The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-28
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE Day
epitome Of the Telegraphie
News Of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the New and the Old World In
Condensed and Comprehensive Form

An Interesting Collection of Items From
the New and the Old World In a
Condensed and Comprehensive Form
Empress Augusta Victoria is almost
completely restored to health.
Deaths from bubonic plague at Bonn
bay fol last week reached SOL.
The Cabot mill, at Brunswick, Me-,
has closed, many of the operatives
having quit work.
The body of l.. Dickerson was found
in the ruins of building destroyed by
fire at Spencer, Ind.
John C. Beresford, cadet of the
noble family OF that name is engaged
to marry Miss Emily. the third daugh-
ter of Adrian Iselin, of New York.
British ship Samonea, while being
towed in Liverpool harbor, ran into
the ship Wendura, lying at anchor,
and both vessels were seriously injured.
Coils P. Huntington, in an affidavit
filed in suit brought against him,
makes oath that he has no intention
of removing his residence from New
York to San Francisco.
Western roads have agreed to make
the same reduced rates to the Mardi
Gras in New Orleans as last year.
Tickets will be sold February Il to 20,
and will have final return limit of
March 10.
A Malta murder was revealed at New
Orleans by the finding of trunk in
the open street in the rear of the city
ho1 io1, ha of
Italian, with the head almost cut from
the body.
Four members of the crew of the
schooner Viking were taken in charge
by the Boston police on the vessels ar
rival, charged with attempting mutiny.
They had threatened the captains life
and were placed in irons.
The annual commemoration of the
death of Prince Henry of Battenberg
took place at Whippingham church,
Isle of Wight, on Thursday, and was
attended by Queen Victoria, Princess
Beatrice and other members of the
royal family.
1t is said by those in position to
know that there is not a map of Cuba
in the war department that would give
any guidapce to an army which should
land on that shore. There has not
been military officer connected with
the government in Cuba since the dis
turbance there began.
Reciprocity negotiations continue to
proceed in d manner satisfactory to
Washington oaieis 4ss, 4Asss sss5at s-ttfiIstsre.e no
present prospect that the treaties or
agreements will be concluded in the
near future. The negotiations with
Peru are farthest along, and these
reached a point where the draft OF a
treaty has been made.
Anti-Jewish riots have been renewed
at Algiers The mob invaded the
Jewish quarter and pillaged the shops
in the Rue de Babazum, driving the
Jewish merchants out into the streets.
A squadron of chasseurs was ordered to
the scene and charged at the mob with
drawn swords, but the mob reformed
further on, cheering for the army. Re-
volvers and daggers were freely used.
One man who was stabbed in the back
and shot in the head died, and many
were seriously wounded.
Acting Secretary Spaulding has de-
cided in case presented by the Cana
dian Pacific Navigation Company, that
the transportation of American freight
from Seattle or other American ports
consigned for Alaskan ports, Victoria
or Nanaimo, and at these ports trans,
ferred to British vessels, is violation
of our coasting laws and subjects the
merchandise to forfeiture. The de-
cision is a strong measure for the pro.
lection of the American coasting trade
to Alaska in which there have been in
dications that British corporations
hope to break into.
The Belgian government has issued
invitations to a sugar conference.
The casino at Willard beach, South
Portland, Me-. valued at $31. 900 was
destroyed by fire.
The United States supreme court has
decided that heirs cannot recover in
surance on suicides.
Emperor William celebrated the cor
onation fete on Sunday with all the
usual pomp and ceremony.
A steamship, supposed to be one OF
ward of the Brand Links, heavily list.
ed to starboard.
General Sir Arthur Power Palmer,
K. c., will succeed Gen. Sir William
Lockhart as commander of the Tirah
field force on the northwest frontier OF
India.
The executive committee of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen is
holding its annual session at Peoria,
Ill. The membe bership increased 5000
during the last year.
Forty persons were killed and Is in
jured by an explosion of gas in one of
the mines of the Donezares Company,
in Tagenrog district. on the north
shore of the sea of Azov, Russia.
British steamer Newlyn is reported
disabled in latitude 81 north, iongi.
tude 26 west, with her shaft and pro-
peller gone The Gladis towed her for
80 hours, but was obliged to drop her.
The Bakers union, of Chicago, has
begun war against the American Bis
cult Company, and incidentally against
all employers of nonunion bakers. The
officers of the union say they will carry
the war into every state where the
American Biscuit Company does busi-
ness.
During a session of the Nicaragua
canal convention, being held in Kansas
City, resolutions were adopted urging
on congress the necessity of legislation
TO secure the permanent construction
of the canal. The resolutions recite
that tha nnanino of slch q wafer Wau