The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-05-21
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Te1egraphic
News OF the World.

News OF the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
/ in Condensed Form.
DIR. Salmon, the oldest Freemaso1
in the world, died in London. He wa
10S years old.
The last cleanup of the Apollo min,
at Unga, Alaska, was $87. 500, th'
product of three months run.
/ According to the monthly crop repor
just issued. the average condition o1
winter wheat is 82.9 in May, 1895.
Anti-missionary riots have broker
out in Kiang Yin. The British mission
was looted and burned. The mission
ary escaped.
The dockers' strike in Rotterdam
has assumed an ugly aspect. The civic
guard, police and marines have been
called out to protect the workers.
William Deering, the reaper manu-.
facturer, has made donation to the
Northwestern university amounting te
$4,000. The gift is in real estate
and bonds.
Miss Maize Todd, aged 30, daughte,
of DR.. Lyman P. Todd, was killed in
Lexington, KY, by trolley car while
she was bicycling. She was cousin
of Robert Lincoln.
The president has approved the act
making provisions for the deportation
to Canada of the Cree Indians from
Montana, and their delivery to the
Canadian authorities.
The Abyssinians in Massowah have
liberated the Italians who were made
prisoners at Agama, and it is said that
Ras Mangascia will liberate the re-
mainder within week.
Matthias Jensen, of Astoria, has in.
vented q machine for the manufacture
of gillnets which, he claims, will knit
500 fathoms Of net in ten hours. He
intends to apply for patent.
Jack B. Alexander, great nephew
of jeff Davis, was shot and mortally
wounded at his saloon in Paris, KY,
by John Steers, brakeman. He had re-
fused to trust Steers for drink.
Henry Cuyler Bunner, editor of Puck,
died at his residence in Nutley, N. j,
from tubercular consumption. Mrs.
Bunner and three children were at his
bedside when death came.
Carl Albreeht, the man who bzrssalllTT
murdered his wife upon the streets of
Marshtield, Or, February 18, has been
sentenced by Judge Fullerton to be
hanged June 26, 1896, at Empire City.
The Spanish caravels which came
over during the worlds fair have been
given to the Field museum, in Chicago,
and will hereafter float in the lagoon
directly in front of the museum build
ing.
A cave-in of the Standard mine at
Burke, Idaho, instantly killed miner
named Schofield Axtel. The deceased
was about 80, and single. He had
been in the Occur d'Alene several
years.
The senate passed Mitchell's bill
pensioning the veterans of Indian wars
This bill will pension all who served
in the early Indian wars in Washington
and Oregon, their widows and depend
ent survivors.
The supreme court at Pendleton has
decided that women are not eligible as
candidates for the Office Of county
school superintendent. There are at
present fifteen women candidates for
this Office in the state.
In Van Buren,, Ark. Jailer Stamps
was assaulted by two prisoners, who,
after beating HIM insensible, took his
keys and liberated five others. Stamps
is probably fatally injured. The pri-
soners were not captured.
D. W. Watson, wood.dealer, was
instantly killed in Seattle in q runa-
way. In falling off his leg was caught
and torn off. His body was dragged
about 100 fest, his leg being left be-
hind. He died instantly.
The increase in the price of bolts
and nuts in the iron trade the past
three weeks is the evidence of a report
ed gigantic pool of manufacturers in
these goods, the organization of which
is now in progress in Boston.
While the 9-year.old daughter OF
William Ashby, of Pine valley, was
crossing Pioneer creek on a footbridge
in company with another child, both
were precipitated into the water and
the Ashby child was drowned.
At Eau de Vie, Mo-, while sitting
up with her sick child near the open
fireplace, Mrs. John Edwards clothes
caught fire, and the flames communi.
Gated to the cradle. The baby was Gre
mated and the woman seriously burned.
A convention of the Western Fedora
tion of Miners met in Denver, Colo
Colorado, Idaho and Montana were
largely represented, and delegates were
present from most of the Western
states ard from British Columbia.
Over 500 union carpenters in De
troit, Mich. struck for eight hours &
day at % cents per hour. The bossel
are willing to make the minimum
wages 20 cents per hour and promis,
to concede the eight-hour day on Janu
ary ! next.
Ex-Police Captain Edward B. Car
penter, of New York has been sen
fenced to three months in the peniten
tiary and to pay a fine Of 81, 500. Car
penter pleaded guilty to having receiv
ed bribes of $1,000 from the Liquo
Dealers Association.