The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-23
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome OF the Telegraphic
News of the World.
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
I'm Condensed Form.
General Carlos Ezeta has taken quar-
Gers in Oakland, CAL, and says he is
prepared to meet his enemies. He i'm
Rgines he is being pursued by hired
assassins in the employ of Mr.. Lopez.
the minister from Salvador. Lopez as
serts that the general is buffer and is
afraid to make a move.
The board of supervisors of San
Francisco has appropriated 5000 for
the purchase of a supply of the Goto
remedy for leprosy. It will be used
for the relief of the thirteen men and
two women in the leper colony at the
pesthouse. The remedy as far as tried
by the physicians has had good effect
and many of the afflicted will recover.
Weyler and Blanco will be recalled.
Premier Canovas will fall, and grave
events will occur in Spain, Madrid dis
patches say, it is believed there, unless
the rebels in Cuba and the Philippine
islands are conquered within q month.
The Madrid press openly attacks Cano-
vas and Weyler because Of their in
ability to check the Cuban revolution.
The steamer Arago went ashore just
north of the Coos bay jetty and near
where the whaleback steamer Wetmore
was lost. All that is left of the
steamer to be seen is two spars project
ing up on the ocean beach. The vessel
will be total loss. In an attempt to
land twelve people were drowned,
eight of the crew and four of the pas.
sengers. The tug Hunter and the life.
saving crew went to the rescue but
nothing could be done, owing to a
dense fog.
The people of Albuquerque, N. M,
paid their homage to true hero at the
funeral of John Braden. who sacrificed
his own life to save those of women
and children. During parade in that
city Barden was driving an ammuni-
tion wagon, the contents of which ex-
p1oded and set fire to the wagon. The
team started to run, in the direction
of a crowd of women and children, but
Braden stayed at his post until he had
checked the frenzied animals, and then
fell from the seat, burned to crisp.
Albert Hence Downing, highway.
man arrested in Denver, Col, has CON-
fessed that he murdered Joel @. ASH
worth in that city and committed
numerous robberies, besides having
murdered a man in 1885 at San Jose,
CAL, and committed other crimes
there. He promises to plead guilty to
all the crimes which he has committed
and says he wants to be hung. Down
ing is 45 years old, and was born in
Polk county, Missouri; his mother and
sister live at Bozeman, Mont, and his
brother at Salt Lake.
Baron Nicholas Knebitsky, governor
of the Russian fur seal islands, is in
San Francisco on his way to Washing
ton, where he intends to present,
through the Russian ambassador. the
form of a new treaty between his coun-
try and the United States.
It is expected that 10, 900, 900 salmon
fry will be turned into the Columbia
river this year. OF this number, g.
600, 900 will come from the Clackamas
hatchery, 5000, 900 from Sandy sta
tion. 100000 from Little White
Salmon, and 100000 from the head
waters of the Clackamas.
1t is believed that 25, 900 persons are
without the necessaries of life in Quay
aquil as result of the recent fire there.
Ten thousand persons have already left
the city, fearing pestilence will follow
the fire. Every thing possible is being
done to relieve suffering among those
who have remained.
The grand jury has indicted eleven
directors of the Bank of Commerce, of
New Orleans, which closed up last
month with loss of 100000. Cash
Ter de Blanc was also indicted for
falsely swearing to bank statements.
The indicted directors are some of the
most important business men of the
community.
In his annual report to the secretary
of war, General Greely, the chief sig-
nal officer, says the military telegraph
lines running through mountainous and
desert regions have been maitained in
excellent order. The commercial bust.
ness over the lines has largely increas-
ed, and the receipts now amount to
one. twelfth of the cost of operation of
the entire signal corps.
A. H-f
senger train was held up short dis
tance east of Uintah. Utah, near the
mouth of Weber canyon, and about
eight miles from Ogden. No passen.
gers were molested, the robbers con-
fining their operations to the mail and
express cars. The baggage and express
cars were uncoupled by the robbers and
yards and both cars broken open. The
robbers failed to open the safe in the
express car. Railway officials say the
booty secured was few mail bags, but
as great portion of the mail was COR
between banks, inclosing
exchanges and remittances, and always
q good proportion of cash, the loss is
supposed to be Of consequence.
Five outlaws appeared at the ranch
of R. T. Brooke, an Englishman, whose
place is near Tonkawa, o. T., and
who is considered wealthy. They
called Brooke to the door and com.
manded him to hold up his hands,
their apparent purpose being robbery.
Brooke replied with bullets from his
revolver, and shot two OF his visitors
dead and wounded a third. The un.
injured outlaws fed. carrying their
companions. The dead men
have not been identified, but are sup
posed to belong to the Dalton gang.
Gavin Dhu High. late Of the Los