The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
EP|TOAE OF THE DISPATCHES
Happenings Both at Home
and Abroad.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED

Interesting Collection of Items From
Many Places Culled From the Press
Reports of the Current Week.
The senate has passed the bill pro-
viding for mail facilities in tie army.
The house passed the senate bill
authorizing the army to feed the Gu
bans and the people of the island OF
Cuba.
A special from Madrid says the
municipal buildings at Linares have
been sacked and the crowd fired on by
soldiers. Fourteen were killed and 60
wounded.
The cruiser Charleston has been
placed in commission at Vallejo, Cal.
She will be dispatched with supplies
for Dewey after being docked and over
hauled.
Orders have been sent to Admiral
Dewey by the McCulloch from Hong
Kong to re-establish. cable communica-
ton. Manila is said to be short of
provisions and prompt relief measures
are HcCSSSaIN ~ avert suffering.
Certain powers, it has been definitely
learned, says London dispatch, have
again made overtures to Great Britain,
looking to intervention in the war be-
tween Spain and the United States, but
Great Britain persisted in her refusal
to take part in such move.
The Yukon river will be open for
navigation about June l, says the latest
arrival at Skagway from Dawson His
belief is based on tho fact that unusu-
ally warm weather prevails Oh the
Yukon. Twenty millions of klondike
gold is expected to come out this
season.
The Lafayette, a French liner,
bound from Co,unna, Spain, for Havana,
was captured off the latter port by the
gunboat Annapolis, Commander Hun
ker, while trying to run the blockade,
after having previously been warned
off, She had on board large mum Der
of passengers and valuable cargo, pos
sibly containing cnntraband of war. 1t
is said in Washington that the incident
may lead to complications with France.
In accordance with the recommended
tion of the president, embodied in a
message sent to congress. that body
passed q resolution of thanks to Com
modore (now admiraD Dewey, and the
officers and crews of the vessels of his
squadron, for their brilliant achieve
ment in defeating the Spanish fleet in
Manila bay, and in capturing the FORTH
fications and defenses at Cavite. A bill
was also passed promoting Dewey 20
the rank of admiral.
The anti English sentiment in Cuba
is being fostered by the Spanish press,
and it is rapidly becoming stronger.
Porto Rico is said to be on the eve of
revolt. The inhabitants are unable
to longer endure the present situation.
The Spanish gold premium is nearly
80 per cent and the government is try
ing to place treasury bills in London,
offering as much as 15 per cent, but at
present with no prospect of success.
Frederick r. Coudert, the eminent
lawyer and jurist, who represented the
United States in the Behring sea COM
mission, says the United States may
rightfully retain the Philippine islands.
Captain Kent, British torpedo ex-
pert, who has returned to Toronto,
after an examination of the Maine
wreck gives it as his opinion that
mine laid by Spanish officers destroyed
the battle-ship.
A dispatch from Kingston, Jamaica.
says that General Panio has ordered
all the garrison in eastern Cuba to con-
centrate in Manzanillo, Neuvitas,
Gantanamo and Santiago dc Cuba. All
other places have been evacuated.
Between sl2,O 900 and Sl5. 900 went
up in flames and smoke on the Linnton
road about three miles from Portland,
Or. The property destroyed was NJ.
Burelbach's crematory and outbuidings,
together with ITO head of hogs. The
fire is supposed to have been of an in
cendiary origin.
San Francisco will at once become
base of important military and naval
operations. Before many days 5000
armed men will be encamped on the
PresidiO reservation. Orders have been
received to this effect by General Mer-
riam, commanding the department of
California and the Columbia.
The mail bags on the Spanish steam
er Argonaut, which was brought in by
the Mar blehead contained letter from
Havana under date of April &c, which
spoke of suffering among the poorer
classes of the population, who were en-
tirely without means OF support. The
writer himself said he did not know
where he was to get his dinner.
Water spouts and to1nadoes have
played havoc and done hundreds Of
thaNsands of dollars worth of damage
near Van Buren, Ark. Three houses
were blown down at Rudy, and it is re-
ported that Winslow, a summer resort
on the top of Boston mountain, is en-
tirely gone. The Arkansas river is 25
miles wide in places, and is now four
inches higher than it was in 1892,
which was the highest on record.
Minor News Items.
A Christian scientist in New York
has committed suicide because she was
in poor health.
Miss Martha Culver, who lives near
St. Paul. is said to have killed more
wolves than any woman in the North
west.
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