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-3 -J:. mm . lsll - Vol. XVI.--N0. U CORVALLIS, OREGON, MAY , 1903. H. F. IKVUTK Editor and proprietor . Willamette Vallej : Banking Company. GOitVALLIS OREGON. Responsibility, $100,000 k General Banking Basiness. Exchange Issued payable at all finan cial centers in United States, Canada nd Europe, Principal Correepondcnts. PORTLAND-tondoo & San FranoixcoBank Limited; Canadian Bunk of Commerce. " SAN FRANCISCO London & San Francis co Bank limited. - , ' IV'EVV VTOKK Mesnrs. J. P. Morgan & Co. CHICAGO First National Bank. LONDON, ENG. London & San Francisco i Bank Limited. SEATTLE: AND TACOIWA London & San 1'rancinco Bank Limited. C0RVALUS & EASTERN RAILROAD. Time Card Number 21. a For Yaquina: Train leaves Albany 12:45 P m ' " Corvallis 2:00 p. m arrives Yaquina 6:25 p. m Returning: f , '. Leaves Yaqnina 6:45 a. m Leaves Corvallis. 11:30 a. m Arrives Albany 12:15 p. m 3 For Detroit: Leaves Albany. 7:00 a. m Arrives Detroit.'. . .... ........ .12:05 p. m .4 from Detroit: - Leaves Detroit .......12:45 P-m Arrives Albany... 5:35 p. m Train No. r arrives in Albany in time :to connect with S P south bound train, .s well as giving two or three hours in Albany before departure of S P north bound train. ' u" "" : - Train No 2 connects with the S P trains sX Corvallis and Albany givipg direct ser vice to Newport and adjacent beaches. Train 3 Tor Detroit, Breitenbush and . other mountain resorts leaves Albany at r7:oo a. m., reaching Detroit at noon, giv ing ample time to reach the Springs the ame day. .r ., ' For further information apply to - . Edwin Stons, Manager. H. H. Cronise, Agent Corvallis. -Thos. Cockrell. Agent Albany. J. P. Huffman, Architect ; " Office In Zierolt Building. Hours , Srom 8 to 5. Corvallis, Oregon. li. G. ALTAIAN, M. D Homeopathist Office cor 3rd and Monroe eta. Reel dencecor 3rd and Harrison ets. Hours 10 to 12 A, M. 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Sundays 9 to 10 A, M, Phone residence 315. DR. W. H- HOLT. ' DR- MAUD HOLT. Osteopathic Physicians -i Office on South Main St. Consul tation and examinations free. Office hours: 8:3o to 11 :45 a. m 1 to 5:45 p. m. Phone 235. DR. C. H. NEWTH, Physician & Surgeon Philomath, Oregon. E. E. WILSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW. NOTARY PUBLIC. Office in Zierolf Building, Corvallis. Or. E. R. Bryson, AUomey-At-Law, POSTOFFtCS BUILDING W.T, Rowley, M. D. . (HOMCEPATH1C) - sPhstcian, Surgeon, 0 oculist Corvallis, Oregon. -Osficb Rooms i and 2, Bank Building. Kbsidbncb On Third street, between '' Monroe and Jackson. ' Res. telephone number 61 r, office 481. Office Hooks io to 12 a m, 2 to 4 p m'. . R. FARRA, VI6LN. SfKPK, pSXETICIAN ftesMance in. frontotooui house taping 3rd ;orvalli8 OREGON H. S. PEBNOT, Physician & Surgeon Office over postoffice. Residence Cor. a'ifth and Jefferson streets.- Hours 10 to 12 a. m.,1 to 4 p. m. Orders may be left at Graham & Wortham's drug store. A FEW LINES About Some Items In Some of our Departments Should Interest Many. All our Ladies' Kid Gloves Reduced in Price for April. Some shades and grades can now be seen in our show window. $1.50 grade for $1.35; $1.25 grade for $1.15; $1.00 grade for 90c. See wbat a fine Kid Glove you can "buy for 70 cents. Just Beceived Big line of Ladies' Wrap- . pers. Shirt Waists, 50c. to $0.00; Muslin - and Jersey Underwear, Silks. - Dress Goods, ' cotton, wool, linen and silk, and all at lowest prices. Call and see. Big Line Shoes. Ule Do not Cioe to as high a standard as bur desire would promote us, but see that you make no mistake in iJbe house that keeps the hig I" est standard of Grocer- T ies that is the" ' place to I ' . buy - . fa Fresb Fruits; L fresh everything to be had in the market. We run our delivery wagon and our aim is to keep what you-want and to ' please. Call and see - fiornfiig IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOME REAL good bargains in stock, grain, fruit and poultry Ranches, write for my special ist, or come and -vsee me. I shall take pleasure in giving you all the reliable information you wish, also showing . you over the country. HENRY AMBLER, ' Real Estate, Loanj and Insurance,- ' "Philomath, Oregon. - A Lenten Breakfast. A Leaten Breakfast may be just as en joyablesurely just as wholesome if you will but select from the great variety we offer: cereals, fruft, fish and eggs. ' Really wholesome changes from a steady meat diet, and money-savers as well. pTm. ziebolf. el Frcsb Uegetables, $ PAYNE MIGHT GO. DISCLOSURES OP THE OPERA 5 TIONS OF THE POST OFFICE f ; i i BIND CONTINUE. Baer in Another Rage at the Hearst Hearing Thirty Dollars- Per Capita Now Murdered , , Matty Jews Big Fire In Portland, Washington, May 1. Postmaster General Payne is liable to be asked to resign from the cabinet. , Senator Lodge from , Massachu setts, one of. the coterie of republi can senators who is here to hold a conference with other leaders of the senate on fioancial legislation mat ters, and who is recognized as the president's closest .personal friend, waxed wroth to-night on x learning that Postmaster-General Payne had defended Mr, Machen, "superintend ent of free delivery., " ? ! ' He intimated strongly that Mr. Macben's' discharge had been order ed before bis departure end - that Unless7 that was an accomplished fact before his return,' there wonld D4 trouble and the ' postmaster-general might be asked to resign.- Washington, A pi il 29. Those of ficials who are. thoroughly informed of the conditions of affairs in the postoffioe department see " the , be ginnings very soon of the investiga tion of the bureau chiefs. It is laid that Postmaster-General Payne today received this terse message:, - "You are the postmaster-general. I hold jou responsible. (Signed) "ROOSEVELT." " The only self-posseesed and con fident man in the building on Penn sylvania avenue is First Assistant Postmaster General v Wynne. t To day hevis quoted a.a eaying: -.- ' - "I have recommended the imme diate dismissal from ; the govern ment service of A. W. Machen, su perintendent of free delivery, and in this action I have the support and countenance of Mr. Bristow, the fourth assistant postmaster-general, who has been delegated to make the official investigations. "In my opinion nothing will be done until the return to Washing ton of President Roosevelt on June 6th, when not only Machen, but a dozen other bureau chiefs will be summarily dismissed or relegated to the oblivion of retirement. :- - New York, April 29. Stung, to defiance by the inference that a truthful answer to a question asked him as a witnesa would tend to in criminate, President Baer of the Reading Company and bead of the coal trusty sprang to his feet today while under examination in the hearing of the complaint of Wil liam Randolph Hearst before the Interstate Commerce Commission, and in a burst of temper ; poured forth a flood of the vituperation that has made bim feared by every man in his employ and by. every independent operator he has ever crushed beneath the weight of the trust fabric be has reared. Those who knew President Baer of the Reading Company, the Phil adelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, the Philadelphia Railway Company, the ; Central Railroad of New Jersey and more minor companies than he can re member, know that . he is irascible and intolerant of opposition. When confronted coldly and fearlessly to day by a lawyer that had nothing to gain from him and nothing . to fear, President Baer's restraint on his temper gave way completely: Striding back and forth on the dais upon, which the witness chair is placed, he swung his long arms in whirling gesticulations and, shouting his words in a voice hoarse with rage, denounced Lawyer Cla ence J. Sbearn. It was a spectacle that the commission, a grave and serious body, had rarely beenealled on to witness. It was the outpour ing of the feeling of one holding power "by divine right," and bit terly resenting the temerity of any one not a member of the' trust at tempting to beard its master. . It was not surprising that Mr. Baer lost hi& temper, for Mr. Sbearn, coldly and unfeelingly, ae a surgeon twists and turns a probe, sought af ter the secrets of the coal trust and found them. Bit by bit. he forced admissions from Mr. Baer that add ed proof Upon proof of all the charg es made by Mr. Hearst. Upon the record of the hearing he spread the statements of Mr. Baer. That he fixed prices at which coal was sold and fixed tnem arbi trarily; that by the first of May be will add 10 cents a ton to the price of coal and gradually work it up to $5 a, ton wholesale; that there is no competition between the coal-carrying roads in the anthracite fields. Vienna, May 1. Horrible bru talities are reported to have)ccurr ed during the recent riots at Kis- cheneff. Many women and chil dren were victims of the mob, which included the better classes of the inhabitants. Some of the victims were thrown from windows to the pavements. The rioters also pil laged the synagogues and killed the caretakers. The. damage done to property is . estimated at several million rubles. .. . The Jews who escaped from Kis- chneff are seeking refuge at Odeeea and elsewhere. : Poitlaud, May 1. A fire that started today in J. A. Martin's day kilu licked up more than a quarter of million- dollars -worth of prop erty aloog the Portland water front. The heavieet loser- is the - Eastern and Western Lumber Company whese smaller sawmill arjd lumber yard were destroyed. The 1 losses: Edsteru & Western Lumber Com pany, loss $160,000, insured $40,- O0O; J. A. Martin Co., loss $25,000, insured $10,600; J. A. Martin, loss $30,000, insured $4,000; J. A. Mar tin and E. Martin, loss $25,000, in sured $5,000; Portland Union Stock Yards, lo6S $lo,ooo; insured $3,ooo; Oregon Sash &Djor Co, loss $3, ooo, insured $3ooo; Fire depart ment loss $l,ooo; City (roadways), loss $5,oio; six scow dwellings $1- ooo total loss, $263,ooo; total in surance, $65,6oo. " Washington, May 3 A state ment prepared at the treasury de partment shows that at the close of business April 3o, 19o3, the ac tual amount of money of all ktnds in the United States was $2,679, 34o,922, of which $3o4,987,212 was held in the treasury as a govern ment asset, and $2,374,353,72o was in circulation. During the last month there has been an increase $5,56o,378 in the stock of gold in the country, and an increase of $8, 632, 47o in the amount of national bank notes in circulation. The to tal stock of money" in the United States is classified as follows: Gold ooin, including bullion in the treasury . $1,267,303,579 Standard Sil. dollars 552,268,056 Subsidiary silver . 101,141,553 Treasury notes of 1890 20,709,000 United States notes- - 346,681,016 National bank notes 391,151,728 ' ' Estimating the . population of the United States at 80,257,800, the per capita circulation is $29.58. - St. Louis,' April 28. A morrent before be became insane, D. S. Ran- sbaw, telegraph operator, at Poag, 111., a little station on the Wabash, turned on. the jred light which stopped the fast Chicago Express and very probably saved the train and all on board from destruction. - Ranshaw was a good operator, but his health failed, he became partially paralyzed and was remov ed from the Litchfield office to Poag, where the work is lighter. : He complained of a pain in his head but he told the day operator he was sure he ' could get through the night all right. He attended to bis duties, received and relayed train' orders Bafely, but, realizing that his mind was goiog, set the danger signal for the express. Amazed-at the red light -Engineer John Dongan, of the Chicago express, leaped from his cab. , The conductor and brakeman joined him, and they found Ranshaw in a state of complete mental collapse. Another operator was found, after half an hour's delay, and after much precautionary telegraphing the express was allowed to proceed. ' Ranshaw was taken to hie home at Litchfield. Three men were re quired to get him on the train. Hon. A. B. Reams speaks at Philomath Friday night; at Corvallis Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock. - Fof Sale. A small bnt good paying business, in Oorvallia. Inquire at Times office. - . TURNED AWAY. HUNDREDS COULD NOT ENTEKS METHODIST CHURCH SUNDAY -V.- .-. EVENING. . . - Because Auditorium was Already- Crowded It ' was the end : of " the Epworth League Con- v vention The Meeting was Most ; Sue- v cessful. ' -:" ". . About one hundred and fifty Ep worth Leaguers were in Corvallis ' from Friday to Monday, attending . the 5th annual convention of the Eugene district. The convention adjourned on Friday noon with," . lunch served in the M. E. church, by the ladies. .Friday afternoon and Saturday were taken up with ' addresses, papers ' and discussions upon many themes pertaining to the league, its work and methods of making it more effective as a soul-saviog and character-building institution; ' V ' ; To-those;who have attended such.' ( gatherings there is a noticeable grading up in the manner of pre sentation and in the material given in all the' exercises. - Friday even ing was principally a reception tendered by the local League. Mr " Rossman and daughter, Mies. Ross man gave an enjoyable due't.. Guy.Moore gave an address of wel-r -come and J. W. Menzie, of Leba non, responded quite felicitously. " Lemonade was served from two ta bles in the annex. ' ' ! Saturday night the main address was given by Rev. G. H. Fees, of ' Cottage Grove, on "The Develop ment of the League Idea." Dr. A. N. Fisher, editor of the Pa cific Christian Advocate, was pres ent and also addressed the conven tion felicitously. ... On Sunday at 11 a. m., Prof. A. R. Sweeteer, of the. University of Oregon, gave a practical address to a fully packed house. At 3 p. m., Dr. T. B. Ford administered the communion to about two hun dred worshipers. - After the usual League hour, Dr. J. H. Coleman, of Willamette Uni versity, preached a sermon full of logic and soul-stirri.ig fire, by 1 far excelling any of his previous ad dresses to Corvallis audiences. , Enough people to have refilled the auditorium were turned away from, this service. Following Dr. Coleman's address Dr, T. B. Ford conducted an .in- , stallation service Inducting into of fice the new corpse of officers. Each officer stood with a friend on either side during the responsive service- , . ; The real success of the gathering . . cannot be too strongly expressed, as.it was a success from start to. . finish. The delegates coming from -Drain to Stayton and Simpson ' " chapel to Sheridan spoke in high, appreciation of their reception by the Corvallis people. T ; Dallas gets the quarterly League convention in 1904." i Rev. R. Glass, of Eugene, was invited to repeat his address before the Leaguers on "The Missionary Conflicts and Triumphs of Chris tianity," at the Presbyterian church . on Sunday evening. . . Mies. Olive Mellow, of Corvallis League was elected third vice-pres- ' ident of the district. This is the literary department of the League. Dr. J. H Coleman, Piesident of Willamette Univtraity; will occupy the pulpit at the Corvallis M. E. church next Sunday morning. THE OLD RELIABLE 'J 01 Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE