CORVALLIS GAZETTE
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CORVALLIS............ OREGON
NEWS OFTHE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Cur
Easy Readers.
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
f the Past Week.
The entire Russian Black sea fleet is
now in open revolt. .
Germany is very angry at Great Brit
ain's influence with France.
Secretary Taft says he does not ex
pect to succeed the late- Secretary Hay
' Wirless telegraphy has been success
fully used on Chicago & Alton trains
James F. Tracey, of Albany, N.'Y
has been appointed associate justice of
the Supreme court of the Philippine
islands.
Indications seem that Norway and
Sweden are on the verge of war. The
armies of both nations are being rapid
ly mobilized.
The meeting of the Trans-Mississippi
congress to be held in Portland in An
eust promises to be the most interest
ing of any yet held. .
A company has been formed in San
Francisco to place on the market a gas
which is claimed to be free from the
poisonous matter that causes death.
Indictments have been returned
against 7 packing house officials by the
.Federal- grand jury sitting in umcago
Ten counts show violations of the Sher
man anti-trust law.
In speaking of the death of Secretary
Hay, the president said "the American
people have never had a greater secre-
tary of state than John Hay, and his
loss is a national calamity." -'
John D. Rockefeller has given $10,'
000,000 for higher education ' in the
United States.
Martial law has been declared at
1 Diiaat.n
empire is shaken with revolt.
' Great Britain views with alarm the
growth of the navy of the United
States, and fears she will lose her su
premacy of the Pacific in the near
future. .'
John F. Wallace, ex-chief engineer
of the Panama canal, says he will soon
give a statement to the public which
will show that he was justified in ten
dering his resignation.
German papers take an extremely
dark view of the Russian situation
It is not believed that the government
can depend on its army, and, with the
navy already in revolt, a revolution is
sure to come.
The German Naval league declares
that of the SS battleships listed in the
German navy, 13 are called "old
boxes" scarcely fit for harbor defense
Number 83 has not yet been begun
Of the remainder only 10 approach the
modern battleships of ether powers
By an agreement between the rail
manufacturing companies of England
France, Germany and Belgium, in Eu
rpoe, and those of the United States,
the markets of the world have been
divided. American companies are to
keep out of Europe and in return will
have- an undisptued control of the
United States.
tour Bonders have been arrested in
'Honolulu -for. making, spurious gold
coin.
Charles J. Bonaparte has entered
into his duties ias secretary of the Navy
department.
Seven negroes and a white man were
taken from the Watkinsville, Georgia,
jail, and shot by a mob.
six persons were killed and 20 in
jured, 16 of the latter seriously, in
storm at Phillipsburg, Kansas.
It is said that a former employe of
the beef trust has told the president all
the details of the workings of the trust
In the official announcement Secre
tary Taft scores J. F. Wallace, Panama
- engineers, and demands his resign a-
' tion. -
The crew of the Russian battleship
Kniaz Potemkine fired two shots into
the city of Odessa, tearing great holes
ion the buildings in the path of the
shells. ,
A semblance of order has been re
: stored in Odessa, but the situation is
still most critical., Troops fired into
the rioters with macihne guns, killing
1,000.
Major General Wood has been
granted two months' leave of absence
from the Philippines.
'-The grave of Molly Pither, the tero
ine of the battle of Monmouth, has
, been appropriately marked.
Vice Admiral Chouknin, commander
of the Black sea fleet, has declined to
accept the post of Russian' minister . of
marine.
' A passenger train collided with
freight in the suburbs of Kansas City
Two brakemen were killed, several re
ceived fatal injuries and a number ' of
passengers received slight injuries.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Taft have conferred on canal matters
- but are not ready to make any an
nouncement.
The Navy deparmtent has abolished
the use of the sword on board warships
as a useless appendage. Revolvers will
be worn instead.
PUSHING FORWARD AT CENTER.
Japanese are Fortifying Each Village
, Thev Occupy.
Headquarters of the Russian Army,
Godzyadani, Manchuria, July 4. Ac
cording to information brought by per
sons arriving from the extreme west,
the reports that the Russian right had
been turned are incorrect. On the con
trary, it is said that General Nogi's
army which, on Jane 16 was far to the
westward of the other Japanese armies,
has since been moving in the direction
of Changtufu, and the pressure brought
to bear against the Russian cavalry
flank it was thought was for the purpose
of covering the retreat of the main
force.'
The Japanese are slowly pushing for
ward their center. They are strongly
fortifiyng each village occupied by
them, and are making a demonstration
of considerable force near Hailungcheng
90 miles east of Changtufu. The oper
ations are proceeding slowly, and a
general engagement is improbable be
fore the end of July.
FORCED TO DELIVER GOODS.
Chicago Parcels Express Companies
Enjoined by Court.
Chicago, July 4. Action taken yes
terday by Judge Holdom, of the Supe
rior court, is likely to cause a spread of
the teamsters' strike to the drivers em
ployed by the local parcels express
companies, who do business through
the city and suburbs. The Employers'
association meet, two days ago, an ap
plication for an injucntion preventing
these companies from refusing to make
deliveries to and from the boycotted
houses, as they have been refusing to
do since the commencement of the
strike. - .
Joudge Holdom isseud a temporary
injunction against three of the express
companies which have refused to de
liver merchandise. Those against
whom the injunctions were issued are
The Johnson Express company. Page
Brothers . Express - company, and the
South Chicago Steamboat Express com
pany. These companies, by the court's
order, will be compelled to make deliv
eries for all merchants without discrim
ination.
STUDENTS MAKING BIG FUSS
Chinese Government Does Not Want
Coolies to Come to America.
Detroit,- July 4. Charles Denby
diplomatic adviser to the viceroy of
North China, who is visiting relatives
here, does not take a serious view of
Chinese threats to boycott American
goods owing to the Chinese exclusion
act. Mr. Denby, who has for 20 years
been in close touch with political and
commercial affairs in China, said:
"The Chinese government is not back
of this agitation, and it is not support
ed by the merchants. It is probable
that Chinese students are' making the
trouble. The students of China, like
those of Russia, are a factor in politics
young, hot-headed fellows, educated
abroad and with advanced reform ideas
Stevens Succeeds Wallace. .
Washington, July 4. Secretary Taft
has appointed John F. Stevens, of Chi
cago, chief engineer of the Panama
canal commission, with - residence' on
the isthmus. Mr. Stevens succeeds
John F. Wallace. Mr. Stevens also
will be made general manager of . the
Panama railway; ' He will not be
member of the isthmian canal commis
sion. His salary will be $30,000
year. jvir. elevens is now in tne serv
ice of the Philippine commission
inspector in the construction of 1,000
miles of Philippine railways.
Open to Japanese Trade.
Washington., July 4. The State de
partment has been advised by the
American minister at Tokio that the
Japanese military commander has, . by
proclamation, opened to the Japanese
merchants for trade and travel the fol
lowing Manchurian towns : Pashiko,
(old Hiu Chwang), Hiacheng, Anchan
tien, Lyaonoang, Kaiping, Sengvang
cheng', Saimachi. The information was
given the American minister that this
action was purely military measures.
Darling Offered Stevens' Place.
Washington, July 4. W. A. Darling
of Chicago, who is connected with the
Rock Island Railway, has been tendered
an appointment to succeed J. F. Stev
ens in the work of railway construction
in the Philippines. . His appointment
has not yet been announced officially,
but it is understood he will accept the
place.
The Late John Hay
i OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST I
ROGUE RIVER VALLEY -HOPS.
Acreage Has Been Doubled and Yield
Promises Well.
Grants Pass Hop prospects in the
Rogue River valley are superb this
year, and this district is rapidly setting
to be one of the steadiest and best hop
producers on the Pacific coast. ; It is
too early yet to say what prices will be,
but they stand at present at 24 to 25
cents, without buyers, and .little or
none offered by growers. The "Eng
lish cluster" is a litlte "off" in some
sections of the valley this year, but the
natives are reported very strong. The
crop of 1906 will nearly double the
acreage of that of 1904, which was
theneighborhood of 300 acres, or about
300,000 pounds; the average yield be
ing 1,000 pounds per acre.
Hop growers have at last been arous
ed from their long sleep, and many of
them have given their yards splendid
fertilization and cultivation this year
John Rauazan, who has the largest
yards in the county, comprising 87
acres, and several otners in bis vicini
ty, whose yards lie along the bank of
Rogue river, have installed splendid
gasoline engines and pumpB, so that
their yards will be finely irrigated.
The total acreage of yards in the
county at the present time is 708 acres,
of which the new 'yards planted this
year and which will not be in fall bear
ing until next year, comprise 160 acres,
leaving 548 arcea of yards which ' will
be m full bearing the present year. A
great many parties have purchased land
in the far famed Rogue river valley
with a view to putting in yards next
year, and should the price of hops go
up, the Rogue river valley will become
one of the big hop districts of the coast
Get Rival Phone Line.
Albany The city council of Albany
has granted the oft requested franchise
to the independent telephone people.
and in the near future construction
will be commenced on the exchange of
the independent people in Albany. All
the independent lines in Linn and
Benton counties are included in the
company that ias secured the fran
chise in Albany, and when the system
is completed there will be a free ex
change between the principal towns of
these counties. It is expected . that
spirited competition will secure a need
ed better service in Albany.
File Petitions Wrongly.
Salem Unless the friends of the wo
man suffrage amendment exercise more
cure than they have been doing, their
initiative petitions for the submission
of the proposed amendment will be fa
tally defective. Secretary of State
Dunbar has received several petitions
on the blanks prepared by the advocates
of woman suffrage, but in his opinion
the signatures on these petitions cannot
be counted in making up the total sum
ber of signatures for the iniative. He
holds that the separate sheets upon
which the signatures are written should
be gathered together and filed at one
time. -
Road May Go Into the Nehalem.
Rainier A logging railroad into Rai
nier is practically assured. The Ham
mond interests have secured a right of
way from Dean Blanchard, the Deerdorf
estate, and the Western Cedar company
W. E. Newsome has proven the only
obstacle so far. The company owns
1,200 acres of heav'ly timbered land
about three miles from this place.
is surmised that it is the intention to
push on-to the Nehalem, as the same
parties were negotiating with S. Bersm
for his Clatskanie road. It is possible
that Mr. Rockie's railroad will be ab
sorbed by the new company.
Big Canal at Gold Hill.
Salem The largest private water fil
ings that have been made under the
new water right law, were received
by State Engineer Lewis when the
Gold Hill Canal company filed on
seven streams to secure feeders for their
immense canal system leading from the
mountains to the town of Gold Hill
in Jackson county. The filing notices
and the . accompanying notices show
that the company will have 76 miles
of main canals, besides several miles
of feeders. The notices are signed by
Daniel .Lesley.
Music at Chautauqua.
Oregon City Professor Frederick W.
Goodrich, of Portland, who has been
engaged as instructor and musical con
ductor for the Willamette Valley Chau
tauqua association, reports that there
will be 100 voices in the large chorus,
which will include Mrs. - Rose Bloch
Bauer and many other prominent Port
land singers. This chorus w:ll be aug
umented by between 50 and 75 voices
from this city. Two cantatas will be
p esented during the session.
Wool-Clipping Delayed.
Enterprise Sheep shearing - in this
county has been greatly handicapped
by the heavy rains of the past week.
Unless better weather prevails the wool
clip of this county will not be disposed
of until the latter part of July.
Refuse to Sign Lands.
Klamath Falls The Shook brothers,
of Dairy, B. B. Beekman, of- Jackson
ville, and Mrs. D. E. Ralston, of Ash
land, are holding up government irri
gation by refusing to sign their lands.
HOP GROWERS IN POOL.
Lane County Lines Up Under Krebs'
Management.
Eugene A large number of hop
growers of Lane county met in Eugene
last week to take preliminary steps to
help form a gignatic corporation to
handle the crop of the Pacific coast and
to control prices. Conrad Krebs, of
Salem, president of the Krebs Hop
company, which has 624 acres of hops
at Independence and Brooks, is at the
head of this big movement!
A general convention will bo held at
Salem some time in July attended by
delegted elected from the several hop
districts. At this convention the cor
poration will be formed. .After its
formation the crop of each grower will
be transferred to the corporation, which
will do all the selling. A board of di
rectors will be elected and the directors
will appoint a Belling committee which
will meet in Salem every Saturday for
the purpose of making sales and report
on the condition of the marketts. etc,
nop experts win oe caned in to ascer
tain the quality of each crop and keep
it in its proper grade.
Mr. Krebs is encouraged over his
project, and stated that he believes
that 90 per cent of the 1905 crop will
be turned into this corporation. After
he gets Oregon thoroughly organized he
will go to Washington, and then to New
York state, and expects to have the en
tire crop of the United States under
control of the corporation.
BANKS COME TO AID.
Take Up -Asylum Employes' Certifi
cates of Allowance.
Salem Arrangements have been
made by which all employes of state
institutions at Salem will receive the
face value of their salary claims each
month. Portland banks have agreed to
take up the certifictaes of allowance is
sued by Secretary of State Dunbar for
the amount of the pay-roll of each in
stitution, and hold these certificates
until an appropriation becomes availa
ble. They will depend upon the next
legislature to allow interest on the
money, and Governor Chamberlain has
said that he will recommend that in
terest be allowed. The amount of the
salary claims will probably be $180,
000 up to the adjournment of the next
legislature. There will be no more
discounting of salary claims, but claims
for supplies will be Bhaved as hereto
fore.
Land Office in Portland.
Oregon City At the close of business
June 30 the businesB, together with the
records and archives of the Oregon City
Land, office, were transferred to Port
land and installed in the Blazier build
ing, corner of West Park and Washing
ton streets. Simultaneous with the re
moval of the land office from this city.
takes place a change . in the name
of
the office, which will now be officially
designated as the Portland Land office
Register Dresser and Receiver Bibee
will remove with their families to Port;
land this summer.
Plant Rainbow Trout.
Cottage Grov Thirty thousand
rainbow trout have arrived here, "ship
ped by the governmnet bureau of Fish
eries.- Twenty thousand came t D. T.
Awbrey and 10,000 to the Oregon &
Southeastern railroad company. These
trout are to be distributed in branches
tributary to the Willamette river.
They will be placed in small Clearwater
streams and will be held there until
old enough to breed, and then turned
loose.
Fields Lie Flat.
Enie-prise Recent havy rains in
this section hav caused much of the
heavy grain and first crop of hay to
fall. The grain which has fallen will
necessarily have to be cut for hay, as it
cannot be harvested with a binder or
header..
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 8283c per bushel;
bluestem, 8990; valley, nominal.
Barley Feed, $2222.50 per ton;
rolled, $23.50.
; Oats No. 1 white, feed, $30 pet
ton; gray, $30.
Hay Timothy, $1416 per ton;
clover, $1112; grain, $1112.'
EggsOregon ranch, 2021c per
dozen. -
Butter Fancy creamery,17 21 Jc
Poultry Fancy hens, 1213c;
mixed chickens, ll12c; turkeys, live,
1819c per lb.
Fruits Strawberries, $22.25 per
crate; apples, table, $1.502.50 per
box; apricots, 8Sc$l per crate;
peaches, 75 85c; plums,: 60c$l;
Logan berries,. $1.25; blackberries,
75c; cherries," 58c per lb; prunes,
90c$i per crate; raspberries, $1.75.
Fresh Vegetables Corn, 30 40c
per dozen; cucumbers, 40c$l; let
tuce, head, 10c; parsley,' 25c; peas,
25c per lb; radishes, 1012c per
dozen; tomatoes, $1.753 per crate;
turnips, $1.'251.40 per sack; carrots,
$1.251.50; beets, $11.25.
Potatoes Oregon fancy, old, $1
1.10; Oregon, new, $11.25.
Beef Dressed" bulls, l2c per lb;
cows, 34c. - .
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 5c per lb.
Hops Choice, 1904, 1921c per lb.
Wool Eastern Oregon, best, 19
23c; valley, 2627c; mohair, choice,
3132$c per lb.
ATTACKS INDICTMENT.
Thurston Says It Is Impossible to
Convict Mitchell.
Portland, July 1. Still another day
has passed and the last word is yet to
be . spoken in behalf of Senator Mitch
ell. It was fully expected that when
ex-Senator Thurston began vesterdav
morning that he would conclude his
argument in the afternoon, but he was
yet half an hour away from his con
cluding remarks, when Judge De Haven
adjourned the court until : 10 o'clock
this morning. This means that the
case will not go to the jury before late
this evening, if then, for United States
District Attornev Heney most answer
the arguments made by both of Senator
Mitchell's attorneys.
When the speaker laid aside his eu
logistic tribute to the senator, when he
had given his audience a glimpse of the
living room of Senator Mitchell ii
Washington; a room which he said con
tained a bed and a trunk ; when he told
of the love, veneration and honor " in
which he held the defendant and turned
the floodgates of his oratory and legal
shrewdness upon the indictment under
which Senator Mitchell is being tried,
then he became the lawyer and pleader
Listening members of the bench and
bar who listened to this argument mar
veled at the adroitness with which this
document was - attacked. It was done
with such skill and cleverness, for each
count was taken up and riddled and
scoffed at that now the government
must make answer.
The attack upon the indictment fol
lowed the lines of the argument that
ex-Senator Thurston had made before
Judge De Haven. He stated that the
indictment held that Senator Mitchell
had received money from KribB, and he
showed by the testimony of both Kribs
and Tanner, that Kribs had never paid
money to the defendant. The speaker
held that before the government could
make this count in the indictment
stick, it must prove that Senator Mitch-
en nad received his payment either in
gold, silver or currency. He cited that
the Supreme court had held that
check was hot money, and contended
that when Tanner deposited the Kribs
checks, those checks were purchased by
the bank, was their property to burn or
tear up if they wished. The money
that the senator received as his share
of the monthly receipts of the firm's
business, no matter if that share con
tained a part of the Kribs' payment.
could not be construed as having been
paid to Senator Mitchell by Kribs.
REFUSE TO FIRE.
Crew of Second Russian Ship Joins
' in the Mutiny.
London, July 1. A telegram, has
been received here from Odessa timed
J 0 o'clock this morning which says :
"The men of a eecond battleship
have mutinied. Can see no possibility
of an early resumption of work. The
position undoubtedly is critical."
London, July 1. In a second edition
issued today the London Daily Mail
prints a dispatch from its correspond
ent at Odessa, timed 1 :23 Saturday
morning in which he says:
"It was at first reported by the au
thorities here that the battleship Po
temkine surrendered unconditionally.
It is now confirmed that the mutineers
on board that ship-were joined by the
crew of the battleship Georgi Pobiedo
nostseff , whose officers were taken pris
oners and are now confined in the
ship's brig. j,
"Both ships are now anchored in the
roadsted, cleared for action, and using
their searchlights vigorously, appar
ently expecting an attack from the rest
of the fleet, which is 15 miles distant.
"The commandant of the port here has
received a telegram from St. Petersburg
directing him to sink the rebel ship
without regard to any possible Dom
bardment." No other London paper has any such
information, all printing: "Official
dispatches from both St. Petersburg
and Odessa declaring that the crew of
the Potemkine surrendered uncondi
tionally without a shot," detail at 6
O'clock last evening.
Skims Over City Like a Bird.
Toledo, July 8. One of the most re
markable flights ever made in an air
ship was performed today by A. R.
Knabenshue, who Bailed through the
air at a distance of three miles, landed
on top of a ten-stroy office building in
25 minutes from the time of starting
and then returned to the depot from
which he started. The day was ideal
for the daring feat. A light wind was
blowing from the east, and Knabenshue
sailed his aerial craft directly in the
face of the wind without any apparent
difficulty. . . ;
Rood Brings Big Snakes.
New York, July 3. The recent in
undation of the River Parana has had
strange consequences, cables the Her
ald's correspondent at Buenos Ay res.
By the great extension of the River
Platte, the docks of Buenos Ayres and
the harbor have been invaded by float
ing islands of land torn from the banks
of the Parana. These have brought
hosts of tropical animals, hundreds of
big serpents, and many crocodiles.
Even a tiger cub has been captured.
Panama Sanitation Improving.
Panama, July 3. The sanitation of
the city is improving, the number cf
deaths for June being 25. per cent less
than that recorded for May, though
June is considered the worst month of
the year. ,
FLOOD IN MEXICO
Water Sweeps Down Narrow Can-'
yon, Drowning; Many.
MINING TOWN IN PATH 6F FLCOtt
Reports of Dead Vary From IOO to
1,000 Storm Came Suddenly
in Dead of Night..
Mexico City, July 4. Reports a re
current here that from 100 persons up
ward, with one report claiming even.
1,000, have been drowned in a great-
flood at Guanajuato, a mining city.
now the important seat of activity - by
several larce American and TtritinH.
companies. The wires were down alt
day yesterday, and the roads were im-
ssable. No news has been received.
and two reports are current, one sayingr
1,000 were killed, another says that at-
least 100 were drowned.
Late tidings are that Guanajuato is
completely flooded and water is already-
invading the higher parts of the- town,.
while there is fear that the Laolla dam,
may give way, which would mean com
plete and general ruin
The city is built in a great gorge in.
the mountains, and the streets ramblee-
up the mountain sides in picturesque
fashion. A storm began furiously on the night-
of Jnne 30, and after midnight no one
dared to go to bed, so tremendous was
the fury of the elements. The water-
rose in the lower or business streets,
flooding shops and damaging thousands?.
of dollars' worth of merchandise.
The lower streets became raging tor-r
rents as the water poured in rivers
down the upper streets. Doors were
smashed in by the force of the water,
and windows were no protection against,
the furious flood.
Later advices state that it is known,
that over 100 lives were lost at Guana
juato. A dispatch to President Robin
son, of the Mexican Central railroad,
say a there are 1,000 dead at Guana
juato. -
The town of Marafilo, just below
Guanajuato, is completely wiped out.
PEACE ENVOYS NAMED.
Russia and Japan Announce .Repre
sentatives to Washington.
Oyster Bay, July 3. Official an
nouncement was made by President
Roosevelt today of the names of tha
Russian and Japanese envoys to the
Washington peace conference. The
character and ability of the men se
lected by both belligerents is an earn
est of the desire of their respective gov
ernments to conclude if possible thee
tragedy being enacted in the Far East.
By direction of the president, Secre
tary Loeb made the formal announce
ment in 'the following statement :
'The president announces that the
Russian and Japanese governments
have notified him that they have ap
pointed plenipotentiaries to meet here
( Washington) as soon after the first of
August as possible. The two Russian,
plenipotentiaries are Ambassador Mur-
avieff , ex-minister of justice, and now
ambassador at Rome, and Ambassador
Rosen. The Japanese plenipotentiaries
are Baron Komura, now minister of"
foreign affairs, and Minister Takahira
"It is possible that each side may
send one or more additional representa
tives, the plenipotentiaries of both,
Russia and Japan, will be entrusted,
with full power to negotiate and con
clude a treaty of peace, subject, ot
course, to ratification by their respect
ive home governments."
Coal From Captured Collier.
Odessa, July 4. It is announced,
that the crews of the warships whicha
have mutinied have sent on shore dele-,
gates to confer with' the port officials
regarding terms of surrender. They
secured a quantity of provisions from,
the captain of the port and later on
captured a collier and replenished their
bunkers. It ia believed that they will
be granted amnesty and that following
such action by the government they
will surrender. It is announced that
the loss of the recent rioting ia between
$20,000,000 and $25,000,000.
Armistice Rests with Japan.
St. Petersburg, July 4. Negotia
tions for a armistice between the armii s
of Russia and Japan, it can be definite
ly stated, are now in progress, presum
ably at Washington ; but they have not
reached a stage where any further an
nouncement can be made. The decis
ion seems to rest with Japan, which
i. u : l i;Hnn;nu
ment of the prospects of bettering her
present advantageous position against
the enormous cost of lives and money
of another great battle.
Magoon Minister to Panama.
. Oyster Bay, July 3. President Roose
velt today authorized the announcement
that he had appointed Charles E. Ma
goon as United States minister at Pan
ama. Judge Magoon is at present gov
ernor of the canal zone, at Panama,,
and a member of the executive commit
tee fo the Isthmian Canal commission.
Prior to his appointment on the canal
commission he was the law officer c
the insular affairs bureau of the War
department.
Advance on Vladivostok..
London, July 4. The correspondent,
ot the Morning News at Shanghai says
that the Japanese are advancing oa
Vladivostok and that a battle is im
minent near the Tumen river.