. 7 ; 3ounty Clerk' Gi&m i. Q tit !f ... : I V I I H . ? r' - , CORVALLIS, OREGON MARCH. 22. 1905. B. P. IBVINB RStto -i . . And Proprietor . i iii it - - . ii .7. We all Wear Shoes! Never befoie have we received such quantities ami qualities in foot wear as this - SPRING k Tans. Browns and BIack: Low High and i&edium cuts , : : . .;. -Prices High, Medium 'and 'Low"--3 .. j ...... . . .T . Bat in all grades the very lowest price . for the quality of1 the shoe. Oaf efforts will be great to increase our shoe sales. -Shoes for all Ladies, Misses, Children, Mens, Boys and Little Gents. Don't forget our tfhoe Department. A BALLOON BAG RIPS AERONAUTS ' FALL ABOUT V TWO HUNDRED FEET ; TO THE GROUND. One Is Killed Instantly; The Oth er Wl : Probably,. Die Para chute Would not Open - - Horrible Sight for a Crowd of Specta-tors. I9.V. and L. Fine Light Sample Room. ..X .-...' ' J. C. Hammel, Prop. Leading Hoi el in Oorvallis." Recently opened. New ¬ tek bml ding. Newly furnished, with modern con- mences. Furnace Heat, Electric Lights, Fire Es- pes, riot and cold water on everynoor. a ine single i loms. Elegant suites. Leading house in the VV ulam- jbe.Valley. :..-'. - Rates: . $1.00, $1.25 and $2.00 per day.- WallacB, Idaho, March A. Middlekauf. was killed M.; Odell seriously injured by fall ing 2OQ feet from a balloon while J giving a doable ascension here this afternoon. The men were 'seated in a parachute and when they, had ascended 2OO feet .the lower part of the balloon tore' away. The para chute; wbold not open, and both fell among the spectators with ter rific force, j. A young boy was caught by, the falling balloon and badly burned. Middlekauf had nearly every bone in his body broken while Odell had none. . The latter is injured intern ally. ' ; Several hundred people had as sembled in various parts of the city to witness, the ascension. . .Many were present from the canyon towns,' the Northern Pacific tram being: held until after the two aeronauts had made their parachute jumps. As toon as the balloon left the ground, to the horror oft he nearby spectators, the lower part of. the bag could be seen rippmg awa. WarBings were shouted to the two unfortunate men, but they .could not hear, the alarm. . , " . c - : , Although the flight -took but a few moments, Odell.'.who. lis the more expsrt of the two, . could; be seen attempting to force his paraf ghute dpen, butoncooujtoXthe sBorl"'distaoce U'wduIcFpol yieldT Both men were close together, and while Odell endeavored to open his parachute he could be observed holding his ; companion by ; the shoulder in attampt to save him if his parachute opened. Middlekauf made no movement, simply cljng ing to the ropes.: . . . I he tnud made by ine two men I when they fell could be heard for 1 over a Dioctr, toe ground beine in dentrd where they .alighted. Both btruck the ground near one another and tit the same time, both barely grazing the furnace where the bal loon was inflated. . ; . . . . , Odell fell in a more relaxed man ner, and his fall was partially brok en by Middlekauf, which accounts for his leeser injuries. Both were rendered unconscious by the terri ble fall, but Odell soon recovered, and, although in frightful pain, was able to talk.-.. , ) he went to Niu-Chang, where , he had every opportunity to become familiar with the situation from the Russian, standpoint. When hoetiU ities opened he represented. Japan at Niu Chwang, ,then: Inside the Russian lines. After the capture of the city by "-(the Japanese Mr. Miller went to "Xokio, wher he wit nessed a mamDoth review iof ; the soldiers . of 'yth'Jfikad.and'wa'B, thus enabled to; compare the effi ciency of the tw!6. contending armies. . "It was almost the 'unqualified opinion of th&Adiplomatic agents; at the outbreak'f the present war," said MrrMilIer4,that the Japanese would be sucQfful.., : They,knew: what they wanted to do ; and were ready to do it. They began toget ready when they were forced to give up the fruitsdfe; the 'yict6r;'? bveri Chinain lfrJSU't- ': Mr. Miller es-thatXwlih3-,: he doeB not particularly like to Jive in the Orient bltleepl'yfloterested in the conditions be is called upon to faee there and the problems that come up to him to be solved, and he is glad of theoppartunity to, re turn there. . :-4yi'Mrirt HOW FOB HARBIir. OYAMA SETS D ATE -FOR , : - TER1NG THE CITY. ' EN- FakoEflan lias Bee Taken Rear X Guard Fighting Japanese NearX xvaiy usd tvusBians wrecK .Railroad Other News. Xv' ;SVtebuV reports of the retiring - commander in-chief and. the -newdmmander in vate position with the czar, the? sudden decision to remove . Kuro patkin was due to the ' disaster- at Tie Pass, which is considered strat- -egetically a greater blunder on the part of the Russian 'commander-in-chief than even VMukden. The czar's hand was forced in this affair by the war: party - That a fortified position like that at Tie Pass should have fallen. without any show of re sistance, after the official messages telling of the orderly retreat of the Russian forces and : of a supposed Rcesian, victory at the Fan river, har - absolutely dumbfounded the country.-j -V- i It is thought impossible that the remnants of Kuropatkin's armr - - Manchuria, which were issued here i can escape to" Harbin, because there yfeiterdayj while relieving the im-'.are no stores of food or ammunition mediate fear ot taeKuesian people (Oet ween lie Pass and Harbin. prREAT SlIOE Sale. The Largest Assort- jnt of Shoes ever offered on special sale in Philo- h, comprising the entire stock of Men's, Women's i Children's Shoes, will be on sale during the month February, at ' -'. :. , ' . .; i .-; :. ' :' v.',' .' mm Rubber Goods Millinery, . Shoes, Etc. . . p. Henkle's Gash Store. ach will be offered at reduced prices, This reduc is made for cash. only.. There 'are' special ', prices Bubber Goods :men's, women's, boys' children's per boots, rubber and oil coats. We also call vour Intion to our largo'; assortment of Millinery. 6oods Ich are offered on ppecial sale. f ' E. HENKLEj Philomath, Or. Items From Souuiern Benton : Streets of Monroe were, crowded Saturday last Women- and babies being mostly ,is evidence, as most farmers were busy. plowing or sow ing' - -fcs :t c-:!:: ' -Vi t fi:--?'. Church at Brawn's last Sabbath, Rev. Gardner of S.M.. E. com ch de livered the sermonX .: : s ' '. School openei on Ingram Island last week with Miss Moffat from n ear independence, as teacher. Buelah Hewitt came home Sat urday to attend school at Brown's which . begins Mond ay with ' Miss Ed wards from , Bellfountaio. as teacher. ' .- ;-:-;'XXx'-'-.:;-X " Mrs. Mary:3SRickardi of Flat Creek, is vi8iUn with relatives in the Barkley neighborhood. ' Geor&e "Hotfaf: was ; in-onr"vicini- Insurance Company. r Born to. the wife .. of Sylvester Wooley, a son.; s J; S. Wooley has been shearing goats near Irish, Bend the, paet. few weeks. ; . - :" ' ; The Modern Woodmen team from Corvallis Lodge expect to visit Monroe Lodge on the - evening of 25th ipst. Quite a number of new members are to be initiated. I ' (. , Ecarg. Portland, March' 14. Henry B. Miller, recently appointed consul general for the 'United States at Yokohama, Japan, was in Portland today, and. last evening delivered an illustrated lecture . in the inter ests of the Maxamas; telling of the controversy and causes that brought the present war. between Russia and Japan in the Orient. ' Mr, Miller whose home is at Eugene, though he has large business Interests at Grant's Pass, expects to leave San Francisco for his new station April 8, and declares He - expects to be busy, as many problems will arise both during the war and at its con clusion. Mr. Miller was for three years, during the most turbulent times. of recent" history,- consul at Niu Chwang, and says be .watched at no great distance'- the prepara tions made by Japan to launch her self into the present struggled ; --1 "I have taken, deep interest V in Oriental conditions and the circum stances' creating them,'.' said Mr. Miller soon after he arrived in Port land from Eugene 4hia mofningi 'The; Japanese were thoroughly ready lor the combat. ' They pre pared themselves for ;i years,' while the Russians rested firm in the be lief that the Mikado would: not fight.' - Then, when " the blow came Russia was not ready.'' - ,j : t Mr. Miller was at 'Shanghai dur iogjhe Boxer troubles in, China in 1900, and soon after the . relief of the legations at Pekin he went for ward to that station, where he re mained during what he ' playfully terms the "reconstruction' period." While there he bad t abundant op portunity to compare the'' soldiers of the various allied forces. -'4 Later Wanted. , Setting bens. Call on or address I Bowen Lester, Corvallis. ' For Sale Cheap. Good horse and baggy. " Inquire Times office. mis-tf at - . : For Sale. , ; Xenance seed wbeat. deliverable in Corvallis. Price one dollar per bushel, sacked. ; . Richard Kiger. , . t Dry Fir Wood At $ 3.50 per cord. - Orders solicited for grub oak for summer delivery, ; ., Frank Francisco, - - Corvallis. For Sale. . :: Barred Plymouth rocks 75c Brawn Leghorn eggs at, 50 , c dozen. j Jj B. Irvine. : and per The prettiest and best wall you can get for that new house is Whitney's concrete blocks. ;"" ". A. KLINE ' LIVESTOCK AUCTIONEER that the 'Manchnrian .army -is al ready, cut' off and confirming - in formation already received that the retirement is in full progress, throw no further light on the condition of the losses of the army, and contain no disquieting information, : . The city of Fakoman, which is wHl in the Russian rear, has been seized by forces given out ' as Chin. ese bandits, but which may- be a vanguard of Japanese . regulars. From Fakoman one road leads to Kaiyuah, about 12 miles north of Tie Pass, and the great Chinese road runs northward, paralleling the railroad and offering. to a force there the alternative of striking the. Russian line or pushing on toward the Sungari river along the high way, which is betterthan the road over which General ' Linievitch will have to retreat. The new command er will need all the strategic quali ties of Kuropatkin to effect the withdrawal in safety, , How far or r how rapidly , Field Marshal Oyama will be able to con tinue pursuit remains 1 to be eeen, but the Chinese at Harbin - expect him there April 10, and - if this opinion proves to be founded on a Japanese proclamation, many per sons here, remembering the ialhll ment of Oyama's assurances regard- Ing'ilnT'occrpamn'oT March iU, will be inclined . to name three weeks as the limit. The lapse of a full week since the beginning ot the retreat from Muk den finds Russia in almost complete ignorance of the details as to the effect of that reverse. KnropatkiD, before relinquishing his baton pro fessed himself unable to estimate losses, and no dispatches referring to the number of prisoners have been allowed to sift - through the strict censorship. The public sim ply knows that the list of killed, wounded and . prisoners is" very great, and is prepared to believe them enormous, though one Rus sian correspondent expresses the belief that they will not exceed 80, 000, all told. The full story of the awful retreat from Mukden to Tie Pass also remains to be told. Later reports received confirm the first statement, that the bulk of the armies retired in good order, the momentary panics affectiDg only the ' soldiers who were crowded among the transports in charge of undisciplined officers and fleeing civilians, causing the loss, however, of a great amount of supplies and a number of cannon which otherwise they would have been able to bring off., s - : : ' - VlJespite the war party's tri umph in the removal of Kuropat kin, peace is imminent," said Mme. Novikoff, the Russian political wri ter, this ' morning. "Linievitch who succeeds Kuropatkin cannot continue the war. The army is an nihilated and there is no new army ready." ' Oklahoma City, Okla., March 18. A special from Hobart states that a cyclone, struck Porch, a small town near there, last night. One man, name not given, was killedj J. E. and Charles Jones fatally in jured and 16 hurt. - ' ; . ' - Sixteen houses - were demolished. Details are lacking on - account of inaccessibility. - i St. Petersburg, March 17. A dis patch from Changtufu reports that General Kuropatkin left there . to night for St.. Petersburg.. : . Corvallis p. Office at Huston's Hardware Store - V . O. Address, Box 11. " Pays highest prices for all kinds of Live Stock. Satisfaction , guaranteed. Twenty years experience. Eastern Oregon Farm' Property . For sale. We have over 30,000 acres in improved wheat farms for gale in Gil liam, Sherman and - Morrow connties, Oregon. Price of these lands, $15 to $20 per acre. Small' cash payment and easy terms on balance. , We also have - first class implement business for sale in a live Eastern Oregon town on R. R. . , Address. . Moore Bros, . 621 Wash st, Portland, Or, mr-4t . Phone Red 95L E. E. WILSON, ATTORNEY Al LAW.' Tokio, Maroh 17. The Japanese are still hammering away at the re treating Russian; ai my and the los ses of the enemy are declared at im perial headquarters to be' Bimply enormous. " Marshal Oyama's victo oious troops, ; fiushed with success and determined .that not a single Rut-siaa shall reach Harbin, are eactinually'attackiDgthe Russians from front and rear and from both flanks and are given the terror stricken hordes absolutely no rest. . A number of reports were receiv. bd last night and all characterized the Russian retreat as "panic-stricken." -i It ia' believed here that Oya ma is preparing another' ; trap .for the enemy, and, when it is sprung, the remnants of Kuropatkin's shat tered forces 'will be found caught in its jaws.' .'-.' v.-.';" i : '''5:; . The troops- that occupied Ying Pass have advanced some 18 . miles along the Kirin river and at last accounts were hotly engaging the enemy. :. , . - ",--. : ... - .v " St., Petersburg, March 18. Ac cording to a resident of the court at Tsarskoe, Selo, who occupies a pri- Real Estate Bargains ; No. 552 I60 acres, 130 ia cult; good . house and barn; ne fruit and water; 120 acres now in crop; 4 horses, 10 cows, hogs,'i wagon, 2 baggies, 4 sets of har ness, chickens, farm. toIs, and house- , hold-furniture, 7 miles from Corvallis; price S 40 per acre. v ' : j i No. 553 House and 4 lots just north of Mechanical Hall, house has 11 rooms, wood ahed; barn etc; good fruit all kinds. . !rieeitrsoo.--$ No. 554 170 acre stock ranch, i miles from E. R. town, 90 acres cleared and sown to grass, 60 acres nice saw tim ber, fair house, barn etc ; good orchard ; one mile to school, 2 . creeks on place: price $1300. ' No. 555 Lot and frac with 5 room house, wood shed and well in Corvallis. price $675. . No. 556 2 lots, 7 room house, wood--shed and store room, 'choice fruit, lo- cated in Corvallis, price $1600. No. 557162 acres, 50 in cult, bal pas ture & timber, nearly all under . fence new 7 room house, good barn, machine shed, stock shed, good orchard, running water on place, r miles to school, four miles from store and postoffice, price, $2800. , . No. 558-100 acres, 30 in cult, bal past ure and timber, good 5 room house, spring water piped to house, good orchard and small fruits, running water on place, splendid outrange, telephone to house, miles to school, 4 miles to store and P O; price 1250. " ' . v Ambler & Watters, Corvallis and Philomath, Or. ) Notice to Creditors Notice is hereby given that the under signed has been appointed by the County Court of Benton County, Oregon, in pro bate, as executrix of the last Will and testament of Louisa J, Stewart, deceased. All persons having claims against the es tate of said deceased are hereby required, and Doiified to present them, with the proper vouchers, within six months from the date of this notice to the undersigned executrix at my residence in Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon. Dated March IS. I905. ; ' Henrietta Randall, Executrix. , ; 5000 Thoroughbred Plymouth , Rock . and Brown Leghorn hatching eggs for sale at $1 per setting if obtained at my resi-.' dence north of Mechanical Hall.. These fowls were bred to lay eggs and not for the show room, You are invited to in spect the breeding pens. ; ' ' . Otto F. L. Herse, ' mn mi ; Corvallis, Or. "Short" on Peruna but "Long" on prunes. Italian prunes, 50-pound boxes, , $ 1.50. - - F. L. Miller. Blocks for piers at Whitney's, College View Poultry Farm. ' Barred Plymouth Rocks. Brown Leg horns. Eggs, $1 per 15 at yards. My Barred Rock hens are of the best laying strata on Coast. I have added cockerels from Parks World's best-... egg . strain. ' Brown Leghorns as good as the best. ... - . S. H. Moore. : Ind. phone 555. " - Corvallis, ... - r