The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-16
CURRENT EVENTS Of THE DAY
Epitome Of the Telegraphio
News Of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

Reports from the North say the AL
aska Commercial Company's steamer
Arctic was crushed by ice.
The International G, ldmining con-
vention at Denver selected Salt Lake
City as its next meeting place.
BY the explosion of a lamp Samuel
W. Brown, miner, and his wife,
Mary, were burned to death in bed at
Pittsburg.
Five thousand wrought nail workers
of South Staffordshire and North
Worcestershire have struck for 10 per
cent advance in wages.
Preparations are on foot in Dublin
for the Parnell anniversary demonstra-
tion in October, and it is believed this
year it will be larger than ever.
The British government has notified
the collector of customs at Vancouver
that no duty will be charged on salmon
brought from the United States.
General Robert Macleod Fraser, of
the British army, retired, an old gen.
tleman of 50 years, was knocked down
and killed by an omnibus on the Edge
ware road near London.
- The statement of the Bank of Spain,
: which has been formally gazetted, has
increased the adverse comment on the
bank management. 1t shows note
circulation of 1876, 900, 900 pesatas in
excess of the authorized issue.
Two men, the foremen at the mines
at Cooks inlet, were shot and slightly
wounded by discharged miner at
Sitka, because the mineowners would
not pay his fare to Seattle. The man
took to the hills but was arrested by the
police.
Fully 900 men are employed on the
branch line from SLOGAN, crossing to
SLOGAN lake. About 450 men are on
each end of the line working toward
the center, and the contract requires
that grading be concluded byOctober 15.
1t is expected that trains will be run
over the road by December l. Twelve
miles of wagon road have been complet-
ed from the crossing inland.
The difficulty growing out of the
boundary dispute between Costa Rica
and Nicaragua is nearing the point
where diplomacy and arbitration will
be out of the question. The boundary
commission appointed by ex-President
Cleveland shortly before he relin-
quished his office has suspended work
for two months to watch the actions of
both sides before proceeding further.
What is said to be the greatest oil
discovery ever made is reported from
Alaska. Some gold prospectors several
months ago ran across what seemed to
be lake of oil. The lake was fed by
innumerable springs, and the surround
ing mountains We're full of coal. They
brought samples to Seattle and tests
proved it to be of as high grade as any
ever taken out of Pennsylvania wells.
1t is said there is enough oil and coal
in the discovery to supply the world.
1t is close to the ocean; in fact, experts
say that the oil oozes out into the salt
water.
Reports from the south of France
show the destruction by floods to be
greater than earlier reports indicated.
The losses are estimated at 200, 900, 900
francs in the aggregate.
That they may obtain funds to fight
the carrying out of the death sentence
of their son, the parents of Theodore
Durrant will place his photographs on
sale. The photographs will show Dur
rant in prison garb taking his daily ex-
ercise with the other condemned men
within the walls of San Quentin prison.
A destructive cyclone passed through
Lowrey, MINI. Four persons were
killed and many injured. Every build
ing in the village was damaged, seven
dwellings, the depot, church, elevator
and butcher shop being totally de-
stroyed, while the railroad tracks were
twisted, telegraph wire torn down and
part of a mill carried away.
Owing to a peculiar land law, or
rather no law at all, by which title to
land can be acquired in Alaska, consid-
cradle trouble is being experienced in
Juneau, where the only title to real es-
tate seems to be vested in possession.
ii a man vacates his house, even tenn
porarily, he is apt to find it occupied
on his return, and the last occupant
has as much right to it as the former
occupant. The result is many vacant
lots in Juneau and other towns are be-
ing jumped by new arrivals in the
country.
The Christian Endeavor excursion
train from Oregon was saved from a
frightful wreck near Cottonwood, Cal,
by Charles Broadhurst, a farmer.
Broadhurst discovered that trestle 20
feetlong had been burned out. He saw
the Endeavor excursion approaching at
a rapid rate, and knew that unless the
train was tagged it would instantly be
dashed to destruction. Without mo-
ment to spare he rushed up the track
and tagged the train, which came to
a standstill few feet from the burned
out trestle.
United States Circuit Judge W. w.
Morrow rendered decision in the fa-
nous Blythe case which was in the ma
ture of surprise. He ordered a decree
in favor of the English Blythes, as
prayed for in their coss-complaint, by
default; and in his findings made sew
eral rulings which are in direct conflict
with those of the state courts. Under
this ruling it is considered probable
that Florence Blythe Hinckley will
lose the property which she has fought
SO hard and bitterly for during the past
ten years.
Samuel Morrow and his daughter
Annie were killed by cyclone near
Reno, MINI.
A terrific thunder storm which passed
over the Lake st. John district, near
Quebec, Can, caused loss of life and
considerable damage to property. Ow-
ing to the storm the wires are in de-
moraIized condition, but it is learned