The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-22
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
Cu1led From the Telegraph Columns.

Comprehensive Review Of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
CuIled From the Telegraph Columns.
The First National bank, of New
port, KY, has closed it's doors. Heavy
investments in real estate is said to be
the cause.
An important pooling arrangement
has been brought about between the
Alaska Packers Association and the
Alaska improvement Company that
will materially affect the salmon in
dustry in Northern waters and the
price of canned salmon in the country
next season. 1t is said that the entire
product of the coming season will be
pooled and marketed at uniform rates.
Louis Contencin, chevalier of the
crown of Italy, former president of the
Italian chamber of commerce in New
York, and formerly Italy's consul-gen-
eral to the two Sicilies, died at his
home in New York. He had been one
of the most prominent Italians in this
country and was man of marked abil-
ity, to which Italy frequently paid
honorable tribute.
A Washington special says the ad-
ministration is determined that Peru
shall pay the claim for $500, 900 grow
ing out of the outrage committed IN
1885 upon V. III. McCord, consul Of
the United States. A cable dispatch
has just been sent to Mr.. Mckenzie,
the United States minister stationed at
Lima, directing him to inform the
Peruvian government that the case
must be settled without delay. A COM
munication received from the minister
a few days ago stated that Peru desired
to investigate the case. Secretary
Olney at once advised Mr.. Mckenzie
that Peru had had more than ten years
to investigate, and the time was quite
sufficient.
Alice M. Hartley, who shot and
killed Senator Foley, in Reno, New,
two years ago, has been pardoned.
Princess de Chimay, who eloped last
summer with Janos Rigo, Hungarian
gypsy musician, has been engaged to
appear in tableaux vivant at-a winter
garden in Berlin Immediately after her
divorce from her husband. She will
be paid $3.50 night.
The nomination of David r. Francis
as secretary of the interior has been ia
vorably acted upon by the committee
on finance and reported to the senate in
executive session. The nomination has
been held up ever since the session be-
gan at the request of Senator Vest.
After long and animated session in
Olympia the presidential electors of
Washington agreed upon James E. Fen
ton, Democrat, of Spokane, as messen-
ger to convey the vote of the state to
Washington. The choice was COM.
promise, as the electors were at first
unable to agree upon any one of the
four elected, each one striving for the
honor The sum of $500 is allowed
for expenses.
The trial of Mrs. Walter Carew
charged with poisoning her husband
by administering arsenic, and which
has caused great sensation among the
American inhabitants of Yokohama,
has been brought to dramatic close
by the appearance and confession in
court of Miss Mary Jacobs, the gov
erness of the family, who, it seems,
was the real murderess and the person
who wove the chain of evidence around
the widow.
Attorney-General Harmon was asked
about the probable course the govern
ment will pursue with respect to the
Pacific railroads, now the funding bill
has failed. Beyond the statement that
some action would probably be taken
within thirty days, he declined to dis
cuss the matter. It is believed, how
ever, the first step will be against the
Union Pacific, inasmuch as foreclosure
proceedings instituted by the first lien
holders of that road are now pending in
the courts.
The Inauguration of Governor Tan
ner in Springfield, ILL.,, developed
sensation at the close of the statehouse
ceremony, when the retiring governor,
John P. Altgeld, was not permitted to
deliver the farewell address which has
been one of the features of the pre-
vious inaugurations in Illinois. Gov
ernor Altgeld had prepared his speech
and had brought a copy of it to the
hall, but he was not called upon by the
presiding officer to speak. Much in
dignation was aroused by the occur
renee.
The house committee ON public lands
has authorized favorable report ON the
bill providing that settlers on Northern
Pacific railroad lands, whose right
would have been forfeited January /,
1897, for noncompliance with law,
shall have an additional term of two
years in which to comply with the
regulations. The committee also Or
dered favorable report on a bill allow
ing settlers on Indian lands opened to
settlement in the Dakotas to acquire
patent by paying the minimum price
provided by law any time after the ex-
piration of fourteen months from the
date of entry.
The Minnesota State Savings bank,
of st. Paul, has closed and filed deed
of assignment.
National Bank Examiner Escott has
closed the German National bank, of
Louisville, KY. The bank is an old
one, but for some time has been regard
ed as unsafe.
A bitterT fight is being waged in
Cleveland, o., between the Arbuckle
Coffee Company and the sugar trust
regarding the price of coffee. Cut af-
ter cut is being met.
An embargo is threatened ON Indiana
whiskerettes and twindbreakers by
Jim Reeves, an Anderson barber, who
has prepared bill and is endeavoring
to get some representative or senator
in the present assembly to father it.
Reeves is quite In earnest about it. and