The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-21
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
epitome Of the Telegraphie
News Of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the New and the Old World In a
Cond ensed aud hen Eocm

the New and the Old World In a
Condensed and Comprehensive Form
The Peoria, 1ll., water works were
sold under decree OF court to bond.
holders for 81, 500, 900.
Destructive brush fires in the colony
of Victoria, Australia, have done an
enormous amount of damage.
In fight over a game of cards at
Sandy Forks, Ky., eight men, all col
ored, were killed, and four seriously
wounded.
w. J. Trenholm, former comptroller
of the currency, has retired from the
presidency of the American Surety
Company.
Governor Budd, of California, has
ordered an inquiry to be made into the
mental condition of Salter D. Worden,
the trainwrecker.
While at small arms practice at
Tampa, Fla, four men on the cruiser
Marblehead were injured by an explo-
sion, two seriously.
Funds have been secured in London,
and three immense sugar beet factories
will be erected at Chicago, Marysville
and Red Bluff, Cal.
Mrs. Eliza Kohler, widow of we'll
known San Francisco liquor dealer, has
made an assignment, with liabilities
of 1888, TIA; and assets, $323.735.
Since the serious illness of Cornelius
Vanderbilt, William K. his brother,
has become the actual dominant force
in the New York Central railroad.
The court martial of Captain o. M.
Carter, which has been in session at
Savannah, will sit at Augusta here
after for the convenience of witnesses
A Chicago syndicate with $1,000
900 has purchased the 1900, ,000-acre
Lopez ranch in Northern Mexico, which
has on it valuable deposits of asphalt
um.
American schooner George W. Whit
ford has been ordered forfeited by the
Colon supreme court for loading a Car
go at Porto Bello in violation of port
regulations.
Charles Marsh, arrested at Kansas
City for swindling J. F. Calhoun, of
Spokane, is the well-known confidence
man, known by the alias of Boston
Charley.
The Oakland. CAL, authorities have
suspicious that Joseph Raeside, the
trainer, whose mangled body was found
alongside the railroad track at She'll
Mound, was murdered.
The board of experts engaged in CON-
sidering and adopting standards to
govern the importation of tea for the
coming year, has decided upon four out
of the eighteen standards.
Sanford B. Dole, president of the
Hawaiian republic. has arrived at San
Francisco, en- route to Washington,
where he will discuss annexa ion of the
islands to the United States.
Ships Aryan, for San Francisco, and
Dirigo, for Shanghai, left New York
together on Friday. Heavy bets were
put up by the masters as to which YES
sci would arrive at her destination first.
Mrs. J. M. Farleigh. of Chicago, and
Mrs. Mary Miller, of Dexter, Mich,
have started for Montana to lay claim
to an interest in the 1000, 900 estate
of deceased uncle, John D. Airport.
Edwin T. Earle has brought suit in
the United States circuit court at San
Francisco against the Armour Packing
Company to recover 800, 5000 damages
for violation of plaintiffs patent ON a
refrigerator.
The controller of the currency has
declared dividend in favor of the First
National bank of Helena, Mont, of II
per cent.
The Western Union Beef Company
has sold 5000 head of steers off its
Texas ranch to Clinton Anderson, O.
Wyoming, and will retire from bust
ness.
Ore assaying $652 in gold and S7O il
silver to the ton was discovered tive
miles from Adams Springs, Lake coun
ty, California, and the district is wildl.
excited.
George Dobbs and Mrs. Emelie New
Jointly indicted for the murder of tn,
latter's husband at Eureka, Kan, have
been convicted of murder in the secont
degree.
Patrick A. Largey, president of th'
State Savings bank, and one of the best
known citizens of Butte, was shot ant
killed in the bank building by Thoma
J. Riley.
The Steer mansion at Nyatt, one o
the best known residences along tn
shore of Narragansett bay, Rhod
Island, was burned to the ground Sat
urday night.
An insane man named Ramon Wives
created sensation in the cathedral a
Madrid, by firing several revolve
shots. He was arrested and will b
sent to an insane asylum.
Civil Engineer A. 6. Menreal, U. S
NJ, will be broughtsto court-martial o.
account of the faulty character of tn
work of construction of dry dock No.
approved by him.
At a session of the Augusta, Ga.
city council, Councilman Goug got int
controversy with Jailer Collins, an
reached for guu. Peacemakers in
terfered and quiet was restored.
The civil service debate which wa
inaugurated in the house week ag
has been ended 1t opened with a row
but ended very tamely. There was No
even vote on the appropriation in tn
executive, legislative and judicial ap
preparation bill for the commission
upon which the debate was predicted
Tie urgent deficiency bill, as report
ed I'd the house from the committee o.
appropriations carries total of 81, 383,
937.I The bill appropriates $780, 900 TO
the survey of the Yukon river in AL
aska, to include all necessary expenses
the money to be expended under tht
direction of the superintendent of th'