The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-14
EP|TQME OF THE DISPATCHES
Happenings Both at Home
and Abroad.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Interesting Collection of Items From
Many Places Quilted From the PSesa
Reports of the Current Week.

Interesting Collection Of Items From
Many Places Quilted From the PIess
Reports of the Current Week.
Colonel Ray, with 400 United States
troops, has taken possession of Manza-
Milo.
The converted yacht Wasp has been
ordered to Chicago for the use Of the
naval reserve.
General Garcia has left Santiago to
arrange details of the disbandment of
the Cuban army.
Secretary Hay rendered a recep-
tion to the diplomatic corps at WASH
ington Thursday.
Captain Polemann, the well-known
master of the coasting steamer Oregon,
died in San Francisco, aged 81 years.
Major Wilkinson, who was killed by
the Indians near Walker, Mimi, was
formerly located at various posts in the
Northwest.
The Salt Lake choir won the grand
choir contest at the Eistedfod, which
was participated in by five choirs of 1876
voices, for a $500 prize and gold
medal.
Secret service officers have discovered
that the bogus 800 silver certificates
have been made in San Francisco.
They were freely circulated in the
Northwest and K ondike districts.
Chinese Officials at Peking have pro-
tested to the foreign legations against
the landing of marines, saying the
presence of these foreign soldiers is
likely to exasperate the Peking popu-
lace.
News has been received from Dewey
that Spanish reinfor cements are en-
route to Manila. They have already
reached Singapore, and the intention is
to have them land at 1lioilo. The
Washington government may raise
strong objections.
Admiral Howell has been relieved
from the command of the North Attain
tic squadron, and his flagship, the San
Francisco, has been ordered out of COM
mission at Norfolk. The command OF
the squadron devolves upon Commodore
Philip, whose flagship, the New York,
is now at the New York navy-yard.
Captain G. f. Shoemaker, chief oi
the revenue cutter service, has been in
structed by the secretary of the treas
ury to proceed to Cuba and Porto Rico,
and make a thorough search and ex.
animation into existing conditions,
with a view to the establishment of an
efficient revenue cutter patrol of the
waters of those islands.
A Paris dispatch to the New York
Herald says the United States commits
sioners will demand the cession of the
entire Philippine group, and that Spain
is ready to acquiesce. She had hoped
however, to exact heavy price for the
archipelago. Her commissioners, there
fore, manifest considerable uneasiness
at the attitude of the Americans. which
seems to foreshadow the making of 6
demand for the unconditional relin'
quishment of Spanish sovereignty in
the islands.
Spanish authorities say they cannot
evacuate Cuba before February.
Governor Wolcott has been renomi
mated by the Republicans of Massachu
setts.
An official dispatch from Iloilo, Phil
ippine islands, states the Spanish troops
have landed and dispersed the insur
gents. The Spaniards have killed 81
insurgents.
Reports regarding the losses on boil
sides in the Leech lake Indian out
break conflict. but it is certain that th'
soldiers have suffered terribly, an,
that many Indians have been killed
During a game of cards IN the Ten
nessee camp at San Francisco, one o
the players, Private William Bumpass
suddenly arose from the table, sayin
that he was i'll, and reeling to the ten
door, fell dead into the street. A
autopsy showed that he had died fror
heart disease.
The administration will recommen
to congress the revival OF the grade c
admiral, and the promotion to tina
rank of Rear-Admiral George Dewey
now in command of the Asiatic station
Secretary Long has made the postiv
announcement that he intends to recon
mend that the grade of admiral be re
vived, and that that rank be oonferre
on Rear-Aumlfal DeWey. 1He pres
dent indorses the secretary.
Commissioner of Indian Affair
Jones has received the following dil
patch from Indian Agent Sutherland
dated at Walker, Mimi: "The troub
at Leech lake was the consequence (
an arrest made by deputy Unite
States marshal of an Indian on a wa
rant. The Indians overpowered tf
marshal and rescued the prisoner
Troops were sent out here to assist tt
marshal in arresting the rescuers.
have been here week doing my be
to get the Indians to give themselv'
up and avoid trouble, but they wou
not. The troops and the Indians hs
several battles. The United Stat
marshal has called for more troops"
Minor News Items.
Union book and job printers throug
out the country will soon be ordert
out on strike to secure nine-ho1
working day.
David Christie Murray, in Londc
newspaper, revives the suggestion tn
a monument to George Washington