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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1904)
County Cfeifc CORVALL GAZE 7$ A Vol. XXI. Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday, February 19, 1904. Xo. IT. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY BY THE The war of the creameries is going on with vigor. The trust in Portland is trying to freeze out The Latest GAZETTE PUBLISHING 'COMPANY. the small creameries through the state. When this Reductions- for 0. A. Dearing, Editor and Business Manager EDITORIAL COMMENT. Marcus A. Hanna is dead, and by his death the country loses one of its grandest public men. As senator from the state of Ohio, and chairman of the Republican National Committee he was a mighty, potent political force, and his loss will be keenly felt. He made McKinley President, and sacrificed his own ambitions to advance the inter ests of Theodore Roosevelt. In his private charac ter he was a man of amiable disposition, of kindly heart, a kind husband and father, and a loyal friend. One of the most noted men of the present generation has pased to his rest. i2 One of the most celebrated cases in the annals of criminal jurisprudence in England is about drawing to a close. Mrs. Maybrick is at liberty after a long imprisonment. Her case has been a remarkable one. Charged with poisoning her hus band she was convicted and sentenced to death, her sentence being subsequently commuted to life im prisonment Ever since her incarceration efforts have been making to secure her release, and at last they have been successful. Doubt as to her inno cence or guilt has always prevailed and the release of Mrs. Maybrick does not solve the mystery. It is one of those cases that admits of no solution, for as long as she maintains her innocence, her guilt cannot be established beyond a doubt. The wo men of America have been her active advocates, and they will rejoice that she has at last gained her freedom. While our dispatches from the seat of war in the Far East have dealt mainly with the doings of the Navy, it is not right that we should forget that Ja pan has an army as well, from which she has a right to expect grand and decisive results. The best estimates concede that the war forting of the Japanese exceeds 500,000 men, and there is no doubt that she can make good her oft-made boast of landing an army of 200,000 men in Corea in three weeks. The distance is short, she has the traasports and the troops, what is there to hinder? There is no Russian navy of any account to inter, fere with the safe transportation of the troops and supplies. The Russian troops already in the coun try probably number as many as Japan will put on the field. The success of either army depends up on their strategy, skill, bravery and equipment. May the best men win. The most prominent factor in an army's might is not so much in the number of men as in the amount of suplies. The army that eats is the army that wins. If Japan destroys the Russian navy, then the Trans-Siberian railway is the key to the situation, and the military staff is afraid the railway will prove wholly unable to carry from Russia the amount of food- and amunition that will be needed during the war. In this we see the sa gacity of the Japanese course in precipitating the hostilities, while the snow and ice of Siberia would prove their most effective allies. The Siberian railway is cut in two by the frozen lake Baikal, which is crossed by a ferry. It is im possible to build a railway over the ice. It will not be open till April, and till then the transporta-; tion of supplies is practicaly stopped, and greatly retarded. So it will be seen that the strategical importance of the Trans-Siberian Railway is great ly overated. No trains are allowed to run faster than twenty miles an hour, and if the Japanese re frain from blowing up the railroad in dozens of places, where the most difficulty will be experienc ed in repairing it, we miss our guess of the effica cy of Japanese strategy. To the tmbiased observer of events in Man churia it looks as if historv was to have a repeti tion of the Dewey victory in Manila Bay. Whea Admiral Toga, the Japanese Dewey, on that mem orable Sunday night, steamed with his fleet in silence and darkness to Port Arthur, they found the Russian fleet driven out of the protected inner harbor, unaware of their peril, and the torpedo flo tilla dashed in and hurled into the hulls of three of the Czar's finest vessels the terribly effective white headed torpedoes, and fifteen million dollars worth of battleships, were retrired from furthur service in this war. The next morning the Japanese na val vessels advanced and opened fire on the navy and the fort, and two more battleships and three cruisers were damaged, all below the water line. On the next day two more of the Russian fleet were totally destroyed, and three transports captured with 2000 troops. On the same day at least nine more Russian steamers and sailing vessels were captured by Admiral Togo's fleet. Four days of war and many Russian vessels are badly damaged and des troyed. Four days of war, and forty million dol lars worth of Russian ships are rendered useless. Four more such d;vs Rt7-?i wU not have a h- ri a. T;k-J i vi:L b- :i;'ev of is done the price of butter will go down out of sight, and the farmers can't help themselves. See ? y " . At the meeting of the new Engine Company on Monday evening some of the most urgent business was transacted, and the meeting adjourned until more committees can report. The Gazette's sug gestion as to districting the city was adopted, though in so doing one trifling error was overlooked. This was in the numbering of the districts. When the fire was m District one the bell was to strike. two. When in District two the bell strikes three. This is like the Farmer's clock: when the hands stood at half past eleven it struck three, then he knew It was twenty minutes to seven. The common sense proposition is to omit number District one, artd make them 2, 3, 4 and 5. Then when the fire is in Dist No. 4 it strikes 4, when in 5 it strikes S; and no mistake is possible. This was so evidently an oversight that the committee was consulted, arid agreed unanimously to correct it at once. District one will be omitted. , The four Districts willtbe numbered 2, 3, 4, and 5, and the taps will corres pond with the number of the districts- j j The inner sanctuaries of oldfashioned Demod racy have been invaded. In the sanctum sanctd- rum of Tammany Hall the Hearst boom sits like Poe's raven, never flitting, and positively refuses to get out into the Night's Plutonian Shore. Will iam Hearst has come to stay, and conservative Democrats must take their medicine like little men. The New York Tribune gives a list of half a do&- en states that are sure for him, and mentions other states where the Hearst boom is "recieved seri ously." Mr. Watterson of the Courier Journal says "that a man wholly untried in political affairs, untrained in office, personally unknown to any I constituency ana in any puoiic arena, suoma ap- j pear as a candidate for President of the United States seems anomalous to the point of absurdity, and it would oe easy enough to dismiss that aspira tion of Mr. Hearst's as of a piece with the fantasr tic ebulitions of the late George Francis Train, or even the unsexed whimsies . of Victoria Woodhull of other days. . But those who makev light' of 'hinf ignore the power' of audacity and enterprise work ing with unlimited means. Mr. Hearst, at least, is in dead earnest" Boston Democrats of promi nence in the party councils intimate plainly that Olney will have to surrender his claim in favor of Mr. Hearst. Albany, New York, Democrats hint at a decided weakening of the position of Judge Parker, while Judge Geo. Gray's own state of Del aware is conceded to Mr. Hearst by even the most ultra champions of conservative Democracy. Tru ly Willie is in it, and the Oregonian's recent state ment that "Hearst gives up" was not founded on fact, but was the surmise of some person interested, where "the wish was father to the thought". Go on, Willie, we admire your gall. RUSSIAN FLEET TO SAIL The Russian fleet sailed toda from Port Arthur under sealed orders. The receipt of this mes-! sage created a profound sensation here, as it is generally conceded the Russian commanders have found that they were in grave" danger from their own defenses, and unablej moreover, to com bat the attacks of the Japanese torpedo-boat destroyers, which, drawing in close to shore, under cover of the night, continued to harass the Russian fleet. RUSSIAN NAVY TO FIGHT OUR BRAINY CONTEMPORARIES. "The Grover Cleveland Gas Company" has been incorporated in New Jersey. The name .is a mistake. It ought to be W. J. Bryan. Post-Intel ligencer. Occasionally the daily news gets into curious juxtaposition. For instance a Texas dispatch in the Daily Guard the other day was headed "Mules for Russia," and next a St Petersburg dispatch "Pravers for Russia". In the natural course of affairs mules and prayers never did go together. Mules and redhot profanity are companion pieces. Eugene Guard. The Indians of the Quinianlt Agency are typical "Holy Rollers". Under the influence of religious excitement they roll from side to side until ex hausted. There is no record, however, that they have broken up their furniture, roasted dogs and cats alive, or performed other sacrificial rites which lately made the Corvallis contingent conspicuous as physical demonstrators of "religion". But then the poor Indian is but recently civilized Oregonian. Dr. A. B. Bevan, one of the leading physicians of Chicago, has startled the Medical Society of that city by declaring that "drug treatment is use less in cases of pneumonia," and adding "the med ical profession, so far as medicines are concerned, can be of no assistance in the fight against the dis ease. The sooner the profession will acknowledge this to the public and set to work to discover some specific to save pneumonia patients the better for all concerned." Several physicians protested, but after discussion it was agreed that no definite reme dy is known for the malady that carries of more lives than any other known disease in the United States. The mortality during the present severe winter has been enormous, esecially in the large Eastern cities, and it is the same every year. Help can be given: but no cure is certain. For that rea- -"M irrt care should be exercised to avoid taking ( t e-i i.:ilaiy. Ashlar! TMitrg. Russia will now try to strike a telling blow at the Japanese with the remnant of her Port Arthur squadron. The objective point is clearly the Elliott Island group, where the Japanese squadron is said to be eatheriner in force. The Russians will attack without delay, as nothing can be gained by waiting longer. VLADIVOSTOK'S FLEET One more report current here is that the Japanese commander- in-chief detached some of his most effective vessels and started them northward to destroy the Siberian fleet from Vladivostok. If this is so, the Russian Admiral has probably decided to take ad vantage of the weakened state of the Japanese squadron and en deavor to strike a blow that will change the balance of naval power in Corean waters. FEARS ABOUT CHINA! The great danger at this time is the attitude of China. If, as is far from impossible, there should be another outbreak of anti-foreign feeling and the powers may again have to intervene, this might lead to comolications of a most serious nature, the outcome of which no man can foresee. Guilty Officer Shot GROCERIES Look our list over, see the reductions and save money while ' it rains. D G Sugar, 100 lbs .$S6S .V 22.1bs A & L Rolled Oats. 1 00 i .f iPAdlopk hrndiPpnhps 5?Kf pans 25 Palo Alto brand Peaches, 25c cans 20 m Extra Standard Corn, two cans 25; " " Tomatoes, two 3-lb. cans . 25 i;j . i, Corned Beef, 20c cans, 3 for ...... 50 Dried Beef, 20c. cans, 3 for . 50 - 3 Cans Fancy Sardines in oil. 25 1 lb. Seeded Raisins in bulk I 2 1-lb. Packages-Seeded Raisins 25 7 Bars Daisy Laundry Soap 25 6 Bars Silk Laundry Soap 2S 4 Packages A & L Soda 25; 2 lbs.. If;. Coffee 25 3 lbs. 20c, Coffee 25 3 lbs. 40c. Coffee 1 00 "Young America" full Cream Cheese 17f Often you see it in our ad ifs so, DISHES. One set decorated Cups and Saucers 50 " " " Dinner Plates 50 " " " Soup Plates 50 " " Breakfast Plates... 40 " " " Pie Plates... 40 Tor tfte montft of Tebruary only; j.t. miller. (Ue want your produce . . ,- 1 PIONEER BAKERY H. 17. HALL A fresh and comp1ete line of candies, nuts and fruits kept constantly on hand. Our breadi is always fresh. We carry a complete line of smokers' necessities Main Street THE LARGEST PAPER INj BENTON COUNTY, AND-THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. W H'l T"T" TfTl L Hi We learn from official sources the news of the dramatic sequel to the Russian disaster at Port Arthur February 9. After the attack of the Japanese, Viceroy AlexieS summoned before him Russian officers whose negligence was the main cause of defeat. After cross-examining them as to their conduct, Admiral Alexieffl was convinced a lieutenant among them was the most culpably guilty. It is alleged he drew his revolver and shot the young officer dead before his comrades. The lieutenant had taken a party of officers ashore on a tor peio boat, whereas he should have been on rnard on'sH tV hn-bor. OORYALLI GAZETTE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.50 PER YEAR, WHEN PAI0 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE, ' i . 1 - -- - - " "- - - ' ; - ; ft