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Vol. XVI. No. CORVALiIilS, OREGON, MARCH 1903. B. F. IRVIXR Editor and Proprietor. 4T- 9 f s t 3 3 i 1 mm gqqbsI i '"j? ' - . "f CJ.. 7 IVill be- arrivingSdLO. ' jj- I During February. l J ' ! 7 - .- 1 J' We have bought A Big Line of Dress Goods In all the New Weaves. Our Gents Clothing Departm't Will be more than doubled, Will carry a larger line in all Departments than ' ever before. lHave ' " ; ' '- Added 750 Feet Floor Spaoe ;i AndjWill offer inducements forT , ;i your traded' ..a.f mm to as high a standard as our desire would promote us. but see that you mate no 'mistake in the house that keeps the.: hig- - , est standard of Grocer- ; : iea that is the place r r, -Fresb Fruits, fresh everything to be had 'in the market. W$ run bur delivery wagon and our aim is dt . . .. .to keep wha you want and.to please. c: Call and see i i 5 s? F YOU. AHE LOOKING FOR SOME REAL good bargains in stock. Ranches, write for my special list, or4 command ftj see me.' "I shall take pleasure in giving you all e the reliable information you wish, also showing: you over the country. . -: HENRY AMBLER, q .: Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance,, fl ' '' Philomath,- Oregon. An m mm to ' (O BUY . 5 Frcsft Uegttables, 9 1 f , 3. grain, fruit and poultry Don't CryI We are sure we can match it if your cbina gets broken, and it won't cost you much either. We have so ' many pat terns and designs to select from tbat if your china or glassware porcelain, or crockery gets demolished yoa can buy a new supply from our fine sets, and from our open stock, at prices you couldn-'fc begin to match a year ago. P. M. ZIEROLF. - ROOSEVELT ASKS FOR AID FOR FILIPINOS AND TELLS OF SUFFERING AMONG i , :THEM. - . His Message Thereon Immense Financial Benefit Proposed for ri Standard Oil Banks in Al- ' ' drich Bill in ConRres ! Other News.. . Washington,; jFeb. 2j, The President late this afternoon sent the following message to the Sen ate: ; , . ;. "I have just received a cable from Governor Tat t which runs as follows: ' "Neccsssity for House Tariff bill most urgent. The conditions of productive industry and business considerable worse than in Novem ber, the .'date:. of last iriport, and growing worse eich month. Some revival in sugar and tobacco prices, due to expectation of tariff law. Ihe interests of if ilipions in sugar, and tobacco exteosive, and failure of bill will be a blow in tbe face of those interests. ' Number of tobac co factories will have to close and many sugar haciendas will be put up for sale at a sacrifice if the bill does not ' pss3. "Custom' receiDts pave fallen off this month one third showing decrease purchasing power of the islands. . General business stagnant. - All political parties, in cluding labor unions,' most stren uous in petition for tariff bill. Effect of its failure very discourag ing.' ; .; ; ;.!? ' ' "Vice-Governor Luke E Wright indorsed in the strongest manner all that Governor Taft hassaid, and ttates that be has the . greatest apprehension as to the damage that may come to the islands if there is not a substantial reduction in the tarin .levied against ,; r litppine gcodswminri htotlie UftitfioTStatesr I very earnestly ask that this mat ter receive the immediate, attention of Congress and that,. the relief prayed for be granted. . The message concludes with an earnest appeal to congress to give the Phillip'pines : lower duties on exports to the United States. ,. Washington, Feb, 28. The Al drich bill giving the National City bank of New York , City and ; the Standard Oil ' Company immense financial-benefits through the use of government. funds has . attracted wide attention. ' The daughter of peinaior Aiarica is. inewii? 01, .me son or. Vonn .v.. ttockefeuer. . lne bill proposes hat" railroad "bpnds ji.V jbiw uu couuvy yyuoB rainer than government bonds mayaIbe k security by JbanksV.fdr ; deposits ; of After nroviditie for the accebtan- ce of state and municipal bonds the Ml cbhtinue-sr':' ; -"'-"I'i "Or the ffrst, mortgage bond8 ' of anv railroad'comDanV Which hai paid dividends of not less than four per cent', per annum regularly Con its entire capital stock for a period of not less than ten .years previous to tne deposits of the bonds." : ' It is estimated thatitbe' Standard Oil Comrany and the National City Bank would , receive more benefit from the Aldrich bill than all other institutions combined."- In addition to.Qwning tbe National City Bank, the Standard Oil Company has a controlling interest in a great num ber of financial ins titutions scat tered throughout the country. The surplus funds of the oil company, have been invested in all kinds of municipal bonds. These have been taken in Texas, where the company controls the oil fields, The same is true of California and Wyoming. ' Large quantities of these" securi ties were obtained at 50 per cent on the dollar and yet the interest has been paid for , the last ' ten . years; They can be deposited as . security for government funds in place of. the governmentbonds now required and which are worth" $i. 1 6C JTbis would reduce by more than one half the security afforded depositors in a. bank,.. , There is, no guarantee that the municipalities whose bonds have been deposited may not cease paying interest, in which case the securities would ' at ' once ' become practically worthless. ., It has been only a . short time since tbe National City Bank had about $17,000,000 of government funds in deposits. If tbe govern- ment bonds furnished as eeounty for such a great deposit could be withdrawn and municipal bonds worth 50 cents on the dollarsubsti tuted for them, the bank could sell Its high-priced securities and double the amount of money offered for loan. ftThe Standard Oil Company and its leading bank also control a large proportion of - railroad bonds on which 4 per . cent, dividends have been' paid Jfor" teV'vears.' These securitiee'ean all be ' substituted for government bonds.- - ? ! if Since the financial stringency of lst autumn there has been a - dis position among Senators' and Rep rsehtatives to legalize the7 actiin . aiTiitrarliy taken by Secretary Shaw i receiving other- than govern lBent bonds as security. There was suggestion that a futber' step in the direction of asset ba n ki ng be la ken than to permit ' the use of. State county and municipal bonds. The Aldrich till makes-no refereccVto c&unty bonds, but eubstitHtes'" rail road bonds for them."'"" ' ,: I This is considered dangeroue!; by conservative legislators; It 'is also tfelieved ! that careful 1 eafeguards should be thrown around the use of State and municipal bonds. . In the West and South west' it is . not ' un usual for a- Ihtiving city- founded oja' the discovery 'of mineral-j : or oil t$ be abandoned wbett tbe.srat'ce o its health'" "becomes 'exhausted i The bonds' of sueh 'municipalities duld be liable at any lime to im naediate epudiatioiv.'rhey;migbt be gilt edge security vnderthdiAi arich bill when' ?df posited for' t3ov- nmenv JundaTUDa gUDsequently ' worlhiees;- ' The ; coveromect ould ' not ; ' euffer ; losa, as the ll gives it a ptefarred lien on e assets of the oaok, but the com on depositors wonld be compelled to stand the ebrinkagd' that would other wiee be borne by , the Govern ment. '-", " v ".r'i; E Washlnztbn, Feb. 27. The Sen- ale yesterday refused . to take up the publicans -Neleon and Wellington voting with the Democrats, yv Bills were passed for the Govern ment of Guam and Tutuila. . Some progress was made with the immigration bill but passage was deferted' because New England Senators feared it would exclada French-Canadian laborJ . 'The ' "naval, " 'military;Yciemy and Alaskan appropriation bills were, passed."; ' Cincinnati Feb.' 26. The moat disastrous fire that has visited this city in a long time was discoyered "early ibis morbihg in the basement of the. Pike opera -house, aricLT in short while tbe whole building: was. in flames; The Pike building.' in- deluding the Pike opera house, wag ,uuu uoHnoyeu, aiou uwosuuuguuu building adQoihing.i'rThe': Idea rnay exceea a minion. 1 ne rise ouua ing contained almost 190 offices. occupied by, :i lawyers,. ..artists and othersr "Their losses are irrepara ble, WhileTtbeT firemen were at work' in the-' street, they saw a pairof cuffs drop from a room: They picked .1 .' J 1 tt T 1 ' ' id em up ana louna mis iiiscripiion: "For God's sake, save me.--W. J, Jones. Tnej firemen - rushed up. .stairs and saved Jones, who was al most suffocated.-vThe ' origin of the fire is a mystery. '--;' Garden City, Kan., Feb. ; 28. Western Kansas is buried under what probably is the heaviest fall of snow ever experienced in .; this portion of the state, snow covering the ground on the level to a depth of 20 inches. The indications are tbat loss to stock ' will be heavy. Feed is scarce. - Union Pacific train No. 2, which left Denver yesterday for the East has been stuck in the snow near Cheyenne, Wells, since S o'clock last night. Engines sent to assist the train are meeting with much difficulty, owing to the heavy drifts. . - If it's a bilious attack, take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and quick recovery- is cer tain.' For sale by Allen & Wood ward. -V:.. Oar store will close at 7 p. m during January, February and March, Saturday evenings excepted J. LI. Harris. Teams Wanted. ' To haul lumbei, Apply at the Ben ton Oounty Lumber Yard, Corvallia. IN OREGON. MOVEMENT TO HAVE FAIR AP PROPRI ATION VOTED ON BY PEOPLE. ' Lawyer Writing Petition for it Geer has a Mission Weather- : v-r ford Sells Mine Baker i't . City Sheriff Veto off .'. ; Appropriation Bill -. Albany,; Feb.. 28:. A movement isbeing inaugurated in this city to have the Lewis and Clark Fair ap propriation of $5oo.ooo referred to the people at the special election. , A prominent attorney of Albany has been engaged to draft tbe peti tions and prepare the necessary pa pers aud in a few days the ; people wiil.be asked to sign them.. A great many are in favor of the fur, yet a number oppose it because tbe . Mult nomah delegation promised to sup port the. Harris . corporation . tax bill if the fair appropriation was passed, butr whep the tax bil came to a vote almost the entire Portland delegation voted against it. iTh ilarns bill, would nave rais- d, over $100,000 a year and . the QWJ36ra of f eal eajtate feet 4hjt ;too greaA a .burden bas bee plated. ' on ih'eoi 1 iythe ' large ' appropriation4. About voo sigfnaturea are necessa ry to. ; invoke the referendum .and that number will be secured with- ou t a doubt. lt, will add an inter esting feature to .the., congressional campaign. -- ., -!: f ,, ? Portland, Feb. 28. Ex-Gbver- nor Geer is in the city ; today, m coofereoce with Secretary Reed, of tbe Lewis and Clark Fair Commis sion, in regard to going . to Missou ri to attend the legislature in the interest of the 1905 fair,) Mr Geer received; an invitatien to . visit Mie souri on this; midsion, and today perfected plans for his trip rectly td that state, where he will interview Governor Dockery and the members of the state legislature, asking foe an appropriation for the Northwestern exhibition, and an ex hibit here. He will be gone . about three weeks, and he Intends to ask the empire state of the Middle. West lor a; reasonable appropriation in view of the fact that this state- has appropriated $50,000 ;i for. the St, Louis fair; :'v. .cc::o;! .. . '. ' ' Albany, Or., Feb. 27.. A mining deal 6f some importance" was con summated in Albany, when John Savage;- ' Wi '-D -Mahoney, J K. Weatherford and J. R. Wyatt ' sold to ' Jacques - Buesert 'and - Philip Starf six claims in the Quartzville district:-' The consideration - was 149,000V--v--:.- y.!.;iv.:-i ui e-5- : Baker City,-Or.,' Feb. 27. Ei- Sheriff A. H. Huntington was ar rested in the circuit court this after noon on an indictment charging him with the embezzlement of $10,000 of the tax money of Baker county. He entered a plea of rrottruilty. His attorney. Senator J.,- Ui Kand, filed demurrer to the indictment op the ground that it charged two separate crimes,: larceny and r conversion of public money. ? Judge lakin over ruled the demurreii . :,Tbe case was continued for the term. C. H. Whitney, Sheriff. Hunting. ton's deputy, who was aleo indicted for embezzling county funds, will be darraigned; tomorrow. - ;.s i Baker v City, Or.," , Feb. , 28. Ex- S her iff Huntington is confined ; at his home under a guard from the sheriffs office. He has been una ble" to procure bondsmen for $10,t 000, the amount fixed by tbe court. One of bis children is sick with the measles, and the city physician has quarantined his bo i e, and Mr. Huntington also. . Ihe omcers are obliged . to guard - him . at home, pending the continuance - of the quarantine. r . Baker City, Or., Feb. 28. Late this evening a message was receiv ed from The Dalles to theeffect that a certified check' for- $10,000 from one of the banks there . had been forwarded to this city to be used as an indemnity for Mr. Huntington's bondsmen. He will, give bonds Monday. ,-. Albany, Or., Feb. . 28. John BrigS9 one f Albany's oldest and most respected citizens, died at bis home near this city last night. Mr Briggs was a native of England, having been , born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, October 25, 1824. Briggs came to America with his wife in 1849.- Shortly afterward infiv cuma tn ..i irnonn : iuMimpr.F CorvalHs.-... He later removed to Al bany, where he has einca resided. For a number of years ' Briggs ' was engaged in business, bdtIater'iiu lived a retired life. 'His ! wife-'died in 1872, and later Mr: Briggs was married to Miss Rachael Whitehead, in. Albany. .. His wife is his, only surviving relative In this country. . . 7 - i ;; ia At Philomaths . fH( .' Ut Mr. Taylor and family who have lately arrived from Colorado are at present making ' their , home with Mr. S. Dixon. Mrs: Taylor's J fath er, who is 87 years old, is quite sick and little hopes are entertained of his recovery. . , . . , ' Mr. Burnap, who hag lataly pur chased the Felger house, is refitting it in first-class shape and will re tain tbe hotel's deserved populari ty. Mre.J Ftlger has removed to Corvallis. .- j. r V The Benton County Lumber Co. is rushing the work on their lum ber flume during the continued fine weather. , , ,. - The infant daughter of Mr. , Tim me'ns, of Beaver Creek, .: had. the misfortune to fall off a. porch and break her arm latt Sunday .: " ' ' Philomath ' and vicinity " has a number of cases of chicken pox. ' Mr.' Ambler has Deen busy the past, week showing7 farms to new comers : . .l.-Philomite. At King's Valley. The roads in the valley are .dry a,nd in fine condition. The propos ed change in the road near William Read's is being discussed and it is generally admitted that if ; will greatly improve the grade. ,s , But the. general- idea . seems, to be that there is lots of road in Wren road district that needs the work . worse, , for Instance, the Keys and .. Card well Hills are both nearly impassa ble nearly half the winter. i :,- Bev. Arnold, of the United Evan gelical church, bas moved his fam ily to the Yost farm, on Peedee. He expects to fill his appointments at the church here until .conference metts. i .- . - .. .. .v A good deal of ground has -been seeded to wheat "and oats the past week In places the ground is getting too dry-to plow, : , :r .... ... 1' Anna'and MaryoiMaxfield. - havs been at home, an a visit. 1 Tbey re turned 'to Corvallis. Saturday. , i Miss Jackson, of 4Corvallis, . has been : employed, to. teach a two month8Vschoel;at Hoskina. c, - Art Miller is to run a logginr camp op the .Luckiamute the com ing season. ... ., .:WT ... - Charles Frantz,; the Ohio man, went to Yaquina last. Monday. "'Alex Patterson is the prdud fath- er 01 a wsu puuuu gin, . ;' Wakefnl Children ' ' For a long time the two year old child of Mr. P . L.' McPherson, 59 N. Tenth7 St.; ; Harrisburg, Pa. would sleep but two or three hours id the early part of the night, which made .it. very hard for her parents. Her' mother concluded' that the child had stomach trouble; ; and gave her half of one" -of Chamber lain's Stomach' and Liver Tablets, which quieted her stomach and she slept the whole nieht through. Two boxes of ; the-f tablers effected a permanent cur and sue is now well and strong. For sale by Allen & Woodward. ' , THE OLD RELIABLE , Absolutely Pure : THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE