Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-12

Famine conditions at fOrI ATIuuI
are becoming appalling and hospitals
are crowded with sick and wounded.
Russians are busy strengthening the
defenses of Port Arthur for the final
struggle, which they are expecting at
anyt ime.
More rumors that Port Arthur has
fallen continue to arrive in st. Peters
burg, but it is believed in the Russian
capital that the japanese are still un-
able to capture the outworks.
German papers condone the sinking
of the steamer Thea.
An attempt was made on the life OF
the president of Uruguay.
Kuropatkin's position at Lao Yang
has strong railroad defenses.
The destroyer Goldsbo1 ough will soon
have another trial on the Sound.
Packers continue to add to their
forces and are confident OF victory.
No new forest reserves are to be c,e-
ated in the West until after election.
A railroad collision at Boxeman
caused the death of a travelling engi-
neer.
French troops are being hastily for
warded to Tonquin by the French gov
eminent.
Bids on Grand Ronde reservation
lands are to be made public and sent
on to Washington.
Lack of news from Port Arthur for
several days is interpreted at st.
Peter sburg as good news.
Thirty thousand Chicago stockyard
strikers paraded the streets to music OF
bands and headed by platoon OF police.
Japan has sent strong feet of gun
boats and torpedo boats up the Lao
river to head off the retreat Of the Rus
slams to the west.
Montana stockmen have sent depu-
tation to Chicago to try and patch up
peace.
The Russian government has given
orders that no more merchant steamers
be sunk.
information has been given the feder-
al inspector of an infraction of the law
by the beef trust.
The Japanese have taken advantage
of mountain passes to outmaneuver the
Russians east of Lao Yang.
The fall of Port Arthur and the sur
render of General Kuropatkin are pre-
dlcted to occur on the same day.
Altcn B Parker, Democratic nomi-
nee fol president, has resigned from the
bench of the New YORK court of appeals.
The Chinese general, Ma, may cut
off retreat of Kuropatkin if he tries to
escape the japanese by going through
Mongolia.
Two Russian cruisers from the Baltic
are chasing steamer which left Eng
land for Canada, carrying ammunition
fol Yokohama by way of the Canadian
Pacific railway.
Germany has a fleet near Chefoo.
Ex-Governor James T. Lewis, Of
Wisconsin, is dead.
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stand against the Japanese.
While the battle was raging July 81
the thermometer was up to 1O2 degrees
near Haicheng.
The old Grimes hotel at Seaside has
burned. 1t was one of the Oldest build
ings at the coast.
The Japanese army attacking General
Kuropatkin is estimated at 2OO, 900.
A fast train on the Frisco system was
derailed in Indian Territory and num-
ber of persons injured.
While irving to come ashore from a
stranded yacht a number of persons
were drowned in Nova Scotia.
The government is awaiting further
news of the seizure of part of the Ara
bia' g cargo before taking action.
The Japanese are supposed to be de-
layed in the pursuit of the Russians by
lack of ammunition, which is being
hurried to the front.
No word has been received from Cen
erals Stakelberg or Zaroubaleff for sev-
eral days and it may be that General
Nodzu has cut them off from General
Kuropatkin.
The London Times declares the sink
ing of merchantmen piracy.
The assassin of Won Plehve has been
identified as student at KhaIkof uni
versity. He has died of his injuries.
Insurance rates have decreased since
the return TO Vladivostok of the Rus
sian raiding squadron.