Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-20
LATER NEWS.

The Washington volunteer regiment
will be mustered out at San Francisco
on the 31st inst.
An American scouting party, near
Balinaite, captured Filipino major.
He was brought to Manila.
A new fast mail service has been in.
augurated between Chicago and San
Francisco, the schedule time being IS
hours.
General William R. Shafter, who
for over year has had the position of
brigadier-general of volunteers, has
been retired.
It is believed in London that the
Boer troops have invested Kimberley,
and cut off all communication with the
outside world.
Early in December the United States
will have 10000 troops in the Philip
pine islands, and 45 war vessels in the
islands waters.
The Columbia won the first race with
the Shamrock for the American cup.
She beat the Shamrock IL minutes ON o
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The Orange Free State troops have
cut the telegraph wires and destroyed
the railroad track at Norvalsport, just
across the Orange Free States southern
border.
The Beers have cut the telegraph
wires at many points, and reliable
news is hard to obtain from the more
| important cities in the war districts of
| South Africa.
John r. Dodson, of Portland, has
written to friends from Dawson City
that he is taking the census of all the
people in the Yukon valley, on Ameri-
can territory.
A dispatch from Caracas, Venezuela,
| says that President Andrade is prepar-
ing to leave the country, and the insur.
gent leader, General Castro, is master
of the situation.
The Portland Press Club at its meet
| ing recently urged its members to stand
| by the 1902 exposition project and to
do all in their power to bring the affair
to a successful conclusion.
A,train of fat cars loaded with gravel
was wrecked on the Northern Pacific
track on jefferson street, Olympia, de-
| molishing about 100 yards of track.
The trainmen escaped unhurt.
The price of fall chinook salmon,
steelheads and silversides has reached
the highest figure ever offered on the
Columbia; 4 cents a pound, and ~
cents is being paid for dog salmon.
James Roach goes free from further
prosecution or even the imputation of
guilt of stealing cattle from his neigh
bors, after struggle in the courts
which has gone on for more than year.
Boston gave Dewey watch during
the naval hero's entertainment there.
The finest shops in Chinese city
are those devoted to the sale of coffins.
Ten people perished by the burning
| of the steamer Nutmeg State at Long
Island sound.
Montana and Kansas troops were
entertained at rousing reception at
Oakland, Cal.
Chicago is making arrangements for
the entertainment of Admiral Dewey
| during next month,
The navy department. has substituted
the Ranger for the Badger as one of the
reinforcing feet of the Philippines.
Visitors to the Yellowstone Park for
the season just closed numbered 8, l59.
Many foreigners were among the tour
lists.
The steamer w. P. Ketchan ran
down the little schooner Typee in Lake
Huron. The Typee was instantly sunk,
and four of her crew were drowned.
A street car filled with 40 passengers
collided with passenger train on the
Santa Fe road at Dallas, Texas. Half
of the passengers were hurt, three
fatally.
The strike of the machinists em.
ployed by the Canadian Pacific has
ended, the officials of the road having
consented to meet a committee of the
machinists and arbitrate.
The University of Pennsylvania foot
ball eleven was defeated by the Carlisle
Indians by score of 16 to 5, on Frank
lin field in 25-minute halves. The In
dians won because they played the bet-
| ter football.
The sultan of Turkey was drowned in
the Bosphorus, and the drowning is
believed not to have been accidental.
Several ladies of the harem are suspect.
ed of completely with members of the
young Turk party.
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The Beers captured an armored train
from Kimberley to Vryburg, killing
three British soldiers and wounding q
captain. All the others on the train,
except the engineer, were taken prison.
ers. The engineer escaped.
The transport officials at San Fran.
cisco, expect that five vessels will sail
for Manila within week or 10 days.
The Tartar and the Manuense will be
the first transports ready. The Olym-
pia and Pennsylvania may go to Port
land to take on troops there.
A decision of great importance in
bankruptcy cases has been handed down
by Judge Jenkins in the United States
circuit court of appeals, at Milwaukee,
Wis. The court ruled that a judgment
| secured against an insolvent person
within four months preceding the filing
of bankruptcy is void.
The greatest dividend payer among
the Cripple Creek mines, is the Port
land. Its latest dividend is $50, 900
for September, and it has paid stock
holders to date the sum of $2,377, $50.
Captain Rockwell, at present COM
mandant of the Norfolk navy yard, has
been ordered to command the Chicago,
which will be Admiral Schley's flag
/ ship on the South Atlantic squadron.
The detail was made at Captain Rock
wells request.
| Railroad employees may establish CO.
operative grocery stores.
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