The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-22
Current EVENTS OF THE day
Epitome Of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
the New and the Old World In a
Condensed and Comprehensive Form

An Interesting Collection of Items From
the New and the Old World In a
Condensed and Comprehensive Form
According to Chinese advices just re-
ceived in Tacoma, Earl Lii Hung Chang
will no longer take an active part in
government affairs.
Twenty million feet of hemlock and
1900 cords of bark have been con-
sumed, resulting in loss of 100000
by forest fire near Austin, Pa.
The government has completed ar
rangements with the Canadian author
tiles to have letter mail taken into
Dawson City once month during the
winter season. The first carrier has
just left Dyea for Circle City and Daw-
son.
By an explosion at the Colma fuse
works, at Colma, CAL, Mary Beck was
killed and eight were sreiously and four
slightly wounded. The remains of the
dead girl have not been recovered from
the building, and it is believed they
burned.
The London Daily Mail says it has
information from reliable source that
cholera has attacked battalion of the
Shropshire regiment, which is stationed
at Sitapura, Northwest India, and that
40 non-commissioned officers and pri-
Yates have already succumbed.
The Nueste Nachrichten, of Leipsic,
has published report of conversa-.
tion in which Prince Bismarck is
quoted as saying that the Monroe doc
Urine is uncommon insolence towards
the rest of the world, and does violence
to the other American interests.
A census OF the Russian empire has
Just been completed. The population,
as now published, is 1873, 9,2l1, 113, of
which 64,6l16, $50 are males and 64,-
5S4, S33 are females. The population
of Russia in Europe is nearly 100, ,0O0,-
900, or more than three-fourths of the
whole.
Telegraphic advices from the New
York Heradl's correspondent in Rio de
Ianeiro state that servant in the en-
ploy of William T. Townes, the United
States consul general in Rio Janerio,
made an unsuccessful attempt to muir
der the consul general. Mr.. Towne's
assailant was placed under arrest.
Admiral John L. Worden, retired,
died in Washington. He commanded
the Monitor during its engagement
with the Merrimac in Hampton Roads
during the late war. In 1886 he was
retired with full rank and the pay of
an admiral, the only instance of the
kind. He also received the thanks of
congress for his gallantry during the
war.
The director of the mint has submit
ted to the secretary of the treasury
report for the fiscal year covering the
operations of the mints and assay Off
ces, together with statistics of foreign
counties relative to production, coin
age and monetary condition. The value
of the gold deposited at the mints and
assay offices during the fiscal year 1897
was 1929, 9,1O5, 500. OF this amount
$S7, ,003, 337 was original deposits, and
$42, lO2, 162. .redeposits.
By the explosion of the boiler of the
steamer G. B. Force, in Charleroi. Pa,
the captain, James Ryan, and the cook,
William Patterson, were killed. The
body of Patterson was found buried in
the sand and terribly mutilated. The
body of the captain has not yet been
found. The others of the crew were
badly scorched and bruised. The ex-
plosion was so heavy that the earth
trembled for more than mile, and
windows were broken throughout the
town.
The national council of Switzerland
has adopted a bill making insurance
against sickness compulsory in cases of
all dependent persons.
1t is reported that an English syndi-
cate has purchased, for 100000 the
big plant of the ]. /. Case Machine
Company, at Milwaukee.
Jackson and Williams, the o. r. &
Oregon penitentiary for a term of 80
years and seven months each.
Heavy shipments of wheat to Europe
continue. Over 60 grain-laden vessels
have left San Francisco during the last
two months, and six more are ready to
sail.
The naval armor board will leave
Washington snon for the South to look
at certain places, with view Of ascer-
tanning their adaptibility for sites for
the proposed armor plant.
The cruiser Baltimore has been put
into commission with LieutenantC Com
mander Gottfried Blocklinger, her first
lieutenant, in command. The Balti-
more will meet the Philadelphia in San
Francisco on the latter's arrival.
The monthly treasury statement of
the principal articles of domestic ex-
ports shows that during September last
the exports of breadstuffs from the
United States amounted to $34 629, 946,
an increase, as compared with Septem-
ber, 1896, of over 100 per cent, and an
increase of about 800 per cent over Sep
tember, 1895.
In his annual report, Myron H. Nc
Cord, governor of Arizona, discusses
the question of statehood, and says the
requirements as to population, educa-
tion and wealth are fully met.
More than 1000 revolutionists and
refugees have fed from Guatemala to
Mexico, dreading the vengeance of Bar
rios. The refugees know their property
will be coniscated, as the government
has issued decree to that effect. Some
people took the precaution to deposit
their valuabIes with the British consul
at Quezaltenango.
Near Austin, Tex, in broad, open
daylight, the southbound cannonball
train on the International & Great
tNorthern railroad was held up by four
men and robbed. The conductor of the
train was shot by the robbers while re-
sisting them, but fortunately was not