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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
REMOVING THE mines.
japanese Search for DeathtrapS at
Niu ChWang.

Niu Chwang, Aug. 2.-The Japanese
have just removed two large electric
mines from the mouth of the Lao
river, and they are searching for Is
other such mines known to be there.
The people who left Niu Chwang be-
fore the japanese came in are now re-
turning, and confidence has been re-
stored. The japanese Specie bank will
open next week.
General Oku has written a special
letter from Ia Tche Kiao, thanking
United States Consul General Miller
for having maintained order AMI pro-
tected public property here.
1t is reported here that the Russian
gunboat Sivoutch has been destroyed
at point 80 miles up the Lao river.
Major K. Yokura has been appointed
military administrator of Niu Chwang.
Martial law regulations are being
framed.
Continuous and heavy firing is heard
from the direction of Hal Cheng.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
OREGON NEWS OF INTEREST
FIRE IN WHEAT FIELDS.
Grain Is DESTROYED on Two Farms
Near Adams.

Grain Is DESTROYED on Two Farms
Near Adams.
Pendleton-The first serious wheat
fire this summer visited the farm of
Lowell Rogers, near Adams, last week,
causing loss of nearly $1,000. Five
hundred sacks of grain, a wagon and
40 tons of hay were destroyed. One
horse was so badly burned that it died.
The harvest crew was some distance
away when the fire started. Two little
daughters of George Rogers were sent
after the men, and narrowly escaped
being burned to death in the burning
grain. By hard work the crew finally
extinguished the fire.
The filst of the week fire again vis-
tied Rogers place and before it could
be extinguished over 1900 sacks of
wheat were destroyed and about 20
acres of standing grain burned. The
grain and straw being very dry. the fire
spread rapidly into an adjoining field
owned by Louis Odette. Odette lost 80
acres of grain before the fire could be-
gotten under control. Mr.. Rogers es-
Inmates his loss at 1000 or more BUSH
els. A number of farming implements
and harvest supplies were also lost.
His loss will exceed $4,000. He had
small insurance. Mr.. Odette's loss is
believed to be $1,000.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
Grande Will Have Exhibit.

Oregon Cty-Acting in conjunction
with the committee appointed for the
purpose by the state grange, the vari-
GUS subordinate oranges of Clackamas
county are appointing committees to
arrange for the holding OF district fairs
this fall. Collections will be made of
all kinds of agricultural products for a
competitive exhibition. The cream for
the respective exhibits will be arranged
in one grand exhibit for the inspection
of the national grange which will be
convened at Portland in 1905, during
the Lewis and Clark fair.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05

St. Petersburg, Aug. 3.-A report
from an apparently reliable source late
last night was to the effect that General
Kuropatkin's main force had been rap
idly moving north for several days.
According to this report no troops
proceeding to the front from Russia had
gone past Harbin in the past three
days. They will be detained there and
every available piece Of rolling stock
will be rushed south empty for the re-
moving of troops to Lao Yang and
other points to the northward. leaving
a skeleton force to contest the Japan
csc advance on vital positions.
If it is true,s as pointed out in the
foregoing, it leaves the Russian forces
in an exceeding serious position.
Lacking definite information, and if
the Russian information has not been
broken by the capture of Simoucheng,
the authorities here say that if Kuro-
patkin accepts a general engagement
they believe it will occur near Anschan-
shan, half way between Haicheng and
Lao Yang, in which case the Haicheng
force will fall back on the Simoucheng
force under General Mitschensko, on
the northward road to Yanzalin, which
is already fortified, with view to such
a contingency.
Yanzalin would then become the
advanced position for Anschantschan,
the natural strength of which is shown
by the fact that it was the only posi-
tion the Chinese successfully defended
against the japanese. It is possible
that if Simoucheng is evacuated it may
be in pursuance of the above plan and
it is also possible in this case that
General Stakelbe,g may get away
north, but in any case his retreat with
General Oku hanging to his rear must
be difficult operation, even with the
railway to help him.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
TO BRING MINERS BACK.
Western Federation Is Working for
Cripple Creek DepOrfeeS.

Denver, Aug. 8. 3.-Attorneys H. N.
Hawkins and John H. Murphy, coun-
sci for the Western Federation of Min
ers, are devising ways and means to
enable the deported Cripple Creek
miners to return to their homes. Pa
pers are being drawn and application
will be made to some court, possibly
the federal court, for an injunction re-
straining the Citizens alliance and
Mineowners' association from interfer-
ing with any deportees who return to
the Cripple Cheek district.
The Western Federation officials are
also making arrangements to reopen
the union stores in Cripple Greek and
Victor that were raided and looted by
mobs June and Z.
Sheriff Edward Bell, of Teller coun-
ty, has advised against the reopening
of the stores or the return of deportees,
fearing that such action will lead to
violence,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
OutpOStS are Enaaaed.

With the Japanese army in Man
churia. at the headquarters OF General
KuIoki, July 20, via Antung and Sc
oul, Aug. 1.-The conditions on the
right remain practically unchanged,
although numerous engagements be-
tween the outposts of the two armies are
of constant occurrence. There has been
severe fighting in the center: although
no details have as yet reached here.
The Russians are strongly entrenching
of Lao Yang and are expected to make
q stand there.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
State Association will Meet to Fix
the Date.

Salem-President John h. Scott, of
the Oregon Good Roads association,
has called meeting of the executive
committee of that organization to be
held in this city at l P. M. Wednesday,
August 10. The principal business of
the committee will be to fix date for
the annual convention of the associa-
tion. At the last meeting it was de-
cided that the association shall meet
this year in Salem, and the date will
probably be sometime in October or
early in November.
Through the courtesy of Manager
Edwin Stone, of the Corvallis & East
ern railway, the members of the ex-
ecutive committee will be given an op-
portunity to visit the granite quarry en-
the Santiam river on Thursday August
IL. A special trian will be run from
Albany to the granite quarry so that
there need be no delays waiting for the
regular train.
The members of the executive COM
mittee are: John H. Scott, Salem
H. M. Palmer, Albany; George C.
Blakely, The Dalles; W. w. Travllion,
Baker City; Virgil E. Waters, Cor
wallis; 81. B. Thilesen, Salem; j. O.
Booth, Grants Pass; B. F. Rhodes,
McMinnville; 7. F. Ryan, Oregon City.
At the meeting the committee will
also make arrangements for preparing
the program for the convention and
will also take up the matter of formu-
lating campaign Of education in favor
of good roads. A number of counties
have contributed to the educational
fund, and the committee is ready to
take up active work.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
Government will Run HATCHERY.

Oregon City-The Upper Clackamas
hatchery, located about so miles up
the Clackamas river from this city, has
been turned over to the government for
operation, having been conducted for a
number of years as state enterprise.
The Clackamas hatchery is considered
bv fish culturists to be the best hatch
cry in the state, not because of it's
equipment and location, which are
ideal, but because of the quality of the
Chinook fish that are ropagated there.
The employees now at this hatchery
will be continued this season.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
PATENT FOR LIEU LAND.
Received by the State in Accordance
With Recent Act of Congress-.


Salem-The state land board has re-
ceived a patent from the United States
government conveying to the state 49,
900 acres of lieu land in accordance with
the act passed by the last session of
congress. This land was selected
upon klamath reserve base, made
available by the readjustment of the
boundaries of the reserve. The selec-
tions were made in 1901, but there was
some question in the department as to
whether the state was entitled to Use
school sections within the new boun-
daries as base. The question was set
tied in April last by the passage of an
act of congress directing that the
states selections be allowed, and the
issuance of the patent is the formal
compliance with that act. The state
sold the lieu land as soon as it was Sc
lected, in 1901, at $3.50 per acre, the
legal price at that time.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
Troops will Go TO Bonesteel.

Bonesteel, S. D.. Aug. 2.-Troops
have been requested by Sheriff Taylor,
and Governor Herreid has agreed to
send them. From August 8 until Sep
tember 10, The filing period, this place
will be under martial law. The
militia will be on hand when the fl
ing begins. The guards are considered
necessary to protect 100000 which
will be brought to town each day.
Plans to meet every train have been
made. Every passenger will be topped
at the town gates and made to prove
that his business is legitimate.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
NEW YORK SUBWAY STRIKE.
Effort to Patch Up Quarrel of fhe
Rival Unions.

New York, Aug. Sit is said here
today that if the members of the union
who are held responsible for the strike
in the subway do not adjust matters
promptly. a general lockout may be
ordered by the Building Trades EN-
ployers' association to be followed by
an attempt to establish an open shop.
At the meeting of the Central Federal
union more conciliatory attitude was
adopted. At the close of the secret ses-
sion it was announced that committee
had been appointed to bring about an
amalgamation of the two painters
unions-the Brotherhood OF Painters
and the Amalgamated Painters society,
whose fight, one. against the other, led
to the subway strike.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
Give UD at Kansas Civ.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 3.-Today's
developments in the packers strike
were serious from the standpoint of
the strikers, as hundreds of their num-
Der returned to work, many of them be-
ing skilled workmen. The serious
break in the ranks of the strikers today
as caused by their growing tired of
waiting for strike benefit money prom
ised from Chicago and because they
could not afford to remain idle for a
longer time without pay.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
HOLD-Up THAT FAILS.
Rock Island Is Boarded by Seven
Masked Men.


Ell Paso, Aug. 3.-The Rock Island
passenger train, which left Ell Paso
Saturday morning. noIth-bound, was
held up Saturday night at IL clock at
Logan, N. M, station 80 miles north
of Tucumcari and 80 miles north of
Santa Rosa, the division point. Seven
masked robbers boarded the train just
as it was leaving Logan, uncoupled the
baggage and express cars and went on
with the engine. .-
Conductor John York resisted and
was shot in the leg. The engine was
run ahead short distance. when it was
stopped and dynamite applied. The
small safe was placed on top of the
large one and then the charge was
fired, but the only effect vas to blow
the small safe through the roof of the
car, the larger one not being injured.
The smaller safe was replaced and
the second charge of dynamite put be-
tween the two safes with the same re-
suit, except that the small safe this
time was blown through the side of the
car. The robbers then mounted their
horses and rode away in the darkness.
Officers were advised this morning of
the hold-up and are on the trail of the
men who are believed to be the "Evans
gang"
The passengers were not molested
by the robbers, and many did not know
the robbery was in progress, as most
of them were asleep. Owing to the re-
moteness of Logan, the details of the
hold-up were not obtained until to
night, when a south bound Rock Island
passenger train arrived here.
The Wells Fargo officials say there
was only 81 in the safe when it left
here.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
PORTLAND MARKETS. ,

Wheat-Walla Walla, 67@6Sc; blue
stem, 76@76c; valley, 7Sc.
Barley-Feed, $l9 per ton; rolled,
$4,000.
Oats-No. white, $1.22k gray,
$1.2O per Genital.
Flour-valley, $s.so@s.95 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $3.75@4s :
clears. $3.S5@4. 10; bard wheat pat
ents, 81 .00@4.35; graham, $4,000;
whole wheat, $4@4.25; rye flour.
$3.50.
Millstuffs-Bran, $40 per ton; MIDI
dlings, $3.50; shorts, $21; chop, $1S;
linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay-Timothy, $15@16 per ton clo-
yer, $500; grain, $11@12; cheat, $1I
@12.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 1s@221sc;
store butter, 13@13%c.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 2O@21c.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, new
stock, 11@12kc; old stock, 7@sc.
Young America, 12@13c.
Poultry-Fancy hens, II k@12c per
pound; old hens, l1@11Hc; mixed
chickens, 1Ok@11c; old roosters, &c:
young roosters, 10@11c; springs, ~
to 2-pound, 11@12c; broilers, to n
pound, 13@13kc; dressed chickens.
12k@13c; turkeys, live, 14@16c; do
dl lessed, 15@16c; do choice, 18@2Oc;
geese, live, 8" &c; do dressed, 9@1Oc;
ducks, old, $4,000 per dozen; do
young, az to size, 1908.
Vegetables-Turnips, $1.25 per sack
carrots, so; beets, $1.25; parsnips,
$1.25; cabbage, 1H@1Ac; lettuce,
head, 25@40c per dozen; parsley, 25c;
caulifower, $1.75@2; celery, 75@9Ocs
asparagus, SOC; peas, 4@6c per pound;
beans, green, 4@5c; wax, 4@5c; squash,
81 .25 per box; green corn, 60c per dozs
onions, new red, $1.30 per cwt; yellow,
$1.75. Y
Honey-$3@3.50 per case.
Potatoes-Fancy. old, $1.OO@1.25
per Genital; new, Early Rose, &c per
pound; Garnet Chile, 14@2c.
Fruits-Cherries, 4@5c per pound;
gooseberries, &c; 1aspberries, 81 .25 per
crate; huckleberries, 15c per pounds
apples, new, 75c@$1.75; apricots, SIG
1.25 per box; peaches. Yellow Craw-
ford, SOC; others, 75@9Oc; canteloupes,
$3.50 per crate; watermelons, 1c per
pound; prunes, $1.25 per box.
Beef-Dressed. 5@6c per pound.
Mutton-Dressed, 4@5c per pound;
lambs, &c.
Veal-Dressed, 3@7c per pound.
Pork-Dressed, 7@8c per pound.
Hops-19O3 crop, 21@24c per pound.
Wool-Valley, l9@2Oc per pounds
Eastern Oregon, 1O@17c; mohair, soc
per pound for choice.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
Tanoier Guards Doubled.

Tangier, Aug. 2.-Last night all the
guards about the city were doubled and
a strong mounted force patrolled the
outskirts until daylight. Europeans
living in isolated places have been
warned to come into the city. The
diplomatic corps held meeting today,
at which Accommodation the
sultan's representative here, and tWo of
his council were present. It is believed
that the object of the conference was to
discuss present conditions.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
Balance of $1,000

Oregon City-When all expenses,
have been met, the management of the
Willamette Valley Chautauqua associa-
tion will have balance of about ST.
600 as the product of their efforts this
season. The total receipts of the l2-
days. session were $4,000, and it is es-,
timated that the attendance exceeded
$4,000. Several improvements will be-
considered by the Chautauqua before,
the convening of next years session.
Among others, the grandstand will be-
enlarged.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
THREE DESTROYERS CRIPPLED.
japanese FIOfilIa Makes Safe Get
away in the Bay.

Toxic, Aug. 3.-The Japanese naval
department asserts that in the attack
made by the japanese torpedoboat fo-
tilla on the Russian Port Arthur de-
Tense squadron, July "a, which was
previously reported without details,
resulted in the crippling of three Rus
sian destroyers so badly as to render
them useless for any future fighting.
The attack took place in East Hsiend-
heng bay and the japanese destroyels
discharged three fish-model propeller
torpedoes and then made their escape
in the fog without waiting to see if
the machines reached their marx.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
CIaCkamas Crops in No Danaer

Oregon City-Residents of this city
who have toured the county thorough
ly, announce that there is no cause to-
be alarmed for the crops of Clackamas
county, which are in much better con-
dition than they have been represented
to be and will yield satisfactorily. OBJ
servations show that the hay and grain
crops are in splendid condition gener-
ally and will produce average yields.
Potat :es will need another rain to in
sure good crop.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
Smaller Loggers Lose Heavily.

Astoria-The failure of the usual
freshets last winter entailed consider
able loss to the smaller loggers operat-
ing in this vicinity. 1t is estimated
that there are at the present time over
10, 900, 900 feet of logs above tide water
in the Lewis and Clark river. These
logs were cut last fall and winter, but
there was not sufficient water in the
stream to float the n down. They are
valued at fully $40, 900.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
Russians nutiIate the Dead.

Toxic, Aug. 3.-An official report re-
ceived from the army in front of Port
Arthur states that during the fighting
of July 81 "details of which, by the
way, are still withheld by the Japan
ese officials), the Russians behaved
with shocking brutality toward the
Japanese dead and wounded, robbing
and numbering the latter and mutilat-
ing the former. 1t is said that a pro-
test will be made to the powers by the
Japanese,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
RosedaIe Is After Electric Line.

Salem-The citizens of Rosedale, a
farming community six miles south OF
this city, met last week and took the
preliminary steps for the organization
of local "push club" name not
having been chosen. The object is for
the bette1ment of the community in
general, but it's chief aim is to secure
the proposed extension of an electric
line from this city into that communi-
ty, which is in the heart Of rich fruit
pe1t.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
kUROPATkIN'S Army CRIPPLED.
Losses Have Been Heavy During
the Past Few DAYS.

Toxic, Aug. SIT is reported at the
war Office that the result of the fight
ing which has been in progress in the
vicinity of Haicheng since last Wednes-
day will be sweeping victory. While
a number of official communications
from the commanding officers have
been received, their contents are care
fully guarded for the present.
1t is believed, however that the re-
lief columns have been divided by a
successful outfanking movement on the
part of General Kuroki's army, which
turned the Russian flank. This move
ment is believed to have resulted in
the isolation of Lieutenant General
Stakelberg's divisions and they are now
believed to be practically surrounded
by the victorious Japanese.
General Kuropatkin is understood to
be endeavoring to withdraw the rem
nants of his scattered army toward
Mukden and Japanese officers. who
should know exactly what the condit-
ions are in Manchuria, declare that
both Lao Yang and. Mukden must fall
within a very short time.
The Russians losses within the past
five days have been such as effectively
weaken General Kuropatkin's army SO
that the Japanese combined forces are
now much more than match for the
crippled Russians opposed to them.
At last accounts fierce fighting was still
in progress with everything pointing
to ultimate and complete Japanese sue
cess.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
Resume Work on UmatiIIa Dam.

Echo-A crew of government en-
gineers, headed by Edmund j. Davis,
has arrived here and will proceed to
the site of the big dam of the Umatilla
irrigation project to take up the work
which was dropped two months ago
when the engineers were taken away to
work on the Malheur county project.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
Arabia's Trial in Progress.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 3.-The Asso-
ciated Press is informed at the foreign
Office that the trial of the Arabia is
now progressing at Vladivostok and
that it will have to be completed be-
fore the question of her release can be
determined upon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
Profitable Seed Crop.

Amity-A. Sheldon, farmer resid-
ing two miles west of town, hulled
eight acres of Alsyke clover which
Welded him 60 bushels. This is a very
profitable crop, az it usually sells from
IA to 16 cents per pound, netting him
$67 so an acre.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
Mill will Resume Grinding.

McMinnville-The large Touring
mills known as the Atlas mills, which
have been idle for the last two years,
will again resume operations. The
mills have been undergoing some re-
pairs the past week and will begin
next week on large bill of -four for
China.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
PHILADELPHIA Fire Loss,

Philadelphia, Aug. 3.-The group of
four buildings of the ornamental Terra
Gotta works at Wissackon avenue and
Bristol streets was entirely destroyed
by fire tonight. Loss, $3.50, 900.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
Raiders Going Home.

Toxic, Aug. 2.-The Vladivostok
squadron passed Tsugar straits, on the
way to Vladivostok, at O'Clock this
afternoon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-05
FULL RETREAT
The Russian Army Is Hurry.
ing to Harbin.
JAPANESE ARE VERY ACTIVE
Empty Cars Being Rushed South
Lao Yang Troops to Be Re-
moved as Fast as Possible.

Toxic, Aug. 3.-After two days
fighting, General Kuroki has defeated
the Russian forces in two separate ac-
tions fought at Yushulikzu and the
Yangse Pass.