The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-01
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE day
Epitome Of the Telegraphic
News Of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

An Interesting Collection of Items From
the New and the Old World In .
Condemned and Comprehensive Form
The United States supreme court has
decided that person born in this coun-
try of Chinese parents is entitled to
citizenship.
Chicago Typographical union has tel
egraphed the Illinois representatives in
congress calling for the Intervention of
the United States toward ending the
inhuman war in Cuba.
Frank B. Clark, of Chicago, has pur-
chased 1000 feet of river frontage at
Linnton, few miles below Portland,
Or. and is negotiating for more. He
will construct a large ship-building
plant.
A diet kitchen and dispensary, where
2.000 sick will be cared for daily has
been started in Havana. The kitchen
was built by the central committee, and
serves it's purpose excellently. The sick
and feeble will find the dispensary
great source of comfort and help.
The dispatch of the British feet from
Halifax to Bermuda, following the agi-
tation for an Anglo-American alliance,
is considerably commented upon by
diplomats in London. The authorities
explain that it is merely considered de-
sirable that the British ships should be
in the vicinity of Cuba in order to
safely guard British commerce and
British subjects, in case of war. The
idea of Anglo-American cooperation in
Cuba is secuted.
The levee on the Wabash river, near
Sullivan, Ind, went out with break
of 100 feet. entailing loss of $1O0, 900.
Twenty thousand acres of land are
overfowed, and hundreds of families
are rendered homeless and destitute.
Citizens are responding for miles
around in the effort to remove families
and stock. Hundreds of cattle and
horses are hemmed in. Such a rush of
water was never known in this section
of the country before.
Deep interest is felt in Havana in
the news received from the United
States. La Lucha, in an editorial,
says: "The United States' note to
Spain demanding that date be fixed
to end hostilities is simply a declara-
tion of war. 1t was not issued until
after the finding of the United States
court of inquiry had been received,
which finding is without scientific
basis, and is open to question even
upon the part of the most prejudiced.'
= The most signsf fAant Of ths naval or
ders issued by the navy DEF 5lll sanent re-
Gently was the detachment of Com
mander Horace M. Elmer, from Cramps
ship yard, and ordering him to duty
Sin the mosquito feet" This auxiliary
organization of the navy, which is to
be called into service in time of war,
is to be composed of small craft of all
kinds that may be obtainable by the
department upon which a gun may be
mounted, and other defensive devices
placed. As far as practicable, it is the
intention of the department that there
shall be separate set of ships for the
defense of the seacoast cities, the whole
to compose the mosquito fleet" In
the event of necessity for rendezvous
of several of these local fleets it can be
arranged, as the primary idea is for
each local feet to form the mobile de-
fense' of the particular city where it
will be called into service to assist in
furnishing armament for vessels. and
in the event of war, naval officers will
be assigned to the command of each of
the several local fleets.
An explosion occurred at the Mano-
wan coal mine near Monongahela City,
Pa. Two men are known to have been
killed. Five were injured, and from
Is to 25 are said to be entombed in the
mine.
An explosion took place at San
Rafael, Cal, at the United States
smokeless powder works, which result
ed in the death of two men, Charles
A. jerks and Charles Nelson, who were
employed in the material room. Two
buildings were completely destroyed,
and the roofs torn off the other build
ings close by and windows broken for
miles around.
A Havana dispatch alleges that Cap
in-General Blanco and General Man
terola have notified the Madrid govern
ment that they will resign their offices
if the Spanish torpedo fleet is to be de-
tanned at the Canaries in obedience to
the demand of President Mckinley.
Captain Eulate, of the Vizcaya, is also
alleged to have sent similar message
to the Spanish admiralty.
Chaplain Chidwick, of the Maine,
has completed his mortuary report,
which shows that 257 men and two