The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-14

'EheY ambushed two Sotnlas and
killed IA Cossacks. Six Cossacka
were captured. One of them, an of
fieer, was decapitated.
Paris, Sept. 10.-One of the bank
ers who made the recent French
loan to Russia informed the cores.
pondent of the Associated Press to-
day that considerable time must
necessarily elapse before Russia
can safely apply again to the
French market. Russian credit
continues good. but the fnanciers
'of st. Petersburg and Paris recog-
nize it would not be wise to strain
French credit, and therefore the
overtures for another loan were re-
Gently addressed to Berlin instead
of Paris. Russian bonds of 1904
made the highest record, sos 90 to-
day.
Several of the Balkan s,a,-- are
seeking fresh loans. The Bulgarian
minister of finance is now here, and
the new Servian administration is.
a'so seeking for loan of Sc. 100000.
San Francisco, Sept. 10.-The
protected cruiser, Milwaukee was
launched today in the presence Of
thousands of spectators, including
"a distinguished delegation from the
city in whose honor the vessel was
named and a large number of
Knights Templar from Wisconsin
and other states who have been in
San Francisco this week for the tri-s
ennial conclave.
Long before the hour appointed
for the launching, the visitors crowd
ed the yards of the Union Iron
Works, the adjoining housetops and
the hills. Many took places. of van.
tage hours before the vessel slid
from the ways, and they patiently
waited before the ship entered the
brine. Even then they were loath
to depart, many remaining for hours
to watch the giant hull as it Aeatsd,
at anchor in the bay.
The launching party was given q.
place upon the large platform which
had been built around thSprow Of
the vessel. Miss janet aeheIl Of
I MilwaukeeYto whom had Been Civ,
en- the hof1or Of, christening the
cruiser, and Miss Bly J effrey of thht
} city, who had been chosen to touch
the button that started the, vessel
on the ways, took positions within
a few feet of the ships PROV.
Brief addresses appropriate to the
/. occasion were delivered in behalf of
the city of Milwaukee, the city of
5 San Francisco, the United States
navy and the Union Iron Works.
Hardly had the last of these been
concluded than Miss Jeffries, at the
: bidding of her father, who is vice.
: president of the Uion Iron Works,
touched the button that freed the
!. big ship. The massive structure re-
5 sponded to the touch of the button
!, like thing of life. and without the
a slightest jar, started down the ways
e AS it tIembled on the move Miss
l. Mitchell broke the bottle of wine
u upon the prov, and in a clear, full
: voice, said:
81 christen the Milwaukee"
n Gaining speed every moment, th'
n great hull glided rapidly down the
10 ways into the water. Simultane.
rs eusly the great crowd gave vent t.
is a great cheer, which was soor
10 drowned in the din created by th'
81 booming of cannon and the blowing
II OF whistles upon the countless Graf
n in the bay.
Sc The Milwaukee is a protecte.
(. cruiser of 800 tons displacement
OF and is sister ship of the Charles
s' ton and the St. Louis, which wa
ne authorized by the same act of con
ne gress. Her principal data is as fol
N lows: Length, 424 feet; extrem
1e breadth 66 feet; total displacement
ir 900 tons; mean draft at norma
displacement, % feet 6 inches; en-
CINE, twin-screw, 81, 900 horse pow
n er; speed, % knots; normal Goa
e, supply, $50 tons; coal bunker ca
ID pacity, 1900 tons.
I'd The ships armament is to be a
q, follows: Fourteen 6.inch rapid
g. fire guns, IS 14.pounder rapid-fir
r. guns. IL 3-pouader rapid.fire guns
z 1.pounder rapid.fire guns, 2 9
In inch rapid.fre field guns. 2 ma
TX chine guns, 80 calibre, and 8 auto
he matte guns, 80 calibre.
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NEGLECTED COLDS.