The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-02

aboard them were to surrender to Ad-
miral Dewey. A heavy storm came
up, making 1t necessary for the gum
boat to cut her tows loose and proceed
to Manila for assistance. Before get
ting there she was captured by the
Americans. An American vessel was
dispatched to find the three transports,
but failed to discover, any trace of
them. The Hong Kong Press finally
reached the conclusion that the vessel
foundered with all on board.
Fifteen soldiers died at Camp Wikof
and in New York city Tuesday.
The Americans have collected over
800, 900 at Santiago in customs.
According to the directory figures for
1898 Portland. Oregon's, population is
92,375, gain OF 5000 over 1897.
The general commission of the ma
tional peace jubilee has selected Ooto-
ber 18 and 10 as the dates for holding
the proposed celebration In Chicago OF
the return of peace.
Conditions In Porto Rico are becom-
ing most serious, and medical authori-
ties agree that unless barracks are
promptly provided for the troops and
the sick men brought home the conse-
quenoes may be terrible.
A Jewish rabbi was kicked to death
in Chicago. The murderer is 17-year
old Chicago youth, who was abusing a
woman and two children, and when Or
dered by the rabbi to desist kicked the
latter into the street, and aided by
other boys killed him.
For the first time in the American
army, woman has been appointed a
member of the medical staff. DR..
Anita Newcomb McGee, of Washing
ton, D. c., daughter of Professor
Simon Newcomb, formerly of the naval
observatory, was regularly sworn in as
an acting assistant surgeon.
The Cubans have already selected
their civil officers to govern Havana.
A setback is inevitable, and the Amer
ican military commission will be
forced to disarrange the plan and un-
seat the self-appointed governor, Do
minguez. General Rodriguez has for
hidden pillaging by soldiers of his com.
mand.
In spite of the precautions taken by
the San Francisco military authorities,
the health conditions at the local camps
are worse than ever. Tuesday the total
number of sick was the largest yet
known. The total was 308. 8 of these
being in private hospitals, 55 out On
furloughs, IL in outlying hospitals,
and 2O8 in the division hospital proper.
The Seventh California is still to the
front with 80 cases.
Blanco proposes to regulate the duties
at Havana SO as to make them conform
with the rates already in effect at San
tiago.
Russia's plan for an international
conference to perpetuate universal peace
is not likely to be favorably received
at Washington.
1t is officially announced that there
were 2,300 deaths from plague last
week in Bombay presidency. The epi-
demic is spreading.
A clash is already imminent between
England and Russia. The Chinese
minister at St. Petersburg says the
former government made demands on
the latter which will not be considered.
Admiral Dewey says he wants to be
at Manila in case war Is resumed. He
will not attend the sittings of the Paris
unless positively command
Oh 10 nd fhn
dent to this effect.
Chief Wilkie, of the secret service, Is
informed of the arrest at Texarkana OF
two men believed to he implicated in
a counterfeiting scheme. The arrest is
the sequel of case which the secret
service has been working on since April
last.
The military commissions are to
assume full control, and Cuba and Porto
Rico will be governed like Santiago and
the Philippines. The commissioners
instructions, received from the presi-
dent are the same as those given Shat
ter and Merritt. Control Of the entire
island of Cuba is to be taken. Admiral
Schley will keep his flag flying while
serving in the commission.
Owing to tho failure of the harvests
in seven districts of the government of
KasaI and in the provinces Of Samara,
Saratof, Siberk, Viatke and Perma,
Russia, where the crops are almost
worthless, great distress prevails. An
lmals in great numbers are dying of
starvation. Unless the promised gov.
eminent supplies are speedily sent, the
suffering will be terrible.
Lieutenant Haines, commanding an
artillery platoon under Captain Potts,
in Porto Rico, was wounded on August
10, the day the war ended. He is nowr
in st. Luke's hospital in New York
city. He says the artillery platoon he
was in the thick of the
conflict. Several men of his command
besides himself were wounded and two
were killed by the deadly fire of the
Spaniards.
F. A. Leach, superintendent of the
United States mint In Port Townsend,
WASH. estimates that the gold output
of the Klondike this yeal has been only
about S., 100000.
The president has appointed Judge
j. M. Hobson, father of Lieutenant
Hobson, of Merrimac fame, postmaster
at Greensboro, Ala. Mr. Hobson is
democrat, and the nomination was made
at the earnest request of his republican
fellow townsmen as a mark of good
feeling.
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