The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-01
Current EVENTS OF THE day
Epitome Of the Telegraphie
News Of the World.
rERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

the New and the Old World In a
Condensed and Comprehensive Form
Over 5000 textile workers have been
locked out at Loebau, Germany, and in
its vicinity.
Michael Simmonds, a railroad brake
man, aged 28, shot and tried to kill his
sweetheart, Miss Jenny Long, aged 10,
at Baltimore, and then committed
suicide.
Rose the 19-yeabr-old daughter of
John Miller Murphy, died at Olympia,
Wash. Her death was caused by an
overdose of laudanum, taken to allay
neuralgia pains.
Engineer E. Bennett Mitchell was
killed and Fireman John H. Cawley
seriously injured by the explosion of
locomotive on the Northern Central
railway at Georgetown, Pa.
Secretary Wilson has secured an Or
der from the postoff1ce department to
attach the government frank to pack
ages of sugar-beet seed to be sent
throughout the country for analysis.
The latest news from Guatemala re-
ceived here states that price of $780,
900 has been placed on the heads of
Prosper Morales and his aide, Manuel
Fuentes. 1t is asserted that an order
to this effect has been promulgated by
President Barrios.
AS a result of the breaking of cable,
three colored men who were being car
ried up in an elevator shaft of the
Northwest Land tunnel, at Chicago, fell
95 feet to the bottom of the excavation.
One of them was killed instantly, and
the other two sustained fatal injuries.
Word comes from Kaslo, B. c., that
three men who were out on the lake
about 500 yards were drowned by the
boat capsizing. A stiff breeze was
beginning of the swift undertow oppo-
site Kaslo, the men tried to change po-
sitions, and the boat was overturned.
In a recent interview, Lieutenant
Peary, who has just returned to Boston
from the Arctic on the whaling bark
Hope, said: 1.-THE 10O-ton meteorite
in the hold of the Hope fell from the
skies hundreds of years ago, and has
long been the source of iron supplies for
the Esquimaux. I discovered it in
May, 1894, and since that time have
been trying to secure it and bring it to
America.
The duel between Count Badeni,, the
Austrian premier, and DIR. Wolff, the
German nationalist leader, has caused
the widest sensation. Count Badeni
sent his seconds to Dir. Wolff, whosac-
cepted the challenge. The premier
sent telegram to the emperor, asking
permission to fight the duel, and at the
same time rendering his resignation.
In reply he received not only permis-
sion to fight, but also the imperial ap-
proval. Count Badeni then made his
will, after which he spent the evening
at the Jockey Club and pleasure re-
sort. His wife and family knew moth
ing about the affair until the duel was
over. 1t is thonght that, as the premier
has set example, with the emperor's ap-
proval, there will be serious epidemic
of dueling.
Commander Booth-Tucker has ar
rived in Denver to complete the ar
rangements for establishing Salvation
Army colony in the Arkansas valley.
In Joseph Hayward's g saw mill, near
Macon, Mo-, a large boiler exploded
and killed three workmen, Charles
Heator, Walter Ferguson and Albert
Yost. The mill was blown to frag-
ments.
The United States steamship San
Francisco, the flagship of the European
squadron, has arrived at Tangier,
70 70
obtain redress, if necessary, for the re-
ported fogging of American citizens at
Mogador, and also to enforce the prom
ised settlement of former claims of the
United States against Morocco.
The inexorable discriminating law of
China, which condemns pal~cide to
death by the slicing process, whether
he be the perpetrator of a wilful ,crime
or the victim of an accident, is terribly
illustrated by case now vexing the
people of Shanghai. A boy of IL was
swinging some article about his head in
play, when it happened to strike his
mother, who died from the effects of
the blow. He was condemned to be
SLICED to death, and, though efforts have
been made to save him from this fear
full end. so far they have not been sue
eessful.
A dispatch from Vienna says that
the steamer Ika, with a crew of 10,
and carrying so Australian passengers,
was entering the port at Fihme, on
the river Flumara, while the bora was
blowing hard, when she collided with
the English steamer Tira, which was
leaving. The bows of the lka were
stove in and she sank in two minutes.
Boats hastily put off and saved the
captain and seven others, but most of
the passengers perished. The casualty
took place in full view of thousands
who crowded the pier in the greatest
excitement and alarm.
Arthur Jordan, a Scotch explorer,
who claims to be familiar with the
country between Spokane and the Klon-
dixie, will leave Spokane with six men,
October 10, for the Yukon country.
J. J.. Browne is at the head of the sym
dicate which is outfitting the party to
prospect on Stewart river. Mr..
Brownies son, Guy, will be member
of the party. They will go via Ash
croft, taking the Hudson bay trail there
to Lake Teslin, down the lake to the
Hootalinqua river, down that stream to
the Yukon, thence to Stewart river.
The Japanese government has taken
up 1000 out of the remaining 10000
shares of the Formosan railway, and
has persuaded Formosans to take up the
remainder Locomotives and cars are
expected from America. The work
will be proceeded with Immediately.
The government survey boats have