The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-08-12
LATER NEWS.

tant-General Corbin says the Lycan
has been loaded with the Spanish sick.
1t carried 1000 and left Wednesday
morning.
The United States has magnani-
mously offered to parole the 300 Span
ish naval prisoners taken at the de-
struction of Admiral Cervera's feet,
whenever Spain is ready to 1epatriate
them.
Had a rescue boat been sent out,
many of the victims of the La Bour-
gogne might have been saved. There is
ample evidence that some of them
clung to wreckage for three or fouH
days before they perished.
Senator Morgan, of the Hawaiian
commission, is quoted by the San
Francisco Call as saying that ex-Presi-
dent Dole will be the first governor of
Hawaii. and not Minister Sewall, as re-
Gently reported. The senator added
that he had the best of reasons for be-
lieving that Admiral Miller was carry
ing Dole's commission to the island.
Vessels arriving at Sa Francisco
from Oregon ad Puget sound ports have
reported sighting a dangerous derelict
In the path of navigation. 1t has been
surmised to be the wreck of either the
Jane Grey, Nomad or Forest Queen, all
of which are missing, and are possibly
adrift on the ocean. Captin Turner,
of the Iroquis, has received orders to
proceed to Mare Island, procure sup
ply of explosives, and 60 in search of
the derelict that is menace to navi-
cation. He is either to tow it into
port or blow it up.
General Miles invasion of Porto
Rico is progressing in an entirely salts
factory manner, and the Americans are
gaining ground daily His plan Is to
have the troops march on San Juan
from four different directions. When
Schwan and Henry form junction at
Arecibo there will be formidab BILE army
ready to march on San Juan. The for
age for horses is superb. Miles is CIV
ing his personal attention to the man
agement of the details of the campaign.
He intends to press forward to San
Juan, regardless of peace negotiations
until Washington orders hostilities to
cease.
Chaplain Mcintyre, of the battleship
Oregon, makes severe arraignment of
Admiral Sampson and Fighting Bob"
Eavns In connection with the naval
battle at Santiago. He said: "Samp-
son reported himself within four miles
of the Cristobal Colon when she pulled
down her flags. He did not get shore
of the prize money, for the ship must
be within four miles to share In the
money. Sampson will therefore get
$40, 900 of the prize money, while Cap
tain Clark, who fought with the Oregon
AS never a man fought with ship be.
fore. will get only $500, and you who
have had just exactly as much to do
with the battle as Sampson will not
get cent"
The total collections of wal tax in
she Northwest district fas the 9Yst
month {July) amounted to nearly $780,
600.
Owing to a scarcity of transports
most of the troops at San Francisco
, may have to remain there for some
time yet.
Passengers report conditions at st.
i Michaels as extremely precarious.
Thousands of people are stranded and
relief must be sent by the government.
Three were killed and a number of
mail clerks severely injured at Canton,
junction, Mass, Monday, by the ex-
press mail special, from New York to
Boston, jumping the track.
The Hawaiian commissioners, Sena-
tors Cullom and Morgan and Repre-
sentative Hit, have arrived in San
Francisco and will take passage for
Honolulu on the Mariposa.
Ex-Mayor Sutro, of San Francisco,
! died\ Monday He was the largest in
dividhal property owner in the bay
city. He superintended the construc-
tion OF the SutIo canal at Virginia
City. New.
Work has begun on the Notifications
at Point Wilson, Wash. These fortifi-
cations will be constructed by the gov
ernment direct, and not by contract as
is the case with works on Admiralty
head and Marrowstone point. About
300 men will be employed and the work
will be pushed ahead as speedily as
circumstances will permit.
Cannerymen at Astoria have been
Offering five cents for salmon. The
run of fish continues light and indica-
tions are that the pack will be at least
110, 900 cases short of that Of last year.
This is due in great measure to the
fact that nearly every fisherman on the
river has sold fish to the cold storage
companies as they have paid half cent
more than the packers.
A Washington special to the Herald
says: In connection with the probable
selection of Secretary Day as one of the
! peace commissioners, 1t is stated that
he will at an early date retire from the
Office of secretary OF state, and, after
| concluding his labors as memb Der Of
the commission, resume the practice
of law at Canton. Although this is the
first public announcement that Day in
tends to retire from public life, it has
! long been known to his intimate friends
that when he accepted the portfolio he
did 80 with the understanding that he
would resign Immediately after peace
was restored bewteen Spain and the
I United Stats.
| Word has been received at San Fran
cisco that on the day the news of an
nexation was received at Honolulu an
expedition, authorized by the Hawaiian
republic, started on 1, 700mile voyage
to annex two islands to the Hawaiian
group. The islands in question are
Byer and Morell, about 100 miles apart.
The Hawaiian flag has never been raised
over these islands and Senator g. N.