The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-08
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE Day
Epitome Of the Telegraphic
News Of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the New and the Old World In a
Condensed and COMPREHENSIVE Form

was hunting squirrels. A bullet from
22-caliber rifle struck him in the
breast, and physicians fear it has sepa-
rated the cavity.
In accordance with resolution
passed some time ago by the interna-
tional union, the book and job printers
of San Francisco went on a strike Mon
day. The bone of contention is g.
hour day instead of a 10-hour day.
About 800 men are out.
European dispatches announce the
butchery in France of an entire family
of six persons by a robber named Call
lard. This human wild beast shot and
killed the husband, wife and two chill.
dren, cut the throat of little girl and
blew out the brains of bed-ridden old
woman.
The steamer La Bretagne has arrived
in New York with IL survivors of the
crew of the British bark Bothnia,
which was wrecked off the Irish coast
on March %. The Bothnia sailed
from Lobos de Afuera, off the coast of
Peru, November 5. When 80 miles off
the Irish coast, on March 90, squall
struck the bark, upsetting her.
A seaman belonging to the British
battle-ship Resolute was sentenced to
a fortnight's confinement and deprived
of his good conduct badge, for wearing
the shamrock on st. Patrick's day, in
disobedience to orders. A recital of
the incident created sensation in the
English commons, and caused an OBJ
jecting Irish member to be removed
from his seat.
Antoine Varicle, of the French Geo.
graphical Society, has arrived in New
York with balloon, with which he
intends to make a trip from Juneau to
the Klondike. A dozen persons are in
the party. Arthur Tervagne, LII D.,
is president of the expedition and is
also correspondent of Figaro. Varicle,
head of the expedition, is 45 years old
and well-known engineer and invent
or in France. He claims that his
balloon can be steered with ease.
General Carlos Ezeta, the exiled ex-
president of Salvador, has been vindi-
Gated by his people. His vast estates,
the stocks and money coniscated by
bllO VI ICSluCIb
after Ezeta was forced to leave his ma
tive land four years ago, have been re-
turned to him, and Ezeta is again
worth more than So, ,000,0 The gem
-eral says he will never again interest
himself in Salvadorean politics. He is
now living in Oakland, Cal.
The committee on interstate and for
eign commerce has favorably reported
Mr.. Tongues bill extending the time
for the erection of a bridge across the
umbia, by the Oregon & Washing
ton bridge Company, between Washing
ton and Oregon. The committee, how
ever, amended the bill so that instead
of having two years to begin operation,
the company will have one year, and
instead of four years in which to COM
plete the work, three years is allowed,
all this time to be reckoned from the
date of the passage of the bill by con-
gress. This is the bridge it was pro-
posed to build in the vicinity of La
Camas several years since in connection
with a road to North Yakima. The
site is claimed to be the best on the
Columbia.
A Cairo dispatch says: 1t is an
nounced that the gunboats and Anglo
Egyptian troops attacked Shendy Sat-
urday, destroyed the forts, captured
quantities of grain, cattle and ammu-
milton and liberated over 600 slaves.
The dervishes lost 160 men. There
were no casualties ON the Anglo Egyp-
tian side.
A London dispatch says the situa-
tion in the far East is considered
gloomy and unsatisfactory, and there
is deep discomfort here over the results
of Lord Salisbury's diplomacy. The
belated movement of the British fleet
in Chinese waters has caused as much
uneasiness in financial circles as satis-
faction among other classes. This ap-
prehension would have affected all
classes of securities if American stocks
had not been remarkably buoyant, and
carried everything upward.
John G. Brady, governor of Alaska.
came down on the last steamer from
the north. He is on his way to~Wash-
ington in the interest of Alaskan legis-
lation. Governor Brady said that all
saloons in Alaska will be closed, if it
is within his power. He does not ex-
pect, however, that this will put a
stop to the use and sale of liquor in |
Alaska, it being his opinion that pro-
hibition cannot be successfully carried |
out there. Governor Brady declared |
himself in favor of high license. On
his visit to Washington he will endea-
vor to have the general land laws of |
the United States extended to Alaska. |
He will suggest that a commission be |
appointed to draft code of laws for !
the territory.
The senate committee on appropria-
tiOns has recommended that Cleve-
lands forestry order, reserving large |
areas of land in many states, be re-
scinded. Should the order be rescind-
ed, the land, about II, 900, 600 acres in
all, would be restored to the public do
main, and the state of Washington
would be extensively affected. Senator
Wilson has secured an allowance of
$40, 900 for the military post at Spo-
kane, Wash, and $4,000 for the
establishment of fish hatchery at
Baker City, Or.
Bishop Hartzell, of Liberia, is now
in London endeavoring to obtain from
the English government promise to
obtain the integrity of his country from
French epcroacbment. He will also
ask the United States to aid in protect
ing its African offspring.
By vote of 18 to 2 the Maryland
senate has ordered engrossed the bill
to appropriate $4,000 year for two
years to John Hopkins university.