The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-04-14
TElEaaAMS.

Cincinnati, April 9.-A Washington dis
patch says: Marshall Jewell is expected to
be in W a shingtnn next week for consulta-
tion with members of the republican ma
tional committee. The question to be set
tied is when to summon the meeting of the
committee for issuance of a call for a con
vention to elect delegates to the next CON
vention. The COMMITTEES met the 18th Of
March, and Wm. E. Chandler and Edward
Mcpherson presented q report recommend
ing districts to call their several conven-
tions and elect delegates to the national
convention direct without going into state
conventions, except for delegates -at-large.
At this meeting George c. G"rham present
ed a minority report advocating state con-
ventions, and the. committee adopted the
majority report.
New York, April 9-Qver 10000 emf
grants have arrived here in the past forty
eight hours.
Galveston, April 9.--Last night passen-
ger train on the Colorado and Santa Fe rail-
way was boarded near Plum Station by five
men, who robbed the passengers and ef
fected their escape.
Washington. April 9.-In response to a
call for special meeting of the senate for
eign relations committee, t. assemble at
noon to-day for the purpose of considering
the Chinese question, only four members
put i'll an appearance, namely: Messrs.
Window, Miller of California, johnson anl
and Pendleton. These four, tog. sther with
Senator Farley, who was present in accord
ance with an invitation in order to address
the committee waited in the committee
room for IN hour or more in hope that QUE
additional member might arrive and make
up the requisite quorum; but this hope was
disappointed, and at l:30 o'clock the chair
man announced a postponement OF the meet
ing until Monday morning.
London, April 9.-The Times says the at
tempt to excite IL popular ,itation against
England on the ground of the detention of
Irish American subjects in Ireland has
proved failure. It has served only to
show that the great majority of the Ameri-
can peuple are friendly towards the mother
country and appreciate nationally and wise
ly the obligation of international comfy.
Berlin, April 9-Another dynamite mine
has been discovered beneath the Nicholi
railway at the fourth station from Moscow,
and many persons arrested on suspicion.
Dallas, Texas, April l0.--The north
bound train ON the Gulf, Colorado & Santa
Fe railroad was robbed a few mi! les south
of Cleburne at o'clock Friday night, at a
water station called BLUM. Six mea, wear
ing masks and roughly dressed, entered
the passenger coaches, twa took positions
and guarded the doors as either end, the
other two going through the car with cooked
pistols, one carrying apillow slip an.l order
ing missionary fund" from all the pas
sengers, who gaye pp their money.
East Saginaw, Apri, l0.-Rev. Isaac
Fuller, residing in Homer township, Mid
land county, was killed by the tornado
Thursday evening. His house was demol-
ished and several othef 7, persons injured IN
the Dsighborhooa. Tlse storm swept
through sevcral townships in this county,
doing great damage to property.
New York, April lC.--Amalgamated
trades unions have adopted resolutions de-
claring that as the president had vetoed the
| bin to restrict importation of coolies, the
trades unions regard it as another evidence
| of the governing classes that the interests
of the working population were not con-
sidere,, and that the president has ignored
the interests of the people by protecting
the interests Of the six Chinese companies,
and extending greeting to their brothers
on the Pacific coast, bidding them to con
tinue their work and assuring them that
victory will crown their efforts. A plat
farm Of principles calls for eight hours for a
DAYS work, compensation to be just and
fair for labor performed.
| San Francisco, April S.-H. B. Slaven, OF
| this city, has just returned from visit to
the isthmus of mama, where he is inter.
ested in sub contract on DeLesseps canal
He stated the report OF sickness anu death
among canal employees has been very much
exaggerated OF the foreign population
averaging from lG09 to 2OOO, the deaths last
| H.
disease being Panama fever. There are al
present abnut 200O men employed by the
dredging machines, which are an improve
ment upon the model used in the Suez canal
Kansas City, April IO.-It was reportet
to plight that Tucker Basfam, who was con
yicted of participating in the Glendale trai1
robbery and who was par.loned out t,
testify against Bill Ryan, was assassinatet
some ten days ago in Kansas. The Jame
gang has sw orn to take his life and it il
supposed they have accomplished the threat
St Louis, April l0.-The Mormon con
ference now being held at Independence
Mo-, is making vigorous war upon polyg
amy, nd has unanimously adopted a res0
luton thanking President Arthur and con
gress for passing the anti-polygamy bill
Buffalo, April l0.-An immense mas
meeting was held tonight for the purpos
of protesting against the action of the Brit
ish government in imprisonine American
citizens. The mayor presided.
San Francisco, April lO.--A resolution
was adopted at meeting of the trade
assembly, calling for general convention
to be held at San Francisco, April "a, fo
the purpose of devising some plan to rid tn
community of the presence of Chinese. !
suitable call has been prepared, addresses
~
territories.
Washington, April l0.-The bill Of ez
ceptions in the Guitear case is 80 pages long
There are 80 exceptions, but all were note
during ths report of the trial, and refer t
insanity rulings, to the admission OF Gel
tain evidence, expert testimony, etc.
If the statemants of those VINO ought {
know are correct, the appropriations whic
are to be reported in the river and harbc
bill will be most extraordinary They wi
reach SIS, 600, ,00O0.