The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-27
EP|IOME OF THE DISPATCHES
Happenings Both at Home
and Abroad.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED

A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Interesting Collection of Items From
Many Places Cu1led From the Press
Reports of the Current Week.
Another uprising is reported from
Samoa.
Thirteen trainloads of troops were
reported Saturday between Ogden and
San Francisco on their way west.
Australia is friendly to the United
States. The newspapers at Sydney are
strongly advocating an Anglo-American
alliance.
Two regiments of infantry from the
regular army, now at New Orleans, will
be transferred Immediately to San
Francisco.
Australian advices state that hur-
ricane which swept the shores of Aus
trala has wrecked many small craft in
the coast trade.
Late Oriental papers state that there
are many indications of rebellion in
the Yang-t Kiang valley, owing to un-
settled industrial conditions.
President Dole, of Hawaii, has con-
frmed a report that he has signed bill
providing for placing the islands under
American sovereignty in case OF war.
Spain is prepal ing to take the ag-
gressive. Eight thousand troops have
embarked at Barcelona for the Philip
pines, and Admiral Camara has re-
ceived final instructions before sailing
with his feet.
A Madrid dispatch says: 1t is evil
dent the new Spanish cabinet intends
to push the campaign vigorously. 1t is
said the ministry will negotiate active
ly with foreign diplomats to protect
Spain against a com bination of her
enemies.
The British feet in the Pacific is to
be strengthened to considerable ex-
tent during the the next few months.
Small cruisers are being replaced with
larger ones. The changes, it is said,
may mean an important move in the
Pacific by England in the near future.
NHO1IcA. dL LiiC ICiu VI an
army of Is, 600 insurgents, is closing in
on Havana. His advance guard, led
by Quentin Balderai, had a skirmish
with and put to flight 800 Spanish
troops. Santiago de Cuba, according
to the same report, is meDaced by
5000 insurgents under Garcia.
Major General Merritt is On his way
b 10 fol - ho
coming Philippine campaign.
The tide of Alaska traffic has turned.
The steamer City of Seattle on her last
trip brought down 263 passengers.
People are anxious to leave Cuba.
The alarm is general among all classes
at Havana, and business is at stand
still. The weight of the blockade is
making itself felt.
A heavy loss of life has resulted from
the terrific gales that created havoc at
points throughout the Middle West.
Eleven dead at Rockford, ILL.,; ten at
Elmhurst, and five at Seiger, Wis, is
the number so far recorded. Several
towns We're wiped out and an immense
stretch of country devastated.
The American-Spanish war was dis
cussed in the house of commons at Of
tawa, Canada. Representative Cleary
like to see America beaten by Spain.
Premier Laurier, Sir Charles Tupper,
and several members, however, made
haste to disavow such sentiments.
AS the result OF recent exchanges be-
tween the state department and the
French embassy, an agreeable under
standing has been reached which gives
assurance of the continuance of the
traditional friendship between the
United States and France, and that
neutrality in the present conflict will
be adhered to.
1t is reported from Key West that
Commodore Watson has started for Ha-
vana with United States squadron No.
8 to work in harmony with the squad
Ions under Rear Admiral Sampson and
Commodore Schley. Commodore Wat
son took his feet from Key West singly.
His fleet consists of the powerful moni-
tors Puritan and Miantonomoh, the
cruisers Cincinnati and Helena, the
auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, the torpedo
boats Ericsson, Dupont, Foote and
Gushing, and the gunboats Bancroft,
Dolphin, Morrill,, Eagle, Wasp and
Hawk.
1t appears from information brought
to Vancouver, B. c., by the Empress
of India that the Spanish did a little
bonn harding ON their own account in
the Philippines about a fortnight before
Admiral Dewey silenced their feet.
About the middle of April, ssys a
Manila report, Spanish warships went
down to Cebu, where they bombarled
the city. The troops met no opposition
in landing, the rebels having abscond-
ed before shot was fired, taking with
them, it is said, $780, 900 in cash.
About 80 Chinese were killed in the
bombardment, but no European casual.
ties are reported. A massacre of rebels
by Spaniards also preceded Admiral
Dewey's victory.
Minor News Items.
The manufacture of sugar and salt is
carried on by the aid of 2,401 inven-
tions.
There is a curious superstition in
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