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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
CRUDE OIL FOUND In WELL.
Marion County People are Much Ex'
cited by the Discovery.

Salem-There is yet remote possi-
bility that oil may be struck in Marion
county, as the most recent discoveries
would seem to indicate. At the town
of PIatuma, about 10 miles from
Salem, three is an old we'll in the rear
of the home and blacksmith shop owned
by the Rice Bros.
This we'll has been abandoned for
several months because it "roared, "
that is, made noise like the sound
Heard in a eeashell, and because the
water did not taste good. A few days
ago one of the Rice brothers let a bucket
down into the we'll, and when he pulled
it up he was surprised to find that
there was about half an inch of crude
petroleum floating upon the top of the
water.
The incident has created quite a stir
in the neighborhood, and it is quite
probable that steps will be taken in
the near future toward the sinking of a
well for the purpose of securing oil in
paying quantities.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
Drouth In crackamas County.

Oregon City-Unless there is good
rain in Clackamas county within the
ensuing few days, fall sown crops will
be largely failure. In some sections
rain would not be beneficial at this
time, the prolonged drouth having al
ready done its work. Late sown oats
and potatoes, which constitute two of
the principal crops produced in Clacka-
mas county, have already suffe1e ex-
tensive damage, while it is estimated
that not more than 80 per cent of hop
crop can be expected unless there is rain
during the coming week.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
Monster Royal Anne Tree,

Monloe-On the ranch OF James E..
Edwards, pioneer residing near here,
stands a mammoth Royal Anne cherry
tree, which has been for many years
an object of wonder to visitors and to
strangers passing along the load near
which it stands.
The tree is 9 feet 8 inches in circum-
ference at the butt. Four feet above
the ground it divides into three
branches, one of which is four feet In
circumference, another feet 6 inches.
another 6 feet inches. The branch
measuring 6 feet inches divides into
two branches, one being 4 feet inches
in circumference. another 3 feet, the
smallest branch mentioned being as
large az an ordinary tree at the butt.
The tree is so feet high and it's wild
est branches cover a space As feet in di-
ameter. 1t is 50 years old, and for
several years has yielded fruitage OF
200 gallons per annum.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
RAINS SEND STREAMS UP.
Kansas Is Again Threatened With a
Serious Flood.

Kansas City, July 8.-All Kansas
streams are rising, the result of heavy
rains in the past "a hours, and serious
floods are threatened. From two to
four inches of water have fallen during
that time.
A worse food than any that has pre-
ceded it ie threatened at Emporia,
where both the Cottonwood and Neosho
rivers are close to The high water mark
and rising at the rate of four inches an
hour. At Sailna the river is rising
and three feet more will cover the east
ern part of the city. Dry Creek is rag
ing. and the citizens are moving out.
Farms in the lowlands are flooded, and
farmers are moving their stock to high
er ground. Gypsum City is flooded.
The water is in the houses and streets,
and at other points much damage to
buildings has been done by high winds.
At Kansas City both the Kaw and
the Missouri rivers are high and rising
rapidly. The water overfowed the low
places in Armourdale and Riverside.
No great damage is expected in the vi
cinity of Kansas City, however, unless
there are further rains.
At Leavenworth the damage to prop
erty will be heavy. There the manu-
featuring district adjacent to Three
Mile Greek, along Cherokee and Choc-
taw streets, from Twelfth to the Mis-
souri, river, were flooded. Houses and
lumber yards and wagon and railroad
bridges are washed away and telephone
and telegraph wires are damaged.
At and near Junction City the Smoky
Hill and the Republican overfowed
their banks at several places. There
was washouts on all roads at that
point, and no trains have run in or out
of Junction City today.
At Lawrence the Kaw is rising at the
rate of three inches an hour, and the
lowlands are flooded.
At Abilene the lowlands are inun-
dated. and it is estimated that fully 20
per cent of the wheat is ruined.
This is the fourth food this year in
Kansas. In many places it rained
nearly every other day last month, and
the record this month go Tar has been
maintained.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
Some Japanese Proverbs.

Seeing that we all are, or ought to
be. grateful to the man who provides
us with new proverb. we have espe-
cial reason for gratitude to the Japa-
nese, who have quite collection of
excellent variants for some of our
best-known efforts in this direction.
Thus where we say, More haste, less
Speed" a Japanese puts it, '1f in
haste, 20 round" Our Accidents will
happen in the best regulated families"
becomes Even a monkey sometimes
falls from a tree" "Out of evil COM
eth good" reappears as "The lotus
springs from the mud" Other easily
recognizable variants of English prov
erbs are: eff one plays with tiger
trouble may ensue." You cannot fix
a nail in a custard." 'It is hard work
scattering fog with FAM" which also
appears as Building bridges to the
clouds" or "Bailing out the sea with
a she'll" While, in case of failure
in any such attempt, consolation is
conferred with AFTER all your own
heart makes the world"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
TOGO IN NO HURRY.
Land Operations at Port Arthur Must
Be Further Advanced.

Be Further Advanced.
Chicago, July 1.-THE following
special cablegrams are from a staff cor
respondent of the Daily News:
On board the Daily News Dispatch
boat Fawan, Chefoo, July 7.-Whiie
the Fawan was off Port Arthur Friday
last, about noon, fierce cannonading
was heard, ending in heavy explosion.
The Fawan stood by one of the Japan
ese picket ships till late in the after
noon, but saw nothing. All was quiet
on Saturday. While cruising toward
Talienwan. Sunday, picket cruisers
were met all along the coast at inter-
walls. About Is miles off Dalny, the
Fawan was stopped by cruiser of the
Asami type, but not detained.
"Several shots were heard about 4 p.
m. in the direction of Port Arthur.
"The naval situation is apparently
at a standstill. No active measul es
are likely to be taken by Admiral Togo
until the land operations are furtber
advanced"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, &c; blue
stem, 75c; Valley. 77@7Sc.
Barley-Feed, $23 per ton; rolled,
s24.5O@25.
Oats-No. l white, $1.20; gray,
$1.15 per GENITAL.
Flour-valley. ss.so@4.O5 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $4@4.25
clears. $3 3.s5@4. 10; hard wheat patents,
$4.4O@4.7O; graham, $4,000; whole
wheat, $4@4 %; rye flour, $3.50.
Millstuffs-Bran, $l9 per ton; mid
dlings, $3.50; shorts, $2l; chop. SIS
linseed, dairy food, $40.
Hay-Timothy, $15@16 per ton
clover, $500; grain, $11@12; cheat,
$11@12.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 10000.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, new
stock, l2@124c; old stock, 7@Sc
Young America, 13@14c.
Poultry-Fancy hens, 121a@13c pei
pound; old hens, 12A@13c; mixed
chickens, l2@l2kc; old roosters, lOc;
young roosters, 12@13c; springs, ~
to 2-pound, 1s@19c; broilers, to l n
pound, 19@2Oc; dressed chickens, 13@
l4c; turkeys, live, 14@16c; do dressed
15@l6c; do choice, 1S@20c; geese
live, 7@Sc; do dressed, 81 010c;
ducks: old, s6@7 per doz; do young.
as to size, $4,000.
Notwithstanding, $1.25 per sack
carr OTIS, $3.50; beets, $i.25; parsnips
1925; cabbage, 11a@1Ac; lettuce
head, 25@4Oc per doz; parsley, 25c pei
doz; tomatoes, $1.75@2; caulif1ower
$I75@2; celery, 10000 per doz; as
paragus, soc; peas, 4@6c per pound
beans, green, 4@5c; wax, 4@5c
squash, s1.25 per box; green corn, 60
per doz; onions, new red, $1.30 PEE
cwt; yellow, $1.57.
Honey-s3@3.5O per case.
Potatoes-Fancy, 75a@$l pc, Genital
new potatoes, $2.25@2 so per GENITAL.
Fruits-Cherries, 4@5c per pound
gooseberries, &c per pound; raspberries
$l.25 per crate; apples, new, $1@1.75
apricots, SOc@$1.25 per box; plums
sOc@$l per box; peaches, $l@1.10 pc
| box; canteloupes, 1925 per crate
watermelons, &c per Id; prunes, $1.2I
per box.
Hops-19O3 crop. 21@24c per pound
Wool-Valley, 10000 per pound
Eastern Oregon, 10@17c; mohair, 80
per pound for choice.
Beef-Dressed, 5@6Hc per Id.
Mutton - Dressed, 4@5c per lb
lambs, &c.
veal-Dressed. 100 to 1876, 6@7c pc
pound; 215 to 200, SOS &c; 200 AM
up, 3H@4c.
Pork-Dressed. 100 to $50, 7@7kc
$50 and up, 6@7c.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
LIGHTNING STARTS Bio FIRR.
Large Grain Elevator Is Burned and
Three Lives Lost.

Boston, July 1.-The immense grain
elevator of the Boston & Maine railroad
company, one of the largest in the
world, together with three of the COM
pany's freighthouses on piers Nos. l
and 2, Mystic wharf, Charlestown,
were burned tonight, entailing losses
of over 81 100000.
Three lives are supposed to have been
lost. Thirty-five sailors of the Allan
steamer Austria; which was lying at
pier No. l, jumped overheard to save
themselves from the flames, which chad
communicated to their vessel. Olga
Olsen, boatswains' mate; James Flynn,
fireman, and Patrick N. Meehan, fire.
man, are the supposed victims.
Flynn's body has been recovered.
Most of the crew swan ashore, but
IL of their number required hospital
attention. Before the fire could be
controlled all the upper works had been
burned.
The fire started during a heavy
thunder storm, when bolt of lightning
struck one of the freighthouses, in
which was stored quantity of hay.
The flames spread ra"idly to adjoining
buildings, including the elevator, and
the larger part of the fire apparatus o
the city was summoned to save other
property. The elevator is figured al
$4OO, 900. Losses on the ~freigh,
houses, their contents, the pier and the
steamer Austria will easily swell the
total to more than 81 100000.
Among the steamship companiet
who will suffer losses ON freight de-
stroyed are the Allan line, the Scandi'
navian and the Wilson.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
CHARITIES IN JAPAN.
Efficient Care Taken of Adults anl
Small Children.

Efficient Care Taken of Adults and
Small Children.
The greatest development Of Japan
in charity has been in the institutional
care Of able-bodied adults and of de-
pendent children. Progress in the care
Of the former dates back to 1898, when
a commission was appointed to consid-
er the problem in all its bearings, ac-
cording to a writer in Charities. This
commission recommended, first, the
erection, through funds furnished by
the state, Of workshops in which the
INDECENT poor of Tokyo could be put to
work and their earnings applied to
their support; second, to supplement
these workshops, or until they could be
erected, by the establishment of agen-
cies for furnishing drivers of vehicles,
pie occupations, the employe to remain
under control of the agencies and his
earnings to be applied to his support;
and, third, the support under sanitary
conditions of the aged, the cripples and
those incapable of any form Of labor
and the rearing of their children at
public expense and under public over
sight As a result Of this plan it is
not unusual to find that workshop in
mates such as the blind, the paralytic,
the infirm, the high or middle-grade
idiots and persons who have lost one
or more limbs become we'll trained in
some particular task and acquire de-
gree of skill that enables them to earn
more than is necessary for their sup
port.
In the children's institutions boys
over are placed largely in the hands
of the older boys, more experienced
and more serious companions. Young
girls go to school carrying upon their
backs infants that have been intrusted
to them so as to tighten the tasks of
the regular attendants. The attend
ants are fourfold-those watching over
the child's clothing, the food, the clean
llness of person and the physical train
ing. In the training Of institutional
children kindly demeanor is required
on the part Of the attendants and In
every way there is encouragement OF
the effort to provide mothers ten
derness and sympathy. Foundlings are
boarded out for three years with
nurses who are paid 50 or So month
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
PopULISrs NOMINATE.
National Convention Chooses Candidates
for President and Vice President.

National Convention Chooses Candidates
for President and Vice President.
Springfield, ILL.,, July 6.-Thomas T..
Watson, of Georgia, for president, and
Thomas Fl. Tibbles, of Nebraska, for
vice president, were nominated by the
Populist convention today. The names
of William v. Allen, of Nebraska, and
Samuel w. Williams, of Indiana, were
also placed before the convention Tor
president, but before the list of states
had been completed in the roll call,
their names were withdrawn, and Wat
son was nominated by acelamation.
Ex-senator Allen made good his word
that he would not enter into any
scramble for the nomination, and while
the nominations we're being made he
twice instructed the chairman of the
Nebraska delegation to say that his
name must not 60 before the conven-
ton. In the face OF this, however, he
received over 40 votes.
The committee on resolutions in its
report to the convention Ieafirmed ad-
he-ence to the basic truths of the Oma-
ha platform of 1892, and of the subse-
quent platforms of 1896 and 1900. The
platform then demands that all money
be issued directly by the government,
every dollar to be full legal tender
demands postal savings banks; upholds
the right of labor to organize, and fav-
ors the enactment of legislation for the
improvement of the condition of the
wage earners; demands the initiative
and referendum; favors prohibition of
the alien ownership of lands; demands
the withdrawal of special privileges of
trusts and monopolles, and declares the
government should own and control the
railroads, telegraphs and telephone sys-
TENS, and should provide a parcels post.
The platform was adopted unanimously.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
Port Nearly DESTROYED.

San Francisco, July 8.-Private ad-
vices received by cable report that the
Port of Champerico, in Guatemala, was
almost wholly destroyed by a cyclone.
Details are lacking, but the few words
received uy wire indicate that the land
ing facilities had been swept away, and
in such an event the buildings ashore
must have suffered considerably. 1t is
not believed that the port will be able
to receive or ship goods for the next
two months.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
Mover Again nj His Desk.

Denver, Colo, July S.-The opening
of the new headquarters of the West
ern Federation of Miners in the Pio-
neer building, was marked by the ap-
pearance of Charles H. Meyer at his
desk, the first time since he was arrest
ed at Ouray more than hundred days
ago. He held conferences with Vice
President Williams and Assistant Sec
retary Kirwan, in which the entire sit
uation was thoroughly discussed and
plans decided upon for the continue
ton of the strikes in which the Fed
Grafton is interested.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
Russians Inflict Heavy Loss.

st. Petersburg, July S.-The Peter
bourgsky Loutsk this evening publishes
dispatch from Lao Yang announcing
that an engagement has occurred at Ia
Tche Kio, during which Russian cav
airy, under General Samsonoff, sup
ported by a battery of horse artillery,
dislodged the Japanese force from the
heights in the tace of heavy machine
gun and musketry fire. The Russians,
it adds, pursued the japanese and in
ficted heavy loss upon them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
Eastern Oregon Mills Busy.

La Grande-All lumber companies
in Eastern Oregon are running their
mills on full time, and orders are pill
ing up for ;ruit boxes. Heavy ship
ments of lumber are beirg made to
Chicago. Illinois and Missouri river
points, Nebraska, Colorado and Utah.
The Oregon pine comes the nearest tax
ing the place in the East of the Wis
consin pines now about extinct.
Prices are excellent and things were
never brighter for the lumber business
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
ped Rox Sale Confirmed.

Baker City-The sale of the Red Boy
mine, which was disposed of at receiv-
er's sale several weeks ago, has been
confirmed by Judge Eakin. This
means that the $50, 900 for which the
mine was sold will be distributed at
once to the creditors who attached the
property. 1t also means that the re-
organized syndicate will proceed at once
to reopen and work the mine. When
the property was sold it was announced
that it had been purchased by syndi-
cate of tockhoIders represented by
Alexander Prussing, of Chicago.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
HAPPENINGS HERE in OREGON
MINING NEAR GOLD HILL.
Considerable Activity Shown on Old and
New Properties.

Considerable Activity Shown on Old and
New Properties.
Gold Hill-The Condor Power &
Mining company is placing new steel
wagon bridge across Rouge river just
below the Ray dam at Gold Ray.
L. T. Pockman, representing San
Francisco capital, has bought the
Hawkeye American Mining claim in
the Willow Springs mining district,
and has moved complete mining out
fit out to camp with small force to
commence development on the prop
erty.
In near vicinity to this property Ro-
bert Allison and associates have taken
q lease and bond on the Schump mine
and al e cleaning out and retimbering
the old tunnel, from which, the own
ers, a few years ago, took out several
thousand dollars in free milling ore.
The Lucky Bart mine, on sa1dine
creek, has been leased to j. w. Hays
and partners, who are now doing con-
siderable development work.
y. VI. fdCTlCk loS I1nOA q yOoA q AN>-7S
on the Braden mine, two miles east OF
town, and is working quite a force
of men Oh same. While repairing and
fitting up the ten-stamp mill now on
the property he has leased the Bowden
mill at Gold till, through which he
will run some 200 or 800 tons OF Bla-
den ore. This mine has produced
large quantities OF pay ore in the past
and as DR.. Ray has been steadily ex-
plotting and blocking out ore in this
property for the past five years it now
has immense ore reserves in sight, SUI
fcient to keep the present ten stamp
mill running a number OF years.
The large ore bodies in this mine,
in places from to 20 feet Ill width,
are found and opened to depth OF be-
tween 400 and 500 feet: thus adding
another case to refute the old and we'll
established theory that there are no.
thing but "pocket mines" in Southern
Oregon.
Messrs. Simons and Hawley are
prospecting E. E. Miners placer
ground on Kans creek with view o1
demonstrating its adaptability for
dredging purposes, and are meeting
with very flattering results.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
Many Pussians Are Deserving.

Vienna, July 7.-Russian deserters
are constantly crossing the pruth into
Roumania. Many are arrested by the
frontier patrols, but some reach the in
terror of the state. Both the soldiers
and peasants of Bessarabia have su-
perstltious dread of going to the Far
East. The prisons of the Russian side
of the border are full of men suspected
of intention to desert. The officers are
under the necessity of observing every
precaution to avoid general mutiny.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
Dipping o. Beet Cattle.

Echo-The work of dipping train
load of beef steers will begin on Butter
creek soon. The farmers we're COM
PEELED to dip the stock by DR.. E. N.
Hutchinson, of Portland, who will be
present to superintend the work. After
the beef cattle are attended to several
thousand head of other stock will be
dipped. Asa B. Thomson. r. N. Stan
field and J. B. Saylor have installed
the dipping plant, and it is one OF the
best in the state.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15

Victoria B. c., July Last wint-
er's terrible wrecks on the west coast
of Vancouver Island are bearing their
fruit in a strong movement to have that
portion of the coast better supplied
with teleglaphic communication. AT
present the telegraph line runs north
only as far as Clayoquot, just north OF
Barkley sound, leaving all the coast to
Cape Scott without any means of COM
munication. 1t is suggested that wire
less Telegraph stations should be in
stalled at suitable points along the
coast.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
Brief In Review of Klamath Case.

Salem-William B. Matthews, at
torney for the state of Oregon, has filed
in the department of the interior a
motion for a review of the klamath
swamp land case, which was recently
decided against the state. An extend
ed brief has also been field in support
OF the motion, in which Matthews tries
to show that the department was in
error in it's decision. The motion will
probably not be heard for some time.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
Broad Gauge TO Fair Grounds.

Salem-The Citizens Light & Trac-
tion company, under the new manage
ment, has under way and in contem-
plation extensive improvements and
changes to it's property in this city. At
present large force OF men is engaged
in Transforming tie old narrow gauge
line from the fair grounds into the
city, into broad and standard gauge
track, SO as 10 form continuous broad
gauge line, in the form of loop, to
and from the fair grounds.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15

is not the only sign of success.
His promises give power to our pray
ers.
The Offering always savors of the
hand.
There are no promises without pre-
cepts.
Results will punish better than re-
venge.
Mans raging cannot shake Gods
ruling.
High living does not make lofty
living.
do" prevents more evil than
Don't"
The Bible is the worlds text book
on manhood.
There is no moral progress without
moral purpose.
The daily paper is a poor substitute
for daily prayer.
Angels would rather hear our pray
ers than their praises.
You cannot be gentleman unless
you learn Of the gentlest Of men.
Christianity proves itself and propa-
gates itself by love for the people.
International comfy is a con nvenient
synonym for International cowardice.
The stone that shrinks from the pol
ishing never gains the power to shine.
The worlds real rulers reign not in
the roll Of the thunder, but in the 81
lence of sunshine.
There is no imputed righteousness
where there is no endeavor for per-
sonal righteousness.
Sometimes the people are going to
church in spite of the things the
preacher does to attract them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
Russians Lose MANY Men.

General Kuroki's Headquarters in
Field, via Fusan, July Son July 4,
two battalions of Russians attempted to
break through the Japanese outposts at
the northern entrance of Mo Tien Pass.
Before daylight, they surrounded an
outpost of 80 men at the foot of a hill
and charged the trench above. A
bloody encounter with bayonets, last
ing quarter of an hour, ensued. The
Russians attacked the trench three
times, but were driven up the valley
by Japanese reinforcement, leaving
many dead and wounded. Another sur
vivo1 saw SO lying in front of the
trench.