The Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, June 16, 1893, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE CORVALLIS GAZETTE, FKIDAY, JUNE 1G, . 1&9S' ..JUII..II. gforballts (Sajdte. I-ISUU EVKRT FKinAT MOK.NUia BT aoC3S31PT!ON RATE 3 r .w S x Mont'1. irc M.'itlit .... 12 00 1 00 75 6c 'tiirte Cov'.f1 ."", v" (M (w,a oot pud In advance)..... .... SWI STREET IMPROVEMENTS. The question of street improve ment is always a live one in a live town. It is constantly before a citys council and is a subject of never-ending complexity from va rious causes. Almost all intelli gent citizens recognize the advan tages of good streets, but too many of them want somebody else to pay for the improvements. Under the provisions oi the charter of the city of Corvallis adopted in 1S91, no street im provements could be ordered by the council and paid for by a tax upon the adjacent property with out the consent of. one-half the owners of the property affected; indeed, the consent of two thirds of the property-owners was im portant. Through the efforts of a few public spirited persons the necessary signatures were obtained to a petition for the grading and graveling of Second street and a portion of Madison and the cost was duly assessed against the property affected. It was thought that the excellent manner in which this work was performed would induce others to petition for street improvements, but these ex pectations were not met. The coun cil then, recognizing the import ance of improving Monroe street, authorized work lo the amount of $1900 which was paid for out of the general fund, the property on such street paying only its propor tiou with all other property within the city. This seemed an injus tice to those who had just paid lor the expensive improvements on Second and-Madison streets, the iormer of which was more benifit to the city as a whole than the improvement of any other street could be. At that time, however, there appeared to be no other way of placing Monroe street in good condition for winter travel, as the property-owners refused to present the necessary petition. At the last session ot the legisla ture the charter was amended so that two-thirds of the members of the council could order street work and assess the cost against the property directly benefited The council does not apperantly recognize this fact and have order ed a vast amount ot grading, all of which is to be paid for out of the eeneral fund. There are now six teams and as many men at work on streets here and there and this expense is to be borne by all the tax-payers without regard to whose property is affected. The work which is being done on Monroe street or College avenue from the Oi P. track to the intersection o the first county roaa runing in from the north might, with consis tency, be charged to tli3 general fund because it is a mam avenue leading to the city and the expense would fall too heavily on the three or four persons who own the ad jacent acre property within the incorporation. The section ot road "or street in question is all within the incorporation and not merely the north halt ot it as some per sons suppose. Except one lot west of the O. P. track the land on the south side of the road is college property and not within the incor poration Two blocks north, Van Buren street has been graded through town lots from Second street to .the western city limits, or to an intersection with the county roai already mentioned. This last is , not an important improvement, since Monroe street or College ave nue would accommodate the coun try travel from the northwest. Two blocks north of Van Baren, Tyler street has been giadedhom Second to the Polk county road. This could not from any reason able standpoint be considered an especially important improvement but still it has bsen paid for out of the general fund. The present sysiem of street work certainly will not meet the approval of those who' foot the bills. The plan is a poor one, and .- while no jobbery is charged, the system is certanly open lo it. The council now has the power and when it seems expedient to grade a street let it hare the work done and assess the ..adjacent property to; nny fnr it... THE WOOL TRADE. Oh account of the altitude of the present admhmtartion in res pect to duties on wool, the trade iu that commodity is greatly deinorlized. and the condition of this market affects Oregon perhaps more than any other one element of the tariff question. tiou. Secretary i ..-;it,'i,. t r,..... i umu.uo is ICJ.IHCH in uic inniijjiorainauon asuie re puoiiyan can- Commercial Bulletin (protection) of May 27th and the Boston Her ald (democratic) of May 20th to have stated that';free wool" would be in operation within six months oi the calling ot the special session. The same issue of the latter jour- nal says, "A few steps more and the entire domestic market will be down to free wool. It is at this basis that manufacturers and dealers must buy wool or they cannot afford to touch it. Manu facturers are already proceeding with the idea of wool as low as it can be bought abroad, landed here, minus the duty." There seems little ground upon which to base any hope for favor- ble reaction in prices. The con clusions of most sellers are that, with prices gravitating to free wool values, the shipments which are first in the market and firsL sold will net better figures than ter shipments. In an interview with one of the local wool dealers we obtained some facts which show a discour aging loss to the wool interests of the county in consequence of the threatened legislation affecting that product. For the four years preceding 1893 the prices paid on June 10th for wool by the dealer in Corvallis were as follows: In 1SS9, 20 cents; 1890, 21 cents; 1891, 20$ cents, 1892, IS cents,! making au average of 20 cents for the period of republican admin istration. This year on June lOLh the same dealer is paying 1-i cents which is all the market warrants. The decline from the average price of the past four years is G cents. It may be seen from the dealer's books that a certain farmer who has been selling yearly about 1500 pounds of wool, will this year sustain a loss of $90 on his aver age yearly income. Another farmer's income from wool will be $180 less than usual; another $72; another $51; another $0G, and so on. It is estimated that this year 75,000 pounds of wool will be produced in this county, and the unsettled condition ot the market will cause a loss of $1,500 to our wool-growers. About the same precentage of loss will apply to the entire wool product of the state. lo what extent the present tariff schedules will be changed, if at all, by the democrats cannot now. be foretold with certanity, but its first action will be in the direction of placing raw materials on the free list. The threatened change is depressing all trades, and the McKinley act, so far as it relates lo American wool, is practi cally and in effect repealed now. Tua political light at .Washing ton among the Oregon democrats goes bravely on. Murphy and Markley were supposed to hold an impregnable position near the ap pointing power, but another faction of the party, under the leadership of Fred Floed, made an assault upon the Murphy-Markley breast work', and captured the special Indian agency lor Col. Lane. This broke the power behind the throne, and the Oregon straight-outs tak ing courage from t lie success of the advanced, guard are hurrying to the front. Col. Bob Miller is now in command of a detachment well in the fore-front of battle and after all he may be able to capture a more valuable prize thati a bit of coid turkey. The battle is now progressing with fury within the lines of intrenchiaents. Later advices from the seat oi war announce that llarrity, chair man of the national central com mittee Iwid com to tne relief ol th Murphy-Markley forces, that the district attorneyship had fallen to Murphy and that he had there upon retired from the field and re turned to Oregon. Markley, how ever, has lost the Marshalship to Henry U Grady, and JF Black cf Ilalsey, will become collector of customs at Portland. Both the latter had been recommended by Ei03dandMuler;. McKINLEY RENOMINATED. On June 8th, at Columbus, Mc Kinley was renominated for gov ernor of Ohio. With superb elo quence he received the laurels of success, a ' presage, perhaps, of higher honors to coir.e. The great protectionist was in magnifi-j cent form, and in accent ins- theiul .. 4. ,. " rep didate for governor oi Ohio, vir tually outlined the declaration of principles by which lie may be judged as a candidate for the presidency. In opening his ad dress of acceptance he said that the nomination is both an honor ana one which, imposed a uuty. He might forego the honor, but could not refuse the duty. Con tinuing, he challenged the demo cratic party to battle on both slate and national issues. lie re viewed at length the financial situation, pointing out that Cleve land first fixed the $100,000,000 gold reserve as the lowest safe limit, and, having ejected the danger signal, curiously enough was the first to haul it down. Was it to be wondered at that people were distrustful, especially in view of the fact that the ad ministration had put forth no line of financial policy? If to day the president would announce that there would be no change in the industrial legislation of the country and the financial situation would be met and solved on the standard of financial honor and national good faith established by the republican party, confidence would at once be restored. Cleve land says the Sherman silver bill is the cause of tiie depression, but does not convene congress to repeal it. Is this because he thinks further financial distress necessary to couvinco his party of the necessity of such financial legislation? If so, democratic ascendency will prove a costly j lesson. While waiting for demo- crats to carry out the declarations in their platform on the tariff, the country's business is paralyzed because of uncertainty. If they do as they promised they will re vise the tarifi on a British free trade basis, striking at many 'in dustries, making profitless capital, and throwing thousands. of Ameri can . orkingmen out of employ ment. If the expectation of what the democrats would do has destroyed conlidence, what will I ho full realization do? But the party is divided into factions for and against the administration and is split asunder on the tariff and currency issues, poorly pre pared' to grapple with the gravity of the situation- With a gold president and a silver congrass what can be done? A do nothing policy must be the result. The only direction to look for le lief is to the republican party. The speaker then took up the pension frauds question, saying he did not object to striking unworthy pensioners from the rolls, but de- MENTAL EKERGYg ARSAPARILLA S. P. SsriTn, of Towanda, Pa., whose constitution was completely broken down, is cured by Aycr'a Sarsaparilla. Ho writes: " For eiglit years, I was, most of tho time, a grant sufferer from constipa tion, JUlacy trouMo, and indiges tion, so that my constitution seemed to bo completely broken down. I was induced to try Ayer's Sarsaparilla, a'nd took jearly seven bottles, sth such excellent results that my stomach, bowels, and kidneys are in perfect con dition, and, in all'their functions, as regular as clcck-work. At the time I began taking Ayer's Sarsaparilla, my weigiit was only 129 pounds; I now can brag of 15!) pounds, and was never in so good health. . If you could see me be fore and after using, you would want me for a traveling advertisement. I believe thi.3 preparation of Sarsaparilla to be the best in the market to-day." Ayer's Sarsaparilla Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Maea. Cures others,will cure you WILL V 'CLEAR'! d f LONG I SKIN I LIFEl si PI pel li J few fill STRONG i 1 ALSO " KEjpwjf FO HIT This "ad" sent to us-Trttha request for Catalogue is good lb P clared the rulin of the me enor svoub interior would result in I'strikiii'r from tho r 1 pension rons thousands of worthy dependent soldiers. The speaker concluded J vilh an eulogy on the republican party and its legislation. The Ohio platform indorses the national republican platform of 1892 and the administration of President Harrison; favors pro tection to American labor and in dustries and reciprocity; protests against free wool; declares the tariff laws should protect the pro ducts of the farm as well as the factory; demands the enactment of laws to restrict immigration; condemns as unfriendly and un just the policjr of the present ad ministration toward pensioners; denounces the avowed purposes of the democrats to repeal the bank tax. Tor many years Ford's theater building, in Washington, in which Lincoln was assassinated, has been owned and used by the gover ment, first as an army museum, and later by the records and pens ion division of the surgeon-general's office. On the 9th inst. the building collapsed when it con tained near 500 employes of the government, 25 of whom were kill ed outright and many others severe ly injured. The building had been condemned years before but the immediate cause of the tragedy was an excavation being made un derneath for the reception of an electric light piant. A rather notable coincidence is the fact that the structure fell on the fnnural day of Edwin Booth, brother of Lincoln s assassin IvoSECURG found she could not raise the SW5,(X)0 subsidy asked tor the Coos Bay railroad on condition ot its Ueinr built into that city. ihe .Uoseourg peopie sent a com mittee to San Francisco to raise $25,000 of it. The newspapers there advised that this amount be subscribed, and wholesale mer chants and others give assurance that it will be. San Francisco is waking up'to her situation. She sees that she must go down in her pockets to l'ftain her commercial supremaney. It behoves Portland to keep her weather eye peeled. Salem Statesman. The people of Crook county are agitating the question of con structing a wagon road from Prineville west to connect with the Oregon Pacific railroad, and have written to county Judge Duncan to see if the people of Linn county will aid such a pro ject. There is a great district and large trade over there awaiting for an outlet to Albany.. That portion of eastern Oregon cannot remain much longer without rail connection, and we hope it will be the Oregon Pacific fo first enter that region. Herald. oeaoFui .PSORIASIS Covering Entire Body vrfth White Scales. Suffering Fearful. Cured by Cuticura. My disease (psoriasis) first broke out on my left cheek, spreading across my nose, and almost cov ering my lace, it ran into my eyes, and tiie physician was afraid I rould lose my eyesight altogether. It spread all over my head, and my nair an ieu ontv u:iiu 1 ivas entirely bald-beaded; it tlitu broke oat on my arms and shoulders, until my arms vera Just one sore. It covered my entire body, my face, head, end shoulders bcinx the worst. The white scabs fell constantly from my head, shoulders, end arms: the skin would thichen and be red and very itcby, ana wouiu cracic anu Dieeu it scratched. After spending many hundreds of dollars, I was pronounced incurable. I heard of the Cttticuha Hemedies, and after using two bcltles Cuticura Hesolvent, I could see a chnr.ee; and after I had taken four bottles, 1 was almost cured ; and when I had used pix bottle" of C.'lticcka Resolvent, one box of CuncuKA.and ob cp.ke of C'UTicurtA SoAr, I was cured of the druidf ul disease from which I bad suffered for 6ve yn ivs. I cannot express with a pen what I suffered Itcl'ore nainr t he Ukmeihes. They saved my life, and l.K-cl it my'duty to recommend them. Sly hair ia restored as pood as ever, and so is my eyeaitrbt. 21L-.S. iiOSA KELLY, KockweU City, Iowa. CistScura Resolvent Tho new Elood Purifier, Internally (to cleanse th? bUx.d of all impurities and poisonous elements), cud C'UTicurtA, t'ua great Skin Cure, and Cuticuka Soap, an equiite Mn Beautiflcr, externally (to clear tbe skin and scalp and restore the hair), have cured thousands of cased wbero the shedding of c.-;.l. s measured a quart daily, tho skin cracked, bleeding, burning, and itching almost beyond CDdunr rice, hair lifeless or all gone, suffering terri ble What other remedies have mado such cures? Bold everywhere. Price, Cdticutia, 60c. ; Soap, 2'ic.; Kssolvest, (1. Prepared by the Potter Davo aito Chemical Cokporatiok, lioston. j&9-8end for "How to Curo Skin IMseascs," CI pages, 60 illustrations, and 100 testimonials. Pf CSPLES, black-beads, red, rough, chapped, and a ill oily skin cured by Cuticuoa Boap. IT STOPS THE PMJ, Back ache, kidney Dalns. weakness. rheumatism, and muscular pains re lieved In one mlnufe by tba Cutl- nra ABU-jfaui i'mM:r.-?oq, And Inspect tlie TsTev Goods being displayed, by "While competion is blinking its fiyes and wondering whit ivw're aoir.j; to slimy next, we be leaae to nit h m the putiiie tltat we THE FINEST LINE OF FANCY & ALSO A FULL LINE OF SMOKERS AKTICLilS. RSfciES&'SEr?, wo have no Competitors IN FINE TEAS, COFFEE, AND SPICES. A.U goods warranted to be us represented. Wholesale and. Retail. THE PIONEER BAKERY Until further notice will be SUCCESSORS TO It willl be our aim to keep on hand on a supply of VKIIY SUPERTOlt GOODS nuuly kept by tirat ul;iss bakers. It is our purpose to give our patrons Good Clean Food and as ranch of it as we can for the Money. "LIVE' AND LET LIVE," SHALL BE OUR MOTTO. 3"Ye are going; to try and run this business riynt, or not ;t all. "We aik the people for their patronage anVl assure thorn that we will give them full value for thc-i; money. X3 XJLjL STOVES, Plumbing and Tin THi M AN OF AOTURERS OF Screen Boors and Windows Step Ladders, Painters' Extension Ladder?, Ladders' of any Desired Description, Trellises, Flower Stands, PLYING BUIOHMim CLOTHES LINES, ETC., ironing Boards, Ciotiu's Hacks, Kitchen Safes, Cupboards, Taides, Flour Bins, Etc., Etc. FEPJC FeO&STS Can Furnish Ticket Fence all Complete. AJ1 ki..ds of Job Work Solicited. Factory in the Addition. W. T. HOFFMAN, Manager. 1 About Don't "Wait for the Wagon BUT Buy a Bicycle ot Standard Make and Ride when you gt ready; Join the noise less procession and get there. Get to your p ace of V- ':; Gt home to dinner, and get baekagaic; Get to the theatre; Get to (hurchj-get anywhere, and get there first. Ye are Afrents for a line of Ladies'. Gents'. Hoys' and Girls' wheels embodying all the acknowledged features of meril, in which we may mention the Imperial, Falcon, Wynnewood, Multnomah, &c. If you think of purchasing a wheel give us a call. We ean suit you as to price and quality. GONOVER & KEADY, Gazette Building. Corvallis, Oregon. hi. ml i.i'wq AH Roads Lead to Chicago. THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE &ST. PAUL ' LEADS THE VAN. . ; I , r- ; ' ',. Excursion Rates to the World's Fair. pave on nana, ani eonstanuy ai rmii" STAPLE GROCERIES IN THE CITY under the management of SCIILOEMAN & HALL PLUWIBIMG - Work a Specialty. CORVALLB by the TOUSAIO- that Wheel ? .. g.?LO. f 03 A CASE IT WILL NOT CURE, tl ' J An nsrreeable Laxative and N ERVB TONIC. Sold by BrutririgiaorEent by mall. 25c., 50c, and S-1-00 per package. Samples tree. Wft "Eleffc Tbe Fnvorite TOOTH P0TO38 M3J IIUffortheTcetaaEdBreath.SBo. tor suie by T. Graham. ALoEilT BROWN ELL (Successor to Hyman j & ti'OKMcll) Frojiriotor. ; Crni m'l PA Zulu SBOTOD cne-half nib sor.bffest cf tie City. I wnnM :uH tli j attention of my friends to t,h faot that 1 mn Letter prepared than ever before to furnish everj tiling in the .)i..pe of FRUIT. SHADE AND i ORNAMENTAL TREES, j Small Fruit Vines, etc., i At cither wholesale or retail. My tif k w fiivt-: lass, fruarantccd true to name ana F::h': t'U'.ni IS.-KCT I'KSTS and my pn;ea low. Conic uud s-ee l.ie or write for free price list to BEOWELL, Benton. County iliri! a . MILLS AND ASH MQ J 00H feOTORY, w- p- M ARTYN, Proprietor. Doors and Sash kept in stock or mad to order. Mouldings of all kinds in pine ot cedar. All orders will receive prompt at. Tention. I guarantee all my .work to bo first-class. West of S. P. depot, Corvallis, Oregon. 8-8-tf. i3enton County teixeici c:o. Complete Set of Abstracts of BentM County. Cs:;:ya::i2g I FerfcctinT Titles a Spssialtj. .Money to Loan on Improved City arid Country Propertj. Proprietors. Ji :i;'..uijJl til st MAIN ST COKVALLIS. .!. M. Ai':'! iiiTi:.M. n., rr'M-we lli Street. :i. L I I -K.Wi", il li . resilience 4th street, tw u.iora notlUof Oper utiuM. - A'Whito & Pornot, - Cin-v iiilis, Oregon, OHioviovcr J. D. Clark's hard r.a store, and at 11. Graham's . store. Ilo-rs: S to 12 a. m.t 1::0 to 5. and 7 to 8:30 p. m. A. F. PETERSON, ARCHITECT AND BUILDER. Sve:irtl attention yiven to job work, stair laiHfnff, 5l"ri ai'J oii ;e t'.tt htrr- Knepin on liar.! a ciKit liti oi I'-oiii :tnj r; -turo KioiiMiiiK. I am prepared to fit! oinon f;r n! (if picture i'ranifca with neatueM arn- 'wfi.it.,. r fin inaction nMiiiiie-!. Give di ca! .iizc bliup t.vo blocks on til west ot pu'olio )K UO A. EAST MD SOUXH VIA THE SHASTA ROUT OF THE Southern Pacific Company. Express Trains Leave Portland Daily. fiOl'TIX. JTORTH. Lr I'ort.lard 7:00p.m.Lv San Frisco 7:00 pa Lv Alliiii v 10:-2:S i. in. Lv Albany. 4:23 aA Ar Sm Frisco 8:l.'ia.m. j Ar Vortland 7:35 ami Abnvo trains stop only at fallowing stations orUl of R burjr, Kast Portland, Oregon City, Wod burn, S!em, Albany, Tangent, Shedds, Halsey, Hal", risburg, Junction City, Irving, Eugene. Hoseburg Mail Daily. Lv Portland 8::iu a. ni. I Lv Hoseburg.. .7:00 . m Lv Albany. ...12:45 p. m. I Lv Albany 12:30 p. m Ar Keburg 5:60 p ni Ar Portland 4:30 p. n All any Local Daily Except Sunday. leave: Portland 5:00 p. .m. Albany 0:30 a. m. arrive: I Allan; 9:00 p. Portland 10:30 a.ja Lebanon Branch. 8:10 a m. ..Lv. . .Albany Ar. ..3:25 p n 9:00 am.. Ar. . .Lebann. .Lv. . .2:39 p m 1:20. p m. . Lv. .. Albany. ...Ar.. 16.21 rid 2:09 a m. .Ar. . .Lebanon . ..Lv . ..9:30 a m DINING CARS ON OGDEN ROUTE. Pullman Buffet Sleepers SECOXD CLASS SLEEPING CARS, Attached to all through trains. Ws S:J9 Division. BETWEEN POKTLASD AND CORVALLIS. Kill Trait. . l : ; Exeopt Sasliy. LKAVH. ARRIVE Portland 7:30a.m. Corvallis 12:10 p. at Corvallis 12:55 p.m. Portland 6:30 p. m At All any and Corvallis connect with trains of tint Oregon Pacific hailruad. Ezjrest Train. Eiily Eiwpt Suaaay. ' LKAVK. " ARRIVE. Portland 4:40 p. m. McMinnville... 7:26p. a McMiimville 5:4fa.m. Portland 8:20 . v THROUGH TICKETS . To all points in the Eastern States, Canada ami Europe can be obtained at lowest rates from A. K. Milner, agent, Corvallis. E. P ROGERS, Asst. O. V. P Agta, R. KOEHLJiP. Manwer. PortlandOregDn"