The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-23
LATER NEWS.
Terre Haute, Ind, was visited by a
million dollar fire.

Three lives were lost and several in
jured by fire and explosion at Fort
Adams, r. /.
Ambassador Jules Cam bon will sail
from Havre for New York on January
2, to resume his duties at Washington.
Senator Hanna has introduced in the
senate, and Representative Payne in
the house, bill to grant subsidies for
American shipping.
When the president in his southern
tour reached Macon. Ga, great enthu-
sasm was shown and the Confederate
veterans rendered him reception.
About $7OO in spurious coin was
captured in an Italian tenement-house
in Buffalo. Supposed counterfeiters
are under arrest in the persons Of
Frank Perrel and Pasquale Antonach,
who were captured Saturday evening
while engaged in passing counterfeit
money.
The National Casket Company, of
Pittsburg, Pa, has received from the
United States government an order for
a, 900 caskets, the largest single order
of the kind ever given. The collins
will be used for the purpose of bring
ing to this country the bodies of all
the soldiers killed in battle in Cuba, or
who died from disease there.
The agricultural appropriation bill
passed by congress contains a retaila-
tory clause authorizing the secretary of
agriculture to inspect imported articles
dangerous to health, and also author
izing the secretary of the treasury to ex-
clude such articles. The restriction is
designed to apply to large number of
articles imported from foreign coun-
tries.
A special from Washington, D. c.,
says: There are seers who predict that
Uncle Sam will become the banker for
the world. Two Old World govern
ments, Russia and Japan, have turned
their faces to the United States in
search of loans. Russia, at least, has
had agents sound American fnanciers.
This is the first time foreign nations
have sought to float great national
loans in America, and the wise men
think it is the beginning of the new
era.
At the Mozoro insane asylum, in
Havana, horrible state of affairs was
discovered. One hundred and twenty
inmates, emaoiated and showing every
sign of starvation, are confined there.
Six months ago there were. over 800 in
this asylum, but death and starvation
have reduced their numbers to about
one-seventh of that figure. The Span
ish government withdrew it's grant,
and although money was raised for the
institution, corrupt officials embezzled
most of it, leaving the patients desti-
tute.
At meeting of the various religious
denominations held in Lendon,. the
czar's disarmament proposal was in
dorsed.
Fotr persons Were killed ami others
seriously injured in Paris by the COL
lapse of house in course of construo-
tion. 1t is feared that five bodies still
remain buried In the debris.
Mrs. Mary Tut Throckmorton, who
in her early life was leader in Wash
ington society, is dead from the effects
of inhaling Illuminating gas which es-
capped by accident in her room. She
was 88 years of age.
The British steamer Pawnee has ar
rived in New York from Mediterran-
can ports, and brought 10 ship-wrecked
people, eight men and two women, who
were taken from the disabled schooner
Deer Hill, of st. Johns, N. B., in
midocean.
The navy department has made pub
lie report from Admiral Schley cov-
ering that part Of the operations and
movements of the flying squadron
from it's sailing from Key West for
Cienfuegos up to, but not including the
first bonn bardment.
AS result of a coasting accident at
Turtle creek, eight miles from Pitts
burg. Joseph West, aged 80 years, is
dead and eleven others are injured, two
seriously. The sled collapsed at the
bottom of steep hill and hurled the
party with great force in every direc-
tion.
Thomas Jones, living near Greer.
W. Va, attempted to light fire with
crude oil. An explosion occurred,
wrecking the room, and the dresses of
his twin daughters, aged 4 years, ig-
nited. He was too badly burned to
asst them, and they were so badly
burned that both of them died shortly
afterwards.
Exports to Cuba are already begin
ming to show the effect of returning
peace and the reopening of our ports to
commerce. The October figures of the
treasury department. bureau of statis-
tics show marked increase in the ex-
ports of the United States to Cuba in
nearly all articles, comparing October,
1898, with October, 1897.
The international anti-anarohistic
conference which has been in session
here for several weeks, has proved
success. Great secrecy is maintained
regarding the proceedings and conclu-
sions, but the delegates seem satisfied
that they have laid a splendid foun6a-
tion for uniform system of dealings
with anarchists. The conference de-
clined to recognize anarchist outrages
as political crimes.
Leon Favier, who fought under the
great Napoleon, has just celebrated his
96th birthday at Philadelphia.
The president of the municipal coun-
Gil of Paris has informed Nine. Sara
Bernhardt tn at the council has accept
ed her recent offer to take a lease of
the Theater des Nacions.
Preparations are on foot in Honolulu