The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-07
LATER NEWS.


A London special from Bombay says
ferry-boat capsized while crossing the
Andus river, and 100 passengers were
drowned.
The Hawaiian Star says the new gov
eminent of Hawaii is to be territorial
in form, with one representative in
congress.
DIR. David ]. Hill, of Rochester. N.
Y, has been appointed first assistant
secretary of state to succeed John B.
Moore, resigned.
The Paris Figaro states that Count
D'Aubigne, French charge d'affaires at
Munich, will replace M. Cambon as
minister at Washington. Cambon will
go to Madrid.
Thirty thousand people were present
to witness the launching of the battle
ship Illinois at Newport News, Va.
Many prominent persons were present
from the national capital.
The American authorities in Manila
have invited all the schoolteachers to
resume the instruction of their classes.
The schools have been closed since the
surrender of Manila to the Americans.
Upon separate ballots being taken in
the Oregon legislature Tuesday in
Salem, 81. w. Corbett received So
votes, Judge Bennett, "a, and M. 9.
George, 10. Forty-six votes are re-
quired on joint ballot to elect.
A. P. Swineford, ex-governor Of
Alaska, while in Chicago declared the
prospectors who have returned goddess
from that region were unsuccessful be-
cause of lack of foresight in failing to
prepare for life in a new country.
In consequence of serious disorders
due to the presence of the insurgents
in the vicinity of Mapzanillo, General
Lawton has dispatched thither the
steamer Reina de Los Angeles with one
battalion of four companies from the
Third immunes under Colonel Day.
Evacuation is we'll nigh completed
and the Stars and Stripes will soon
wave over the entire island of Porto
Rico. The Spanish and American COM
missioners have worked in perfect har-
mony. The Spanish made no attempt
to delay the carrying out of the terms
of the protocol, but on the contrary
were anxious to return to Spain.
Isaac Schlesinger, his wife and two
children were held prisoners IA hours
at their home in West Taylor street,
Chicago. by crowd of 200 boys. Dur
ing most of this time the family were
compelled to go without food, as their
larder was empty. They were in con-
slant fear that an attack would be
made upon them.
In the case brought by Governor
Pingree. of Michigan. to compel the
Michigan Central railway to sell mile
age tickets at fiat 2 cents, the Wayne
county district court holds that the
company, under it's special charter, has
a right to fix its own tolls, and that
tins is vested right which the state
must pay for If it takes 1t away.
A report from General Otis to the
department states that the total num-
Philippines in three months was 81.
The state department has issued
circular instructing the United States
consulates to half-mast their flags in
memory of the late Am bassador BayaId.
A warrant is out for the arrest of
United States Senator Quay. Himself
and son and other prominent Pennsyl
vanians are charged with having used
state moneys from the Peoples bank to
speculate in stocks.
Thirty miles from Murfreesboro,
Tenn, four prominent men were assas-
sinated by John Hollingsworth and
several of his friends, who fired upon
them from ambush. Hollingsworth
was later captured and shot by a posse.
General Fitzhugh Lees corps will go
to Cuba this month. The general
health of his command is excellent.
The camp at Jacksonville, Fla, is we'll
watered and in splendid sanitary condi-
tion. Cuba, the general thinks, will
be divided into military departments.
The steamer Fastnet has arrived at
Vancouver, B. c., from Skagway with
half million in dust, and with news
that a million more was on the wharf
when the Fastnet left. There will be
but one more boat from Dawson, the
Columbia, which will bring down a
large amount of treasure.
Captain Dreyfus, whether guilty or
innocent, has certainly caused a verita-
BILE cyclone of passion to be let loose,
and Paris was in a turmoil all Sunday.
Crowds, scuffie, uproar and arrests was
the programme of the day. About
score of people are said to have been
seriously wounded in the various free
fights.
Secretary Long, upon advices received
at the state department. which show
the existence of threatening conditions
in China, has ordered Dewey to send
two warships Immediately from Manila
to point as near the Chinese capital
as possible for warship to approach.
The vessels selected are the Baltimore
and Petrol.
Bertha Beilstein killed her mother
in Pittsburg, Pa, and later put several
bullets into her own body, from the
effects of which she, cannot recover.
The only explanation the girl has given
for her terrible deed were these words:
81 was tired of life. 1t held no pleas
ure for me- wanted to die and did
not want mother to live and fret over
my death. For that reason I killed
her,"
Rev. E. Fullerton, who has been ap-
pointed United States consul at Naga-
saki, Japan, is Methodist missionary.
The American Indies company has
been formed in New York with capi-
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