Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

From All Parts Of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns
The demand for lumber is unprece-
dented throughout the country.
The battleship Wisconsin will be
ready for her trial within fortnight
The famous petrifed forests of Ari-
park.
The Union Pacific will increase its
capital stock and buy the connecting
line to the Pacific.
The Nebraska boys were given a
rousing reception at Omaha and
The lawyers in session in Buffalo
favor the new bankrupt act, but be-
lieve creditors should have better pro-
lection.
The taking of the census in Cuba ia
said to be preliminary step to the
establishment of republican form of
government.
The governor of Vermont wanted
heavy cannon for the Dewey salute and
has ordered them shipped from San
Francisco.
There is active recruiting everywhere
In Peru and the government continues
to send troops to the interior. Busi-
ness is at standstill and mines are
shutting down.
An agent of the British government
who is in Seattle on business says that
Kruger does not want war, but will
likely be forced to it by younger blood
which now practically controls his cab
met.
1t is reported in Manila that Agui.
naldo has ordered the rebel generals in
the province of Cavlte to close in on
and attempt to take the town OF linus,
and it is added the troops are concen-
trating around the town from the lake
country.
To combine the combination OF
trusts is the object OF an incorporation.
the papers for which have recently
been taken out in New Jersey. The
idea is to form one gigantic central
company, employing the entire produo-
tive capacity.
An elaborate plan is on foot for an
alliance of the Central American
states. Their fleets would com bine
and work together and they would con-
troll an inter-oceanic canal. 1t is the
intention to have the agreement ex-
tend for % years.
Illinois white men killed two negroes
and the colored people have called up
on the authorities for prompt action.
The trouble originated in a grading
camp at Rockford and 10 black men
who were driven from the camp are
now being fed by the police in Chicago.
Miners in Mexico are not being mo-
Tested by the waIring Yaquis.
The Prussian diet has closed. No
action was taken with the canal bill.
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst is the principal
stockholder in new California oil
company.
A Japanese paper says Aguinaldo
was killed by General Pho del Pillar
last Junep
The military commander of San Girls
tobal has been assassinatcd by the San
DOMINICAN rebels.
Julia Dent Grant. daughter of Fred
erick Dent Grant. now serving in the
Philippines, will wed a Russian prince.
Walter Wellman, the leader of the
polar expedition, has arrived in Eng
land. He is probably crippled for life
as result of his trip.
A company with capitalization Of
$40. 100000 is forming in San Fran
cisco for the purpose of establishing
big enterprises in China.
According to statement just issued
by the California state bank commits
sioner, the increase in assets and liza
bilities is the largest ever shown.
The United States transport Grant,
bearing the Idaho. North Dakota and
Wyoming volunteers. has arrived In
San Francisco. During the voyage
there were five deaths.
General Joe Wheeler In an inter.
view with press correspondent says
be believes Otis will soon make rapid
progress. He says he likes the Philip.
pines and that the impression that the
country is unhealthy is wrong.
James Hamilton Lewis, of Washing.
ton, is about to leave for England to
press upon the attention of the British
government the claims of large, mum
ber of American miners. aggregatiny
nearly $25, 900, 900. and mostly in the
Atlin district.
Two wrecks in one day were re-
ported on the Rock Island The east.
boud flyer ran into a freight train al
Keats, Kas. The engineer and fireman
of the passenger train were severely
injured. The Keokuk express ran of
the track near Elgin, Ill. The train
was badly smashed, but no one was in
jured
An anti-kissing league has been in.
augurated among the society girls o.
the East side of Cincinnati.
1t is proposed to set up a modern
American saw mill in China, whers
lumber is still sawed in the primitive
methods of century ago.
Boston's largest land owner is Arch.
bishop Williams, who holds in his
name real estate valued at $1,000, ,00(
belonging to the Roman Catholic
church.
N H. Brown. London editor. ha.