The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-08-04


comnlanber-in chief of the forces, and Chill
ders, secretary of state for war, went on a
special steamer to meet the Orient as she
left the dock.
De Lesseps has told Arab Pasha if he
leaves Suez canal alone neither France nor
Italy will touch him.
Four houses have been looted at Ramleh
under the noses of the British and within a
mile of their headquarters.
The news that France has abandoned CO.
operation with England gives much satisfac
tion here. The French colony is agreeably
impressed by the news that the French cabi-
net had resigned.
Some powder went off prematurely, injur-
ing two seamen.
ADEN, July 3l.-It is now learned that
the Russian steamer, Moskava, reported
sunk and two hundred persons lost by a
boiler explosion, was wrecked off Rashafun
and one hundred and twenty saved.
Detachments have been landed at Ismaila
from English and French men-of-war. The
German consul general will depart on leave
of absence tomorrow. There only remains
the French, italian and English diplomatic
agents at Alexandria.
WASHINGTON, July 3O-Extracts from a
letter published in the Gazette to-day
from Panama speak favorably of the work
ON DeLesseps Panama canal enterprise
which is being pushed steadily: About
SI5, 900, 600 has already. been expended and
Invested and effort is being made to draw in
American capitalists, and Californians are
especially becoming interested, that the ca
nal will be constructed, that every dollar in
vested will finally accrue to the benefit of
the Americans and that it will shortly be
urged that DeLesseps hopes to disarm popu-
lar hostility in this country by establishing
the fact that the bulk of the stock will be
under control of American owners. The
canal company has already paid four mil
lion dollars of purchase money and as
much more is to be paid this fall. in
October next. This eight million dollars
has come from the pockets of American in-
vestors and spectators. In New York and
San Francisco an impression exists that
there is an understanding that the railroad
remains in the hands of American sharehol-
ders who are known to be quietly buying all
the Panama stock that comes into market
from earnings from the road.
WASHINGTON, July 3l.-Chairman Will
liams of the foreign affairs committee has
completed the draft of his report. 1t is
now under consideration by full committee.
No information is given out concerning it,
but it is pretty well known that any who
care to read about the hackneyed Chil-Peru
Shepherd business will find a very succinct
and careful summary statement of the case.
Any enemies of Blaine who expect any un-
pleasant reflections to be made ON him will
be mistaken. The committee was limited
by the resolution which directed investiga-
tion of two things,-Disappearanc of certain
papers from the files, and the question
whether any United States officer had en-
to secure consideration for any
claim of Chill or Peru. The committee viii!
report that no United States officer did so
interest himself.
The appropriation for payment of labor in
equiping vessels, etc., i'll the navy yard was
from $50, 900 to $75, ZOO.
Plumb moved to insert proviso repeating
all laws providing for promotion and increase
Of pay Oh the retired list.
House bill restoring Fort Benton military
to public domain and for other
purposes, passed.
Bill authorizing the secretary of the inte-
rior to dispose of certain lands adjoining the
city of Pendleton, belonging to the Umatilla
Indian reservation, passed.
New York, July 3l-Hecker & Co.'S flour
mills burned to-day. Five hundred men
were employed. 1t is believed there are
million. The spice mills of Sawyer, Beers
Il Fisher were burned.
Boston, July 3l.-The steamer Stamford,
carries 600 passengers, lett port for Ply
mouth this morning at 10 o'clock with
nearly a thousand on board. She should
have reached her destination at 80 o'clock,
but did not arrive till 4 p. M. She was so
heavily loaded that one of her guards was
down to the water.
Pittsburg, July 3l.-Pittsburg and east
,rn delegates left yesterday for Chicago.
where the annual meeting OF the national
odge of amalgamatek associations will be
leld commencing Tuesday. 1t is believed
sction will be taken:on the great iron strike.
New York, July 3O.-The president of the
Freight Handlers Association states that
Robert G. Ingersoll and General B. F. But
er will lecture on strikes for the benefit of
strikers.
Long Branch, Aug 1.-The tariff COM
mission resumed session to-day. Assistant
Secretary French gave his views as to the
Importance of the creation OF a tribunal for
peedy determination of disputed questions
.rising from time to time in the custom
,ouse, Owing to the death of Garfield and
;hange of cabinet, the plans for the tribunal
lad fallen through. 1t had been opposed
.lso by lawyers who were interested in the
litigations pending He favored
plan for the creation of custom court, |
composed partly of experts and of one or
wo eminent lawyers, members of the court |
o receive salary of $1,000 or $4,000 yearly, |
and to sit in New York. He |
would have the decision of the court final
nd unappealable. He then gave history |
# the whole sugar question. After recess
ohm D. Dix, or New York, was heard in |
he interest of free trade. Representatives |
f the New Orleans cotton exchange were
lso heard.
Chicago, July 31.-C. w. Smith, general
manager of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
avs his company has been invited to. join
he east bound pool, but in an official COM
1unication to Commissioner Fink he de-
lined for the present, on the ground that
is road is as yet unprepared for it.
Chicago, Aug. bob Ford, who killed
he notorious outlaw Jesse James, and his
rother, Charles Forde, are in this city en-
,ying life in spending the $4,000 which
hey received as reward for ridding the
ountry of the outlaw leader.
Chicago, August IA special from South
lend, Ind, to the Evening Journal says.
wo freight trains coilided on the Lake
hore railroad just west of this city, this
forming. Cars to the number of 60 were
lied upon the engines, and taking fire.were
urned. The engines were buried under
ne deb is, but were rescued before the
ames reached them.
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licking river at its mouth, opposite here,
,sumed alarming proportions The rise