Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22


within two mi les of Tangier.
The rush to South Dakota lands near
Yankton has become a veritable stam-
pede.
last congress will be built at Mare
island.
Germany will demand that Russia
explain the seizure of mails destined
for Japan.
Constant skirmishes are occurring
near Mukden between Cossacks and
Japanese scouts.
Small riots continue at the various
packing plants where work is attemted
with nonunion men.
About two-thirds of the rural mail
carriers will receive 500 more per
year, commencing July 1.
The steamer Hapsang, from Niu
Chwang to Chefoo, is overdue and it is
feared she has struck mine.
Other Chicago unions will go out on
q strike unelss the trouble with the
meat packers is settled at once.
Hot weather continues in the Mid
die West and Central states. Chicago
and Pittsburg have both had number
of deaths.
New York will be the chief battle
ground for both parties in the presi-
Dental campaign.
The body of Kent Loomis, the miss
ing American, has been washed ashore
near Plymouth, England.
Russian vessels stopped a German
steamer in the Red sea and seized
much mail destined for Japan.
Extreme hot weather throughout the
Midd West has caused many pros
trations and a number of deaths.
Peace negotiations are at standstill
in the meatpackers' strike. The op-
orators refuse to re-employ all strikers
at once.
St. Paul strikers resisted an at
tempt of officers to place nonunion men
in the packing houses and free for all
fight ensued.
Ion Perdicaris, of Tangie1, who was
held captive by brigands, has grave
fears for foreigners unless France
adopts stern measures.
Japan denies the report Of a gcreat
re, erse at Port Arthur in which ,O00
troops were lost, asserting that not
shot was fired at the fort that day.
The Russians themselves are becoming
skeptical regarding it as not word has
been heard since the first report.
The Russian losses in the last battle
at Port Arthur are placed at $500.
The Russians seized the Chicago
News dispatch boat and towed it into
Port Arthur.
Cholera and dysentery are said to be
epidemic among the Japanese troops at
Feng Wang Cheng. -
Neither side in the meatpackers'
strike will allow the other to dictate
the terms of arbitr alton, but both want
peace.
Great Britain has granted the last
request of ex-President Kruger and his
remains will lie alongside those of his
wife in the Transvaal.
The president of Panama has assured
congressn en- excited over the custom
house that he is confident the United
States will interpret the treaty in a
lipelal spirit.
A gigantic railroad ticket swindle,
through which the railroads having
offices in Denver have lost thousands
of dollars, has been unearthed. Three
men have been arrested. They are
charged with having doctored tickets
by hanging the destination, plugging
punched holes in cancelled tickets and
otherwise changing them.
The emperor of China is seriusly ill.
Omaha business has begun to suffer
as result of the strike.
The Russian losses in the latest en-
gagement at Port Arthur are placed at
$500.
The Russian government has ordered
100, ,000e ebreastplates for the army in
the Far East.
Russia's up of joy is filled to over
flowing now that the Vladivostok
squadron is out again.
The trouble between te packing house
and operators is likely to be |
settled by arbitration.
Ex-President Kruger, of the Trans
vaal, is dead. His relatives will ask
Great Britain to permit his remains to
be inferred in the Transvaal.
Reports of the big Japanese reverse
are still unconfrmed, but are unques-
toned at ST. Petersburg.
One man was killed and seven
in a riot at Chicago due to
the meat packers strike.
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