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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26

Blood Poisoning and Puerpal Fever.
-Formalin is the most powerful anti
septic agent known to science, and if it
is really an antidote for blood poisoning
medical practice has made some ad-
vancement. Still its use must be ac-
companied by the greatest caution. 1t
is given simultaneously by using 10000
Of formalin in a deci-normal salt solu-
ton. OF this, sixty centimeters Is
hypodermically administered, and in an
hour the patients temperature may be
reduced from 1O4 to 90. The primary
effect Of introducing formalin into the
arterial circulation is to convert the
blood intself into an antiseptic -solu-
tfon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Milling quotations; Walla
Walla, 77@78c; bluestem, s2@S3c;
-.Barley-Feed, s21@22 per ton;
brewing, s22; rolled, $23.
Flour-Valley, $3.75@3.85 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $3.9o@4.1o:
clears, $355@3.75; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.2O@45O; graham, 1915; whole
wheat, 81 rye flour, $4.5O@4.75.
Oats-No 1 white, $1.15; gray, $1.10
Millstuffs- s1s.5o@1s per ton;
middlings, $26; shorts, $19.50@20;
chop, s1S; linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay-Timothy, $15@17 per ton;
clover, s11@13; grain, $12@13; cheat,
s12@13.
Butter-Sweet cream butter, 321zc
per pound; fancy creamery, soc;
choice creamery, 25@27kc; dairy and
store, nominal.
Butter fat-Sweet cream, Bic; sour
cream, 29c.
Poultry-C Chickens, mixed, 12k @13c
per pound; springs, SMALL 14@15c;
hens, '13@13kc; turkeys, live, 15@16c
per pound; dressed, 10000; ducks,
$500 per dozen; geese, live, &c per
pound.
EggS-OreSOn TdHcH, AfWHoC pei
dozen.
Vegetables -Turnfps, soc per sack;
carrots, soc; beets. 81; parsnips, 81;
cabbage, 1a4 @2c; red cabbage, 1Ac;
lettuce. head, 25@40c per dozen; pars-
ley, per dozen, 25c; tomatoes, $1,000
2, per crate; caulilour, 75c@$1
per dozen; celery, Csc per dozen;
pumpkins, 1c per pound; cucumbers,
1925 per dozen Onlons-Yellow
Danvers, $2@2.25 per sack
Potatoes s1@1.10 per sack;
common, 100000, growers prices;
sweets, 2Ac in sacks; 2Ac Grated.
Beef dressed, 6@71sc per pound.
Mutton-Dressed, 6@7hc; lambs.
&C..
Veal - Dressed, small, $1,000;
large, 61k@7c.
Pork-Dressed, 7@7kc.
Hops Choice. 26@2Sc per pound;
prime, Csc; medium, 24c.
Wool - Valley, 17@1Sc; Easterns
Oregon, 12@15c; mohair, s2@S5c.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
ASSESSORS TERMS OF OFFICE
Do Those Now In Hold for Two Years.
Longer?

Salem.-Do County Assessors now
In Office, hold two years longer. under
me act OF 1903, extending the term of
once TO four years, is a question
which will be submitted to the At
tcrney-General for an opinion. The
Assessors now in Office were elected
under a law which prescribed two
years as the term Of office. In 1909
the Legislature amendeds the law so
as 10 read that :"there shall be elected
at the general election by the ouali-
ca electors of each county in this,
state County Assessor. who shall
nolu MS once for the term of four
Years and until his successor is elect
gu anu quallned." There is nothing
IN tne act which specifies whether as
SCISSORS now in Office shall be affected
oy the new law. 1t has been gener.
any supposed that the present incum.
cents would retire when their two
year terms have ended, but there NAV
be some doubt about this.
On the other hand, it is a general
RUE that laws changing the length of
d term OF office do not affect incum-
penis unless the intention to do so,
is clear In the present instance. the
Woros there shall be elected" would
seem to indicate an intention that the
law should affect only those elected in
the future, but as these words were
IN the old law and were merely re-
peated in the amendatory act thew
may not have any particular meaning
In that respect.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
To Move County Seat Back.

La Grande-Petitions have been
put in circulation in almost all locall-
ties in Union County asking the coun-
ty Court to submit the question OF re-
locating the county seat from Union
to La Grande to the vote of the people
at the general election in June. This
petition is formulated under the gen
eral law of 1903, which provides for
submission of the question upon pet1-
ton of three-fifths of the total OF all
the votes cast.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
Bombardment Prevented.

Nagasaki, Feb. 24.-The steamer
Stolberg has arrived here from Vladi-
vostock with 20 white foreigners, 1900
Chinese and so Japanese. She brings
in addition 40 survivors of the Japan
csc steamer Nakanoura Maru, which
was sunk by the Russian cruiser
squadron from Vladivostok on Febru-
ary II. Two men were drowned dur
ing their transfer to the Russian
ships The survivors were well
treated and provided with return pas
sages. The Vladivostok squadron in
tended to lombard Hakodate, but a
snow storm prevented the vessels
from entering the Straits of Tsguaru.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
FINE COWS FOR DAlRYINc.
jackson County Farmer Buys Hol-
steins-Big Farm to Be Made

Jacksonville. - Brophy Bros, the
owners of fine dairy ranch in this
valley, have received from Scappoose.
Columbia County, carload of fine
Holste1n cows to add to their already
choice herd of mich cows.
Benton Bowers, of Ashland, who
lately purchased the Beekman e.
Reames tract of land on Rogue River,
seven miles north OF Jacksonville,
have a force of 20 men at work re-
pairing the buildings, rebuilding
fences and clearing additional land.
There is 700 acres in the tract, 400
acres of which will be put to grass.
300 acres of this being seeded to al
falfa this spring, and the remainding
800 to pasture. Fine stock is to be
kept upon the land, and Mr.. Bowers
plans to have one of the best selected
herds in Rogue River valley.
Isaac Householder has sold his in
terest in the Kain's Creek limekilns
near Jacksonville, and will at once
put in a wood camp on Poorman's
Greek and a woodward in Jackson
vile.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
WAR CALLS FOR '04 MONEY.
Russia Officially Notifies St. Louis
She Will Not Participate.

st. Louis, Feb. 22.-Oficial confirm
alton of Russia's intention to abandon
participation in the exposition was re-
ceived today in a cablegram to Presi-
dent Francis from Commissioner-Gen-
eral Alexandrovsky at st. Petersburg.
The cablegram follows:
Notwithstanding the best of feeling
to America and a readiness for par
ticipation in the Worlds Fair, Russian
tradesmen think their patriotic duty
is to give the money appropriated for
the exposition to the Red Cross and
wounded soldiers. l am going person
ally as the chief delegate of the Red
Cross to the Far East. My sincere
thanks for your kind attention to our
staff and me personally. My best re-
CARDS to all directors and Chiefs
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
Double it's Capacitv

La Grande.-The La Grande Cres-
cent Knitting Mills, the only factory
of it's kind in the Northwest outside
of Portland, is arranging to double
it's capacity and has ordered a dozen
new machines. The factory makes
stockings, shawls and underwear.
Suits of underwear are placed on the
market all the way from So to $25 per
suit, and are manufactured of cotton,
wool and silk. 1t is now impossible
for the factory to fill all the orders
coming in. This factory has been in
operation in La Grande only little
over six months.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26

New York, Feb. 24.-The American
prints the following copyrighted dis
patch from it's London correspondent: A:
"a dispatch to the Express from
Shanghai says: 1t, is officially stated
that M. Paul Lessar, the Russian Min
lister to China, has, threatened Lien
Fang, the vice-president of the Chin
ese foreign office, with the direct con-
sequences, if China insists on the de-
parture from Shanghai harbor of the
Russian gunboat Mandjur for which
the Japanese cruiser Atsuhima is ly-
ing in wait.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
-FOUR SHIPS LOST
JAPANESE FOOL RUSSIANS BY USE
OF SIGNALS.
Torpedo Boafs at Port Arthur Captured
and Crews Made Prlsoners-Alexiff
Does to Harbin-Port Arthur ID Now
Strictly Naval Stronghold-Only 20
Foreigners Remain.

London, Feb. 24.-The Nagasaki
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
cabling under date of February %, re.
ports that the Japanese squadron has
captured four Russian torpedo boats
at Port Arthur by using Russian
confirm reports from various quar-
ters of fresh attack on Port Arthur
by the japanese. The report reached
Nagasaki from Chefoo, and It adds
that the Russian crews of the four
torpedo boats have been transferred.
No other news Of this attack has
been received in London, but the
Crefoo correspondent of the Morning
Post, in a dispatch dated February %,
says the statement is current that the
Japanese torpedo-boat destroyers in
the attack on Port Arthur on Febru-
ary IA sunk or damaged two Russian
battleships, in addition to the torpedo
boat already reported.
Viceroy Alexieff's retirement to
Harbin is now an accomplished fact,
and a correspondent of the Associated
Press cables that Port Arthur is now
strictly a naval stronghold and the
forts are being manned by naval gun
ners. Only 20 foreigners are now at
Port Arthur and they are traders dis
posing of their merchandise.
= Some of them are under suspicion,
and there is likelihood of their being
arrested There are many. complaints
of unwarranted arrests, unexplained
expulsion and defamation of charac-
ter by the Port Arthur police.
The report that large bodies of Cos
sacks and other troops are occupying
Niu Chwang and Hsin Ming Tin are
unfounded.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Hong Kong says a British squadron
is concentrating there and that a cor
responding French concentration of
warships is occurring at Saigon, Indo-
China. This is supposedly a result of
the Anglo-French understanding.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
ON TO THE NORTH.
Japanese Land Forces Advancing on
Ping Yang.

japanese Land Forces Advancing on
Ping Yang.
| Wei Hal Wei, Feb. 24.-On Febru-
ary 19 the Haimun arrived at ChemuI
po and started for private anchorage
that had been arranged for. Con
spicuous at the entrance of the har-
bor were the wrecks OF the Russian
vessels that had been snnk after the
engagement with the Japanese. Sal
wage operations had already begun on
the Variag and the divers were at
work on the sunken cruiser.
Japanese army corps was being
landed in three divisions. The 18th
division had already disembarked and
the Imperial Guards were to follow
Immediately. A general advance on
the road to Ping Yang is expected
soon.
The methods of the Japanese excite
the greatest admiration from all for
eign military experts who witness
them. British officers declare openly
that it is an improvement over any
thing in their experience and state
that it indicates an organization SUI
rerior to anything in Europe.
Japan's action in Corea amounts to
an acceptance Of responsibility Dbr the
safety of foreigners throughout Corea
and all apprehensions of local dis
turbances have been allayed
The original scheme on the part of
the Japanese Board of Strategy has
been to land at Masampho and march
northward, but the naval victories
changed all this and enabled the
transports to land at Chemulpo. While
the Russian-Siberian squadron re-
mains intact at Vladivostok it is re-
garded as unlikely that Japan will
attempt to land troops on the East
ern coast. The road so far as Hwang
Ju is good. 1t is fanked by paddy
fields, which are at present frost
bound and covered with two inches Of
ice.
The conditions are such that it
would be almost impossible for the
Russians at present to check the JAP
anese advance. However, the district
between the Yalu River and Ping
Yang is of such strategic value as to
necessitate strenuous efforts on the
part of both combatants to occupy it.
Success by the Russians in this re-
spect will render Chemulpo untenable
as a base by the Japanese. On the
other hand, should the Japanese sue
cessfully occupy it, they will have1a
clear field and an open sea behind
them, over which they can hurry addi-
tional troops as they are needed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
Grand Ronde Apples Go Fast.

La Grande.-Within the past three
weeks the Blue Mountain Fruit Com
pany in La Grande has shipped to the
Eastern markets Is carloads of Grand
Ronde apples. which were held over
last fall by the growers. J. D. Mcken-
non, one of La Grands leading
grocers, has shipped out two carloads
of apples and several carloads OF
potatoes of late. About 10000 boxes
of saleable apples were raised in the
Cove district alone in the year 1903.
and a much larger crop is expected
in the year 1904.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
BUSY Times at Prairie Cjty,

Prairie City.-As spring approaches
development of this district begins
to assume shape. 1t is now conceded
that the Sumpter Valley and Bonita
railroads will race for the occupancy
of this field. The Bonita road has Sc
cured a part of the right of way and
the surveying corps is busy locating
the remainder. The enterprise has
been financed, and it is given out that
twill be a steam road instead of an
electric. This brings it in touch. with
the o. R. & N and simplifies the
transfer from one road to the other.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
China Denies Request for Aid.

Toxic. Feb. 22.-Advices to the Jap
anese government from Pekin say that
while at Mukden, Viceroy Alexiff ask
ed the Chinese troops to aid in guard
ing the railroad, so as to prevent the
interruption of traffic. The Chinese
refused the request and asked for in
structions from Pekin. The Chinese
government told them to inform
Alexiff that as Russia had insisted the
Chinese were unable to guard the rail-
way in time of peace, surely Russia
could not expect them to guard it in
time of war.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
BUY THE DITCH.
,Hod River Farmers Effectively Settle
Water. Question,

"oSSr- AuSSIIon.
Hood River.-There is great re-
joicing among the farmers OF Hood
River, and the thousands Of people in
the United States who have come to
look to this little garden spot of Ore
gon for their big red Strawberries,
need worry no longer about their
supply of fruit, for the crop this year
will be larger and better than ever.
The water question, which has been
causing the farmers so much trouble
the past three weeks, is practically
settled, and the irrigation ditch will
hereafter belong solely to the farmers.
To pay for the ditch and make nee
essary repairs to insure a supply of
$500 inches of water will require an
expenditure of about 100000, equal
to 1000 shares. Where farmers are
rot prepared to pay cash for water
privileges, arrangements have been
made to secure loans from the state
school fund at 6 per cent. 1t is figured
out that maintenance, expenses and
interest on the loans will bring the
cost of water to the farmers to less
than $3.50 an inch. To those able to
pay cash for water right, the cost will
be little over $3.50. The cost of
water eacn year IS regulated by the
cost of repairs and expenses appor-
toned pro rata among the land
owners. The ditch itself is to remain
entirely free from debt, the farm mers
assuming all obligations.
AS soon as a majority of stock is
taken, a call will be issued for a
stockholders meeting, organization
will be effected and board of direc-
tors elected. Work will begin imme-
diately toward getting the ditch in
shape to have water for the straw
berries by May 1.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
America Is Criticised.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 22.-The re-
fusal of the Commander of the United
States gunboat Vicksburg to unite
with the Commanders of other foreign
warships at Chemulpo to protest
against the fighting there on Febru-
ary 8, which resulted in the loss of the
Russian warships Variag and Koreitz,
and the fact that the Vicksburg did
not take on board any of the surviv-
ing Russian soldiers, has created much
unfavorable public comment here.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
With Japan's Exhibit.

Tacoma, Wash, Feb. 24.-With the
most valuable cargo ever brought to
the Pacific Coast from the Orient, the
American steamship Lyra arrived in
Tacoma today from the Orient. The
Lyra brought the exhibit of the JAP
anese government for the Louisiana
Exposition at st. Louis, besides mis-
cellaneous cargo valued at S1,0OO.0O
1t would be impossible to estimate the
value of the entire cargo. for in the
Mikado's exhibit are articles of such
rarity that they are priceless.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
AMERICA HAS TROOPS PREPARE
Orders Issued That Men Be Ready
for Service at Short Notice.


San Francisco, Feb. 22.-Under Or
ders issued by the War/Department,
the commanders of the various mill
tary departments of the United States
Army are placing in readiness for SER
vice at short notice the organizations
under their immediate charge. This
work is being done in the quietest
possible manner, and the officers in
charge are very reticent about talking
on the subject.
Although it is not generally known,
the San Francisco Preside is the most
active Army post in the work of pre-
paration. The troops of the Preside
are doing extra drill daily, and it is
stated on the best of authority that
within the next two weeks a large
consignment of cold-weather clothing
will arrive at the post ready for distri-
button on "a hours notice. The fact
that blanket-lined overcoats, fur gloves
and heavy Arctic boots are among the
supplies to arrive in San Francisco is
significant of the intention of the War
Department to prepare the troops for
a climate more rigorous than that of
California.
Another phase of these preparatory
measures is the work of the Coast
Artillery that has charge of the har-
Dor defenses. The recently organized
school in submarine mining has taken
such an interest in it's work that a
corps of men is daily devoting the
hours between sunrise and sunset to
the study of the methods of modern
harbor defense, while large force
of men is working day and night in
the sheds near the Government
wharves preparing platforms such as
are used for placing the floating
mines.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
BATTLE ON LAND.
Russians Badly Beaten in Engage
ment on Yalu River.

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 22.-Authority
which prohibits doubling veracity of
the report, in spite of the official dis
patches stating that nothing is taking
place and everything is perfectly
quiet, says, outpost engagements have
taken place on the Yalu resulting in
the Russian advance guards being
driven back with considerable losses,
which are estimated at $500 lives, but
whether this means those who fell on
the Yalu or the entire Russian losses
since the commencement of the war
is not exactly clear.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
Japanese Order Filled in Record Time

PhIIadeIph1a, FEB. Z4.-ln cOnse'
quence of a rush order from the Jap.
anese government for locomotives, a
local plant has established a new rec
ord by the construction of seven loco
motives in a day. The engines order
ed by Japan are for the military rail
road that will connect Fusan, on the
southern coast of Corea, with Seoul
An order calling for 20 locomotives
to be completed with 80 days, was re.
ceived late in January. Eight of the
20 have already been shipped to Flu
san. The remaining IL will be shipped
this week.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
= To Reduce Rate of Interest.

Astoria.-The Astoria school DIS
trict has bonds amounting to $l2,OOO,
which can be redeemed on March l.
and the directors have made arrange
ments to refund them by borrowing
money from the state This will re-
duce the rate of interest from to 5
per cent and effect quite a saving to
the district.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
Arnino Black Sea Coast,

Warsaw, Feb. 22.-Heavy siege guns
are being mounted on the coast Is
versts (ten miles) from Odessa. They
will cover the approach to the harbor.
Russia's feverish military and naval
activity bellies the optimistic official
assurances to the effect that nothing
untoward is anticipated and that no
other power is expected to become in
yolved in the present conflict.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
First Ballot for Hanna's Successor.

Columbus, O., Feb. 24.-Separate
ballots will be taken in the House and
Senate at noon on March 1 for the
election of a successor to the late
Senator Hanna and joint session Will
be held at noon on March to declare
the result This is provided in a
Joint resolution introduced and adopt
ed in the Senate tonight. and which
will be ratified by the House tomor-
row.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
LARGE Force Enoaoed.

Niu Chwang, Feb. pa Japanese
victory is reported near the Yalu river,
but is uncomfortable from any source.
According to the report current here
a large part of the forces of both Rus
slams and Japanese were engaged. The
Russians are said to have lost several
thousand men. There are no details
of the engagement obtainable
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
Philippine Commissioner Confirmed.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The Senate
today confirmed w. Cameron Forbes.
of Massachusetts,, to be a member OF
the Philippine Commission and to sue
ceed as secretary of the Department
of Commerce and Police, Luke E.
Wright.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
EVENTS THE DAY

Comprehensive Review of the Import-
ant Happenings Of the Past Week.
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
likely to Prove Interesting.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-24
FARsoN.

Farson, March 23.-T. M. Phelps is
dangerously i'll with typhoid fever.
Miss Fannie Jennings returned home
from La Plata, Mo-, Thursday where
she had been the past week, called
there by the serious illness of her sis
ter, Mrs. Mamie Alexander. At last
report Mrs. Alexander was improving.
Master Roy Davis has the scarlet fe-
yer.
Carl Sylvester, the 15-year-old son
of Mr., and Mrs. G. Sylvester, was acct
dentally shot while out hunting Sun
day. The ball struck his face, wound
ing his nose and eye. The wound al
though serious is not dangerous.
Alexander Walker has the measles.
Mrs. Mary Hawthorne is sick with
pneumonia
E. E. Phelps. of Sigourney, and Mrs.
Mary Howell, Of Hedrick, came in Fri
day, called here by the serious illness
of their brother, T. M. Phelps.
Mr.. Ream, of Ottumwa, was in Far.
son Thursday.
Joseph Minnick was kicked by a
horse this morning and rendered un.
conscious. 1t is not yet known what
the nature of the accident is.