Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-02-10
LATER NEWS.

capital of 1000. 900.
General Count Won Caprivi, former
chancellor OF the German empire, died
at Siren, near C1ossen, Germany.
The peace treaty was ratified by the
senate by a majority of three votes over
the required three-fourths. The treaty
was ratified without amendment.
Isaac Diner, grooeIyman. doing
business in Portland, Or, was held up
and robbed in his store about $3.50 in
the evening by a lone highwayman.
John NJ. Comstock, for 40 years
chief of the customs division of the
treasury department., died in Washing
ton after an illness of several weeks.
A monster petition to President Nc
Kinley and the members of the joint
high commission is being signed, ask
ing their assistance in securing the re-
peal of the alien exclusion act recently
passed by the government of British
Columbia. in which the Atlin mining
district is located.
Farmers OF Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey. Ohio. Indiana. South Da-
kota, Wyoming. Iowa. Nebraska, Kan
sas, Missouri, Kentucky, Texas, Arkan-
sas and California are forming state
branches of the proposed new national
farmers party, and preparing to send
representatives to the national exeou-
tive committees meeting, which is to
be called shortly by the projectors of
the new party.
According to q recent dispatch, 19
iron and steel sheet manufactures in
Pennsylvania. Ohio, West Virginia,
Kentucky and Indiana, controlling an
aggregate annual output of $4,000
tons of steel and iron sheets, are pre-
pairing to consolidate. This action, it
is added, is made necessary by the COM
bination of tin-plate plants, and it is
believed that the proposed consolida-
tion will eventually be absorbed by the
tin-plate trust.
Local representatives at Tacoma ad-
init that the street railway systems OF
that city are to be consolidated, with
Eastern capitalists in control. A COM
pany with 50, 900. 900 capital has been
organized to operate all street-cars and
furnish power to manufactures. A
water-power plant will be constructed.
Representatives of J. P. Morgan & Co.,
the Northern Pacific railway, Union
Pacific and the o. r. & N, with local
men. are interested in the deal.
The two highwaymen who for the
past two months have been holding up
ctN o,,I
Portland are safely LOGGED in Jail. One
of them, Harry Tracy. was arrested by
Detective Weiner, after shooting
affray that stopped passenger train
and reused whole neighborhood. The
other, Dave Merrill, fell into the
hands of Detectives Cordano and Ford
and gave the information
which led to the capture of his accom-
plice. Both are ex-convicts and des-
perate men.
If lis believed that the battle at Ma.
Mia will hasten the ratification of the
treaty with Spain by congress.
Two soap trusts are being formed
one at Chicago, with 500, 900. 600 cap
ital. and one at Boston with $40. 0.O00,-
900.
San Francisco is to have a worlds
fair in 1901. 1t is to be known as the
Pacific Ocean and International Expo
sition.
Turkey is making military prepara-
tions in view of possible Macedonian
uprising. Bulgaria is also hastily Or
Oau izino and AIMING froopc
President Mckinley has presented to
A. Schott. chief Of the comput-
ing division of the United States coast
and geodetic survey, the prize recently
upon him by the Academy of
France.
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, found guilty
by San Francisco court of the murder
Of Mrs. John P. Dunning, has been
to prison for life, the judge
refusing a new trial. The case will be
appealed.
The commission to investigate the
conduct of the war is devoting all of it's
to closing up Its report. The
rough draft is practically completed,
and copies are being made of the docu-
nent, so far as it is ready.
1t is said administration officials are
1rging the president to endeavor 20 en-
list the services of Aguinaldo in the
settlement of the Philippine question.
IS he has the services of General Co.
nez in the pacifcation of Cuba.
Lord Charles Beresford. the distin-
yuished British naval officer and states
nan, Will arrive in San Francisco on
The Japanese steamer American Maru, |
lue on February II, and the chamber
of commerce is arranging for public |
reception to the Eng glishman.
The situation at the mining camp of
18 miles from Aspen,
Colo, is critical in the extreme. Star
7ation stares the inhabitants of the
.own in the face. Provisions and fuel i
supplies are nearly exhausted. Wood
hat had been cut and piled for winter
use lies buried under many feet of
snow, and cannot be reached. Roads
leading to Aspen, the only source Of
supply for independence, are impassa-
Dle. Snowslides are SO frequent be-
.ween Aspen and Independence that it
ia almost suicidal to venture on the
route.
General Sheridan has complicated ar
to send the third expedi-
ion of troops to the Philippines. 1t