OREGON UNION.
Published every Friday at
CORVALLIS, - OREGON.
JOHN D. DALY, Editor and Pub.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1897.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
President and Mrs. McKinley
spent, last Sunday at their old home
in Canton, Ohio. A great demon
stration was made upon their arrival
on Saturday.
Meat, corn, oats, barley, rye and
cotton, the six staples of agriculture
' in the United States will this year,
it is estimated; have a market value
of nearly $2,000,000,000
The much dreaded yellow fever
has broken, out at Ocean Springs,
Mississippi. Hundreds of cases and
many deaths are reported, and the
place is rigidly quarantined.
And now it is Indfa that is mak
ing preperations to assume the gold
standard. It is said she will ask
for a gold loan, and that exports of
gold to that country will follow.
A North Carolina plan is proposed
for an educational qualification for
the suffrage, a-id the point that at
tracts attention is that it is not
aimed so much at the negroes as at
the illiterate whites.'
An English paper says the ad
vance in wheat is "an unmerited
stroke of good luck for President
McKinle3''s government" and then
abuses the new tariff law. The ad
vance in wheat may be luck, but
the new, tariff is good management,
H,uu tiieiiu..a Lieanui ouipiuo V"
our side of the Atlantic. Yamhili
: Reporter. '. ;' ; t ;H ,v
The gold standard democrats -wijj
hold the balance of power" in this
county, if not in this state, at the
election hex t June , We donate th is'-
information to the little clique here
which is.said to be putting up a
slate. These men left their own
party because they. would not stand
trickrey Jind dishonor, and we warn
you that they are not likely to
stand any trickery from you. So if
yuii want their support you musl,
be honorable, strait-forward and
patriotic. Slates will be smashed
Who says prosperity has not come?
A recent visit to the Dallas foundry
disclosed the following facts: There
are two furnaces in this establish
ment. One is a small one and bears
this inscription "Erected in 1893
under G rover Cleveland, and has
not done anything since.'' -The
other, a fa rge one, has this legend
written upon it "Erected in 1897,
under McKinley and protection.
rierity ir"work andr good ,-wages."
And on account of tha great demand
for castings the full crew work Sun
days and nights. Exchange.
The Roseburg Review, in a ' kind
ly criticism, asks this question: "If
we are still using imported goods
and paying more for them the in
creased, duty being added where
does the benefit to the ; American
people come in, Bro. Daly ?" In in
creased revenue, my sn. It is pre
sumed you will concede that we
must have a revenue from - some
source. If not from a tariff, from
what, or where? Thn increased
importations are a sign of prosper
ity, and that is all we claimed.
But the tariff business is settled.
Let's talk silver,
Some Needed Legislation
Under this head the? Lincoln
County Leader has a timely editorial
in its last issue. It refers to the
condition existing on the Siletz res
. a: j xL 1 i ,
wruu 1 iiiii miiiur I I I i . r 1 1 nil n a ir-a
for .some niuch needed legislation to
set matters right in that quarter.
N First, it asks that the law requiring
the payment of $1.50 an acre to the
government for the landrbe repealed
ana tne xanas opened to settlement
by homestead, as other public lands.
Second, that the'timber act apply to
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severalty by the Indians be in some
manner made to pay its share of the
public burden. Then it has this to
say: "Sdme modifications should be
made in the leasing privileges, and
some more definite interpretation of
that part of the law referring to the
administration of the probate court
upon the property of deceased and
minor Indians. This is important.
Some of the most valuable farming
and grazing lands on the Siletz are
allotments that have been made to
Indians thatjiave since died, and
who have lefi no heirs. These lands
lie idle, going back to their wild
. naic jcax uy ear, a uuilBtitllu men
ace and hindrance- to the develop
ment and progress of the country.
T. T. (Jeer.
It is no doubt hard for the Oregon
delegation to decide between the
merits of the various candidates for
office, but we think they have made
a serious mistake in turning down
T. T. Greer for collector of customs
at Portland. For no matter whether
he accepts the position of register of
the Oregon City land office offered
him or not, it is effectualy turning
him down. There is no man in
Oregon who deserves recognition so
well by the republican party as Mr.
Geer. He has kept clear of all
factional alliances, and has labored
hard and successfully for the success
of the party. He has the endorse
ment of all the best republicans in
the state, and if it were put to vote
would be elected by a majority of
ten Jo one over any other republican
in the state for that office. It is
hard for an outsider to understand
this thing, when now the lack of
harmony is the one thing barring
the way to republican success. But
the exigencies of factional politics
must be attended to at any cost at
least so it seems.
Shipping Fruit.
Advices from the green fruit which
was shipped east from this place
havebeen received, and the result is
that the grower has given away
his fruit and his labor, while the
railroads and the commission men
have pocketed all there is in it with
out having incurred any risk what
ever. This will never do. You can
never ship green fruit through com
mission houses without taking des
perate chatices of never getting any
thing for it. This chance business
must be transferred to someone else
the commission man, for instance.
If be wants to ship your fruit let
him buy- it. Fruit growers must
perfect arrangements, to dry all their
fruit. There is alway a market for J
dried fruit, bhipping green iruit
must always be attended with great
risk. The grower. will always be at
th mercy of every circumstance,
and then-he is deceived, sometimes
willfully, by flattering reports.
Money is to be made raising and
drying prunes and no unusual risk
to be taken,' and-prune growers
must confine themselves to that
method until a sufficent demand
exists to force dealers to buy your
green fruit at the orchard.
When a newspaper ; breaks out
spasmodically, without apparent
cause, in wild denunciations of one
faction of its party, and beslobbers
its.own faction with sickening
flattery, it is not talking to its sub
scribers. It is squealing for swill,
and aims only at the ears of those
who, they think, can furnish it.
And then when it . prates about
honor and honesty it deceives no
body, for the. world knows that its
honesty is a cutaneous disease and
not an organic affection of the brain,
as the colored preacher 6n(! said of
the religion of one of his neighbors.
The total value of exports of (he
United States for the fiscal year 1896
was $882,606,938. Of thi amount
$65,037,977 or 7.37 percent,' went to
the American republics. The total
value of imports for the same ye.ar
was $779,724,674, of which $137.
425,888, or 17.62 percent, came from
the American republics, showing a
balance in our favor of $102,882,264:
That is, we sold that much more
than we bought. From the Ameri
can republics we seem to be "buying
twice as much as we sell them. -
A. congress has been held in Eu
rope lately to adopt measures to buy
Palestine and resettle the Hebrews
there. Resolutions were , passed
authorizing the committee to raise
a fund of fifty million dollars for
that purpose, and all Jews are asked
to contribute. Reports were read
showing that, the Jewish 1 colonies
already there are in a flourishing
condition. ' The meeting of the con
gress in 1898 will be held at Jeru
salem. It looks as though "Old Pros" had
struck Clatskanie once more, and all
because the Dingly law was in force.
Shingles are selling at &' LOO per
thousand on the dock., " A gentle
man bought 230,000 Saturday pay
ing $1.00 per thousand. While
the Wilson law was in force they
sold as low here as 65 and 70 cents.
Chief.
The Salem and Waterloo woolen
mills are runing night and day, and
are still behind with , their orders.
The Alaska trade seems to be the
chief source from which these orders
come, and blankets and mackinaw
are the goods most in demand. The
price paid for valley wool at these
mills is 15 cents.
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.
A Summary of News From
Thursday's Oregonian.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES.
The Latest Occurrences and Present
Phases of Engrossing Questions,
Head End Collision.
Kansas City, Sept. 8. A special
to the Times from Emporia, Kan.,
says:
One of the worst wrecks in the
history of the Santa Fe railroad oc
curred three miles east of here at
7:30 tonight. Ten or eleven persons
were killed, and as many more were
badly hurt. The fast mail train
going east, and the Mexico and
California express, westbound, col
lided, head on. Mr. Bryan was on
the train, but was riding in the
rear Pullma.i, some 400 feet from
the cars which were wrecked. He
states that nothing but a heavy jolt
was experienced by the passengers
in his coach.
Mr. Bryan was one of the leaders
in the crowd of rescuers. He
helped to carry out the dead and
wounded, and gave the greatest
attention to their care. One poor
fellow who was badly maimed,
called to Mr. Bryan and said:
"I went to hear you today; I am
dying now, and want to shake your
hand and say God bless you.- If
you possibly can, Mr. Bryan, get
me a drink of water."
Mr. Bryan- went into the fast
mail car, one end of which was
burning, and came but with -a drink
of wcter, which he gave to the suf
fering p issenger. He brought out
cushions for others of the injured,
and was everywhere "present to
minister to the wants of the suffer'
ing.
Y
The Miners' Conference.
Columbus, O., Sept. 8;-The inter
state owners' convention adjourned
until tomorrow wi'.hout having
taken a vote on the . quebtioh of
accepting or rejecting the proposed
settlement of the strike. " The pros
pects for theisettlement are some
what doubtful In fact, a canvass f
the situation shows t hat amajoritj'
of the votes, .unless . some changes
should be brought . about, will be
cast against it. 1 ? - ' .
Panama Canal.
New York Sept., 8 A World
ditp tch from Cblon says: It is
announced here today that a con
cession to complete .the Panama
canal has been given to England:
A
Yellow Fever Scare.
Washington? Sept. 8. Surgeon
General Wyman 9ays the yellow
fever situation looks decidedly hope
ful today.
Treasr.ry Statemeut.
Washington, Sept. 8. Today's
statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: - ;y
Available cash bal. . . .$216,597,520
Gold reserve 144,836,197
More rain has already fallen in
Portland this month than the ayer
agerain fall for September . for' 25
years. ' ' -' ; .' ' :'.. -1 0 ; . ;
" All the figures from Europe up
to"date point to a deficit-in the
grain crop' of 12,000,000 bushels,
which is to be supplied mainly by
the United States.
The M thpdis,ts of Corvalns- have
reason to be proud. The conference
being held here brings to the city
about 75 ministers from all over
the state. Their beautiful Church
and solid organization are a credit
to them. Those attending ' confer
ence wereall provided for without
a mistake and all will go away
from here with pleasant memories
of their visit to Corvallis. .
The Late Rains.
As we write, the weather looks more
like clearing off than it has for several
days. The late rain has undoubtedly in
jured the hop crop but not so seriously as
has been reported. Mould and lice do
not work while it continues to rain, but
after .the rain is over cloudy Warm weath
er is bad for hops." Prunes - have been
injured to some extent by Cracking, jwhere
they were ripe, but the unripe fruit is not
injured much. Whe.it has not suffered to
any greac extent. The inside of the
shocks where it was protected from the
rain is not injured at all, anof the outsides,
although a little swelled, is not materially
injured, and if it can be allowed to stand
a day or two after the rain ceases it will
be all right. A week of good, dry, sun
shiny weather will come very near putting
all the grain in this part of the valley out
of danger, and will relieve the anxiety of
many a farmer who has all his crops in
the field yet. J
Short and Sweet.
Grapes grown across the river by
Mr. Cardwell are on sale at the fruit
stores.
Dr Cauthorn returned from a
successful hunting trip and left for
his home on Monday last.
Two car loads of cattle were
shipped to Portland this week by
Smith and Horning. .
Jesse Spencer has. an excellent
reputation as a barber, and he has
been 20 years in Corvallis earning it.
Misses Essie and Maggie Mackay
are in town visiting friends. They
are both engaged aa teachere at the
Siletz, and will return in a day or
two.
Little Lura Flett, who was oper
ated uponMor apendicitis, is just
now able to-be about, having been
confined to her bed for over six
weeks.
S. L. Kline returned from San
Francisco yesterday, where he has
been to purchase his fall stock.
New goods are arriving at his store
by every train.
Prof. Honry Sheak, who holds
the chair. of natural science in Phil
omath College, was in town yester
day. He has been a teacher in this
college for 22 years.
Wheat has gone up to 80 cents
again, and is climbing towards the
dollar it will reach, and everything
has assumed the prosperous look it
had before the rain checked it.
There is much talk of a change of
landlords at the Occidental hotel.
As yet it is Sll conjecture. If any
change ofceurs we will give it the
not'ee it deserves further 011.
Cards are out announcing the
marrirge of Mr. B. W. Johnson and
Miss Lillian Hamilton. The cere
mony will take place at the Presby
terian church September 22nd.
F. M. Mathena, ganeral agent for
the Continental L'fe Insurance Co.,
is in town looking after, the interest
of his business. This lifeinsurance
company "has no superior in the
United States.
. W. T. Small is putting in a . new
billiard table in his fruit and con
fectionery storer His son will run
a refreshment stand in the mechan
ics praviliion. at Portland during
ihe manufacturers fair.
John Scrafford has secured the
job of putting an asher around the
cemetery lot where the wife of Robt.
Watt? is buried.. It is to be of the
best Pioneer stone. There wjll be
seven posts and a gateway, with the
family name carved on the entrance.
The monument over the grave was
brought, froth Portland. . -
J. E.Henkle, of Philomath, was.
in town yesterday. He is picking
his hong, of which he has about 25
to 30 acres, and he says that the
rains have not seriously injured the
crop. In the river bottom land lice
and mould have made their appear
ance and done some damage but on
the high land they are anTight.
A large crowd assembled opposite
the Occidental hotel pn Tuesday
and ; Wednesday evenings last to
listen to one of the newly arrived
Methodist- ministers, ,who talked
earnestly and eloquently, to the
young men, of their mistakes and
their oppotuni ties. He was listened
to with marked attention and
undoubtedly set many qf his hearers
to thinking. . -.
To Farmers.
During tbe coming year we will exebange
40 pounds. of Hour for one bushel of wheat.
This applies only to farmers who sell to or
store their grain with us. We are also
buying outer, or we will ship them for farm
ers and no commission will be charged.
BENTON FLOUKING MILLS CO.
Notice to Creditors.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the Undersigned has been duly appoint
ed Administratrix of the Estate of James
L. Eglin, deceased, by the County Court of
LUC ObaiC Ul VXCVU 1V1 Jvl Lull UUUUVJi
All persons having claims against the said
Estate are hereby notified to present the
same to me a the omce ot w. . Mvn adaen
in the City of Corvallis, Benton County,
Oregon, within six months from this datr,
verified as by law required.
Dated September 1st, 1897. ,
EFFA EGLTN,
Administratrix of the Estate of James
L. Eglin,- Deceased. .
Administrator's Notice.
Notice is herebv triven that W. A. Jollv
has been appointed by the County Court of
rcntun comity, ureguu, auuunistrator 01
the estate of Georee M. Porter, deceased.
All persons having claims against said es
tate are lierebv rea aired to. present the
same, duly verified as Dy law required, at
the office of Yates fe Yates, Corvallis, Ore
gon, within six months from this date.
W. A.;Joixy, Administrator.
Dated, August 26, 1897.
C. B. Cacthobs. I E. H. Taylor.
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DENTISTS.
Dentistry of every description done in first
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anteed. GROWN AND BRIDGE WORK k SPECIALTY.
Office over Zierolf 's grocery store, opposite
the post office, Corvallis, Oregon.
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To the Bread Winner of the
Family in Behalf of His
Loved Ones at Home. -
The fact is now so generally admitted it
needs no argument to convince those upon
whom the duty rests, that life insurance is
the best protection for a man's family, his
estate and his old age. The question with
most men is, what form of policy will best
discharge the duty and in what company
to place so sacred a trust.
The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
company offers to persons needing insur
ance an insurance policy of the most
definite character perfectly adapted to all
legitimate wants, conceived and admin
istered in perfect equality, guarded by
ample and undoubted security, at the
lowest cost that economy and good man
agement can accomplish consistently with
absolute and perptuul safety.
A policy which after two or three prem
iums paid becomes by its own terms and
without surrender, fully paid up for an
amount each year stated in printed table
upon the policy.
A policy which, at the end of40. 15, 20.
25, 30, 33, etc., years, may be surrendered
for a cash sum stated in a table printed
in the policy.
A policy participating in the surplus
earned which there are no stockholders to
share, so' that each member's insurance
costs him only just what it costs tbe com
pany. A record of fifty-one years of business
economically, conservatively and success
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the care and economy with which its
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Received in premiums 192,111,805 65
Returned to policy holders or their represen
tatives: For death losses and endowments 102,683,616 37
For surrendered policies 23.803,729 22
For Dividends .... 5tj,9G6,763 64
Total returned to policy holders 182,454,109 93
Received irom policy holders in .
excess of amount returned 9,657,695 72
Received trom interest, rent, etc.. 84,532.793 65
Expenses of management & taxes. 88,208,817 76
Saving from interest earnings 51, S2",975 61
Net assets January 1, 1897 60,9rt,67I 61
Other assets 1,970,677 2
Present admitted assets he d for
policy holders . . 62,952,338 88
In the administration of any trust this
tells the whole story.
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13, Hamilton builuing. F. M. & J. V. Ma
thena general agents, Portland, Oreg.m.
Any information desired in regard to the
same will be furnished by John D. Daly,
editor and publisher of the Oregon Union,
Corvallis, Oregon. '
Corvallis iMgeDirectonj.
C10RVALLI8 LODGE. No 14VA F & A
J M, meets first and third Wednesday of
each month, in Masonic hall, Fisber brick.
FERGUSON CHAPTER. No 5, R A M,
meets second Wednesday in,- each
month, Hasonic hall.
OREGON COUNCIL. No 2. R & 8 M,
meets fourth Wedoegday in each
month, Matonic hall.
ST MARY'S CHAPTER, No 9, O E S,
meets every Friday before foil moon.
Masonic hall. - "
BAKNUM LODGE, No 7, 1 0 O F, meets
every Tuesday evening in I O O; F
hall, Farra & Allen br'ck.
QUI VIVEENCAmPMENTNo-26,
meets first and third Fridavs jof each
month in I O O F hall.
ALPHA , REBEKA " LODGE, No 34,
meets second and fourth Vridays of
each mouth in I OOF Hall.
FRIENDSHIP LODGE, No 14. A O U
W, meets first and third Thursday of
each month, in J O O F hall.
NAOMI LODGE; No 2(5, l of II, meets
second and fourth Thursday of each
month ifl'I O O F hall.
ORVALLI3 TENT, No 11, K O T M,
V meets second and fourth VVednesdav
of each month in I 0 O F hall. --' -
CORVALLIS HIVE. No 3, LOT M,
meets the first and third Wednesdays
f i . 1. - r . n 1 1 -
vl eavu uiuuiu m i v u f nail.
XTALLBY LODGE, No. 1, K of P, meets
T every Monday night in Burnett's hall,
over J H Harris' store. Burnett block.
MARySePEAK CAMP, No 126; W O
W, meets iecond and fourth Fridays
ot each month in Burnett's hall.
Af ARY8 PEAK CIRCLE, No 14, meets
ijfc nrst ana tnira Fridays ot each month
in Burnett's hall. '
Xj'LlSWORTH POST. No 19. GAR
J2J meets first and third Saturdays of
each month, in Burnett's hall.
ELLSWORTH RELIEF CORPS, No 7,
meets first and third Friday afternoon,
in Burnett's hall.
UNITED ARTISANS, No 23, meets
second and fourth Thursdays of each
month, in Burnett's hall. ; "
W. E. Yaes.
J. Fred Yates.
YATES & YATES,
Atorneys-at-Lawr
Corvallis,
Oregon.
S. L! KLINE,
Corvallis, Oregon,
Shipping and
Commission Merchant.
Consignments of Oats and
Wheat Solicited for the
Portland and San Francis
co Markets-
Liberal Advances to Consignors.
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Foreign and Domestic Groceries
Fine Teas ami Coffees a Specialty- .
Provisions, Notions, Cigars FAc. Etc. " 1
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To Hop Growers' Interests
Because you can
cent by baling your hops with the
FRANKLIN BALER.
If you have 105 bales of hops you save the
cost of this baler.
(YOU ASK WHY)
Because no hops are tramped and broken by the
FRANKLIN BALER. Every bale Is square cornered and
standard size for shipping:. Buyers pay the best price
for nice hops. MONEY SAVED IS MONEY MADE. Be
sure to see our baler and get our price. '
Franklin Machine
Corvallis, , - -
(Corvallis, r.
mgn - Art Tailors.
Leads the Coast on
S mattings, and linoleums
j Receive our most careful
accurately. We do the
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See our Picture and
Room Mouldings.
In all Grades.
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& Foundry Co.,
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