Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-06-24

The vladivostok squadron has re-
turned to Port.
Japanese artillery is using Iyddte
shells extensively.
Russia believes Japan is thing of the
war and would welcome mediation.
The coroner's inquiry into the wreck
of the General Slocum has commenced.
The release of captives Perdicaris and
Varley has again been delayed for a
week.
According to Russian advices the
Standard Oil company has absorbed
the Russian oil trust.
The Russian army at Mukden is now
able to take much needed rest as the
Japanese advance has stopped.
The Portland mine, in Cripple creek,
the former stronghold of unionism,
will hereafter employ nonunion help.
The Connecticut court has ruled
that w. ]. Bryan must turn over to
Mrs. Philo Bennett all the money from
the estate of her late husband.
The Transcontinental Passenger as
sociation is in session at st. Paul.
The most important matter to come be-
fo1e the meeting for consideration will
be rates to the Lewis and Clark expo
sition.
A big battle is imminent in Southern
Manchuria.
The British battleship Prince of
Wales is at Tangier.
All the Russian ships at Port Arthur
are repaired and ready for sea.
Representative Tawney is sure the
Lewis and Clark fair will be success
in every way.
The city of New York will raise the
wreck of the General Slocum to make
sure it contains no bodies.
The fourth of the transports which
met with the Russian Vladivostok
squadron is now known to have been
sunk.
Fanatical Mongols are being urged to
revolt by alleged apostles of the god
Ariol and may cause the Russians much
touble.
Lieutenant General Won Wahl, for
merly chief of police of st. Petersburg,
is likely to be appointed governor gen.
eral of Finland.
The directors of the Portland mine
will dismiss the damage acton begun
by their superintendent against the
state of Colorado for closing the mine.
It is believed that the japanese feet
has met the Russian Vladivostok
squadron near Sasebo.
The Teamsters' union, of Chicago,
and their employers are expected to
have trouble shortly.
Many of the Japanese on the trans
ports sunk by the Russians committed
suicide rather than be captured.
The number of vessels in the Port
Arthur harbor at present is l5, includ-
ing merchantmen and warships.
Authorities at Cripple Greek claim
to have the man in Jail who blew up
the Independence depot platform.
Great Britain and Russia are said to
be on the eve of reaching an under
standing regarding the yellow peril.
The big break in the Sacramento riv-
er near Stockton has been closed and
the flow of water checked. The loss to
farmers, however, will be extensive.
The train robbers who held up the |
Northern Pacific train in Montana Sc
cured $55, 900. Kid Curry, the former
SC. in |
pursuit.
Cuba has been swept by hurricane
which caused many deaths and great
damage.
The sultan of Morocco has alarmed
Tangier by sending troops of the worst
type there.
The PORTLAND mine will sue the state
of Colorado for 100000 on account of
being closed by the military.
The Vladivostok squadron is now
known to have sunk two Japanese
transports, which carried about 1000
men down with them,
Gneeral Stalkelberg, badly beaten at
vafangow, may yet save his army by
retreating. Two batteries of artillery
have been literallyc ut to pieces by the
Japanese and of their 16 guns, IS were
30 badly damaged as to be rendered
utterly worthless ana were abandoned.
Two masked men held up the North
Coast Limited Northern Pacific passen-
ger train near Bearmouth, Montana.
The safe in te express car was blown
open and the contents taken. 1t is not
known how much was secured. but it is
beliveed the sum was large.
An attempt has been made to assss-
sinate the governor general of Finland.
The Amity dam in the Arkansas