The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
LATER NEWS.

against them.
The CarIist movement in Spain is
gaining ground owing to the apathy of
the Spanish government.
The official trial of the new torpedo
boat Farragut. in San Francisco bay
was successful one in every respect.
Meyer of Louisiana, has introduced
in the house bill appropriating $12,-
600. 900 for the construction of a wide,
deep channel from deep water of the
Mississippi rlv@I to deep water of the
Gulf of Mexico.
The history of the document which
will certify the passing of. the Oldest
colonial power in the world and the
advent of the newest was epltomized
by Judge Day in a-single sentences: IA
peace treaty to contain anything which
the victors put into it.
News has been received of one vessel
boarded by the Spaniards during the
late war. She was the British bark
Nellie Brett, and after a thorough ex-
animation was allowed to proceed.
The boarding crew was from the AL
fonso XIII, after wards sunk by the
Americans.
Senior Romer, Mexican minister to
Washington, has notified Secretary
Hay that Mexico has determined to ad-
vance her mission here to the rank Of
an embassy. Consequently, as soon as
the necessary steps are taken, the
United States minister to Mexico,
| Clayton, will become an am mbassador.
Representative Cousins, of Iowa, has
the honor of introducing the first bill
in the house at this session. Itis en-
titled "a bill declaring a standard of
value in the United States," and pro.
vides that the standard of value in the
United States is hereby declared to be
and is the standard gold dollar of 25.S
| grains of standard gold, 900 fine.
In conformity with the require
ments of the law the secretary of the
treasury has transmitted to congress
the estimates of appropriations re-
quired for the service of the fiscal
year, ending June 80. 1900, as fur
nished by the several executive depart
| ments. Those estimates include the
permanent annual appropriation ag-
gregating $593, ,04s,378 as against
$S08, 875. S85, the amount of the ap-
preparation including deficiencies and
miscellaneous expenses for the fiscal
year of 1898, and $48a, ,847.SS5, the
amount of the estimates of 1900.
The estimates given below are the
appropriations for Oregon and Wash
ington for the coming year: Gray's
harbor. Washington, $5oo,0oo; va
quina bay harbor. Oregon. 100000;
custom house, Portland, Or, $780,
900; Columbia river and Willamette
river below Portland, $l50,0o0; CO.
lumbia river at the Cascades, $780,
4 900; entrance to Coos bay and harbor.
/ ssssz e = &C = :; 3 s,sszsss et Seasi p.
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lighthouse sssdnd, Column
bia river, s24, 0s, lighthouse at Bur-
rows island, Washington, $4,000.
Superior Judge Rhodes Borden died
at his home at San Francisco.
A boiler in sawmill near Mont
rose, Colo, exploded, killing three men.
General Miles has prepared draft
for bill providing for astanding army
of 100, 900 men.
| 1t is reported that the Great North
ern has purchased an line to Portland
and will soon come into that city over
its own tracks.
Mad MulIah's fanatical movement
has been partly checked, and strong
British force is held in readiness to
move against the Rebels.
The appeal of General Lord Kitch-
ener, of Khartoum, for funds to found
a Gordon memorial college at Khar-
toum met with an immediate response
in London. Over e7O, 600 out of the
e1OO, 600 asked for has already been
subscribed.
During the past week five bodies
! have been picked up on the beach be-
tween Florence and Gardiner, Or,
with a few miles space. They are
supposed to be tine bodies of sailors of
the wrecked Atalanta. If SO. they
must have been carried 40 miles by
the ocean currents.
| The young king of Spain has had
very pleasant windfall in the shape of
a legacy of 100000 pesetas, be-
queathed to him by an old gentleman
named Solar, who had a close though
unacknowledged relationship to the
king, being the natural son of Ferdi-
nand VII, and great uncle of King AL
fOnso.
Advices from Russia say the reports
of threatened famine there are growing
more gloomy every day. Count Leo
Tolstoi has petitioned the government
for perm misslon to form relief commit
tees to cope with the distress, and the
czar himself has contributed 500, 900
roubles to the Red Cross Society to aid
the starving peasants.
Thurlow Weed Barnes has brought
suit in the New York supreme court
against the American China Develop
ment Company for 81 900. 900 for SER
vices in obtaining railroad concessions
from the imperial Chinese government,
through the Chinese minister at
Washington. The concessions are
worth in net profit at least $12, ,OO0,0 600
to the company. and they may be
worth $24, 100000.
California mine owners assert the
gold output Of the state has been cul-
tailed at least so per cent by pro-
longed drought.
Oliver Clement, aged 18, of Poplar
Bluff, Mo-, has married Mrs. Hannah
McGinnis, aged 80. She was his step
mothers stepmother.
Though one of the youngest general