The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-29
THE NEWS OF The WEEK
From All Parts Of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
ant Happenings of the Past Week
CuIled From the Telegraph Columns.


ant Happenings of the Past Week
CuIled From the Telegraph Columns.
The steamer City of Topeka arrived
at Port Townsend, from Alaska, upon
schedule time. 1t is reported that the
weather at Juneau and Sitka is at pres
ent quite as mild as that of Puget
sound.
Great preparations are being made
for the spring rush Of miners to Al
aska, which it is expected will be
greater this year than ever before.
Few prospectors. are planning to 60 to
in that section having about died out.
James Mccoy, one. of the founders
of the town of Oakesdale, Wash, died
at his home in that town at the age of
66 years. Mr.. Mccoy came to Oregon
in 1853, and resided in Benton county
till 1887. He. then removed to Whit
man county, Wash, where he has since
resided.
Port Townsend has had another land
slide. Tons of dirt fell from the hill
on the west side of Taylor street, at
the second fight of terrace steps, carry
ing with it the high cribbing and COM
pletely obstructing the passage on that
side of the street. --a.
The ship Two Brothers, which has
arrived at Tacoma from San Francisco,
to load coal reports that ON January 19,
while off the Oregon coast, Oscar
Hartz, a sailor, fell from the lee main
rigging and was drowned. 1t was his
second trip ON the ship. He was a
German, 80 years old, and had lived in
San Francisco.
A Madrid dispatch says snow and
rain. storms threaten serious floods in
Spain. Narrowing distress prevails in
Andalusia. At Jaon, the people are
plundering the bread shops, and thou
sands are begging in the streets. SINH
lar scenes, accompanied by fights with
the police, have occurred in many
other towns. The authorities are pow
erless to cope with the destitution.
Joseph Meehan, Is years old, of San
Francisco, met his death in strange
and shocking manner. He was attempt
ing to close window in room oc-
1l11AoCl1 ethO pal Clibo oAi WIG
third floor of lodging house, when he
slipped and plunged headlong through
the opening to the street below. He
struck on his head and his neck was
broken.
A London dispatch from Odessa, de-
scribing the military preparations going
forward there, says that the activity
has only been equaled during the period
which Immediately preceded the two
last great wars. The Turkish govern
ment is unable to make its usual an
nual purchase of horses in Russia, all
ofithe stud farms being closed by the
Russian government.
Congressman Sturtevant, of Penn
sylvania, who has recently called on
President-elect Mckinley, quotes him
as saying: 81 will call special ses-
sion of congress on March 10, and un-
less I change my mind you may be in
Washington by that time. desire to
have my protective system inaugurated
Immediately upon my Inauguration,
and I want measure passed that will
Immediately stimulate business and
give idle men work. Congressman
Sturtevant said further that no Penn
sylvania man would be in the cabinet.
Very Rev. Thos. J. Conaty, D. D.,
has been installed as rector of the
Catholic university of America in
Washington, d. G. 1t was a notable
event in the history of the institution,
and drew together distinguished as
semblage of churchmen and educators.
Another attempt has been made to
get the stranded Glenmorag off from
the sands of North beach. This trial
proved unsuccessful like the previous
attempts and it is now thought the
Glenmorag will be abandoned to the
mercies of the waves.
While hunting near Elk Point, S.
D., w. J. Murphy, aged II, became
separated from his companions and was
frozen to death. When first missed he
was supposed to have returned home,
and not until some time later did
searching parties start after him. His
body was found.
An earthquake occurred on the island
Of Kishma, in the Persian gulf, attend
ed by enormous loss of life. Kishma is
near the entrance of the Persian gulf
and is the largest island in that body
of water, being surrounded by many
smaller islands. Its length is seventy
miles and its average breadth twelve
miles. The population is estimated at
5000, chiefly arabs.
Two people were seriously injured
and score of others bruised and bat
tered as the result of rear-end collision
of two trains in the Oakland yards.
Instead of holding the Berkley local
train as usual, the signalman allowed it
to proceed on the main track, just as
the sunset limited was approaching.
Before the latter train could be stopped
it crashed into the rear car of the To-
cal, completely demolishing it.
The senate committees on fisheries
have listened to an argument by Pro-
fessor Elliott in advocacy 'of the bill
providing for new International agree
ment for the protection of fur-bearing
SEALS Professor Elliott exhibited a
large number Of charts, showing the
habits of seals. He contended that
from an economic and humane point OF
view, it would be far better for the
United States to kill all the remaining
seals outright than to permit the
slaughter to continue under present
regulations.
Agent w. r. Russell, of the Pacific
Coast Elevator Company, of Moscow,
Idaho, has purchased over 10000 BUSH
els of wheat at 70 cents. The last large
purchase was 5000 bushels. Some
wheat in that section is being held as
high as 75 cents.