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The best canned Fruits and OUR METHODS OF BUSINESS All appeal to the thrifty housewife who wants the very best groceries for the least money. HERE IS THE STORE P. M. ZIEROLF. Sale! Fine Light Sample Rooms. GbrvalMs J. C. Hammel, Prop. Eggs. , Fresh and always direct front the hens. See our Garden Truck, nothing but best, grown by good gardeners Vegetables on the market. CORVALLIS, OREGON. JULY 22 . 1905. KILLED BY HEAT SEVENTEEN DEATHS IN NEW YORK BEFORE NOON. People in Other Places Are Dying By Scores Prostrations Num erous All Business Is . Suspended Other News. New York, July I9. Today was another scorcher iu New York and vicinity and there is no relief from the torrid weather in sight; Long before eunrise the police were re porting deaths and prostrations. It is believed that yelterday's record will be broken, when 3O deaths and 25Q prostrations were reported. Three deaths were reported up to 9 o'clock this morning and by rioori every hoepital in the city is crowd ed and police patrols are being used for ambulances. . The temperature at the weather bureau at 9 o'clock was 84 and the thermometer rose rapidly, reaching 91 at 11 o'clock. From all points in the New Eng land and eastern states comes the story of record-breaking heat at tended by hundreds of prostrations and scores of deaths. Figures made public by no means represent the total of human suffering as an end lees number of victims have collaps ed at home 01 in factories where tbey were privately a' tended. The suffering is intense in New York, especially in the east side and tenement districts. Not a breath of breeze relieves the stifling a'mos pbere. Even the crowds that have flocked to Atlantic City and Coney Island suffer from numerous pros trations. Bueiness has been practically sus pended and the streets aredeseited. Horses have dropped by the score throughout the city. Brooklyn is threatened by a water famine and street sprinkling has been suspend ed. . The threatened ice famine has bees temporarily postponed aa ma ny, of the drivers have returned to work. 1 - ' Last night the park gates were opened and thousands spent the nigbt under the trees and on the grass. The pavements on the east side during the ' night .were covered with men, women and children who deserted the stifling tenements for the fieah air. Base Ball TOMORROW AT NEWPORT Corvallis . ...vs. Siletz at 2:00 O'Clock Good Game Garvin will fce in the box for Corvallis and Keefe for Siletz in 'the ball game at Newport tomorrow. Boston, July la.. New England is today suffering, from the greatest neat ot tne season. Many proetra tions are reported and a number of deathB. Yesterday was a record breaker, but today promises to Le worse. Up to noon the total num ber of deaths reported in New Eng land from heat are six and more than thirty prostrations. Business IS partiallv SUSDended in "Rnstnn. Thousands have flocked to the sea side for relief, but even there pros trations are occurring. There is no relief in eight. - Washington,- July 19. The weather bureau predicts that there Will be no material relief, from the present heat for two or three days to come. Yeeterday the thermom eter reached 95 deerees here, the highest yet attained this year, but today promises to raise the mercury still higher.- Several prostrations were reported this morning, but no' deaths. At Pittsburg the total number of deaths tor the last two days is 17j wiin over ou prostrations. At Philadelphia the torrid weath er continuts. At 10 o'clock this morning the thermometer marked 92. Cincinnati, July 19. Five deaths and as many prostrations are re ported to the police today as the re sult of the extreme heat.. The city is facing a water famine. Chicago is still sweltering by the heat, but relief in the shape of a lake breeze is predicted for tonight. Eleven deaths have, been reported to the coroner at noon today as the result of the beat. In Cleveland eighteen deaths of babes and two adults as the result of the hot weather sre reported ' to day. . . , t: Barlio, July, 19. A system of op pressive cruely indulged iiKby ar my and navy officers toward their subordinates has culminated in a mutinv aDoara tne tierman cru ser Frauenlob which occurred during the recent visit of the kaiser to Kiel. As a result the emperor has taken decisive steps to reform the abuse on which complaints have been made in vain for the last ten years. News of the? mutiny has just leaked out. ' The mutineers state that they were harshly treated by the officers and that life became un endurable aboard the man-of-war. When the kaiser hoisted his signals ta the fleet the crew of the Frauen lob defied their officers and hoisted in reply a dirty piece of cloth. The kaiser at once ordered the vessel out of the harbor and the men respons ible for the mutiny to be severely punished. The ringleaders were imprisoned and the commander and. subordinate officers suspended for exces3iv cruelty. Tne affair has created quite a sensation, as this is the first time in the history of the fatherland that a mutiny has occurred upon one of the government warships. The kaiser is very much chagrined, as it is the only time in his life he has teen insulted by either the army or navy. It is currently reported that there is a strong spirit of disaffection among both soldiers and sailors of the empire and that discontent is rife. A majority of those serving are socialists, and it is rumored that only the, opportunity is lack ing for a repetition in the German navy of scenes similar to those now being enacted in Russia, Camden,' N. J., July 19. An nouncement is made by the New York Shin Building company that the 16,UUU-ton battle ship Kansas will be launched at the yards here on August I2. The name of the sponsor has not been made public. It is said that the ship will be chris tened with the customary bottle of wine, notwithstanding reports to the contrary. '':.',. SL Petersburg, July 19. A cir cumstantial report of -an attempt on the life of ConstantinePetroeitch Pobiedonoetseff, chief procurator of the holy synou, is current in St. Petersburg tonight, but the Associ ated Press is unable to obtain con firmation ' of it. According to the report, as ' M. Podiedoho3teff stepped to the plat form from one of the coaches of the train from Tsars koe-Selo, wlwfe ke is resting during the summer, a man of about 28 years of age rush ed up with a revolver in his . band, but he was seized by a quick witted passenger before he could shoot and was turned over to the police. Helsingfors, July I9. Late this evening, two hours before Karl Lc"f a-d had been sentenced to im j.riaoijment for- life at hard labor for the assassination of Procurator General Soilson Soinecen on Feb ruary 6 last, an attempt was made to assassinate- v ice-President Dau- troch as he was leaving the senate. - The vice-governor hail walked across the square,, when suddenly, as he neared the police master's of fice, a man on the curb threw a bomb from a distance of 50 paces. The tomb fell short, but the vice governor fell off his feet by the ter rific force of the explosion, which shattered the windows in the neigh borhood for a distance of hundreds of yards. Vice-governor Deutroch was hast ily assisted to the police station. He was burned and otherwise in jured about the leg and bled pro fusely,, but his wounds are declared not to be fatal. The bomb-thrower was pursued by naval cadets, but escaped. Buy It Wow. Now is the time to buy Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It is certain to be needed sooner or later and when that time comes you win neea it Daaly you will need it quicKiy.- any it now. It may save lile. r or sale Dy jranam x w orrham. TO SIEGE VLADIVOSTOK JAPAN LANDS ARMX ON THE NORTH AND WILL SUR ROUND THE FORT. Japs Will Make an Effort to Cap ture Russia's Last Stronghold on Pacific Coast Fleet Is Near Port Other News. , Tokio, July 18. Judging from the activity at present being dis played at the navy department, it seems certain tne investment ot Vladivostok can be expected before the end of this week. AH arrangements are known to have bean completed, and it is re ported, evidently upon the best au thority, that Admiral Togo's entire fleet will sail from Sasebo before nightfall. In addition an army " of invasion, which was landed from transports in Peter the Great Bay very recently, is already moving to complete the investment by land. Since Jun9 1, 50 ocean-going foreign steamers have been placed under the Japanese flag, laden with am munition and supplies, and will ac company Togo's fleet. It is. the hope of the Japanese government that Vladivostok will be taken before the peace envoys land on United States soil. With this object in view, nothing is to be left undone to make the campaign, as planned, brief and eminently suc cessful. . It is known that Marquis Oya- ma'p forces have succeeded in in vesting the Russian lines command ed by General Lininvitch, so that the latter will be unable to with draw any portion of his forces to rescue the beleaguered city. Jap anese forces are now north of the Sungari river and can be expected to co-operate with the force that will attack Vladivostok. London. July " 17. The corres pondent of the Daily Mail at Hoko date, Japan, .says that the Japan ese have practically completed the occupation of. the Island of Sakha lin and are organizing a government. The Shanghai correspondent of the Standard says that the Japanese have landed on Sakhalin a force of light infantry and SOOO coolies. London, July 18. A Japanese army has been landed north 01 Vladivostok and the complete en velopment of the fortress is immi nent. The Tokio correspondent of the Daily Telegraph wires: ''Thus Japan carries the war into undisputed Russian territory on the main land. Uudoubtedly, too, a strong Japanese fleet is outside Vladivostok. Japan's navy has nothirjg else to occupy it at the mo ment. , 'The investment of Vladivostok is regarded here as a strong argu ment for peace." . - Tokio, July 18. Anjoffieer, who ha9 returned from Putt Arthur re ports that the extent of the damage to the sunken Russian ships was slighterthan wes anticipated. It has been known that the Russians applied explosives inBide the ves sels before they were abandoned and the resulting damages were ex pected to be serious. It has been lound, however, that the vital por tions 01 the ships were strangely unburt. : '. . The Bayan, which sustained the most severe damage, has been taken in taw, and the Peresviet is navi gable with her own engines. Both of these vessels will soon be brought nere to complete tne necessary repairs.- Even the Pallada, which sustained the heaviest damage, is expected to be refloated by the mid dle of August and before this the Retvizan and Pobieda will be afloat. St. Petersburg July 18. The Sviet bitterly objects to the cession of the Island of Sakhalin), declar ing that, as it commands the mouth of the Amur river, its possession by the Japanese constitutes a constant threat to Russia in the Far East and forges shackles from which the empire could never rid herself. The papr calls 8tter.t;on toiheimmenee ncbes of the island, in oil, coal, iron and gold, as well as in forests and flisheries. ? . v Newport, R. I., July 18. The Second division of the battleship squadron of the North Atlantic dlt fleet, under command of Rear-Ad miral Charles H. H. Davis, left this port today, having received orders to 10m Admiral Siesbee's fleet of warships, which is conveying the body of John Paul Jones to this country from France. Late, this afternoon, however, the warships returned and announced that they would sail for Hampton Rhodes , tomorrow, together with the first division, which is commanded by Rear-Admiral Rob- ley D. Jivans. The warships will separate on the voyage and as soon as they come itto wirelesB communication with Admiral Sigsbee's fleet, the second division will act as escort during the remainder of the voyage of that fleet. The first division will pro ceed to Hampton RhodeB. North Sydney, C. B., Tulv IS. Captain Bartlett, who is to ti-ke command of the steamer RoosevU in the Peary Arctic expedition, has arrived here to await the arrival of the RooBeveit. Commander Peary is expected tomorrow. It is thought the Roosevest will sail from here on Thursday. - J- Captain. Bartlett stated today tl at he hoped to pilot the Roosevelt to a point 3OO mileB north of Etah in latitude 83, or to a point farther north than any steamer, has previ ously reached except the Fram, in which the Nansen expedition drift ed to latitude 84. ' Their. base will le at Etah. which will be connected with stations fur ther north wireless telegraph, so that all movements may be report ed to Etah. , Captain Bartlett expresses doubt whether the steamer can be brought back. He thinks it likely that she will be crushed in the ice. In that event the expedition will work back over the ice to Etah, there to join a relief steamer. The crew will con sist of eight picked Newfoundland ers. London, July 19, The Moscow correependent of the Times says that one of the topics, of conversi tion during the proceedings of the Zemstvo congress was the alleged discovery of a military plct against Emperor Nicholas. Iola, Kansas, July 19. -E. H. Funston. former congressman from this district, and father of General Frederick Funston, was found guil ty today in the police court of dis turbing the peace and of bavins car ried concealed weapons. He wa fined $5 on each charge and the costs of the suit wa charged against him, making a total of $31.55. The charges egainst Mr. Funston grew out of the wrecking with dy namite by a temperance fanatic on July 10 of three tola saloons. The explosions followed an agitation against the saloons in which Gover nor Hoch was appealed to in an ef fort to secure the enforcement of the state prohibition law. Intense excitement followed the act of the dynamiter, and for three days the city wes cowded with people, who came from many points of the state to view the wreckage, or join in a bunt for the dynamiter. . During the height of the excite ment Mr. Funston, it was charged, had made inflammatory utterances to crowds that gathered about him on the streets. When Patrelman Ciin d 00 tried to persuade Mr. Fun ston to desist, a quarrel between the two ensued, acd Fucston, it was alleg-d, attempted todraw a revolv er. Funston vas arrested 'and formal cba.-ge made against him, alter which he was released upon his own recognizance. In the trial, which was attended by hundreds of persons, one wit ness testified that Mr. Funston had said: 'I am glad that some one had nerve enough to do It. The only regret is that the men, (saloonkeep ers) were not there to be blown out of their buildings. If the police officers had dona their duty, this would not have happened. I have no sorrow in my hear$ for the men along this street that have suffered loss, because tbey have, done busi ness with these men and have not put a stop to the saloon business." The loss caused by the explo3ion was estimated at $100,000, and the alleged dynamiter, C. L. Melvin, is still at large.' Bean the Kind Ymi HaveAlwaVo BoiI3 H.F. IRVTXH and Prop rl