Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
LATER NEWS.

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for Otis sailed from San Francisco
Monday.
A wireless telegraphic company was
organized in New York; capital, $12,-
900, 900.
| Hundreds of Beers were killed near
Ladysmith Thursday. The British loss
was slight.
The Protestant Episcopal church
has decided to send missionaries to our
new possessions.
The supreme court has decided that
the Northern Pacific railroad cannot
hold 400-foot strip through Spokane.
The wreck of the barkentine Jane
Falkenburg was found off Cape Flat
terry with nothing on board but black
| cat.
Chicago, Indianapolis. St. Paul, s.
Louis, Galveston and Philadelphia AZ,
all after the Republican national con-
| vention.
Transcontinental railroad passenger
| rates have been restored as result of
conference held in Portland by the
various lines.
| The Yaqui Indians are drilling like
| soldiers, and are being exhorted by
their chiefs to fight until the whites
are all exterminated.
While showing friend how he
would drop footpad, Portland
butcher shot and seriously wounded a
boy who was looking on.
Ten ships are reported to have gone
ashore on the straits of Magellan. 1t
is feared their crews have fallen into
the hands of the cannibals.
Emperor William is in England.
He was received with all the pomp of
royalty. Public buildings were deco
rabed with British, German and United
States flags.
The Samoan treaty will soon be dis
posed of. Secretary Hay merely awaits
the arrival of text of agreement entered
into between Germany and Great Brit
ain.
The industries of Cuba are in de-
plorab1e condition. In two provinces
the destruction of sugar interests alone
is estimated at $3.50, 900, 900, and there
are no efforts at rebuilding.
Because the supreme lodge has de-
cided to rerate old members, thereby
increasing the assessments, the Knights
and Ladies of Honor in New Jersey are
talking of secession.
A special session of the Washington
legislature is being talked of.
Though he is cheerful, his friends are
losing hope.
A steel palace for the mikado of
Japan is to be designed and built by
Chicago men.
Oklahoma wants statehood A lobby
of 10 persons has been appointed to go
to Washington.
There is movement on foot to hold
in Chicago next November an interna-
tional livestock fair.
Smallpox has broken out among the
colored soldiers of the Forty-fifth regi-
ment at Angel island.
Kentucky Republicans insist on in
stalling Taylor as governor, and it is
said force may be used.
The American consul at Pretoria has
been refused permission by the state
department. to handle money for Eng
lish soldiers.
Two hundred Spanish prisoners have
been sent to the province of Panay. A
vessel with food and clothing will be
sent to them.
A brilliant display of meteors was
witnessed at Birmingham, Ala. A
number of negroes in their fear, re-
sorted to prayer.
AS result of collision on the
Omaha railroad near Humboldt, S. D.,
five persons were killed and number
of others fatally injured.
A large force of Beers are reported to
be moving south. Sir Alfred Miner,
governor of Cape Colony, has issued a
proclamation assuring the Dutch that
they will receive protection.
The new revolutionary movement is
widespread and Colombia is said to be
in a bad way. Heavy tribute is being
levied for the support of the govern
ment and business is practically at
standstill.
The commissioner of Indian affairs,
w. A. Jones, in his annual report
makes recommendation for more Indian
schools. There is to be no extinguish-
ment of the Indian population, but of
the tribes.
A German wheat buyer has just
made purchase of several hundred
thousand dollars at Kansas City. He
gives as reason for coming to this
country that the Russian wheat is of
inferior quality this year.
Captain Leonhauser surprised the in
surgent force near Capas, and captured
200 of them, with their guns and 10,-
900 rounds of ammunition and four
tons of subsistence. One Filipino was
killed, but there was no American cas-
ualties.
Although II years of age, John A.
Peters is still performing his duties as
chief justice of the Maine supreme
court.
Emperor William will exhibit the
Frederick the Great collection of cur
los, literary treasures and French
paintings at the Paris exposition.
The Kansas City & Eldorado rail-
road has been sold to the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas Railroad company for
the amount of its bonded Indebtedness,
$225,00
Floy Sing is the first Chinese child
ever admitted to the public schools OF
st. Louis.
Miss Eva Johnston is the first woman
IN 20 years to be elected to a professor
ship in the University of Missouri.
The national debt of Santo Domingo