Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-01-20
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Te1egraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two HemisPhsres Presented
in a Condensed Form.
Rev. DR.. William Maxwell Black
burn, president of Huron college at
Pierre, S. D., died at the age of Go
years.
Margaret Livingston Chanler and
Anna Bouling, heroic women who
served without pay as nurses in Porto
Rico during the war, have been recon-
mended for that rare honor, the thanks
of congress.
It is reported from Peking that
Russia has demanded lease of the
Mao Tao islands as a torpedo station.
These islands lie across the entrance
of the Gulf of Pe-Chi-Li, south of Port
Arthur. The acquisition of these
islands would still further strengthen
Russia's hold on the approaches to
Peking.
The Cuartermaster's department is
preparing to disinter and bring to this
country the remains of the l 400 heroes
of the Spanish war who were either
killed by bullets or died of fever in
Cuba and Porto Rico. Colonel Moore.
assistant quartermaster general, says
the expedition of disinterment is well
under way.
Senator Teller, of Colorado, has in
troduced bill for the amendment Of
the war-revenue act, SO as to provide
for tax upon the actual value or SELL
ing prices instead of the nominal
value of certain stocks. The bill is in
tended to relieve the cheaper mining
stocks from what is claimed to be an
enormous burden upon them.
A petition from ex-Queen Liliouka-
lani of Hawaii has been presented to
the house, protesting against the Unit
ed States assertion of ownership to the
crown lands of Hawaii as taking of
property without due process of law.
and appealing to the president, con-
gress and the people for restoration
of these lands. A like petition was
presented to the senate.
A Havana cable to the New York
World says: The graves of the Maine
victims in the Havana cemetery are
neglected. Two small, sickly shrubs,
one weather-b beaten pot with dead
plant and two blasted stalks of three
slips are all there is to show that any
thing has been done in this beautiful
burial place for our nations dead. A
month ago, upon the interment of some
sailors of the Resolute, their comrades
put an 18x24 inch calico American flag
on the mound. This little faded flag
is the only thing given by either the
army or the navy.
The monthly statement of the col
iectlons of internal revenue shows that
during November, 1898, the receipts
amounted to $22, ,404. .405, against $13,.
959,2 for November, 1897.
The president has sent these nominal
tions to the senate: Charlemange
Tower, of Pennsylvania. now minister
to Austria Hungary, to be ambassador
to Russia; Addison G. Harris, of In.
diana, minister to Austria-Hungary.
At Hong Kong. the Filipino COM
mittee has broken off all relations with
United States Consul Wildman. The
committee has issued writ in the su-
preme court to recover the sum of Sat-.
900. which the Filipinos claim to have
been deposited with Wildman as
treasurer of the Filipino independence
fund in June last.
The gnnboat Yorktown has sailed
from San Francisco for Manila. via
Honolulu. She will 60 all the way
under full head of steam, and should
make the run in three weeks if she is
not delayed at Honolulu. She is the
bearer of full instructions to Admiral
Dewey and General Otis in regard to
the situation in the Philippines.
The New Years honors include Lord
Dunraven being appointed plivy coun-
selor for Ireland, and Sir Edward
Chichester. R. N, being appointed
companion of the Order OF st. Michael
and St. George in recognition of his
services as captain of the British first
class cruiser Immortal, which was sta.
toned at Manila during the war.
Senator Mason, of Illinois, occupied
the attention of the senate for nearly
an hour and a half Tuesday, with a
speech in support of his resolution de-
claring that the United States will
never attempt to govern the people of
any country without their consent.
In many respects the speech was one
of the most notable utterances from
the senate thus far this session.
At Kokomo, Ind, there are 1a
tramPa in the Howard county Jail
slowly starving to death. Two weeks
ago the hobos refused to work on the
stone pile, and Sheriff Harnes put
them in iail on diet of bread and
water, mostly water, until they signi-
fed willingness to work. At the
close of the second week of the strike,
the jailer reduced the bread supply to
two loaves day for the entire gang.
They declare they will starve to death
in their cells rather than hammer stone.
Minor News Items.
A lieutenant and 13 men of the