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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
Twentieth Century Limited Train
Meets Disaster.
FOURTEEN DEATHS THE RESULT
Dashes Into Open Switch at Terrific
Speed and Takes Fire-Many
Victims Fatally Burned.

Cleveland, O., June 22.-While trav-
cling at the rate of 70 miles an hour,
the famous Twentieth Century Limited,
the fastest long-distance train in the
world, ran through an open switch at
the little town of Mentor, east of Cleve-
land, at 9:20 o'clock last night, causing
one of the most horrible wrecks in the
history of the Lake Shore road.
The engine was hurled into the ditch.
A part of the train was crushed on top
of it, and the wreck was partly burned.
The horrors of the wreck were doubled
in the horrors of the fire.
More than score of people were
killed and injured, and the famous
train was demolished.
The train was crowded, practically
all its accommodations being taken
when it left the city 1t was behind
time, and the greatest of speed was
being made to make up the lost time.
Late reports gave the number of in
jured as 81, and of these Is are seri-
ously, if not fatally hurt. Practically
all the injured were burned and had to
be extricated from the blazing wreck
age by rescue parties.
Travelling at rate of more than a
mile minute, the heavy train was
hurled to it's doom with momentum
that was appalling. An instant after
the crash of the wreck the boiler of the
great engine burst with terrific force,
| GOO tforiur fro opd ctoo n, throuoh the
wreck in manner that made escape fol
the helpless imprisoned passengers i'm.
possible.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
TIME OF ITS LIFE.
Congressional Irrigation Committee is
Won by the West.


Reno, New, June 24.-The congress
ssional irrigation party has experienced
one continuous round of pleasure from
the time it left Kansas City on June 1
up to the present moment, and the
stack of invitations on hand indicates
that the last half of the trip will be
crowded just as full of enjoyment as
the first. Each city visited had en-
deavored to outdo the other and each
rural district has attempted to demon
strate that it is the one "garden spot"
of the country. There have been BAN
quets galore, not dress affairs, but cor
dial meetings lacking in formality and
pervaded by that spirit of hospitality
which characterizes the entire West.
The gates of the several cities have
been opened wide, the liberties of the
party have been unrestrained, and the
result has been that everybody has had
a bully good time. When the party
enters city, it becomes the city's
guest, and in no instance has a city
along the route failed to turn out to do
honor to the visiting lawmakers.
The trip is necessarily hurried; little
time is allowed for sightseeing. Every
thing is sacrificed to the cause of irri.
cation.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
SWEEP RUSSIANS BACK.
Immense Strategic Movement Begun
by Japanese Army.

St. Petersburg, June PA number
of private kilograms which have been
received during the past "a hours from
Cidaipudzy indicate that the Japanese
forward and turning movement now
being developed in Manchuria is the
largest in the history of the war, and
indicates that it is the intention of
Field Marshal Oyama to endeavor to
sweep all Northern Corea and Man
churia clear of Russian troops Of every
arm.
Three Japanese detachments are re-
ported advancing from Corea northeast
ward. The first consists of 5000 in
fantry and 700 cavalry, with several
batteries of mountain artillery, who are
working toward Chtzamy. The second,
the strength of which is now unknown,
is moving from Musan, while the third
is turning from Kenchan on the Rus
sian front. The Japanese lines extend
from the sea of Japan at Gensan across
Corea and Manchuria to the Mongolian
frontier.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
Negotiate for Separation.

Stockholm, June 21.-The council of
state, at meeting today, adopted a
proposition which will be presented to
the riksdag tomorrow. According to
the best information, the main points
are that Sweden refuses to recognize the
one-sided dissolution of the union by
the storthing, but that the government
asks the riksdag for authority to enter
into negotiations with Norway in order
to establish the basis for a dissolution
on which both countries can mutually
agree. Little good is expected, how
ever, from the move.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
Wallace Arrives Home.

New York, June "a. = Among the
passengers who arrived today on board
the Orizaba from Colon was John :.
Wallace, chief engineer of the Panama
canal. Mr.. Wallace comes here to
complete arrangements, which were un-
finished on his departure for the 18TH
mus. He says that the work is pro-
crossing very satisfactorily. The force
is increasing and settling down to
steady labor. The engineer ing COM
mittee is preparing plans for the board
of consulting engineers, and this is an
other reason for his return.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
CALL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
Trans-Mississippi Congress Soon to
Gather In Portland.

Portland, June %. = The call has
gone out for the Sixteenth Annual
Trans Mississippi congress to take place
in Portland, August 16, II, 1s and 10.
The executive committee has sent out
word to governors of states and terri
tories, mayors of cities, boards of coun-
ty commissioners, chambers of COM
merce and trade organizations to ap-
point their delegates and send them to
take part. And this they will surely
do, for the Trans Mississippi congress,
being, as its name implies, of peculiar
interest to those states this side of the
Mississippi river, has become an event
of particular significance. Moreover,
there are certain matters of high i'm
portance to come before the body.
The Pacific trade will be the chief
topic of conference, as the official call
points out. Though this has come be-
fore the congress previously, the force
of it has never been brought out as it
will here on account of the contiguity
OF Portland to the Orient. Trade rela-
tions with the Far East will be exploit
ed to the end that the best me- hods
may be adopted to secure the Oriental
commerce to the trans Mississippi
states.
The executive committee also points
out the increasing demand for Depart
ment of Mines and Mining, with its
head a member of the presidents cab
met. An effort will be made to secure
action from the national congress to.
wards the establishment Of such a de.
partment.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
BOWEN KICKED OUT.
President Removes Him for His False
Charges Against Loomis.

Washington, June 81. - The dis
missal of Herbert w. Bowen, for some
years United States minister to Vene-
zuela, and the exoneration of Assistant
Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis
from the allegations brought against
him by Mr.. Bowen, fare the outcome of
the Loomis-Bowen controversy which
has attracted wide attention for many
months past. This disposition of the
case is made by President Roosevelt in
a letter addressed to Secretary Taft,
made public tonight, approving Mr..
Taft's report on his findings and con-
clusions in the case. The president
scathingly arraigns Mr.. Bowen, declar-
ing that his conduct is especially .ep-
rehensible;" that Mr.. Bowen asked
one of his witnesses to enter the employ
of certain company for the purpose
of, Gin plain words, stealing" docu-
ments which he hoped might incrim-
mate Mr.. Loomis, and that Mr.. Bowen
has "evidently for many months, in
deed, for the last two years, devoted
himself to hunting up scandal and
gossip, until it became a monomanls
and caused him "to show complete
disloyalty to the country he represent.
ed"
The president says he had hoped to
promote Mr.. Bowen, as during much
OF his service he had done good work
but that his usefulness in the diplo
matte service is now at an end. Tht
president adds that he would direc
that Mr.. Bowen's resignation be re
quested but for his statement that h'
would consider a resignation an ad
mission of misconduct, and the dismis
sal is therefore ordered.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
Japanese.Advance Begun.

st. Petersburg, June 22.-The public
which has no idea that negotiations
for an armistice are no foot, believes
that great battle in Manchuria is now
beginning, and official dispatches from
both sides bear out the idea that the
japanese have commenced their main
advance, though as yet thele have been
no heavy collisions. The japanese,
following the checking OF the movement
to the west, are now pushing forward
in force along the railroad and the
Mandarin and Mainaikia roads, their
front now stretching for miles.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
VIII Use Captured Ships.

Victoria, B. c., June 21.-According
to mail advices from Japan by the
steamer Empress of China, the cap
tured Russian ships, with the excep-
tion of the Orel, which requires extern
sive overhauling, will be placed in
commission at once, it being necessary
to make only a few minor repairs.
From Sasebo it is reported that hopes
are held OF relocating the Admiral Max
himoff, Monomach and Dmitri Donskoi
Investigations are being made.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
Hard Blow to Governor.

Honolulu, June pa. M. Brown,
the Republican nominee, was today
elected sheriff of Oahu county, in which
this city is included, by vote of about
1900 to ], $50, received by the home
rule candidate, A. Poepoe, and $50 re-
ceived by William Henry, the persent
incumbent and an independent candi-
date. The closing of the campaign was
the most bitter in the history of local
politics. Governor Carter made an
active fight against Brown.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
SECOND DAY OF THE TRIAL.
Summary of Arguments of Attorneys
and Testimony of Witnesses.

Portland, June 22.-The second day
of the Mitchell trial has passed, Fred
erick A. Krebs, one of the star wit
nesses of the government, has testified
and has gone, Judge A. H. Tanner the
other chief prop of the case to be made
by the prosecution, is on the stand and
will finish his story soon. The COM
plainant is smothering the jury under
a mass of documentary evidence and
the defense is playing upon its heart
strings. Mr.. Heney is showing the jury
the agreement entered into between
Tanner and Mitchell and Kribs by
which they were to expedite claims
held by the latter, is producing checks,
account books, letters and testimony in
support of his Indictment, while Judge
Bennett and Senator Thurston, SO far,
have pleaded the honorable career of
their client, have held out the fact that
today he is to pass his 10th birthday,
have entered technical objections to the
introduction of the testimony and have
made one desperate and spectacular at
tempt to block the introduction OF
Judge Tanners evidence.
The prosecution dts first opening
yesterday and brought out its two most
important witnesses, upon whose tes-
timony it will, to great degree, base
its case.
The defense had finished cross-exam.
lining Mr.. Kribs when Mr.. Heney
called Judge Tanner to the stand, but
Senator Thurston objected to the testi-
mony. He called attention to the jour.
nal of the court in which was entered
Judge Tanners plea of guilty to 8
charge of perjury. The speaker read
section 1892 of the Revised Statutes o
the United States, providing that Ii
person guilty of perjury could be used
as witness in the Federal court unless
judgment had been rendered.
Mr.. Heney argued that plea ot
guilty without sentence was subject a
any time to reversal.
( Jugde DeHaven held that a judgmen
was necessary to bar one convicted o
perjury from testifying, and overrulet
the objections.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
TANNER A STRONG WITNESS
Tells About MitcheIrs Efforts to Have
Books Destroyed.


Portland, June 23.-The session of
yesterday morning opened with ex-
Judge Tanner upon the stand, where he
remained until the evening adjourn
ment, and was then not much more
than half through with his testimony.
At the beginning of his examination,
the witness stated that he had made
another agreement with Kribs on Feb
ruary Is, 1902, in regard to another
list of land to be expedited. He also
identified the entry in the books relat-
ing to the first payment of $500 as
cash retainer, for the services of the
firm. This entry had been changed,
however, about the time of the Puter
trial to read "Cash retainer in second
lieu list,'' instead of "Cash retainer
in s. A. D. Puter list" as it had form
erly been. He had done this because
he was afraid that harm might come
from the entries if they happened to be
found.
The witness also stated that the re-
ceipts for the month of February had
been divided between himself and
Mitchell, and demonstrated from the
hook how Mitchell had received his
half of the $500 check,
The prosecution now began the in
PRODUCTION of the correspondence which
had passed between the senator and
Mr.. Tanner during all of this time,
which correspondence treated of the
Kribs matter and referred to the fees to
be received, and contained requests
and directions to the senator as to his
procedure in Washington in expediting
the claims, lists of which had been sent
to him. One letter told of promised
fee of 81 900, and related to the fee to
be paid the senator for assisting in a
Chinese case. Other letters urged the
senator to take up the Kribs matters
personally with Hermann, and hurry
them through, as the payment of the
fees due depended upon the haste with
which the patents were issued.
kilograms showing the activity ot
the senator at Washington were also
introduced and read to the jury, which
related to actions done by the senator
and to the conclusions reached by the
department, presumably as result O
the influence he had brought to beal
upon the commissioner.
During the day the courtroom wal
crowded with many members of thu
local bar. Many of them shook hand
with Senator Mitchell when court ad
journed both at noon and in the after
noon. A number of the senator
friends were present and he was con
graduated on his birthday During tn
morning session, Judge Webster sa
near the senator. Mayor William
came in just as Judge Tanner was com
ing to the most important part of hi
testimony.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
More Officials Resign.

New York. June %. Chairman
Morton announced that he had accepted
today the designations of several of the
employees of the Equitable society,
among them that of Charles Francis
Williamson, who was secretary to form
er Vice President Hyde, with headquar-
ters at the latter's residence. 1t is un-
derstood that number of the high sal
aried subordinates will tender their res
ignations and that many dismissals of
minor employees here and at all the
leading agencies are contemplated in
the near future.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
Conquest :! d. Great
American Desert
Irrigation Now and Hereafter.

Irrigation Now and Hereafter.
No irrigation exhibits Of prominence
were in evidence at the St Louis
Worlds Fair as such, yet in everything
agricultural they formed a leading
part and their withdrawal would have
left huge gaps and taken away the
best. Had the products Of the dam
and ditch all been labeled "Grown by
Irrigation" the irrigation exhibit
would have been very large. But few
of the hundreds Of thousands Of peo-
pie who Viewed with amazement the
magnificent fruits and grains from the
Western States, far more notable in
size, appearance and Yield than any
thing they ever saw in the East, were
fully able to realize that those prod
ucts were raised upon lands which q
few. years ago were useless deserts,
but now made fertile by the art Of
irrigation. Practical methods Of irri-
CATION were demonstrated at the Gov
ernnent building by 4 model Of Salt
River Valley in Arizona, where a sys-
tenn Of bitches and laterals, by which
the water Is distributed onto the farms
and orchards below, are now under
water was running through these
bitches. This great work of Uncle
Sans in Arizona is progressing rap
idly. A cement mill, to make the 200,-
900 barrels of cement needed in the
masonry, is completed; 100000
n%aty ia DO
material from Phoenix Is finished and,
most remarkable, the river itself has
been carried through tunnels around
the dam site and is furnishing 1000
electric horse power with which to
build the dam. This is to be used to
construct the giant works and thus the
river will build its own dam and form
the greatest reservoir in the United
States OF all sizes and classes were
the irrigation pumps exhibited in the
farm and implement department; but
more striking than these were the
widnmills. These busy machines rear
ed their tall heads above the surround
ing buildings and whirred gaily in
the breeze, forming striking exam.
pie Of mans ingenuity in harnessing
the elements. The highest of these
built by one of the largest windmill
manufa cturers, spread its steel wings
12O feet in the air, and with moder
ate wind pumped 10000 gallons al
hour. The water gushed up like fine
artesian well, enough to irrigate thor
oughly a good-sized farm. The West
Is at the beginning Of tremendous
progress in agriculture. The govern
ment has undertaken the work Of ma
tional reclamation Of the desert AND
ls pushing the work vigorously. Vas
engineering works-huge dams ant
canals-are being constructed in tn
Western States and Territories, and a.
the work proceeds the people will real
lie its wisdom and worth, and it will
lbe extended until the former deser
places shall become the most fruitful
of any in the land. Twenty year
hence, If the governments irrigation
! work continues along right lines AM
lis kept free from politics and graft
r we may see West with nearly doubl
l its present population and the splen
l did products Of American irrigatio
3 reaching to all parts Of the world
' Agricultural Epitomist.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
Fearful of international Troubles

New Westminster, B. G., June "a
Owing to international troubles the
sham battle discussed for some time in
military circles to be held on the cam
pus near Olympia, Wash, between the
troops of the state of Washington and
the troops of British Columbia, has
been declared off. The reason given
for the declaration is that a plugged
shell could easily be misplaced, and in
case of an accident international COM
plications might be the outcome.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
Looking Into Rebates.

Chicago, June 21.-Railroac rebates,
the relationship between the railroads
and the packing industries and ques-
tions concerning icing charges are to be
reopened by the Federal grand jury
which is investigating the beef indus
tries. Eight members of the traffic
departments of as many railroads were
today served with subpoenas and the
first of these witnesses will be heard to-
morrowNmorning.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
Senator Arrives With Alaska Gold

Seattle, Wash, June 23.-The
steamer Senator, first of the Nome feet
to return to this port, arrived here to-
night. She brought 3$4O0, 900 in gold.
81. Kuster died en- route, from paralys-
is. His home is in Plattsville, Wis.
Captain Lloyd states that the winter
cleanup will amount to So 500, 900. The
Ohio, Oregon and Victoria are due to
arrive within 48 hours. Each of them
is said to have large amount Of gold
aboard.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
ALons-sunering Eve.

A teacher in English composition
the active voice. For instance" said
he, instead Of saying tree might
have been seen on the lawn say, "a
tree rose from the lawn" The next
day a boy handed in a composition
which begun: Every morning when I
look out of the window a brick wall
falls on my eye"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
More Troops To Be Mobilized.

Moscow, June A. The governor of
Moscow has postponed notices of the
Forthcoming mobilization of troops, to
exhort the population to be calm The.
mobilization is expected June 8.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
DUCHESS OF MANCHESTER.

Former New York Beauty Whose Mar.
ried Life Was Unhappy.
When, about 1874 or 1875, the gay
Lord Vaudeville, son Of the then Duke
of Manchester and heir to the title,
showed strong inclination to
accounting co." the butterflies Of so-
ciety In England and in our own title
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
Puts Ban on Chinese Bovcott.

Tientsin, June 23.-Viceroy Yuan
has prohibited students from holding
meetings in reference to the boycotting
of American manufactured goods and
has also issued strong proclamation
against merchants interfering with
affairstin the hands of the governments.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
Pretty GOOD scheme.

A Somerville man is thinking seri-
ously of keeping his furnace fire go
ing all summer long. He heard his
wife say the other day tnat it isn't
any use at all to begin cleaning house
until after the furnace fire had gone
out.-Somerville Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-30
Did Right to Surrender.

London, June PA dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from St.
Petersburg says the commission ap-
pointed to investigate the capitulation
of Port Arthur finds that the surrender
of the fortress was justifiable.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23

discussion or agitation whatever of {;
proposition TO change in any manner
the local temperance legislation in
Cumberland county is received with
surprise. After a controversy that
stirred the whole State. occupying
the Legislatures of 1893 and 1901 for
q number of days, prohibition Dill
was passed for the county, providing
for an election on the question in
1902. At this election the voters OF
Cumberland Overwhelmingly ''rati-
fed the prohibition bill. To consider
any change whatever whether it be 10
the Ward bill, the Watts bill or any
other is simply TO reopen settled
question, and is not only unWise, bet
is uncalled for by the people. The
counties of this section, RoDeSon, Bla-
den, Cumberland and Sampson, and
others, are running satisfactorily un-
der their own special bills There is
no general agitation whatever. ANY
proposed change in Cumberland or
Fayetteville will simply reopen TO 70
purpose question that can but
cause trouble and dissention in the
community.