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About Oregon union. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1897)
OREGON UNION. Published every Friday at CORVALLIS, - - - - - -: OREGON. JOHN D. DALY, Editor and Pub. Subscription Rates One Year .1.50 ".n" s . .75 ilo. tas 50 paid in advance, One Dollar per year. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1897. EUrr.ORIAL COMMENT. The much dreaded yellow fever has made its appearance in several of the Southern states. At New Orleans the epidemic was spreading at last accounts and towns in Miss issippi and Alabama were seriously afflicted with it. The latest news is that it is spreading. It is now evident that the gov ernment is getting ready to deal with Spain vigorosly. The board of officers of "the naval, intelligence bureau has had a conference as to the scheme Gf naval operations to he adopted in case of war with Spain. A plan which was worked out in details some time ago was diwusred, and after a few altera tions to bring it up to date, it was adopted. .- Tf Oresron farmers are wise thev r a. will not be carried away by the de lusion that present conditions mean a permanent boom for them. Let them make the most of their good year and lay something by "for an other year that may not be so good. They are in great luck, but such luck cannot be depended upon to last. The man will make the most money out of this boom that does not lose his head and branch out to much. . " ' A miners' strike in the East that has been dragging along close to the edge of riot and bloodshed' for four weary months at last has drawn to a close. An agreement was reached at a cn v'ention of miners held in Columbus, Ohio, on September 1 1th, to accept the proposition of the Pittsburg operators. The Illi nois men will be called in con ven tion at Springfield on the 19th of September to determine what shall be done in that state. All accounts from the upper Yukon agree that there is sure to bo suffering and death from starv ation up there. And the accounts also agree," that gold in unlimited quantities is to be found there. In the spring every man who can raise the necessary funds, and is not otherwise engaged, will go up there, and it is not improbable that the population of Alaska may be large enough to claim admission as a state, with a better showing than Nevada had. -" .Not only are the South'a crops increasing in value, but manufac turing there is advancing with great strides. Theestimated consump tion of cotton by Southern mills during the past year is placed at 1042,671 bales. Eight years ago the mills in that section wtere con suming about 546,890 bales. In other words, the cotton manufactur ing capacity of the South has doubled within a decade. No section of the country can show an equal progress in industrial activity. . One of the miserable abuses of power which is inevitable when it is placed in the hands of a fool oc curred at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, on Saturday last. . A .sheriff and 150 deputies armed with repeating rifles fired into a harmless band of Hungarians, who, it appears, were marching unarmed from one mine to another in the interest of some kind of a strike. . The dastardly business was criminal in the high est degree, but the blackest part of it is that the mob was fired into while they were trying to escape. Between twenty and thirty were killed outright, and fifty more wounded. The Booth Tucker colonization scheme is receiving warm commen dations from every quarter. He proposes to settle the poor of the overcrowded cities in the East, on email farms where they can main tain themselves and have a home. It is a most praisworthy effort and will undoubtedly succeed. Offers of land are coming to him from all quarters, and assistance in money is also freely forthcoming- In the hands of anyone else there might be some doubt of the success of the scheme, but in Booth Tucker's hands, there is no doubt about it. His zeal and energy, are almost supernatural, and his success in every effort suggests plainly super natural strength and guidance, The Salvation Army under his di rection has greater influence for good in its fields than all churches in the land. The Status or State Politics. J The republican psrty in Oregon is reasonably harmonious. There is but one disturbing influei.ee in it, and that we have had so long that we are used to it. The only hope of the allied opposition is that they may irritate that one wound, and cause a serious breach. That hope is groundless and they will fail. The populists, instead of being the second party in tho state, have fallen to a bad third and they are badly demoralized and divided. Their organization is in bad shape, and they have no head since Pen 11 oyer left them and transferred his headship to the Bryan democracy. It is possible that the populist state organization may decide against fusion, and run a straight middle-of the-road ticket. But the county organization will .-quu-tly ignore this everywhere. They will put up a divided ticket and get swindled everywhere as they did here in the last county election. The democrats got all the paying officos, and gave the populists what. they did not want. To fuse they must get some kind of an issue, and this will-be manufactured out of some local affair, lied about and enlarged upon to suit the occa sion. See if this is not a prophecy. Many populists will come back to the republican party but most of the disaffectvd will join the ranks of the Bryanites. Between the gold standard democrats and the repub licans no difference exisU. The tariff business is settled on lines sat isfactory to them, and on all other questions they seem to agree. The republicans of the state have shown on every occasion t'eir acknowl edgement of the noble service the gold democrats rendered in saving the country at the last election and the desire to consult with them as to future policy. There is nothing separating them but a sentiment, and as a distinct organization for them in- this state seems uncertain, the republicans of Oregon may reasonably expect their aid to defeat Bryanism in the next election in the state. So, with harmony in the re publican ranks, and the assistance of our sound money allies, the defeat of Bryan'sm is certain. A bank in Kansas has actually refused to receive any more depos its. It has more ioney on hands than it has use for, and refuses to take any more and be responsible for it; What a . singular ring this news must have to the people of that state who have been so persist ently howling that money is too scarce to do . the business of the country with, and insisting that we should have 1 fiat money or every thing would go to ruin. It is said there are over 100 towns in Kansas that have each shipped an average of 30 carloads of wheat a day for the past five weeks. It is no. wonder that money is so plentiful th iy do not know what to do with it. A special to the New York Herald, from Washington, under date of September 13th, says: The senate of the national legislature of the republic of Hawaii has by this time ratified a treaty of annexation Of the Hawaiian islands tt the United States. This assertion was made by Mr. Lorin M. Thurston, charge d'affairs to the United States. Mr. Thurston said that the senate of the Hawaiian legislature had been called to assemble on September 8, and that it is unanimous for annex ation. He has no doubt that it has ratified the convention without a dissenting vote. The chamber. of commerce of the city of Portland have agreed to appoint, from the members, a board ot immigation whose duty it shall be to advise intending settlers where they can get farming lands. This is an excellent movement and will give confidence to those seeking su-;h information. There is plenty of good land in' Oregon . and in the Willamittevalley, especially, that ought to be sold, as it is now pro ducing nothing, being held for spec ulative purposes only. A new strike has taken place in the Pennsylvania coal mines, near the scene of the attack on the mob by the deputy sheriffs, which bids fair to rival in extent the strike that has just been, settled. Dr. Thompson's theme for the morning service at the Presbyterian Church will be "The Transfigura tion." The topic at the evening service will be ''The Right Estimate of Values." PURE CIDER vinegar in any quan tity, for sale only at Corvallis Cider Factory. ' . LATEST TELEGRAPHIC. A Summary of News From Thursday's Oregonian. TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES. The Latest Occurrences and Present Phases of Engrossing Questions. . i Fatal Hop Yard Row. Independence, Or., Sept, 15. A row in D. L. Hedges' hopyard, two miles north of here, last night at 7:30 o'clock, resulted in the death of Enoch Sylvester, of Lebanon, 45 years of age, father of a family of five: and the arrest of Allen Logan, aged 16, charged with the crime of murder, 1 The circumstances of the case are about as follows; . Four boys' named Logan, Burns, Chambers and Van Cleve, from Toledo, in Lincoln county, were camped and picking hops. In a party from Lebanon were the deceased, Green Fitzwater anM Huston Ta3'lor, the latter also a mere boj. The Toledo boys had been "guying' the Lebanon boys about a' white horse, which was in rather poor condition. Last night the Lebanon Doys came down to the Toledo boys' camp to "settle" the boys for "guying" and words came to blows, and three of the Toledo boys pitched into two from Lebanon. As the fight proceeded, Sylvester started to step in and see fair play, his wife trying to prevent him from taking any part. Young Logan, who had taken no part heretofore, it is said, then rushed up and dealt Sylvestej a heavy blow on the head with a piece of hop pole aud knock ed him senseless. Seeing what he had done, Logan ran, and was pur sued and caught, and dragged back to the crowd that had assembled. The excitement was intense, the boy screaming for,rnercy. He was arrested and brought here and plac ed in jail. This morning at 11 o'clock Sylvester diedv A coroner's jury was summoned this afternoon, and the witnesses will testify at an inquest, here to morrow ' The father of young Logan is a well-to-do merch mt at Toledo. Enocb Sylvester , was a farmer, living - eight miles "from Lebanon, and -leaves a wife, son and two daughters grown, and two young dhildren." . .. . . Yellow Jack Spreading. Jackson, Miss., Sept. 12, All fears of the citizens of Jackson in regard to the sickness prevalent at Edwards have been realized. Dr. Gu'teras, the expert, has confirmed seven ca,ses "of yellow fever, and says there are several suspects. ; Fir3t, the cases were reported as malarial fever, and then after a time they became dengu fever. Another wait, end they were pronounced suspicions,-and finally declared to be genuine yellow jack. During all this time the disease has been spreading rapidly at the rate of five or six new cases daily, until there are now 40 cases in ex istence at EMwards." The evolution of the disease from malarial to yellow fever was such that the people now regard dangue as a more convenient: term than yellow fever. ; Judge C. E. Moor, has gone to Portland on business connected with the Settlement of an "estate. s - The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Houck, who reside near Mon roe, died on Wednesday. The remains of the little one will be buried in the Catholic Cemetervj at Corvallis this afternoon. . The W. C. T. TJ. wish to call the attention of the people of Corvallis to the fact that the state convention of the W. C. T..U. will be held in Albany Sept. 28 to Oct 1, inclusive. Further notice next week. The Occidental Hotel is about to change hands, P. M.. Abbey for many years proprietor of the Bay View House at Newport, will, as sume charge of it as soon as, the preseni occupants can move out. Win, Schmidt " who has had the management of the hotel since his father went to Alaska, decided that he did not want to take another lease of the place, as it was possible the whole family might soon join Mr. Chas. Schmidt, the husi and and father, who is doing business in Skagauay, Alaska. They will move their furniture into the Hotel Corvallis and may possibly open the new hotel for business as soon as some points of law are de cided upon, which will not be lone-. ' , ".- Short and Sweet. S. L. Kline leceived about 28 to ns of msrehandise from San Francisco last week. -'" ; C. H. Markham, General Freight and Passenger Agent of the S. P. R. lines in Oregon was in Corvallis yesterday. A second hand sewing machine in good condition for sale cheap, at ,the repair shop of T. W. Dilley the bicycle repairer. Messers Weatherford and Watson, two well known attorneys from Albany were in town yesterday, attending to legal matters. -' Edwin Stone and wife returned Wednesday from Sodaville, where they had been at the mineral springs for a fortnight. A. J. Fisher of the Corvallis Mills went to Toledo yesterday to. start the building of a warehouse in connection with his store down there occupied by Mr. Gowl. ' Prof. Shaw left yesterday for Portland to meet Dr. Whitney, of the U. S de partment of agriculture. The deparument at Washington is giving our college more attention now- than ever before in its history. Dr. B. R. Job returned from Alaska on Tuesday, whither he had gone to look over the 'grounds with a view to settling for the practice of his profession. Dr. Job does not say why he came back and may possibly return, in the spring. Tommy Jones the well known manager of Graham 5c Wells' drug store went to Toledo the other day to visit his brother, B. F. Jones, the county clerk of Lincoln County. During his absence Mr. Black' bum, of Albany, is in charge at the drug store.'' ' ' J. R. Smith, who. has. been for a number of years Janitor at the court house here, left with his family yesterday for California. He will locf te somewhere in Southern California but has not yet decided where. Mr. Smith will be a useful citizen wherever he locates. " He leaves a first-class name behind him. " ,. Miss Dorothea Nash, Piano Instructor of the O. "A. C, has returned from Port land after a summer spent in study with Mr. Gifford Nash, and is prepared to take pupils in" Piano study. Anyone wishing to make arrangements for lessons can call at the Ladies' Hall any afternoon next week between 4 and 5, or at the res idence of Rev. Geo. F. Plummer. Died. At her residence in this city on Thurs day morning last, of consumption, Mrs. David Osborn, alter a lingering illness of 8-months, .during which tims she ' was confined to her bed. v - The funeral will take place from the new M:;rE.;"Churcn at 10 o'clock. a, m. on Sunday morning. . - " " -. The Mills. At the Corvallis Mills every one Is busy and grain is coming in steadily Not much is bei. g sold. Veiy little damage" has been done to grain that was exposed to the late rains . Shipments of flour continue as usual. They ship it as fast as they can make it. Their warehouse at Peoria . is . filling up last. . At the Benton . Mills much, . the same conditions exist excepts that they receive a great quantity of wheat by railroad, and it can be dumped from the car into the hopper. ' . Graham & Wells are making a specialty of students' supplies. A full line of books, stationery, draw ing instruments and other neces sary articles for college students. Greater preparations are being made for the advent .of a larger number of students at the O. A. C. this year than ever before in its history. The term will, begin on Monday . next..'- The. teachers are all on hand, and the dormitories ready for their reception, and from the number of inquiries made, and the great interest being . manifested everywhere, we think the -attendance will be unusually large. . To Farmers. Purlt.g the coming year we will exchange 40 pounds of flour for one bushel of wheat. This applies only to farmers who sell to or .store their grain with as. We are also buying oats, or we will ship them for farm ers and no commission will be charged. BENTON FLOURING MILLS CO. Notice to Creditors, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN' THAT the undersigned has been duly appoint ed Administratrix of the Estate of James h. Eglin, deceased, by the County Court of the State of-Oregon for Benton County, All persons having claims against the said Estate, are hereby notified to present the same to me a' the office of W. 8. McFadden in the City of Corvallis, Benton County, II h.a ... V I . ...O UVUI .111.1 VI II 1. 1 1 Verified as by law required. . . uaten septemoer ist, iss7. - EFKA EGLIN, " Administratrix of the Estate of James L. Eglin, Deceased.' C. B.Cacthorn.. j E. H. Taylor. CAUTHORN & TAYLOR DENTISTS. Dentistry of everv description done in first mass manner, ana saiisiaoiion guar anteed. I CROWN AMD BRIDGE WORK A SPECIALTY. ; Office over Zierolf 's grocery store, opposite ' inc posr omr'e, oryams, uregon. i 'A TIMELY WORD" 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 rest1;, 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 j lowest cost that economy and" good man agement can accomplish consistently with absolute and perptual 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 of 10. 15, 20. 25, 30, 35, etc., years, may be surrendered for a cash sum stated iia 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 bim only just what it costs the com pany. 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For death losses and endowments 102,683,616 37 For surrendered policies 23.803,729 22 For Dividends 56,966,763 64 Total returned to policy holders 182,454,109 93 Keceived irom policy holders In excess of amount returned 9,657,695 72 Received from interest, rent, etc.. 8432.793 65 Expenses of management & taxes. 33, 81 7 76 Saving fiom interest earnings.... 51,32,975 61 Net assets January 1, 1897 60,981.671 61 Other assets. 1,970,677 27 Present admitted assets heid for policyholders 62,952,338 88 In the administration of any trust this tells the whole story. i The Oregon general agency , rooms 12 and 13, Hamilton building. F. M. & J. W. Ma tbena general agents, Portland. Oreg-m. Any information desired in regard to the same will be furnished by John V- Daly, editor and publisher of the Oregon Union, Corvallis, Oregon. - Corvallis Louse Directory. CIORVALLIS LODGE. No 14, A F & A M, meets first and third Wednesday of each month, in Masonic hall. Fisher brick. FERGUSON CHAPTER. No 5, RAM, meets second Wednesday in each month, Masonic hall. OREGON COUNCIL, No 2. R & S M, meets fourth Wednesday in each month, Matonic hall. ST MARY'S CHAPTER, No 9, O E S, meets every Friday bfefore foil moon. Masonic hall. - " . ' BAKNUM LODGE, No 7, 1 O O F, meets every Tuesday evening in I O O F ball, Farra & Allen brck. i QUI VIVE ENCAMPMENT, INo 26, meets first and third Fridavs of each month in I O O F ball. " ALPHA REBEKA LODGE, No 34, meets second and fourth Fridays of each month in I O O F Hall. T7RIENDSHIP LODGE. No 14. A O U X; W, meets hrst and third Thursday of each month, mlOUf hall. fAOMI LODGE, No 20, D of H, meets .1 secona ana tourtii nmrsuav ot each month in I O O F hall. - V CORVALLIS TENT, No 11, K O T M, meets second and fourth-Wednesday of each month in I O 0 F hall. . GORVALLIS HIVE. No , L O T M. meets the first and third Wednesdays of each month in I Oo F hall. , . VALLEY LODGE, No 1, K of I meets every Monday night in Burnett's hall, ovcrj H Harris' store. Burnettblock. v MARX'S PEAK CAMP, No 126, W O W, meets second and fourth Fridays of each month in Burnett's hall. MARYS PEAK CIRCLE. No 14, meets first and third Fridays of each month in Burnett's hall. ' XT"LLSWORTH POST. No 19. G A R Xli meets first and third Saturdays of eacn monm, in Burnett's hail. 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. Yates. . J. Fred YateS. YATES & YATES, - Atorneys-at-Law, . Corvallis, - . ' Oregon." 3.1. KLINE, Corvallis, Oregon, Shipping and Commission Merchant. Consignments of Oats and Wheat Solicited for. the . Portland and San Francis co Markets. . ; Liberal AJvancss to Consignors. SACKS FURNISHED. J. M. CAMERON, ....KEEPS THE... j . " ' Banner .Harness' cl th 'World SUPREMELY GOOD ALL THE WAY TAROFOH. ' " BEST LEATHER, V BEST DESIGNS, ' - ; BEST WORKMANSHIP. BEST EVERYTHING ALL HAND MADE oauuies wui ox oitmi. oil : Quality and Price. Give us a call and be convinced. " ' Administrator's Notice. Kotice is hereby given that W. A. Jolly has been appointed by the County Court of Benton County, Oregon, Administrator o the estate of George M. Porter, deceased. All persons having claims against said es tate are hereby Teqnired to present tlte same, dulv verified as Dy law required, at the office of Yates & Yates. Corvallis, Ore gon, within six months from this date. W. A. Jolly, Administrator. Dated, Angnt 20. 1897. sn I ID 'kL 1 ftai Fall- Still Has Commenced to Arrive, And we are prepared to show you the Finest Line of Men's, Youths' and Boys' Suits, , Trousers, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoe-s Rubbers, and Rubber Goods o- all kinds Alsq the Greatest Line of Furnishing Goods We'have ever opened up for the inspection of the public; for the price We are Head quarters for Buckingham t& Hecht's Farm ers' Boots. None better. dsrvallis, r. Suits Made to Order by High-Art Tailors. I ALBANY Leads I Chairs a- Chair to match. . . Tf tk r n P t Q Mattings, and Linoleums , P ? Receive our most careful attention. Carpets Sewed Fre6? Meas ure your room accurately. We do the ' rest. - - Mouldings. Wall Paper Albany Furniture Co. I .;::::v;;;A.-HODES,.- I ffii - DEALER IX Cl fi ..... - 1 Foreign and Domestic Groceries 1 Fine Teas and Coffees a Specialty Provisions. Notions, Cigars, Etc. Etc. ' T Kept Constantly on Haml. 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