The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-23
b. I. IRVINE
Editor and Proprietor.

even Without MS KnOWle0ge.
E Smoot will take the bull by the
horns. He will meet his opponents
face to face. He will come out in
the open ahd defend himself in the
eyeshot and earshot of the public,
From his place in the senate he
will attempt to explain away the
grave charges that have been made
against his character as a man and
citizen. .@s
The states of the Union are 4.
fame with anti. Mormon sentiment,
Representatives of hierarchy have
taken to the Underground" Apoa-
ties and elders who are wanted as
witnesses have s.gone into hidine.a
Subpoenas have been issued for
80 important witresses. Some are
10 Utah. some 10 Idaho and Wyon-
ing, one is in England, and one is
in Alaska and others IN distant
parts of the south.
Protestants believe they have tie
Polygamists everywhere on the run.
They are securing the west for witt
nesses. They have plenty Of money
to carry on the fight and they are
determined to finish the work they
are in. Reports from western states
are alarming the republicans. Pub
lie sentiment there is go strong a.
gainst polygamists that republicans
fear to continue their alliance with
the Mormon hierarchy. They hes
itate, however, to break away.
They are watching intently the
trend affairs are taking in Utah,
Wyoming, Nevada, Idaho and
Washington.
Anti Mormon parties are forming
in all these states. Former party
alliguments are disappearing. The
issue everywhere is polygamy. The
presidential electoral votes of six
states are at stake. Twelve seats
in the Uuited States senate are in
the balance. To oppose polyga~
mists is to invite the hostility of
the Mormon church. To placate
the Morn ons is to enlist the Unit
ed opposition of Gentiles-republi-
cans as we'll as democrats.
| San Antonio, Tex, March 2o.-4-
/ A special to the Express from Ei
Paso says: "Cuyco," whose real
name is Antonio Fernandez, mat
ador, Was mortally wounded today
in the bull ring at Juarez by bull
to which he had just administered
the death thrust. The bull fight
was attended by about 1000 per-
sons, two-thirds of whom were A.
mericans: many women being pres
ent.
1t had been announced that
"Cuyco" would kill the last bull.
The animal was especially vicious
and gorged two horses early in the
fight. When the time arrived for
the death thrust, "Cuyco" stepped,
ready, and when the bull advanced
drove the sword to the heart. The
bull fell. "Cuyco" turned to bow
to the judges and the cheering
crowd. The bull rose and gorged
him through and through.
i Stockton, March 1s.-Charles
Vencke, miner in the Gwin mipe,
Calaveras county, plunged 1000
feet to his death last night through
the breaking loose of the skip which
! had just brought number of mi
GERS to the surface.
After the men had stepped from
the skip, Vercke got on it to 60 to
the top of the hosting works aud
oil the big wheel over which the
big wheel over which the cable pas
ses. Just as he started to move up
the bable slipped and the cable
started on it's downward drop. The
startled miners Shouted warning
to the man to jump, but he had no
time to save himself. and went to
the bottom of the shaft to an in
steEt death. The skip was wrecked
and the body was badly mangl d.
J, Washington, March Is Ei"ar-
al services were held al =. paul's
J, Episcopal church in this city at 10
o'clock this morning over the re-
mains of Mrs. Maggie Mitchell Grif-
fin, daughter of Senator Mit-hell.
Many Oregon and Washington
| friepds of the family attended. The
! pallbearers were Senator Fulton,
Representative Hermann, Harvey
; N. Scott, Milton Boise, 0skar HUI
Der and Harry Robinson. Inter-
ment was in Rock Creek, cemetery,
{ Georgetown.
i T. D. Campbell has taken charge of
, the Benton County Lumber yard near
the S. P. depot. Will furnish building
material. See Mr.. Campbell before you
buy.