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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
FLOODS EAST OF ROCKIES.
Warm Weather Causes High Water
but Improves Range.

Denver, April 2s.-The warm wealth
er of the past two days has melted the
snow in the mountains, and all rivers
on the eastern slope of the Rockies are
very high. Some damage is resulting
in places not heretofore reported, and
conditions in Southern Colorado are
still threatening.
Prominent sheepmen from Northern
New Mexico, who arrived at Albu-
querque today, say that reports of
losses to sheepmen as consequence of
the recent storm are greatly exaggel-
ated. Some lambs perished, they say.
but on the whole sheep in the section
referred to were never in better condi-
ton. The benefit to the range brought
by the moisture will greatly exceed any
losses in livestock, they declare.
In Colorado, reports indicate that
the damage to the livestock industry
was considerable.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
RUSSIANS SEIZE HAlNAN ISLE.
Chinese Excited Over Report-Britisi
Navy on the Alert.

Hongkong, April 26. Great excite
ment prevails in Chinese circles over
the report that the Baltic feet has
seized the island of Hainan. The
viceroy of Kwantung has despatched
officials to investigate the matter.
British naval authorities here are
extremely reticent about then inten-
tions, but elaborate naval preparations
are being made for eventualities
Swift cruisers are scouting. The holi.
days of the crews of the men-of-wal
have been stopped. The shipping here
is thrown into confusion, as most YES
sells are afraid to sail while the Rus
SLAMS are still on the seas.
Suspecting that the British steamer
Beachly carried contraband for the
Russians, the crew, which was chiefly
shipped at this port, refused to proceed
in the vessel, although offered 6
months pay as a bonus. The Beachly
although without clearance, attempted
to get out of the harbor Monday nigh
during fog, but was prevented. Tht
British authorities here are exercising
the utmost vigilance to maintain stric
neutrality.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
ONLY ASK EQUAL RATES.
Townsend Replies to Spencer Rela.
tive to Railroad Rebates.

Detroit, Mich, April 29.-Congress-
man Charles E. Townsend, of jackson,
Mich, author of the Townsend Esch
railroad bill, spoke last night before a
meeting of the Michigan Manufactur-
ers' association. Mr.. Townsend took
up the speech delivered by President
Spencer, of the Southern railroad, at
Pittsburg April Z.
"We do not ask wholesale reduction
of rates. said Mr.. Townsend. "We
want the commission to have power to
decide what is just rate when the
rates have been challenged. Secret re-
bates mean the loss of millions by the
railroads. but the railroads are most
arrant towards. Traffic men do not
know the cost of the transportation of
a given article given distance, and
admit they cannot find out. How,
then, do they fix the rates-by putting
on all the traffic will stand.
"We are asking nothing more than,
as President Roosevelt exposed it in
his message, to Keep the highways
open to all on equal terms
President Spencer says he agrees
with the presidents sentiment, and
yet he attacks the bill which seeks to
bring this about. The same arguments
are now used against the original in.
terstate commerce bill, and yet Mr.
Spencer says. the original law is good
one and adequate to deal with all
abnses which may arise"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
STRIKE AN UTTER FAILURE.
Chicago Teamsters Abandon Struggle
and Apply for Work.

Chicago, April 25.-The great strike
against Montgomery Ward & Co. col
lapsed in dismal fashion tonight, when
the teamsters withdrew their sympa-
hetic movement and instructed their
men to seek reinstatement as rapidly as
possible.
The strike originated last October
with the garment workers. They made
no progress, and after many consulta-
tions, the Teamsters' union, the most
powerful labor body in the city, agreed
to call sympathetic strike. This had
been in progress two weeks = fort
night marked by unusual brutality and
violence. Men and horses have been
burned with acid, non-uIion men hor-
ribly beaten and mutilated, there being
regular scale of prices for manning
and disabling non-unionists.. Strang-
ers in the city have been beaten by
mobs and thugs have fourished unmo-
Tested. Today the garment workers in
timated they would call off their strike,
leaving the teamsters to continue the
fight. 1t was a hopeless cause from
the start, and its fiat failure will be a
hard blow to labor unions.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
WILL CUT THE HUNT SHORT
President Decides to Return and At
h. tend to Urgent Business.

Glenwood Springs, Colo, April 2s.-
President Roosevelt will break camp
on May s, week earlier than he in
tended, and will start for Washington
at once. The only stops he will make
are at Denver and Chicago, where dates
for his reception have been advanced to
meet the new arrangement.
Secretary Loeb came from the camp
early today, where he conferred with
the president all of yesterday. He an
nounced upon reaching here that affairs
in Washington made it necessary that
the president curtail his trip.
That there is nothing alarming in the
situation is manifested from the fact
that the hunt will be continued ten
days more, in spite of the condition OF
affairs which resulted in the altered
plans. The Venezuelan situation, it is
believed here, resulted in the order to
start home on May 8.
The party will leave Glenwood
Springs at about O'Clock on May 8,
reaching Denver the same evening.
After the banquet there the party will
spend the night on the train, which
will leave Denver over the Union Paci-
fic at about a. m. on May 9.
There is much speculation here as to
the presidents reasons for advancing
the time of his departure from Colo.
RADIO. Mr.. Loeb announces that there
is no pressing business that requires
the PRESIDENTS attention, but there are
number of things coming up about
the middle of the month in which he il
greatly interested. What these are the
secretary would not say. It was sale
also that there is nothing in the Vene
zuelan or Dominican situations tha
cannot be attended to by Secretary Taft
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
HER GUNS ARE A FAILURE.
British Navy in Very Poor Condition
for Battle,

London, April 2s-The Daily Graph
ic this morning commences a series OF
articles calling in question the dura-
tion of the armament of a modern Brit
ish feet in manner which, if the facts
should be substantiated, is calculated
to cause a great sensation. The writer
alleges that 15 warships unfit for ac-
tion have been discovered, as the 35-
calibre 12-inch guns constituting the
main armament of three vessels are in
capable of firing full charges. The
latest Woolwich pattern 50-calibre six
inch gun has also failed under expert
ment, and the question naturally arises
as to the endurance of the armament
of the whole modern fleet. The article
states facts unfortunately beyond dis
pute, and points out that the present
lis the time for action and not for
blame.
The facts came to light through de-
ve.opments of weakness in new long
guns under experiment and the stimuli
taneous failure of the 12-inch guns in
the Majestic class of battleships and
through the bursting of shells in seven
out of Is British made guns on board
Of Japanese battleships.
The writer points out further that
Great Britain is the only power that
has adopted the manufacture of the
wire guns.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
No omcial Recognition.

The prosecuting attorneys office is a
very busy place, burt it is not nearly
such hive industry as it would be If
all the grievances brought to Mr..
Macintosh were allowed to ripen into
law suits.
rs this the prosecuting attorney 20
1t was high feminine voice late yes
terday afternoon "It is? Well, I
waited to see you about garment"
What kind of a gar1nent?"
"Oh-er-er, ladies' garment
Whats the matter with it?''
why, it doesn't fit. It's two whole
sizes too large. My, l should look like
fright"
.'Is there any way 1 can help your
why, yes. The man wouldn't take
it back. 4 knew you could fix it, This
confidence touched Mr.. Mackintosh.
and drew forth this well considered adj
vice:
well, you see, we haven't any
dressmaker here. Better see a dress
maker."-Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
Violence Rampant Upon Streets
Of Chicago.
TRACTION LINES May SUSPEND
Coal Teamsters Join Strike, Causing
Fuel Famine. and Food Supply
May Be Cut Off.

Chicago, April 29-Violence is ram
pant upon the streets Of Chicago.
Surging through the streets and alleys,
springing from unsupported places,
armed with stones. clubs and revolvers
and the deadly blackjack, are hordes Of
pickets and "sympathizers," cursing,
jeering, hailing every opportunity to
fall upon a nonun :on man and grind
him to the pavement. The heart of the
business district witnessed terrible
struggles all of the day. Guests at the
Palmer house were regaled with fierce
riot at their door, and at all points the
angry conflicts went forward-the first
skirmishes of the teamsters' strike,
which is destined to be the worst labor
struggle in Chicago's history. There
are now 1855 teams idle through the
strike.
Chicago now faces new peril-that
of having to walk. Owing to the strike
= of all coal teamsters, the traction COM
operate power plants. At the utmost,
there is but three days supply of coal,
and then the cars must stop. In addi-
tion, the strike leaders are bending
every effort to spread the strike to all
the smaller concerns. This, if success
full, will shut off the food supplies oi
the residents.
Early today the Federal government
stepped into the strike and issued in
functions against the strikers interfer-
ing with traffic. At about the same
time many soldiers began to appear or
the streets without arms. Orders have
been issued by commanders of regi.
ments of state troops to their men te
hold themselves ready for immediate
call.
The great aim of the strike leaders
now is to embroil the railroad unions
in which event other cities will begi1
to feel the strike. s'Wait until mex
Tuesday," is the ominous warning o.
the labor leaders. $50 far there ha4
been child's play. Next Tuesday ther'
will be business" No one appears t,
know what this means, although ther
is fear that some tremendous sensation
will be sprung.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
Benson Going to Panama.

Houston, Tex, April 20. - E. S.
Benson, formerly of the Oregon Short
Line, now auditor for the Hartman
lines IN Texas, with headquarters here,
has been rendered the position of aud
itor of the Panama railroad by T. P.
Shonts, and has accepted the place.
He has sent IN his resignation and G.
d. Seger, general auditor, is here from
San Francisco. It may terminate in
Mr.. Seger's removing his headquarters
to Houston and abolishing the auditor
ship for the Atlantic system.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
DEAL WITH LOOMS.
Assistant Secretary of States Con-
nection with Proposed Loan.


Columbus, O., April 27.-President
G. F. Mayer, of the First National bank
of Columbus, this afternoon told the
story of the Venezuelan loan features
of the charge against Assistant Secre-
tary of State Loomis. Mr.. Mayer is
president of a syndicate which has for
some time been negotiating with Vene-
zuela for floating the $35, 900, 900 loan,
that French, German, English and
other loans might be taken up.
Mr.. Mayer says negotiations were
made with Mr.. Loomis, when minister
to Venezuela, to act as the representa-
tive of this syndicate, but he said Mr..
Loomis intended to resign as minister
to Venezuela ON accepting employment
with the syndicate. The syndicate
was to receive a profit of 81 900, ZOO
net for floating the loan and was to
have the receipts of the Venezuelan
ports as security for its commission
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
A Roosting Place.

A witty but not altogether respectful
native of the British Isles described an
American mugwump as the sort OF
man who in England would sit on the
hyphen between Campbell -Bannerman.
1t is interesting to learn from the
Schoolmaster that a juvenile British
mind has all unconsciously evolved q
similar use for the hyphen.
A short time ago teacher was tax
ing lesson on the function of the
hyphen. Having written number Of
examples on the blackboard, the first
Of which was ''bird-cage," he asked the
boys to give reason for putting the
hyphen between bird" and. cage
There was short silence. Then q
boy who Is unjustly reckoned among
the ounces said.
TT Ii, for ID to perch on, sir. 's
1
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
Breaks Off Negotiations Regard
ing Exclusion.
ASKS FOR MORE LIBERAL TERMS
Objects to the Restrictions Placed on
Merchants, Travellers and Stu
dents Now Admitted.

Washington, April 27. = Negotia
tions between the United States and
China for treaty restricting the i'm
migration of Chinese to this country
have practically been abandoned. It
has been found impossible by the rep
resentatives of the two governments to
reach common ground of agreement.
The whole subject, therefore, is being
held in allegiance until w. W. Rock
hill, the recently appointed minister OF
the United States to China, shall ar
rive in Pekin. 1t is expected that he
will take up the matter directly with
the Chinese government.
When WI Ting Fang was minister of
China to this capital, he made an ex-
haustive study of the Chinese immigra-
ton question, ascertaining very pre-
cisely, among other things, the Ameri-
can point of view. He maintained con-
sistently the injustice of the restric-
tions thrown by this government
around the immigration of Chinese, but
was unable to accomplish anything in
the way of lowering the barriers dur
ing his sojourn here. In China he is
now in a position to make it difficult,
if not absolutely impossible, to nego-
tiate a treaty unless the convention
shall have incorporated in it certain
provisions for which the Chinese gov.
ernment contends.
China is anxious to obtain in the
proposed treaty liberal definitions O.
the terms merchants travellers, y
and "students," in order to relieve
such classes OF embarrassment on theil
arrival in the United States.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
EARLY TRIAL FOR MITCHELL.
Judge BeIIinger Renders Decision in
Favor of the Government.

Judge BelIinger Renders Decision in
Favor of the Government.
Portland, April 26.-Senator Mitch
ell will be tried upon the indictments
returned gainst him by the Federal
grand jury for completely in the Oregon
land frauds, and that at the earliest
opportunity. The attempt of Judge
Bennett, his attorney, to check the
course of the trials or to quash the in
dictments returned by the jury through
the plea in abatement argued a week
ago, was futile, and yesterday morning
Judge Bellinger, by his decision, gave
sweeping victory to the cause of the
government when he sustained every
objection entered by District Attorney
Heney to the plea.
At every point, as the court took
them up one at time, the cause of the
government was upheld and the pleas
of the defense overruled. Only in one
case was there partial victory for the
defense, and even there the concession,
granted both by the court and the dis
trict attorney, was nullified by the
action of the defense in insisting fol
trial by jury instead of trial before tht
court alone. This was in regard to thu
contention that George Guistin was no
naturalized citizen of the United
States. Judge Bellinger ruled that, al
this allegation, if true, would disqual
ify Guistin as juror, it would be per
mitted that the facts be tried before tn
court by the filing of afidavits ant
counter affidavits by the government
and the defense. Judge Bennett re
fused to try the issue without a jury
thus throwing all the points in the de
cision onto the side of the Unite'
States.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
Working Under Old Plans.

Chicago, April 26.-John F. Wallace,
chief engineer of the Panama canal, has
arrived in Chicago to visit his home for
a week or ten days. The work of
building the canal, he says, is going
forward under definite plans, and with
satisfactory progress. All the work is
being done in accordance with the plan
recommended by the first Isthmian
canal commission, which was headed
by Admiral Walker, and upon which
the Spooner act was based.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
SEND-oFF FOR EMIGRANTS.
ngIishmen Sail for America with the
Salvation Flag al the Masthead.

ngIishmen Sail for America with the
Salvation Flag at the Masthead.
Liverpool, April 27.-English emf
grants to the number of 1,045 sailed
for Canada this evening on board the
Dominion line steamer Vancouver,
with the Salvation Army flag at the
masthead. The emigrants were gath
g. ed by Salvation. Army officers and
many are workmen. All are paying
their own passage, and many are sup
piled with sufficient cash to make a
start in the new world.
Prior to the sailing, the Lord Mayor
of Liverpool, Rider Haggard, who has
just arrived from America, Commander
Booth Tucker and Mrs. Bramwell
Booth addressed the emigrants from
the bridge. The lord mayor regretted
that England was sending her best
Drawn and muscle to work in a new
country, and at the same time opening
the doors for less desirable emigrants
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
Jews Fear Massacre.

Warsaw, April 2S.-A Jewish organ
called the Humid has issued a manifesto
urging members not to participate in
demonstrations on May for fear they
will lead to anti-Semitic disturbances.
The apprehension of the Humid is be-
lieved to be not unfounded, for the
bomb-throwing and other violent acts
by Socialists, of which organization
the majority are Jews, have enraged
the Poles, who declare that such crimes
are abhorrent to the Polish nation.
The Warsaw garrison has been aug
mented by four regiments of infantry.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
Big Fire Among Factories.

New York, April 26.-Five alarms
were sent in for fire on the East Side
tonight, calling out fire apparatus from
the Battery to Twenty-ffth street. The
buildings destroyed were occupied by
furniture dealers and manufacturers o1
cotton underwear, while the ground
floor was coupled by the Van Norden
Trust company, Hebrew loan society
and the Hebrew Charity association
The flames burst through the roof q
hundred feet into the air and made 8
most spectacular fire, but they were
soon quenched. The loss is 5000, 900.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
Fire Devouring Coal Mine.

Trinidad Colo, April 20. - Fire,
the origin of which is unknown, broke
out in the Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany's mine at Picton shortly before
noon today. A number of miners mar
rowly escaped death, several being
overcome by smoke. The fire is still
burning fiercely. General Superin-
tendent T. Kebler left Trinidad this
afternoon for Picton. The mine en-
ploys $50 men and the output of coal is
800 tons daily.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
German Engineer is Named.

Washington, April 27.-The German
government has designated Mr.. Lincan-
"a as the German member of the board
of consulting engineers for the 18TH
mian canal. Mr.. Lincanza is said to
be connected with the German minis
try of public works, and is one of the
leading civil engineers of Germany.
The compensation of these consulting
engineers has not yet been fixed, but it
is Secretary Taft's purpose to make it
very liberal, in view of the high grade
Of expert talent required. It is pro-
posed to increase the membership.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
THE KAISER AS PILOT.

Emperor William in His Favorite Role
as Steersman of the Empire.
Glad in oilskins and steering the
German ship Of state through tenn
pestuous seas, Kaiser Wilhelm figures
In new picture entitled "Our Pilot"
which has become the most popular
likeness Of the Emperor obtainable In
the Fatherland. The picture is the
work Of the Munich painter, Nathan
ael Schmitt, to whom the Kaiser gave
a series of sittings for the special pur-
pose of idealizing him in his favorite
role-that Of the real guider of the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
Opposed to Grabbing.

Marseilles, April 2s.-A mail steam
er, which arrived here from the Far
East brought copy of the Echo de
Chine, which says upon Chinese au-
thority that the American minister at
Pekin recently informed the Chinese
foreign Office of his opposition to any
further foreign occupation Of territory
within the three northern provinces OF
China and that he would invite all the
ministers at Pekin to strongly support
China to this end.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
Russians Cut Gable,

Hong Kong, April 81 1t is an
nounced here that the cable to Hainan
is cut and it is suspected that it is the
work of either Rojestvensky's fleet or
of some secret Russian agency. This
announcement has greatly incensed the
British residents of Hong Kong, who
openly declare that, if continued
breaches OF neutrality are to be per-
mitted on the part of the Russian Bal
tic feet, the time has come for Great
Britain to interfere,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05

before she could be beached had been
reduced to total wreck and hundreds
Of lives were lost through burning and
drowning.
The official police report on the
catastrophe showed the total number
Of persons who perished was 1,0S1; the
dead recovered, 938; the missing, 93;
the injured, 179, and the uninjured,
236.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
THE sLocUM DISASTER.

Monument to Be Erected Over Grave
of Unidentified Dead.
Under the direction of the Organiza-
ton of the General Slocum Survivors
popular subscriptions are now being
received for granite monument,
which is to mark the one grave Id
the Slocum disaster were buried in the
Lutheran cemetery at Middle Village,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05

cial panics t b a t
ever came to the
country happened
during his admins
tration. Van Buren,
reaped the whirl-
wind W b e r e the
financiers Of Jack
som g administra-
ton had sown, the
wind of specula-
ton. The President
became the target
for all kinds Of po-
Iifioa1 aoc11SQfinOs
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
Successor to Father Gopon.

st. Petersburg, April 28.- Father
Gopon has successor in the person OF
a priest named Nicholas, who has been
making great stir among the work
men, addressing them nightly in var
ious parts of the industrial districts.
The influence of his personality is con-
sidered SO dangerous that further meet
ings have been prohibited.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
A Bargain-Hunters' Dav,

New York, April 27. The personal
property which once graced the Euclid
avenue home of Mrs. Cassie L. Chad
wick, at Cleveland, was offered at auc-
tion today, and the first days results
were bottom figures. Today's total
prices were 1884, which included
many valuable effects.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-05
Canal laborers Strike.

Panama, April 29.-All the contract
Jamaicans working at the aqueduct
struck today, alleging insufficient food
aslthe cause. Six policemen who were
summoned by Engineer Barritt to COM
pei the men to work were badly beaten
and Barritt was stoned. Armed police
m en- restored order and prevented a
riot.