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Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
TO BE A SEAT OF WAR.
The Struggle for Supremacy in Asia Is
Waxing Warm.

waxing w
San Francisco, Dec. 6.-The Call
says: The report that the Russian gov
ernment is buying large quantities of
army supplies in the United States has
been verified. Cable messages from
Vladiovstock asking merchants to bid
ON large lots are frequently received.
Yesterday Dodge, Sweeney & Co., of
this city, received Vladivostock cable
TO figure on 1900 tons of supplies.
Travellers arriving from Asia report
that the garrison at Vladivostock has
been largely reinforced by the arrival
of troops on steamers and sailing ves-
sells from the Black sea.
The concentration of Russian troops
at that point and the haste that Japan
is making to increase her power ON the
sea leads some of our merchants to
predict that the impending conflict be-
early as next summer. The recent
heavy orders for army supplies to be
forwarded to Vladivostock are regarded
as significant of important movements
in the Orient.
1t is believed the completion of the
Siberian railroad with its ter
minus at Vladivostock will largely in
crease the trade of San Francisco, and
there is talk of establishing line of
steamers to that place, touching at
Alaskan ports. A local subsidy of
$50, 900 month has already been SUBJ
Scribed for an Alaskan line.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
GENERAL PANDO SHOT
Spaniards Discredit It in the
Absense of Proofs.
SPANISH DEFEAT AT MATANzAs
Santa Clara the Reported Scene of Pan
dos Last Fight-Sma1lpox
in San Domingo.

New York, Dec GA Herald dis
patch from Havana says: A report
that General Pando, who was placed in
charge of military operations in Cuba
by General Blanco, has been killed in
an engagement with insurgents in
Santa Clara province, has just reached
Havana. This has caused the utmost
excitement in palace and social circles,
and every effort is being made to get
news from General Pando's force to
verify the startling news.
No details of the killing of the COM
mander have been received, but the
statement is that he was shot in bat
tie with insurgents while on the march
from Sagua la Grande to the southern
coast of Santa Clara. where he was to
take ship for Manzanillo.
Officers at the palace declare that the
story must be thoroughly confirmed be-
fore they will believe it.
General Pando's plan was to march
right through the heart of the territory
where General Gomez forces are said
to have control. simultaneously with
the report of Pando's death comes news
of a battle near Matanzas in which the
Spanish forces were driven from the
field. This engagement was bitterly
fought, and it is asserted that the
losses of the Spaniards was very heavy.
The same report says the Cubans
will not allow any cane grinding, and
also that the Spanish towns do not ia
vor grinding, because they hold the
zones of cultivation and grow tobacco
with cheap labor, which they would
lose if the reconcentrados return to
work on the estates.
A letter received by local paper
from correspondent in the East gives
news of big fighting last week near
Bayamo between the rebel Chief Rabi
and General Linares. General Rabi
had only 500 men when General Lin
ares had two columns. No details of
the fight are at hand, but the Spanish
loss is said to have been heavy, one col
umn being nearly destroyed.
A force of 1 200 Spaniards, with ar
tillery, have forced the rebels into the
hills of Pinar del Rio. They must re-
main there or come out and fight, a
thing the Spanish commanders think
they are not likely to do. Small bands
are still moving about with great eau
tion.
Reports of the condition and move
ments of rebels in the east are most
conflicting. 1t is said that Gomez is
coming west with 10000 men, but it is
also said that Gomez is still at the
camp where he has been for the last 10
months. and is being attended by DIR.
Candea, staff surgeon.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
DIR. WYMAN's REPORT.
Danger of the Importation of Asiatic
Cholera.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Surgeon-Gen.
eral Wyman, of the marine hospital
service, has submitted his annual re-
port to Secretary Gage. 1t shows that
during the fiscal year ended June 80,
1897, the total number of patients
treated at hospitals and the dispensaries
connected with the service was "a, ATT.
Although the total number of patients
treated was 673 in excess of those treat
ed during the previous fiscal year, the
expenditures were $538, 536, which is
$21 900 less than the previous year.
The number of immigrants inspected
by officers of the service at the various
ports aggregated 232, 327. The surgeon
general says:
The necessity of legislation to secure
proper shelter for deck crews on Vest
ern waters. to which my attention was
called in the last report, was met by the
act of congress requiring every steam
boat upon the Mississippi river and its
tributaries to furnish a place for the
crew with protection from the weather.
This subject is one that has long en-
gagged the attention of the marine hos
pital surgeons, who have made frequent
reports thereon, and this action of con-
gress will be productive of much relief,
although the aet1does not take effect
until June 80, 1898. To meet the
growing demands for the service, new
regulations have been prepared, and
will shortly be issued.
The surgeon-general invites attention
to the excellent work by officers of the
corps during the recent visitation OF yell
low fever in the South. Officers were
assigned to infected districts, and, as-
though number of them were not inn
mune to yellow fever, nevertheless they
responded with alacrity and performed
their duties with judgment and eff
cheney. Three officers contracted yellow
fever and one lost his life by accident
in the line of duty.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
CHARLES YERKES' SCHEME.
Proposes to Turn the Chicago River IL
to q Boulevard.

Proposes to Turn the Chicago River In
to Boulevard.
Chicago, Dec. 6.-Twenty miles of
docks on the lake front and the trans
formation of the Chicago river into a
boulevard by covering it with culvert
from end to end is what Charles T.
Yerkes proposes for Chicago.
The street-car magnate appeared be-
fore the city council today and vigorous
ly opposed the proposed deepening Of
the river and the lowering of the tun-
nels. He urged that the city should
grant the land front it owns between
Randolph street and Park row to cor
poration with $4,000, 900 cash to
build 30 docks, each mile long, which
at the end of 80 years will revert to
the city at the bare cost of construc-
tion.
"Build them of stone," said he,
"and Chicago will have the finest
docks in the world, not excepting those
at Liverpool.
Mr.. Yerkes frankly declared it 70 be
his opinion that money spent to beauti9
fly the lake front is merely thrown
away. If his lake front harbor plan
was carried out, he suggested that the
river be covered with culverts and made
into boulevard, extending from the
mouth to the ends of the North and
South branches, making, the speaker
said, the most magnificent boulevard in
the world
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
Wreck in Minnesota.

Fergus Falls, Mimi, Dec. ga coast
train on the Great Northern, west
bound, was wrecked near Barnesville
last night. A switch engine at Barnes
vile was pushing couple of carloads
of coal up chute. In some way the
engine refused to stop and the cars be-
gan to 60 over the trestle, dropping %
feet. The engine was reversed and the
engineer and fireman jumped, and just
as the engine reached the dropping of
place the coupling broke and it backed
down onto the track. 1t then went
west at furious speed for two miles,
where it struck the coast train, whose
engineer Fred Griswold. and Fireman
Carter jumped, and were badly injured.
The engines came together with ter
rife force, demolishing both and throw
ing five cars off the track. The dam.
age will reach $15, 900.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
THE GREAT TYPHooN.
Further Particulars of the Disaster in
the Philippines.


Seattle, Dec. THE steamer Kago-
shima Maru arrived here today, 16
days from Yokohama, bringing Orien-
tai advices up to November 19. The
following additional particulars have
been received of the terrible typhoon
which swept over the Philippine
islands October 6, devastating the prov
ince of Leyte, Manila, and causing
the death of several hundred persons.
About $50 Europeans are reported to
have perished, and the number of ma
tive victims is put at from 400 to 500.
The typhoon seems to have done it's
worst damage at Tacloban, the capital
of Leyte, where the whole town was
converted into mass of ruins. The
bodies of 100 Europeans were recov-
cred. The government house, treas
ury, barracks, ETC., were destroyed.
The coast is strewn with the wreckage
of vessels torn to pieces by the hurri-
cane. 1t was reported that the town of
Hemoni, 5000 inhabitants, had disap-
peared,
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
TROLLEY CARS coLLIDED.
Three Persons Killed and Score In.
jured Near Detroit.

Three Persons Killed and a Score In
jured Near Detroit.
Detroit, Dec. 1.-Two suburban cars,
carrying some 20 passengers, and both
running at speed of % miles an hour,
collided on the Detroit & Oakland cleo
trio railroad, at o'clock this afternoon
Three men were instantly killed and a
score of persons injured, several of them
seriously. The dead are:
John Savage, superintendent of the
road; Charles M. Whitehead, motor
man; John Kelly, of Detroit, book
agent. A dozen others were more or
less seriously injured.
Phe exact cause of the accident is not
yet known. According to the schedule,
a car leaves Detroit and Pontiac every
hour, and there are three sidings along
the road. Today the cars were behind
time. Tho one bound southwark for
Detroit had passed an outbound car at
a switch two miles from Pontiac, the
crew apparently being ignorant of the
fact that another outbound car was ap-
preaching them less than two miles
away. The weather was foggy and the
rails slippery from sleet. The collision
occurred near gravel pit half way be-
tween Pontiac and Birminghay, at the
foot of two steep grades, down which
the ears ran at full speed. The cars
were driven half through each other,
and were crushed to pieces.
Had it not been for the stout con-
struction of the cars, both of which
were new, it is doubtful whether any of
the occupants would have escaped alive.
AS it was, nearly all of the IA passen-
gers in the southbound car suffered
some injury. Some of the injured were
taken to farmers houses, others were
brought to city hospitals.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
China Declines to Yield.

London, Dec. GA special dispatch
from Shanghai announces that the en-
peror of China has declared he would
rather forfeit his crown than agree to
the conditions demanded by Germany
as redress for the murder of the two
German missionaries, Nees and Henle,
and the destruction of German property
in the province of Shan Tung.
Admiral Deidrach, the German COM
mander of Kiao Chou Bay, the dispatch
further states, has proclaimed martial
law in the district around Kiao Chou.
China, the dispatch concludes, asks
that her dispute with Germany be SUBJ
mitted to arbitrators appointed by Hol-
land and Belgium.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
Dark PaIouse Crime.

Palouse, Wash, Dec. 7.-An un-
known man was found dead yesterday
ON the track of the Northern Pacific,
one mile south. The body was mangled
beyond recognition. The man was 8
feet inches, dressed in blue checked
suit, sack coat and brown overcoat.
The coroner's jury returned verdict
that the man came to his death by hav-
ing his throat cut, but whether by his
own hand or the hand of another they
could not say.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
The Matter Arranged. !.

Washington, Dec. Tt was official
ly announced at the White House today,
on the return of the president to Wash
ington, that Governor John Griggs, of
New Jersey, has been rendered aud has
accepted the office of attorney general
of the United States, which will be
vacated by the nomination of Attorney
General McKenna to be associate JUS
tice of the United States supreme court.
1t has not yet been settled when Gov
ernor Griggs shall assume his new
Office, but it is proba BILE that the date
will be about the beginning of the new
year.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
WORK ON PANAMA CANAL.
The Ditch Is Said to Be One-Third
Finished.

Washington, Dec e. Consul Gen
eral Gudger, at Panama, has made a
report to the state department on the
condition of the Panama canal He
says it is whispered that England is
doing all in her power to obtain control
of the canal. France may not push
the work forward, but some other ma
tion or some other company will surely
do so If those in charge forfeit their
rights.
The canal, when completed, will ex-
tend from Colon, on the Atlantic, to
Panama, on the Pacific, "a miles. All
along the route are sheds full of new
and costly machinery. 1t is estimated
the latter has cost $1OO,00O,0 900, and
there has been expended on the canal a
total of 1915, 1000, 900. A conservative
estimate is that the canal is about one
third finished, but with the new ma
chinery on hand, it is said the remain
der of the work can be completed for
$4,000, 900.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
The Alaska Boundary.

Ottawa, Dec. 6.-Hon. Clifton Sif-
ton, minister of the interior, has re-
turned from an extended trip to the
Klondike. Speaking of the Alaska
boundary question, he said:
There are certain phases which
have to be looked carefully over, and
Mr.. King. our chief astronomer, went
out with me for that purpose. AS to
whether there will be a commission to
settle the question appointed by the
United States and ourselves, l do not
know. The subject is very grave
one."
Sifton will cause the mounted police
force in the district to be increased.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
DUE TO THE KLONDIKE RUSH
Big War in Passenger Rates to Ar
rive Soon.

Big War in Passenger Rates to Ar
rive Soon.
Milwaukee, Dec. 2.-The war in pas
senger rates between Chicago. Milwau-
kee and St. Paul is likely to continue,
and railroad men look for the liveliest
kind of cutting in rates further west,
owing to the big rush to the Klondike.
A well-known railroad man said today
that since the rate dropped to 81, reduc-
tions in fares will likely result as far
west as Portland. The nominal rate is
$40. 10 second-class on the St. Paul road,
and $59.70 first-class. With 81 from
Chicago to st. Paul as a basis, the fare
will probably be changed to SAT second
class and $57 irst-class. He added that
this was merely preliminary for the
establishment of an entirely new sched-
ule of. rates to the West January 1,
which will be much lower. All the
roads are preparing to make special
rates to the points nearest the Klondike
region, and each road is after all there
is in it.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
Rioting in Bohemia.

Prague, Dec. AT Taber last night
Czechs attacked the houses of Hebrews
and broke the windows of synagogue.
Several rioters were arrested. The
local force of gendarmes were called
upon to assist in restoring order. A
mob of over 900 persons at Brannau
last evening attacked the houses of
Czeclls, and in spite of the efforts of
the gendarmes smashed the windows
and did other damage. Quiet was not
restored until midnight. In Prague
the military patrol was fired upon, but
none of the patrol was wounded.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
Will Give Spain a Trial.

New York, Dec. IA special to the
Herald from Washington says that con-
gress will concur with the wishes of
President Mckinley and give trial to
Spain's new scheme of autonomy. The
Herald poll of the senate and house
shows the following results:
Senators against action; AZ; senators
who favor, but do not expect action, "a;
senators for immediate action, 8; sena-
tors noncommittal or not seen, Il; rep
resentatives against actioa, 178; repre-
sentatives for action, 159; representa-
tives noncommittal or not seen, 19.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
Smallpox in Sam Domingo.

Havana, Dec. 6.-The deplorable
condition of the country grows more
and more apparent. Refugees and re-
concentrates are growing more and
more miserable. According to reports
from San Domingo smallpox is making
terrible ravages among the concentrates.
Since April last more than 1000 have
died in the city alone, to say nothing
of the suburban towns. which are like
wise affected.
The local authorities take no steps
whatever to check the mortality. The
streets of the city are thronged with
famine stricken wretches, who succumb
to disease under perhaps some lonely
porch, and sometimes fall dead in the
gutter, where they remain.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
Luetgert Juror Under suspicion.

Chicago, Dec. Cone of the four
men selected as jurors in the Luetgert
trial is under suspicion. Reports have
come to Mr.. Deneen which imply
that the man is interested in the de-
tense, as he has for 20 years been a
friend of the sausage-maker, and has
declared his belief that Luetgert is in
nocent. Tonight Mr.. Deneen had two
of Inspector -Schaack's trusted men as
signed to him and placed the investiga-
tion in their hands. A report is ex-
pected tomorrow, and it may result in
the discharge of the juror and proceed
ings against him. No additional jurors
were secured today.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
Assaulted With a BAH Bat.

Junction City, Kan, Dec. 7.-Cor-
poral Fennell, battery B, Fourth artil-
lery, at Fort Riley, died last night.
Fennell was one of the two victims
whom Private Leach, of the same bat
terry, some days ago, endeavored to kill
with ball bat, attacking them while
they slept. Fennell's skull was broken
Private Riley had his jaw fractured,
but will recover. The tragedy is the
outcome of drunken quarrel. ~
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
Russia on Her Guard.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 6.-Great re-
ticence is observed in official circles re-
garding the political situation in the
far East. The opinion prevails that
Germany will not permanently occupy
Kaio Chau bay. Russian newspapers
protest against the occupation, as being
calculated to injure the interests of the
Russians in the far East, and they say
that the Russian government ought to
demand its evacuation or else its equiv
hent.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
UNDER MARTIAL LAW
German Schools In Prague
Attacked by Rioters.
TWENTY-FIVE PERSONS KILLED
Incendiary Fires Started in All Parts
of the City-Ten Thousand Sol
diers Now on the Scene.

diers Now on the Scene.
Prague, Bohemia, Dec. GA procla-
nation establishing martial law was
made in all parts of the city and SUBJ
urbs today. Detachments of soldiers,
headed by an officer and police COM
missioner, marched from point to
point. After tattoo on the drums the
commissioner read aloud the imperial
decree ordering military government.
| By evening order had been restored,
which has not been broken since.
Throughout the early morning anarchy
reigned. The window smashing and
looting was varied with constant fights
between the rioters and troops and po-
lice. The shops of the principal Ger
man jewellers were plundered. The
rioters drank their fill in German wine
cellars and then let the contents of the
caskets run out.
Incendiary fires were started in many
directions, and the fire brigade was
kept galloping from one end of the city
to the other for hours.
When the firemen arrived at the
scene of fire, the mob would drive
them back.
In some cases the rioters wrecked the
railroad engines. During the day spe-
cial trains were employed carrying re-
Inducements to the scene. There are
now 10, 900 soldiers here, fully equip
ped for long campaign.
Official returns for the "a hours pre-
ceding show that four persons were
killed and 100 dangerously wounded.
Three hundred and fifty received lesser
injuries. Twenty shops were burned
out. The authorities are not confident
of the continuance of order, the appe-
tite of the mob having been whetted by
successful plundering which has been
directed in systematic way by the
leaders of secret societies. Some Jews
saved their premises by placing cruci-
fixes between lighted candles in their
shop windows.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10

St. Louis, Mo-, Dec. GA special
to the Post-Dispatch from San Antonio,
Tex, says: "Advices were received
here this morning of an attempt to hold
up and rob passenger train on the
Mexican National railroad near Mon
terey, Mexico, by nine masked and
well-armed Mexicans. The passengers
made resistance, and the outlaws were
unsuccessful. They are being pursued
by soldiers, and if captured will be
shot.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
Ki1Ied Her Rabies.

Philadelphia, Dec. 6.-Anna Mig
gle, the young wife of S. Niggle, pic
ture frame dealer, living at 1888 Jackson
street, tonight killed her two babies,
one aged years, and one aged 6
months, by smothering them with illu-
minating gas. The woman attempted
to commit suicide in the same man.
ner, and the returning husband found
his children dead and his wife in an
unconscious condition. She may re-
cover.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
Burned to the water Line.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE steamer
George w. Morley, of Cleveland. was
burned to the water IS edge on the beach
at Evanston tonight. Her crew of IS
men got ashore without trouble. The
Morley was bo md from Milwaukee to
Chicago without cargo, and when off
Evanston lamp exploded in the engine
room. Before the pumps could be
started the fire was beyond control, and
the boat was beached, the crew wading
ashore. The Morley was a wooden
steamer, and was valued at $35, 900.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
BURNED TO DEATH.
The Sad Fate of Child Near North
Yakima.

The Sad Fate of q Child Near North
North Yakima, Wash, Dec. 6.-The
home of State Senator Lesh, few
miles from this city, was totally de-
stroyed by fire last night. Mr.. Lesh's
11a-year-old child was burned to death.
The child's nurse had very narrow
escape. The fire originated in an air
tight stove in the nursery. Mr.. Lesh's
wife died Is months ago in giving birth
to twin girls, one of whom died three
months ago, the other being the VIC
tim of last nights fire. The remains
of the little one were recovered today,
and the funeral will be held Saturday.
Senator Lesh started home today from
Washington, where he has been for sew
eral weeks in consultation with Gard
ner Hubbard, president of the Mckee
Company, for which Lesh is local
manager.
The dwelling burned was the property
of the Mckee Company, and cost $11,-
00O The contents were insured for
81. 500 in two companies, but one policy
for 81, 900 expired few days ago.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
An Exciting Day.

Prague, Bohemia, Dec. 6. = This
afternoon mob attacked the German
schools. The infantry fired four vol
leys. One report says % persons were
killed and scores were wounded. The
city is in panic and many are fleeing.
Nearly 5000 reinforcements left vi
emma for this city tonight.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
Ardmore, 1. T., Dec. AT the clio,

Ardmore, l. T., Dec. AT the close
of the performance of ''Sam y of Posen"
by the Curtis company tonight. Nellie
FL. Fillmore, the cashier, disappeared
with the evenings receipts Later she
was arrested and released on bond.
Miss Fillmore claims that Curtis owed
her, and that she took this means of
paying herself.