The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
LATER NEWS.


for political appointments.
Frightful misery and immense dam
age will be caused if the eruption o
Mount Vesuvius continues on the
alarming scale it has reached In tn,
last few days.
1t is said that Garcia's action was
| surprise to the Cubans. His resigna
tion was sent to General Gomez and
by him accepted without consultation
of the Cuban civil authorities.
| Christian Browntield, an old resi-.
dent of the Puget Sound country, was
run over and instantly killed by 8
freight train, near Roy, Wash. He
was deaf and 70 years of age.
The Filipino congress has favorably
impressed the Europeans, who have
witnessed its proceedings. 1t is be-
level that its deliberations will result
in petition to President Mckinley to
establish proteotorate.
Nearly one-tenth of the entire popu-
lation of Plainwell. Mich, is ill from
eating canned beef at church social.
Fifty-five persons were poisoned, 20 are
dangerously i'll and four are expected
to die, the doctors having expressed no
hope of their recovery.
The aggregate value of lands in the
state of Washington as returned by the
county boards of equalization amounts
to $69, 91,97l, but as valued by the
state board of equalization, they
amount to $75, 756,359 The aggregate
value OF improvements upon land was
placed at $40, $50, 331, but reduced by
the state board to S7,267.6S
The Filipinos are said to have en-
tered on a campaign of conquest against
Cebu and Iloilo. American warships
have been dispatched from Manila for
the scene of the conflict. The crews
OF the insurgent vessels are said to
have already committed several ques-
tionable acts. Twenty Spanish steam
ers have been transferred to the Ameri-
can flag.
Full reports of the damage wrought
by the recent hurricane in the Barba-
does have been made. They show
that the destruction of property was
not overestimated, though the loss of
life was somewhat smaller than was
supposed at first. AS it was, the re-
ports show 100 fatlities. Fifty thou
sand per rsons were made homeless by
the storm. Full damage is estimated
at more than 100000.
The Spanish authorities at San Juan
have offered Admiral Schley G, 900 tons
of coal at So per. ton.
The Italian government has proposed
to the powers that immediate action be |
taken against anarchists.
Mail advices from Japan state that
another formidable rebellion against
Japanese rule has broken out in For
mosa.
Aguinaldo still maintains that his
is kindly disposed towards
ours and that relations will continue
The president has appointed Fred
Page Tustin, of Oregon, comm misioner
:Or the district of Alaska, to reside
1t Wrangel.
The London Daily Telegraph's ST.
Petersburg correspondent says that Lui-
,inl, the assassin of the Austrian en-
u ess, belonged to an organized gang Of
whose purpose Ia to murder
rowned heads of Europe.
The streets of Havana are crowded
With beggars since the closing of the
CUP kitchens. There is almost total
ack of food and clothing. and men,
Tomen and children are dying by
inches from disease and hunger.
With a fierce fire in its hold, the
teamer Evelyn, Captain @. F. Horner,
rom Huelva, Spain. heavily loaded
With sulphur ore. has put into it's pier
t Locust Point, Nd. 1t is remarkable
hat the ship and all those on board
Tere saved from a terrible death IN
aid ocean.
The Spanish minister of war, Gen.
raj Correa. has issued instructions for
ne return of the Spanish troops in the
Vest Indies. The sick are to leave
rst and the archives will be brought
, Spain with the arms, ammunition,
ags and material stored In Cuba and
orto Rico.
1t Is no longer a secret that Germany {
the only nation from which the gov
'nment apprehends trouble In the set ,
ement of the Philippine question,
nd it Is to avert the commitment of =
L overt act that the president deter =
ined to SO strengthen Rear Admiral y
ewey's command as to make it super :,
r to the German fleet in Asiatic
aters.
More troops are to go to Manila at
lce.u The Fifty-first Iowa, Twen- g
eth Kansas, First Tennessee. First :
ashington and the Oregon recruits
Ill comprise the expedition. The q
te order OF the war department on I
q subject has been directly reversed. Il
lere is much conjecture as to the a
use for the sudden change of policy. i,
le war department announces that II
g move is merely in furtherance of a f;
an to garrison the Philippines, Cuba 4
I'd Porto Rico. 1t is also said the y
w plan includes 10000 men for the :,
IL. 500 for Porto Rico and :,
200 for Cuba. 3,
President Mckinley has received a
ter from the Thirteenth club. OF New:
'rk, congratulating him on the fact tt
at he signed the peace protocol on o s,
iday and proclaimed it to the world b.
the 18th of the month n,
The worlds record for high kite Of
ght was broken at Blue Hill, Mass.
g OF tandem of kites reaching an
itude of 12, 1874 feet above the sea -,
rel, height 227 feet greater than any ..
e has ever been known to have ~
Iched heretofore. ~