Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15

others injured. Many buildings were
unroofed.
A number of japanese transports
have been sighted off Kinchou. 1t is
believed they intend to make land
ing at Yinkow.
Sixteen persons were killed and about
three score injured in rear end col
ison between trains on the Erie rail-
road at Midvale, N. J.
After day of hard fighting at Kai-
chou the Japanese were surprised next
morning to find that the Russians had
evacuated the town during the night.
A number of foreign attaches and
newspaper correspondents have been
informed that they can go to the front
July 20. This causes many to believe
that severe fighting will take place
then.
Kuropatkin may retreat further
north.
The capture of Kaichou will permit
of the Japanese armies combining.
F. G. Robertson, of Washington,
made the speech placing Ex-senator
Turner in nomination for vice presi-
dent on the Democratic ticket.
Six of the 10 passengers on the ill
fated steamer Norge, who landed on
the Farce islands, were in such an ex-
hausted condition that they were una
BILE to speak.
u:1l:.. rl.~l~ C-;4&ooJor a ,&,,Iop&
of the University of California. has
been selected as the first Rhodes
scholar at Oxford to represent Califor-
MIA. Seven candidates passed a sue
cessful examination. Massachusetts, is
the only state where as many men sue
ceeded in passing the qualifying exam
ination, eight having been successful
there.
Topeka believes that the worst of the
food is over.
After severe fighting General Oku
has occupied Kaiping.
The Democratic platform as adopted
contains no financial plank.
The Japanese have captured 10 guns
and so prisoners near Kaiachou.
The British fleet has left Wei Hal
Wei hurriedly under sealed orders.
Cholera is spreading rapidly in
Northern Persia. There are 800 dying
daily.
Good weather again prevails in
Manchuria and there is probability OF
heavy fighting.
In short but severe engagement at
Hoang the Russians were driven off
with loss OF 800.
The Japnaee are advancing along
their entire front between the coast
and the Chinstan valley.
DIR. Swallow, candidate for president
Bryan to join that party.
Alaska Indians, jealous of white
mans property, started fire that de-
stroyed the village of Point Gravina.
A division of the Baltic squadron
will sail from Cronstadt July % under
sealed orders. Complete mystery sur
rounds her destination.
Japanese generals are proving them
selves great strategists.
A Japanese gunboat struck mine off
Talien Wan bay and was lost.
Russia objects to the presence of
British gunboat at Niu Chwang.
The Democratic national convention
denied vote to the Philippine dele
gates.
The czar fears revolution in Rus
sian Poland and state of siege will be
proclaimed.
The Russian war Office admits that
battle of consequence has taken place
near Lao Yang, but has no advices as
to the outcome.
A waterspout, accompanied by
terrific wind, passed through Clinton,
0. T., killing six persons and inju1ing
several others.
Japanese and Russian ships have en-
gagged in battle in the Corean straits
and it is believed two or thlee of the
former have been lost.
Russian officials claim that the heavy
rams in Manchuria will do much to-
ward giving them the upper hand.
One man was killed, another fatally
injured and score of others slightly
injured in a collision on the Reading
railroad at suburb of Philadelphia.
The correspondent of Paris paper
says he saw at Kronstadt the Ameri-
can built submarine boat Protector.
He states that he was also shown two
other submarines Of American manu-
facture.