The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-12
The NEWS OF THE WEEK.

From All Parts Of the New
World and the Old. :
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
oomprehensivs Review Of the Import
ant, Happenings of the Past Week
Cu1led From the Telegraph Columns,
Minnesota and North and South Da-
kota are in a nervous condition over the
prospects Of the next few days. It has
showed every day SO far this month.
Railroad trains are tied in every direc-
tion and many small branches are aban-
doned.
Thomas Condt, of Beloit, Wis, died.
aged 80 years. From 1898 to 1856 he
was missionary to the Hawaiian islands.
He was the last of a company of thirty
missionaries who left for the islands
in 1886. He was the first white person
the natives of Maui island ever saw.
| The well-known pioneer and his
torian, Hon. Nineveh Ford, died in
Walla Walla last week. The cause Of
his death was old age. He was 81
years and months old. His was the
first wagon to drive into the Grande
RoDde, and the second across the
Rockies.
At st. Patrick's day convention,
| held in San Francisco last night, reso-
lutions were passed urging all true
Irishmen to unite in discountenancing
the Corbett-F t-Fitzsimmons fight, which
will take place at Carson On the day
made sacred to the memory Of Ireland's
patron saint.
| The navy department. has issued adj
vertisements calling for over 5000 tons
of Haryeyized steel armor for the three
battle-ships now building. The law
fixes the maximum price to be paid at
$500 per ton, and the officials of the
department are now sanguine of returns
to their advertisements.
Mrs Henry Ward Beecher died at
her home in Stamford, Conn, on the
| famous husband, and she was S5 years
of age. Mrs. Beecher passed away
| peacefully, surrounded by her children
and friends. Her life had been de-
SPARED Of for several weeks preceding
ner oeinise'
| Greece has replied to the identical
note of the powers and it is regarded as
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Dlrect charges OF bribery anu at
tempted orloery were made before the
Kansas a state legislature at iopeka.
Inc charges ar were mace IN open, ses-
sion. Ane na,nes Vi the accused were
spoken outright anu Warrants were Is
sueo 1or tne arrest OF the culprits. one
q; the men lmpiicatea was arrested pe-
1ore ne couio make MS escape from the
!eapltal pu1folng.
The state senate OF Oregon after
sessioh iascihs heary nity oays, at
Wnlcn nothing couio De accomplished
mas decided to dlssoive ana go nome.
Ihe attitude OF absent members made
all eHorts at reorganization appear
hopeless, and 1t was thought best not
to add to the complications OF the pres
ent troublesome situation. Ihe decl-
SION to quit was brought about by the
failure OF the house to secure the at
tendance OF single outside member.
The outlook for the onening of the