The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-17
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
the New and the Old World In q
Condensed and Comprehensive Form

Ah SOIkecIlOH Oh lGeInS T TOIu
the New and the Old World In q
Condensed and Comprehensive Form
A dispatch from Madras says: A
most serious accident has occurred at
the Champion reef mines. Forty per-
sons are known to have been killed.
The home of Thomas Hawkins, a
farmer who lives near Greenwood, CAL,
was destroyed by fire and his 5-year-
old daughter perished in the flames.
The Fraser river salmon pack is the
largest ever known in the Northwest.
Altogether 2, 500, 900 fish of the sockeye
variety were caught off the mouth of
the river during the season.
The Japan Mail, discussing the silk
trade, says: Prices in Japan are now
steadily rising, orders on large scale
having been received from abroad by
many foreign firms in Yokohama.
The secretary of the treasury has
given authority to Nee Lee Wah,
village company, to bring into the
country 800 Chinese to take part in the
trans Mississippi exposition at Omaha.
A tornado struck the town of Port
Arthur, Tex, killing six people, and
injuring several more, besides destroy
ing much valuable property. The
town was practically leveled by the
cyclone.
George F. Reginer, chairman of .
Democratic county committee, shot ana
instantly killed Simon Fransdel, a
young butcher, at Monmouth, Ill.
Jo1 bod haap pauir,y OF RI
Reginer's daughter against her fathers
wishes.
The startling news comes from Fort
Lockhard that the combined forces Of
the Afridis and Orakzais number A.
600 men. They are now all collected
near Khan-Khi valley, and massacre
is feared at any moment.
John L. Sullivan, ex-champion pu-
gilist, has announced that he will run
poll 5000 or $4,000 votes. Sullivan
says his principal platform will be to
license gambling places and disorderly
houses.
A later account of the Mexican hor
ror, says: The people killed at Pam
uelas quarry exposition, numbering "a,
were asphyxiated by the dense gasses
generated by the explosion. Among
the number were several horsemen,
who perished with their horses, and
the bodies of the men and horses lay
together in horrible manner.
Rev. E. F. B. Howard has escaped
from the Ohio penitentiary, at Colum-
bus. He was famous United States
prisoner from Tennessee. He was
trusted in the front office and walked
away. Howard was convicted at Clarks-
vile, Tenn, and sentenced for nine
years and fined $1,000 on % counts of
using the United States mails for fraud
ulent purposes.
Further details of the capture of
Victoria de las Lunas province of SAM
stiago de Cuba, say that the insurgents,
after capturing the town, killed with
the machete 40 guerillas for having
made a stubborn resistance. It is ex-
planned that the Spanish hoisted the
red cross flag over the hospital, and
that the insurgents, mistaking it for
parliamentary flag, sent an officer in
that direction. The Spanish claim
that the insurgent commander did not
respect the flag over the hospital, and
bombarded the building, killing or
wounding 56 men.
A terrible explosion of nitroglycerine
occurred in Cygnet, O., resulting in the
death of six persons and the injury of a
large number.
It is said that John w. Mackay, the
American millionaire, will lay Cana
dian Pacific cable from Vancouver, B.
c., to Australia.
Count Okuma, of Japan, has notified
his minister at Honolulu of the terms
and conditions of Japan's acceptance of
the proposal to arbitrate the dispute
with Hawaii.
A New York Herald special from
Barcelona says that it is stated on the
highest diplomatic authority that the
present Spanish government will go
out within fortnight, and that the
liberals will come in.
Customs inspectors at Laredo, Tex,
have found an unclaimed grip on
train, containing 100000 worth Of
diamonds, jewelry and other valuables
The papers in the valise indicate that
it belonged to Spanish officer. 1t is
believed it was stolen by man who
lacked the courage to claim ownership.
w. P. Atwell, commercial agent of
the United States at Robaix, France,
sends to the state department report
on the short wheat crop in France.
He says the crop in France, and in fact
all Europe, has fallen much below the
average, and that it is estimated that
the United States and Canada will be
called upon to export from 120, 900, 900
to 130, 900, 900 bushels more than they
exported to Europe last year. France
will require about 60,000,000 bushels
to meet the deficit in that country.
A Philadelphia & Reading wrecking
engine crashed into wagon at grade
crossing at Frush Valley, few miles
above Reading, Pa, and three lives
were lost
The Marquis of Salisbury's proposal
for the constitution of an international
committee representing the six powers
to assume control of the revenues, with
which Greece will guarantee the pay
ment of interest for holders on old
= bonds as well as payment of the indem-
nifty loan, has been accepted by the
powers.
A government official who has been
IL years in Alaska, and who is now
stationed at Dyea, writes to the depart
ment at Washington, stating that if
some measures are not taken to stop the
h.1ndrodG yorfSb fhnro THE
winter.