The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-09
CURRENT EVENTS Of THE Day
Epitome of the Telegraphio
News Of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
> the New and the Old World In a
Condensed and Comprehensive Form.


sissippi valley.
The Turkish porte is endeavoring t
negotiate with the Ottoman bank for
loan of 100000, for the purchase @
cannon, but it is not believed the at
tempt will be successful
A body of coolies numbering 5000
who struck recently against an increas,
OF taxes, engaged in an anti -foreig1
demonstration in Shanghai, China
Two men were killed, and it was neces
sary to call the marines to assist il
quelling the riot.
The Pacific can factory at Astoria
Or, turned out 100000 cans las
year, 5000, 900 of which were shipped
to the Sound. Superintendent Kendall
says he expects to manufacture more
cans this year than last. The company
paid $22, 600 duty ON tinplate on April 1.
The California Associated Cycle
Clubs have effected an organization,
which practically sewers their connec-
tlon with the l.. A. W. A constitution
and bylaws were adopted, officers eleet-
ed, and the clubs officially assumed
control of track and road-racing in the
state of California.
As a result of the serious disagree
ment between President EYrazuriz and
the minister of the interior, growing
out of the appointment by the latter of
governors and other officials not satis-
factory to the president, the entire
Chilean cabinet has resigned in order
to give the president full liberty of ac-
tion.
Bradstreet's reports chat the tinplate
factories of the United States are pro-
ducing at the rate of $50, 900 tons, or
4,5OO,0 900 boxes a year. The official
figures in tons of the decrease in imports
from Great Britain, are as follows:
1898, 225,62s; 1894, 226, ,879; 1895,
222. 901; 1896, 113, ,051, showing fall
ing Off OF 80 per cent in two years.
Governor W. T. Thornton has wired
to Washington his resignation as gov
ernor of New Mexico. His commits
sion will expire on the 18th inst, but
he has always declared he would resign
as soon as the Borrego gang of conspira-
tors was executed. Most of the Cover
nor's time for the next year will be
spent in the Sonora, Mexico, gold fields. |
A snowslide occurred at the Corintb
mine in the SLOGAN country, killing /
three men and carrying away the head !
OF the Aerial tramway recently erected |
there. John r. Brown, hotel pro-
prletor of Harrison hot springs. is |
thought to have rerishet in slide |
while out prospec ting in the Harrison
lake district. Brown was tracked to
the slide by Indians, but no further
trace of him can be found.
A bill making Immediately available
$3.50, 600 for saving life and property
along the Mississippi has been agreed
to In congress in an amended form and
sent to the president for his signature
United States Minister DENLY. at
Pekin, has notified the department of
state that, as a result of the efforts of
the British government, China has con-
sented to open to commerce West river,
which is situated in Canton, and at the
mouth of which lies Hong Kong.
Representative Spaulding, of Michi-
gan, has introduced in the house a Joint
resolution providing for the annexation
of Hawaii to the United States. 1t
gives consent of congress that the Sand
wich islands be made into the state of
Hawaii, with a republican form of gov
ernment.
Captain E. W. Reed, of the ship T.
+. Cakes, was arrested in New York
on warrant issued by the United t
States court. The Oakes is the shin on {
which, during its last voyage, there was y
much suffering and several deaths. re-
sulting, as alleged, from insufficient
food. +
An attempt was made to DESTROY AL /
toona, Pa, four incendiary fires being
kindled in different parts of the city be- 7
tween the hours of II and 1:3O O'Clock. S
Prompt work by the FIRE department i
alone saved the town from possible de- v
struetion. The entire loss will aggre- T
gate between $50, GOO and 500, 600.
Word is received in Brooklyn of the t
death from jungle fever last January, a
IN Central Africa, of Samuel H. Ar g
mour, young physician in the service v
OF the Belgian government DR.. Ar
mouT was well known socially and s
among the medical fraternity of Brook
lyn. He obtained his education at the
Long Island college hospital. He is
nephew of Justice Walker, of Ohio. O
Governor Rogers, of Washington, II
has hopes of being able to retain all o
of the state militia now in s.
service. While the meager appropria- l
ion would not allow more than six, or Il
1t most eight. companies, if they re- G.
'eIved the full allowance, arrangements u
nay be made to allow one-half of the II
ormer appropriation to companies in p
'maller towns where armory rent is a.
,heaper and expenses are less. Oh
Two men were killed and four seri-
'usly injured by an explosion in the
south Water-street canal, Chicago. The Il
took place 1890 feet under e,
he lake, Where an excavation was be- al
ng made for water-supply inlet. ds
A careful canvass of Western and Pc
northwestern roads develops the fact o,
here is no decentralization of rates. tH
he most imperative orders have been u "
ssued by the executive officers of each >. =.
Western line, forbidding the cutting or u =,
of rates. ai
The New York Herald's correspond
Mt in Montevideo, Uruguay, telegraphs
nat the United States cruiser Yantic in
IN aground at Port Nueva Palmyra, at Es
le mouth of the Uruguay river. Tugs to
re at work attempting to pull off the Ez
uiser. She is in dangerous position. in
The gunboat Helena, in her speed fir
ial succeeded in making 1853 knots me
l hour over the entire course. This a {
yes the Newport News Shipbuilding 81:
Drydock Company bonus of sc, 600, ga,
hich. in proportion to the contract
st of the ship, is the largest bonus