The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-02
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE day
Epitome Of the Telegraphie
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.

per correspondent, who is confined with
the Competitor crew in Cabanas, Cuba,
is reported to be dying.
1t is reported in Washington that
President Mckinley will shortly send
commission to Cuba to participate in
the investigation of the Ruiz murder.
The United Press, having its prin-
eipal office in New York, has made an
assignment for the benefit of its credit
ors. The collapse was due to the with
drawal of four New York dailies.
Eight lives were lost by the wrecking
off Pensacola bar, Fla, of an oyster
sloop bound hence from st. Andrews.
The craft was caught in squall, was
swamped sand sank within few min
utes.
The sultan of Morocco has prohibit
ed the usual pilgrimage of his subjects
to Mecca, on account of the prevalence
Of plague in the districts through which
they must travel on their journey to the
shrine.
Captain Meyers, of the steamer Dam
ube which has arrived in Victoria, re-
ports that the steamer Willapa is now
a complete wreck, waves having pound
ed her to pieces. The captain and pas
sengers are still at Bella Bella. i
A strike of steamfitters in New York,
in which between 10000 and 10000
men may be involved, has been de-
clared. The. bosses refused to longer
agree to the conditions set forth by the
union and this precipitated the strike.
Other unions threaten to strike in SYM
pathy.
The secretary of state has sent the
following identical note to all maritime
powers, about thirty or thirty-six in
number: "The Grant municipal in
augural committee has requested the
president to officially invite the mari
time nations to send warships to par
citipate in the ceremonies on April 81
next, when the Grant Monument Asso-
citation will formally deliver to the city
of New York. the tomb of General
Grant, erected by voluntary subscrip-
ton, at Riverside park. 1t will be
gratifying to this government if this
invitation could be accepted"
The secretary of the treasury is in re-
ceipt of information from the minister
of Toxic, Japan, that during the pres
ent session of the japanese diet, gov
ernmental coinage bill will be presented
for consideration by that body, which
will, if passed, change the standard OF
value in Japan from silver to gold. 1t
is proposed to fix the government ratio
between the two metals at 80 to l. The
unit of value will be a gold yen, which
will be one-half the weight and value
of the old gold yen, which is the same
weight and fneness as the gold dollar
of the United States. The proposed
unit of value will, therefore, be the ex-
act equivalent of so cents in United
. States money.
Senator Lindsay, from the committee
on judiciary, has reported the bankrupt
cy bill substantially as it was reported
by Senator Teller, during the last con-
gress.
Nineteen business buildings, in
Bloomington, Wis, were brrned. The
fire originated in saloon at l O'Clock
in the morning. The total loss is $780,
600, with light insurance.
The senate in executive session con-
firmed the nomination of Willis Van
deventer, of Wyoming, to be assistant
attorney-general; Charles Schaller to
be major, ordnance department of the
army.
A draft of the treaties between the
Transvaal republic and the Orange Free
State have been concluded at Bloemfon-
tein, the capital of the latter republic,
and are published in Pretoria. They
give the burghers in each state fran
chise in either republic and the two re-
publics agree to support one another in
case of attack. The treaties must be
ratified by the volksraads of both re-
publics.
The secretary of the treasury has au.
thorized the collector of customs at Fer.
dinando to issue clearance papers to the
suspected flibuster Bermuda, now al
that port. These instructions were is
sued upon receipt of an affidavit made
by the captain OF the Bermuda, pledg'
ing himself not to enter Cuban ports MOI
to take on arms or ammunition to be
transferred to another vessel on the
high seas or to do any act in violation
of the laws of the United States.
The strike on the Erie canal, at Pen.
dleton, N. Y, has assumed serious
aspect. The stonemasons were attacked
by sixty Italians, because they refused
to quit work. Sheriff Kinney ordered
the Italians to return to their cabins
They refused, and were reinforced by
Polacks, whereupon the sheriff -ano
posse fired volley at them. The mer
ran from the field. Three Italian pa
drones have been arrested and brought
to Lockport. Twenty-Five men are a
work on the canal under guard of 1
dozen deputy sheriffs.
The Brooks locomotive works, o
Dunkirk, N. Y, has resumed on full
time. The force has been greatly in
creased during the past week. 1t il
expected the full force will be employed
in all the departments before April l
Sylvester Scovel, the correspondent
who was imprisoned in Cuba, has ar
rived in New York on board the Segur
anca, from Havana. Mr.. Scovel was il
the best of health, and stated that
great deal of sympathy had been wastet
on him, as he had been treated will
great consideration and kindness.
From papers found among the effect
of Leon Cabel, an insurance agent, VIII
committed suicide in Milwaukee, Wis.
it was found that he was heir to al
estate in Russia of 81, 900, 900. Cabe
also has a brother in Germany.
The Chinese empire has sent notic
to this government that it will be rep
resented at the universal postal con
gress to be held in Washington mex
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