The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-12
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
From All Parts Of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Cu1led From the Telegraph Columns.

Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.
The Homestead steel work started up
this week in all departments, giving
employment to 4 1000 men.
Mrs. Mary Scott, pioneer of 1864,
died at her home in Walla Walla, at
the age of 70 years. Her husband,
John Scott, died only three months ago.
The president has signed, on the rec
ommendation of the secretary of the
interior, an order, reducing the num-
Der of pension agencies in the United
States from eighteen to nine. 1t is said
this will save at least $3.50, 900 per an
mum.
Hon. J. F. Boyer died at his resi-
dence in Walla Walla. Mr.. Boyer was
one of the best known men of that
city. In business, in church, in social
life and in almost every matter of pub
lie interest he was for many years one
of the most prominent men of the In
land Empire. "
A Santa Fe train was held up and
robbed by two masked men near Mel
son, A. T. One of the robbers while
attempting to break into the express
car was shot and killed by Messenger
Summers. The other escaped, taking
with him about half a dozen registered
packages, the through mail pouches
being unn1olested.
: "A grand ball, on a luxurious scale, in
honor of President and Mrs. Diaz, was
given Saturday night at the palatial
residence of Pablo Escandon, of tho
opulent family of that name It was
in point of Importance, taste and dis
play, what the Bradley Martin ball
: will be in New York.
!. News has been received of the whole
:, sale killing of pacifcos at Jubaco, Ma
tanZas province, last, week, by one of
Weyler's captains, named Marios. He
raided a small village, expecting to find
an insurgent hospital there. Being
disappointed he arrested twenty of the
men, and, putting them in line, he or
dered every odd numbered man shot,
promising to spare the others. Nc
sooner had these been dispatched than
he had the others put to the machete.
Rev. Myron Reed, pastor of the Den
yer Broadway Temple Association,
preached a sensational sermon last
Sunday, in which he discouraged the
collection of grafnsand money for the
starving people of India, while there is
SO much suffering and need in our own
country. Rev. Reed declared that
present conditions in India were
brought about by British misgovern-
ment and should therefore be relieved
by the British people.
Two drunken tramps, named Shep-
pard and Irving, respectively, were
locked up together at Merced, Cal, and
a few hours later, when the cell was
opened, Sheppard was found lying dead
on the floor, with red mark upon his
neck indicating that he had been
strangled. Thirty-five cents in change,
which Sheppard had when locked up,
were found in Irving's possession.
The latter was charged with his COM
panion's murder.
The Pennsylvania state capitol has
been destroyed by fire. The legislative
halls are in ruins and new structure
must rise from the ashes of the building
that has served as a meeting place of
the state legislature since 1922. The
flames within the short space of an
hour, ate up 81, 500, 600 worth of prop
erty. The inefficiency of the Harris
burg volunteer fire department is gen.
orally blamed.
A special cablegram from Frankfort
tho Moip 70 fha Narx1 Vo,,1- Do OF
that the, Berlin committee of holders of
;. Oregon Railway 6 Navigation Com
pany per cent Bonds have received a
point bid of As from the Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern railroad COM
panies for all the stock of the Railway
g Navigation Company represented by
them, the purchase price to be payable
July 1, with 8 per cent interest. The
bid is conditional on its acceptance by
at least $1,000, 900 of stock. It is un-
derstood the Union Pacific will also
become interested later in the purchase
George Edward Butler, the most
noted criminal of late years, has just ar
rived in San Francisco on the Swan
hilda from Australia. He was imme-
diately arrested by Australian detec-
tives and will be taken back to answer
to his numerous crimes. He is known
to have killed at least twelve men, and
it is said his crimes may reach forty.
His cold -blooded method was to insert
an "ad" in Australian papers for a
prospecting partner. When he found a
man that suited his purpose he would
lure him to some desolate spot and
there request him to dig. When the
unsuspecting victim would have dug
deep enough in the earth, Butler would
come behind him, and either shoot or
stab him. He would then rob him,
bury the body in the newly made
grave, destroy all traces of his crime
and return to the city for a fresh VIC
tim. His crimes show that he was ut
terly devoid of any sense of humanity.
A house was destroyed in China
town, Portland, by fire, the loss being
in the neighborhood of $18, 900, with
very light insurance.
One half of the famous Naglee brandy
of San Francisco, has been shipped east
en- route to Europe. This brandy be-
longed to the estate of General Naglee,
who made part of it in 1869, and was
the property of his daughter, Mrs. Rob-
bins, of San Jose. The shipment con-
sisted of seven carloads. 1t is probably
the most valuable shipment of brandy
ever made from California.
Captain Thomas R. Brown died at
his home just south of Ashland, Or,
aged about 53 years. Mr.. Brown was
we'll known in Washington, where he
was United States marshal during the
Harrison administration.