The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-22
EPITOME Of THE DISPATCHES
Happenings Both at Home
and Abroad.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED

A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Many Places Culled From the Press
-seports of the Current Week.
The fifth Manila expedition, COM
prising 5000 troops, is about ready to
leave San Francisco.
The transports Peru and Puebla have
left San Francisco for Honolulu with
troops for the islands.
. The San Francisco Examiner says the
Bennington has gone North to consort
Alaska treasure ships.
Uncle Sam has bought an Australian
liner, the steamer Culgoa. She is now
being transformed into a cruiser.
An island known as the Marcus of
Weeks, between Honolulu and the Phil
ippines, flies the United States flag and
has been offered to this country as O
coaling station.
President Mckinley has given ex-
preston TO strong hope for an early
peace. Responding to congratulations
on the success of the Santiago cam
paign, he said: II hope for an early
peace nOw."
Both nations are reaping benefits
from the Anglo American friendliness.
The non-concurrence of Great Britain
in the proposal for European interven-
ton between America and Spain, it is
claimed, thwarted the designs of the
powers.
Premier Sagasta is quoted as saying
"Spain wants peace, but it must be an
honorable peace, as Spain deserves.
The army is anxious to resist to the
last, but the government cannot con-
sent to such useless sacrifice. Had we
our fleet, the situation would have been
very different.
A decree has been published suspend
ing throughout Spain the rights OF lndi-
viduals as guaranteed by the constitu-
tion. The government wishes to have
full power to suppress evidences OF
discord or rebellion which might ap-
pear. The publication of the decree is
accepted as proof that peace negotia-
tions are actually in progress.
A special dispatch from Madrid quotes
Premier Sagasta as saying in an inter-
view that he thought the Americans
would "get the reinforcements they
required, which would enable them to
take Santiago" The premier is said
to have added: Though the American
warships may destroy our squadron In
the harboI, yet we will pursue the war.
There are in Cuba 100000 men ready
to die in its Defense"
Advices from Honolulu state that
several mild cases of measles have
broken out since the arrival of the Pa.
ciic coast troops. -
A London correspondent of French
journal says the powers will intervene
and the United States will be robbed
of the Philippines.
While at Honolulu an American flag
was presented to the cruiser Charleston
bv the Queen Dowager Kapiolani ol
Hawaii, in token of friendship for the
United States.
News of the defeat of the imperia
troops near Woo Chow is confirmed ir
Hong Kong. The loss of the imperia
forces Is probably more than 1906
killed.
A beautiful American flag has beer
sent by the steamer Alameda to the Ha
waiian chamber of commerce to be un
furled at the ceremonies of raising the
flag in that city. 1t was the gift Of th'
,chamb Der of commerce of San Francisco
By the explosion of boiler in tn
Niagara starch works the building wa
wrecked and six persons were killet
and 26 injured. Two others are miss
ing, who are supposed to have perished
OF the persons in the building, onl,
two escaped. Most of the injured wer
persons outside the works Soarcel
a house within 1000 feet of the work
escaped being hit with bricks, twistet
iron Or heavy timbers.
A dispatch to the London Dahl
News from Gibraltar tells long stor
of pseudo wealthy Mexican who wa
lionized for six weeks at Madrid an
Cadiz, dined with Admiral Camara
inspected the feet and defenses, and l.
every way won the confidence of th
officials, only to disappear the momen
warrant was issued for his arrest
He afterward confessed to the CORE
spondent that he was captain in th
Second Texas Rangers, and was actin
as the confidential, agent of the Unite
States government.
The first and most daring train rot
berry in years on the Truckee divislo
of the Central Pacific occurred tw
miles east of Humboldt. Two maske
robbers held up the East-bound e,
press train. The engineer and frema
were taken off the engine and compelle
to go to the express car, the robbie
climbing over the tender and GOVERN
them with revolvers and Winchestt
rifle. The robbers blew open the e.
press car door with dynamite aud all
blew the safe open. The car was con
pletely demolished. The amount 6
cured is not known. No one was hu
in the explosion.
Minor News Items.
Spain is arming third feet and Q
poets to have it at sea in five weeks.
President Mckinley will take !
vacation until the war crisis is passe
The harbor patrol vessels, Govern
Russell, East Boston, Arab and Apach
will join the blockading squadron {
Cuba.
Methodist missionaries are to be Sc
into the different Spanish possessio
which will soon pass to American co
troll.
Swift & Co. have been awarded
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