The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-08-18

ing association have added to their other
}crimes deliberate and willfuI falsehood in re-
gard to letters of inquiry said to have been
sent to America.
Galveston, Aug. 11.-Tkere seems to be a
panic over yellow fever in Matamoras, and
dispatches from there regarding the number
OF cases are exaggerated and contradictory.
According to one report via Laredo, the
number of cases on the 9th was Sc.
San francisco, August ll.-Exporters
seem to have less difficulty in procuring
wheat vessels at reasonable rates as there
has been steadier demand for tonnage at
unchanged quotations. eight vessels in all
having been placed during the week. The
most important feature of the week has been
the addition of a number of vessels to the
fleet headed this way. The accessions to
the list are from Australian ports, and have
Increased the total amount on the way to
3O4,O73 tons, and this is less by 639l tons
than that of the same time last year.
San Francisco, Aug ia Shasta dis
patch says forest fires were all around town
last night and nearly all the citizens were
out fighting and keeping the flames from
the village. Several residences on the out
skirts and a number of fine orchards and
vineyards are destroyed.
Tucson, Aug 1.-THE Stars Mexican ad-
| vices of the 8th from Hermosillo, Sonora,
says that parties have just arrived from
Ures and report Apache depredations in
| that section are most fearful. Over 200
| warriors are in the Mazatlan mountains
| near Ures. and make daily raids il the val
leys in small bodies, burning crops, houses
and numbering the inhabitants. During
the past twelve days forty five persons have
been murdered within radius of twenty
five miles of Ures.
Spokane Falls, Aug, IA fire last night
at two o'clock destroyed the Franklin hotel,
Stills billiard hall and Quinn's large barn.
The fire spread with inconceivable rapidity,
and the inmates of the house barely escaped.
The superhuman exertion of the citizens in
carrying water, and the heroic fortitude Of
several men standing on the roof of Jones'
billiard hall, together with favorable
change of wind IN the very nick of time,
saved the town. Business men had given
up all hope, when the wind changed to the
southeast and the town was safe. There
was ne loss of life, but two or three men
were quite badly burned. The hotel and
barn were owned by Peter Quinn. Their
probable value was $4,000.
Constantinople, Aug. 11.-Following is
the text of the proclamation against Arab
Pasha communicated to the conference yes
terday: Arab Pasha having second time
transgressed the law by taking authority
which does not belong to him, and having
the old and tried friend and ally of Turkey,
is for these misdesds proclaimed rebel to-
gether with his sdherents. Be it known to
all that obedience is due solely to the
khedive, who Is representative of the
sultan.
Madrid, Aug. ll.-A dispatch from
Tsngier states holy war is being preached
throughout Morocco against Christians.
Chicago, Aug. IA special from Boston
says Commissioner Fink will soon make an
appeal to agents of different lines both in
Boston and Chicago, to put stop to the
practice of billing freight for Chicago and
then reshipping it for California, but as
rections, this appeal will probably have
little effect.
New York, Aug. 12.-Fish Commissioner
Eugene G. Blackford yesterday received an
order from Henry House at Corinne, Utah,
for two barrels Of Seeding oysters; House
wrote that he intended to plant them and
make an attempt to cultivate oysters in
Great Salt Lake. Blackford said to-day
that two barrels would contain about 6OO0
Seeding oysters, and that the cost, together
with freight charges, would be about $50.
Chicago, Aug. l2.-Times Council Bluff
special: An important air line railway COM
pany was organized here to-day and articles
of incorporation filed under the state laws.
It is called the New York and Coancil Bluff
Railway Company. The line is 10 go east
through Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mscon, Ills Fort
Wayne, Ind, and Akron, Ohio, to Red
Bank, Pa, and thsre connect with the
Allegheny Valley and Central road of New
Jersey to Philadelphia and New York.
Chicago, Aug 13.-Footings Of the school
census showed the population of Chicago,
aot including sailors, at 562, 900.
Bismarck, Aug l3-A four hundred feet
span of the Norehern Pacific bridge over the
Missouri river at this point was finished To-
day. The bridge when completed in Octo-
Der next will be over thirteen hundred feet
long, seventy-fve feet above the river and
the only bridge on the river having solid
granite piers. 1t will cost about 81, 600, 600.
San Francisco, Aug. l3.-The steamship
Arabic sailed yesterday for Yokohama and
Hongkons with 40 Chinese passengers, $40
of whom took ont registration papers per-
mitting them to return 10 this country.
Victoria, Aug. l3-Prsston Peanett,
member Of parliament elect for Yale dis
trict. died on the 9th of hemorrhage of the
lungs.
Havana, Aug. IA dispatch from
Jamaica says: Westgate, the self-confessed
assassin Of Lord Frederick Cavendish and
Bourke, arrived there, and evidence impli-
eating him in the crime is strong
Wheeling, Aug. l2.-Democrats of the
second district at Keyser after two days
session and much bitterness split into two
factions. One nominating Daniel B. Lucas
for congress, and the other Judge Hogue.
Either would prefer the election Of a repub-
lican to election of his adversary it is be-
Eeved.
Pittsburg, Aug. 14.-The labor situation
has assumed a new phase on account of the
reported sale of the workingmen's organi-
zation to one of the old political parties.
1t is alleged the coming convention of work
ingmen in Philadelphia is 10 be packed with
FOUNDERS and peelers," who can outride
the laboring class and carry out the plans
of politicians. Jarrett is consequently pre-
pairing circulars designed to prevent this
scheme, and it will be signed by officials
40, 600 'workingmen in Pitts.
burg district.
Laredo, Aug. l4.-In the "a hours end
ing at 8 P. NJ. of the 18th Brownsville had |
23 new cases of fever and one death; Mata-
moras, one new case and eight deaths.
New York, Aug. l4-Times Washing
Ton special on Dorsey's letter to Garfield:
Dorsey said tonight that he had no objec-
lion that the letter should be published and |
saw no reason for its publication, which |
could do no one any good. So far as it was