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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-03
| TAX CLAUSE
be SET ASIDE
Smiths Bill Remov-
h Tax Disability Sure
ZION AND CITY
| |cHARTERs DISCUSSED

|, amendments TO Charters
| ABIDE the Local Option
k,rters of HeppDer ana
! ReIng Changed In This
-BIll Limiting and Hiegu-
Iu,omobiles on Public High
H. Passed the House
a Bribery In County Divis-
ss sensation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-03
|tos Walt for Teams.

Feb. 3.-Jagger's anti-auto-
d passed the house yester-
boon. This bill requires that
kmoke wagon" arrives with
BIDS Of team, single horse
Pther rig going in the oppo-
tion, 1t shall be the duty
|hffeur to stop his machine
be team go by. 1t is also
|gal for the auto to pass
|h an accompaniment of
whistling and the oSher
|S going with an automo-
- \ -
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-03

% IS Wives. /.
\ ~. ~. '-Toaay Chief /:
|sssa a,lll ~ received a tel .
flaa Is c,, chief of police Z
nal stating that .
ahI,sd Of that place, .
[Au,,aa = photo of Jo- .
IT, Sse.in a In Chicago in .
n a"ses the unoffic- :
~ h0ch's alleged .
sessss Q q .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-03
|elinst Child Labor.

Fley bill to prohibit the en-
d children under II years
|fAg the school term, is to
present statutes more ex-
Oil was passed by a large
The enacting of such II
|Fe'ed to materially increase
a1endance throughout the
emler bill passed by the
fday is for the purpose
. the weight of hops. 1t
u the uniform weight of
y shall be SO pounds.
" Dill which passed the
aay afternoon Is for the
uniting the speed of au-
country roads TO eight
" 1t also provides GER
'ns that it is supposed
protect farmers with
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-03

Tor Convict Labor.
me bills introduced at
the legislative assem-
the employment of
We penitentiary, more
Importance attaches TO
4 VI the renewal of the
.p'nlsh labor of the CON
aandry to the Lowenberg
pany of Portland.
sslore the senate COM
sment and taxation. a
~ u the firm expressed
. " renew the contract.
|s,a . the convicts is furn-
-pany at the rate of 35
\, W. each man. The con-
m apire until next July,
n. nave . been of 10 years
y Y, articles manufactured
Nh Implements usually
~dware firnos
u More Money.
! ''sss s'ss expedIenoy of re-
/ s,,s, .,act with the Port
h ,,s.'cally ,s'ay all the mem
kn. namlttee are disposed
|n. ,a enumeration collect
Nlor the services Of the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
BREAKS ALL RECORDS.
Steamer Minnesota Crosses Pacific in
Very Fast Time.

Steamer minnesota SrOSSeS faCTflc IN
Very Fast Time.
Seattle, April 10. = The steamship
Minnesota, of the Great Northern
Steamship company's Seattle Oriental
fleet, and the largest freighter carrier
afoat, reached port last night, on her
return voyage from the Oriens, having
broken all trans-Pac1fic records on her
trip across. The Minnesota's time from
Yokohama was 13 days, 81 hours and
five minutes.
Among her passengers were number
of Russian officers and their wives be-
ing sent home on parole from Shang-
hal, whittier they were taken at the
time of the capture of Port Arthur
There were also number of American
army officers coming from Manila,
either on leave or under orders to re-
port at Washington, D. C. Altogether
the Minnesota brought 1852 passengers,
AZ of whom were frst-class, and 8
little more than Z, 200 tons of general
freight, of which hemp formed the
bulk,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Judge upholds the Law.

Denver, April 19.-, Judge N. Walter
Dixon, in the District court today, up
held the constitutionality of the law
of 1897 relating to building and loan
associations, under which President E.
M. johnson and other officers of the
defunct Fidelity Savings association
have been indicted on charges of maxi
ing false reports. The law was at
tackled by Johnson's attorneys on the
ground that the. legislative records con-
cerning its passage were incomplete, a
leaf apparently having been torn from
the journal of the house.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
WILL USE HIS TORPEDO FLEET.
Togo Will Not Risk His, Big Vessels
Against the Russians.


London, April 19.-Baron Hayashi,
the Japanese minister to Great Britain,
expressed the opinion to the Associated
Press today that Admiral Togo would
not give battle to Admiral Roiestven-
sky with his entire squadron, but
would continue the cautious tactics
which has characterized his attacks on
the Port Arthur squadron, not because
he feared defeat, but owing to his de-
sire to inf1ict the greatest amount OF
damage on the Russians with the least
possible loss to himself.
While confident of his ability to &C.
complish the total destruction of the
Russian squadron in big battle, there
is danger of Togo losing one Or two OF
his big ships. Therefore, Baron Hay
ashi believes, Togo will employ his
torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroy.
ers, which number more than 100 and
are vastly superior to the Russian tor.
pedo boat fotilla, in harassing the Rus
slams while gradually picking off the
Russian warships.
He said the coasts of Japan, Cores
and Formosa lend themselves to nigh
work with torpedo boats, while tht
narrow channels will make the maneu
vering of large war ships difficult ant
dangerous.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
REFUSE TO PAY TAXES.
igorrotes Cannot See Necessity for
Helping to Support Government.


Seattle, Wash. ,.April 20. - If the
Philippine commission attempts to en-
force the collection of taxes among the
igorrotes, trouble will be experienced.
Twice the date for commencing the pay
ment off taxes has been postponed, and
that the American government does not
dare to attempt the enforcement of the
commissions decree.
During the time the islands were un-
der Spanish control no attempt was
made to collect taxes from the Igor
rotes and other so-called non-C Christian
tribes. Spanish officials were unable
to penetrate very far into the lgorrote
country, and the wild tribesmen nave
never contributed toward the expenses
of white government.
Chief Fomeloey, the leader Of the
Igorrote party now in Seattle on the
way to the Portland exposition, whose
selection by his tribe for the journey
indicates. his, popularity, is strongly
opposed to the collection of taxes. He
is regarded as a rich man among the
Igorrote tribes, owning about 200 head
of carabao and correspondingly large
amount of land.
The carabao of the Igorrotes ar
worth from $75 to 500 gold and ar,
raised more for food purposes than al
beasts of burden. In the lower pro
vinces the carabao are trained to work
and are worth twice as much as tn,
1gorrote animals.
1t is impossible to explain the neces
sity of taxation to Fome1oey, VIII,
sturdily insists his people never pait
taxes and gain nothing by contributin,
to the government.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Wants a German Jury.

Chicago, April %. - Johann Hoch,
on trial for the murder of one of his
wives, Marie Walcker Hoch, expressed
a desire today for German jurors to try
him. The confessed bigamist already
had secured change of venue to get
before a German Judge. With Ger
man jury, Hoch processes to believe
that he will succeed in getting his
liberty. When the hearing was re-
sumed counsel for Hoch made a motion
to quash the indictments. The motion
was overruled by Judge Kersten. Ex-
animation of venire then began.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28

THROUGH the long-winded debates which
South American poll love, never
Offering word Of his own, and at the
end of each session he put on those
tight boots again and went back to
his cheap hotel. OF course he had
never worn boots before. Nobody does
wear them in Los Andes.
It goes without saying that the saw
age from the back Of beyond was the
butt of his colleagues in Congress
Most Of them are now dead, slain on
the battlefield, or rotting in the fright
full dungeons beneath the old fort at
,Maracaibo, or in exile in Curacao,
Paris, Bogota or New York.
Cipriano Castro came back to Cara
cas- at the head Of an army made up
Of his muleteer and smuggling friends,
He started his revolution with precise
ly % men at his back. 1t was local
at first, but he won small victories and
then big ones, until in the course OF
three months he had drawn enough
men to his standard to be able to ad-
vance on Caracas and fight for the
presidency.
When he was in sight of the city
an accident happened that would have
ruined the chances Of any other revo-
lutionist. He was thrown from his
horse and broke both his legs. The
government army was facing his
forces. From horse litter he direct
ed the battle, won a great victory, and
subsequently bought over the govern
ment general. Then he marched into
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
fourteen Women and Girls Are
Burned TO Death.
mo help WITHIN THEIR REACH
Sisters Give UP Their Lives in Effort
to Save Children and Help
less Old Women.

Montreal, April 22.-The little vii
lage of st. Genevieve is in mourning
tonight over the loss of IA lives in a
fire which destroyed the convent of St.
Anne there early today. One nun,
nine children, ranging in age from 10
to 10, and four aged women. perished
in the flames. Two nuns were so Sc
verely burned that it is feared they
will die.
In their grief over the catastrophe,
the villagers find some comfort in relat-
ing the heroism displayed by Sister
Marie Adjuteur, who gave up her life,
and Sister Marie Therese and Marie
Robertine, who were perhaps fatally
burned in their efforts to save the lives
of the children and helpless old women
Bucket brigades were hurriedly form
ed by the villagers, but the fire had
gained such headway that it was soon
apparent that there was no chance to
save the building from destruction.
Sister Ragettera, in her efforts tc
save the lives of the children in hel
charge, succumbed to the smoke anC
flames. The pupils who perished were
in portion of the building where the
fire had obtained too much headway
before the alarm was given, to enable
those who responded to effect their res
cue.
An effort was made to get Point
Claire by telephone so that assistanc,
could be had from Montreal. but fo,
some reason no response was received
from Point Claire.
The fire started about midnight il
the old ladies' hospital, and the smok
was SO thick that the children on tn,
floor above were unable to get down.
The convent was called Ste. Anne's 8
and was branch of the convent of tn
Sisters Of Ste. Anne's of Lachine. Th
building was gray stone structure
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28

Caracas, made himself President, and
suppressed a revolution almost before
he could manage to hobble around.
All the ministers slavishly initiate
Castro in everything. He Is not only
President but Lord High Everything
Else In Venezuela. The heads Of all
departments, the members of the Leg
islature, and even the judges are mere
ly his puppets.
Castro is supremely ignorant of the
affairs of other nations. He has never
seen but one battleship in his life up
to the time of the international episode
Of 1902 and he speaks with contempt
Of the power Of Germany, Great Brit
ain and other foreign nations.
Castro is very democratic. He never
surrounds himself with guards or Sc
cret service men, though he has as
many deadly enemies as a Russian
grand duke. But he always carries a
revolver in the top left-hand pocket of
his frock coat. So far as is known.
only one attempt has been made to as
sassinate him. It was when he was
riding through the streets of Caracas,
soon after he became President. The
man's shot missed him, but he put 8
bullet through the mans leg before
any Of his suit realized what was hap
pening. Then he not only magnani-
mously pardoned the fellow, but actu-
ally sent his own doctor to attend to
him.
Castro Is undoubtedly the strongest
man in Venezuela to-day and there Is
no one as yet In sight who is power
full enough to oust him from the presi-
dental chair.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28

RUSSIANS SEEKING TOGO.
Baltic Fleet Joined BY Third Squadron
of Five Battleships,


Paris, April 81. = If the French au-
thorities are to be believed, news of
momentous import may be expected
from the Far East very soon, as, ac-
cording to Foreign Minister Delcasse,
the Russian fleet under the command
of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky sailed
early on Thursday from Kamranh bay.
Its destination is unknown, but it is
believed here that it will now sail to
endeavor to locate the Japanese feet
and give battle.
Naval experts here believe that the
third Pacific squadron of the Russian
navy, which is commanded by Admiral
Nebogatoff, has joined Rojestvensky
and that the latter now has eight first.
class batlteships, three second-class
battleships, three armored cruisers and
number of other vessels of not quite
so good type. He is also believed to
have received large quantities OF am
munition which had been shipped tc
him some time ago, to have filed the
coal bunkers of his ships, and generally
to have placed his command in condi'
tion to give good account of itself.
1t is believed here that Admiral Jon
quieres, who is in command of the
French naval force in the waters O
French Cochin China, agreed to get {
message to the Russian commander to
day, and that the departure of the Rus
slams followed. Such action has beer
expected, as the French authoritiel
consider that the protest of Japar
against Russia's using neutral water
to recoal and refill depleted ammuni
tion magazines was well founded, and
if Russia has been asked to move b,
the French commander in the Far East
a difficult situation has been cleared up
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
CASTRO A REMARKABLE MAN.
Began Revolution with 20 Men and
Fought His Way to Presidency.

Began Revolution with % Men and
Fought His Way to Presidency.
For little South American dictator
Cipriano Castro, President of Venezue-
la, is making a lot of trouble in the
world of international politics. In
many ways, writes William Thorp in
the New York Times, he is remark
able man. He first appeared in Cara
cas-, the capital. several years ago as
a legislator. He was sent to Congress
as deputy from the State of Los An
des, his native place. His fellow mule
teers and cattle smugglers elected
him, and at that time he knew prac-
tically nothing Of life outside Of the
mountain village In which he was
born. Only one memory of his brief
career as legislator is preserved. Day
by day he went to the hall Of Congress
in a tight-ftting pair Of very shiny
patent leather shoes. AS soon as he
was comfortably seated he bent down
and removed them from his cramped
feet. and placed them on the desk In
front Of him. He sat patiently
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Discovery of Peat Baths.

The discovery Of the value Of peat
baths was made accidentally many
years ago. On the coast of France
there lived at one time poor family.
The father of the family eked out q
scanty living by killing aged cattle
and divesting them of their skins. The
ghastly remains he sold to tanners and
refiners.
OF the three children which belong
ed to this couple one was poor crea-
ture, delicate and wretch.d and appar-
emily half-witted. The mother was so
ashamed of this boy that she could
not bear to have the child in her sight.
Consequently he spent most Of his
time half clothed apd badly fed, roll
ing about in the peat bogs which were
behind the cottage Little by little it
was noticed that the child was i'm
proving in health, that his skin was
becoming as fair and soft as a peach.
his eyes bright and his spirits and ac-
tions those of a strong. healthy boy
instead of a half-witted little animal.
The old country physician on one
Of his rounds noticed the improved
condition of the boy and mentioned
the fact and the cause at a medical
conference in Paris. The result was
the use of the peat bath, which leaves
far behind any other kind of hydro
therapic> cure known to this day and
its success Is becoming greater each
ooo~on
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
CHINA AGREES TO PAY UP.
Will Make Good Deficit in Indemnify
Due to Fall in Silver.

New York, April 81. - After two
years discussion, the powers and China
will sign an agreement today, accord
ing to Herald dispatch from Pekin,
regarding the payment of the deficit in
the indemnity due to the fall in the
price of silver, and providing for the
future payment of the indemnity in
gold.
The agreement comprises three para
graphs, and briefly stated sets forth
that China is to pay l5 days after the
signature of the document the sum of
So, 600, 900 and interest at per cent
on this amount from January l. 1905,
which sum is to be accepted in full
payments of all deficits due to the
change from silver to gold.
In the second paragraph China agrees
to sign Immediately fractional gold
bonds, expressing the amounts due to
each country in the coinage of that
country.
By the third paragraph China under
takes in the future to pay the amount
due each year in IL equal monthly in
stallments, credited every six months.
China will be allowed interest at per
cent on the monthly payments made in
advance of these biennial periods.
China will pay also in gold bullion,
gold drafts or telegraphic transfer Of
silver at the average monthly London
rates, each foreign government select
ing the method it prefers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
THEY RESIGN UNDER FIRE.
Accused Examiners Who Gave Pen
sions to Carpet Soldiers.

ACCUSED Examiners VINO 1dSe Fen"
sions to Carpet Soldiers.
Washington, April 2O.-Nine of the
ten pension examiners constituting the
board of review were separated from
the government service today. Com
missioner of Pensions Warner trans
mitted the nine designations to Secre-
tary Hitchcock, with the recommends
tion that they be accepted, and Mr..
Hitchcock took the desired action with
out delay.
The resigned examiners assert that
representations were made to them,
pu1portinsg to come from the commits
sioner, that should they hand in their
designations, the matter would be re-
lieve6 and restorations would be made
at some date in the near future. Mr..
Warner, however, made no such repre-
sentatlon to the secretary OF the inter
ior. The difficulty involving the board
of review was its approval of several
pensions to applicants whose only
claim was enlistment in a Pennsylvania
and New Jersey regiment of volun-
teers for service in the Civil war, but
the services of whom were never
availed of by the government.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Fifty Boys Were Injured.

Indianapolis, April 10 No deaths
have been added to the list of four boys
that lost their lives in the crush of
newsboys in the stairway of the Ma
sonic building last night, eager to OBJ
tain free theater tickets for perform
ance at the theater. The revised list
of the injured shows that no fewer
than so were more or less injured. OF
this number, fully 25 were seriously
crushed and the death list may be in
creased.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
NEUTRALITY IN PHILIPPINES.
Admiral Train is Having All Waters
Well PatrolIed.

Manila, April 19.-Admiral Train,
determined to maintain the neutrality
of the Philippine waters, will immed-
lately dispatch additional vessels to
patrol the Basilan straits, as result
of the reports that both Russian and
Japanese vessels have been sighted
there. Saturday the United States
gunboat Quiros was sent to inspect six
Russian colliers which are reported to
be lying in the gulf of Lingayen. A
gunboat is also scouting for japanese
vessels.
A report has reached here that 16
Japanese cruisers have been sighted of
Sampalok point. The cruisers are said
to be scouting in force for stray scouts,
ships and colliers of the Russian feet.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Broken Neutrality May Involve
Her In War with Japan.
WOULD MEAN AID OF ENGLAND
Russian Fleet Must Either Leave Kam-
ranh Bay or Fight Battle
In the Harbor-

Toxic, April 90. - Japan is contem-
plating declaring war on France and
calling on Great Britain for support.
This action follows the sending of a
formal protest to France against the
use by the Russian Baltic fleet of Kam-
ranh bay as a rendezvous and the
coupling Herewith of statement that
il France refrained from acting japan
will send u fleet of war vessels to attack
the Russians in the shelter of neutral
port.
A conference of elders was held last
night at which the entire situation was
discussed. Immediately afterward the
mikado was notified that the elders be-
lieved that the time had come when
France should be forced to live up to
her declarations of neutrality, and the
note of protest was drafted and for
warded.
1t is felt here that the situation is
extremely grave, and there is no doubt
that if France does not act quickly the
consequences will be far-reaching.
A dispatch from Sasebo states that a
Japanese squadron is getting in readi-
ness there to sail for Kamranh bay and
attack the Russians there, while Ad.
miral Togo continues to hold the pass
age toward the Pacific.
1t is reported that an American and
British squadron is in touch with the
Russians, watching for violations o.
neutrality or the endangering of British
and American shipping. The belle
is growing here that the stay of the
Russian fleet in Kamranh bay was pre-
arranged.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
MORE FIRMS ARE INVOLVED.

Chicago Strike is Spreading and All
Efforts at Cancellation Fail.
Chicago, April 20.-Although influ-
ences are still at work in the hope that
an amicable adjustment of the difficulty
existing between the teamsters and
Montgomery, Ward & Co., can be
reached, the Indications tonight are
that the strike of the teamsters will
spread to other concerns. TODAY 150
drivers employed by the E.. NJ. Forbes
Teaming company were ordered on
strike because the firm insisted on max
ing deliveries to Montgomery, Ward
& Co. President Spear, of the Inter.
national Brotherhood of Transfers, de.
clared tonight that he would order out
all drivers engaged by firms that insist
on delivering supplies to the big store
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Barrett Has Resigned.

Washington, April 20. = John Bar
rett, of Portland, Or, United States
minister to Panama, has saved the
State department the embarrassment of
ordering his recall. He has asked that
he be relieved of his post, SO that he
may retire from the diplomatic corps.
The government has been dissatisfied
with some of Mr.. Barrett's acts, sand it
was decided month ago that he should
be succeeded at Panama by Judge
Charles Magoon, of the Insular bureau,
but it was the intention to assign him
to another post. +
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Great snowstorm in Wyoming.

Denver, April 20. = At midnight it
was announced that all telegraph and
telephone wires leading into Cheyenne
were down as. result of heavy fall of
wet snow. Previous to this, however,
the Postal Telegraph company had one
wire working and information came
that trains were running behind the
schedule. It is impossible to learn
any details, but it is known that the
storm was unusually heavy over South
ern Wyoming.