The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-24
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the New and the Old World In
Condensed and Comprehensive FOrm

An Interesting Collection of Items From |
the New and the Old World In
Condensed and Comprehensive Form
According to E. Baldwin, the we'll
known authority on polar expeditions,
there are many reasons for believing
Andree, the Swedish aeronaut, is now
on his return trip, from the polar re-
gions, and may soon be heard from.
Mayor Phelan, of San Francisco, has,
in a very pointed way, warnd the board
of education that if it does not keel
strictly within the letter of the law IN
the matter of appropriations 1t may be
ousted from office, as was the board OF
supervisors.
Three daughters of Preston Howard
were burned to death in their home at
Port Alma, Ont. The rest of the lam
ily escaped from the burning building.
The girls were aged 1S, 10 and years.
One of them had escaped, but met hel
death in returning to assist her sisters.
Acting upon the request of the secre.
tary of agriculture the treasury depart
ment has requested the secretaty OF
state to instruct all the consular officers
of the United States to refuse authenti.
cation of invoices of hides OF meat
cattle from districts in which anthrax
exists.
The unclaimed jewels and curios te
the value of $l50. 900 which were found
in the ruins after the fire at the charity
bazaar in the Rue de Goujon, have been
sold at auction. The money realized
will remain bonded for 80 years, after
which all the money unclaimed goes to
the state.
The cablegram announcing the recall
of Baron Fava has been verified. He
lis to be retired from active service, and
the Italian government has granted him
a pension of 80, 900 lire Csc, ,000) year.
The Marquis Imperali, is regarded as
Baron Fava's successor. Baron Fava
has been a familiar figure In Washing
ton official circles for 16 years.
Congress will be asked at its coming
session to make large appropriation
for the manufacture of modern high
power guns to be installed for service
on board auxiliary cruisers of the
United States navy in time of war
Captain Charles O'Neil, chief of the
bureau of ordnance, proposes to make {
recommendation in his forthcoming an
nual report that at least 5000, 600 bt
appropriated for this purpose. 1t is es
timated that $3,O0O,O00 will be re
quired to equip with modern batteries
the % steamers now enrolled In thu
government service as auxiliar,
cruisers.
ssaeF Fire was discovered i'm the maiI
slope of mine No. 2, at Stockton, Ala
About 100 men were employed in the
mine. At once an alarm was given
"A panic followed among the workmeI
and hundreds gathered at the main en-
trance of the smoking mine, whil
rescue parties were at once formed t.
relieve the miners More than so wer
gotten out from the various entrance
without harm. Others were overcom
by smoke and fell by the wayside. Flv
men, who were working about tn
slopes beyond where the fire originated
could not be reached, and 1t has bee
regarded as certain that they are dead
1t is thought three or four others ma
be in the mine.
A great dock strike is imminent a
Havre in consequence of the refusal b
the employers to grant an increase i
wages.
Chicago is sweltering, with no ind
cations for cooler weather, and In tn
Ohio valley the hottest Septembe
weather on record prevails.
The Michigan crop report for Septen
Der, issued by the secretary of stat
says the wheat crop will be 25, 900, ,OC
bushels, the largest for five years.
The celebrated Angus-Craven wi
contest has been decided in San Frar
cisco. The Fair heirs have won the
case, and new trial has been denie'
A Washington correspondent of
New York paper says the United Stat
is getting ready to deal with Spain vi
orously, and that the department h
already decided upon plan Of actio
A tremendous explosion occurred
the camp close by the Chinese arsen
of Kiangnan, near Shanghai. For
bodies have been dug out of the debri
Two fine Krupp guns, 1900 new pa
tern single-fire and magazine rifle
with 100, 900 rife cartridges were d
stroyed.
Probably the largest and finest tu
ooise ever found on American soil h
lust been received in Denver fro
Southern Mexico. 1t weighs in t
rough 176 karats, and it is estimat
by competent experts that it will wei
fully SO karats when Gnt and polishe
It has the best color known, being
delicate sky blue, just a shade light
than bluebird's wing. This, with
number of smaller stones running fre
40 to 10 karats, was taken from new
discovered mine, the location of whi
is in Lincoln county, New Mexi'
Absolutely no details of this discove
can be learned. The large stone
estimated to be worth Sc, 900.
The secretary of the treasury and
postmaster-general, after consulate
with the president, have decided
change the color of the currency Gee
hostage stamps from carmine to gree
of the shade now used on postal not
The 1O-cent postage stamp. which
now printed in green. will be chang
to some other color, possibly carmil
It is thought that green is more des
able color than carmine, besides saw
the government about $4,000 in
difference in cost between the
inks.
The superintendent of Yellowstt
National Park. in his recent report