The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-09
CONDENSED TELEaRAMs.

weakness might precipitate disaster.
CONDENSED TELEaRAMs.
The coffee crop at Costa Kica is reported
at only one-half It's usual supply.
+ Great loss of stock is anticipated in
Wyoming and Nebraska, owing to- the
severe cold.
The Alabama State treasurer is defsulter
to the amount of s2l3,O0O.
Pendleton introduced bill to provide for
closing up all National banks whose revenue
is below the amount required by law.
The Union Iron and Steel Company of
Chicago has placed its works in the hands
of a receiver. Liabilities over 81 ,OOO, ,OOO
1t is said that Puyallup is soon to have a
$4,000 hotel
DR.. Black, of Walla Walla, has extracted
IA foot tape-worm from u. S. Harrow, at
least, so says the Walla Walla Democrat,
and further, that there is still more of the
worm.
A charter has been applied for to start
national bank at Pomeroy. Hartford &
Son, of Pomeroy, Mcdonald & Schwabacher,
of Dayton, and Levi Ankeny and H. F..
johnson, of Walla Walla, are the names
that are mentioned in the charter.
The following circular was sent to each
republican member of the house: "A quor-
um of republican members is demanded for
Monday the 5th inst. It has been fully
demonstrated that if the important business
of this session is to receive final action the
l47 republicans must be in their seats from
II A. M. until adjournment.
DALLAS TEX, Feb pa serious mob af-
fair is reported from Sunset, Montagu Coun-
ty. A son of United States Marshal Mckee
was sent as a duputy to Sunset, to serve at
tachment papers on the Younger Brothers,
merchants at Sunset. The Youngers col
lected a large crowd of their friends, who
served notice on Deputy Mckee to leave
town. They took his papers and destroyed
them and he was unable to perform his
duties.
Chicago, Feb. An an interview one of
the officers of the West Side Gas company
said an inventor had patented an improved
method of producing gas, by which the price
could be reduced to point making it cheap
er than kerosene for lightning and cheaper
than coal for heating. The method had
been in practical operation, privately, under
the auspices of the company for year, and
the company were about ready to tear out
its cooking benches and substitute the new
process. With this improvement the COM
pany claims to have no fea- of the electric
light. The method is to resolve water into
component parts of oxygen and hydrogen,
and min gle it with a small proportion of
petroleum. 1t is claimed the gas produced
is much clearer and more brilliant than un-
der the present process.
From a special from the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe agency, in the Indian territory,
it is learned that eastern capitalists and
stockmen have leased from the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe Indian agency 800, 900 acres
of grass land from each of the tribes, with
the privilege of fencing the same and erect
ing necessary rancho buildings and i'm
proyements. The leases will have to be
before going into effect, but no difficulty is
anticipated, as the Indians are unanimous
in the matter. 1t is expected that prompt
action will be taken in the case, as it as
sures yearly income fund of nearly $40
per capita for every man, woman and child
on the reservation. There is but small
portion of it that yields anything towards
the support of the Indians.
is reported to be the seyerest experienced
there for many years. The mercury in some
places in the northern part of the state drop
ped to zero. and as low down as Austin and
San Antonio it fell to 10 deg. above Stock,
particularly sheep, are said to be suffering
greatly through the range country, and
many have already died. There is also
much suffering among poor people. They
have been entirely unprepared for such
severe weather.
Miss Alice Blaine, daughter of ex-Secre-
tary Blaine, was married Feb. 9th at her
fathers residence in Washington to Brevet-
Col. John G. Coppinger, of the U. s. army
In view of the extensive preparations for
the observance of Chinese new year, at San
Francisco Consul Bee addressed petition to
Chief of Police Crowley, asking that they
be allowed to explode fre-crackers one
hour each day during the festival, which
was accorded.
GENERAL NEWS.
A newsboy has been arrested in Portland
for selling papers given him to deliver, and
pocketing the cash.
Chas. II. Larrabee, who was killed in the