The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
From All Parts Of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS


Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.
DR.. WV. Palmer and Miss Palmer,
his granddaughter, Is years Of age. of
Keansburg, N. Y, were killed in New
York by train on the Central rail-
road. They were in carriage CROSS
ing the railroad track when the train,
unobserved by them, struck. the vehicle.
The north bound Houston & Texas
Central passenger train was wrecked
sixty miles from Houston, Tex. The
engine jumped the track, but the
coaches staid on the rails. Engineer
G. E. Clark was badly hurt, and Wal
ter Matthews, his fireman, was killed.
No passegers were hurt.
At cost of two lives four masked
robbers stole $5, 600 from Mr.. and Mrs.
Anthony Monagan, in the mining vii
lage Of Rappahannock. The heads Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Monagan were crushed
with sandbag, and they are in criti-
cal condition. The robbers are still at
large, but posse is in pursuit.
A bull fight with fatal results oo-
CURED at Nogales, Ariz., and for a
short time caused panic in the audi
ence. One of the bulls becoming more
enraged than usual, rushed about the
arena goring everything within its
reach. A horse was disemboweled. A
picador in an attempt to place thorn
in the side of the wild animal, was
caught on one its long horns. which
pierced him like sword. He was
tossed and fell to the ground bleeding
and mangled, where the beast held him
between his horns and paved him. He
was frightfully injured and died few
minutes later.
The Venezuela government has for
warded to Washington brief prepared
at Caracas by commission of five emil
nent jurists on the British Venezuela
boundary question. 1t will be SUBJ
mitted to the United States commission
as soon as the translation is completed.
The brief covers 800 pages and is said
to be forcible presentation of the case.
Aside from this brief coming direct
from Venezuela, Messrs. Scruggs and
Storbrow, counsel for Venezuela in
this country, are about to submit final
arguments. Heretofore the arguments
presented have covered the points in
evidence, but the taking of proof is
now practically over and the final argu-
ment is in order.
J. a. Rook, white. was shot and
killed by a negro near Sunnyside, Miss.
A posse hanged the regro. 1t is said
that in consequence the negroes have
challenged the whites and riot is i'm
minent.
Saturday, October 81. has been de-
clared as flag day by the national
chairmen Of the Republican, Demo-
cratic and Populist parties. 1t is re-
quested that the national colors be dis
played on all residences and places of
business on that day.
The Berkey g. Gay furniture factory,
of Grand Rapids, Mich, the largest in
the world, has resumed operations
after period of enforced idleness DUR
ing the business depression. The fac
other institution in that city.
1t is now certain that the lumber
combine, known as the Central Lum-
ber Company, of California, will have
a new lease of life January /, 1897,
and that it will early in the spring
attempt to hold prices at higher fig
ure than they have been for years.
w. T. Rambusch, the defaulting
banker of juneau. Wis. shot and killed
himself in Fredericksburg, vt. He
left note expressing a desire that he
be identified in order that his wife
might get his life insurance. About
800 was found on his person.
T. P. Farnsworth, of Cresco. Ia, ac-
cidentally killed his wife in that city.
just as they were going to dine Farms
worth was in the act of loading his re-
volver, when the cartridge exploded,
the ball striking his wife nearly in the
center Of the forehead, killing her in
stantly.
Hamlin ]. Andrus, president of the
Arlington Chemical Company, Yonkers,
N. Y, was instantly killed by the ex-
pAO51O&4 W q pOAD Al AAs OllSOs A0 Was
alone when the tragedy occurred.
Who placed the bomb in the Office, or
whom it was intended for is unknown.
John Andrus, a brother of the victim,
was generally the first to enter the
Office. and as the dead man is very well
liked, it is supposed that his brother is
the one whose life was desired.
The loss occasioned by the burning
Of the Touring mill and wheat ware
house at Weston, Or, has been placed
at about $40, 900. The mill was owned
principally by I. e. Sailing and P. A.
Worthington, and there was no insur-
ance. The mill was equipped with
modern machinery, and was almost
constantly operated. 1t had 100 bar
rels daily capacity. The warehouse
contained 10, 900 bushels of wheat that
were insured for half their value.
The origin of the fire has not been dis
/ covered.
! Isaac 81. Lyonberger, Of st. Louis,
has been appointed assistant attorney
general Of the United States for the in.
terror department.. He succeeds Will
liam A. Lytle, of Georgia, who recent
ly resigned to become candidate for
the Office of justice of the supreme
court of Georgia. Mr.. Lyonberger has
taken the oath of Office aud entered
upon his official duties. He is we'll
known attorney in st. Louis, and one
Of the leading practitioners in the
state. He is 4s years of age and a
warm friend of Secretary Francis.
I
Assistant United States Attorney
Schlininger has sworn out warrant