The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-11-27
The NEWS OF The WEEK
From All Parts Of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
Domprehensive Review Of the Import
amt Happenings of tho Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Oolumna


amt Happenings of tho Past Week
CRlled From the Telegraph Oolumns
gresham of Oregon, died at his resid-
euce at Roseburg, Or, November %.
Baker countv's assessment roll has
been filed, and shows the total value of
property in the county to be 30, ,274, 2S4;
total value of taxable property, 3d.
1853 879. Washington county's assess
mept shows the total value OF property
to be $4.s27,435; total taxable prop
erty, 81. 1915
Hon. T. T. Geer, of Marion county,
is spoken of as the most likely candi-
date for the honor of carrying the elec-
toral vote of Oregon to Washington
and represent the Webfoot state in the
electoral college. The sage of Waldo
hills polled the largest vote of all the
Oregon electors, and has always been
unusually popular with his party.
The numerous hold-ups which have
occurred in Tacoma and Seattle during
the past two weeks have caused many
Citizens to take the precaution OF de-
posting their money and valuables in
some safe place before venturing into
the streets after night. In none OF the
hold-ups which have occurred have the
robbers secured more than a few dol
lars for their pains.
Mrs Mary B. Stevens, of Yale,
while acting as chaplain of the Daugh-
ters of Rebekah, at their annual session
in Springfield, ILL.,, and as she was just
beginning prayer dropped to the floor
and died of heart disease.
A late rider in the American soldiers
of Bnffalo Bills Wild West show, was
most brutally murdered by comrade
in Omaha, Neb. The motive was evil
IDENTIFY robbery, and the murderer has
fed from the city, after most remark
able exhibition of GOODNESS after his
crime.
Edward W. Curry, chairman OF the
Democratic state committee, died IN
Des Moines, Ia, of blood poisoning,
tie result of an initiation into the
Elks' lodge few weeks ago. He was
seated in the electric chair and was
horribly burned b fore those operating
it realized what they were doing.
Mrs Foley, widow, aged 60, and
her unmarried daughter, Fanny, aged
40, were found murdered in their home
near Liberty, Mo. 1t was cold blood.
ed murder for the sole purpose of rob-
berry. The robber or robbers first dis
patched the women, then ransacked the
house. Fifty dollars, all that was se-
cured, was taken from the foot of a
bed on which the women had slept.
A correspondent of the London Daily
Mail at st. Petersburg says ne is able
to confirm the report that CONSERVATION
existed while the czar was on his visit
in Egland over the discovery of a plot
against his life. The Belgian police
-seized parcel of bombs, which were en-
route for Paris, just before the czar was
leaving England. On the same night
the Paris police arrested forty suspects.
In the absence of absolute proof the
matter was dropped.
The Philadelphia & Reading Rail-
road Company was reorganlzed at
Philadelphia. The railroad was sold
under foreclosure on September %.
Under the plan Of reorganization there
will be three companies-the Philadel-
phia & Reading Railway Company,
the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and
Iron Company, and the Reading Com.
pany. The latter is known as the Ma
tional Company, but an application has
been filed in the court to have the title
changed.