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Newspaper Page Text2.J . CORVALLIS GAZETTE Qmzetta PubUahtor Co. CORVALLIS. .OREGON WEEiYSJ)OINGS General Review of Important Happen- penigs Presented In a Brief and Condensed Eorm. The Japanese fleet has met a reverse off Port Arthui. New York butchers will join the packers' strike. The government hae abandoned Harney valley, Oregon, irrigation ject. the pro- General Stoessel, in command at Port Arthur, is reported to have committed Eucide. The British steamer Calchas, . from Tacoma. seized bv Russians, has been towed into Vladivostok. Eihctv-two bodies have been recov- reed from the wreck near Pueblo, Colo and more ate known to be lost. Famine conditions at Port Arthur are becoming appalling and hospitals are crowded with sick and wounded. Ruesisans aie busy strengthening the defenses of Port Arthur for the final struck, which thev are expecting at eP- v - anyt ime. More rumors that Port Aithur has fallen continue to arrive in St. Peters hnrc. but it is believed in the Russian capital that the Japanese are still able to capture the outworks. un- German papers condone the sinking of the steamer Thea. An nttamnt was made on the life of the piesident of Uruguay. Kuropatkin's position at Liao Yang has strong railroad defenses The destroyer Goldsboiough will soon have another trial on the bound. Packers continue to add to their forces and are confident of victory No new forest reserves are to be cie- ated in the West until after election. A railroad collision at Boxeman caused the death of a traveling engi neer. French troops aie being hastily for warded to Tonquin by the French gov ernment. Bids on Grand Ronde reservation lands are to be made public and sent on to Washington Lack of news from Port Arthur for several days is interpreted at bt rme,"uur8 Thirty thousand Chicago stockyard strikers paraded the streets to music of bands and headed by a platoon of police. Japan has eent a strong fleet of gun- boats and torpedo boats up the liao river to head off the retreat of the Rus sians to the west Montana stockmen have sent a depu tation to Chicago to try and patch up peace. The Russian government has given ordeis that no more merchant steamers be sunk. intormaion haB been given the feder al inspector of an infraction of the law by the beef trust. The Japanese have taken advantage of mountain passes to outmaneuver the Russians east of .Liao ang. The fall of Port Aithur and the sur render of General Kuropatkin are pre- dieted to occur on the same day. Altcn B Paiker, Democratic nomi nee foi president, has resigned from the bench of the New lorK court of appeals. The Chinese general, Ma, may cut off retreat of Kuropatkin if he tries to escape the Japanese by going through Mongolia. Two Russian cruisers from the Baltic are chasing a steamer which left Eng land for Canada, carrying ammunition foi Yokohama bv way of the Canadian Pacific railway. Germany has a fleet near Chefoo Ex-Governor James T. Lewis, of Wisconsin, is dead. Port Arthur is preparing for a final stand against the Japanese. While the battle was raging July 31 the thermometer was up to 102 degrees near Haicheng. The old GrimeB hotel at Seaside has burned. It was one of the oldest build ings at the coast The Japanese army attacking General Kuropatkin is estimated at 2U0.UUU A fast train on the Frisco system was derailed in Indian .Territory and a nam bet of persons injured While trying to come ashore from a stranded yacht a number of persons were drowned in Nova Scotia. The government is awaiting further news of the seizure of part of the Ara ' bia's cargo before taking action. The Japanese are supposed to be de layed in the pursuit of the Russians by a lack ot ammunition, wnicn is peing harried to the front No word has been received from Gen erals Stakelberg or Zaroubaleff for sev- erai uye im mj w w ucucii . TJ t thorn riff Fmm fonAMl Kuropatkin. The London Times declares the sink ing of merchantmen piracy. The assassin of Von Plehve has been identified as a student at Kharkoff uni versity. He has died of his injuries, Insurance rates have aecreased since the return to Vladivostok of the Rus sian raiding squadron. AMERICAN CONSULATE STONED. Troops Called Out to Protect Charge d'Affaires at Bogota. Panama, Aug. 10. No information has been received at the American legar tion here from Bogota regarding re ports circulated in the Unittd states and said to have been sent from Pana ma that an outbreak occurred at Bogota Friday last when the American con sulate was stoned by a mob and troops called out to protect Alben G. Snyder, the charge d'affaires. The American minister believes tna the consulate was stoned and alleged it was the act of irresponsible persone caused by the feeling against the United states, wmcn ouiama m vuiuiuuH Washington, Aug. 10. Although the state department has not received any information of the reported stoning oi the American legation at Bogota, yet th officials manifest a live interest in everything pertaining to the matter, Verv recent advices from ColomDia in dicated a peaceful condition of affairs, with the exception of possible political complications growing out of Geneial Reyes' presidential candidacy. Presumably the feeling ot dissatia faction that followed Geneial Reyes failure to obtain any money from the United States in payment of Panama still exists in Colombia, and this may have given rise to unfriendly demon stiations against the American repre sentatives at Bogota, if this has oc- curred. Still the confident belief here is that General ReyeB will prompty deal with any trouble that might occui 4V.uo avmri pnmnliratinna with this government. Thn charce d 'affairs is a west Vir ginia appointee and a newspaper work ei by profession. PLUNGE IN CREEK. Enaine and five Coaches Wrecked in Colorado. Pueblo. Colo., Aug. 10. Train No 11. tne Missouri Pacific flyer, crasned through a brige over an arroya, on Dry creek, near Eden, on the Denver & Rio Grande railioad, about eight miles from Pueblo at 8 o'clock this morning. hv the fa rajns which wrecked the bridge The extent of the injuries to tne to the pas sengers has not been received here, but it is rumored that some fatalities re sulted. It is estimated that of the 125 pas sengers on board the ill-fated train, be I tween 80 and 100 lost their lives, eith er bv the waters of the raging torrent, or beneath the wreckage. TTnon the news reaching Fueblo a special train, tearing all the available surgeons and the Kio urande ano Mis souri Pacific officials, left for the Bcene. About 11 o'clock a second tiam, carry- in atretehers. coffins and a number of 0flsciaia . waa sent out from the" union Btation. About 1 :45 o'clock the relief train returned to the city bringing those who escaped with their lives, numbering 17, all so far as now known who have not fallen victims of the disaster. FUNDS FOR FIGHT. rhirann Unions to Be Assessed for Striking Meat Packers. Chicago, Aug. 10. All the labor unions in Chicago have indorsed the stockvards strike. After listening to the strikers side ot tne controversy. which was presented to them by Mich ael J. Donnelly, president ot tne strik- ing Butchers' union, the Chicago Fed- organization in Chicago and every labor organization in Chicago i has a membeiship ot nearly auu.uuu, v - m 1 AAA S"VSV adopted resolutions tonight pledging the moial and financial support of the federated body as long as the strike continues. Each member of the central body will be assessed a small sum per week, and the whole amount will be turned over to the striking unions to help in the support of the strikers -and their families during the struggle with the packers. The exact amount each member is to be assessed was left in the hands of a committee, with orders to report results tomorrow. While the officials of the Federation of Labor were unable tonight to give an exact estimate of the amount of mnncv ihftv would secure from this source, it was stated that the total sum would be well up in the thousands each week. Vessels Will Carry Coal. Constantinople, Aug. 10. The porte has practically accepted tne verbal notification made Saturday by the Rus sian ambassador, M. Zinavieff, of the impending passage of the Dardanelles by some vessels of the volunteer fleet laden with coal. This notification was accompanied by assurances that the vpbrpIb would preserve the character of the merchantmen throughout the voy age. To avoid difficulty, it also in cluded a textual reproduction of the Rnssian declaration in the official note addressed to the Russian embassy. Lose at Port Arthur. St. Petersburg, Aug. 10. A tele gram from Chefoo, dated August 7, saya that, according to Chinese infor mation, a fierce battle was lougnt on the land side of Poit Arthur August 5, The Japanese aie reported to have been repulsed with great loss, the killed alnn being estimated at 10,000, while the Russiaus loss was about 1,000. i . T . . . , , t mi j. 1 anwa T.ianunant I ifinnrfl 1 I 1 Il VCWlEraiU J . Ktoossel was DeiBOuaujr m wuiujiju of the troops. Advancing on Mukden. Liao Yang, Aug. 10. The Japanese - .airLJ J 1 1 im advancing onuaiu&ueu uu i u probable that a simultaneous attack will rw made on Mukden and Liao i Yang, in which case a decisive battle is assured. g """" " " wwwwm OREGON NEWS LINEN MILL FOR SALEM. Plant Costina 1 00,000 Will Be Opened Early Next Year. Salem Without asking for a dollai of subsidy or for financial assistance of any kind from the people of this com munity, Eugene Bosae and associates will establish a linen mill in Salem winter haye u operation soon after the first of the year. The plant to be established will re quire an initial investment of $100,000. It will employ during the first year a force of 100 persons, two-thirds of whom will be women and children. It will handle a ton of flax fiber a day, and will use the product of 3,000 acies of land sowed to flax. This very gratifying outcome of the flax fiber experiments and investiga tions may be credited in a large meas ui e to the efforts of the Oregon Women's Flax Fiber association, the leading spirits of which were Mrs. W. P. Lord, Mrs. O. N. Denny and Mrs. H. L. Pittock. Seven or eigth years ago those zealous women began the ex peri ments which demonstrated the high quality of the fiber from Oregon grown flax. Since that time the attemton oi flax experts has been attracted to Salem, wnere tne experiments were conducted. Though the Oregon Wo men's Flax Fiber association discontin ued its work because it had accom plished what it had started out to do and was not able to carry tne worK further, its efforts were productive of results whose importance cannot yet be estimated. SOUTHWARD FROM SEASIDE. Extension of Astoria & Columbia River Road Again Discussed Astoria The extension of the Astoria & Columbia River railroad from Sea side south is again being discussed, and this time there is evidently some basis for the rumor, although nothing offi cial on the subject can be obtained Below Seaside is a fine ledge of rock and some time ago there was talk of opening it up to secure rock for the jetty extension. Engineer Hegardt, of Fort Stevens, and Superintendent mc Guire, of the railway company, have made an inspection trip over the pro- nnsed line, and examined the rock in the ledge. They are said to be well nleased with the result of thr-ir inves- tigations. When the extension built, it will also be used to bring logs f0r the Seaside Lumber com panny from its timber holdings in that vicinity. and the asserst on is made that A. B Hammond has made a contract with the mill company to sell it his timber also located in that section, at $2 per thousand stum page Tests Detroit Granite. Albany Maior J. W. Abbott, of Washington, D. C, the national good roads expert who has charge of good roads work of the government in Ore eon. was in Albany and tested the granite from the Detroit quarry. The granite is to be used on the . roads Marion county, and a street in Sa of Salem will be paved with the rock as an ex periment. Major Abbott stated that the granite was of an excellent quality for building nuroseB. but might be too hard foi road work. It will, however make an excellent foundation for pavement or road. Pleased With Grand Ronde. La Giande Professor L. B. Greene of the Minnesota argicultural college who is making a tour oi the state in the interest of the O. R. & N. Co., ac companied by Industi ial Agent Colonel Judson. aie in the city and have been looking over the Grand Ronde valley It will be given a write-up in the East em press. rroessor ureene spose this valley as being one of the finest and most prolific he had seen in all his travels, and was particularly interest ed in the growing of. beets and the im mense sugar factory in La Grande. Nugget Worth $476. Grants Pass Word has been re ceived of the finding of a very valuable nugget near Holland, about 40 miles from here. The nugget is valued ro $475, and is said to be nearly the shape of a shoe and. to be very smooth and symmetrical. The find was made by "Jake" Glippel at his place on Holen creek, neai Holland. The fact that this find was in the vicinity of the Briggs claims gives it an added inter est. Opening Road to Blue River Mines. Eugene Ihe work of rebuilding the wagon road to the Blue River mines I will begin next week with a force of 30 ! men and 15 teams. The amount raised by pi ivate subscription will be about $3,000 and an equal amount will be given by the county court, making a fund of $6,000, which will put the road in good condition. ' Farmers' Line in Linn County. Albany Another link in the chain of telephone lines that is rapidly con necting all the .villages and hamlets has been completed. This one is be tween Peoria and Shedd, and connects all the farmhouses along the line with the two towns as well as with other farmers m the country. 0E INTEREST TROLLEY AROUND GRAND RONDE. New Electric Line. Will Develop Union County. La Grande The people of Grand Ronde valley, who have long waited for the advance of an electric railway through Union county, will soon see their hopes realized. Engineer Davidson and a corps of surveyors will be on the ground by the middle of this week. The company behind this scheme is known as the Eastern Oregon Development company, of which T. W. Davidson is president and W. E. Davidson is secretary and treasurer. Tie road will connect all to theprin- ipal points in the valley in addition to circling the valley. The survey and first estimate will cost about $10,000, and $1,000,000 will be invested before the road is in operation. In addition to the great amount of produce and fruits to be handled by the new line there are many hundred million feet of lumber that may thus be brought to market, nd numerous big lumber plants will exist where at present are small mills. Real estate will be valued much higher and all will reap a harvest from their interests here. CLACKAMAS COUNTY PRODUCTS. First Steps Toward Securing Ex hibit for 1905 Fair. Oregon City The Clackamas county court has issued a call asking the farm ers of ech precinct of the county to as semble and name delegates to attend a sort of a convention that will be held at Oregon City October 6, in connection with the meeting of the court. This is a step preliminary to the. gathering of an exhibit of the resources of Clack amas county to be made at the Lewis and Clark fair under the terms of the offer of the Lewis and Clark commis si on, which agrees to purcha e at cash value the exhibit from each county at a cost not to exceed $500.. The call also requests the farmers to reserve the cream of theiT products this year as nucleus of a creditable collection 1 to be Bent from Clackamas to the 1905 fair Marion Will Assist in Road Building Salem The county court of Marion county has decided to act in conjunc tion with the Linn county court considering the matter of opening wagon road to connect the Corvallis in Eastern railway with the Deschutes country, east of the Cascades. If pos sible. County Judge Scott will go with a representative of Linn county and in vestigate the feasibility of the plan and the probable cost ol const mction. Hon John Minto, who laid out the Minto trail through the Cascades, will ac company the party and act. as guide. pointing out what he believes to be shortei and easier route than the old trail. Forty Acres of Walnuts. Newberg The 40-acre English wal nut orchard at Dundee, two miles from here, which has been watcned witft so much intreest and which bore a light crop last year, will bear heavily thi season, considering the age of the trees which are rugged and healthy. Cap tain G. W. Peters, who is in charge of the orchard, is very enthusiastic over English walnut prospects in this sec tion. He says the nuts from this orch ard have been compared with samples from over the United States and even foreign countries, and found very muc suerior. Center at Eugene. : Eugene The Willamette Valley Electric lailway company has been in corporated for $1,000,000. Eugene will be the center of operations. The county court is asked to give a fran chise fiom Eugene to Blue rivei, Eu gene to Florence, Eugene to Cottage Grove.' Eugene to Junction and on north to the county line. Benton county will be asked to give a fran chise to Corvallis. The idea is to con nect with the line from Salem to Port land. Plenty of capital is behind the movement. Growth of Asylum Roll. Salem The poulation of the Oregon state insane asylum experienced an on usually rapid giowth last month, when the total reached 1,371. The monthly report of the superintendent shows the following statistics: Number of pa tients July 1, 1,355; received during July. 55: escapes returned, 2: dis chaiged, 27; died, 10; eloped, 4; re maining August 1, 1,371. The cost of maintenance pr capita per month was $9.62 and per day, 31 cents. Survey of New Electric Line. Salem Manager L. B. French, of the Portland & Southern railway com pany, which proposes to build an electric line from Canemah to Salem, is in Salem making arrangements for a permanent survey of the route for his road. The survey will begin at once and it is his expectation that a consid erable portion of the construction work will be completed this year. TO AVOID DELAY. Philippine Army Supplies May All Go by Transports. Washington, Aug. 9. The war de partment is considering the advisabili ty of shipping all supplies for the Phil ippines by army transports, until the hostilities between Japan and Russia are concluded. ' Commissary General Weston, in a letter to the secretary of war, calls attention to tne possibilities of delays on shipments made on com mercial steamers and strongly urges that all shipments be made by trans ports until the danger of seizure is over. Contrary to previous reports, it is learned that the British steamer Ar dova, seized in the Red sea and subse quently released, carried United States army supplies, but that is the only in stance so far m which the Russians have interfered with the supplies of this government. Under the new law all army supplies must oe cariied by Ameiican bottoms, so the only Pacific lines affected, if the department adopts General Weston's recommenda tions, will be the Boston steamship company and the Pacific Mail: " General Weston s recommendation has been referred to the quartermaster general for his opinion. His recom mendation will probably be carried out. While the department does not fear that any. of its supplies will be confiscated by the Russians, it is not desired that there should be delay in the delivery of these supplies, many of which are sent on short notice, or to fill emergency oiders. and might, if Bent by commercial steamers, have to go along with the contraband goods. PRODUCTION OF PETROLEUM. Geological Survey Gives Figures for ' Last Year. Washington, Aug. 9. The United States geological survey has issued re ports on the production in the United States during the year 1903 of petrol eum, asphaltum and bituminous rock and copper. , The petroleum production was 100, 641.337 barrels, valued at $94,694,050, against 88,766,916 barrels, valued at $71,178,910, in 1902. Production in California increased more than 10,000,000 barrels, while the Texas production decreased more than 1,000,000 bariels. The production of asphaltum and bituminous rock was 101,255 tons, valued at $1,005,466. This was a smaller arrount by more than' 4,000 tons in quantity than the previous year, but its value was 31 per cent greater. Of the total production, 46, 178 tons, valued at $522,164, was from California. ASK BIG SPACE. Can Fill Foreign Building at Lewis and Clark Fair. St. Louis, Aug. 9. -The determina tion of the Japanese to foster American friendship and introduce themselves thoroughly to the people of this coun try has again been strim'ngly illustrat ed by the commissioners from Japan to the St. Louis exposition, who, it is stated by Colonel Henry E. Dosch, the St. Louis representitive of the Lewis and Clark centennial at Portland next year, have asked foi the entire floor space of the foreign building at the ex position of 1905. When it was explained that nearly all of the foreign countries now particr pating in St. Louis have promised to send part of their exhibits to the Pa cific coast next year, and that all the exhibits from foreign countries will be housed under one roof, the nature of the iequest made by the Japanese com missioners may be better understood. Although Colonel Dosch, as director of the exhibits at Portland, was forced to tell the commissioners that he could not grant them all the space in the building, he states that he will prob ably erect a special Japanese pavillion for them. This has never been broach ed at the meetings oc the exposition managers, but Colonel Dosch says that from present indications it will have to be done. "I was very much surprised," he said, "at the rqeuest of the commis si oners here, and told them that they could not use all that space, but they replied bo earnestly that they could that I was forced to consider the pro posal seriously." Decision Sent to United States. St. Petersburg, Aug. 9. Russia has communicated to the United States the decision of the Vladivostok prize court. August 4, in the case of the Portland & Asiatic line steamer Arabia captured by the cruiser Gromoboi, of the Vladivcstok squadron, July 22 confiscating such part of the cargo as Was consigned to Japan ports. The foreign office is carefully considering the objections raised abroad in regard to Russia's list of contraband, but no decision has been reached. Claimed as Lawful Prize. Vladivostok, Aug. 9. The prize court has adjudged the sunken steamei Knight Commander and its cargo lawful prize. The trial of the case and an investigation of the steamer's pa per s, etc., established the fact that the cargo, consisting principally of railway material, waB consigned through a Jap anese port to Chemulpo, leading fairly to the infeience that it was designed for use on the military l ail way under construction from Seoul to the Yalu. Monster Coal Combine. Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 9. The Post to day prints a story that a new $2C,000, 000 coal combine composed of 28 inde pendent companies is in process of for mat ion. The principal objects of the new' combine, it is said, are to main tain prices. . RIGHTS IN WAR Hay Makes Declaration Re garding Neutral Nations. DOES NOT AGREE WITH RUSSIA Latter Country Once Took Occasion to Dissent From the Inclusion of Coal As Contraband. .. Washington, Aug. 10. "The recog nition in principle, of the treatment of coal and other fuel, and raw cotton as absolutely contraband of war, might ultimately lead to a total inhibition ot the sale by neutrals to the people of belligerent states, cf all articles, which could be finally converted" to militaiy uses. Such an extension of the prin ciple, by tieating coal and other fuel, and raw cotton as absolutely contra band of ar, simply because they are shipped by a neutral to a nonblockad ed port of a belligerent, would not ap pear to be in accord with the reasona ble and lawful rights of a neutral com merce." Ihe circular is based on a declara tion by the Russian government that coal, naphtha, alcohol and other fuels have been declared contraband. While cotton could be made into clothing for the military uses of a bel ligerent, the secretary adds that a mil itary use might possibly be made of foodstuffs of every description which might be shipped from neutral ports to the blockaded ports of a belligerent. The principle under consideration might, therefore, he says, "be extended so as to apply to every article of hu man use, which might be declared con traband of war simply because it might ultimately become useful to a belliger ent tor military purposes. The secretary speaks of coal and oth er fuel and cotton as being employed for a great many innocent purposes. and that many nations are de; endent on them for the conduct of inoffensive industries, adding: "And no sufficient presupmtion of art intended warlike use seems to be afford ed oy the mere fact of their destination to a belligerent port." He declares that the rceognition in principle of the treatment of coal and other fuel and raw cotton as contraband of war might ultimately lead to a total inhibition ot the sale by neutrals to the people of belligerent states of all articles whim could be finally comerted to military uses. This, the secretary contends, would not appear to be in accord with the reasonable and lawful rights of commerce. Secretary Hay directs attention to- the West African conference in 1884, when RuFsia "took occasion to dissent vigorously from the inclusion of coal among such articles contraband of war, and declared that she would categoric ally lefuse her consent to any ai tides in any treaty or instrument whatever, which would imply its recognition as such." TALKS PLAINLY TO TURKEY. Hay Informs Her American Patience Is Nearly Exhausted. Washington, Aug. 10. Secretary Hay today bluntly told Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister' here, that the patience of the American government is wtll nigh exhausted. The minister is expected to communicate this infor mation to his home governmnt speedi ly. Chekib Bey had no instructions from tne porte when he called at the state department today. He had Been the newspaper reports of the state de pal tment to Second Minister Leishman's efforts diplomatically at Constantino ple by the presence of a fleet of Ameri can warships in Turkish waters, and he doubted the reports. Secretary Hay soon satisefid him on that point, and the minister returned to his legation to frame a dispatch for the informatou of the Turkish foreign office. He did not care to make a statement himself as to the nature of his inter view with Secretary Hay. There ap peared to be an impression in the mind of the Turkish statesman that because the president of the United States could not make war without the conspnt of congress, he thereby was estopjed from indulging in a demonstration to for ward his purpose to secure fair treat ment for the Americans in Turkey. When Chekib Bey left the state depart ment be evidently was in a state of con cern over what he had heard. Fired on by Japanese Boat. Niu Chwang, Aug. 10. A Japanese gunboat, which has returned here from a trip up the river, reports that she fired a few Bhots at the sunken Russian gunboat Sivoch, which, it is stated, was scuttled by her crew and not blown up. The Russians destroyed their stores before leaving for Haicheng, either owing to being in a hurry or on account of defective transportation. All is quiet here and trade is fairly brisk, considering the ciicumstances. Everybody apparently is well contented with the Japanese occupation. Approve Circular of Hay. London, Aug. 10. The Times and other newspapers this morning contain editorials strongly approving the circu lar issued by Mr. Hay, the American secretary of state, as to what constitutes contraband of war. The Times says : "Mr. Hay lays down a sound and reas onable rule on the subject. We trust that our government will not delay in letting it be known that we fully share the views of the United States, and that we shall uphold them." Rush for North Dakota Land. Devil's Lake, N. D., Aug. 10. From 3,000 to 4,000 strangers were in Devil's Lake today when the government open ed the registration booth. Twelve hundred persons registered today.