The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
EPITOME Of THE DISPATCHES
Happenings Both at Home
and Abroad.
Interesting Collection of Items From
Many Places CulIed From the Press
Reports of the Current Week.


The house has passed the bondage bill
by vote of 132 to 65.
An army of 45, 900 men are now
encamped at Chickamauga.
Imparcial, the official organ of the
Madrid government, reiterates that
Cervera is in Santiago harbor.
A Hawaiian annexation measure in
the form of an amendment to the war
revenue bill has been offered in the
senate.
An Independent railroad line between
Portland and the Sound is to be built
at once. There is little doubt that the
Vanderbilts are back of the enterprise.
J. j. Ebans, who killed two persons
in San Diego county, eight years ago,
has atoned for his brutal crime with his
life. He was executed in San Quentin
prison.
Preparations for getting the soldiers
off on the second expedition to Manila
are being carried forward with all pos
sible expedition at San Francisco, troops
being rapidly equipped.
While miners were working in the
Red Ash vein OF Caska William collieTy,
about 10 miles east of Pottsville, Pa,
large body of water was struck and six
men are supposed to have been drowned.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Pixlcy, widow of the
late politician and journalist, died at
her ranch, near Corte MADEIRA, Marin
county, California. The cause of her
death was heart disease, from which
she had suffered for many years.
The war department has chartered
the steamers China and Colon, of the
Pacific Mail Company, which, with the
Centennial, Zealandia and Ohio, will
comprise the next expedition to the
Philippines. They will carry 5000
men,
A novel plan to reach Cervera and
destroy his fleet is offered by J. J. Hol-
land, the inventor of the submarine
torpedo boat. He says he will go into
Santiago harbor with his boat and after
first destroying the mines in the harbor
will blow up the Spanish feet.
The blockading squadron under Wat
son is doing duty along the western
coast of Cuba.
The Madrid newspapers are urging
the cutting of the American cable
crossing the Atlantic, if the Cuban
cables are severed.
The government is preparing to be-
- gin active operations in Cuba, the PHIL
ippines and Porto Rico at once, and
bring the war to an end as quickly as
possible.
The dispatch boat Dandy had close
call in a terrible storm at sea. The
water gave out. Fuel also was running
low and the little steamer finally made
harbor just in time to avert serious
disaster.
Captain Concha, of the ill-fated
Spanish cruiser Don Juan dc Austria,
destroyed at the battle of Manila, says
that Admiral Dewey's victory at
Manila was partially due to the decripit
condition of Admiral Montejo's fleet.
All Havana is fear stricken, and the
conditions in the Cuban capitol are
described as being most distressing.
Famine is imminent. The Spanish
government officials jealously guard
food of all kinds. and refuse to issue to
any family more than enough for the
needs of a single day at any one time.
1t is now said that other nations will
object to Hawaii's aiding the United
States. Such a move may lead to
serious complications. Spain, 1t is
thought likely, will demand an expla-
nation of Dole's government, and in
case of an unsatisfactory reply will
appeal to the powers of Europe for
support.
The war department has accepted the
services of company of German sharp
shooters in the eastern district of Brook
lyn. The organization is known as the
Independent volunteer company, and
has 200 mem bers. When war was first
declared between the United States
and Spain the organization was among
the volunteers.
A Madrid dispatch says Spain is
verging upon revolution. Sinister
signs of an impending outbreak are
multiplying. The queen is brave and
determined. She refuses to fly the
country, although urged by Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria to do so.
News of the capture or destruction of
Cervera's fleet, it is said, is sure to
precipitate civil war.
Charles W. Richards, sergeant of
artillery, On duty at a mortar battery
near Fort Taylor, Key West, was fired
upon by three unknown men, whom
he says he knows to Oe Spaniards. The
fire was promptly returned. but the men
escaped. Richards was slightly wound
ed. He says the three men carried
package containing dynamite, with
which they intended to destroy the
batteries.
Minor News Items.
More steel Is used in the manufacture
of pens than in all the sword and gun
factories in the world.
Prince Victor Emmanuel, count of
Turin. nephew of the king of Italy, ar
rived in New York and will make tour
of the country.
Thaddues II. Stanton, paymaster of
the United States army, is the only
officer of his corps who has received
honorary rank for gallantry in action
since the war of the rebellion.
Within the last ten years the number
of railway stations in Germany has !
increased from 6,376 to 1893.
Col. G. P. Eagan has been appointed
commisary general of subsistence of the
army to succeed General William Fl.
Nash, who has retired.
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