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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-23

Under the proposed plan the railways
would initiate all rates exactly as they do
at present. AS things are now. il a railway
chooses to make an unfair or extortionate
rate. and shipper complains about It, the in.
terstate commerce commission may. after
hearing order the road to cease charging that
rate The railroad may then appeal to the
courts. II the courts sustain the commission
the road itself decides how much II shall
reduce tho rate and any reduction, however
mhnltesimal. Is compliance with the law
me new rate may be almost as unfair as the
Old one. and meantime. throughout the litiga
tion the shipper has had to pay the old. ex
toruonate rate II the plan the president
advocates We're adopted the shipper would
complain to the interstate commerce com
mission about rate which he considered nm.
reasonable just as he does now, but the com.
mission, II II found after hearing. Tint the
rate was unreasonable would have mower
not only TO order the road 10 quit charging
the unreasonable rate but also al the same
time 10 NIX the rate which should be charged
thereafter. The road might get the commits.
sion enlolned from enforcing the new rate
until the question whether II was eonnscatorv
or not should be finally settled by the courts
OF Jaw Otherwise the rate made by the com.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-23

The fact is that employees, approached in
this way, can be relied upon to follow the
directions of their employers. Some of these
men may be deceived into believing that fair
rates would mean lower pay for them, but
in acting as catspaws for the corporations
they merely submit to manifest coercion The
scheme will not impress even the laboring
classes, much less shippers in general and
the public at large. The president very
properly dismissed the petition with few
words. He proposes nothing except what is
fair to all-"railroads, shippers and en-
ployes" That is an unanswerable statement
Kansas City Times
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-23

mission would stand and be the one charged
unless and until, set aside after appeal to
the courts. The shipper, under this arrange
ment, would have some chance to get the
justice which is denied him now and, on the
other hand, no wrong would be done to the
MISUNDERSTANDING Tribune
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-23

With most of the general statements that
you made | agree, but / am not sure that |
agree with your application Of them. There
has been comparatively little complaint to
me of the railroad rates being as a whole too
high. The most serious complaints that have
been made to me have been Of improper
discrimination in railroad rates. For instance.
in two recent cases affecting great corpora
lions, the complaints that have been made to
me have been that they are too low as re-
CARDS certain big shippers the complaint in
both these cases is about the differential, the
difference Of treatment of two sets of users of
the railways the difference in favor of one
set OF shippers as against another set of
shippers Roosevelt to railway
employees.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
ALL IN SUSPENSE.
NO Federal Appointments in Oregon
Until After Land Fraud Trials.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-''No more
Federal appointments in Oregon until
after the trials.''
This conclusion was reached last
night by Secretary Hitchcock, Attorney
General Moody and Postmaster General
Wynne, and applies to all appointments
coming under the jurisdiction of their
respective departments. AS matter
of fact, this decision will affect only
postofice appointments, for there is no
likelihood of vacancies occurring in
either the Interior department or the
Department of Justice while the land
fraud case are pending. The district
attorneyship must necessarily remain in
allegiance until the cases are concluded,
there are no land office vacancies pres
ent or prospective, unless the register
and receiver at Roseburg should be dis.
missed, and such action is not contem.
plated until after the trials are over
So the agreement of these cabinet off.
GERS really narrows down to postoffice
cases.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
A GOOD TROUGH GUARD.

their share, l have number Of
schemes and devices, but I consider
the one shown in the illustrat ton to be
as good as, If not better than, any.
Then, too, it Is so simple that any
farmer with a hammer and saw, and
such loose pieces as may be found in
almost any scrap pile, can build sub
stantial affair that will suit.
The first requisite is a good-sized,
well.constructed trough, built prefer
ably in Vshape, as shown by "a" The
width of the side boards will depend
upon the size of the hogs to be fed. A
small trough, with six-inch side
boards, may be used for the wee pigs
and twelve or sixteen-inch stuff for the
large shotes and breeding sows. The
size of pieces &C" and "d' should de
pend upon the weight of the animals
and the strain likely to come on the
frame. For hogs Of ordinary weigh
a piece two by four inches should bs
used for the ridge-pole, &C." and piece!
one by three or two by two inches fol
the guard bars, ID These should b,
securely nailed to the side of tn,
trough, and if permanent trough il
the hog house, spiked to the floor t,
prevent breaking off. The upright
Sc" firmly spiked to 3d." should b.
amply stout to secure endwise rigid
ity.
For delivering slop to the trough,
spout or small trough should be al
ranged to enter at the end of the fee
trough. With this arrangement, whel
the distance between the bars has bee
properly adjusted to the size of tn
animal, only one can get to the troug
between each space, and all sidewis
crowding is effectually prevented
Exchange.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
Barley as Feed for Horses,

Except on the Pacific coast barley
is not extensively used as a feed in the
United States, doubtless owing to the
fact that it is in such demand for
brewing purposes that it is high in
price. Wherever it is grown, however,
it is frequently possible to secure at a
low cost grain which is off color owing
to rain or fog during harvest and
which for this or some other reason is
unfit for brewing, but valuable as feed.
The barley grown on the Pacific coast
is extensively used in the feeding of
horses. Its use fer this purpose is old
in other countries. The Arabs fed their
horses unground barley, and it is used
successfully by the Berbers of north
Africa. In Europe its value is gener-
ally recognized. Barley may be fed
whole to horses having good teeth and
not required to do severe work. Since
ground barley, like wheat, forms a
pasty mass when mixed with saliva, 1t
is regarded as more satisfactory to
crush than to grind it if for any rea-
son it is considered undesirable to feed
the grain whole.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
TO BE SHOWN AT EXPOSITION.
History OF Declaration of Independ-
ence, with Portraits of Signers.


Washington, Feb. 2O.-General Will
liam H. Michael, chief clerk Of the
State department, by order of congress,
has published book giving an illus
trated history of the declaration of in
dependence, with the biographies and
portraits of the signers and the secre-
tary of congress. The advance copies
of this work have been received at the
department. The illustrations include
not only photographs of the famous
state paper in its present decayed con-
dition, but also a number OF photo
graphs taken when the document was
in better state of preservation.
The volume was prepared primarily
as an aid to those in charge of the ex-
hibit of the department of State at ex-
positions in explaining that part of the
exhibit relating to the declaration of
independence. The series of portraits
of the signers is complete and there is
an interesting fac simile of the broad
side copy of the declaration signed by
John Hancock, president of the congress
for and on behalf of the members of
congress, attested by Charles Tnomp-
son, secretary. Especially interesting
is the correspondence relating to TIE
declaration, which is given. Because
of the historic value of the work OF
Colonel Michael, congress ordered the
book printed as government publica-
| ton.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
CASTRO PLAYING FOR DELAY
Venezuelan President Insists on Arbi-
tration-Revolution Threatens.

tration-hevoiution threatens.
La Guayra, Venezuela, Feb. 16.-The
negotiations between United States
Minister Bowen and President Castro
in the effort to reach an adjustment of
the pending disputes between the two
countries are practically at standstill.
Mr.. Bowen's efforts have been blocked
by the tactics of Castro, which culmi-
mated recently in Castro's abrupt de-
parture from the capital when he was
pressed for frank and definite answer
to the proposition to arbitrate.
After his return to Caracas he de-
clined to submit to arbitration on the
ground that the matters are now be-
fore the courts of the country. He
made counter proposition, however,
that the United States conclude with
him an arbitration treaty to cover fu-
ture cases which under international
law could be considered as diplomatic
questions. This Mr.. Bowen declined,
but in return proposed that tribunal
be selected to determine whether the
asphalt case and other pending cases
are diplomatic matters. Again, Castro
refused, and pressed his demands for a
treaty to meet future cases, and here
the situation rests.
The ever-present rumors of a revolu.
tion against Castro seem at this time
to have possible foundation. The
movement is assuming a more wide.
Spread character than for some time
and it is considered in well-informed
circles that revolutionary attempt is
nota remote possibility.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
An Effective Trough Guard.

An EucCtIVS 1fOu&A SudNus
One of the greatest troubles with
che hog is that he is so irrepresslbly
hoggish. When you feed him, he ap-
parently feels it his inherent duty TO
crowd every other hog as far ana
forcefully away from the feed as pos
sible. When fed grain on the open
floor, he takes 1t upon himself to cover
as much as he can, to keep nosing and
pushing his fellows, often to his own
loss of food, since more or less is
wasted by his rude table manners.
When fed slop in the trough, the big
gest hog will invariably work his way
through or over the jam, and get his
carcass into the trough, where he COM
placently stands lengthwise, and If not
satisfied with that, lays himself down,
gulping in his own and the smaller
ones share until too full even to grunt,
when he will stretch out for a snooze
if the trough is big enough.
To avoid the>waste of feed, and to
give all an equal chance to secure
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
SPANlARD FOOLS WITH BOMB.
Tries to Blow UP Mexican Legation,
but Only Wounds Himself.

Paris, Feb. 20. - Inhabitants of the
Champs Elysee quarter were aroused
tonight by a loud explosion, and the
police, who were hurriedly summoned,
discovered in front of the Mexican lega-
tion man severely wounded and lying
amid fragments of bomb.
The man was taken to hospital and
cross examined He said his name was
Garcia and he was Spaniard. He
asserted he had been ruined by the
Mexican government and in revenge
threw a bomb, which, however, ex-
ploded too soon, and he himself was in
jured. The police found a revolver, a
dagger and some anarchist pamphlets,
and search of his lodginsg led to the
discovery of two bombs identical with
that which he ahd exploded. Garcia
denies being an anarchist. He il
wounded in the arms and hands.
Prompt action by the police prevent
ed his being lynched.
The bomb was filled with dynamite
and the stone walls of the legation were
somewhat damaged.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
President Sends santo Domingo
Treaty With Letter.
GIVES POSITION OF GOVERNMENT
If United States Does Not Take Hold
of Bankrupt Republic Some
Foreign Nation Will.

Washington, Feb. 16. - The senate
must decide the question as to whether
or not the Monroe doctrine is to be
maintained and upheld. This is the
contention of President Roosevelt. He
made the issue clear in confidential
letter to the senate late this afternoon,
in transmitting to that body the treaty
entered into between this government
and the republic of Santo Domingo,
relative to which the treaty-ratifying
body of the government has heretofore
indulged in some caustic criticisms.
The president declared that foreign
governments were pressing Santo Do
mingo for the payment of claims; that
while the republic should be prosper
GUS, its reveues we're depleted through
instructions and that, if the United
States did not exercise such just par
entail supervision as would naturally be
expected and as was desired by the re-
public and arrange for the payment OF
| just obligations, foreign governments
would set about to enforce collection
through the customary diplomatic
methods.
The message was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations. The treaty
was not read. 1t was the expectation
of Chairman Cullom to have special
meeting of the committee to take the
convention up for consideration.
Briefly stated, the protocol or treaty
provides that the United Sta tes shall
collect the customs revenues Of Santt
Domingo and turn over to President
Morales government a specified per
centage necessary to meet the expense
of administration and disburse the re
mainder among foreign claimants. >Ths
United States undertakes to repsec
the integrity of Santo Domingo and tht
protocol or treaty must be approved b,
the United States senate and the Do
minican congress.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
Russian Grand Duke the Victim
Of a Terrorist Bomb.
HAD BEEN MARKED FOR MONTHS
Missile was Packed with Nails, and
Grand Dukes Body was Torn
Into Fragments.

Moscow, Feb. 18.-Within the walls
of the far-famed Kremlin palace, and
almost underneath the historical tower
from which Ivan the Terrible watched
the heads of his enemies falling beneath
the axe on the famed Red Square, and
within stones throw of the great bell
of Moscow, Grand Duke Sergius, uncle
and brother-in-law of Emperor Mich
olas, met terrible death shortly before
8 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The deed was committed by a single
terrorist, who threw beneath the car
riage of the grand duke bomb charged
with the same high power explosive
which wrought Minister Won Plehve's
death. The missile was packed with
nails and fragments of iron, and its
explosion tore the imperial victim s
body into CHASTITY fragments, which
strewed the snow for yards around.
Every window in the great lofty facade
OF the palace of justice was shattered
and bits of iron were embedded deeply
in the walls of the arsenal, hundred
yards away.
The assassin belongs to the noted
lighting group of the Socialist Revo-
lutionary party, which has removed
other prominent officials and long since
passed sentence of death upon Grand
Duke Sergius. The grand duke knew
that he stood in the shadow of death
He was the recipient of repeated warn
ings and elaborate precautions were
taken to insure his safety, but all the
resources of the secret police and SOL
diers proved unavailing asgainst an at.
tempt almost exactly duplicating the
procedure that caused the death o1
Minister Won Plehve last July.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
LOST 100000 DEAD IN YEAR.
Official Returns of Russians Killed ir
Battle and by Wounds.

0eeS 'e~'A NJ ssSSs'oSs
St. Petersburg, Feb. 15.-The official
returns for the first year of the war,
not including Port Arthur statistics,
show that 13O,439 officers and men
passed through the hospitals going
north, of which number l, 716 officers
were wounded and 1,308 were sick
53, $50 men were wounded and 72, ,5S1
were sick; 4,OO7 subsequently died in
hospitals; 6,744 wounded and II ,24s
sick were invalided; 9,429 returned tc
Russia and 21, ,554 are still in hospitals
Over $1,000, therefore, presumably
returned to the ranks. These figures
do not include the number of those
killed on the field of battle, nor prob.
ably those slightly injured, who re-
mained temporarily in the field hos
pitfalls. The showing is considered re
markable.
The proportion dying in hospitals il
very low, the total loss to the active
army in wounded and sick being littl,
over SO, 900, of whom almost half hav'
still chance of returning to tn,
ranks. The other half will be inva
lided or returned to Russia.
The killed in battle are estimated t,
have numbered between 1000 ane
| 10000.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
CROOKED OFFICIALS DROPPED.
Pinchot Discharges Men Involved in
Forest Reserve Frauds.

Forest Reserve Frauds.
Washington, Feb. 20.-Forest Super
intendent Benjamin F. Allen and For
est Supervisor Grant 1. Taggart, who a
year ago confessed to having been tools
in the hands of the Benson-Hyde land
ring, and admitted having made recon-
mendations in the interest of this firm,
have been dropped from the govern
ment payroll. Notwithstanding they
admitted having been parties to exten-
sive land frauds, these two officials
were retained in Office, but when the
forestry service was transferred to the
Agricultural department, Clifford Pin.
chot, head of the Forestry bureau, re.
fused to accept them.
Taggart and Allen were lost in the
shuttle, and, though they made frantic
efforts, have been unable to be rein
stated. These two men made extensive
Investigations in Southern Oregon anc
recommended the creation of vast fores
reserves to include lands owned by Ben
son and Hyde. Their efforts in Oregon
failed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
The British Fleet is Coming.

London, Feb. 16.- The date, of the
visit to American waters of the squad
ron of British warships commanded by
Rear Admiral Prince Louis of Batten-
berg has been defni ely fixed for Octo-
Der. 1t will comprise a short stay at
Newport, New York and Annapolis
The princes visit to Washington will,
it is understood, be of an official char
acter. President Roosevelt will be
notified through Sir Henry Durand, the
British ambassador, and Prince Louis
will convey to the president King Ed.
wards greeting in special message.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
More Money for Pneumatic Tubes.

Washington, Feb. 20.-The postofice
appropriation bill was reported to the
senate today. The principal amend
ment was introduced by Senator Fora
ker for the extension of the pneumatic
tube service. 1t provides for an in
crease of the appropriation available
under this bill from $500, 900 to $780,
900, and limits the total expenditures,
including existing contracts, to 81 $780,
900. 1t provides further that all con-
tracts for service shall be basedon COM
petitive bidding, and not exceed terms
of ten years.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
Feud Between Generals.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 15.-According
to the latest gossip at the war office,
General Kuropatkin has charged Gen
eral Grippenberg, ex-commander of the
Second army, with insubordination in
leaving his command without authori-
ty, but the story cannot be traced to a
responsible source. While definite in.
formation continues to be lacking, il
seems to be generally accepted that
General Grippenberg, after the recent
fianking operation, blames the COM
mander in chief for his failure to sup.
port him.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
WILL FAVOR RUSSIA.
=
Such Will Be the Final Decision of the
}:North Sea Commission.

Paris, Feb. I5.- Russian confidence
that the. .czar's counsel will obtain a
favorable decision from the North sea
tribunal seems justified, though tech
nically the tribunal only delivers an
"opinion" following the line of the
testimony given by both sides. Yet the
narrowest concession regarding the pos
sibility of torpedo boats having been on
the Dogger Bank is quite sufficient to
satisfy the czar's Representatives. This
concession is contained jim the tribun-
ais pronouncement, the last clauses of
which are being added today. The
whole judgment will at the latest be
completed tomorrow.
Speaking to the correspondent today,
an official who is closely attahced to
the person of one of. the members of the
tribunal said:
"1t has proved impossible to with
hold admission of the possibility and
probability of the presence of torpedo
boats without implying perjury ON the
part of one or two Russian witnesses
whose evidence was of character ex-
cluding the hypothesis of mere error Of
eyesight or of calculation of the posi-
tions of their own boats. If the tri.
bunal were police board, different
course might have been pursued, but
being an international arbitration coun.
| Gil, it can do no more than softly
smooth down the ruffied feathers o.
each side."
According to this informant, the con:
cession to Russia's feelings will be ar
expression of the belief that the Rus
slams were wrong in thinking that tor
pedo boats showed disposition to at
tack, but sympathizers with the British
side of the controversy do not disguise
feeling of disappointment over theil
defeat.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
Philippine Quarantine Not Needed

Washington, Feb. 20.-The bureau of
1nsular affairs is in receipt of COM
munication from the chief quarantine
officer for the Philippine islands, say
ing that, owing to the favorable sani-
tary reports which have been received,
it is no longer necessary for inter island
transports, which carry as part OF
their personnel army medical officers,
to procure bills of health at ports of de-
parture, or to await quarantine inspec-
tion at ports of arrival.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
Notes About Farm Work,

There are 644,OO0 farmers in Texas,
the largest number of all the States
in the Union. Georgia comes next
with $4,000.
The animal heat must be provided
by feeding the stock literally, but the
greater the exposure, the greater the
loss of animal heat.
In the new farm mechanics depart
ment of the Iowa college, 125 young
men are learning how to build, man
age and take care of farm machinery.
Tennessee farmers want the State
to appropriate 5000 to develop the
live stock Investigations now in prog
ress, and to extend experiments in
breeding and feeding.
Some Western men claim to have
obtained good results from feeding the
common desert cactus to cattle. They
say when chopped up and boiled, or
soaked in water the sharp and dam
gerous points become soft. The de-
partment of agriculture is investigat-
ing the matter,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
Russians Have 100000 Men.

Toxic, Feb. 15.-Reports from Lao
Yang place the total Russian force be-
tween the Shakhe river and Harbin at
$50, 900, of which 100000 are on the
fighting line. The condition of the
prisoners and of the bodies of the dead
indicate that the Russians are short of
winter clothing and shoes. Some of
the officers are wearing Chinese shoes.
1t is believed that the cold weather is
greatly increasing sickness among the
Russians.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
To Dredge Tacoma Waterway.

Washington, Feb. 16 6.-Senator Fos-
ter today offered an amendment to the
river and harbor bill authorizing the
dredging of the middle waterway in
the Tacoma harbor. His amendment
appropriates $lf5 537, and stipulates
that none of this money shall be ex-
pended unless the city of Tacoma shall
pay to the War department $3s,512,
one fourth of the cost of the improve
ment. He also offered amendments
authorizing other surveys.