The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-08-19
LATER NEWS.

as military governor.
A special dispatch from Madrid says
the surrender of Manila is officially an
nounced. The United States troops
occupied the city.
The American bark G. G. Funk. Cap
tain Nilsson, bound from Tacoma for
was wrecked off Flanders
island, Tasmania, with the loss OF ii
lives, including those OF the captain
his wife and two children.
Scores of dead bodies are still in the
wrecks of the Spanish warships at San
tiago. The Almirante Oquendo has
broken in two and cannot possibly be
saved.
An order has been issued mastering
out of service about $4,000 OF the vol
unteer army force. The troops to be
mustered out will include all the vol
unteer cavalry and volunteer artillery
in the United States at the present
time, and large number of infantry
regiments.
Additional details relative to the ter
rible cloudburst in Hawkins county,
Tenn, show that the disaster. was
greater than at first reported. The
Figan family, numbering IA, was lost,
Figan himself escaping 1t is now estl-
mated that 80 persons became victims
of the downpour.
Uncle Sam has no intention of reduc-
inc his navy to peace footing. The
hired ships are to go, but those owned
by the government, to the number OF
at least 100, will be retained in the
service at least temporarily. The rev.
enue cutters will be turned back to the
treasury department..
At San Francisco, P. J. Corbett,
father of James ]. Corbett, the pugilist,
shot and killed his wife and then
turned the weapon upon himself with
fatal effect. 1t Is believed the muir
derer was demented. He has been IN
extremely poor health for some time.
Death was instantaneous In both cases.
Captain John W. Phillip will be de-
tached from the command of the bat
tleship Texas and Captain Charles d.
Sigsbee will succeed him In command.
Captain Phillips detachment Is due to
the fact t at he will reach the flag
rank, the grade of commodore, upon
the retirement of Admiral Sicard on
September B.
The president has appointed two
commissions to adjust the evacuation
of Cuba and Porto Rico. They are
made up as follows: For Cuba-Major-
General James F. Wade. Rear-Admiral
w. L. Sampson, Major-General Mat
thew G. Butler. For Porto Rico
Major General John R. Brooke. Rear
Admiral Winfield Scott Sehley, Briga.
dier-General William W. Gordon.
It is rumosed that Blanco has escaped
from Havana.
& General Mil4 troops will rensaifs i
Porto Rico until peace negotiations arr
concluded.
The q. R. &. N. Co, will bald {
new steamer, the Spokane, to run OF
Snake river.
Mail advices received at Hong Koni
rerort recent activity OIL the part OF tn
| Spaniards at Manila.
Miss Percy Wing, of Washougal
WASH, was drowned Monday in th'
surf at Clatsop beach.
Monday was the hottest day know
in London in years. Up to 2 o'cioc
| the prostrations numbered 100.
A new line of steamers to Honolulu
from Seattle has been instituted. Th
| 60 hn scla nd
25 inst.
A report to the effect that Manil
| has fallen and that American forces ar
in possession of the entire city and TIN
forts is in circulation in London.
During terrific thunder storm
lightning struck Camp Hobson, Ga
Seven soldiers are in the hospital SER
ously hurt. The same company wa
in a wreck a week ago at Fort McPhel
son.
A tornado Sunday night struck nea
Canhy, Mimi. killed seven people, DE-
stroyed many buildings. and did gres
damage to crops. The entire family {
Jos. Hutchinson, including his viii
and four children. were killed. Th
storm was not wide in extent, but Yer
violent. Seven people are missing
and some of them are supposed to
killed.
The coal Miners lockout at Pan'
ILL.,, reached a climax Monday. Se'
eral hundred union men cOngregate
neal the mine in an endeavor to Undue
the nonunionists not to 90 to woIl
Two non union men, rode upon hors
back and emptied their 1evolvers I'M
the crowd. Three union men we
seiously wounded. Further troub
may ensue.
A carload of lemons and other fru
obtained by the efforts of the Red Gro
Society was on Monday forwarded fro
San Francisco to the sick soldiers
General Skaters army. 1t Is Co
, signed to Colonel J. Morris Brown,
S. A., Staten island military hospita
Besides lemons the car contains graz
fruit, oranges and other fruits. III
car is elaborately decorated with bur
ing and bears several patriotic placard
General Shafter says it would ha
cost 8, 900 lives to have taken Santa
by force.
There are about 5000 persons
whom bonds under the government
u popular loan will be allotted.
Rev. Samuel Small, the famous eva
gelist, has been appointed a ohapla
in the volunteer army.
Geronimo, the famous Apache chi
> is at Fort Sill. In the Indian territol
, and spends most of his time playi
monte. He Is 90 years old.
Major John J. Budd, commander
q Fort Mcpherson. Atlanta, Ca, den
the recent report Of escape OF Spani
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