Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1904)
COLORADO FLOOD HEAVY - RAINS CAUSE STREAM TO OVERFLOW BANKS. Came la Night and People Were Unable te Escape Los of Life May Be Lars Crops Hare Suffered Oreatly Much Stock Is Reported to Hare Been -Swept Away. . Denver, Hay 23 A cloudburst at the bead of the Cache la Poudre river caused that stream to overflow its banks, and meager reports received here indicate that great damage has been caused by the flood and several lives lost. The rush of the flood caused the dam which holds the water of Liv ingston lake, 65 miles above Foit Col lins, to break, and this added volumes of water to the flood which swept lown the Cache la Poudre. At Fort Collins the river is now over a'mile wide and already a number mol the frame dwellings of the residents of the Russian colony of 600 have been swept from their foundations. About one-half of the people succeeded in get ting out of their houses before the flood was upon them. The remainder, how ever, are tonight in a perilous position. Their houses can plainly be seen float ing about among the trees, and shouts and other signals of distress seen and heard. A few of the houses have en tered the current of the stream and been swept down the river, and per haps ehattered or sunk and their occu pants drowned. It is definitely known that two lives have been lost. Rescue parties are in readiness to leave F6rt Collins with the first break of day. The floods in the Cache la Poudre and other streams are due to heavy rains. The Cache la Poudre river runs through one of the most thickly Bet tied and richest agricultural districts of Colorado. A large portion of the northern part of Ihe state is in igated from this stream and a number of im mense reservoirs have been constructed for the purpose of storing the water. Should the force of the waters' rush weaken these sufficiently to cause a lreak and release the stored water, the result could be nothing but disastrous. SEES Bid SCHEME IN LAND BILL. Hitchcock Fears One Firm Will Try to Buy Grand Rondo Tracts. Washington. May 23. The interior department, in preparing advertise ments for sale of those lands on the Grand Ronde Indian reservation in Oregon, which are to be sold under the Tecent act of congress, has discovered a trace of what it believes is a "nig ster in the woodpile." This act con tains a provision authorizing the of these lands in small tracts, or entire tract to one purchaser, department doeB not understand reason for the latter provision, sale the The tiie and ays the sale of 27,000 acres of land to one person or corporation would be con trary to the administration's policy of getting public lands into the hands of actual settlers and home builders. Secretary Hitchoock will, if possible, take advantage of the piovision in the law authoriizng him to "reject any or all bids," in order to prevent the lands falling into the hands of one purchas er. One-half of the lands to be sold are valuable timber lands,' while the -other half are rich grazing lands. The department will endeavor to sell to numerous individual purchasers and will await with interest the bid on the -whole tract. HELD BY BANDITS. ftlcb American Taken In Morocco and Heavy Ransom Demanded. Tangier, Morocco, May 23. An American citizen named Perdicaris, and his stepson, a British subject, were carried off by the well known bandit, Raisul, and his followers last Highland will be held for a heavy ran som. The captives were staying at -Perdicaris' summer residence, only three miles from Tangier, when the bandits attacked and captured them. Perdicaris is of Greek origin, but is a naturalized citizen of the United States, lie is very wealthy and has lived in Tangier for years. He married an English woman, whose son is his companion in captivity. Lose Many Men. London, May 23. The Standard's correspondent at Tien Tsin wires that while the Japanese fleet was covering the landing of tioops near Kalchau, on Monday, a fierce engagement occurred at Hsien Yen Cheng. Two thousand Russians were killed or wounded. The Russians retreated and the Japan ese occupied both Kaiping and Kai chau. The Chineee governor at Cheng Chow has received news that the Rus sians have destroyed the railway be tween Tashichou and Niu Chwang. Nothing Known of Evacuation. St. Petersburg, May 23. The ad miralty denies that it has been official ly advised of the Japanese occupation of Niu Chwang. Instructions were is sued to blow up the Sivouch, the Rus sian gunboat there, before the last Rus sian retired. As soon aa this is ac complished the Russian commander 11 . l .iithnritlOil riV 'I hA fact that nothing has been received con vinces the admiralty that a small Rus sian force is still at Niu Chwang. Russian Cruiser Grounds Daring Foe. Paris, May 23. The correspondent at St. Petersburg of the Echo de Paris Bays i. lfle HUSSian cruiwi grounded during a fog on the rocks near ' the entrance to Vladivostok, tier po . rition is critical. . The crew was saved. RUSH WAS TO GET BALLOON. "Ammunition Train te Port Arthur One In Name Only.' St. Petersburg, ' May 21. One -of the reasons for the desperate effort of the Russians to get to Port Arthur what is-officially called an "ammuni tion train," has been revealed by in formation which leaked out today. There was little need, it appears, for more ammunition, great quantities being stored in the fortress, but Gen eral Stoeesel was exceedingly anxious to be provided with balloons. The highest point of the fortress is the Eagle's Nest, from which much of the surrounding country can be seen, but balloons will facilitate v observation. Before the war the Russian authorities loaded on a vessel a complete balloon equipment for Manchuria, but it was captured by the Japanese, who will use it perhaps in their operations against Port Arthur. Recognizing the need of providing General Stoessel with all-the requisite instruments with which to conduct the defense of . Port Arthur, General Kuropatkin is believed to have sent balloons on the "ammunition train." The Russian balloons are sta tionary. ; - "If the Japanese try to drift balloons over Port Arthur and drop explosives on the fortress," an officer said today, "the world will hear of the first battle in the air." Communication from Port Arthur is now conducted by Chinese messengers. HASTB DELAYS SHIPS. Russians Find That Many Boilers Will Have to Be Taken Out. Moscow, May 21. After an exhaust ive inquiry the correspondent of - the London Times finds that there is no need to take seriously the Russian threats to dispatch to the Far East next July reinforcements of war ves sels. The optimistic reports regarding the rapid progress of the warships of the Baltic fleet which have been printed in European captals have been given out here by officials and have been telegraphed abroad without change. They are absolutely untrue, because there are no means at hand for the correspondents to verify the re ports, and they have no means of in specting the shipyards where the ves sels are being prepared for service. While it is a fact that unprecedented haste is being made in getting warships ready for service, there is a limit to efficient epeed in ship construction, and this has been exceeded with the result that many of the boilers which have been installed in the new' war ships will have to be taken out and re placed. This has created a sensation at the navy department, and it is now certain that the Baltic fleet will not start for the Far East for many months to come. SURB SUBMARINES WERE USBD. Russians Have New Advices on the Loss of the Petropavlovsk. St. Petersburg, May 20. The ad miralty is now convinced by mail re ports received from Port Arthur that I Vice Admiral Togo used submarine ' boats in his operations. A letter from . Lieutenant General Stoessel says he was standing on Golden Hill when the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk went down and he saw a submarine boat torpedo the battleship. Lieutenant Schreiber claims he distinctly saw the periscope of a submarine boat and could trace the course of the vessel. Officers of the Russian battleship Pobi eda testified that a submarine boat dis charged a torpedo against their fehip and they fired at the submaiine boat, hoping to sink it, but failed. It id officially denied that Viceroy Alexeiff has gone to Liao Yang to as- i sume command of 20,000 troops there, ' and that General Kuropatkin has left Liao Yang for Harbin. It is said that Kuropatkin is either at Liao Yang or in its vicinity. Tyner on the Witness Stand. Washington, May 21. Seated in an invalid's chair and face to face with the jury, James N. Tyner, the aged de fendant in tne Tyner-iiarrett con spiracy case, today denied the accusa tions in which he and his nephew ' were indicted in connection with their duties as law officers for the post office department. In the examination con ducted by Mr. Worthington for the de fense. General Tyner 's answers were unhesitating. " His diction was perfect and apparently his understanding as dear as ever. Ambassador May Be Recalled. Paris, May 21. Government circles are seriously considering whether the pope's protest against President Lou- bet's visit to Rome should not be promptly followed by the recall of M Nisard, the French ambassador to the Vatican. The determination of this question probably will depend on For eign Minister Delcasse's ability to Mim thA inrncmation arnnFWHl amnnv ! the various elements in the chamber of deputies against the papal protest. Many Turks are Killed. London, May zl.-l.ne central news correspondent at Baku, Caucasia, re ports a serious fight between . Armeni ans and Turkish troops at Chelcuzan. in the district of Mush. - 'The Turks lost 136 in killed and wounded, while the Armenians' leader and many others were killed. JAPS LOSE SHIPS RUSSIAN REFUGEES REPORT. DISAS TER AT; PORT. ARTHUR. : Mikado's Fleet Waa Bombarding Forts When a Mia Was Struck and a Bat tleship Went Down In Confosloa FeOewfnc a Cruiser Also Sank Fi Contact Wtth Mine. Chefoo, May 20. A party of 13 Russians arriving from Dalny this morning by junk, are authority for the statement that during a bombardment of Port Arthur by the Japanese Mon day afternoon the Japanese battleship Shikishima and the cruiser Asama struck mines and sank. The, Russians say the Shikishiam sank two minutes after running on the mine, and that Asaam was being towed away by a ves sel of the bombarding fleet when she also went down. The 13 Russians seem to have ot tained their information from the com manding officer at Dalny, who showed them, they assert, a telegram from Port Arthur," that the bombardment commenced at 1 o'clock Monday after noon, and that two hours later the Shikishima struck the mine and - whs soon at the bottom. During the con fusion that followed, according to the story told, the Asama also struck on a mine and was taken in tow and was settling so fast that it was found neces sary to abandon her. A number of Russian torpedo boats then went out, but" the Japanese re ceived reinforcements and the Rus sians retired. Today's arrivals say that the en trance to Port Arthur was blocked, but one of the sunken steamers was re moved and the entrance is now open but it is still dangerous and the Rus sian fleet has been ordered to remain in the harbor until the arrival of Ad miral Skrydloff, who will take com mand. Communication north of Dalny has been completely severed. WILL FALL BACK TO HARBIN. Russian Staff Gives Insight Into the " Plans of Kuropatkin, St. Petersbuig, May 20. Confirm ing the intimations that it is General Kuropatkin's purpose to avoid a de cisive combat with the Japanese at the present stage of the war, the statement was made by the general staff today that the commander in chief is mak ing preparations to fall back on Muk den, and then to Harbin. While the superior numbers of the enemy compel a retirement, it does not follow that Geneial Kuropatkin will not strike a stinging blow should a strategical mistake be made which will enable him to throw a stronger army upon one of the advancing col umns of his antagonists. The most exposed portion of General Kuriko's command is that which is moving di rectly northward, evidently with the intention of gaining the road to Muk den, down which il will inarch as soon as the other columns, are within supporting distance. Unless caution, heretofore the conspicuous feature of the Japanese campaign, is observed, this column, it is believed here, will fall the victim to its temerity, as Gen eral Kuropatkin is known to be hold ing it especially under close sur veillance. - Kuropatkin's decision to withdraw from Liao Yan can only mean," accord incr to the exnerts. that there will con tinue to be affairs of outposts, unless another General Zassalitch stroma ae velop. The general staff confirms the nnnnnnrament of the abandonment-ef Kin Chou by the Russians after the dismantling of tne forts and tne re moval of the guns to Port Arthur. Special Stamps for 1905 Fair. W&Rhinsrton. Mav 20. Senator Mitchell was todav advised by the post- office department that his request for the iseue of a special series of postage stamps commemorating tne iiewis ana Clark exnosition will be considered as soon as possible. The department itspif nrenared designs suDmiirea ior the Louisiana Purchase stamps, but will consider all designs submitted for the Lewis and Clark issue. In no event will these stamps be placed on sale befoie the exposition opens next summer. War Clouds Rolling Back. WaHhinffton. Mav 20. According to rahl advices received bv Dr. Calderon, the Peruvian minister here, the war nlnuda are rollinfif back, and there is now little dangei of a nostile collision between Peru and Brazil, ine minis ters advices are to the effect that ne- cntifltinnn have begun at Rio de Ja neiro under such favorable auspices as to warrant the belief that a satistactory settlement of the differences . will be made. . ' "' - China Opens Ports to tne World. Pekin, May 20. An imperial edict voluntarily issued today opens to the commerce of the world the port of Chinan Fu. Wei Shi-En and Chou Tsun. on the Shan Tune peninsula Chow Che-En, the industrial center of the province, also is to . be opened Wei Shi-En is a station on the railroad midway between -Kaichau and Chi- nan-Fo. . . ,. . , ENEMY ON REAR. Japanese Close te Russians at Mukden ' and Greet Battle Imminent.. London, May 19. No further news has reached London throwing light upon the appearance of Japanese troops northeast of Mukden, or indicating by what route they reached that point so unexpectedly. . The Japanese are so successful in hiding their movements that it is only possible to guess at them from the vague indications in Russian official dispatches. -According to the - Standard's Tien Tsin correspondent, General Kuropat kin has left for Harbin ; Viceroy Alex ieff still being at Liao Yang with 20,- 000 troops. It is noticeable that Russian official dispatches seldom name the place whence they were Bent. - A question greatly discussed in the London papers this morning is whether General Kuropatkin has succeeded in ascertaining that the Japanese . are threatening his rear so near the Muk den line, and has been enabled to be gin a retreat , or whether he has elected to fight. In any ; case, it is considered that any day may bring news of a great battle in this district, as the transport difficulties are be lieved Jlo be so great as to make it al most impossible' for General Kuropat kin to effect a rapid retirement. Indefinite reports continue to reach London of Japanese bombardment of Port Arthur and Dalny. The Standard's Odessa correspon dent confirms the report that General Kuropatkin's aggregate forces for the pending battle do not exceed 100,000 men. Shanghai dispatches report that the Chinese are greatly gratified at the Japanese invita'tion to the Tartar vice roy of Mukden to re-establish the ad ministration of Antung and induce Chinese traders to return and resume business. MUST HOLD PORT ARTHUR. Russia Will Mobilize All Forces Possible There for Its Defense. St. Petersburg, May 19. Advices re ceived by the general staff show that the Japanese are practically masters of all the southern end of the Liao Tung peninsula, save Port Arthur and the territory commanded by guns. This result, so promptly brought about, is due to the failure ot the Russians to make opposition of any consequence to the Japanese advance. A member of the general staff said to the Associated Press that the re moval of the guns from the fortifica tions erected at Kinchau, and the des truction of Port Dalny, were primarily for the purpose of concentrating the entire Russian force at Port Arthur. If the men and guns were scattered, the effect would have been to distrib ute the means of defense of the fort ress over a number of points strate gically weak. To defend the whole of the southern end of the Liao Tung pen insula it would have been necessary to have an army equal to that which the Japanese could have landed. The weakness of the Manchurian army, said this officer, left only one course to pursue, namely, that o-: mo bilizing sufficient troops at Port Arthur to hold it until relief came. ENEMY SLIPS IN. Russians Near Yinkow Surprised by the Landing of Army. Niu Chwang,' May 18. The Russians were surprised by the appearance of the enemy at Kaichau, 20 miles south of Yinkow this morning. 'They were expecting the Yalu army. Nine -, traansports, assisted by the navy, landed 100 troops and the re mainder will land tonight and tomor row. Tne number ot tne Japanese force is not known. The warships shelled the shore from early morning until evening. The Japanese are expected here to morrow and the Russians are rapidly evacuating the town. Oppose Japanese Advance. Berlin, May 19. Colonel Gadke, the German military expert, who is accompanying the Russian army in the field in the dual capacity of military expert and correspondent, telegraphing from Mukden, states that the Japanese advance against Liao Yang is being conducted in two lines, whrch parallel the railway between Niu Chwang and Liao Yang. The Japanese right, he declares, is moving with extreme cau tion, while the left wing is advancing much more rapidly in an attempt to outflank the Russian position. Outposts Already In Contact. Paris. Mav 19. The Journal's Muk den correspondent says: "Important events are imminent. The outposts of the two armies are already in contact in the zone northwest of Feng Wang Cheng. The Japanese army advancing on Liao Yang is estimated at 100,000 A persistent rumor, which is not- eon- firmed officially, has it that another Japanese corps is executing a flanking movement direct on some point be tween Liao Yang and Mukden." 'r" Wireless Telegraphy for Alaska. Washington,: May 19. General Groely has give directions to have the wireless telegraph stations whieh have been srr-cessfully used on Puget sound, taken to Nome and St. Michael, Alas ka, in order to establish communica tion between these points. The freez ing of the sea in the bay has rendered cable service between these points un practicable. ',t'y The Interfering Hoabend. I would like to say a word or two about the husband who goes beyond his sphere; many married women will know him but too well; he may be called "The Interfering Husband," the one who will poke his nose Into house hold and domestic matters which In no way concern him. He Is a kind of general walking en cyclopedia -on all matters connected with housework; he thinks nothing of instructing; his wife as to how she should perform her duties, and, alas, he frequently goes the length of .lecturing- the 'general' on the" most trivial points of housewifery. No true wife cares for a husband going about the kitchen; In fact, It Is a kind of happy hunting ground for the Interfering hus band. He drops In on an afternoon why on earth Is the floor not scrubbed yet? He demands an explanation, and Is told that the "Missus" said it wasn't to be scrubbed this day. This won't do for the Interfering man, however; he hunts out his wife and Informs her that the kitchen looks like an old clothes shop; can she not keep his house in a cleanly state? Is he to pay for a servant standing about doing nothing, when she might be well employed scrubbing floors, and so he goes on. Such a man is more than a nuisance; he is an Infliction, and the household over which he presides Is rarely a hap py one; It cannot be, when the man goes on like this. But the same individual won't only meddle with household affairs; he will also dictate concerning the children and this no true mother will tolerate. Suppose the month of May comes in, and is raw and cold have the children stopped wearing their winter flannels? No Well, they must do so at once so orders the interfering husband, heedless of the fact that the mother ought to be the best judge as to when the children should put off or on cer tain articles of clothing; and thus he dictates, always interfering with the wife's duties. Naturally, trouble Is ever to the' fore; It could not be otherwise. Suppose such a man gives his wife a certain sum monthly as a private allowance; why, It Isn't private at all; she really has to account for every penny spent, and a woman of spirit will not meek ly stand this sort of thing long open rupture almost follows as a matter of course. -I wonder if the Interfering man Is aware -of the fact that he Is known all over the neighborhood as such? If there happens to be a serv ant in the house It won't be kept dark; all these little peculiarities will be dis cussed with "Mary" next door, and Mary, if she happens to be on free terms with her mistress, will not hesi tate to speak of "that man" up the street, mentioning a few facts concern ing him. Her mistress will, If she be of the average female type, most cer tainly hint to some of the ladles of the neighborhood about Mr. So-and-So, and his goings on, and thus his name Is bandied about till he Is well known In his real colors half a dozen streets a way .--New, York American. Morning Costume. This handsome morning costume is made of royal blue serge trimmed with cardinal and white braid; white cloth collar and vest. Uses for Salt. Salt is most excellent for cleaning the teeth. It hardens the gums and sweetens the breath. If used persist ently enough, salt will cure nasal ca tarrh. A weak brine should be made and snuffed up the nose, allowing it to run down the throat There is noth ing better for the relief of tired or weak eyes than to bathe them with a strong solution of salt and water ap plied as hot as It can be borne. Salt rubbed on the black spots on dishes will remove them, and salt placed over a fresh claret stain on the table linen will . assist it to disappear when washed. One of the most effective remedies known for a sick headache is to place a pinch of salt on the tongue and allow It to dissolve slowly, In about ten minutes It may be fol lowed by a drink of water. The col ored Japanese straw mattings which are bo generally used as floor cover ings are best kept sweet and clean by washing them with a solution of salt and water after the weekly sweeping. A fresh Ink stain on a carpet may be removed by Immediately applying a layer of salt The ink will be absorbed, and when the salt Is black jit should be removed and another layer applied, repeating the operation until! all the ink la removed and the carpet returned to its former appearance. Health and Beauty Hinta. It is eald the towel is an enemy to a: beautiful face, for it breaks the tis sues.' - Don't bathe in hard water. Soften It with a little powdered borax or a. handful of oatmeal.. ' A toothbrush should always stand so It will drain when out of use, and ' should be exposed to the air. It Is Bald that the Romans used skeins of silk after the bath Instead of towels to keep the skin nice. For burns or scalds nothing is more soothing than the white of an egg, which may be poured over the wound. It is softer as a varnish for a burn than collodion. The hands can be cleansed better with warrii water than with cold, but they should always be rinsed after ward with cold water, as this keeps them In a better condition. Don't despise the humble lemon. With the Juice of a lemon and the beaten white of an egg, milady, brush In hand, may touch up her freckles in the seclusion of her boudoir and no one be the wiser. Chills are often the result of people talking freely while out of doors just after leaving the room full of hot -air., and theater-goers who discuss and laugh over the play on their way home are Inviting Illness. If your hair is thin and oily, an ex cellent hair tonic Is made of bay rum and jaborandl, one pint of the former to a quarter of an ounce of the latter. Massage it into the scalp every night The hair should be fluffy next day. To relieve toothache, make a flannel bag about four or five inches square, fill It three-quarters full of common salt; sew It up and heat the bag in the oven, and apply to the side of the face. The salt retains heat for a con siderable time and gives much relief. A Word to the Business Woman. Every now and then there comes a cry from those of the old fashion, com plaining that In the modern way of liv ing women have lost the place they once held, and that by going into busi ness and competing In the ' "great handicap" they have forfeited all the nice consideration which was once given them. In a measure this may be true, but It is not that people look on workers with any less respect The cause of the decline in courtesy, if there Is really such, lies with the Indi vidual. How men or the world treat a woman Is all In her own hands. Aa she thinks of herself, so will the world think of her. Her treatment will de pend upon her own conduct and her own "reception of any . particular atti tude. IC she permits a lounging friend ship or a too familiar manner, she will get that. But even the most thought less of men will scarcely risk offend ing a woman unless he Is given an op portunity. A woman need have no fear of being taken for less .than she takes herself.' In business she must conduct herself as carefully, and aa circumspectly as she would In her own home. She must remember always that she is a woman, and she must be womanly. The girl who respects herself will find respect, aid and kind ness wherever she goes among Ameri cans. Woman's Home Companion. A Fellow's Mother. A fellow's mother," said Fred the wise. With his rosy cheeks and merry blue eyes. "Knows what to do if a fellow gets hurt By a thump or a bruise, or a fall in the dirt. "A fellow's mother has rags and strings. Bags and buttons, and lots of things; No matter how busy she is, she'll stop To see how well you can spin your top. She does not care, not much, I mean, If a fellow's face is not quite clean; And If your trousers are torn at the knee, She can put in a patch you'd nevereee. A fellow's mother Is never mad, . And only sorry if you are bad; And I'll tell you this, if you re only true. She'll always forgive you, whate'er you do. "A fellow's mean who would never try To keep the tear from her loving eye, And the fellow's worse who ses It not That his mother's the truest friend he's got!" Margaret E. Sangster. Millions of Widows. The State in which widows are most numerous is New York, in which they number 320,000. The city in which they are most numerous is the city of New York, where there are 105,000. There were by the last Federal cen sus' 2,720,000 widows In the whole United States, of whom, It is worthy to remark, 88,000 were in Indiana and only 8,000 In Utah. .' There were 128,000 In Massachu setts, less than the total number In the two States of Alabama and Mississip pi, though the view pretty generally prevails that the number of widows la dlsproportiona'tely large throughout New England, says the Chicago News. There are nearly 2,000 in Hawaii and 1,700 In Alaska, a proportionately larger number than in the city of Chi cago, which la 60.390.
