Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-01
THE news OF THE WEEK
From All Parts Of the New
World and the Old.
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OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Wesh
Culled From the Telegraph Columns
Many bonds are being purchased b5
the government now.
The United States cruiser Montgom'
cry has arrived at Montevideo.
In consequence of Lord Salisbury
bereavement, diplomatic matters, vii
be delayed.
1t is said that the Beers move SO fas'
and often that the British cannot KEEP
track of them.
The Americans are in control oi
vastly greater territory in Luzon thar
they were month ago.
Aguinaldo, with few men, women
and carts, was seen between San Fabian
and San Fernando on Friday.
James D. Richardson will very prob
ably be the leader of the minority in
the next house of representatives.
As a matter of convenience for theil
Western business, the Pullman com
pany will build repair shops in Denver
A Brooklyn court has rendered de.
cision that school boards cannot be
forced to admit negroes in white
schools.
The Vancouver tB. CO. chief of po.
lice believes he has the long-sough'
Tascott, the murderer of Millionia1A
Smell, of Chicago.
The British court of appeals has re
versed the lower court and will permit
the Mexican Intern, tional railroad te
proceed with its plan for funding its
6 per cent bonds.
The navy department. has awarded
League Island navy-yard, Philadelphia.
to the Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Com.
pany, for $782, 200.
A report has been received at Vic.
> toria of the drowning in Alaska of g
Mrs. Dumbleton, another woman and
three unknown men. They we're car.
ried under the ice in small boat.
Because he transferred his Washing.
ton home, the gift of patriotic citizens,
first to his wife and later to his son.
Admiral Dewey is the subject of much
censure, and contributors to the fund
will accept no explanation.
Congress will be petitioned to create
positions for Fitzhugh Lee and "Old
Hoss' Wheeler. A fund will also be
started to purchase each of them q
sword. The movement is being engi.
neered by young ladies, who want their
idols to be major-generals. The first
meeting was held in Chicago.
Four thousand miners in Indiana
have gone on wage strike.
Democratic newspapers in Kentucky
now concede Taylor nearly 2,0o0.
Cattle now command the highest
prices since 1882 in the Chicago mar.
kets.
Lumbermen in this country think
that Canada is too severe in her retalia.
tion.
The Standard Oil Company has
raised the price on crude oil to poin,
the highest in four years.
The revenue cutter Manning will
soon leave New York for the North Pa
cific coast, where she is to remain in
future.
Presidents message will be held
open until the latest possible time,
awaiting developments in the Philip.
pines.
Two confessed horse-thieves in I'LL.
nois travelled rough road on thei1
way to Jail and narrowly escaped
lynching twice.
A terrible battle took place last
Thursday between Colombian rebels
and government forces. A Thousand
rebels were killed.
Walter Morehead, of London, 9
stockholder in the Southern Pacific
has appealed to the courts to set aside
the recent reorganization.
The schooner Maple Leaf was
wrecked abreast of New Glasgow. He,
captain, now dead, was to have beer
married on his arrival in port.
The torpedo-boat Dahlgren is not NJ
TO requirements and her builders will
have TO pay fines. The boat, it is said
should not have been accepted.
General Funston says that Colone
Metcalf is not guilty of the charges O
numbering Filipino preferred agains
him by member of the Twentieth
Kansas.
The Santa Fe is stretching out fo,
trade in northern California. 1t ha
recently bonded the Klamath road
the Belt Line about Eureka harbor anG
immense tracts of timber land.
BY the death of Vice. President Ho
bart. the Office of vice-president be
comes vacant for the rest of McKin
ley's term. The president pro tenn o
the senate will be elected when con
gress meets.
Naval tests of the Marconi wireless
telegraphy at sea were successful up t.
80 miles. At SO miles the messages
became unreadable.
Lieut.. Franklin Schley, who is sool
TO go to Manila, closely resembles hi
father, Rear Admiral Schley, in ap
pearance and stature.
With appropriate ceremonies tn
Methodist Episcopal home for the age,
at Bala, suburb of Philadelphia, wa
dedicated by Bishop Foss.
Miss Edith Root, daughter of tn
secretary of war, makes the tent
young unmarried woman in the cabine
set at Washington, an unprecedente,
number.
Rev. DR.. James Campbell, of Hart
ford, Conn.,, provides in his will for
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