The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-18
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitone Of the Telegraphie
News Of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
the New and the Old World In a
Condensed and Comprehensive Form

the New ana the Old world In
Condensed and Comprehensive Form
Thirty-six carloads of ammunition
nave been sent to Tampa. Fla.
Chas. A. Sehlbrede hls been ap
pointed commissioner for the district ot
Alaska.
Not since the civil war, it is said
has such acrivity been seen at Sandy
hook.
The first step looking to consolida.
tion of the American and Pacific Elk.
press Companies has been taken. J.
A. Brewster, of New York, late head
clerk in the accounting department oi
the American company, has taken
charge of the auditing department OF
the Pacific.
A patient at the Oregon Sstate in
sane asylum, G. 3. Chatfield, pushed
an attendant, Arthur Moore, through a
window and jumped out himself. The
fall was from the third story, and the
attendant and patient are now in the
asylum hospital, under treatment for
fractured bones and bruised flesh.
W. cSllHldIeS vi appropriations 10
meet the cost of the recent addition of
two regiments of artillery to the army
have been sent to congress by Secre-
tary Alger. One was of supplemental
estimate of $40, l3l for the pay of the
army for the fiscal year, and the other
Of deficiency of $154, $50 in the cur
rent year appropriations to defray the
expenditures for the remainder of this
year.
The Washington state superintend-
ent has refused to issue certificates to
applicants in the recent examination
on account of violation of the rules
which prescribe that no communication
shall be allowed during the time the
candidate is writing upon the ques-
tions. This is the third time the su-
.-erintendent has enforced the law re-
lating to certification. One of the
cases is held in the courts of Pierce
county still undecided, upon the de-
cision of which rests the superintend-
ent's rights in the premises.
Benjamin Cluf, jr., president of the
Brigham Young academy at Provo,
Utah, has returned from visit to the
Hawaiian islands, where he went at
the solicitation of United States Sena-
tor Frank J. Cannon, to determine the
status of the annexation sentiment
among the Hawaiian islands. He said:
"As result of my investigation I
would say that probably one-half of the
intelligent natives of the islands are
pronounced advocates of annexation.
Of the remaining one-half would say
that the great majority are primarily
in favor of the restoration of the mon
archy, and secondly they would much
prefer annexation to the United States
to continuation of the present govern
ment."
Dispatches from Western Ontario
tell of the overflow of the Grand and
Thames rives, causing serious damage
along their valleys. Sections of Lon
don, Brantford and Gait are sub
merged to depth of from five to seven
feet. In London 1900 people are
homeless. Bridges and buildings were
swept away by the rushing torrent. In
Brantford the firemen and citizens
fought the raging water an entire day,
but were finally beaten out, and West
Brantford is regular lake. At Gait
heavy loss is sustained by the business
portion. The ice jam in the Grand
river gave way and the food following
it tore away bridges, trees and wrecked
a number of factories and private resi-
dences.
Charles Cutten, night agent of the
Adams Express Company at Orrville,
o., disappeared with a $4,000 pack
age.
The United States supreme court has
affirmed the decision of Judge Bellin-
ger, of the circuit court. upholding the
mortgage tax law of Oregon, passed
October 29. 1892.
The Pacific cable bill has been
agreed to in the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce. 1t
provides for the construction of able |
from San Francisco to the Hawaiian
islands.
Advices from the Orient, brought by
the steamship Empress of India,
which has arrived in Vancouver, b. G.
tell of the almost complete destruction
Of Manila, Philippine islands, by fire.
Five million dollars worth of property
was destroyed.
There has been heavy fall in stocks
Of all kinds in London in consequence
Of rumOrs from China, West Africa,
Spain and America, with rumbling
thunder all around the sky. There are
signs of alarm in every section of the
stock list, American securities showing
the greatest weakness. Nothing short
of miracle can preserve the peace OF
the world, it is believed among British
statesmen and politicians, wires the
New York Worlds London correspond.
ent. Not since the Napoleonic wars
has danger threatened from so many
quarters.
Three Italian laborers were killed by
"a dirt cart which fell upon them while
they were at work in the new East
river bridge.
The Russian demands upon China
have caused the greatest excitement al
the Japanese legation in Pekin, and the
Japanese minister has had several in.
terviews with officials of the Chinese
foreign office, urging the rejection OF
the Russian demands. In addition, il
is reported that Japan has threatened
to take vigorous action if the demands
of Russia are conceded.
The manager of the Dittmar Powder
Co., of New York ST. ' es that last No.
vember he sold General Weyler large
quantity of powerful explosives and
ca BILE coils. 1t is inferred that Weyler
wished to use the articles in the con.
struction of dynamite mine.