The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-18
The NEWS OF THE WEEK
From All Parts Of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.

ant Happenings of the Past Week
The Medford. Or, distillery, which
has been in litigation for the past year,
has been sold at auction by the receiver,
for 1000. The original cost of the
plant was $4,000.
The heavy rains of the past few days
have again caused Mill creek, in Salem,
to rise and overflow its banks, in con-
sequence of which Church and Marion
streets and adjacent property are
flooded.
In Pierre, s. D., in the mandamus
case to compel the issuance of certifi-
Gates to Republican electors on a par
tial canvas, the court has held that the
board has right to adjourn and secure
complete returns. This gives the VIC
tory to the Bryan electors.
1t has been reported on the Sound
that band of eighteen Indians are
snow bound near the base of Mount
Rainier, and that they are in danger of
perishing The government has sent
out a relief expedition with instruc-
tion to spare no expense to bring the
suffering Indians out safely. Among
the party, it is said. there are several
women and children. The party had
been out hunting and got lost during
the snow storm two weeks ago.
VIM. G. Powers, conductor on the
South Mount Tabor (Or.) line of the
East Side Railway Company, was shot
by one Of two highwaymen at the end
of the line. His injuries are, for.
tunately, not fatal Robbery was the
purpose of the thugs who fred the shot.
In Keswick. CAL, there was an ex-
plosion of gasoline. resulting in the
burning of twelve men, among them
Arthur Dean, of Redding. Dean had
charge of the electric plant, and it is
presumed that the explosion took place
in the power-house.
Lieutenant. Commander Drake. of the
battleship Oregon, has enlisted the
services of the police of San Francisco
in finding Edward Perry, steward of
the vessel. He deserted the ship after
having squandered about 500 which
had been given him to purchase pro-
visions.
An attempt was made to wreck pas
senger train on the Iowa Central rail-
road, near Latimer, La. Iron rails
were laid on the track on the upper end
of curve, where the obstruction could
not be seen by the engineer. An extra
freight train ahead of the regular pas
senger train ran into the obstruction.
without damage. Robbery was the
evident motive of the wreckers.
Frank II. Cheeseman, of South Berk-
ley, Cal, has made an eighth attempt
at suicide and his life is now despaired
of. In fit of dependency he shot
himself through the lung, infioting
what is thought to be a fatal wound.
Cheeseman is only "a years of age, and
the physicians give insanity as the
cause for his repeated efforts to end his
life.
Powers of Vermont, chairman of the
house committee on the Pacific rail-
roads, heartily approves that portion
of President CleVeland's message relat-
ing to the Pacific railroads "Some-
thing must be done at once,' said he.
1--WE will bring up the bill agreed upon
By the committee in the session at the
earliest possible moment" He feels
confident that the measure will be set
tied at this session.
Liquor dealers in California are up
in arms over the announcement that
Governor Budd has on hand plan to
secure the enactment by the next legis-
lature of a law establishing state
liquor license. The liquor men say
they now pay federal taxes, and also
and they propose to fight the proposed
state license. the proceeds of which. it
is proposed, shall 60 towards the main
tenance of the public asylums.
The steamer Dalles City, that sank
last week opposite Sprague's landing,
ON the Columbia river, has been sue
cessfully raised by the aid of several
scows. The damage to the hull, while
it is considera BILE, consisting of hole
more than Gwenty feet long, can be re-
paired without injury to the boat. The
Dalles City has been towed to the Cas-
cades, where temporary bulkhead
will be built around the damaged por-
tion. It is possible she may be taken
to Portland that she may undergo per-
manent repairs.
A tragedy occurred in Schuyler, Neb.
As result of rejected lovers insane
attempt to murder his sweetheart and
exterminate her family, Deidrick Giles.
ing is dead, his mother and father,
brother and sister dangerously wound
ed by terrible clubbing, another SIS
81, NV haino fod1u
fired upon at close range, and Claus
Destefef, the murderer, is being pur-
sued by a determined posse. The MUIR
derer ia young man of the neighbor-
hood, who was infatuated with Miss
Closing. His advances had been re-
fused, and for months he had threat
ened murder.
Ex-Treasurer G. w. Boggs, of. Ta-
coma. is again in Jail in that city, he
having surrendered himself to the sher
iff at Spokane. Bogg's attorneys are
preparing to petition the supreme court
for reheariHg of his case.
The Newaukum river, in Washing
ton, is booming since the recent rains,
and has done considerable damage to
Or perty. The dam at the lumber mills
of Stone & Sons, near Chehalis, has
been washed out and between 81. 900
and $3, 600 worth of damage to their
property has resulted.
The purchasing agent OF the Valley
railroad, who lives at Cleveland, o.,
announces that 75O. 900 people visited
Mckinley during the recent campaign.
He further states in his estimate that
the men who visited Mckinley paid
the railroad companies an average of
more than 81 each. This indicates
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