The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-07-15

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into shreds and trampled under the
feet of an angry mob.
Port Huron Orangemen say they
did not resent it, as they believed
the insult to Canada was uncalled
for.
St. Petersburg, July 12.-Private
adviees received here from Moscow
say that the slayer of Prefect of Po-
lice Count Shuvalof is a student
and that he made an unsuccessful
attempt at suicide after taking The
life of bis victim. His recent arr est
was due to his participation in ro-
litical agitation.
Victoria, July 11.-News vas
brought by the Empress Of India of
the slaughter of shipwrecked Japar-
ese fishermen by Russians on the
Sakhalin coast. Ten Japanese were
lost on the Sakhalin coast WHEN
fishing toward the end of May. DE.
fenseless aud weak from the ex-
haustion resulting from their long
emersion in the waves, they were
met by three Russian guardsmen,
who fired on the fishermen, killing
five.
The remainder escaped and after
weeks of privation in the Sakhalin
wilderness, managed to escape and
reached Sokkaido, where they told
their story of wreck and long strug-
gle with sinking boats and 90
wreckage before reaching a little
cove on Southern Sakhalin, where
they hoped to secure shelter, but
were shot at instead. The surviv-
ors lived in cavern on mountain
with some raw roots and snails as
their only food for 16 days. Fin
ally they secured boat at native
village and escaped.
A mum Der of Russian and Tartar
convicts have escaped from Sakha-
lin and made their way to North
ern Japan.
Portland, July 1.-THE price of
night admission to the Lewis and
Clark exposition will be Is cents
hereafter. The new admission rate
was announced yesterday after
noon by Exposition President ii.
W. Goode, and it went into effect
last evening for the first time at 6
o'clock. Hereafter the so cent rate
will be dropped at 6 P. M, with
the closing of the exhibits palaces.
| The reduction follows the request
made several days ago by Trail cor
cessionaries. They complained to
the Exposition management that
psople seemed unwilling to part
with a half-dollar in the evening.
when the buildings are mostly clos
ed.
AS another incentive to night at
tendance, arrangements are now be
ing made to keep the Museum of
Arts opened at night. Since the
lighting is artificial throughout, the
wealth Of famous masterpieces and
renowned paintings may be viewed
as we'll by night as any other time.
Announcement has been made that
the museum will be open at an ear
ly date.
None of the free attractions will
be Withdrawn under the new rate.
Washington, July 12-Hot wea-
ther prevails over greater portion
Of the United States, according TO
lreports received at the weather bu-
reau tonight. Apparently, there is
no Immediate relief in sight, except
through the local thunder storms
in several scattered sections.
Throughout the West reports indi-
cate increasingly hot weather. The
humidity is high all over the Allan
tic Coast from New England to
J Florida, ynd the prospect is that it
will continue so tive or three days;
with northeast to south winds.
In Washington today the maxi
: mum temperature was 8S degrees
! the same as yesterday, but some re-
/ lief has ben experienced through
} local thunder storms. There were
( a number of heat prostrations here
: but so far as reported none of them
has resulted fatally.
New York, July ia St. Pc
j tersburg dispatch to the Worle
4 says: The ravy department ha
j resolved to build a powerful new
8 navy, and has instructed Charlie
q M. Schwab to make plans for neV
S wharves, giving the exact time
which the work can be complete