The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-08-05
EP|TOME Of THE DISPATCHES
Happenings Both at Home
and Abroad.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED

n WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Interesting Collection of Items From
Many Places CuIled From tho Pres,
Reports OF the Current Week.
The embarkation of ToraPs troops,
it is expected, will have been accom-.
plished by August 10.
The government of Hayti has de-
clined to permit this government to
erect weather station on it's domain.
Havoc was caused by lightning at
Red Oak, Neh. Three persons were
killed and considerable property de-
stroyed.
Orders have been received at the navy
yard, Charlestown, Mass, to expend
$4,000 in repairs upon the old frigate
Minnesota.
Nearly all the people of South Amer
lean countries are in sympathy with
Spain and refuse TO believe stories Of
American victories.
A Madrid telegram to the London
office of the New York Herald says the
government has received telegram
announcing the surrender of Manila to
Admiral Dewey.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Scott has ruled that in the case of
mortgage notes ON real estate, where
payments are made on the installment
plan, separate revenue stamp for each
payment will not be required.
The North sea whalers are again at
work. Operations near Point Barrow
were resumed April 10. Inland Esqui-
mos are starving and coming to the
coast for food. A deer station is to be
established at Point Barrow.
The cavalry is anxious to proceed to
Porto Rico, but will be obliged to re-
main here until the Spanish prisoners
of war have been transported to Spain.
which it is believed will have been ao-
complished before the next month is
well advanced.
An attempt by the crew of the
steamer Wanderer to get men and arms
for the Cuban army ashore at Bahia
Honda was defeated by the Spaniards.
The Americans were forced to retreat,
with five wounded. The Spanish re-
port of the affair says the American
losses were considerable.
The northeast coast of England has
been swept by great storm. Fishing
fleets have had narrow escapes. being
obliged to relinquish all their gear and
nets and run to the harbor for shelter,
where many other vessels were COM
PEELED to seek refuge. North -bdnnd
trains have been delayed by the force
of the wind, which has caused consider
able damage inland, crops having been
fiattened. There were some minor
wrecks In the North sea.
A powder mill at Elmira, N. Y,
blew up, killing the owner.
Two men were killed as the result
of an explosion in the Concy mine,
near Skykomish, Wash.
The Illinois circuit court has ruled
that the express companies must pay
the tax on express packages.
The alleged charges of bad faith
against the United States attributed to
Premier Sagasta are discIedited BY
Washington authorities as inventions
designed to prejudice the successful
progress of the present peace negotla.
tions.
A Madrid dispatch says General Cor
rea is arranging for the reception of the
Spanish troops which surrendered at
Santiago de Cuba, and preparing sani-
tary stations to prevent the introduce
tion of diseases into Spain.
Strict neutrality is to he maintained
by England, and Watson will find no
facilities" at Gibraltar. The British
governor there has SO assured the Span
ish consul. Spaniards are busy putting
the bay of Gibraltar in a more com.
plete state of defense.
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
London Daily Mail says the viceroy OF
Canton has announced to the foreign
Office the complete suppression of the
rebellion in those districts. He has
announced also that four cities have
been reoccupied by the imperial troops.
With the understanding that no in
demnity will be demanded and that the
Spanish sovereignty in the Philippines
will be respected, the Spanish news
papers consider the terms of peace at
tributed to President Mckinley as be-
ing acceptable The papers, however,
protest against hostilities being con-
tinued by the United States after
Spain had sued for peace.
Admiral Dewey, at Manila, has die
patched the Raleigh and Concord to
gather up IL Spanish craft, which, ao-
cording to information sent him by
ConsulGeneral Williams, are at vari-
GUS places in the Philippines. Among
these vessels are three gunboats at San
Miguel, Luzon island, and four at Port
Royal, Palawar island. Four mer-
chantmen with cargoes of tobacco are
reported at Cayagan, Luzon. The same
dispatch reports that the English traders
at the coal mines at Batan, Luzen
island, have been imprisoned and SUBJ
jected to i'll treatment otherwise by the
Spaniards there.
Minor News Items.
A dude fights nearly as we'll as q
cowboy, and a cowboy fights better
than anything else on earth.
Over 500 men are at work on the
cruiser Yorktown at Mare Island navy
ya1d San Francisco rushino her tn