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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1904)
Vol. XVlI.-No. 37. CORVALLIS, OREGON. DECEMBER 31 . 1904. and Proprietor Keeji ou r Store j ' ' in your mind ' ' ' ' "V-v- '''''. : It will b e an interesting place for the next ibur weeks Besides a big display of all the latest novelties in toys of every kind and the endless variety of o t h e r, things such as Celluloid nov e ties, J ewelry, Handker chiefs, all kinds of slippers, watch our show windows. -:-.. J.-H. MM Free Bus. Fine Light Sample Rooms. Jjj if. $ 1 Hotel i I $ffl&i!rrd Corvallis Leading Hotel in Corvallis. Recently opened. Newrt brick building. Newly furnished, with modern con- veniences. Furnace Heat, Electric Lights, Fire Es-t capes. Hot and cold water on every floor. Fine single j rooms. Elegant suites. Leading house in the Willam- & ette Valley. Rates: $1.00, $1.25 and $2.00 per day. j G. II. lUill's music Rouse of Albany, Oregon removed to 350 Alder street Portland Oregon. Write for prices, save money. Special atten tion to mail orders ; Cecilian, the Perfect Piano Player. Let the Public TAKE NOTICE There is a New Furniture Store on South Main Street. . There is a New and First-Class Stock to Select From, Including all things required in Fitting up an Elegant House. jt, : s . There are Low Prices and a s wnuiwc Jumc tu rscicui irom. CALL ON BLACKLEDGE FOR CHRISTMAS GOODS. m J. C Hammel, Prop. A SEVERE; STORM : . GREAT WINDS ,SagC:EA$T . ;". 0 If THE RQCKIE3. y. ' - " -.yyi' '. '"v. . V, Thermometer Falls, to. -34 Degrees --Below -Zero Telegraph Lines , DieabU - and Railroad,-. y Trains Delayed Four M-n Killed in Ex-, - '. plosion. - 4 - Chicago, Dc, 27. One oi these verest storms of recent years -has raged throughout the . territory ly ing between the Rocky. Mountains and tbe Great Lakes since early this morning, and has caused much trouble ' to ; street-car ; companies, railroads and telegraph companies. The latter were the greatest suffer ers from the blizzard, which swept through the west and - northwest during the last 24 hours, and which was preceded by a heavy fog' 'and drizzling rain, , which made ' the wires almost unworkable. . .' ... . " . The intense cold and terrifia gale that followed close upon the fog coated the wires with ice, and later in the day through poles to the ground, crippling' the companies badly. Railroad trains were badly delayed all threw the West, some of them being 24 hours late. Street-car traffic in all the cities of the weBt and northwest was practi cally at a standstill at some time during tbe day. V. ' In its extent the storm was the most widespread of any during the last 15 years. Counting the fog as a component part of the storm, it stretched from the '.Rocky moun tains to New York, and from Win nipeg to New Orleans. r At 10 o'clock tonight the Btorm was reported 'as subsiding at Kan sas City and other points in a north and south line from that city. . At Chicaeo and east of "here the violence and was expected to . con tinue throughout tbe night, the center of the storm being between Chicago and Cleveland. Reports from Kansas City early in the day were that tne storm extended from the middle of Missouri as far south as Indian territory, and police police - were stationed to turn back light delivery wagons, which would infallibly be turned over .if they attempted to pass the corners ahead of them. .Between noon and e cloctc in the evening the mercury dropped from J4 to 11 and was" still tailing. Fort Gaines, Ga., Dec. 28. The farmers and merchants met today and decided to burn their share of 2,000,000 bales of surplus cotton. A Btarter was made today, when bonfire was made of cotton on the streets at Fort Gaines. It is not yet determined where it will stop, The farmers have decided to set the pace, and are moving determined ly. A large crowd paraded with much spectacular ceremony. The object is to show that the farmers are ready to eacrifioe a few bales fcr tbe benefit of the masses. New York, December 28. Nan Patterson, the former show girl who is in the Tomb's prison charged with the murder of Caesar Young, was in better spirits today than at anytime since -the second jury which heard the testimony in her caee reported that they were unable to agree upon a verdict. She be' lieved she said, that the freedom for which she has longed for more than six months was about to be granted. Telegrams had come to her from Wheeling, W. Va., an nounclng that four prominent men in that city were prepared to furn ish bail lor her in any amount up to $oQ,ooo. if the oners from Wheeling have been made in good faith, it is probable, that ' the dourt will be askei within a few days to fix the amount of bond. While Miss Patterson would not reveal the names of the Wheeling men who offer to go on her bond, dispatches from that city say they are Charles W. Swisher, secretary-of-state-elect, of Wheeling, and H. J. Price, a merchant; T. A. Dave Eey, a lawyer, and Howard Black, a banker of Fairmount.- Miss Patterson's counsel conferr ed with Assistant Attorney Rand today. Afterwards it was learned that both sides desired delay, and it ssemed probable that Miss Pat- tersoo will not be put on trial again for several nadnthe , .Sic Ja-tterson spent part of the day. with his daughter in the Tombs and Bid after leaving her he feared she was going insane. , ?,She 13 broken down complete ly," he saii" "I tell you- my little girl is a physical and mental wreck. I am afraid hat her mind Is. giving away under this dreadful strain. She is wore. than she was when Bhe collapsed af 'sr hearing of the jury's disagreement. I have sent if or oar family physician." .',-.., Dr. McGuire was sent for . later, and after examining Miss Patterson satd: ' "Miss Peterson Is in a highly nervous and even a . hysterical condition-, buijn my judgment i there need not bit any fear . of .insanity from: present - indications. ? She laughs a geod deal, butthe iaughr ter is of a hysterical character rath er thaufrom any impulse that ap pears ilka insanity. She needs good care and , constant : watchful- ness ana compaaionthip The lat ter, as we all know, cannot be very well supplied in a prison." y : Chehalfe',:Wash.,,Dec. 28. Three men wereikilled instantly and two Injured, cue so that he died soon afterwards by an explosion of four boilers at the sawmill plant of Wal worth,' fcf ; Neville, at Wallville, Waah.y shortly after l o'clock this afternoon; , Almost - -immediately after the talll started for the after noon ruo a terrific explosion occurr ed .. 7"i::v.'-.;;-;.. ';rr: " The c&use of the explosion is un known. The mill plant .'bad been shut down foi repairs and only suf ficient "m,TvaB keptup ' rnn tne cross arm lactory, ana lor yie dry kihjs.-; The boilers were in spected, by the official inspector of a .ooiier insurance -coiupuuy. leu days ag ), and were prooouneetji all light.. ;lne plant is situated on Rock Cfeek, 27 miles west -of- Che hahs, on the Chehalia &. South Bend railroad., When the mill, is runnicji 100 men are employed. Id 34 pfeltTheBytsrecti. Iy north of and near the railroad. The boiler house leans against the mill building 'on the west side. The fact that the mill proper was not running accounts for the small number killed, as a ' large number of men work within a few feet of the boiler-house, in the mill, about the saw, carriages and rolls.' The mill was badly wrecked by the explo sion. The damage is estimated at several thousand "dollars. The cross-arms plant is situated some distance west of the main mill. The mill is one of the best equipped in this section of the state, and did a large business in timbers and the manufacture of crossarms. ' At Kings Valley. The Christmas tree at the Evan gelical church was well loaded with presents.. Ernest and Sam Eddy of O. A. C, and James Chambers and Fred Groshong, from Portland, are spending the Holidays at home. Mr. Seibert is doing a good busi ness in photography in the Valley. Art Miller is doing good work at logging although . he has a good deal of mud to contend with. E. O. Frantz has found a curiosi ty in the shape of breech of an old fashioned gun. He found it near where Old Fort Hatking stood. He has not been able so far to find any one who has ever seen anything like it. The hills have a very thin coat of snow. Some trees are full of apples yet. There were dances at Tom Alex ander's and David Kibbey's last Friday night. A pleasant time is rerjorted from both. Uxo. Olives in balk, fresh and Horning's, fine, at d2i tf I am Here to Stay Attention Owing to our inability to get a location on the street, we have opened our store over First Na tional bank, in room 12 for a short time. We have a nice stock of gold jewelry which we shall be pleased to show you. and at prices below anything you have seen. We do; all kinds of watch and jawelry re pairing. Come and see as before buying your Xtna3'preseats and be convinced of the truth, D. E. Matthews, Room 12 over 1st Nat'l bank. dl4-tf others indicted; GRA.ND JURY FII,ES SEVERAL NEW INDICTMENTS" IN LAND-FRAUD CASES. ; - . B. Ormsby, W. H. Davis - and C E. Loomis to Undergo Trial 'y All said to Be Mixed t ; '- ' Up in Land Ring-"-Two ' . : Others Included. ' . , Portland, Dec. 28. The Federal erand iarv made its second uublic appearance yesterday afternoon, at which time it returned indictments against Salmon B. Ormsby, of Sa lem; William EU Davis, of Albany; Clark E . Loomis of .Eugene; Hen ry A. Young, George Sorenspn, of Portland: John Doe and Richard Roe; The charge Ib that the . in dicted men entered into a Conspir acy on December 29, 1901, having as their object the defrauding of the government of ; the United States oat of a, portion of its public lands in township. II south of range 7 east, and that by means of false and forged applications, false and forg ed affidavits and proofs of home stead entry and, settlement,' some in the names of real and some in the names of fictitious persons, : the government was induced to issue patents to the lands, y yK .' It is charged that in furtherance of the "conspiracy , William H. Da vis swore to an affidavit before' S. B. Ormsby in which he Said he had resided upon the claim taken by him as the law required, and it is also alleged that the conspiracy was a part of the one entered into by S. A. D. Puter, Horace G. McKinley, D. W. Tarpley and Emma L. Watson.- ' . , ' ' X . ' .In the indictmeot just returned William H. Davis, mayor of i Alba ny and chairman of the repub lican county central committee of Linn county is the, central figure. Ormsby and Loomis, So'renson and Young have all been before the public from the opening of the land fraud trial several weeks ago, but Dr. Davis had not been brought in to the case by the government un til the latter part of the week just passed, when he appeared before the grand jury by his own request. The government expects to prove by the evidence against the Albany man that he went into tne conspir acy to defraud the government knowingly; and a year after he had abandoned his claim as the result of a correspondence with the land office at WashiBgton. The story shows that Davis went into the forest in 1892 in company with William Horn, a timber loca tor, of Albany. Horn located him on a claim and built a cabin for him in the same year. The cabin was afterward destroyed by a tree falling upon it and the next year Horn built another. In 1893 Dr. Davis went to his claim for a day or so, and again in 1893 he spent a short time there on hshing trip, lie also went nsnmg in the vicinity in 1895 Dr. Davis made bis final proof before R. B. Montague, of Albany, in IqOO and swore that he had cul tivated five acres of ground each year since residing on the land; that he had raised crops and had made the place his residence except for short periods in tbe winter, when he was obliged to leave to make a living for himself and fam In 1901 C. Loomis came to Al bany to make a report on the claim of Dr. Davis, in connection with about 45 other claims held up by the department. It is said tbe doctor became uneasy about this time and wrote to Binger Hermann, then commissiolier of the general land office, asking his advice in re gard to his filing. He also asked Mr. LOomis to write to the depart ment in regard to hia claim. Under date of March 11, 1901, Loomis wrote a personal letter to Mr. Hermann asking his advice in relation to the claim. - He stated that Dr. Davis was in trouble over it; that he had dropped the land upon its being put into the Cascade forest reserve, but that he had later, upon the advice of Col. Bob Miller, made his final proof. The Colonel, so said ths letter, had advised Dr. Davis to the effect that all the time elapsing since the creation of the reserve and the date of actual en try and since the survey had been made would be recognized by the department as residence. : The let ter closed with the statement that Mr. Loomis would be glad to gala ' any information which might be of ' some use to "some very good friends" of Mr. Hermann's in Linn ounty - This letter was given to Georgo I R. Pgden, a clerk in the depart ment, by Mr. Hermann, . who re . pHei March 26,1901. Ogden call ed attention to the fact that the - doctor had sworn to his cultivation and residence in his affidavit and said that if it appeared from the" fac's that the claim- had been ' abandoned , such affidavits would maka Dr. Davis, or any other per- sons, liable to, prosecution for ' perjury. - -. ri-v"' --.i j i' Upoa receipt of this letter ; Dr. Davis abandoned etrort to eeoare the claim aud : nothing mors was done about it until May. 1903, when Ormsby was sent to make a report on the landB. Some of the claims had been recommended . for cancellation by Loomis' and among them wsb the Davis claim. , D. W, larpley came to Davis about this, time, so it is said, and made a prop- - osition to him which be t accepted. Davis was to secure $200 each from -the men who had filed upon . the claims and 'afterward abandoned them. Tarpley was to receive a share, and so was Ormsby, who had been sent by the government to make r hia report. Through : Ormsby itwas expected that the Claims conld be passed, to patent. K Dr. Davis, it is said, then secured . pledges from 14 men, each of whom promised to donate $200 toward se curing patents to their .' old and abandoned lands. Of this sum the doctor is eaid to have raised $1390. : He gave $600 of the sum . to Tarp ley and tbe rest was to have .been divided between Ormsby and a firm of Washington, D. C, attorneys, who were to be employed to look after the se curio g of the patents at the general land office. ; y The report of Mr. Ormsby was favorable in spite of the fact that Loomis had once reported against the claims, and in October, 1902, paten ts issued to the lands. :, . Henry Young, . another one of thoBe IhdiuTedT "i8"well -knopa4B;. Portland and in the -Willamette valley as an athlete. He came from Astoria and was given a clerkship in the secretary of state's office by Frank I. Dunbar during the early part of that official's first term. Young, however drank to exceBB . and was discharged. He later was entangled with the law for having collected money from various per sons in balem under pretense of representing a firm with which he had no connection and is supposed to have left the state under this cloud. He was at one time a mem ber of the Multnomah football team and was known as "Spike" Young. Young represented himself as Geo. A. Graham before Judge Galloway, then of the Oregon City land office, and also made affidavit before R. B. Montague as Henry Young. Young is now in the . East, but the government does not have any great desire to apprehend him, as he is of too little moment at the present time. Aa the offense for which he is indicted is not extra dictable, it is thought that Young will not be one of those to attend the trial. George Sorenaon is also a well known Portland character. He was at one time a deputy sheriff of Multnomah . county under Sheriff Frazier and was charged with graft ing Chinamen and was discharged. He then went into the real estate business. He has been implicated in many things in Portland not to his credit, and about a month ago, when the land fraud drew near, left the city. He is cow supposed to be in Missouri. Ormsby is supposed to ba at his home in Salem, while Loomis is in Eugene and Davis is at Albany. The court fixed the bonds of each of the men at $4,ooo and they will be served with the ludictments and placed under bonds at once. Join the crowds onward to Nolan &. Callahan's great redaction sale. Barred Plymouth Rocks. A few choice cockerels for sale, from $2.50 up. Also a few hens . and pullets. W. G. Emery. . . di4 im. Corvallis. Oar boys suits ate built to stay with the boy the hustling boy is the boy we like to fit out with clothes, the chap that is never still, climbs trees and fences and plays. We have got the clotbss to hold them. Nolan & Callahan.