The Corvallis times., September 17, 1902, Image 1

Vol. XV No 31.
CORVALMS, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 17, 1902.
B. P. IRVINE
Editor una Pao
ON THE ROCKS
STEAMER COTTAGE CITY RUNS
ASHORE NEAR FORT
WBANGEL.
Passengers Are All Saved The
Ship Which Wa3 Bound for
Seattle, Will Probably Be
Saved Other News.
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 9. The
eteamer Cottage City, of the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company, went
ashore at 10:20 o'clock Sunday
night on Island Point, Etelin Isl
and, Stickeen Strait, 20 miles south
of Fort Wrangel. She now lies 60
feet forward on the .rocks. Fifty
feet of keel are gone, and her fore
foot is dry at low water. The
eteamer filled aft, and the hurricane
deck, to the top of the smoking
room, is under water at high tide.
The vessel is well; sheltered, and it
is believed a bulkhead can be built
inside and the ship floated. The
150 passengers of the Cottage City
were transferred to the steamer
Spokane, of the same company,
which came along three hours after
the accident, bound north. They
were taken on to Skagway, and will
return south on the Spokane.
The Cottage City was bound for
Seattle wheathe accident occurred,
and was due to arrive here tomor
row. Over loo tons of cargo were
jettisoned. . The remainder of the
cargo, consisting chiefly of salmon
was transferred to lighters and tak
en ashore. ; Details of how the ac
cident occurred are lacking.
1 The Cottage City was command
ed by Captain David Wallace. She
is a wooden vessel, which probably
accounts for the fact that she did
not break to pieces on the rocks.
From official reports to the head
quarters of the company here, it is
said there is no doubt that the ves
sel will be floated and repaired, un
less storms of unusual severity in
tervene. Orfegon City, Or., Sept. 9. Thous
ands of dollars' worth of property
has been destroyed by the forest
fires raging within a radius of 10
miles of this city yesterday after
noon and last night. Four distinct
fires have appeared, and the total
loss is very large. By far the great
est fire was between "Schubel and
Clarke's and many miles of farm
ing country have been burned as
bare as a floor. The blaze started
near Moehnke's sawmills and burn
ed its way through for several miles,
and subsided in a measure when
the wind went down last night.
The farmers in the vicinity of
Clarke's are are in dangerof loosing
their property if the wind springs
uy.
Robert Bingo, who lives near
Clarke's, was in the city today, and
gave a detailed account of the fire.
He drove past ruins of many hous
es and barns on his way to the city.
Mr. Bingo said that it was not
known how the fire was started,
but it could easily be seen how it
spread so rapidly. Nearly all of
the farmers had stacked their straw
close to their bards and other build
ings. The stacks would catch fire
first, throwing burning brands on
the roofs of the houses. The strong
winds would catch the flames and
sweep ihem through the fields of
stubble.
. The lobs of
Edward Hornshuh
He tost his house,
exceeds $5,ooo.
costing $15oo;
barn, costing $7oo,
and graneries,
machines and his
whole crop of hay". Last Julv his
insurance expired, and he did not
renew the policy, so his loss is com
plete. The dwelling and barn of Mike
Moehnke were completely destroy
ed. Other losses are: Fried Moehn
ke's barn and contents, including
hay crop; Bluhm's barn and con
tents, including crop of hay and
large quantity of harness; . George
Rogeis' barn, crop of hay and 4oo
bushels of grain; Wesley Hill's
barn 'and contents; Massinger's
barn, hay and crop of grain; Jjrn
est Guenther's barn and contents;
Chris Sjwoahuh's barn.
Still jtnetber fire appeared last
night on the .middle Portland road
just north of Gladstone Park. "Last
spring the supervisor slashed out
the road to a width of 60 feet, and
left a fringe of trees on each side.
Late last night some miscreant sat
fire to the brush, and the residents
of Gladstoae turned out to fight the
flames, getting them under control
about 11 o clock. 1ms morning
they broke out again. The wind
from the north spreads the flames
to the river side of the road . The
fire is now practically under
trol. .
con-
The fire which destroyed Dixon's
bouse and some stock last night has
gained uo headway since then, and
there is nothing to fear unless the
breeze from the noith freshens
Salem, Sept. 9. Governor Geer
this afternoon issued a full pardon
to William F. JBeckmann, who was
sentenced to life imprisonment in
the state pecitentiary from Douglas
county in 1S95 for the murder of
nis wifeond hi3 stepson. The ap
plication for Beekmann's pardon
had the indorsement of the sentenc
ing judge, members of the jury that
convicted him and also many prom
inent people of Douglas county.
Beckmann is now 72 years of age.
By renson of his advanced age, he
has been a care at the prison for
some time. He .went to Portland
today, and leaves Wednesday for
Minnesota, where he will spend the
remainder of his days.
Greenville, Mise., Sept. 9. Mrs.
Mollie Westrobe, of Clayton, Miss,
who, while insane, murdered and
burned her five children rear Ha
zelh'urst, Miss., committed suicide
here yesterday by jumping into the
river.
Genoa, W. Va., Sept. 9. Rev.
Maurice Wilson, who, on Saturday,
almost severed his wife's head from
her body as he spoke "without the
shedding of blood there can be no
remission -of sins," was found tqday
in the woods. He is insane. ' ; :.
Trenton, N. J., Sept. 14. Two
union meetings were held here to
day by the combined organizations
of the Brotherhoods of Locomotive
Engineers, Locomotive Fremen,
Conduc tors, Telegraphers and Clerks
with 5oo delegates from New Jersey
and Pennsylvania present. A se
cret meeting was held in the morn
ing and an opsn. meeting in the af
ternoon, lhe purpose of the secret
meeting was to establish closer re
lations between these organizations,
and that of the aftreoon was ta in
terest the public in organized la
bor -
The principle feature of the af
ternoon meeting was an address by
Thomas D. Nichols, of Scrantoo,
Pa., District President of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, who
made a plea for financial assistance
for the striking miners. Several
hundred dollars were collected.
Tomorrow will begin the 19th
weekvof the coal strike. The date
on which Senator Piatt predicted
that the strike would end has pass
ed and the hope that was instilled
into the people in this 1 reality be
cause of that prediction has been
succeeded by a feeling that the end
is still far off.
Denver Sept. i2. There was a
killing frost last night all along the
eastern slope of the mountains in
this slate, except in the southeast
ern corner.- The thermometer reg
istered 30 degress at the weather
bureau in this city at. 6 A. M.
With one exception, 20 years ago,
it was the coldest September day
of which tnere is any record. Pota
toes are the only crop injured.
Notice to Taxpaye
Notice is hereby given that the county
board of equalization will attend the
office of the county clerk of Benton
county, state of Oregon in the said court
house of said county, on Monday the
22 01 September, 1902, and continue in
session one week, at which time, they
will publicly examine the assessment
roll of said Benton county, state of Ore
gon, and correct all errors in valuations,
descriptions or correct qualities of lands,
lots or other property. All persons in
terested are required to appear at the
place and time appointed,
- II. L. Bush,
Assessor of Benton county, state of
Oregon-
Dog Tax Notice
I am requested by the City council to
notify owners of dogs that a tax of $l,0o
on dogs and $3.00 on sluts was due Sept.
1st and that it is their duty to report at
once to city treasurer and pay this tax
taking his receipt therefor.
I am ordered by the council jto impou
nd all dogs whose tax is not paid.
Respty.
A BAlexander
, Chief of Police
. . ; Sept 3rd. 1902. "
Dr. Price's Cream Baking: Powdel
Awarded vlold Medal .Midwinter Fair. San Franciscan .
A SEVERE EXPLOSION
TONS OF POWDER AT FORT WIN
THROP BLEW UP SHAKING
THE CITr OF BOSTON.
Killing One Man and Wounding a
Scorei While Two Are Missing
'The Oregon Leaves Seat
tle after repairing and
Sail j for China.
Boston, Sept. 7. The whole city
was shaken just before five this &f;
ternoon by a terrific explosion in
the upper harbor, one of the old
time magazines at the historic old
Fort Winthrop on Governor's Iel
and blowing up from some unknown
reason. One man was killed, two
are missing, five were severely hurt
and a score slightly cut and bruis
ed. All were civilians, for theialand,
once the summer home of Governor
wmtnropin uoiomai days and a
fortification for 250 years, has not
been garrisoned by the army for a
long time, and this summer its use
for park purposes was granted to
the city of Boston.
As yet no bridge or easy means
has yet been established, -but boat
ing and camping clubs use the place
for Sunday outings, and there were
fully 250 of these picknickers on
the island at the time.
Albert H. Cotton, of WestSom-
erville, was killed, and Joseph
Wakefield, of Maiden, and James
Ryan, of East Boston, are Missing.
Charles F. Flanagan. Dennis J.
Swansen, Paul ..Barry and John W
Crowley, of Charleston, were se
verely bruised by flying stones.
Sergeant Thomas J. Shaw, U.
S. N., the caretaker of the island,
and his family, escaped without in
jury, tneir oottage, like nearly all
the camps, being located at the end
of the island quite remote from the
magazine eection.
The force of the explosion can be
appreciated from the fact that twoi
old time 10-inch Dalghren rifles,
weighing over four tons each, were
lifted s from a parapet nearly 100
yards away and blown backward
from their mounts a distance of
200 yards. Granite fragments from
the magazine and debris rained all
over the island and the nearby sec
tion of the harbor and the concus
sion broke windows on the Win
throp shore, which runs parallel
about a mile away.
Some of the granite blocks of the
fort were hurled several hundred
yards, while one of the largest was
sent into the air and came down
through the citadel in the center of
the fort, making a hole large enough
to drive a team of horses through.
The detonation was heard twenty
miles away.
In Boston no great damage was
done, and no injury , resulted : to
shipping in the harbor. In fact,
while the report was terrific, some
persons rambbling about the island i
were within a hundred yards of the
magazine when the explosion oc
curred, yet escaped uninjured or
with slight cuts. Mr. Cotton and
the id ju red were closer.
Grass-covered terraces and tiers
of mounds covering old batteries
with underground passages cover
the . island, while the uppermost
point is crowned with a square
granite citadel surrounded with
moats, &c. Outside this citadel, in
a series of outer hidden battery
chambers, has been stored for many
years a lot of black pawder used in
the old days, and some of the har
bor defense mines and their charg--
es. 1 :; -
It was in one of these, of concrete,
and eranit9 thirtv-five feet thick
and covered with twenty-five : feet
of earth, that the explosion occurr
ed. About six tons of black powder
nearly all condemned, was in the
section that went up, the explosion
being a miniature- Mount Pelee
eruption in its force and grandeur
Seattle, Sept. 12. Capt Burwell
ex-commandant of thePuget Sotted
Navy-Yard, but now captain of the
battle snip Oregon, was in beattle
today, taking leave of his friends,
as his ship sails tomorrow at 1 o
clock for San UVnnniar'fv .. ' 1
The Oregon has been at the Pu
get Sound Navy-Yard for more
than a year. She dropped anchor
in the harbor July 7, 1901, and was
there about the time the rivers acd
harbors committee come Sut to the
Coast to have a look around and
decide upon the needs of thirisea-j!
tioo. The battle ship had practi
cally a hew bottom and a new deck
put in at the navy-yard, her repairs
costing in the neighborhood of $500,
000. She ran upon the rocks over
in the Oriental seas and sustained
serious damage to her bottom. She
leaves the navy yard practically as
good as when she started on her
famous voyage round the Horn four
years ago.
Captain Bur well takes his ship
to San Francisco for orders It is
hot known positively where the ship
will be sent from that point, but
the expectation is that she will go
to China. Without anything of a
positive nature being known oof her
future movemnts, it is generally
understood that the Oregon will not
return to these waters, at least for
a long tim.e If would not be sur
prising if, after finishing up the
China cfuise cruise, the Oregon wws
ordered to proceed to the Atlantic
Coast. '
. Beaumont, Tex.,, Sept. 11. The
oil fields here is on fire, and, judg
ing by the great volume of smoke
which 13 flowing in from Spindle
Top, there is grave fear that great
loss will beiisustained if the field is
not entirely destroyed. The fire
started early in the evening in some
waste oil along the Texas & Sabine
tracks, and burned about 60 feet of
trestle. This was under control in
a short time, and it was believed
that all danger had passed, but
soon the fre had been communicat
ed to the field, and a number of
huge settling tanks containing
thousands of barrels of petroleum
have already exploded, and others
are reported as being in the direct
line of the fire, which has spread
over a wide area. Ine ground is
saturated with oil, and there is no
chance of stopping the progress of
the flames tonight. The fire is
spreading rapidly, and it is believ
ed that the whole field will be ig
nited before daylight.
The streets are rilled with people,
thousands of them now on the way
to the field in every sort of vehicle,
and cn foot. There are 410 produc
ing wells in the field. Some are
buried nnder earth to safeguard a
gainst fire.' v.
A tank known as Higgins has
blown off its top, and the burning
oil is running along the ground,
and this may be communicated to
other tanks.
At l:3o tbis morning the tele
graph operator at Gladys eays he
fears he will be compelled to leave
his post, and all means of commun
ication will be cut off. The entire
apparatus of the fire department is
being loaded on cars to be Bent to
the field, and a , large number of
people will go on trains.
Omaha, SeptU4. Earl Caldwell,
a machinist, who recently came
here from Chicago, was killed in the
streeo here early today. The trag
edy is ah outgrowth of the Union
Pacific Btrike. Caldwell and anoth
er strike-breaker who came into the
eity from the shops were Bet upon
by six men and terribly beaten.
Caldwell's companion escaped, but
I hen help came in answer to Cald
ell's cries he . was unconscious'. He
died soon afterward.
1 M. M. Bell, a companion of Cald
well, also was set upon and serious
ly injured. Both men were return
ing " to the Ui ion Pacific shops
Where they had been employed,
phen accosted by strikers' pickets
and attacked.
Nine men have been arrested and
are being held. One of them, John
Spellman, acknowledged tonight to
the chief of police that it was he
who knocked Caldwell down. .
Several minor assaults have been
made by the pickets of late, and
; yesterday it wes dacided at the Un
ion Pacific headquarters that the
Federal court would be asked for
an injunction against the system of
picketing, if the assaults continue.
The strike leaders now anticipate
that such action will be taken to
morrow. Chief of police Donohue
tonight refused to allow the strik
i ere to post their pickets.
' John O'Neil, grand president of
the Boiler-maker's Union, who is
here conducting the strike, issued
a statement today in which he de
clares that the strikers are in no
way responsible for the killing and
deprecating the crime. -
. - Johann MoEt, who have served
terms in prisons of Austria, Ger
many, England and the United
States declares the latter to be the
worst in the world
IN CORVALLIS
THE WATER QUESTION AND
ANOTHER ORDINANCE BEFQRE
THE COMMITTEE.
Local Company Embodies Its Offer
of Lower Rates in an Ordinance
and Presents Same to Spe-
cial Water Committee. :
The special committee from the
Corvallis conncil met Monday night.
An account of the deliberations ap
pears in another column. A fea
ture was the presentation by the lo
cal water company of an ordinance
that it desires the council to
pass.
The ordinance is as follows
The City of Corvallis does ordain
as follows:
Sec. 1 The privilege is hereby
granted to G R Farra of Corvallis,
Oregon, his successors and assigns,
(hereinafter known as the grantee)
to maintain, extend, equip and op
erate a system of water works in
the city of Corvallis, Oregon, to
supply the city and its citizens with
water for public and private pur
poses, for the period of thirty years
(subject to right of purchase here
inafter provided for.)
Sec. 2 The water so to be sup
plied and furnished the!city and its
inhabitants, shall be taken from the
Willamette River at the place
where the present suction pipe of
the Corvallis Water Company, en
ters said river, or at some other
point in said river convenient to
the said company's power house in
said city, and all such water shall
be filtered through a charcoal filter,
not less than three feet' in thick
ness, on all sides, top and bottom
of said filter, and the same to be
immersed under the surface of said
river, at low water mark. And to
be securely fastened in position by
sufficient piling to hold it securely
in place at all times.
Sec. 3. The said filtered water
6hall be pumped by the grantee in
to mains and laterals placed in the
streets and alleys and other public
ways of said city, not less . than 18
inches below the surface of the
streets, alleys and ways aforesaid,
and said main shall consist of 8
inch piping from the said company's
power house to Eighth street, along
Adams street in said city. Said 8
inch pipe to connect with the mains
as follows: One six inch main a
long Second street from Adams to
Madison street, and a four inch
main continuing along Second street
from Madison street to VanBuren
street. A four inch main to con
nect with the 8 inch main from Ad
ams street to VanBuren street along
Ffth street. A six inch main to
connect with 8 inch main from Ad
ams street to Madison street, along
Eighth street, and continuing along
Eighth street from Madison street
to VanBuren street a four inch
main. A six inch main to run a
long Madison street from Second
to Eighth connecting with other
mains on second, Fifth and Eighth
streets. A four inch main to run
along VanBuren street, from Second
street, to Eighth street connecting
with the mains on Second, Fifth
and Eighth streets. Other four
inch mains to extend from said sys
tem, on the north, south and west,
to serve for necessary , fire protec
tion, and supply the State Agricul
tural college, and citizens and in
habitants of said city with water
for domestic use, and to be connect
ed with smaller piping for all nec
cessary domestic uses. The pur
pose and intent of 'this ordinance
being to secure for the citv, and its'
Inhabitants a sufficient supply of
good and wholesome water for fire
protection, sewer cleansing and' do
mestic use. The quality of said
wateif-shall from time to time, be
tested by. a competent chemist
nominated by the city, and the fil
ter shall be kept in condition to at
all times provide good, pure and
wholesome water for such use.
Sec. 4 In order to test the sup
ply of water, and the pressure upoa
the dydrants the grantee shall,
whenever required to do so by the
city council, submit the water sys
tem to the following test. Four
fire streams shall be thrown ftom
the nearest hydrants to the inter
section of Second and :: Madison
streets, Corvallis, Oregon, simul
taneously throngh one section of
fire hose each, with nozzle, to a
heighth of eeventy feet, and this
stream maintained for a period not
to exceed three hours, at the dis
cretion of the council, provided that
whenever the council desires such
tests, it give the grantee sufficient
notice to cut off the reservoir or
tank outlets, and pump directly
into the mains. . '
Sec. 5 The city shall place upon
the mains such necessary fire hy
drants as it may desire, and keep
the same in good repair and condi
tion for instant use for fires. Tha
grantee shall furnish the city with,
water for filling all mains and the
entire water system, " and at air
times be ready to place upon and
maintain upon all hydrants suffi-
ciect pressure to enable the tests
provided for in section . 4 to be suc
cessfully carried out. He shall also
keep all cisterns of the city filled
with water, and furnish all water
needed by the city in and about the
joiiy nan auu iau, ana ne snail ai-
r' 1 TT.ii j " 1 j 1 1 1 1 ,
'so furnish all necessary - water for
flushing all sewers within the city
using one hydrant at a time, with
hose and nozzle for that purpose.
And for all such water supplied the
city, as in this section provided for,
the grantee shall receive a rental of
I fifty dollars per month, to be charg
ed tor, and paid as other claims a
gainst the city are paid.
Sec. 6 Tha grantee is hereby
authorized to fix and maintain uni
form rates to private consumers for
water for domestic uses, subject,
however, at all times to the right of
the common council to altar, change
or fix rates for private consumption
upon such reasonable basis as tha
. necessities of the inhabitants of the
city, and the income derived from
such water supply to them, will
justify. . ' . . .
The rate hereby fixed and estab
lished shail be as follows:
For family use for dwelling and
family including hot water tank,
per month, 75 cents.
For one bath tub per month in &
residence, 25 cents.
For one water closet per month
in a residence, 5o cents.
For outside use For lawn and
flowers for one lot for season of four
months, from June 1st to October
1st (or less than one lot) $3.
For two lots, or less than two or
more than one, for same season of
four months, $5.
For three lots or less than three
and more than two, for same season
of four months, $6. '
To those who also use water of
the grantee in their residences on
said lot, or lots.
For all other purposes for private
consumption such reasonable rates
as shall be established by the grant
ee, as will be fair and in proportion
to rates for similar services charged
in the city of Portland, Oregon, and
all such rates shall be approved by
the council.
Sec. 7. At the expiration of ten
years from the granting of this
franchise, and at any time thereaf
ter, the city shall have the option
to purchase the said water works,
taken as a whole, at such valuation
as shall be established by a compe
tent board of arbitrators, of whom
the city shall select one, and the
grantee shall select one, and if they
cannot agree on the valuation of
the said water works, then the eaid
arbitrators shall select a third ar
bitrator, and the decision of said
three arbitrators, or a majority of
them, shall be final and binding
upon both parties, and the grantee
herebv expressly' agrees to convey
good and satisfactory conveyance
all the property of said waterworks
then owned by grantee, bis succes
sors or assigns, to the city, for the
sum agreed upon by said arbitra
tors. If the city under this option
of purchase purchases the said wa
ter works, then this franchise shall
cease and become void, upon pay
ment in full for said works, by the
city, but in the event the city does
not purchase said works then thia
franchise shall continue and re
main in full force and effect for the
said period of thirty years from the
date of its passage and acceptance.
Sec. 8 The grantee shall make
such rules and regulations of water
supply to private consumers there
of. This ordin ance shall become
binding. upon the parties hereto, .
upon its passage and acceptance,
provided nothing in this ordinance
shall be construed to give an exclu
sive franchise for the purposes
herein mentioned.
Fresh
Hodes.
Saratoga chips in bulk at A
To Rent.
.To College students 5 furnished
reoms. Enquire at Hemphill's har
ness shop. ': ' .
To Sell or Let. .
On shares 300 goOd clean sheep.
' J. 11. Edwards.
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