Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-21
LATER NEWS.

Chang as negotlator.
Plans are being drawn for harbor inn
proyements in Manila.
! Americans are building permanent
telegraph line to Pekin.
Lord Roberts will leave South Africa
for England about October 8.
Colorado Republicans nominated
Frank G. Cloudy for governor.
Great Britain is preparing to have
| more troops in readiness for service in
/ China.
Troops of various nationalities are
hustling for winter quarters at Tien
Tsin.
Portugal has authorized the depart
ure of President Kruger from Lourenco
Marques.
Cuba had an orderly election, and
closer relations with the United States
are desired.
All Alaska is infected with small
pox and strict quarantine regulations
are prescribed.
Government is building railroad
spur to secure direct delivery of rock
to Columbia river jetty.
Lii Hung Chang sends memorial to
the throne, advising the impeachment
of several anti-foreign advisers.
Roosevelt's letter accepting the Re-
publican vice-presidential nomination
discusses the financial question, trusts
and imperialism.
The steamer City of Grand Rapids,
built for the Yukon trade, was burned
to the water's edge in the West Seattle
harbor, causing loss of $40, 900.
An official dispatch from Shanghai
says a German naval battalion, ac-
companied by 40 Bengal lancers, cap
tured and burned the town of Liang
September IL. Chinese regular troops
occupying the place had previously
fled. The German loss was one man
killed and five wounded.
Professor David Starr Jordan, of
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CAL,
has returned from three months trip
through Japan, where he succeeded in
securing the largest and Iuost complete
collection of Japanese fishes ever OBJ
tanned by scientists. Collections or
descriptions were made of all but 15
known species, besides 125 species un-
known to science.
Boxers are again active at Pekin.
A gradual reduction of the Russian
forces in Pekin has begun.
Other towns in Texas besides Gal
weston are in need of assistance.
General French has occupied Barber
/ ton, capturing 100 Beers and some roll
ing stock.
The first thimbles were made in Hol.
land. They were brought to England
in 1895.
| At Tacoma, WASH, the North Taco
ma shingle mill was entirely destroyed
by fire. Loss unknown.
John Wilson, pioneer merchant OF
Portland, Or, who began business
there in 1850, Is dead. aged "a.
The exodus from Galveston grows in
number as the facilities for getting
away from the city are increased.
At Eau Claire, Wis, seven men were
drowned by the overturning of boat
while try ing to cross the river at that
place.
Mexican thieves entered a saloon at
Guthrie, Arizona. for the purpose of
robbery and were compelled to kill
two men and then escape.
Three men were drowned and two
gasoline launches sunk as result of q
collision between the small cr.sft and a
steamer at Stockton, Cal.
Another plague case has been re-
ported at Glasgow, making a total of
II. In addition there is one suspect
and l Is persons under observation.
Near Nanaimo, B. c., two coal
| trains collidei ON the center of tres
tie, killing four men and reducing one
engine to scrap iron. Misplaced sig
mails was the cause.
The division of customs and insular
affairs of the war department has given
out for pu blication a statement of the
receipts of the Havana custom house
for the month of August, 1900, show
ing that the total receipts Tor the
month were $99l, 926.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men convened at Des Moines adopted
resolutions denouncing the governor of
Idaho for maintaining martial law in
the Occur d'Alene district, the gov.
ernment for using the government
| troops and congress for making public
the testimony taken at the investiga-
tion by the house committee last win
ter.
The Boer delegates. Messrs. Fisher,
| Wolmarans and Vessels, have ad-
dressed an appeal to all NATIONS for in
tervention in South Africa. The ap-
peal concludes as follows: "In the
name OF justice and humanity, we ap-
peal to all peoples to come to our aid
in this supreme moment and save our
country. We commit ourselves to
God, trusting that our prayers will
be heard.''