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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
FIGHT At PEiT SANG.
The Allied Forces Lost 1900 in
Engagement With Chinese.

The Allied Forces Lost 1900 in ar
Engagement With Chinese.
Washington, August 8.-The follow
ing cablegrams have been received al
the navy department.:
"Che Foo. August 8.-Bureau OF
Navigation, Washington: There is q
British report, unofficial, of an engage
ment at Peit Sang, Sunday morning,
from to 1880. Allied loss in killed
and wounded, 1900, chiefly Russians
and Japanese. Chinese are retreating.
"TAUSIG.'
''Che Foo, August S.-Bureau OF
Navigation, Washington: Official re.
port, believed reliable, says about 16,
BOO allies heavily engaged the Chinese
at Peit Sang, daylight, 5th.
"REMEY."
Peit Sang is the first railroad station
about six miles northwest of Tien Tsin,
en- route to Pekin. Tausig, who signed
the first dispatch, is in command OF
the Yorktown, which is at Che Foo.
T. Interest in the Chinese Situation was
intensified this morning by the receipt
of two dispatches from naval officers
at Che Foo, repeating unofficial but
apparently reliable reports of active
and extensive hostilities between the
allied forces and the Chinese on the
line between Tien Tsin and Pekin.
The dispatches indicate unmistakably
that the relief column has started in
earnest, and that it is meeting with
determined opposition. Although
neither of the naval dispatches men,
tions the presence of American troops
in the reported engagement. it is gen.
orally assumed at the war department
that at least part of General Chat.
fees small army took an active and
aggressive part in the affair.
According to the information in pos
session of the war department, the
town of Peit Sang is at the head OF
tidewater on the Pei Ho, between IL
and II miles by road beyond Tien Tsin.
It is a village of mud huts of conidera.
BILE size, but not walled. The river at
this point is not navigable by anything
larger than good-sized steam launch,
and it is thought that the troops proba.
bly, reached there in small boats towed
by the naval launches. The country
along the river between Pekin and Tien
Tsin is low alluvial plain, almost
impossible for wheeled vehicles in the
wet season, and under quite a high
state of cultivation. 1t presents nc
natural defensive features, and the wal
department. knows no strategic reason
why the Chinese should have made a
stand there. rather than at any other Of
the dozen villages east of the, walled
town of Tung Chow, where is stored an
immense amount of provisions upon
which the city of Pekin would have to
depend in case of siege.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Stevedores Strike.

Baltimore, August 8.-All the union
stevedores in Baltimore, numbering
about $500, went on strike today be.
cause the steamship agents refused to
agree to employ no more non-union
men. !. The trouble began several days
ago. This morning the leaders of the
union presented to the agents an agree
ment binding them to employ union
men exclusively, which the agents
unanimously declined to sign. The
strike was then ordered and promptly
obeyed. A large number of non-union
men are at work today, and.as yet
there have been no attempts on the
part of the strikers to interfere with
them -
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Arrest ON Account of the Shah.

Paris, August s.-The French police
have arrested, at Abbeville, Auguste
Valette, dangerous anarchist, who is
supposed to have been the lnstigator OF
Salson's attempt upon the shah of Per.
sia. Valette left Paris Immediately
after the crime. He and Salson will
be confronted. Today the police tried
to discharge Salson's revolver, but not
one of the five cartridges exploded, be.
cause of the way in which he had filed
the hammer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
SIX ARMoRED CRUISERS.
Plans viii Be Ready for the Bidders IL
November.

November.
Washington, August 6.-The secre-
tary of the navy has issued to ship
builders circular calling for bids for
the construction of six armored cruis-
ers, three authorized by the act of
March 3, 1899, and three by the act of
June z, 1900. Those authorized by
the former act are to be sheathed and
coppered. Two classes of bids are
called for regarding the first three, one
for sheathing and coppering and the
other without it, the department re-
serving the right to adopt either form
of construction.
The plans will be ready for distribu-
tion to the bidders November 8. No
bid swill be considered which propose
to furnish vessels of less than 13, 400
tons trial displacement for unsheathed
vessels, and less than 13, 800 tons trial
displacement for sheathed. or less than
% knots speed and bunker capacity
Of 2,OOO tons. The maximum time al.
lowed for completion is 36 months for
each vessel, with penalties of $500 a
day for each day in excess of that time
lOI Int AISb AlOA1A oAu pOOO lo4 OaCIJ
subsequent day. For deficiency o.
speed not below 20 knots the vessel.
will be accepted at a reduced compen.
sation of $50, 900 for each quarter knot
to 81 q knots, and 500, 900 per quarter
knot down to 20 knots.
The vessels will have twin screws,
and be fitted throughout with the most
modern machinery. The main batter.
les will consist of four eight-ineh
breechloading rifles of 40 caliber
length, and IA six-inch breechloading
rapid fire rifles of SO caliber length.
The secondary battery will consist of Is
three-inch breechloading rifles, II three
FOUNDER guns, four one FOUNDER auto
matte guns, four one-pounder single
shot guns, two three-inch field guns,
two machine guns, six automatic guns
and two submerged torpedo tubes.
The limit of cost of each of the three
ships authorized by the act of 1899 is
$4, 900, 900, and each of those author
lied by this years naval bill, $4,250,-
600.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
THE NOME SITUATION
v A'A ~ "A 4 v =
Was No Excuse for a Small.
pox Scare. & r.
WILD GOOSE RAILWAY FINISHED
Aiming Greatly Retarded Owing to the
Scarcity of Water-AIany Men
Broke and Discouraged.

Seattle, August 8.-"Nome is all
| right for the practical miner, but it
contains about 10000 people at this
time who have no business there" says
Charles D. Lane, the California mil
lionaire mining man. ''Nome," Mr..
Lane resumed, sis all believed it to
be and perhaps more. There is plenty
of gold there and the camp will demon
strate the truthfulness OF my assertion.
l came away on business and expect to
return just as soon as possible. So
many inexperienced people being in
the district is bound to result in disas-
trous consequences. Many of them are
broke and discouraged. They cannot
get away" ..s , 4
'"Do you think the government will
provide them transportation back to
the states?''
'Tf the government wants to do the
right thing it certainly will"
GLOW is the smallpox situation?''
''It is not at all serious. ~. -s Seattle
could have as many cases and nothing
would be thought of it. There fare a
few cases of smallpox at Nome. but
they are of the very mildest form.
There has been but one death from the
disease, and of the total number who
have had the smallpox there is not a
pitted man in the lot. There was no
sense in such scare.',,
Mr.. Lane spoke of his own operations
in the camp, saying he had completed
the Wild Goose railway, which runs
from Nome City to the mines on Anvil
creek, a distance of eight or nine miles.
1t is now in operation, handling both
freight and passengers.
Gas to mining" Mr.. Lane said in
conclusion, 'that has been greatly re-
tarded owing to'a lack of water. Up
to the time we left there had been but
little rain, though we had shower or
two while we We're en- route to Dutch
harbor, and these rains may have ex-
tended to Nome. I think there will be
more or less of rainfall at Nome this
month, and if it comes in sufficient
quantities the gold output of the dis
trict will yet be considerable. In any
event, my faith in the camp as an ult1-
mate gold producer is unshaken.'' -
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Quarters for Refugees.

st. Petersburg, August S.-A. tele-
gram from Khabarvosk says: About
5000 persons-railway officials and
their families-have arrived here from.
Charbin and other points. having re-.
ceived orders from government officials
to embark on steamers. Among them
are A wounded and 33 on the invalid
list. The Chinese Railway Company
has been given 5000 rubles for ambu-
lance purposes and for the construction
of quarters for other refugees.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Paris Cab Drivers Strike.

Paris, August -Four thousand cab
drivers have gone on a strike, demand
ing lower rate for renting vehicles
There have been no disturbances, but
the Republican guards protect the sta.
bles.. A fire at the headquarters of the
Caimlee Cab Company at St. Ouen this
morning destroyed all the cabs and 15
horses. Ten persons who were assist
ing the firemen to put out the flames
were injured.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
G1anders Among Cavalry Horses.

San Francisco, August 6.-Glanders
has broken out among the horses at the
Presidio stables, belonging to the vari-
GUS cavalry regim ents and awaiting
shipment to China on the horse trans
ports Aztec and Strathgyle. The pres
ence of CHAMBERS was discovered this
morning, and eight infected animals
were shot. The commanding officer
has received orders to spare no effort
or expense in stamping out the disease
before it can become epidemic.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Anarchist Riot in Chicago.

Chicago, August 8.-An anarchist
riot occurred this afternoon at the cor
ner of Twelfth and Halstead streets, in
which % people were bruised in q
struggle with 45 policemen. Five pen
sons were arrested, among them being
Mrs. Lucy Parsons, widow of Albert
R. Parsons, who was executed Novem.
ber II, 1887, in Chicago for aiding and
abetting the bombthrowing,in the Hay.
market riot. She was charged with
disorderly conduct and resisting an
officer. Her bail was fixed at 81, 1000
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
FOUR KILLED, ONE HURT.
An Old Fued Fought Out at a Picnic in
H. Missouri. = -

Pennington, Mo-, August S.-Four
men were killed and one fatally
wounded in shooting affair between
William Dooley and his four sons. on
one side, and the four Harris brothers,
on the other, Doe Run, one of the MIN
ing towns of st. Francois county, as
the result of fued. William Dooley,
Wess Harris, James Harris and John
Dooley were killed, Frank Harris was
fatally wounded. and Mary Littrell, a
young girl, was struck just above the
ankle with rifle ball. t
A few days ago the Harris boys sent
word to the Dooleys that they would
be at Doe Run and intended to run the
Dooleys off the grounds. Just how the
shooting began is not clear. All the
Harris boys except one, Bill. were
shot. One was killed instantly. Three
of the Dooley boys, who were unhurt,
came to Pennington and gave them
selves up. They are in Jail.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
NINE PERSONS INJURED.
Piece of Irou Weighing a Ton Crash Q.
Through q Roof.

Piece of Irou Weighing a Ton Crash es
Through a Roof.
New York, August 6.-Three per-
sons were seriously injured and six
others badly cut and bruised today by
the falling of five heavy pieces OF
structural iron Efrom the top of IL
story building in the course of con-
struction at Broadway and Walker
streets. Fannie Cohen, II years OF
age; Morris Beichere, l6 years of age,
and David Waldemann, 10, were so
badly injured they had to be taken to a
hospital, and six others were painfully
injured personsswere employed by M.
Goldberg & Co.. pocket-book manufac-
turers, who occupied the upper two
floors of the five-story building on
Walker street, directly in the rear Of
the building in course of construction.
Four heavy iron girders, each weigh
ing over q ton, were being hoisted to
the top of the high building. They
were being swung around to the top OF
the building when they slipped out OF
the chains. Three of the heavy girders
CIdSAOu luIouSA IL AOOIS W ou0 DdoO-
ment, and the fourth stuck at the Sec
ond floor. Over 100 workmen were at
work in the building, but they escaped
injury. When the big boom of the der
rick was released from the girders it
swung around and struck 14-foot iron
upright, swapping it off and throwing
in over the side of the building. This
piece weighed over a ton. 1t crashed
throuhg the roof of the Walker street
building, where 80 people were at work
on the top floor. They were buried in
the debris. Those who were not badly
hurt made rush for the fire escape,
leaving a number of women who had
tainted and the injured p ersons lying
helpless on the floor.
Alfred Norton, foreman in charge Of
the iron workers, was arrested on
charge of criminal neglect and arraign.
ed in the Center street court. He was
parolIed until tomorrow,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Wrong Man Killed ,

New Orleans, August 6.-Last Fri.
day, when the mob riots were at their
height, negro. supposed to be Burke
jackson, was taken away from the po-
lice and shot to death. 1t now devel.
ops that he was not jackson. Jackson
was later captured at lola, Miss, and
today was returned to this city and
lodged in Jail. -T -
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Eareat Firea.

Los Angeles, CAL, August 6.-Great
forest fires continue to burn in the ST.
ezra Madre mountains. A report from
Camp Sturtevant says that although
the fire does not threaten the camp as
much as it did week ago. there still
remains much work for tine fire fight
ers to do. Unless the flames are soon
checked large area of the San Gabriel
forest reserve, in addition to the Is or
20 square miles already devastated,
will be laid waste.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
TRAINROBBERS KILL.
One Passenger Resisted Their Demand
for Money.

for Money.
, Kansas City, August IA Journal
special from Salina, Kan, says:
The Union Pacific east-bound pas.
senger train No. 4, which left Denver
last night, was held up by two men
several miles west of Hugo. Colo, 80
miles this side of Denver. The pas
sengers in the Pullman sleepers were
robbed of their money and valuables.
An old man named Fay. resident OF
California, who had been visiting Den
yer and was on his way to St. Louis,
refused to surrender his valuables and
fired shot at one of the robbers, but
missed him. Thereupon the robbers
returned the fire, one shot entering
Fay's mouth and coming out the back
of his head, killing him almost in
stantly. The robbers stopped the
train, jumped off and escaped.
The robbers got on to one of the
sleepers near Limon, and after the
train had started the men made noise
at the door. The conductor, thinking
they were tramps, opened the door to
put them off. The robbers, who were
masked, pointed pistol at his head
and ordered him to lead the way through
the coaches. All of the passengers
were asleep, and the conductor was
ordered to wake them one at q time.
The frightened passengers were told to
keep quiet or they would be killed, and
at the same time were asked to hand
over ther money and .valuables. The
robbers obtained about 500 in cash and
a number of gold watches and pieces OF
jewelry. The robbery took place few
minutes before O'Clock this morning.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Hunting for a Lost Son.

St. Louis. August 6.-Christophel
and Margaret O'Neil, travelling with
their five children in search of an 49,
year-old son, Charles, who disappeared
from his home in Pittsburg, Pa, more
than year ago, are stopping here for
few days. The members of the fam
lily, who are travelling overland in two
wagons, have covered 617 miles since
they left their home in Pittsburg, last
April. Mrs. O'Neil says their journey
will not end until their son is found.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Guardian for Charles Hoyt.

Claremont, N. Y, August S.-The
appointment of James o. Lyford, OF
Concord, as guardian of Charles H.
Hoyt, the playwright, was made in the
Sullivan county probate court today.
Mr.. Lyford will assume management
of all Mr.. Hoyt's business affairs, and
will endeavor to preserve as much as
possible of Mr.. Hoyt's personal estate,
the monetary value of which is a mat.
ter of conjecture.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Cut in Wages.

Joliet, ILL.,, August cit is reported
that straight cut of 15 per cent ha.
been ordered in wages by the American
Steel s. Wire Com pany. The reduc-
tion, it is said, will effect every EN-.
.ploye. No official information can be
obtained here. although it is understood
the order went into effect yesterday.
About 2,000 employed in local mills
are cOncerned:
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Missionaries From China,

San Francisco, August THE trans
port Logan arrived at midnight. 80
days from Manila, via Nagasaki and
Yokohama. She is understood to have
on board number of refugee mission
aries from China, but no one will be
landed until after the vessel is inspect
ed by the quarantine officer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Battle With Moons hiners

Paul's Valley, l. T., August 8.-As
a result Of a pitched battle, with
moonshiners near Johnson, 20 miles
from Paul's Valley, one deputy mar
shall was wounded slightly and another,
schrimpsher, of Paul's Valley, is miss
ing. The outlaws escaped in the dark
ness. 1t is believed Schrimpsher fol.
lowed the band and was killed. Rem
forcements were sent from here today.
The outlaws are a part of band that
was raided near Center a few days ago,
when five of its members, together
with still and quantity of liquor
were taken. The leader, named Tice,
a veteran Arkansas distiller, and other
members of the gang escaped. After
four days. pursuit they were located by
posse of deputies in a deep ravine
near Johnson. A demand to surrender
was answered with a volley of bullets,
and shots were exchanged for over an
hour. The deputies surrounded the
outlaws position to await daylight,
but the latter escaped during the night.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Beers Make Another CAPTURE,

London, August 1.-THE Lourenco
Marques correspondent of the Daily
Express, wiring Saturday, says:
''Transvaal advices declare that Cen
eral Baden Powell was wounded dur.
ing recent engagement at Rustenberg.
where the Beers, according to their ac-
count, took some prisoners and cap
tured 324 wagons.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Gale in United Kingdom.

London, August g. A severe gale il
raging throughout the United King.
dom. Channel traffic is suspended,
causing much Inconvenience to thous-
ands of excursionists who wished to
take advantage of the August bank hol.
iday. Rain and wind have done much
damage in the provinces. Several
small vessels have gone ashore, and
many others have been obliged to seek
refuge in the harbors.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Hot Davs In Chicago.

Chicago, August 8.-Nine persons
died and score were Frustrated as a
result of the heat here today. The
mercury reached SO degrees in the gov.
ernment Office this afternoon. The
wind was sitting. The weather office
says the hot weather will continue in.
dafinitaly
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Four Injured i'm Collision.

Columbus, O., August 7.-An elec.
trio car struck a large wagon filled
with fishing party. on High street,
tonight and six persons were injured.
The more seriously hurt are: Julian
Rose, Boston. Mass, variety actor, leg
fractured; Fred Gefeller, spine injured
and elbow split; G. E. Fuller, two ribs
broken; Carl Gilbert, bad wound in
back of head.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10

Detroit August This has been
the hottest day of the summer in De-
troit. the thermometer registering SO
degrees.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Heavy Thunder Storm,

Plattsburg, N. Y, August S.-The
severest wind, rain and thunder shower
ever experienced IN this section broke
over this city tonight. The Lake
Champlain Yacht Club held it's annual
race meet here today, and tonight the
fleet anchored in the bay near Hotel
Champlain, at Bluff Point. The storm
struck the feet, and many of the yachts
were dragged from their moorings.
The Va1halla, owned by w. B. Kings
land, of Burlington. VT, was blown
out into the lake about half q mile,
when it capsized. Mr.. Kingsland's
son, a man of 20 years, who was on the
Yacht with his father, was drowned.
The father managed. to cling to the
dingey and was later rescued.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Kruger Promises Indemnity.

Pretoria, August 6.-President Kru-
ger and Commandant-Genera Botha
have issued proclamation promising
to pay all damage done to farms by the
British provided the burghers remain
with the commandos.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
Confederate Gen.raI D.,d

New Orleans, August 7.-General
York, Confederate soldier. died at his
home in Natchez, Miss, today, aged
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10

Chicago, August 7.-Heat today
caused two deaths and several pros
trations. 1t was "a in the shade.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10

Our foreign trade continues to show.
great increase,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10

Pol Plancon, the opera singer, sings
a whole opera in admirable German
without understanding word of that
language.
New York, Chinese have issued a
proclamation saying none of them are
from the tribes involved in Boxer dis
turbances.
A ranch of $50 acres, with 200, 900
chickens and an output of 10000, 900
eggs year will be established at Man
asquan, N. J.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-03-24

The revulsion Of popular feeling in
England toward Ireland, and the in
tense, gushing, sentimentalism that
found an outburst of expression by the
universal wearing Of the shamrock on
St. Pstrick's day, present n of the
most singular and phenomenal changes
in the current Of public thoughc in
England. Only Il few years ago, the
shamrock was a badge Of disloyalty
aud OF hatred TO the Saxon. Now, from
the Queen down to the meekest subject
that symbol of traditional hatred is
held up for popular alteration. The
memory of O'Connell and Emmett is
now embalmed in the Briton's heart,
and the recollections Of the battle of
Boygne are obliterated. All Of this
change was effected by the valor OF the
Irish race in South Africa! But will
this era OF reconciliation and good
feeling after centuries of feud and anti
es be enulring? No event of the
past centuries in highlands annals
lies with it such momentous sig.
lcance.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-03-24
A test case, involving the constitl

A test case, involving the constitu-
~R..onality OF the Antitrust law of Tex
as, was determined in the U. S. Su-
preme court, Monday, in favor of the
State. The issue presented, was the
right of the Waters-Pierce oil company
to do business in Texas, contrary to the
antitrust provisions Of the laws. 1t
was charged, among other alleg ations,
that the Waters-Pierce oil company
was a member OF the Strddard Oil
trust, but the court waived all other
points, limiting its opinion to the val
idity OF the law as applicable to this
case. The decision sustains the State
courts, in opposing the contentious OF
the oil company.