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oil ? If1 0 m Vol. XX-No.2 CORVALLIS, OREGON. FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 15.1907. B.F. IRVIHB Hitoc and Propriety Our Store will offer a whole lot of articles r DURING FEBRUARY At a price that will make them move. i TELLS OF DEEDS HERMANN KEEPING BACKRE- PORT ON THE HYDE-BENSON FRAUDS THE WORST. A big lot of odds and ends remnants at bargain prices Overcoats ,or men and boys at cost Ladies jackets at one;half price. We are receiving by every freight some new goods ; and will be prepared for the early buyers this month. Don't forget thai we handle Sewing Machines, Carpets, Rugs, Lineolums, Etc. s I Call -and See IM. HARRIS, J Oregon Corvallis, -un- We Solicit Comparison. Just received a full line cf Spring and Summer Novelties. The Famous Packard Shoe, Sold by A. K. RUSS Dealer in men's Furnishings. Base Ball Goods! The best obtainable , arti cles for base ball players, high grade, LEalls, bats, masks and protectors foi amatures and professionals. EVERY SPORTSMAN will find something to interest him in our store. We have the latest in Fishing Tackle; : Guns, Cultery and Implements of every description. Complete stock of. Bicy cles, Edison and Victor .Talking Machines. Come in and take a look or phone your wants to 126. V .;' M. M. LO NG'S Ind. Phone 126, , Corvine, Oregon. The Finest and most complete line ever brought to the city., Also a Full line of Base Ball Goods. - Mitchell Pleaded for . Respite and Got it Demand for Resigna tion Taniier on Benson Case Other Nsws. Waehinortnrv Marnh 1 2. The man I i " , - : s I who forced BInger Hermann to ri-- sign the office of laud commissiontr and who wa3 later responsible for i lj:.t.n.t knk In tnta Attn an1 illO lUUIVlUlOUb, UUIU 1U buioflbj auu in Portland, today was the princi pal witness against him in the crim inal court. Ex-Sacretary Hitch cock epent an hoar on 'the stand this afternoon? but daring that enire time did not once men tion the destruction of the letter book? for. which Hermann is being tried. His entire testimony was in tended to show why Hermann was forced to resign. He denounced Hermann's extrav agance in authorizing the expendi ture of $3000 in extinguishing a forest fire in a California reserve, notwithstanding Hermann's expla nation that the fire was so serious as to require the immediate employ ment of 200 or 300 mpn. Ha alto condemned Hermann for permitting clerks in his office to make copies of government maps for sale to out side parties. His most serious criticism, how ever, was in regard to the report of Special Agent Holsinger, exposing the operations of the Benson-Hyde land ring. Mr. Hitchoock testified that in the latter part of November 1902, two or three days or a week after the report reached the land of fice, he beard of its existence (be did not remember how he had heard it) and immediately demanded that Hermann submit the report to him,' which was done. Ha said he re garded it as a great dereliction of duty cn the part of the commission er that he did not acquaint him (Hitchcock) withUhe contents of the report immediately .upon its re ceipt. TJscember i3 following, alter con sultation with the president, he sent for Htrmann and demanded his resignation. He was not sure that in that conversation he men tioned the Holeinger report, but re collected merely having told Her mann that in general there should be a change in the way tbinga were going in the land office. Hs had one or two subsequent conversations with Herman and fin ally the lesignation was brought in by Senator Mitchell, who, in pre senting it, a?ked that its acceptance he deterred until after Hermann's daughter was married. Mitchell also urei delay "on ecconnt of the approach ing setatarial election." Mr. Hitchcock did not explain what was nce'ant by this. "As I recollect it," said Mr. Hitchcock, "about January 15, Senator Mitchell came in, and I believe I then told him the matter of Hermann's resignation had been pending for a month and, if it was not forthcoming immediately, a dismiesal would result." The Holsinger report vtas then read to the jury. . Oa cross-examination attention waa called to the fact that Hermann three days after the receipt of the Hoelpger report, directed the chief ol the proper division -of the land office to suspend action on all ap plications made in Hyde's name and ordered investigation of the whole caie. This evidence Is im portant, :for. in the opening state ment of : the prosecution .it was cb-arged that- the Holsinger -report Waft :hel4 by Hermann so long wi h ookaction that H could "ba.sbown he wasVcovering Jap IrftndsiToday it was proved that the repprt was re ceived by the lapjd office, November 18; 1902, and on .November 21 Her mann suspended entries and order- ed farther investigation of the charges made by J. H. Schneider, upon whose testimony, the report was baBed. The report showed on its face that it was opened by the mailing division and referred to the proper subordinate officers and did not go to Hermann direct. Two letters written- by Hermann to Mr. Holsinger prior to his report were introdnoedto show that Her mann had ordered investigation of Via nU . 1 L TV - vumgM ugttiusii joenson ana Hyde that were made by Schneider and that all, this was prior to the time the secretary knew of the facts. It was! also ehowo that it was not customary for land commissioners to refer to secondary reports of spe cial agents.,, Judge Tanner, former law part ner of the, late Senator Mitchell, was called this morning. The United States attorney brought oat the fact that the firm practiced extensively before the land office in expediting cases, etc, Requested to name some of their clients, the witness men tioned John A. Benson, of Califor nia, who, he said, paid a fee of $5oo for legal services in connectibn with a case involving lands in 'Washing ton.'' ' Subsequent questioning develop ed the fact that Benson voluntarily promised the firm a fee of $5oo if early actios was secured on his land case, and the charge stated was not made by Mitchell and Tanner. Tan ner added that the $5oo tee paid by Benson was placed with the receipts of the firm of Mitchell & Tanner and was divided between himself and Mitchell at the end of the month. Chicago, March 12. Funeral services were held last night tor John Alexander Djwie by the little baud of the faithful who have stood by him while thousands of the once restoration host ridiculed and scorn ed the former ruler. In spite of a drizzling night, his residence was crowded, mourners finding places on ptairs and window sills. Under these conditions, with ev ery person present an ardent fol lower of the ' 'First Apostle," in life and death, many of whom had been with him from the founding of the church, the service had a deep religious tone that made it unusu ally impressive. The services were modeled upon those conducted by Dowie at the grave of his daughter, Esther, in cluding the same, scriptural read ings and prayers. Coupled with these was the singing of the eongs Dowie sang upon the. death bed, "Joy , Cometh in the Morning," "Joy to the World," and "Lead, Kindly Light." ,, D.-acons Samuel, Chad and Mor ris, who were with Dowie in his last night on eartb, were called up on to relate incidents of those hours. Deacon Morris denied that , the "First "Apostle" was delirious at anytime. He said he was merely "taikirg in his sleep as he had done every night for weeks," and that fever or any of the symptoms of de lirium failed to appear. The meet ing cloeed with declarations from almoet every one present that they would remaiu ia the present body until Dowie's will reveals whom he chose as his successor. Then they will flock to his successor. Many expressed the belief that this will be Overseer Jiryant, now in oum Africa. A large white hearse will be brought from Keaoaha, the . coffin will be white, and the hearse will be drawn by four white horses. The coffin will be sealed hermetically and buried in a stone vault. HOT TAMALES SUCH FOOD COMKS FROM VERY DISGUSTING CHIN ESE HOVELS. . High Grade High Price- 'Packed in FuJl Kmn Sott H 7?Vf Always Sfm the I Same J A. Folgei: & Co. San Fra ncisco EGGS from thoroughbred brown 1 1 - icgaorns. nity cents per setting Independent phone, 421 Corvallis. Garden seeds of all kinds at ZierolPs; Dark, Damp Basements Serve as Bedrooms and working Apart ments Ievestigation Re vealeNauseating Con ditions in Many PlacesOther News. Evening Telegram. "Hot Tamales.V How many people in this city are familiar with that call and have time and again purohased one or more of the hot little, oornbuek packages from the dusky peddler at two for a quarter? Imagine yourself to be the pur chaser.. With what inticipations nave you unwrapped the steaming packages which have disclosed to you a mixture of whits cornmeal, and yellow pepper sauce, in the center of which was a morsel of chicken, or an imitati n of ohick en, and a pickled olive. When the spicy aroma from the steaming morsel reached your nostrils, your appetite became so sharpened that you conld scarcely wait for the dain ty bit to cool, and you proceeded to enjoy it with your mug of foaming beer or your cup of hot coffee. But did you ever stop to think of what, when, where and by whom these delicacies were made? If you did and you knew, the truth, you certainly never ate any more ta rn ales- Three-fourth of the tarn ales con sumed in Portland are manufac tured in surroundings so dirty and filthy that your imagination would have to be extremely . vivid if it de picted the real. oonni,tionsj,.; I ZJS Recently a visit was made to' the places where at least 50 dozen ta males are made each day. One of the favorite makes is the Eagle Brand of tamale, manufac tured by Guy Chew, 370 East O k Btreet The factory is in the rear of his store-; in a shed, that is used also as a woodshed, drying room for clothes, and storeroom for old boxes and other traps. Two visits were made to this es tablishment. On the first, large washtubs of cooked cornmeal and the pepper sauce stood on the floor in the shed, covered with dust and dirt, and over the mixture hung a lot 01 wet underwear recently washed. The dirty, soapy wattr dripped into the tamale filling. fans and Kettles were hltby. AH eorts of dirt and litter covered the floor, and tarn ales were spread in large trays everywhere. The tamales were wrapped in another room which was somewhat cleener in appearance. Doing the wora were tnree Chinamen and a woman. Corn husks with which the tamales were made were in a pile on the flocr, where they were , tramped upon by every body. The spice mill was covered with a horee blanket. Guy Chew was advised to clean op the premises, aad at the next visit the place bal undergone aren ovation, but it was none too clean Hj made all sorts of excuses for tie fiithintss of the premise on the former visit, aDd said that hereaf ter he would "kleepmuchee klean." At 111 North Seventh street the most filthy place where tamales were made, was discovered. It wae in a dark, damp musty base menti The door was partially op ened, and it was so dark that noth ing inside could be discerned. Pushing into the place in the dim. light were disclosed seven Af ghans making tamales. After con siderable . persuasion, one of the men lighted a coal oil lamb and an investigation of the premises was made, The room had no air ventil ators, and v &' damp, dark and fil. thy. There was a small stove, on which the tamales were cooked, and the scanty cans and tubs in which the various mixtures were made were dirty and piled around the floor. Tamales were scattered every where, under the table where the men were tramnio e on them and and in various leceptaclee; which were very filthy. , Tha men wore very dirty apron. They slept in the 'room, and their beds were tum bled and very dirty. They sold their tamales. to stores and saloons, and four of the men peddled on tha streets at night. e place was too dirty and stuf- me visitors to remain long, en tney emerged into tha id fresh air once more ' thev never again would thav eafr another tamale. Toulon, France, March 12. -A. powder magazine on board the French battleship Iena blew: up to day, while the vessel was In tha Meeiessy dock, owing to the explo sion of a compressed . air torpedo. There were about 63Q officers and men on board at the time of the disaster, but most of them jumped into the water.. The authorities here believe that the victims num ber over 400. Further explosions occurred upon the , Iena every moment, and debris flew over the dockyard for a distance of 500 yards. All the windows of the workshops around the scene were broken. The electric wires flashed in the fuses, end then broke down all about the dock. A shell weighing 20 pounds was hurled a quarter of a mile before striking and sinking into the ground. 1 A complete panic prevailed a mong the employes of the arsenal, who were returning to work from luncheon when the powder maga zine blew up, and many 1 of them, made a rush toward the dock whence clouds of thick smoke were arising. No one seemed to know . what bad happened until some one shouted, "The Iena has blown up." v An officer then called out, "Save yourselves," and all the 'workmen and others made a rush for tha nearest exit from the arsenal. London, March I2. According to the Chronicle today, the official accounts of the Dreadoaught's be havior on her trip to Trinidad are not altogether supported by private letters. " The engines worked well, but the heat in the engine room, exceeded everything ever experienced by those on board. Owing to the great size of the ship, her maneuvering Qualities at slow RnpprJ ctpi-q nnt equal to those of small ships. It is stated that the hig battle fihin nannnt. kpon her atatinn nttk reciprocating ships at 20 knots, and lights, in close formation, the ship i ... c .u , is uui wi iua luuuiug. Administrator's Sale. I will sell at public sale at the residence of Isaac Porter on Greasy Creek, five miles south of Philomath, Saturday, March 30, '07, at lo o'clock a. m. for cashin hand the following dr scribed property, to-wit: One Piano . Binder Harrow Disc Cntter Farm Wagon Buggy Single Bnggy Harness One set Hack Harness 4 collars 2 Dozen Chickens 1 Milk Cow . ir Head Sheep 1 Hog 20 acres growing grain 4 tons Cheat Hay One Roan Filly 3 year's old Dapple gray Stallion 4 years old . -Yearling colt Light gray mare about 12 yrs. old. Black mare, about 6 yrs. old. 2 Bed steads Bedding, 4 chairs. 1 rockirg chair 1 cook stove 1 dining table. J. F. Porter. Administrator. A. L. Stevenson, Auctioneer. Topeka. Kan.. March 12 On of the last acts of the house last night was the killing of an item in the peceral appropriation bill of $6000, providing for the erection in the Hall of Fame, in Washington, of a statue to John Brown, of Osea wattomie. A dramatic scene preced ed the demise of the appropriation. The item had been introduced by Senator Waggeher, ofAtchison, and when he learned that the conferees were threatening to cut it out, he asked the members and employees of the senate to join him in singing "John Brown's Body Lies Mould ering in the Grave." A number of senators took the -strain and Wag gener asked to follow him. At the head of 50 legislators and employ es, the Atchion senator led them first to the House and then to the conference committee room and fin ally to Governor Hoch's office, the crowd singing at the top of their voices as they marched from Doint topoint, .