The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-05-28
CURRENT EVENTS Of THE day
Epitome of the Telegraphit
News of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

An Interesting Collection of Items From
the New and the Old World In =
Condensed and Commemorative Form
Governor Ellerbee has announced
that he will appoint Congressman
John l.. McLaurin to be United States
senator, in successin to the late Sena-
tor Earle.
The decree of the Turkish govern
ment calling for the expulsion of all
Greeks from the Ottoman empire, has
been suspended, in view of the peace
negotiations.
J. B. Hunter, cook on the steamer
Joseph B. Kellogg, died suddenly on
that steamer as she lay tied up Kelso,
Wash. A physician was called, who
pronounced it death from rheumatism
of the heart.
The Cretan chiefs have sent docu-
ment to the Greek government declar-
ing:that they are almost unanimously
in favor of political union with Greece,
but asking the advice of the govern
ment as to the best course to pursue
consistently and with due regard to ma
tional interests.
President Mckinley sent cablegram
to Queen Victoria, congratulating her
on the celebration of her, 10th birthday.
The message was as follows: "To the
Ambassador of the United States, Lon
don: The president desires you to con-
vey to the queen his sincere congratula-
tions and those of the American people
upon the celebration of her 10th birth
day."
Governor Lord has appointed ]. V.
B. Butler, Of Monmouth, to succeed
himself; Judge John J. Daily, of Dallas.
vice J. G. White. and E. c. Pentland,
of Independence, vice P. Haley, MEM
bers of the board of regents of the state
normal school at Monmouth, Or, each
to hold for six years. Judge g. G.
Blakely, Of The Dalles, has been ap-
pointed member of the Oregon state
board of pharmacy, vice M. M. Davis.
The 70-year-old widow of Colonel
manufacturer, has been sued by Nor
man Colt, of Seattle, and James B.
Colt, of Washington, D. c., for a big
slice of the estate which has been in
control of herself or her son since the
colonel's death in 1862. Mrs. Colt is
accused of alternating her husbands
affection from his nephews by fraud
and deceitful statements, while he was
in weak mental and physical state.
Plaintiffs also aver that the million
aires death was hastened by an over
dose of medicine.
Seven years ago James Brazell made
a proposition to the English govern
ment to send out 5000 prospectors
covering an area of 10 miles through
British Columbia, in a nothwesterly
direction from Rossland. The cost of
such an expedition was such that the
English and Canadian governments
would have nothing t6 10 with it, the
hazard being one that the home Sec
retary would not countenance. The
proposition, however, has met with
the approval of syndicate of English
capitalists, who sends forth $50 men
from San Francisco, with James Bra
zell at the head.
William J. Bryan has accepted an in
vitation to speak at Gladstone Park,
near Oregon City, on the 18th of July,
the day before the annual Chautauquan
assembly will open. His subject will
be 'Bimetallism."
Following the recommendation of
Commissioner Hermann, of the general
land nf7a0 ho of hos in
structed the United States district attor-
ney for Oregon to suspend for the pres
ent the legal proceedings pending in
that district growing out of sheep pas
turing within the limits of the Cascade
range forest reserve.
Captain Miller has information that
the war department has appropriated
$24, 900 for transportation fund for the
army post at Spokane, which makes a
total of $196, 900 this year. The sun
dry civil bill carries $50, 900 more, all
to be spent this year. The intention is
to transfer two companies to Spokane,
probably from Fort Sherman. As fast
as the barracks buildings are built,
other companies will come from Forts
Walla Walla and Sherman.
A special to the New York Journl
from Havana says: The opening of
private letters by Weyler's postoffice
employees has been made the subject of
energetic protests by more than one To-
cal consul. The representative of
leading South American republic went
personally to the palace to complain
that his mail, both official and private,
had been tampered with, while DIR.
Brunner, of the United States marine
hospital service, detailed here as as
sistant sanitary inspector, attached to
the American consulate, received sew
eral letters from his wife, the envelopes
of which had been clipped off at the
postofice before delivery. They were
delivered open, no attempt whatever
having been made to conceal the fact of
violation. Upon the doctors COM
plant General Lee sent sharp note
of protest to the captain-general's Office.
An expedition has just left Philadel-
phia that has for it's object the explora-
tion of the country around Mount st.
Elias, Alaska, and possibly the ascent
of that mountain, which for long time
was considered the highest in America,
A number of people have been poi
soned in Oakland, CAL, by eating straw
berries. The physicians declare that
the strawberries have been in contact
with some poisonous matter used Dy
growers to destroy plant insects. There
have been traces of Paris green in some
of the fruit offered for sale.
1t is reported in London that the an
onymous philanthropist who contribut-