Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-15
LATER NEWS.

LATER NEWS.
Northern railroads are involved in
rate war.
The transport Senator. with 10 off,
GERS and $50 recruits has arrived safely
in Manila.
The New South Wales cabinet has
resigned in consequences of lack OF as
sembly's confidence.
The steamer Homer has arrived in
San Francisco from Cape Nome with
5000. 900 in gold dust.
Lieutenant Peary had his feet frozen
during his northern trip, but now
walks without llmping.
The banks of Guatemala City will
ease the exchequer by loan to the gov
ernment of 50. 500, 900.
The French mission at Tripoli, head
ed by Father Foureau and Major Lamy,
has been annihilated by the natives.
The town of Dyea, Alaska, is to be
moved across Lynn canal on scows to
Skagway, to augment that growing
town.
Two firemen and child were killed
by gas In vault in Cincinnati. The
firemen lost their lives in an effort to
recover the child.
Captain Thomas Phelan, q crack
broadswordsman and pistol shot of
Kansas City. has challenged Esterhazy
to fight him duel.
Recent tests practically assure the
adoption of the Mauser revolver by the
United States government. 1t ia being
used by the German cavalry.
Captain Robert Noble and Captain
Arthur g. Ducath, aides on the staff
of General Shafter, have been promoted
for bravery at San Juan hill
The people of Cape Nome are to have
well-equipped refuge. which will be
formally opened ON Thanksgiving day.
1t will be the largest and finest struc-
ture north of Sitka.
The navy department has assigned
Rear admiral Farouhar to command
the North Atlantic squadron in place
of Rear Admiral Sampson. who will
assume command of the Boston navy
yards.
The New York World publishes a
purported interview with Admiral
Dewey in which the admiral is credited
with saying that he still believe that
the Filipinos are more capable of self
government than are the Cubans.
Immediately upon the beginning of
the dry season Otis intends to begin
an offensive movement. The army
will be split in two. Field operations
will be under Generals Macarthur and
Lawton. Each division will operate in
two military provinces, but will be
able to CO. operate promptly and effeC-
lively when desirable.
Texas is suffering from drought.
Admiral Dewey has sailed from Glib
raltar for New York.
Indignation over the reconviction of
by the burning in effigy of General
Mercier.
1t is said by prominent railroad men
that the Hartman syndicate is quietly
working for sea-to-sea railroad ar
rangement.
Peary and his arctic expedition hav'
been heard from. They are comins
home after getting much geographical
information.
The government will soon have its
plant for the manufacture OF smokeless
powder in operation. The location ia
ON the Potomac near indian Head.
An east bound Southern Pacific train
was held up and robbed near Wilcox.
Ariz., by four men who hired out as hay
cutters near there for several days.
Two hundred feet of trestle over
Broad river. near Columbus. S. c..
gave way un der a trainload of granite
and four Of the train crew were killed.
The Dreyfus verdict has aroused
widespread indignation outside of
France and there is much talk through.
out Europe of boycosting the Paris ex.
position.
None of the prisoners in the Ward.
ner bull pen are to be tried at the pres
emit term Of court in that county.
Their cases will 60 over until the Janu-
ary term.
Although the aspect of affairs is
more peaceable, the special dispatches
from Johannesburg report the greatest
anxiety there, and people are still leav-
ing the town by hundreds.
Jealous of the United States, Euro
pean influences are working in South
America in opposing pan American
unity. They say the great republic
seeks to dominate all America.
A force OF 45O rebels, with one can
non. attacked Santa Rita and stimuli
taneously Guagua and San Antonio
were attacked by bodies OF rebels
| numbering about 600 men. All the
insurgents were repulsed without loss
| to the Americans.
| According Ito the statement just
made public by the war department
our colonial trade for the first seven
months of 1899 beats all records.
Trade movements affecting the United
States were never so uniform and
natural as this year.
A Seattle dispatch says: After
spending several hundred dollars in
assisting destitute Klondikers to their
Eastern homes, the county commission
ers have called halt. The chambe
OF commerce has taken a similar ac-
tion.
-
Lack OF transportation facilities to
South American ports is admittedly a
serious hindrance to the extension of
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