The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-25
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES,
Of the past week condensed
GENERAL NEWS.

Leading clearing houses of the Unite
States report that total gross bank exchang-
es for the week ending December l9 were
81. .O96: :9l4. $50, an increase of sc. per cent
compared with the corresponding week a
year ago.
The N. Y. Tribune's cablegram says:
While Gladstone denies the accuracy of the
published statements, still it is not denied
that he has resolved on conceding the prin-
cipal of home rule. The conviction is uni
versal among the English of all parties that
Gladstone means to crown his career by
carrying through Parliament an Irish
scheme satisfactory to Parnell.
The liberal press in Russia is urging an
alliance with England as the sole means of
settling the Eastern question and Furnishing
the perfidy of Germany and Austria
The City Bank of Houston, Texas has
failed for $500, 1000. 1t was regarded as one
of the soundest and best i'll the state.
Many poor people were among the deposl-
tors.
card, saying: -"No proposals in regard to
the demand of Irish members for legislative
independence has been communicated to
me. I see no reason to depart in any de-
gree from the declarations / made and the
opinions / expressed in my speeches in the
Lite election. in Lancashire and elsewhere,
.ou the policy announced hy Mr.. Parnell as
leader of the Irish parliamentary party.
The Camden Consolidated Oil Company
OF Parkersburg, w. w., has suffered loss
of "ver $50, 900 by three forged drafts. 1t
is mot known who the perpetrators OF the
swindle are. The drafts Were in the hands
OF a Santa Barbara, Cal, bank
A typheon in the Philippine Islands,
November 7th, destroyed over 4, 400 houses,
inrluding l3 churches AMI ten c"nvents.
Eighteen lives were lost an 500 head OF
cattle destroyed This repott only com
prises destruction IN nineteen of the thirty
four districts of the islands. The rem In
ing fifteen have not been heard from.
The closing of the Singer Sewing Machine
Co in New York causes great surprise, AZ
it was regarded as one OF the strongest IL
the country.
The French Government has submitted ;
draft of a commercial treaty between France
and China to Ii Aung Chang, the Chines'
Prime MinInter.
On account of the increased demand TO
iron, the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
Company advanced the price 80 cents, thu
making it SIG. so cents per ton. Within
the past ten days iron has advanced 81, ant
will nrobably go still higher. The furnace
are running ON full time and large order
are expected The stock of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. which
few weeks ago was quoted at 10 cents,
now firm and scarce at 40 cents.
The N. Y Times cable dispatch declare
that the situation with which the week end
is curiously characteristic of both Englan
and Gladstone. In no other country coui
project which five years ago have been re
garded as the universal extremity of trea
on be so suddenly sprung on the pubic
and so seriously discussed as the matter {
Irish home rule Of course Hawarden an
Windsor are ut war. A story reaches n
tonight on absolute authority, that Gla'
stone did write to the queen, stating h
views about home rule. She was enrage
sent for Lord Salisbury. and gave him Gla'
stones letter. He only said it was an Il
discrete thing for Gladstone to do, and tn;
he never could keep his pen of from pape
A dispatch from the Creek Indian matte
says: '"rhe four delegates who were r
Gently appointed to represent that matte
in Washington this winter, and who startt
for the capital1ast week, are under unoffi
ial instructions to urge the adoption
congress of territorial government for l
dian territory 1t is stated that Il majori
of the people in the territory are in favor
such action. "
The estimates of the superintendent
the coast and geodetic survey for the ne
fiscal year amount to S56S, ZOO. Includ
N the estimates is the sum of $50, 900
the re-survey of San Francisco bay and e
animation of the San Francisco bar and G
trance to Ghe harbor, and of the mouths
the Sacramento and San Juau rivers, wo
which. in the opinion of the superintendei
has been rendered highly desirable
marked changes in recent years, due to
posts from hydraulic mining.