The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-06-11
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Te1egraphic
News OF the World.

Epitome of the Telegraphic
News OF the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
in Condensed Form.
During ten days not less than $15,-
900 was distributed in Adams county
by stockbuyers from distance.
The Pennsylvania has introduced an
economical innovation on its South
west system by having the fires on all
its locomotives started with crude oil.
At Wallace, Idaho, while workman
named Hutchinson was engaged in
wiring house for electric lights, a
joist on which he was standing broke,
and he fell to the floor, sustaining in
juries which will probably prove fatal.
The wooded island in Jackson park,
Chicago, is just now the largest and
finest rose garden in the West. Two
million flowers are in full bloom, in
cluding IS varieties. The garden is a
legacy of the worlds fair.
q. W. Boggs, the ex-city treasurer
of Tacoma, who was convicted last No
vember of having misappropriated
funds belonging to the city, and who
was sentenced to six years imprison-
ment, has been released oa $40, 900
bonds.
1t is alleged that George Hickey, a
constable of Oakesdale. Wash. has ex
torted money from merchants of that
town, by threatening to arrest them
for having sold lemon extract to In
dians, which, he claims, is in viola
tion of the liquor-selling laws.
A special from Livingston, Mont,
says: East bound passenger train, No.
4, ON the Northern Pacific railroad, left
the track five miles east of there,
wrecking the engine and five coaches.
Three tramps were killed, and several
trainmen injured. No passengers are
reported seriously injured.
The Bank of New England, of Man
chester, N. H., has suspended business
for the first time, being by vote of
its directors and with the consent of
the bank commissioners of the state.
Creditors are being paid with an idea
of clearing up the deposits. The bank
had not recovered from it's loss in 1898.
A Pretoria correspondent says Presi-
dent Kruger is anxious to commute
the death sentence of the reform lead
ers to heavy fine, but the other MEM
bers of the executive council object on
the ground that the governments would
be charged with mercenary motives.
They suggest that they should be con-
fined for five years in prison.
The glorious Fourth will be cele-
brated in Portland, Or, this year as
never before. The patriotism of the
citizens has been aroused thoroughly
and the committee appointed to arrange
the celebration has met with spontane-
GUS encouragement on every hand.
The celebration will begin Wednesday,
and continue uninterruptedly for four
days, ending in blaze of glory Satur-
day night. Each day will be crowded
as full as it will hold with events of
all kinds.
In a report sent to Governor Lord,
of Oregon, as commander-in-ckief of
the state militia, by Adjutant- General
Tuttle, it is stated that no actual dis
turbance now exists upon the Columbia
river, and that present conditions do
not warrant the sending of the militia
to the scene of the trouble, but the
sending of few troops to Westport to
patrol the river is recommended.
China, it is said. is in dire straits
for money. The diversion of the
steady and always-increasing revenues
of the imperial maritime customs,
which are now mogrtaged to the full
extent to French, Russian, English and
German bondholders. from the i'm
perial exchequer, to pay the interest on
the various foreign loans, has crippled
the government until now it does not
know which way to turn. for money.
The work of relief and restoration
goes on in st. Louis. Contributions of
money, clothing and provisions are be-
ing sent there, and all the destitute are
being cared for. The losses caused in
directly by the tornado are just begin
ming to reveal themselves, and will be
nearly as cruel as the immediate
effects. Because the tornado ruined
many mills and factories large num-
ber of men will be out of employment
for weeks and months.
The supreme court of the state Of
Washington has reversed judgment in
the case of the State, appellant, VS..
Thomas Clay borne, respondent, charged
with murderous assault upon Ed Ions
dale, in King county. After convic-
tion, the lower court granted an arrest
of Judgment, because of the INSULT
cheney of the Indictment, in that it used
the word personal, rather than
"bodily," injury, as provided by stat
ute, but the supreme court holds these
words to mean practically the same
thing in this connection.
In an interview with press repre-
sentative, Thomas A. Edison said: 81
have succeeded in solving the problem
of the new white light. The lamp is
finished. That is the scientific part of
the work and that solves the problem.
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