining states of the country to
make an effort to better the conditions
of the industry, and to bring it before
the people on the plane where it
should stand.
Preliminary work, addresses of well
come and responses occupied yester-
day and last night, and today the real
work will commence. The powers
that are behind the management of
the congress, the wishes and desires
of the delegations are beginning to be
made manifest by conferences and
caucuses, and the hopes of cities and
the desires of ambitious men are now
being settled.
The one great question that is now
before the convention of miners as
sembled is that of selecting a perma-
nent headquarters for the congress, of
choosing some one city in which can
be erected home for the organiza-
tion, and where can be maintained
permanently the offices Of the con-
gress, the exhibits to be collected and
the records of the proceedings.
Denver and Salt Lake are both out
after the permanent home, and are
bending every effort to secure it, both
by offering bonuses and concessions
and by velvet-tongued arguments
Which will secure the prize is now un-
known, though it looks as though it
might be Denver, for that city has
many warm supporters and friends.
The question of the permanent es-
tablishment is a serious one, as the
members well know, for it means the
presentation to the city securing the
headquarters of every annual meeting
after the one held next year. 1t is
the opinion of great many of the del
egates that the only business-like plan
of proceeding will be to give the an
nual convention to the city securing
the permanent home. The records,
the exhibits, the secretary and his as
sistants, the building and headquar-
ters of the organization will be in the
place known as the home of the con-
gress. It will be, therefore, conven-
lent and more practical to hold the an
nual meetings at that place than to
send them to new cities each year, ne
cessitating the establishment of tenn
porary quarters and transfer of re-
cords.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Exhibit of Grasses and Grains.

Albany.-A. F. Miller, of Portland,
is getting together display of grains,
grasses, vegetables, leaves, moses,
etc., for a state exhibit. Mr.. Miller
was in Albany in connection with his
work AMI left a number of orders. 1t
is a little early yet to collect large
display, but arrangements are being
made for materials to make up a dis
play to be collected later. Mr. Miller
has been making these collections for
the last 40 years and knows just what
part of the state to visit for the best
collection of every variety of product
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
AVOIDS A FIGHT.
Directors to Choose Convention City
tor 1908.


Portland, Aug. 24.-Politics, arriv-
al of delegates, speeches, and adop-
ton of resolutions occupied the Sec
ond day of the American Mining Con-
gress. And a busy day it was, with
the buzz and hum of the rival dele
cations filling the cool air of the con-
vention hall. Yesterday morning the
convention adopted a strong resolu-
ton urging congress to create De
partment of Mines and Mining, and
last night another was passed advo-
eating the protection of forests.
The question of the selection of the
meeting place for next years con-
gress will not be fought out on the
floor of the convention as has been
anticipated, but will be placed solely
in the hands of the board of direct
ors. A resolution to this effect intro
duced by DR.. Buckley, of Missouri,
was adopted at last nights session of
the congress and met with enthusias-
tic applause from those present.
This will prevent Ell Paso from max
ing an open fight in the convention
for the honor of entertaining the 1905
congress.
AS yet the credential committee
has made no report, and therefore
the membership of the congress will
be and unknown quantity, officially
speaking, until Thursday morning.
This prevents any definite action on
the settlement of any question until
that time, but a great deal is being
done indefinitely. The permanent
home agitation is being kept up by
the Salt Lake men, who are hard at
work trying to get the membership
of the congress into line for their
city. The Denver delegation is rep
resented by two or three men, and
though it has been announced that
there is a carload of delegates on the
way from Denver. the car has not
been sighted and the cause of Denver
is suffering little from the tardiness
of the Colorado men.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Start Work on Fair Grounds.

Baker City-The survey of the
ground for the Baker County Fair AS
sociation is completed and the work
of constructing the new speed track
begun in earnest The grounds ad-
join the city on the north, and are
within easy walking distance. The
land is comparatively level and ad-
mirably located for the purpose.
Work on the grandstand and fair
building will be begun at once. The
date has not yet been set for the fair,
but will likely be the first week in Oc-
tober.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
FLESH AGAINST POWDER.
Question Whether japanese Forces
will Hold Out.

Question Whether japanese Forces
will Hold Out.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. 24..The latest
reports from Port Arthur indicate that
the garrison there is holding out with
wonderful tenacity In the face of per
sistent desperate assaults. The only
question is how long any body of
troops can withstand such awful pun
ishment, and whether the garrison in
the fortress can outlast Japanese am
munition and men.
The report that 80 regiments have
been drawn from General Oku to
strengthen the attackers is believed to
indicate that the Japanese southern
army is in desperate straits and seems
to show that the Japanese have not
enough men to prosecute simultan-
eous campaigns of great magnitude in
the north and south.
The report that the Novik has
been sunk has not yet been published
here. If it is true, it will be greatly
felt, for the gallant cruiser, which has
been frequently mentioned in dis
patches, has endeared herself to the
whole nation by her tireless activity
at Port Arthur, and it has been great
ly hoped that she would reach Vlad-
iyostok in safety.
The attitude of the Japanese govern
ment in regard to China has caused
increasing uneasiness here. While it
is believed that the dictatorial attitude
assumed by Japan was adopted large
ly for it's moral influence on the Chin
ese, it is also taken to indicate that
Japan intends to make herself the
dominant spirit in the Celestial en-
pire.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
New Linen Mills.

Acknowledgements Bosse, who has an
nounced that he will establish linen
mill in Salem, is looking over the
field in Albany with a view to estab-
fishing a linen mill here. Mr.. Bosse
says he will establish number of
mills over the valley, and that fax
should be grown here in large quanti-
ties, as the Oregon product is the best
in the world. At the present time the
linen mill at Scio is the only one in
this locality. It has proved success
full in every way.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Vessels Stick TO pOrf.

Shanghai, Aug. 24-The Russian
consul-general here, replying again to
the demands of the Taotai of the port
that the Askold and Grozovoi disarm
or leave port, stated that he considers
the demand unreasonable and a vio-
lation of the rights of Russia as a bel
igerant. He refused to order the war
vessels to quit Shanghai. The Chin
ese newspapers here are urging the
Peking government to send enough
warships here to uphold the Taotai,
but so far nothing has been heard
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Railroad Shops to Work Less.

Altoona, Pa, Aug. 24.-The Penn
sylvania Railroad Company today
made the most sweeping reduction in
the time of the men employed that has
taken place since the panic of 1898.
The employees of the machine shops
today were notified that, commencing
with tomorrow morning they would
be divided into shifts, one shift to
work Monday and Wednesday and
the other Tuesday and Thursday,
eight hours to constitute days work.
The remainder of the week the shops
will be closed entirely. It is not
known how long the order will con-
tinue in effect.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
No Prospect of Bio Battle.

Lao Yang, Aug. 24-Japanese
troops in considerable force are con-
centrating on the southern front of
the Russian army and there is contin-
prospect of big battle. During the
night they kept up firing on the Rus
sian outposts, but the Russian troops
have strict orders not to reply. The
Chinese say that 10000 Japanese
troops, with 200 guns, have landed at
Yinkow, part of these troops going to
Niu Chwang and part to Haicheng.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
London PAPERS Excited.

London. Aug. 25.-The Standard
this morning, unable to conceal it's
disappointment that the United
States government is not prepared to
protect the neutrality of China at
Shanghai, editorially contends that
the United States could have taken
the lead in the matter without arous-
ing the jealousies which must follow
intervention by any European power.
The Daily Telegraph publishes
strong editorial demanding that the
government adopt rigorous measures
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
UmatiIIa Wheat Moving.

Pendleton.-Wheat buyers estimate
that 100000 bushels of Umatilla
county's wheat crop have been sold
so far this season. Sales are being
made constantly, sometimes amount
ing to $4,000 bushels per day. Consid-
cradle wheat is being shipped from
Eastland, 10 miles northeast of here
to New York, to the cereal market and
to. fill contracts made on the board of
trade. Harvesting is more than half
done, but in some localities will con-
tinue several weeks into September.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Seven Williams Name Camp.

Albany.-Because seven men whose
first name was William were the first
settlers of the proposed mining camp,
the town was christened Billville It
is in the Blue river mining district
near the line between Lane and Linn
counties. Billville is now a busy min
ing camp.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Surveyors in Grand ROnde.

out locating the route for the new
electric belt railroad in Union county
for the Eastern Oregon Development
Company are now in the center of the
Grand Ronde Valley and will reach
La Grande in short time. The ex-
pense up to this time has reached a
total of $S5 per day, and the company
have the greatest confidence in the
best outcome of the undertaking.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Russian Ship Hits ,ffine.

Toxic. Aug. 25.-Admiral Kataoka
reports that as the Russian battleship
was emerging from Port
Arthur yesterday she struck a mine,
and afterward was seen to be listed
to starboard. She was towed back
into the harbor.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Port Arthur TO Be His Tomb.

London, Aug. 24.-No further war
news has reached London. According
to the Moscow correspondent of the
Morning Post, Lieutenant-Genera1
Stoessel concluded telegram to an
intimate friend there with the words:
Farewell forever, Port Arthur will
be my tomb"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
New Albany Tannery.

Albany-The Star Tannery Com
pany has been incorporated in Albany.
The iScorporators are Henry Lyons,
John Shea, James H. Curran and Har-
ry Shea. It is capitalized at $4,000,
the stock being divided into shares of
$10O each. This is the second tan
merry for Albany.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Find SCab on Cattle.

Albany.-Drs. Wells, of Albany, and
Hutchinson, of Portland, inspected a
number of cattle at Halsey, Linn coun-
ty, prior to their shipment to Nevada.
Considerable scab was found among
the stock. This was ordered eradi-
Gated before shipment.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
St. peterSbura Advised.

London, Aug. 23.-A dispatch to a
news agency from st. Petersburg says
news has reached the admiralty there
to the effect that the missing Russian
cruiser Novik has arrived at Kors-
akevsk, port of the island of SAX
halin, and that the Russian cruiser
Diana, concerning whose fate there has
been considerable anxiety, has been
seen OF Hong Kong.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Northwest wheat Markets.

Portland-Walla Walla. 78c; blue
stem, S5c; valley, s3c.
Decentralization, S4c; club, 79c.
Albany-75c.
Salem-80c.
Colfax-Club, CSC; bluestem, 73c.
Pendleton-Club, 5sKc; bluestem,
73kc.
La Grande-Club, &c; bluestem, CSC.