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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-06
WRECKS A TOWN
41nfs i;Efi. 1. ,s,Ktss
OVER ONE HUNDRED PER-
! {. SONS DEAD BY A. lorna.
y u DO AT MERIDIAN, MISS.
Large Stores Demolished and Bury
Employes-Negro Quarter Ru.
ined and Then Burned. -
zg Other News .-,a-

Mobile, Ala, March 3.-Inform-
alton has reached Mobile by tele-
phone that q destructive tornado
visited Meridian, Miss. at $50 last
evening, killing 21 white persons
and over loo altogether, and dam
aging property to the extent of ST..
SOC, 900. There were also scores se.
riously injured by being caught in
wreckage Of houses.
The tornado caught the city on
the southwest and travelled to the
northeast, spending itself in two
suburbs, where many negroes were
killed or injured, a whole tenement
district being wiped out. Two
large wholesale stores, one smaller
one. the principle hotel, the electric
lighting plant and all the smaller
property between the Mobile & O.
hio road depot and the business
part of the city are badly damaged
Twenty-one men were caught in
a restaurant and several were kill
ed.
The negro tenement district in
the north of the city was demolish.
ed and the debris caught fire, threat
ening new danger, but the loca.
department, assisted by hundreds
of citizens, overcame this after 6
hard fight. They were assisted by
the torrential rain following ths
tornado,
The city is In darkness and th'
full extent of the disaster will no.
be known until daylight. The
known path of the storm was abou
600 feet wide and one mile in length
! About $50 p. M. the clouds be
gan to gather. They came hurried
| ly and hovered close and black ov
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-06
WHO WILL GET IT?
A Splendid Prize will go to some Corvallis
Home.
Home.

l have for sale here in Corvallis beau
iful Schumann piano. As ia well known
it is most superior iestrument in every
respect, being one of the old reliable
makes. It has been familiar TO the mu-
sical world for over fifty years. There
is the fine, delicate artistic timbre to the
Schumann tone that places it in the class
Of the very finest makes. It is we'll con-
structed in every particular. and all the
the very best. This Schumann piano,
which I am going to sell, is one remain
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-06

ing of car load by representative of
Eiler's Piano House, at town near here.
have been authorized to close 1t out at
at price. way below what it ordinarily
sells for. 1t is the best value have ever
been able to sell in Corvallis. Is is hand
somely cased in mahogany. It may be
secured by paying thirty-ive dollars and
small monthly payments. The. Eiler's
Piano House full guarantee goes withiit.
- G. TAILLANDIER,o
1919 Ind. phone Is5,
feh27 st.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-06

or the city, It has estimated to be
of four minutes duration. During
this time reign of terror was over
every one. The air was filled with
mis- lilies. ,
The residence portion of the city
was safe from harm. Meridian, q
place of 1900, has always consid-
ed.itself tornado.proof. Mount Bar
ton and the Sand Mountain hills
were accepted as a sentinel against
such a disaster. The Sowashe VAL
ley was crossed by the storm: and
this was unexpected. -
In northerly direction the wind
wound its way, tearing a path
through negro settlement. Little
Is, known of the loss of life there.
; The electric power station was
visited and, while the chimney es-
capped the fury of the wind, yet 9TH
or parts of the plant are SO demol-
ished that it may be ten days before
it is possible to re. establish it's light
ing facilities.
North of the power house the
storm overturned few box cars
and crossed the tracks of the Ala.
bana & Vicksburg railroad. There
is cluster Of depots in this vicini-
ty, and two operators in them were
injured. The buildings were dam
aged but no lives lost. - = ri
/ The Tom Lyle Grocery company
was crushed to heap of splintered
lumber, and fire followed its fall.
The iRoebuck Lumber company
one of the largest in Eastern Mis-
sissippi, had its yard swept away.
William Ethridge, young MAJ q
was carried loo yards through the
air and set down well balanced or
his feet unhurt. aN - -
!: Nearly every house on From
street is reported to have been de
molished. The Armour Packing
company plant is the only building
left standing, and the roof of tia
Ills gone.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-06

New York, March a. The
Armstrong committees insurance
bills, which seem pretty certain of
being enacted into laws, are Great.
ing the graveet concern in Wall
street. !
Not only will insurance business
be revolutionized, but a number of
big fnanciers will find themselves
deprived of support upon which
they have depended for years.
1t is estimated in the financial
district that the "Big Three" alone
have holdings of 100000, 900 in
stocks and bonds which come under
the ban. About $125, ,ooo,oco are
in stocks and the remainder in
bonds. The "B:g Three" are the
Equitable Life Assurance Society,
the New York Life and the Mutual
Life.
The stocks alluded to above.
while the property of the compan-
les, were practically controlled by
big 6nanciers, who had the proxies.
Up to the time of the shake.up, E..
II. Hartman and Kuhn, Loeb &
Co. were the dictators of the Equit-
able stock; J. P. Morgan, through
his partner, George W. Perkins,
controlled the New York Life, while
Continued on page 4.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-06
Royal
Baking } q K j n Powder.
Absolutely
Pure
Made from Pure Grape Cream of Tartar

Made from cPure Grape Cream OF Tartar
In baking powder Royal is the standard, the
powder of highest reputation; found by the
United States Government tests of greatest
strength and purity.
It renders the food more healthful and palat-
able and is most economical in practical use.
-l.:- Housekeepers are sometimes importuned to
buy alum powders because they are ."cheap."
Yet some of the cheapest made powders sold
to consumers at the highest price.
Housekeepers should stop and think. Is it
not better to buy the Royal and take no chances
the powder whose goodness and honesty are never
questioned
Is it economy to spoil your digestion by an
alum-phosphate other adultered powder to
save few penniesi
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW YORK
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-06

Boise, Ida, March 1.-Harry Or
chard, the alleged assassin of for
mer Governor Frank Steunenberg,
whose confession implicated Presi :
dent Moyer, Secretary Haywood,
Executive Committeeman P Pettibone
and other prominent members of
the Western Federation of Miners,
was taken from the penitentiary to-
day to appear before the grand ju'
ry at Caldwell.
Boise, Idaho, March 2.-Harry
Orchard, the confessed assassin Of
Ex-Governor Steunenberg, resumed
his - testimony before the
grand jury at Caldwell this morn
ling. His testimo ony occupied the
entire morning session.
According TO the testimony o
Detectives MCFARLAND before the
grand jury Messrs. Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone experimental
with bombs on the prairie foul
miles north of Denver and had {
regular dynamiting school there
Orchard knew about this.
Mcfarland also gave testimony
corroborating Orchards confession
, in regard to the murders of Super
intendent Martin Gleason at th'
Cripple Creek mine, Of Superintend
ert Arthur Collins of the Tellurid
mine and Superintendent Barney o
/ Telluride, who has beeen missing
since 1o02.
Mcfarland classed Haywood Al
the engineer of the murders, Moy
er as the dupe, and Pettibone a
Sin it for the money"
It leaked out this morning tina
!, Orchard had two trunks here, on
of which was checked at the depot
Storage was paid on 1t, Orchar'
visiting 1t daily. After his arres
the trunk was turned over to de
tective, who found mysterious pa
pers. from which was worked ou
the cypher key to what is claime'
} to be startling disclosures.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-06

Spraying and Whitewashing
Done in first class manner.
Montgomery & Tedrow
Phone 374. 2-2o-1m
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-06

Rape seed for sale at Kline's; ?
cents per pound.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-27
WOODS FIREs-WHO STARTS THEMY

In an editorial in the De Soto County News, en-
titled "Stop the Woods Fires" the writer says that
these fires are generally set out by thoughtless peo-
pie who have nothing themselves and do not care to
see others have anything just to the blaze" We
take issue with the writer this point 1t may be
that once in while thoughtess campers here in
Florida, as is common in the far West, cause extern
sive fires by their carelessness; hut. in De Soto
County at least, as know from personal observa-
ton, the woods set fire by parties intention
ally to burn off the old grass the may spring
up for their range cattle to feed on Year after
year. for the last ten twelve years this has been
done, in spite of the peril involved to settlers in
sparsey populated districts in the eastern and north
ern part of DE Soto County. In defiance of law, of
course, but done in such way that no man can say
he the match struck and applied to the dry grass
of early winter These people live settled COM
munties perhaps twenty-five to fifty miles away
from the section in which they drive their cattle to
forage lands they have no ownership in.
A recent instance in proof of statement is
given. Early in January two horsemen with drove
of cattle passed through of the townships of De
Soto County bordering on Polk Their passing
observed by two three persons. Riding through
little settlement where there groves, pineries
Continued on Fifteenth Page
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-27
Helpful Hints for Her LadyShip
ELeanOre du

During the stay of Mrs. Sarah Tyson Rorer in
this city recently she spoke of many things of vital
interest to us women that / regret l did not have
u stenographer with me to take n number of notes
that l might give the many women of the State
of Florida interested in their household duties the
benefit of what Mrs. Rorer told us.
II would have been well If we could all have been
there and heard the eminent visitor lecture.
What l like about Mrs. Rorer is that she does not
mince matters THAT is when she chopping some kind
of food) but that she goes directly at things When
she speaks you in the full realization that she
knows just what she is talking about, and that you
are getting the full benefit of years of unceasng
perience,
II was amusing to me to hear the many ridiculous
questions which propounded to Mrs. Rorer,
seemingly the most absurd things imaginable being
asked of her. According to its merits, as absurdity,
came the answer, which doubt made many ques-
toner "very, very angry" with Mrs. Rorer. There
need not have been any such sentiment felt there
was no harsh feeling on her part, and the answer
was Just the proper to give, has been long ago
discovered by the speaker in her hundreds of lectures
given in various parts of the country.
Among the things of Importance which Mrs.
Rorer brought out was her statement that she be-
ieyed that the best results of her work to be
extensively, and where she has given many lectures
she has found on her every return that the condition
,rce of Measure and satisfaction, and all that to
2 verv marked and most encouraging degree.
This brings me to the consideration of the fact
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-27

results in number of Wisconsin towns stock
company is formed of those who desire to use the SER
vice. The shares sell for uniform price of $50, the
average cost for installing each telephone in a good
exchange; but no stock is sold to any one except
those who rent "phone" and only share is
allotted for each receiver in use.
The charges are regulated that the stockhold
ers receive dividend of per cent month. This is
applied to the reduction of the regular rental. In
one of the Wisconsin towns, for instance the rent for
a phone in business office is 1925 month and in
a residence 81 month The dividends average IS
cents month, that the actual cost to the "con
sumer is only $3.50 for phone in an Office and rs
cents for one in the home. This is less than half
the usual cost.
Many farmers wife, tied to her work and cut
OH from social opportunities, would gladly pay Is
cents month merely for the luxury of hearing a
neighbours voice at will and the farmer himself if he
Is alert finds constant advantage in closer connec.
tOn with his markets
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-27
By ELeanOre du Bots

that Florida should have similar experience.
gather this generally from the spirit of the few meet
ings which recently held here. This, of course
no reflection on the household of Her Ladyship in
Florida hut a nlea for the betterment of what ,ya
have and an advancement along these lines
It comes to me that it would be a splendid prop
osition to have the womens clubs in the various
larger cities of the State consider the matter and get
together on the proposition of having Mrs. Sarah
Tyson Rorer to Florida to give series of lee
lures in these various larger centers and thus make
her splendid demonstration accessible to all.
1t would take quite sum to do this, Mrs.
Rorer does not travel and give lectures under GER
tain seemingly high price, but yet very fair one for
what she gives in return If cannot get this plan
ready for this winter season, let us work at it in
time for next winter season.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-27
Agriculture --- Florida'S Opportunity
Conducted by w. e. Pab0r

Two hundred dollars for largest yield of any one
of these four varieties from one bushel OF seed
planted, in three prizes of 800, $50, $40.
Two hundred dollars from three pounds OF any
variety, in three prizes similar to the preceding
One hundred dollars from one pound of seed, in
three prizes of $50, $780, $780,
Other particulars are given which any reader of
THE SUN can probably secure by dropping line to
the company, whose address we give above. The
Mortgage Litter seed is of very late introduction,
first sold in 1902 and is said to make the best and
heaviest yielding big boil main crop known to cotton
growers. Under good cultivation two bales per acre
have been produced in Texas. The seed is Georgia
grown, and should therefore be specially suited to
the border counties of Florida.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-27
A BOON TO FARMERS WIVES.

The loneliness of farm life, which has been con.
siderably reduced by rural mail delivery, has been
still further lessened in number of Western com.
munities by the introduction of the telephone.
The chief obstacle to the wider use of this great
modern convenience has been the high rates charged
by the regular companies. Several plans to obviate
this difficulty have been tried. The simplest is the
actual building of line and the installation of a
small circuit by those who wish to Use it.
Groups of Western farmers have themselves cut
and set the poles and strung the wires for their own
line and after buying receivers insulatOrs batteries
and other material have divided the cost and shared
the expense of maintenance.
Lately another plan has been tried with excellent
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-27

Three counties in Western FlOrida-thOse of
Jackson, Jefferson and Leon-have over 100000
acres annually in upland cotton.
Six other countes-those of Suwannee, Hamilton,
Madison, Columbia, Bradford and Aachua-devOte
100000 acres to sea island cotton.
Farmers in these sections should see to it that
the greater part of the $500 cash offered by Hast
ings Co. of Atlanta, Ga. to them next fall.
This company located at Interachen, Fla, ex-
plots four special varieties of cotton, towit: Mort
gage Litter, Pride of Georgia, Hastings Sure Crop
and Rossers No. ], and make these offers:
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-27
HOW TO SELECT GUESTS.

In entertaining small companies do not make the
mistake OF inviting the same people to meet each
other too often.
you have party of six musical people it will
be enjoyable for them to sing plav or talk music to
one another once or twice. But remember that many
people who can neither sing nor play any instrument
ENJOY music passionately.
invite THESE nonmusicans to meet one or two of
those who make music.
Continued on Fifteenth Page)
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-27

doubt caused extra anxiety in each maternal heart
that had expectations" in the baby line. But OBJ
that the Post does not plan to keep it up dur
ing the present year of grace. My old acquaintance,
Editor Tamman, is always sproutny something new
on the public to advance the circulation of his uptO
date evening Journal.
The Weather Bureau report, when completed and
published by Observer Mitchell will show that last
month singular one, even for Florida. The
rainfall was far above the normal, anu the temper
allure kept pace with the moisture Over on the east
coast fifteen inches in the lake region fourteen and
about the same on the west coast almost tempts me
to change one word in the lines
"IntO each life some rain must fall
Some days be dark and dreary"
Into each day some rain must fall,
Each day be dark and dreary.
Thus far the predictions of old settlers that a
rainy winter is always a warm and frostess one,
seems likely to be verified. Still we not yet out
of the woods, so will not whistle.
A Wyoming dispatch says: 'Hens in this Sec
ton a strike and eggs, when they can be had
at ALL are worth Is cents Dozen" The same paper
says hen fruit is plentiful in kentucky that on
each Sunday the people gather it and donate the lot
to the missionary cause instead of giving money to
send to unenlightened ~ Japanese brethren. A
cheap way to gain name for Christian liberaty.
Had eggs been worth rs cents per dozen in old Kahn
tuck would the thrifty church members have done
what they did?
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-27
PRELUDE.

PRELUDE.
God the first garden made and the first city
Cain-Crowley.
Now Morn, her rosy steps in the eastern cline
advancing, sows the earth with orient pearlMlton.
For whereso'er turn my ravished eyes
Gay, gilded scenes and shining prospects rise;
Poetic fields encompass me around,
And still seem to tread on classic ground.
Addison
But who paint like Nature? Can magma
ton boast amid its gay creation, hues like hersY-
-Thomson's Seasons
Ever charming, ever new,
When will the landscape tire the viewH
John Dyer
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-27

resident of Miami, travelling in Southern Cali
fornia, writes to his home paper, the Metropolis,
that he found during the month OF December no
place nice and warm as Miami. "There are
heavy frosts at Riverside City, Redands City, Col
ton City, San Bardeno City and San Diego every
morning. At Los Angeles It is worse. There they
have heavy fogs in daytime and cold at night" All
this in the heart of the orange sections of Southern
California
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-27

recent magazine says can easy and success
full way to ship geranums and other plants is 10
insert an oat or grain of rye in the bottom of the
slip, then place the earth in flower pot" ETC. 1t illus
trates the slip and oat and gives the title as a
new use for grain. NewS Old as of our sand
hills; ! can remember an aunt of mine doing this
trick half century ago, and she learned it from her
grandmother. There is nothing new under the sun,
or the moon, or the stars, for that matter.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-27

The "Twins" crop in Colorado during 1905, slim
ulated by effort of the Denver Post to pay $40 to
every mother in the State who gave firth during the
year to twins resulted in harvesting crop of one
hundred and ten, and the resultant SIZZLING out of
that number of ten'dollar gold pieces TO feature
newspaper in such manner was quite novel, and no
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-27

Continued on Fifteenth Page
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SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF CO.
lumbia holding Probate Court.-No. 1925, Ad-
minstra tion.-This is to give notices That the sub
scriber of the District of Columbia has obtained
from the Probate Court Of the District of Columbia
letters of administration the estate Of Walter r.
Wardell, late Of the District of Columbia deceased
All persons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same. with the vouch-
ers thereof legally authenticated, to the subscriber
on or before the 2Sth day of July AID. 1907; other
wise they may by law be excluded from all benefit
of said estate. Given under my hand this lat day
of August, 1905. WILLIAM STONE ALERT. 4O8
9Th st, NV. (Seal) Attest: JAMES TANNER,
Register of Wills for the District Of Columbia.
Clerk Of the Probate Court WILLIAM STONE
ALERT, Attorney. au2-1aw-3t
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.
lines. It, &C., st, 81 TO- wk., Szb2 1 mo-. ST.

POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.
lines. It. coo. 81. 20. wk. s262. mo-. $40.
WASHINGTON 4 POTOMAC STEAMBOAT w.
Randau Hne.l
STEAMERS FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.
Str. Harry Randall Monday and Wednesday az
to Wicomico river and Nomini creek landings;
Lower Nachodoc creek Wednesday only. Returning
Friday mornings and Sunday afternoons.
Steamer Wakefield, Sunday. Tuesday and Thurs.
DAY at a.h.. for river landings. including Port
Tobacco creek; Made. creek and the Wie :s,a
ton Monday, wednesday and Friday afternoons.
Steamer for Glymont and intermediate landings
q p.w. my21-n
William ]. Bryan and his party spent
yesterday sightseeing at Rome. Mr.. Bryan
did not see the pope. having had an au-
dience with him at the time of his former
visit to Rome. The American party left
Rome for Lugano last night.
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APARTMENTS TO LET.
THE BEDFORD,
1888 v ST.
~" STONE 4 FAIRr.x

Charming apartments of large rooms ana
bath: high elevation; near the cars; price, $40
1y29-30t.7 r. e. BRADLEY. 1418 ST.
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EASTERN COLLEGE, FOR YOUNG MEN AND
young Women. Strong faculty of American and
European specialists. Accredited college Univer.
sity of Va College, elective, teachers. prepara-
tory, business, music art. drawing elocution. DE.
grees Near Wash. DC. No hazing. Students from
% states. Expenses for year. $50. Special rates
to yirginians ]. g. GRUvER, A. NJ. Pres.
Front Royal, Va. jy3-tu, tn, s.26t,S
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Fur SALE-ONLY 5000
Near 2Ist and H.
Very neat, attractive house: brick; room
and bath: lot 17x1O0: quick seller.
STONE & FAIRFAX,
1872 New York ave-, adjoining corner Of 14th.
aus;-.t
FOR SALE
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GET A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE TO YOUR SUB.
urban o. farm purchase in Maryland from the
bldg, 18th and G, and your title win be secure
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OUT OF WASHINGTON.

Randolph Macon Academy F Ti9aln ko'ai
Valley Of Virginia, northern end 500 900 in gifts
duces cost to $3.50 year. Scholarships offered
students BY college and university 18th session opens
Sept is. l9O6. CHARLES L. MELTON, AN. Prin
jy30- Set eSu-7
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WOOD FOR SALE.

WOODi WOODl WOOD
Way pay $500 and 1000 cord for wood whea
six months on filtration plant, for $500 cord,
sawed. split and delivered.
MURRAY q LIE BARNES,
Phone Main 51S6. 1tf6 y st. NV.
aUtoOt
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WALL PAPER.

GREAT REDUCTION IN WALL PAPER-ioC. TO
1bc. grade for Sc. to &c. Per piece; 25c. to Soc.
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