The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
Katherine Kidder's father says she
will retire from the stage.

.. H. McBra. Southern express agent
at Brunswick, Ga, embezzled $14, ZOO.
He stood high socially.
Rosa Medici, aged 9, was burned to
death near Los Angeles. A spark from
a CRATE ignited her dress.
Sheets and wife, in Los Angeles, and
then committed suicide. Parker was
infatuated with Mrs. Sheets.
John Bergman, who lost his money
on the Chicago board of trade, COM
mitted suicide in New York, leaving
,2is body to medical college.
Leutgert's attorneys, unable to secure
"a stenographer at state expense, are
taking down the trial in long hand,
which may continue it for months.
Sam Turner, a dying negro, was
ivnched at Kingstree, S. G. He killed
Deputy Potion Christmas eve, and dur
ing the shooting received a mortal
wound.
Gladstone celebrated his Ssth birth
day. He received many congratula-
tions at Cannes. His health is i'm
proving, though he is suffering from
Terralgia.
Tenry Oliver Goldsmith, Wall
street broker, if wanted for stealing a
81, 900 check, belonging to Oscar Weis-
ne", of Brooklyn. His victims are said
to 3e many.
Many collieries in Silesia are provid-
ed With bombs filled with compressed
oTyen 20 use in cases of accident or
entrance into, old galleries where the
air is foul.
Lee Fat tc1t the throat of Lee Tong,
in San Francisco's Chinatown. The
mtrdeaer Was caught in the act by an
offcerN Passengers on a street car wit
messed Ahe crime.
khe 40-year-old daughter of Simon
B4'ingAr was accidentally killed at
Glelipdls, Cal, by her brother, two
years older, in playful struggle for
possession of gun.
By the will OF, Mrs. Henrietta R.
Fies Baker, So. 900, 900 is bequeathed
to the Pennsylvania hospital, contin-
ge1t upon the death of the son and
daJghser Of the testatrix without issue.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ellidge, aged SO
wears, 8 dead in Breckinridge, Mo.
She was the mother of IL children and
had 81 grandchildren, 40 great grand
childreI and 80 great-great-grandchil-
An inloerial decree has been gazetted
in Vienna, authorizing he government
during ths Propagation of parliament
to levy ta:es and provide for state ex-
pei hditures from January 1 to June 80
mel kt.
Miss Jennie Edwards, aged 10, and
A. r. McMtstets, members of wealthy
fan Miles res idii near Hopkins, No,
wers kfffedfrn FIN'unaavay. Mics Ed
wards skull 1--WE: elushed by striking a
Judge wSnarl. of Kansas City, ,
stopped a tilt BETWEEN lawyers by re-
marking: thereafter when lawyers
talk about fighting in this court, I
shall adjourn court, and let them fight
it OUT
An engine AMI a caboose on the Chi
cago, Hammond & Western left the
track while crossing bridge over Salt
creek, two miles north Of Legrange,
ILL.,, and plunged INTO eight feet of wa
ter. Six men were injured.
Farmer Lawrence. Walters, of Cass
county, Mich, buried 81, 500 in green.
backs and $4,000. il, goyernment bonds,
notes, mortgages, etc, beneath the floor
of his barn some mdnths ago. Robbers
dug up the treasure an4 disappeared.
Professor willardiB. Rising, dean oil
the college of chemistry, university Of
California, has been appointed mem bel
of the American c&nmittee for the
third international convention of ap-
in July.
Gustav Thelan, president of the El
Reno, o. T., Stock sGxchange bank
Michael Eschoff, cashier; Charles A.
Newman, assistant cathier, and Louis
Eschoff, a member of She board of di.
rectors, were arrested IF receiving de.
posits when the bank Wis known to be
insolvent.
Nellie johnson, K; sas City ne.
gress, was chopped to eatb with a
hatchet by her husband Near by
stood horse and an expf swagon, in
which were ropes tied a. heavy
stone It had been thsI ention OF
the murderer to throw b i'm into
the river.
The San Francisco M ssocia.
tion will prepare resolu favor
of the creation of the G ce oi
secretary of mines and N kdop.
ton by the American in.
ing engineers and federi sri
throughout the East. d
Loud and Newlands favor the sehen1
Abe Balm and his two brothers
well-to-do farmers, lived near Wes
Point. When their father died, few
days ago, it was claimed he had starved
to death. The sons refused to pay tn.
expenses of his burial. Last hight q
mob marched to the home of the broth
ers and called for Abe. The brothers
opened fire. The mob returned the
fire, and Abe was mortally wok kInded.
The farmers will not countenance the ar.
rest of the mob leaders.
French Royalists Protest,
Paris, Jan. 8. - Baron CT arctic,
Baron Lam bert, the Comte 0ei Lupe
and other prominent royalists have
issued a manifesto protesting sgainst
the Duke of Orleans abdicatinp.
Reichsrath Session Closed.
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