i I . h lie itfr. V Vo1.XVIII.-No. 1. CORVALLIS; OREGON, MARCH 29. 1905., B.F. IBTIKB rtlUV sod Proprietor W V $ V:y. riywW-.- Vv,:."-:.' ;We all Wear Shoes! N ' ever befoi e have we and qualities in foot i SPRING : C 'i';'.. ' ,v: v'W-:,' .'' ; . -; :, . Tans, Browns and Black ' ' Low High and Medium cuts - . ' Prices High, Medium and Low - But in all grades the very lowest price' for the quality of the shoe-.' -'Our : efforts r's will' bd great-to in,erease"our ; shoe sales.' f Shoes for all Ladies,", Misses,- Children, : Mens, Boys and' Little Gents.' C Don't ' forget our f hoe Departmentr . '.'-' II. HARMS'. Leading Hotel in OorvaHis. Keeentlv 6pened..lNew : brick "building. Newly furnished, with modern con veniences; Fur nace .Heat, Electric Lights, Fire I Esr capes. Hot and cold water rooms. Elegant suites. Leading house in the "Willam ette Valley. -' . .. ' r Rates: $1 .00, $1.25 and $2.00 per day. , h , l ,: " . .... .... ,. . i. . . ... Rubber Goods Millinery, . . . Shoes, Etc. . Ore at Shoe Sale. The Largest Assort ment of Shoes ever offered on special ? sale . in Philo math, comprising the entire stock of Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes, will.be on sale during the month of February, at ' - J. B. Henkle's Gash Store. Each will be offered at reduced prices, This reduc tion is made for cash only. There : are special prices on Rubber Goods men's, women's, boys', children's rubber boots, rubber and oil coats. We also call your attention to our large assortment of - i 1 linery Goods which are offered on special sale. , - - ' J. E. HENKLE; Philomath, Or. received suh quantities wear as tlis. on everyfloor. Fine single; MONEY IS USED BY BANKERS . TO BEING BETWEEN RUSSIA. . " ABOUT PEACE 'JAPAN AND Condition of Paris Loan Is ' That War Muet -. EndRu88ia la -Yielding and Steps AreAJ.-... ". ' 1 ready Taken French ; ; , - Money Must -Not-r":; - '.Be Barned"in , " f:" - Battles'"' - Paris, March 24i Prospects, of peace between. Russia -and Japan asBaaied a more denmte and almost a taDeible aspect today as the re sult of the announcement of the re sumption of negotiations for a Rus sian loan. v . Postponement of -the loan occnrr red through the stand taken b; the financial element against . proceed ing while the: -uhpertiintiea of war conunnea, wnue a. wiuingnesn w resume negotiations , was construed as meaning that jthis'strong influ ence had finaUy- preyailed witn tne authorities at SU Petersburgt-i.;The announcement of the resumptloa of negotiations took definite iorm in A communication to the. syndicate of . - . i -. , . . - agents ae cnange, wnp jorm an in fluential element - an-vthe . Bourse, holding government credentials. :,,,' The effect of the hret announce ment was to stimulate the market,- and partioxilarly Russian securities. A reaction occurred on tears as 'to the effect that the heavy - demands of the loan would have . on'- the market, and doubts concerning the uses to which ths loan will be, put. However, it seems to be the accept ed view of the financiers that.- the Droceeds of. the loan will , not, be ap plied to the further continuance, of . It is understood that one of the inducements to a resumption of, the negotiations was that-a considera ble portion of the proceeds shall re main in France to meet the interest coupons of other loans and that the placing pi contracts lor government supplies will be required, evenatter the conclusion of hostilities. " Coupled with the announcement of the resumption of the loan nego tiations . came a strong , intima' t!on from official and diplomatic Iquarters that steps looking " toward yeace had been denniieiy taKen py Ru-era. The: foreign office declined to confirm a report that France was likely to be the intermediary,' but diplomats who are actively interest- ed for the first time gave credit to the statement that Russia had. de cided to seek peace. ; It was said in thef e quarters that Russia would deal? directly with Tokio through the French minister. who has charge of Russia's interest in Japan. However, the reports of France's active part in the negotia tiocs were said to be not entirely correct, as other powers have con tribnted toward a pacific solution and it is expected they will take paH in its realization. - It appears that some Of the leeser powers, in cludiog : Sweden, are assisting .to that end. . : , ' - Russia's chief preoccupation is said to be avoidance of : having peace plans arouse the animosity of the-powerful war element at home The receipt of an official dispatch at St. Petersburg on March 20 sa -ing that the Japanese are approach ing Vladivostok is said , to have in duced the determination to j seek a pacific solution. On the other hand it is insisted that Japanese proxim ity to Vladivostok promises to be a chief obstacle in the way of 'peace, as diplomats conversant -with the situation say that Japan will seek to avert peace until J she possesses Russia's only outlet to the Pacific Coast. London, March 24. The final details of the Japanese loan were concluded here today, with, the ex ception of the exact date of issue. This has not yet been decided, but it will not be delayed. The amount is $150,000,000, with Interest at 4J per cent. The price of the issue is 90, and the security; will be the net receipts of the tobacco- monopoly of Japan, amounting to $6,000,000, ac cording to the budget for the next fiscal year; The loan will be issued simultaneously in New York . and London; each of these cities taking $75,000,000. ' ' ' ' ' " The loan is redeemable after five years. It is expected here that al- though German- banks exhausted every teffort to secure- participation in the loan, they have been rigor ously excluded, as Japan found no difficulty in securing the amount in New York and London. ' - Kovetiyo Takashi, special Japan ese financial commissioner, inform ed th ft Associated Press today that the $15o,ooo,ooo would Euffice . for japan s requirements lor a year or a year and a half, at the expiration of which time, in his opinion, the war vrould be over. - Dr&io, Or.; March 25. The Jury oalledl together 'by Justice' Dim mick,? of iSlkton, yesterday after noon io investigate the double mur der and euicide - that ' occurred at the Cooper Sc.Haaey" sawmill,, ten mues west 01 nere, yesieraay rore noon,did not reach, a. verdict until late this afternoon.' -'The findings seem to-agree with the first account af the tragic affair that .3 Hermann Shook first iJJled A,'. E. Cooper and Paul Howse and then himself, - Cooper's wife was the only eye witness who lives to tell the 'tale, and she has been in such a hysteric al condition since the tragic event that her ' testimony almost counts for nothing. ' 'In fact, she has" had to be specially guarded - to: prevent her from lmuriDe herself or soma one else. , ; : The exact theory of the jury '..as to the killing of Cooper and -Howse by Shook is not obtainable here, aB the iary was procured aF Elkton. Rumors have been afloat since the affair took place that Mrs. " Cooper was suspected -of complicity in the killing, bat the finding of the fury does not seem io confirm such rum- ore. - ' v The body of Shook was brought here this evening, and will be ship ped to Oakland, in this .county, for burial. The lather ot the young man. J. A. Shook, of Oakland, came here today to meet the remains of his- eoti and) convey thsm to- his hom'for burial. i 's "llie sad'affairnr geneTaliybe- lieved to be the outcome of infidel ity of Cooper's wite. v 1 be remains of Cooper and Howse will be buried tomorrow at Elkton." , - "Philomath. Or., March 25. At the home of Mrs Lytle last nigh, as a result of an altercation between "Toby" Lytle - and Noye Scott, Lvtle fired a shot from a revolver at Scott, which but for the latter dexterity , and presence of mind in deflecting the aim of tne -weapon would doubtless have taken deadly effect. ' :' ' ; : . ' : - The assailant,: having been : dis armed by Scott, secured another re- volver'and was loading the gun, ev idently to repeat his death-dealing assault, but Scott, after a desperate encounter, in which he received an ugly scalp wound, wrenched the weapon from his frenzied -.adVer-' sary. '" The trouble was the result of Scott's having disposed of a dog : to which Lytle had a claim. Lytle has left town, and is said to be with friends in Lincoln ' county. : The matter has been referred to thet dep uty prosecuting attorney of Benton county, and Ly tie may oe arrestea New York March 25. New York Evenlne Sun: ' As an instance of hoT? smoking stunts the growth, it is noted that the Russian giant now on exhibition in London is 9 feet 6i inches in height'and smokes 200 cigarettes a day. ; Chicago, March 24. -A' scheme to colonize unemployed members on lands in Oregon is to be offered the labor tmions the coming week by William-Barclay, who claims to represent a syndicate owning 50 sections of land. The- tract' com prises 32,ooo acres and labor unions are asked to buy stock in the com pany and, in case of strikes, instead of permitting the men to, remain idle in industrial centers, sand them to the Oregon lands. Eventually, it is said, cities and towns are to be laid out and built. . -For Sale. Seed wheat. oats and -, Defiance seed ; Grover Avery, Inavale, Or. - ; :. For Sale. ', : Cigar clippings of our own nre, 7 Bose &Son. mannfact "m25 tf , "Short" onPeruna but "Long" on prunes. Italian prunes, 50-pound boxes, $1.50. F. L Miller. A HORRIBLE GRIME HIRED MAN KILLS, EM- PLOYER AND A Murderer Commits .Suicide Trag edy at Home of I A. E. Cooper - ' -. in Southern Oregon Puts !v Strychnlnain Medicine. DiaiD, Or.: Marcb 24. Co6per & Haney's sawmill, ten miles west of here, on the Coos Bay stage'" route, was the scene of a fearful tragedy this morning at 10 o'clock, in which I uermannjbnooic enot ana tinea A. E cooper ana raui iiowse,: and . then turned the gun . on himself with fatal result.' ; " -r v. - -; -Shobk had been in the employ of UDoper. ' naney tor about a year, and lived at the Cooper home, Trouble had been brewing at. the place for some- time,' an account of the alleged intimate ' relations be tween Shook and Cooper's wife. Last Friday Cooper took 1 medi cine for some slight illness and was soon'seized with 'convulsions. Dr. Wade, of this place, was called and pronounced it a case of strychnine poisoning, but being an overdose, the drug served as its own antidote and Cooper recovered. Not having kept strychnine, - about the place, Cooper ' suspected bnook ot being responsible lor the ' poisoning - and told-friends that he intended going to the county seat today and lay the matter before the district attor ney; : " ' 1. Last merit Shook ' and Coopers wife and little girl attended a dance at Thomas Hancock's, a mile from the Cooper home, ? and returned home early this morning. - : . Cooper still seemed to rear pois oning and ate supper at his - part ner's home last evening, but return- lejjhome Jtjpjgo to bed. lie was accom panied home by young ilowse, who intended going to the dance, but decided to remain with Cooper, as Cooper, feared to stay at home alone. Cooper had tried in various ways to rid himself of Shook, but so far had failed. - This mornirig he effect ed a settlement with Shook for la bor performed and Shook had pack ed his clothing preparatory to leav ing and had gone from - the house toward the wood ehed, when hot words ; passed between him and Cooper and ne nrea at cooper at a distance of 20 or 30 feet with a 30- -30. -Winchester, the- ball striking Cooper In the back and coming out at his breast, . Cooper was in the doorway of his house and the ball, ; after passing through his body, went through picture on the opposite wall of the house and out through the wall. Some mystery seems to be con nected with the killing - of, Howse, as only two empty , cartridge , shells have been found so far, and one of these Shook fired through his own brain. Howse lies dead in the same room with Cooper, with two bullet holes through his heart and a revolver bv his side , filled with loaded shells. - ,; t - There are evidences of a struggle having taken place' -in the house and a considerable quantity of blood : is spread over the floor. ;f Appear ances indicate that Howse was shot in the back also. ' Justice of the Peace Dimmick, of Elkton. called a jury together this afternoon to hold an inquest, but at this time no report Jbaa been re ceived,. " v y-- Cftoper was" n exemplary citizen and was born and reared in the community in which - he met his death. He left a wife who is a daughter of Robsrt Elkton, and two small children. He was a member ot the; A. O. U. W.- and carried a policy in that order for $2,000. Howse came from Eastern Ore gon last Fall, and, as far as known, bore a good ' reputation. . . Shook waB born near Oakland, in this county, and up to the time of the events here recorded-, seems to have borne - a good , reputation. Shook and Howse were each about 22 years of age and unmarried. t . Roseburg, Or., March 24. Jacob Reuter was found dead at his home in Iittle Canyon, 14 . miles west of Oakland this morning. It is still undecided whether the case is mur der or suicide. '' It isTreported there are five bullet holes jia .the body, indicating murder. -, Justice Steph ens, of Oakland, will hold,, an , in quest to morrow. , , Reuter was suspected of causing FRIEND. the disappearance of an old mas called Dutch Fred, hear there three years ago, but no definite proof was ever found. : Reuter owned a body of land on Umpqua river) -aud, being of a grasping disposition, - constantly tried'to get more.- .He endeavored to prevent his brother front getting any share of their father's proper--ty and the brother, being ill, - be came a county charge. The father is old and very feeble. . , - . The alleged cause for the disap pearance of Dutch Fred is that Reuter owed the latter $75 for la bor, but would not settle. When, last seen Dutch Fred was on . the way to Router's saying he was en deavoring to procure payments No further trace of him wasever found Later, when Senator Reed's body was. found in : the river. Reuter showed much uneasiness until it was identified, thus increasing the - TnrrViOl. - GneninlAna i arvAinofr k!m .. whether Reuter was driven to1 sui cide by. remorse or murdered by un known parties is not yet determin ed. Paris, March-25.-r-The Matin's St. Petersburg correspondent sends an" unconfirmed report that Japanese torpedo boats have succeeded in damaging Vice-Ad miral Rojestven sky's battle : ships SiBsoi, Veliky and Navarin. v , . For Sale. Defiance seed wheat in any quantity. Apply east across the rtreet from steam laundry 1 m25-3t John Beach. '" . A Word to the Wise v , Oat wood is getting hteher in mica and farther from town- every year. Or-'- der now for summer delivery. 200 cords now partly sawed stove lengths, 12 corda seasoned wood. 2200 pounds vetch seed. ' 3000 pounds clover, red 'and white. alfalfa. I - . Alsike, timothy, orchard and rye erasi.spelncratie.-all fresh'1 sSeda". A Also a line of garden eeeds. Order now betore the spring rush. : . Tread power, silo, elevator and cutter, Poland China hogs. ; . YourB for Business. Telephone 155. h. L. Brooks. 1 Real Estate Bargains. . - No. 552 160 acres, 130 in cult; good house and barn; fine fruit and water; 12a acres now in crop; 4 horses, 10 cows, 2 hogs, 1 wagon, 2 buggies, 4 sets of har ness, chickens; farm tojls, and house hold furniture; t miles from Corvallis; price $40 per acre. . . ; . . ; ; . No. 553 House and 4 lots, just north, of Mechanical Hall, house has 11 rooms, wood ehed, barn etc; ?ood fruit all kinds, price $1500. No. 554 170 acre stock ranch, tyi 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. ':" ; ;.; s No. 555--Iot and frac with 5 room house, wood shed and well' in Corvallis. price $675. . . ...... No. 556 2 ftts, ,7 room house, wood- shed and store .room," choice fruit, lo cated in Corvallis, price $1600. ' ' No 557 164 acres, 50 in cult, bal pas ture &' timber, nearly . all rinder Vience, new 7 room house, good barn, machine ehed, stock shed, good orchard, running water oa place, iy& miles to school, four miles from store' and postoffice, price, $2800.' ! . ' :'i--.r: . : No. 558-100 acres, 30 in cul 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. t miles to school, 4 miles to store and P 0; price 1250. : . - Ambler cc Watters, Corvallis and 1 Philomath, Or . ' ; 5000 r '.. . Th'oroughbred Plymouth Rock . snd Brown Leghorn hatching eggs for sale at $i per setting if obtained at my resi- dnpA north ftf Mprliiiftiral TTnll. ThftH 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, mil im Corvallis, Or. Blocks for piers at Whitney's, College View Poultry Farm. Barred Plymouth Rocks. Brown Leg horns. Eggs, $Jt per 15 at yards. - My Barred Rock hens are of the best laying strain 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