Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
BRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Cur
rent Week.

The 18th meeting of the farmers
national congress convened in St. Paul
Tuesday.
The supreme court of Oregon has de-
cided that jury cannot be discharged
on Sunday.
Mrs. John Drew, the famous actress,
died at Larchrsont, N. Y, after an ILL
ness of three years.
Table cutters employed in the four
largest glove factories in Gloversville,
N. Y, have struck for an advance in
wages About 800 skilled men are out.
By vote of 53 to 35 the PennsyL
vania state Democratic committee de-
clared vacant the seat of William Har-
rity in the national Democratic COM
mittee.
At Spanish cabinet council it was
decided to summon the next class of
80, 900 reserves, $4,000 of whom will
be sent to Cuba and $4,000 to the Phil
ippine islands.
A landslide occurred at tunnel No. 4,
on the Northern Pacific, several miles
west of the summit of the Cascades.
Eastbound and westbound trains wero
delayed.
A'genuine s,ying machine, it is said,
was seen at Sterling, Colo, few days
ago by @. A. Nenstein. Mr.. Nenstein
noticed large black object in the
southeastern part of the heavens, trav-
cling rapidly toward the northeast. He
watched it pass clear across the heavens,
moving quite rapidly in straight line.
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sight, and is convinced that it was
bona fide flying machine.
The naval officers who compose the
board recently appointed by Secretary
Long, of the navy department., to pre-
pare plans for the erection of an armor-
plate plant to be operated by the United
States government, have concluded
their inspection of the steels plants of
the country, and are now ready to re-
port. Plans will be drawn up for a
government factory.
Ten saloons in Kansas City, Kan,
were raided by the police and So, 500
worth of liquors seized and poured into
the cutters. Saloon furniture and fix
lures filling ten big drays were seized
and carted to police headquarters. where
it will be burned.
A dispatch from Buenos Ayres says
the wheat crop in the province of
Santa Ee is calculated at about 10, 900
tons, scarcely more than enough to
supply the pro, ince for the year.
What is true in Santa Fe province is
said to be true in the other provinces,
that is, none will furnish more than
enough for home use.
The jewelry store of w. II. Finck,
s at Seattle, was burglarized and goods
tor the amount of $4,000 taken. By
saving the iron bars off the window,
the burglars secured an entrance to the
store. With a seven pound sledgeham-
mer ard an eight-inch punch they
broke the handle off the outside door
of the safe, and then easily pried the
door open.
Five orphan children have been
shipped from Honolulu to San Fran
cisco. The government officials will
not permit them to land unless $500
bonds are furnished for each of the
quintet as guarantee that they shall
not become public charges, but so far
the necessary amount has not been
raised by the Salvation Army officer to
whom they were consigned.
.Officia! information received at Ma
Mia confirms the reports previously
published as to the disastrous character
of the eruption of the Manyon volcano.
Several villages were completely de-
stroyed. At Libog $50 bodies were re-
covered and buried, and more remained
in the lava. At another place 200 per-
sons were missing. Some of the bodies
recovered were SO completely calcined
as to be unrecognizable.
Adyices from Rio de Janeiro state
that the fanatics attacked several con-
yoys of provisions and ammunition in
the interior few days ago and bloody
battle followed The fanatics were
forced to retire after severe losses. The
Brazilian troops had % officers wound
ed. The fanatics are now reergar iZIng
their forces and another attack on con-
voys is expected, as the fanatics are in
need of ammunition.
Involved in the question of inter-
pretation of section % of the new tar
iff, with regard to the 10 per cent dis
eliminating duty on foreign goods COM
ing to the United States from Canada
or Mexico, which is now before the at
torney general for decision, is another
question of equal if not greater magni-
tude. II involves the question OF
whether this discriminating duty of 10
per cent does not apply to all goods i'm
ported in foreign vessels landing at
United States ports which are not ex-
empt from discriminating tonnage taxes
by express treaty stipulation. The
matter is now before the attorney gen
eral, awaiting an Interpretation.
Another attempt has been made to
destroy the life of President Faure Of
France. Three minutes after the pres
ident had passed the Madeline church
in Paris. on his return from Russia, 8
bomb was exploded inside the railing
around the church. An arrest followed
Immediately, and the rallied field was
closed by the police. who began an ac-
tive investigation into the outrage
Nobody was injured by the explosion
but the affair, following SO closely
upon others of similar nature, caused
the greatest excitement.