Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-10
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
From All Parts of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
@nt Happenings OF the Past Weel
culled From the Telegraph Columns

Comprehensive Review OF the Import
Rnt Happenings of the Past Weol
Culled From the Telegraph Columns
The Shamrock has sailed for home.
Vice-President Hobart's days of pub
lie service are said to be over.
A lone highwayman held up six peo
pie at one time near Pendleton, Or.
1t was reported in London that ONE
of the troopships which sailed for the
Cape last week had been lost at sea.
The Russian minister of finance as
serts that his country is better in con.
dition than either France or England.
The disaster to the British at Lady.
smith was caused by mules running
away with all the reserve ammunition.
The receipts for the Jeffries- -Sharkey
for any sporting or dramatic event il
history.
The transport Hancock since her
remodeling at San Francisco can lay
claim to being the finest troopship in
the world
One of the greatest financial combi-
nations of the century is now forming.
1t viii control all the telephones and
telegraph lines.
Inspector General Breckenridge OF
the United States army, is in San
Francisco, where he will remain some
time on official business.
Announcement is made at San Fran.
cisco that the Pacific Coast Biscuit
Company is a go. 1t is otherwise
known as the cracker trust.
Germany cannot trade for England't
interests in Samoa without the ap-
proval and consent of Uncle Sam.
Negotiations to that end are now on.
Wireless telegraphy is to be used in
the Samoas. It costs much less AMI
will be more practicable than the cahAs
system, in view of the coral growth tB
the sea.
Senator Allison says President Nc.
Kinley has no authority to order with
drawSl of the army and navy from the
Philippines. It would require spe-
cisl act of congress to do this.
President Schurman, of the Philip
pine commission, says that we did not
acquire entire control of the sultan Oh
Sulu's domain in the war with Spain
and we have only an external protec-
torate.
The international commercial con.
gress in their resolutions adopted al
Philadelphia favor lasting peace among
nations, assimilation of trademark
laws, parcel post system, international
bureau of statistics and inter-0ceanio
canal.
General Funston, of the Twentieth
Kansas, was charged in the San Fran.
cisco Monitor, Catholic paper, with
taking two magnificent chalices from
Philippine churches. He has brought
suit against that paper and against
Archbishop Ireland for criminal libel.
Captain Geary, who was killed at
Malsbon, October 16, was native OF
Oregon.
Boer losses at Ladysmith are esti.
mated at between 900 and 1000 killed
and wounded.
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Australian waters where they are ex-
pected TO thrive.
England has called out more reserves
and within 10 days men to replace the
captured forces will sail for South
Africa
The state will pay the Iowans' fares
home. Three special sleeping-caI
trains and subsistence will be fur.
nished them.
The Pullman Wagner Company has
so pulled its strings that even indepen.
dent railway lines will turn their sleep.
ing cars over to the combine.
Cable advices to the war department
indicate that General Young's column
is pressing ON toward San Jose, though
progress is difficult on account of wei
weather.
The Washington regiment has been
mustered out. About 800 men, includ-
ing the Seattle companies, left by
steamer for home. The others go
north by rail.
Although all regiments have their
full quota, recruiting will be continued
for the Philippines. Men viii be
needed each month to fill vacancies by
casualties and discharges.
Colonel wholley, of the Washington
volunteer infantry, has been appointed
major of the Forty-first volunteer in.
fanIry and has been ordered to join
that regiment for service in the Philip
pines.
A Lima, Peru, dispatch says Du
rand's revolutionary forces are being
closely pursued by the government
troops, and according to official dis
patches, the situation of the leader of
Peru's latest revolution seems to be
precarious.
William Waldorf Astor has paid
$406, ,S96 taxes in New York this year.
A bust of ex-Speaker Reed is being
executed in bronze for the Maine legis-
latnre.
George F. Edmunds has presented
$500 volumes of standard books to the
high school library in Burlington, VT.
Mrs. d. NJ. Rice, of Aptos, CAL, i.
the olest daughter of American parents
born in that state. She is but So yeart
old.
The Illinois Central Railroad Com.
pany subscribed $4,000 towards the
S5,O00,0 90 stock fund of the st. Louis
worlds fair.
John O'Brien, the Oldest member oi
the New York stock exchange and Q
member of the oldest banking house ir
Wall street-William and John O'Brier
lis dead.
Jimmy Logue, notorious bank
robber, died in the county almshouss
i'm Philadelphia aged 60 wears Hs