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Vol. XVIII.-No. 17.
CORVALLIS, OREGON, AUGUST 26. 1905.
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Two Benton Men on List Navi
gation in Mid air Former
Corvallis man Fined for
"Beating his Wife
Other News.
Portland, Ore., Aug. 22 The
federal grand jury which is to
make iovestigation into the unveo
tilated land frauds of the state of
Oregon was charged by Judae Gil
bert yesterday morning, and a short
time before 11 o'clock retired to the
room prepared for it to begin a two
weeks' work.
When court was called nearly
all of the men empaneled asked the
court to be excused for one reason
or another, but only a few were
able to convince Judge Gilbert that
they had excuses sufficient to war
rant their being releaeed from duty
United States .District Attorney
Heney is conducting the investiga
tion of tbe jury, and it seems to be
certain, from tne witnesses who are
being called, that the first case to
be considered will be tbe reindict
ment of William N. Jones, Thad
deus S. Potter, Daniel Clark and
Ira Wade, acccsed of haiog induced
a number of old soldiers to make
fraudulent entries upon government
timber land.
The hall leading to the jury
room was crowded yesterday with
witnesses from different parts of
the state, indicating that other cas
es are to brought before the atten
tion of the jury. Many Prineville
residents are present, leading to the
presumption that Williamson,
Gesner and Biggs are to be rein
dicted for some off ns9 different
from the one under which they are
now resting in expectation of a
third trial. i y .-
Judging from the witnesses in
attendance, the only things to be
considered during the opening days
of the jury, at least, are the cases
of Jones and associates, and of
Williamson and his fellow-defendants.
It is expected that several
days will elapse before any indict
ments are returned, and itis t hought
probable that no reports may - be
made t the court until the work
of tbe jury has been finished and
the body is ready to adjourn.
The personnel of the federal grand
jury is. t. Russell Albee, Portland
foreman. . "
J. W. Bailey, druggist, Hillsboro
A. C. Alexander, farmer, Forest
Grove.
J. A. Bilyeu, farmer, Scio.
George Briedwell warehouseman,
Aooitv.
F. W. Darbio, hopdealer, Salem.
lheodore H. Fearey, merchant,
Portland.
G. E, Hargreaves, capitalist, Ore
goo City. ,
W. A. Jolly, farmer, Philomath,
Charles A. Morden, printer
Portland.
John Murray, farmer, Aurora.
J. P. Partlow, farmer, Oregon
City.
John R. Pearl, merchant, Browns
ville. .
William Schmeer, merchant.
Portland. fm
John Shannon, farmer, Beaver
.Creek. -
" Salem, Oregon, January 31, 1904. f
Kerr. Glass Manufacturing Company.
Portland , Oregon.' Dear Sirs:
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I canned all kinds of fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, pickles and chicken, and hadjfi'ne
success with the Economy Jar. ,
I was awarded all the first prizes, consisting of 8 blue ribbons, at the Oregon State
,
Fair, 1903, for my exhibit of canned fruits and jelly.
The Oregon commissioners bought all my fruit to represent Oregon at the St. Louis
Eair. I have been requested to put up fruit for the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition
1905, and I will use your Economy Jars. They are a sure seal, easy to open, and I prefer
them to any jar I have ever used.
.-'... Yours very truly,
; Mrs. S. R. Foster.
It is worth your while to know YOUR preserved fruits and vegetables are free from
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. OREGON AGRI. COLLEGE, LELAND STANFORD JR. UNIVERSITY, CALIF
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J. W. BAILEY
STATE DAIRY AND FOOD COMMISSIONER
ROOM 10, BREEDEN BU.DO.
Wholesale Grocers.
Portland, Oregon
C. E. Stannard, "" merchant,
Brownsville.
Walter K. Taylor, dairyman,
Corvallis.
Albert R. Vail, farmer, Mount
Tabor
M. H. Wilds, farmer, Albany.
JAPAN'S OFFER
Chicago, Atig. 22 'According to
a special cablegram to the Daily
News from S Petersburg, Mr,
Witte'e mission- at Poitsmouth, is
considered ended and a rnptnre is
expected at once. The dispatch
ing of troops and provisions to the
scene of war. in tne far East haa
bnen vigorously resumed, aud a
special minister of Siberian ( rail
roads and waterways has been ap
pointed. "Nobody," he save, "shares in
the optimism of the government."
A general recently returned from
Manchuria is quoted in an inter
view today as saying:
'The coming campaign will be
of short duration. The numerical
increase in the armies will only im
pede the retreat which Lii.ievitch
must make, because victory is im
possible. The soldiers are demor
alized and undisciplined, the chiefs
incapable, distiusted and disliked."
Ho continued:
"The claim that Japan has
reached and passed its climax and
is now exhausted is ridiculous.
The Japanese are gaining strength
in proportion as we are losing. Any
delay will only increase the price
of peace." '' ' V
Portland, Oregon, Oct. 25, 1905
The two Mason J ar caps has been examined. Upon examination the metal of the
new Mason cap was found to be pure zinc.- Thesmall pin holes in the old Mason cap
were undoubtedly caused by the action of vcgetableacids. As a result the fruit in the
jar must have been greatly contaminated with poisonous zinc compounds.
1 regard the use of jars with zinc caps as very unsanitary and even dangerous.
Yours very truly, . . ' . "
J. W, BAILEY,
State Dairy and Food Commissioner.
Butte, Mont, Aug. 23 Daniel
B. Jacobs, secretary of the Montana
Lottery Company, has been arrest
ed here, charged with sending by
exprees lottery 1 ickets from the state
and released on flUUU bonds. Jac
obs was recently arrested charged
with using the mails for lotterypur-
poses, but the prosecution, for some
reason was dropped. Henry Haupt,
president of the company, who
lives in Spokane, has been indict
ed by the grand jury and is out on
bonds. The Montana lottery Co
offices were recently raided, and j
dray load of lottery tickees seized.
Jacobs is charged with feuding lot
tery paraphernalia to Kausas City
and St. Louis- The company's
opsrations ' are very extensive
throughout Illinois and - Missouri
Ladies skirts all kinds and price
at Moses' Bros. Call and see them
OF COMPROMISE ATjlPEACE
CONFERENCE IS REJECf
. 1 ED. '
Czar Orders Witte not to pay a
Cent of Indemnity Another
Session to be Held Chan
ces Favorable to Dis
agreement. Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 23
The Japanese plenipotentiaries at
the conclusion of the afternoon ses
sion of tbe peace conference today
threw the, cards upon the table. It
was the diamatic moment the
moment to which all the previous
proceedings of the conference bad
led. The protocol involving agree
msnt upon eight of the twelve con
ditions originally presented by Ji
pan bad been signed. One side or
the other must make a move or the
plenlpoteniJa"' s .had reached the
parting of the ways. The adver
saries faced each other across the
table. Of course it was well un
derstood what would happen, but
that in a way, only made it more
dramatic. Figuratively, President
Roosevelt, suddenly entered the
conference room. Mr. Witte sat si
lent, and the move in the' great di
plomatic game passed to Japan.
Biron Komura in . a few words
explained that Japan in her great
desire for peace was ready to make
certain '.modifications" of the ori
ginal articles, in the hope that Rus
sia could see it possible to accept
them. He then presented in writ
ing to Mr Wiite tbe compromise
proposition, which President Roose
velt had suggested. It was concrete
and specific and it followed the lines
outlined .n these dispatches.' It of
fered to, withdraw article 9, provid
ing for the payment by Russia of
Japan's bill for tb nest of the war,
on condition that Rasia would ac
cept article 5, wbicn provides fjr
the cession of the Island of Sakha
lin, so modified as to include an ar
rangement for the repurchase by
Russia of the northern half of the
island for l,2oo,ooo,ooo yen. In ad
dition it offered to withdraw entire
ly articles 11 and 12 surrender of
G. H. Newth,
Physician and Surgeon
Philomath, Oregon.
the interned warships and , limita
tion upon JttusBia s sea power in
the Far East. It was President
Roosevelt's compromise, and Mr -
Witte knew its contents as well a
Baron Komura. The question cf '
whether he had beeu"blufficg".wa
put to the test.
Without a moment's hesitation,
Mr. Witte explained that the modi
fication proposed was merely a sham
a cnange 01 phraseology, a diplom
atic attempt to "dorer la nilnV
and ask Russia to pay war tribute
UDderanotbfT name. He could not
accept it. He told Baron Komura
Russia wanted peace. She had giv
en tbe proofs in accepting every
article involving ihe issues upon
which the wt.r wss fought, but she
could fight, and money for tribute
she would not pay, not a kopek, He
asked B iron Komura to withdraw
all demands f.jr tribute.
And so tbe plenipotentiaries sep
arated, to rnet-t agin on Saturday,
ostensibly to permit Mr. Witte to
place in writing, bs the rules of the
conference require, hia rtply to the
Japanese compromise proposition,,
continued on page 4
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