The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-30
LATER NEWS.
Admiral SIMPSONS daughter Is to
we'd q Californian.

| ''Bab," the well-known syndicate
writer is critically i'll at her home in
New York.
| Hum bia on her last trip made the run
from San Francisco to Portland in 47
aours and 90 minutes.
| An express train and freight train
met on the same track near Vincennes,
Ind, and three trainnien were serious
" hurt and score or more passengers
bruised and scratched.
The American National bank, of
Lima, o., was robbed of $18. 162. The
money was taken from the big vault.
The robbery was perpetrated in skill
iul manner, no damage being done to
the vault.
Mrs. LIBEL, her daughter, Mrs. Ossie
Malone. and Mrs. Malone's infant were
burned TO death in their home near
Hilisboro. Tex. The women could be
seen in the house, but it was impossi
ole to rescue them, though every ef-
tort was made. The fire started by
the use of kerosene to kindle fire.
Captain r. d. Evans name is prom
inently mentioned as Rear-Admiral
Bunce's successor in the Brooklyn
navy yard, now that it seems to be de-
sided that Rear-Admiral Sampson will
remain commander-in-chief of the
North Atlantic station, and Rear-Ad-
mirai Schley will be assigned to sea
luty in compliance with his request.
g,
armament proposal of Emperor Nicho-
las has been fixed for St. Petersburg
about the beginning of May next, prior
to which the Russian government will
submit officially to the powers a def
mite plan of disarmament In order to
enable them to formulate notifications
Or counter suggestions.
vember 10 says: Reports from all
creeks in the vicinity of Dawson indi-
cate that the winters product of gold
will exceed that of last year by more
than 100 per cent. Several persons are
reported to have been frozen to death.
Ore of these was found in knceling
posture beside his sled and dogs, be-
tween Hunker and Dominion, at the
summit.
The navy department is going to be
prepared for any emergency that may
hereafter arise in the Atlantic and Pa
6ifc oceans by carrying on hand the
anoIrhous stock of nearly half a million
tons of the best steaming coal for war
ships that can be procured. This sup
ply of the most i'm portant of all sinews
of modern war is to be systematically
distributed in American ports most
conveniently located for the eoaiing of
ships for any operations the navy may
conoeivably be called upon to under
take.
Judge Day, president of the Paris
peace commission, has arrived home.
A loaded lumber schooner is ashore
at Cannon beach. near Elk creek, Or.
Tta reseptly ar7s.iltcd regi -
the Nulato land offiCo in Alaska is
missing.
nine trainmen were injured, two plob.
ably fatally.
lmportations of manufactures from
Great Britain into the United States
seem likely to chow an unusually small
total in the year 1928.
The United States troops have begun
a regular patrol of the city of Havana,
in order to guard against possible dis
orders. General Lee is arranging for
the evacuation day parade.
Dub1;o ,,,o, ~, oAioa o,nooi,JI,, 4bo,,
in congress. newspaper correspondents
and everybody who is supposed to have
influence in shaping legislation or with
the administration are being flooded
with literature from foreign countries
il. relation to our changed condition Of
:fl..rs as a result of the American
Spenish war.
Fire destroyed the house occupied by
Senior Don Carlos Morla Vicuna, the
Chilean minister, at the corner of Con.
necticut avenue and N street, Wash.
ington. The roof and top story were
destroyed and the furniture of the
whole house was ruined by smoke and
water, entailing loss of $4,000. The
minister and his family barely es-
capped.
At Brookline, Mass, by the sudden
breaking of the ice on Lovefett pond, in
the park system, 80 young girls and
boys were thrown into eight feet Of wa-
ter, and though numerous spectators
and the police worked had to rescue
the children. three were drowned before
help could reach them. They were J.
w. Clattenburg. jr., 10 years old; Ar
thur Collins, 10 years old, and Emma
Miller. IA years old.
The cotton receipts at Houston. Tex,
since the beginning of the present sea-
son have been 1000. 900 bales. record
never equaled by an interior town or
port of the United States, and which
will be celebrated by banquet to
which all the the prominent civic Off
cials and cotton men will be invited.
1t is estimated by Secretary Warner, of
the cotton exchange. that 5000
bales will yet be received during the
remainder of the season.
According to new time card of the
Great Northern to 60 into effect Janu-
ary 1, the transcontinental schedule
will be reduced 10 hours.
The British government has decided
to complete the Soudan railroad to
Khartoum, the distance yet to be COW
cred being $50 miles.
Forest Salee. bellboy formerly en-
ployed at the Planters hotel in st.
Louis, is heir to $25, 900, left him by
James T. Spaulding, of Chicago.
The movements of rebels from Brazil
have been defeated by troops sent to