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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
ASH REPEAL or EDDY LAW.
Movement on Foot Amongst Mining
Men of Eastern OreaOn.

Baker City.-There is a movement
among the mining men of this section
of the state to bring about the repeal
of the Eddy corporation law. A petit
tion is being circulated asking the
legislature to repeal the law. If it is
not possible to secure the repeal OF
the law then it is hoped the legisla-
ture will so amend the present law as
to reduce the fees charged mining
corporations. The mining men also
object to the annual tax to the state,
which ranges from sl25 to 5000. It
is pointed out that often mining
company is obliged to incorporate for
a large sum and await the sale of
stock before the work of development
can be pushed. Mining men say that
it not infrequently happens that a
mine is incorporated and several
years elapse before it becomes a pro-
ducing mine, yet under the present
law the corporation is obliged to pay
some instances becomes heavy bur-
den, especially to the poor prospector
The petitioners argue that an ex-
ception should be made in favor OF
mining corporations for the reason
that it is necessary to incorporate un'
developed claims in order to raise
money to exploit them. A strong lob
by will doubtless be sent from all the
mining districts to work for the re
peal or amending of the present law
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Roosevelt Will Have
325 Votes.
MARYLAND HIS
Baltimore Sun Gives Up Close
Race.
NEW YORK SURPRISES EVERYONE
Oreaon Gives Teddy 10000 Plural
ify-Mead Leads in WaShing-
ton-idahO Count Slow.

New York, Nov .9.-(2 a. m.)-W1th
Maryland Republican. as the baltimore
Sun comedies early this morning, the
Republican vote in the electoral college
will be the unprecedented one OF 325 tor
Roosevelt and Fairbanks to 15l for
Parker and Davis. Not only is this far
in excess of McKinley's vote. 292, in
1900, but Judge Parker's vote is four
less than that given Mr.. Bryan four
years ago. 1t is practically certain
that the Republican national ticket has
carried every state in the Union out
side of the so-called solid South. 1t
may take the official count to decide
MARYLAND. The Republican majority
in the next house of representatives
will be not less than so.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
EAGLE POINT SURVEY.
Surveyor Mccall Leaves Ashland in
CHARGE Of Party.

Medford.- J. A. Mccall, OF
Ashland, and party have left for Butte
Creek Falls to make the final survey
of the proposed railroad from the
Butte Falls Milling Companys plant
to Eagle Point, a distance of Is miles.
Preliminary survey has already been
made between these two points and
permanent survey will be made in
order to get everything ready for
grading. which will begin when the
survey is completed.
Construction work will commence
about April 1 next. There are two
feasible routes from Eagle Point to
the Southern Pacific railroad, but Sc
far as known the choice has not yet
been made The route from Eagle
Point to Medford is probably three OF
four miles longer than to Central
Point, but the fact that Medford Is
the commercial center of the Rogue
river valley and jackson county vii
go far toward making it the termlna
of this road.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
RUSSIA PROVOKED REGICIDE.
Sensational Charges Made by Bel
drade Newspaper.

Belgrade, Nov. "a great sensation
has been caused by the statement OF the
newspaper Narodi List that it has
proofs to the effect that the regicides
and conspirators are spreading among
the people the assertion that 1t was
Russia which desired the removal o.
the Austrophile Obrenovich dynasty.
1t is alleged by the paper that a Rus
sian official frequently had a conf
Dental conference with the principal
actors of the tragedy.
1t is pointed out by the paper that
every one of the regicides has received
the Star of Ka1ageorge, and the state
ment is now made that they are soon
to receive some distinction from the
car of Russia. The editor Of the
paper challenges the Servian govern
ment to start action against him, as he
says ne is prepared to prove his state
ments in court.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
PIenty of Wood for Salem.

Salem.-That there will be plenty of
wood for fuel in Salem next year, is
indicated by the bids now being re-
ceived for furnishing wood for the
state institutions. Though the state
boards will receive bids for week
yet, there are already more offers on
hand than were received altogether
last year. AS all the state institutions
here are controlled by practically the
same state officers, the bids for fuel
for all the institutions are received at
one time. The state uses 5000 cords
of wood a year at Salem.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
CARS CRASH IN A FOG.
Nearly One Hundred People on Los
Angeles Cars.

Los Angeles, CAL, Nov. SIN a ter
rife rear end collision on the Long
Beach electric road today, in a dense
fog, nearly 100 persons were injured or
badly shaken up, That many per-
sons were not killed outright is aston
ishing. A car loaded down with Mexi-
can workmen, while running at speed
of more than 40 miles an hour crashed
into standing passenger coach, which
had stopped to take on passenger,
knocking it 200 feet along the rails,
and wrecking both coaches.
The terrible impact hurled the pas
sengers and laborers into heaps amid
flying timbers, iron and glass. Fifteen
pei sons were rendered unconscious, but
miraculously none is reported fatally
hurt, unless it be the motorman who
was operating the work car.
When his car burst from the fog and
bore down upon the standing passenger
coach, he threw off the power and put
on the air at the time shrieking
warning to those ahead. Although the
crash was inevitable, he stuck to his
post and went down amid crushed tim
bers.
The cause of the accident was the
dense fog and the fact that the passen-
ger coach was about ten minutes late
A car bound to this city from Long
Beach was stopped opposite the wreck
and many of the injured were placed
aboard of it. While standing there, a.
work car which had been following it
through the fog bumped into it, and
more people were injured, some OF those
who had received injuries in the first
collision being again injured in the
second one. Both cars in the first col
lision were smashed to kindling wood !,
and the passenger car, which received
the impact of the second accident, was
badly shattered, but was run to the
cjtv
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Lane Court Gives Fair Money.

Eugene.-The matter of an exhibit
of Lane county products has been de-
fnitely settled by the county court
making an appropriation of $500 to be
expended in preparing a suitable dis
play. This action was taken atter an
argument by committee from the
Eugene Commercial club, who appear
ed strongly for a proper display fro1li
the county in order to show the pup
1ic its resources. It is now the inten-
tion to make an exhibit that will sur
mass any. This in addition to the min
ING exhibit from the Blue river mines
now being prepared, will certainly
make Lane county's display attrac
tive.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
OREGON NEWS OF INTEREST
LAND ORIGINALLY A swamp.
Testimony of ex-SurveyOr General
in Warren Valley Case

in Warren Valley Case
Salem.-The deposition of ex-Sur-
veyor General w. H. Byars was taken
before Frank Lowell, assistant secre-
tary of state, in the suit brought by
the State of Oregon against the War
ner Valley Stock Company, to cancel
patents issued to that company which
were alleged to have been issued upon
the fraudulent representation that
they were swamp lands.
Mr. Byars testified that he surveyed
the township in which the greater
part of the land is situated, as United
States department surveyor in Aug
ust, 1879; that at that time the land
was so wet and swampy that he could
not run the survey across it and
he was compelled to meander it and
return the land as marsh; that he
tried to run the lines further into the
swamp, but had to back out, owing
to the swampy character of the land !;
that he ran the meander line practl-
cally along the edge of the marsh ;
that the land in controversy, at the
time this survey was made, had the
appearance of being a permanent
marsh and was covered with a heavy
growth of tall swamp grass and flags
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Kept Sweet Three Years.

Corvallis.-Prune juice kept in bot
ties in the archaeological department
at the Oregon Agricultural college is
exactly the same nows as the day is
was put up. Bottles of it recently
opened were found to have the same
flavor, freshness and sweetness as
when it was squeezed from the prunes
and put away, more than three years
ago. by Professor Pernot. A 1ow-tem-
nerature process of sterilization was
used. and the experiment makes it
certain that there is a wide field for
a profitable industry in Oregon in pre-
serving sweet cider.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Bids for DrydOCk Too High.

Washington, Nov. s.--1he bureau OF
yards and docks probably will reject all
the bids that were received for the
completion of the big drydock at the
Mare Island navy yard. The bids are
considered as excessive, and if the con-
tract were made on the basis of those
figures the cost of the dock would far
exceed the original estimate and the
amount available for the work. 1t is
probably that this work will be carried
on by yard labor, except in certain
parts, such as furnishing the electrical
material and building the caisson.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Germany Shows Good Feeling.

Berlin, Nov. "a paragraph print
ed in the North German Gazette gives
ut erance to the great pleasure of Ger
many at the Inauguration of negotia-
tions for an arbitration treaty with
America. The paper comments to the
effect that while in the past the two
pations have had differences, the pres
ent conditions show that between the
countries exists the fullest amity, with
out the slightest infringement by either
of the others progress. This utter
ance is believed to be governmentally
inspired.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
HINT or PLOT.
Russia Said To Have Intercepted
japanese Message.

St. Petersburg, Nov. S.-Ihe Asso-
c;ated Press has obtained official confir-
nation of the sensational report that
an intercepted dispatch from the Jap
anese minister at The Hague would be
produced in the court OF inquiry into
the recent North sea affair to prove the
existence of a plot to destroy the Rus
sian Baltic fleet. There is said to be
good ground for believing the report to
be true, and there are many indica-
tions that the Russian government has
been long in possession Of strong evil
dence of Japanese plan to Intercept all
OF Admiral Rojestvensky's warshlps.
This explains the willingness of Rus
sia to submit the case to international
arbitration. She would scarcely have
proposed this course unless convinced
she had strong case.
1t also develops that Emperor Mich
olas during an audience with British
Ambassador Hardinge declared in the
m ost positive terms that there were
Japanese torpedo boats in the North
sea. Apparently, Denmark was inn
pressed by the same belief. The Rus
sian dowager empress, who was then
In Copenhagen, naturally did not fail
to communicate to her father the COM
munication received by her from ST..
Petersburg. This would accent for the
extraordinary precautions adopted by
the Danish government in detailing
warships to escort the Baltic squadron
through Danish waters.
Another remarkable story is current
in we'll informed circles to the effect
that two balloons were seen lowering
over the Skagerack while the Russian
fleet entered the North sea. These
were said to have been manned by Jap
anese, with the object OF watching the
Russians and possibly dropping explo-
sives.
No hint of suspicion is expected in
any responsible quarter that the Brit
ish government-was in the slightest de.
gree or in any way responsible for the
alleged Vaccinations OF the japanese
agents. On the contrary, officials cir
cles express the highest praise for the
conduct of the British government
throughout the North sea incident.
1t is thoroughly appreciated here thai
the activity of the British feet was
necessitated by public opinion and wal
in no wise intended to coerce Russia.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Suit Over Valuable TaiIingS.

La Grande.-County Judge Eak1n
heard a motion to dissolve an 1nJunc-
ton obtained from the county court
of Baker county to Union county Oh
behalf of the Virtue Mines DeVelop-
ment Company, against Earnest Daie
Owen, of Chicago. Owen pought al,
the tailings on the property OF the olo
Virtue mine. Some OF these nao peen
made by an old mill before the conceh
trates were saved. THESE talilnss
proved to be very valuable, lar "ore
SO than was supposed, and the CON-
pany is trying to stop the PURCHASERS
from taking them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
GermaRV'S Little War.

Berlin, Nov. 9.-According to official
figures received by the fo1eign office,
the Southwest African wal has cost
Germany about $40, ,Oo0,0 900, and al
though it is believed that the Herrero o
uprising is nearing its end, the strug-
gle with the Witbois is as bitter as
ever. Fears are expressed in Berlin
that the Witboi rising will be followed
by rebellious movements in other parts
of the colony, and it is understood that
additional troops will be sent.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Difficulty Not with the Gun.

Washington, Nov. s.NAs a result of
an investigation into the defect in the
I2-inch shell used on United States
war vessels, noted during the recent
target practices of the North Atlantic
fleet, it has been reported by the board
of experts that the difficulty was en-
tirely with the steel bands on the pro-
jectile, and not with the gun, as was
apprehended. This defect can easily
be remedied.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Fir Loo Prices Go Up.

Astoria.-There has been an i'm
nrovement during the past few days
in the demand for yellow fir logs in
the Lower Columbia river district, and
as a result the price has advanced
from Sc and $3.50 per thousand to 81
and $3.50. Several of the loggers have
already notified The millmen that no
more sales will be made at the old
figures. The cause of this advance is
a better market in the East for the first
grades of lumber, and a drop off in
the demand for the lower grades.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Better Prices for Cattle.

Baker City-There is decided i'm
movement in prices offered for cat
tie over those Of a month ago. A
number OF sales have been made the
mast 10 days to M. Mcdonald of Walla
Walla and to Portland and Seattle
packers. With the departure of the
cattle now bargained for, there ap-
pears to be plenty of feed to carry
the remaining herds of this county
through an ordinary winter.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Illinois,.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-The indications,
based on the returns received, are that
the Republican national ticket has car
ried Illinois by about 10000. The
Democrats declare that the figures were
exaggerated, but admit that Roosevelt
will have a plurality not far from 10O,-
O0O
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
CIackamas at the Fair.

Oregon City-The Clackamas coun-
tv court has appropriated $1,000 to be
expended under the direction OF the
court in gathering and installing an
exhibit of Clackamas county products
at the Lewis and Clark fair. BY CO.
operating with the members OF the
general and executive committee on
the Clackamas county 1905 fair exhlb-
if the members of the court expect TO
arrange a display that will be second
to none other.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Hero Meets Death in Fire.

New York. Nov. 9.-Joseph Capp]er
a hotel keeper of Chauncey, Westehest-
Ell county, after saving his aged mothe,
and father and three children from his
burning hotel, lost his own life early
today by rushing into the flames when
he learned that his wife had not escap-
ed. The bodies of Capple and his wife
were found later in the celler lying
side by side, burned beyond recogni-
tion.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Nebraska.

Omaha, Nov. 9-At midnight the
indications are that Roosevelt has car
ried Nebraska by plurality OF $4,000
to 10000. The Republicans have
elected congressman in the First,
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth districts. The
Second and third ale in doubt.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Department will Need Less Money.

Washington, Nov. S.-Acting secre-
tary Murray, of the departn ent of COM
merce and labor, made public today
the estimate of appropriations for the
department for the fiscal yea, beginning
July 1, 1905. The estimates aggregate
$14,339, ,529, being 1884, less than
the estimates for the fiscal year begin
ming July 1, 1904. The estimates for
the fiscal year of 1906 exceed the ap-
preparations for the current fiscal year,
by $4,218, ,444.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Missouri.

St. Louis, Nov. 9.-At l O'Clock the
results of the election in Missouri were
in doubt. Both sides claimed victory.
The Democratic state committee claim
ed the state had been carried by a
majority of $1,000. On the other
hand, State Republican Chairman
Neidringhaus was equally assertive that
the state majorities would reach 5000.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Michigan.

Detroit, Nov. 9.-Michigan today
was the scene of veritable landslide.
Roosevelt and Fairbanks have carried
the state by an unprecedented majority
variously estimated at from 10O, 900 to
100000. Frederick Warner for gov.
ernor and the Republican state ticket.
are elected.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Vermont,

White River Junction, VT, Nov. g.
Roosevelt carried Vermont yesterday by
about 81 900. He ran ahead OF NC
Kinley's vote in 1900, while Parker ran
behind that of Bryan.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Massachusetts.

Boston, Nov. 8. - Sufficient returns
from Yesterdays election have been re-
ceived to indicate the election of w. L..
Douglas, Democrat, for governor by al
most 10000 plurality.
Roosevelt carries the state by big
plurality. Chairman Rush, of the
Democratic committee, comedies 1t is
10000
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Aids in Hop Display Exhibit.

Salem.-Walter L. Tooze, who has
charge of the hop display in the Mar
ion county exhibit at the Lewis ana
Clark fair, has appointed w. II. Egan,
julius Wolf, H. J. Ottenhe1mer anu
T. A. Livesley to aid in the work OF
that department.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Colorado.

Denver, Colo, Nov. 9.-Estimates at
midnight from scattering and incom-
plete returns indicate a plurality OF
over 10, 900 for Roosevelt in Colorado
The result as to congressman and state
officers is in doubt.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
wasco Commences on Display

Hood River.-Wasco county Will eA-
pend s4O0 in collecting products for
a display at the Lewis and Clark eA-
nosition. Commissioner Hibbard mas
secured 200 boxes of Hood River ap-
nles which will be placed in cold stor,
age until next summer. F1fty OF
these boxes came from the orchard
of Sears & Porter. The Dalles or
chards will also contribute SO boxes
of annles. Grains and grasses will oe
secured from the eastern end OF the
county,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
California,

San Francisco, Nov. 9.-Roosevelt
has carried the state by a majority
larger than Mckinley did four years
ago. Of the eight congressman to be
elected, the Republicans are assured OF
seven, with the Second district IN
doubt.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Ohio.

Columbus, o., Nov. 9-Based on le-
turns received at o'clock, if the pres
ent ratio of gains is maintained for the
unreported precincts, Ohio will give
Roosevelt 200. 900 plurality. Indica-
tions are that the Republicans will
elect 20 of the 81 congressman. The
majority for Roosevelt exceed the high
water mark of 1877 900 attained in 1894.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
South Dakota.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 9.-Chair-
man Martin, of the Democratic state
central committee, has issued state
ment in which he comedies Roosevelt
polled go, 900 votes, Parker 10000 and
Watson Is, 1000.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Idaho.

Boise, Idaho, Nov. 9.-Returns from
the state are so incomplete at ESQ that
it is impossible to give more than
rough estimates of majorities. In
every part of the state Roosevelt and
Gooding ran far better than was antici-
pated by most observers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Mississippi.

Jackson, Miss, Nov. 9.-Ihe Demo-
cratic plurality is unusually large in
Mississippi, having reached the total
of about O,OO0. All Democratic con-
gressmen are elected.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, Nov. AT 1890 a.
m, Chairman Stubbs, of the Republi-
can State committee. claimed the cleo
ton of Hoch for governor by a'plurali~
ty of Sc, 900 Roosevelt's plurality will
be close to 100, 900.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Tennessee.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 9.-Both
Democrats and Republicans are claim
ino the state. Returns indicate ma
iority of Is, 900 votes for the Democrat
r. national ticket, and perhaps 5000
less for Frazier, Democratic candidate
for governor.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Maine,

Portland, Maine, Nov. 9.-With a
slightly decreased vote Maine today
gave the usual Republican majorities.
Democrats showed less interest than
Republicans and many did not vote.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Minnesota,

St. Paul. Mimi, Nov. 9.-Roosevelt
received a record breaking plurality in
Minnesota, going far beyond McKin-
ley's margin of II, 900 four years ago.
On the face of the returns 80 far receiv-
ed the Republican electoral ticket will
have a plurality of over 100000
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
SeediRa at weston.

Misunderstanding has been under
way for the past two weeks in this
section, and already the wheat is be-
ginning to appear above the ground.
Although it is little dry, the work is
being hurried to completion.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
New York.

New York, Nov. 9.-The returns are
causing amazement everywhere. Lat
est returns show that there were cast
for Roosevelt in New York state about
1856 900 votes more than fo1 Parker.
Not only was his vote heavy in the
country districts, but in Greater New
York.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
North Dakota.

Grand Forks, N. d., Nov. 9.-Roose-
velt carried North Dakota by from 2O,-
600 to 25 900. This is an increase OF
over 60 per cent from McKinley's ma
iority. The state ticket is elected by
probably 4 900 less.