Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-22
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
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Comprehensive Review of the Import
amt Happenings of the Past weel
Gulled From the Telegraph Columns
The province of Cayan, Luzon, has
surrendered to Captain McCalla.
Commander Tilley may be given
charge of our possessions in Samoa.
Americans have destroyed Aguin.
aldo's body guard and the rebel chic.
has fed in disguise.
Macarthur has captured Mabini, one
of the ablest of insurgents, and founder
of their government.
Prominent officials will go to WASH
ington to lobby for the admission of
New Mexico to statehood.
Owing to the British reverses in
South Africa it is said Russia and
France are getting restless.
Tine army and navy are each urging
different routes for the Pacific cable.
Private companies are also after it.
Alaska is after better government.
Her special envoy is in Washington t6
present petition for favors desired.
Ladysmith relief force's advance
column has reached a position within
three miles of Colenso without opposi.
tion.
General Methuen attacked 10, 900
Beers an the Modder river, but found
their position too strong for him., He
reports great losses.
Major General Andrew G. Wauchope
was killed in action at Modder river.
He was veteran of the Ashantee and
Egyptian campaigns.
A recent decision of the customs de.
partment in regard to the shipment OF
goods in bond works great injury to
Pacific coast interests.
Germany has inquired as to our in
tentions regarding the Danish West
Indies. 1t is believed Germany would
like to have them, but this would not
suit Uncle Sam.
Two Americans were killed, appar-
emily without provocation, in San
Pedro, Spanish Honduras. The kill.
ing. as reported, was of particularly
aggravating type.
Major-General Edward Ferrero is
dead at New York. In 1851 he raised
the Shepard Rifles" of which he was
made colonel. He took the first forti-
fed redoubt captured in the war.
Another gigantic corporation is now
organizing to oppose the sugar trust In
the islanes. A former member of the
sugar trust is believed to be one of the
leading spirits. The capital will be
800, ,OOO, 900 and may be known as the
Colonial Sugar Refining Company.
A Washington dispatch to the Cleve.
land Leader says that Mckinley and
Root will head the Republican ticket.
Leading Republicans favor their nomi-
nation by acclamation. Tuesday, June
IL, is suggested as the most likely date
for the convention. r.
An anti-British meeting was held in
Omaha.
Gatacre.does not blame the guides
for his disaster.
Otis has been instructed to open
ports in the Philippines.
A colony of 80 Michigan people will
settle near Fairhaven, Wash.
Five stores were burned out on Sixth
street, near Alder, Portland, Or; loss,
$4,000.
1t is said that South Africa has al.
ways been graveyard for the British
generals regulations.
The British bark Indian Empire,
laden with coal, was burned to the
waters edge near Lima, Peru.
Our iron ore supply is short. 1t will
take 200 vessels to handle the cargoeG
of iron engaged for importation.
Two prominent Portland physicians
have been sued by q lady who claims
negligence in diagnosing her case.
A report comes from Astoria, Or,
that the packers combine will operate
only three of its canneries next season.
Britishers acknowledge that they
lost over 700 men at Stormberg, and
Boer reports apparently agree with
those from British sources.
Nearly 2 100000 bushels of wheat
are stored in warehouses of Tacoma
and not ship is loading, the owners
of the wheat holding for better prices.
A company has been organized In
Eastern Oregon to build q railway
line from Hilgard to the John Day
country. The o. R. & N. is said to
be in the deal.
Jones of Washington has introduced
in the house bill for a cable to the
Philippines, to cost not to exceed $8,-
600, 900, and the creation of cable
commission.
Otis reports that 2,O00 additional
Spanish prisoners have been secured in
Northern Luzon, making over 3,OOG
released within month. Seven hum
dred are now en- route from Vigan, and
transports will be sent for the re-
mainder.
The total number of women over I8
years old employed in the factories and
workshops of the British islands is
about 500, 900.
John ]. Smallwood, president of the
Industrial and Collegiate institute at
Claremont, Va, was born a slave and
largely educated himself.
Judge Wylie, for years one of the
most prominent figures on the district
bench, is still living in Washington,
and, though over 80 years old, is in
vigorous health.
Great Britain's insane have increased
2,000 annually for the last ten years.
The longest continuous run of rail-
way train in Europe is that from Paris
to Constantinople, 1921 miles, in 64A
hours.
One of the petitions against the seat