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Vml. XV.No 30. a? CORVAIXIS, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 10, 1902. B. F. IRVINB Editor Prso W. T. ROWLEY M. I). Homeopathic Physician, Surgeon and oculist Office Rooms 1 2 Bank Bid g. Residence on 3rd Et between Jackson & Monroe, Corvallis, Or. Resident Phone 311 OQce Hours 10 to 12 a m. 2 to 1 and 7 to 7:30 p m DR W. H. HOLT Osteopathic Physicians Office on South Main St. Consul ' tstion and examinations free. Office hours: 8:3o to 11:45 a. m 1 to 5:45 p. m. Phone 235. li. g.:altman, m. d Homeopathist Office cor 3rd sod Monroe sts. Resi dence cor 3rd and Harrison sts Hours 10 to 12 A. M. 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Sundays 9 to 10 A, M, Phone residence 315. H. S. Pernot Physician and Surgeon Office over Post Office. Residence, Cor. Sth & Jefferson Sts. Honrs io to 12 a. m to 4 p. m. Orders may be left at Gra- am & W orthatn's Drug store. B. A. GATHEY, M. D. Physician Surgeon. Office: Room 14, Bank Building. Office Honrs J . 10 to 12 a. m. A ' 2 to 4 p. m. G. R. FARRA, PHYSICIAN, SURGEON & OBSTETICIAN Residence In front ot court house facing 3rd et. Office hours 8 to 9 a. m. 1 to 2 and 7 to 8. C0BVALLI3 OREGON C. H. NEWTH, Physician and Surgeon PHILOMATH OREGON J. P. Huffman Architect Office in Zierolt Building. Hours Crom 8 to 5. Corvallis Orego n Abstract of Title Conveyancing SosepbR lUHson Attbrney-At-Law Practice in all the courts. Notary Public Office in Burnett Brick. E. Holgate ATTORNEY AT LAW ' JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Stenography and typewriting done. Office in Burnett.bricklCorvallis, Oreg Notary Public, E. E. WILSON, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office in Zleriolf's building. E. R, Bryson, Attorney-At-Law. -POSTOFFICE BUILDING rcedal Award to LWJfiUKPBR KENTUCKY Co3 mciTals svcra and Vibrios Fair 1 saKL.- 1 - "i XL ft URMiU THE DANGER OF PELEE HALF A MILLION LIVES THREATENED. VRE Terrible Tidal Waves Sure to Fol low Explosion It Would Sub merge Adjacent Islands French Official's Call to Remove the . people. Chicago, Sept. 5. "I am serious ly alarmed at the news of the re newed activitv of the Martinique and St. Vincent volcanoes," says Louis H. Ayme, United States Consul at Guadeloupe, who is in Chicago on - sick leave. "Should Mount Pelee blow its head off. the loss of life would be appalling. With Pelee as a center, a chain of islands extends northwestward, em bracing a population of some 50,- 000. Almost without exception, the cities and villages are situated along the coasts, and but slightly elevated above the sea. A tidal wave 4o feet high would probably destroy 5oo,ooo lives before it dash ed against the shoies of Porto Rico with its l,ooo,ooo inhabitants. The people of these islands are in a hard situation. Their communi cation with the outer world depends chiefly on a single line of steamers, which call at intervals of from lo days to three weeks at some of the islands, when freight offers. The whole fleet of this line could not carry three thousand persons." Castries, Island of St. Lucia, B. W. I , Sept. 5. -The report brought by the Royal Mail steamer Yaro, which arrived here yesterday, of the loss of 2,000 liveethrough the recent outbreak of Mount Pelee, referred to the deaths since August 30, and not to the loss of life resulting from the reported outbreak of Wednes day, September 3. The eruDtion of Mount Pelee was not remarka ble, but there was a terrific eXDlo- sion from the Souffriere on that date. The captain of the steamer of Sa vana confirms the report cabled to the Associated Press last night that she ran into dense clouds of dust when 2o miles south of Si. Vincent at 2 o'clock in the morning of Wed nesday, and adds that absolute darkness prevailed soon afterwards. and that be changed his couree to due west, in order to avoid the ash es, which were tailing thicK. lhe first officer could not see the cap tain two feet away, and only knew him by hie voice. They did not see the sun until about 10 A. M. of the same day. The steamer Yaro further reports that several more valuable planta tions were destroyed at the time of the recent outbreak, in addition to townships referred to in previous dispatches, and adds, that the de jection of the population is general. New Yrk, Sept. 5. It is gener ally believed that the Inland of Martinique is doomed to total de struction, and the fear is that when the catastrophe comes Guadeloupe will be visited by an all destructive tidal wave, cables the Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe correspondent of the Herald. Business is absolutely at a standstill. Few shops are open and if it were not for the efforts of a small number of more valiant souls, hundreds would starve to death here because of their fear of a more terrible death. Details that have been received during the last two days prove that the eruption of Mount Pelee August 30 was far more violent than any of the earlier explosions. As the eruptions con tinue, the Mouth of Mount Pelee grows in size. It is now of enormous-proportions. Morne Lacroix, one of the peaks that reared sky ward from the south side of Pelee, has fallen bodily into the crater and has been completely swallow-1 ed. There seems to be a side pres sure in the crater and the burning chasm widens perceptibly every day. "" ' ' , Clouds no more hang about the crest of Mount Pelee. The terrific heat Beems to drive everything a way, The column of flame and smoke rear directly into the heav ens, so that its top is lost to sight. In the darkness of the night it has the appearance 01 a stream of mol ten iron, standing fixed between heaven and earth. From Morne Capote the relief troops were pelled to make a quick retreat, al though they succeeded in taken out a few wounded. The entire coun try, nearly to Fort de France, is buried under deep cover of ashes. This has made it almost impossible to find the bodies of those who have perished while fleeing to the : sea coast. Constantino Carra, one of the few who succeeding in escaping from Morne Rouge, after the explosion, found refuge on the steamer Esk. She was with 12 others in the house when Pelee gave its first warning of the disaster which it was about to pour upon the village. She said that the first explosion destroyed many houses. She was. hurled with great force against the wall of the room in wfcch she was sitting. On recovering from this shock, she ran outside and there saw three separate tongues of nre sweeping down from the mouth of the volcano. The earth shook with so great violence that fhs could not retain her feet. S"he was blinded by the glare of the flames. The heat was so terrific that her flesh was blistered. She awaited the death which seemed to be inevitable. Fortunately the fire swept a little to one side of her and she was saved. At Grand Anz the tide swept 300 jfeet in shore, destroying many hous les and drowning scores of inhabi tants. Even at-Fort de France the most stout of heart have lost courage. Colonel LeCoeur has reported to his government that it bis opinion the entire island of Martinique will have to be abandoned. He asks for assistance in transporting the inhabitants to the other islands of the West Indian group. Hepprrer, Or., Sept. 5. Eel Day, a prominent sheepman of Morrow cpuuty, came to this city from his Grant county ranch today and re ported that 25 masked men, sup posed to be mineis, shot into his band of sheep in the . Greer horn mountains, and killed and wound ed at least 4oo.- The .trouble occurr ed Monday, 10 miles from" Susan ville. On Monday morning at 8 o'clock Mr. Day arrived at his sheep camp, where be went for the purpose of getting his sheep started out of the mountains. He had hardly arrived when qne of his sheep-herders, who was out on the hill with the sheep came running into camp with the news that 25 masked men with guns were after the sheep. Just then Shooting commenced, which lasted for several minutes. Mr. Day '8 loss is about $12oo. Mr. Day remained at the camp that day and then set out for this place to notify the officers. The sheepmen of this country are very mnch worked up over the affair. The miners have what they call a miners' reserve. They will blaze a piece of ground near where they are working for their horses to run. on, and expect the sheepmen to keep off. The miners have about half ot the mountains blazed now and as it is government range, the sheepmen run their sheep on it. Mr. Day had his sheep on a place of this kind, and it is supposed this is the cause of the shootin?. Meriden, Conn., Aug. 30. Chas. C. Pickhardt, a wealthy merchant of this city, is entertaining Ray mond Diehle, an officer of a United States transport ship whose home is in San Francisco. A pretty romance prompted the visit. In 1898 Miss Rosa Pickhardt sent some magazines and books to the soldiers in the Philippines. In one of these she placed an informal note, wishing the boys all manner of luck. She signed ber full name. Diehle discovered the letter and im mediately answered it. A correspondence sprang up be tween the young people and letters have been received almost every week for the past four; years. An invitation was finally extended to the soldier to visit the Pickhardts, and he has just arrived here. The meeting is said to have proved a case of love at first sight, and Miss Pickhardt's friends are now in a flurry awaiting the outcome. Dr. Price's Cream Baking- Powdet Awarded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair. San Francisco, . "Having distressing pains in head, back and stomach, and being without appetite, I began to use Dr. King's New Life Pills," writes W. P. Whitehead, of Kennedale, Tex., "and soon felt like a new man." Infallible in stamach and liver troubles. Only 25c at Graham " & com-iWortham's drug store. BODY OF BARTHOLIN FOUND IN A FIELD IN IOWA WAS COMPLETELY IDENTIFIED. Found Written Confession on His Person Said Other JJen Un der Arrest Are Innocent Officers Decline' to ' Drop Persecution Other News. Riceville, la., Sept. 7. The body buried here yesterday morning, aud believed to be that of William .Bar tholin, waB exhumed th'13 afternoon and positively identified as that of the Chicago double murderer. 1 he identification was made by William Mitchell, a brother of Minnie Mitchell, one of Bartholin's victims. Detective Andrew Rohan of Chicago, who arrived here this morning from Chicago, and D. A. J. Coey, a Chicago dentist, who had worked on the murderer's teeth Dr. Coey cut out the lower jaw of the dead man, which contained the two gold crowned teeth that have figured so largely in the description of Bartholin sent broadcast by the police. The jaw wastakeu to Chi cago tonight by the detectives. Bartholin's body was found last Friday afternoon, about six miles from Riceville, as told in the Asso ciated Press dispatches last night. Inquiry here developed that Bar tholin came to Riceville Aug. 6, be fore the bodies of Mrs. Bartholin and Miss Mitchell were discovered. Thomas Phee, a contractor, doing some work here for the Great Wes tern road, advertised for laborers in Chicago on August. 5, offering free transportation to the place of work. Among those who responded was Bartholin, who hired under the name of George Edwards. He worked with the construction gang for but half a day. After that he worked 4-attwesojj3g jnachine and in tne barveet fields until- last Monday morning when he was last seen leaving Riceville in the direc tion of the place where his body was found. The text of the confession left by Bartholin as made public by Coro ner Carpenter follows: "To whom it may concern I wan't to state I am the Bartholin the police are looking for. Also I wish to certify I had no assistance of any kind or from any one. Claf fey, Thompson and Counselman are all as innocent as an unborn child and should be freed at once. I cannot go intf details in regard to the crimes. They were not plan ned. It was all Minnie and I could do. My mind is wandering. Such a drop in life is a short time? Two months ago traveling in the best of company; today living the life of a! hobo; a murderer. '! "I intended to go into detail and tell all but I cannot get my mind centered. Even kmy handwriting is disgraceful. - : "But above all things I ask to clear everybody from suspicion. Tbera is no second party; I am the last. "W. J. BARTHOLIN," It is apparent that Bartholia and Miss Mitchell shared in some trou ble to which the suicide referred. Several notes to Bartholin, signed "M. M." and identified by William- Mitchell as the handwriting of his sister,-were turned over tonight to the brother, who seemed eager to prevent their publication. One is a specimen of the rest. It is ad dressed to "Dear Will," and informs the recipient that the girl could not meet him that night. Two of the missives are signed "Your Darling Sweetheart, Minnie." All are dat ed in Chicagojduring April. It developed today that Bartholin badjbeen in correspondence with an unknown woman in Chicago who had endeavored to aid him finan cially after his arrival here. One of these letters Bartholin accident ally dropped from his pocket and Charles Hoeft, a farmer for whom Bartholin was workin, . read a fc.w lines of it. Bartholin, however, took the letter from him after he had reau" the first few Isnes. Hoeft states that the letter was addressed to "George Edwards," the name by which Bartholin was known' bere, but that the letter began, "My Dearest Will," as he remembers it, the letter read: "Sy Dearest Will Laylow and get along the best you can " Then came a reference to some money matters not yet settled in Chicago for which the receiver of the latter had evidently been look ing. Continuing it'read: "Keep a stiffff upper lip and I'll be able to help you as soon " Hoeft had read no more, for Bar tholin appeared and seized the let ter. This wes about August 25 and the following day Bartholin left the farm. Chicago, Sept. 7. Chief of Po lice O'Neil says there is no doubt as to the identification of the body found in a field in Iowa as that of William Bartholin." Dr. Coey, the dentist who dlled Bartholin's teeth, was taken to Iowa last night with Detective Rohan and has fully identified his work on the teeth, ana several letters irom Kjmnie aaitchell were found in the pocket . ter company bid against the Port of the suicide, according to a dis-' land people for a franchise. In its paten loaay received trom Konan. lne cnarges preferred by the po lice against Claffey, Thompson and Counselman will be heard by the next grand jury, which will be con vened one week from Tuesday. Said an attache of the state attor ney's office tonight: "The confes sion of the suicide is not a ukase' guaranteed to free everybody. The fact that the murderer killed three people, including himself, will add no great weight to this piece of written testimony left behind. There may be other strong evidence involving these three men. This evidence must be heard, wherefore the accused must remaiu in jail in default of bail, unless released on habeas copus, and I hardly believe that is possibler. Chicago, Sept. 6. The body of a man thought to be William Bar tholin, accused of the murder of his mother and sweetheart in Chicago a month ago, was found in a field near Lowther, la., 290 miles from Chicago. He had been shot in the head, and a pistol lay near by. In the man's pocket was a letter confessing to the murder of "two women" 10 Chicago, and one signed "Minnie Mitchell," the name of Bartholin's murdered fiancee. -The body was remoyed to Rice ville, where it was recognized -as that of a man who had been in the vicinity for some time. A number of persons who bad talked with him recalled that he had given the came of "William." To others he eaid he was William Boscoe. At the hotel he had registered as "William Edwards." He disappeared a week ago today, and it is presumed that it was then that he took his life in despair of eluding the police and in terror of being captured. The town authorities at once not ed the resemblance the body bore to the description of the Chicago fugitive. It was then that a more careful examination was made and the note confessing the murders was found. The town authorities buried the body, but it will be ex humed to remove any doubt as to the identity of the Buicide. Bartholin s note referred to tne two murders, and declared that no one except himself was concerned in the commission of the crime. The note filled one, and a quarter pages of letter paper, and was sign ed "William Bartholin." Other letters found on' the body were writ ten two years ago, and were signed M. M." The body itself turnisa- es several points which are similar to those in the amended police de scription of Bartholin, issued Au gust 13. (Jhief ot these is the up per false teeth. The undertaker who handled the body said that the upper teeth were false and "set in a white plate." As to whether there were two cold-crowned teeth in the body, another means of iden tifying Bartholin, the undertaker could not remember. It was . ap parent that death had occurred several days ago, and to this fact is due the obliteration of some of the points relied on for a full identifi cation. The confession was dated August 31, and in it the writer declares that he killed his mother . tor ber money, and later murdered his sweetheart. Bartholin accu ses Minnie Mitchell of be ing a party to the plot ta mnrder his mother. The murder of Mre. Bartholin, the confession runs, was accomplished according to a plot arranged between tbe lovers, and later Bartholin killed Miss Mitch ell. The confession states that Thompson, Claffy and Counselman, the other suspects, are guilty of no complicity in the murder. . TORIA. The Kind You Have Alvays fougg Bears tbe Signature Of CORVALLIS COMPANY! ITS COUNTER OFFER SPECT TO BATES FRANCHISE. WITH B& AND . Three Dollars Per Month for Firef ; Plugs Seventy-five Cents Per Month for House Will JTilter Willamette Water. At Monday night's meeting of iiue prvaiiis council, lae local wa . T 11 if 1 t . . 1 otter, the local company said it could supply - mountain water as well as others could do it and at lower rates.. It proposes to Filter' Willamette river water and make a reduction over former rates. After declaring its ability to furnish watermore cheaply and a bundantly than ever before, the company says, "we make the fol lowing proposition:" If the city will grant us a new franchise for 30 or 40 years and contract to oav I this company or its successor the ' sum of $3 per hydrant per month and $3 per mo.ith for each cistern. ana a reasonable rate tor sewer cleansing; or, if preferred by tha city, some reasonable price per per month or per year for supply ing all water desired by tbe" city for fire and sewer purposes, the city to place its hydrants wherever it pleases along the company's pipe ; lines, and the price of such servics to be agreed npon before franchise K be granted and con tract let. "This company will extend its " pipe lines to Wilkins and Job's ad ditions, the college and the head of all sewers in the city, and build up intermediate space to supply the city and citizens with all necessary water, and will furnish at all times all necessary water for fire protec tion and sewer cleansing within the ciiyJimits. . "For family use for" a welling and family, including hot water tank per month, 75 cents, not to include hotels, wash houses, etc. "For outside consumption: for lawn and flowers for one lot for season of four months, from June 1st to October 1st $3; for two lots $5; for three lots $6; which is e quivalent to 75 cents per month for one lot or 50 per month per lot for three lots, which we understand is a lower rate than is given for such service in the neighboring cit ies or Portland. The foregoing out side rates to apply to consumers who use the water for house rises also, and like reasonable rates for all purposes where private consum ers use the company wafer. "This company feels the disad vantage it might seem to be under in proposing Willamette water m competition with water from some mountain stream.lt is quite as able to bring such water to the citizensc of Corvallis as is any one else, and would undoubtedly be able to make a better rate for such water, owing to the fact that it now has install ed a large first-class system of pip ing to many portions of the city; but such water, we do cot believe can be brought to tbe city for any such rates as we propose to givej and it is doubtful if the mountain streams adjacent to Corvallis can supply the necessary water during the hot season when water is most needed for fire protection and sew er cleansing, in view of the fact that such water is already appro priated and used by other private consumers who have vested rights in the same. "We propose to censtruct a filter according to the most highly ap proved plan, and filter all water en tering the pipes of the company, thus securing water absolutely pure, and at as low a degree of tern- ' prature in all seasons as can possi bly be furnished through pipe lines of 18 or 20 miles in length. 'e will enter into satisfactory bonds wltn. the city to secure the performance of our con tract obligations, and the proposed extensions, and filter construction, and we will begin this work of construction and extension within nine ty days after the contract and franchise is grant ed, and carry it to completion as rapidly as the weather conditions will permit . "We will agree 10 sell the property of thi3coro-, pany to the city at any time desired by the city at such price as may be agreed upon before thr franchise is granted. We would respectfully ask the city council to refer this, proposition to the ' proper committee in order that this company may have an opportunity to meet the require ments of the city in- the way of supplying it with water for fire protection, sewer cleansing and other purposes. The offer concludes with a reference to the company's large lnvestm-nt and the opardy In which that Investment Is placed and to a former proposition made some mouths ago to thecoun