The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-08-26
fP|TOME Of THE DISPATCHES
Happenings Both at Home
and Abroad.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Interesting Collection of Items From
Many Places Culled From tho Press
Reports OF the Current Week.

Interesting Collection of Items From
Many Places Culled From tho Pres
Reports of the Current Week.
The hospital-ship Relief has arrived
in New York from Porto Rico with
sick and wounded soldiers.
A resort in Stockton, CAL, known as
Jackson's baths, covering almost city
block, was destroyed by fire. Loss,
$40. .OOO
The victorious fleets of Sampson and
Schley have arrived at New York.
They were accorded an enthusiastic
reception by the populace.
The Cubans are to disband. Orders
for the execution of such movement
have been sent to the island emissaries
from the junta in this country.
The hardest fighting at the battle oi
Manila was done by the Astor battery,
which led the advance. Brigadier-
General Macarthur, commanding the
brigade, complimented the m en- in the
highest terms right in the midst of the
battle for their vdlor and success.
A clOudburst over a saw mill run in
Pittsburg caused a tidal wave in the
stream and endangered the lives of a
dozen persons. Five children were
drowned. They are: Irene Lotus,
Regis LOTUS, Genevive Shaughnessy,
Margaret Shaughnessy and Nellie Sauls.
There is considerable work ahead OF
the new Cuban commission. The adj
ministration of the affairs of the island
will be no easy task, and the Cubans
must be held in check after the Spanish
troops are withdrawn. TIE notorious
practices carried on under Spanish rule
are to be abolished and the Co-opera.
, tion of Cuban leaders must be sought.
Nathan Hollenbeck, a deputy pound
master of Oakland, Cal, was shot dead
by Quang Mon, Chinese gardener,
who was watching for vegetable thieves.
Hollenbeck was passing through corn
patch, and was fired at four times by
the Chinese, one of the shots proving
fatal. The murderer surrendered him.
self.
A Madrid dispatch says the govern
menth as resolved to insist that the
capitulation of Manila, after the sign
ing Of the protocol, shall have no effect
in the peace negotiations unfayorable
to Spain. In any event the government
holds that capitulation. signed by the
commanders of the two forces, does not
entail the surrender of the whole Phil
ippinee.
A Ponce special says: Repoi ts are
coming in from all directions of out
RACES committed within the Spanish
lines. Doubtless y1ot these are ex-
aggerated, but rumors OF a massacre at
Ciales are confirmed. Some OF the ma
tives took refuge in the belfry of
cathedral and fred on the Spanish
troops, but they were orerpowered and
macheted to the number of 80.
Captain Clark, Of the battle-ship Ore
ent be removed from the auxiliary
cruiser st. Paul.
The president has directed that the
Twenty-thiTd Kansas regiment, colored,
be dispatched to Santiago. to form an
army of occupation in Cuba.
Congressman James G. Mcguire has
been nominated for governor by the
DOAhOOAdlS Ok Sdl1IOIAid. 4bc luSlOu
plan carried almost unanimously.
Frank Gelding, an expert miner and
mineralogist, of Benton, Wis, COM
mitted suicide by blowing himself to
atoms with dynamite in powder
house.
Gen. Merritt has prepared a procla-
nation to the Philippine natives which
Il -
Manila and surrounding territory and
other islands placed in our possession.
Governor-GeneraI Blanco's orders to
his generals decree that property in
Cuba must be fully protected. The au-
thorities at the various towns are in
structed to cooperate with the Ameri-
can military leaders for this purpose,
and to prevent pillaging by insurgents.
A site has been chosen at the Pre-
sidio reservation. San francisco, for the
Red Cross convalescent hospital, which
will soon be erected. II. o. Low,
Chinese consul, has forwarded to the
San Francisco Red Cross Society $50,
contributed by the Chinese cigar
makers union.
The government intends to take
vigorous measures to preserve peace
and keep order at Santiago and the
territory under United States control.
The emphatic order issued to Lawton
few days ago will be followed by Or
ders sending enough disciplined troops
to enable him to carry out the instruc-
tions of the secretary.
A naval programme for presentation
to congress involving the immediate
construction of 10 warships. has been
adopted by the naval boards of experts.
to which the subject has been referred
by Secretary Long. 1t provides for
three battle-ships, three first. three Sec
ond-class and six protected cruisers,
each to be the finest and most formida-
BILE Of its class.
Minor News Items.
Bismarck's personal estate, it is said,
amounted to about $4,000, 900.
The Pennsylvania alien tax law has
been declared unconstitutional and
void.
Twenty school yards in Boston were
opened as play grounds for children
during the summer months.
Cecil Rhodes is trying to get back at |
the polls in the South African repub-
lie the power he lost by the Jameson
raid.