Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-08-18
THE news OF THE WEEK
From All Parts of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
Comprehensive Review of the Import
amt Happenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.

J Cleveland strikers blew up another
car with nitrO-glycerin. Nobody was
figured.
An English torpedo boat killed ths
helmsman of French fisherman wht
had come within the thIee-mile limit
In the translation of words in the
secret dossier the French court was of
ten puzzled. Dreyfus helped them out.
The San Dominican rebels are meet.
ing with success and the government ID
helpless. The rebel forces increase
daily.
The insurgents wrecked the steamel
Saturnus flying the American flag.
They secured 100000 in specie and 8
cargo of general merchandise.
A barkeeper at Wallace. Idaho,
knocked woman down in dancehall.
He was shot and killed by soldier
who witnessed the mans brutality.
England will send more troops to the
Transvaal, and will not wait 25 years
for redress. Secretary Chamberlain
says the present state of affairs cannot
be tolerated.
A letter received in Frisco from
Alaska asserts that the crew of the
Jessie were murdered and robbed by
Indians while they slept. and not
drowned as at first reported.
Two Cuban editors are on their way
to Washington to complain of the
sHox- fFora1 h.,
in Cuban prison and later required
to break stones on the streets of Ha-
vana.
At Canton. O., Mrs. Edward Eckin-
ger killed her husband and daughter
with a shotgun. and then put another
charge through her own heart. Do
mestic troubles aIe supposed to have
been the cause of the tragedy.
In spite of denials on the subject, 10
is said President Roca, of Argentine
republic, who is now in Rio Janeiro as
a guest of Brazil, is desirous of nego-
tiating an alliance between Argentina,
Brazil and Chile against the United
States.
A captain of a sailing vessel just
from the Philippines has arrived in
Victoria. The captain severely criti-
cises the management of the campaign
and says "Otis is silly old man With
out knowledge of the necessities or the
responsibilities of his position. without
ability to improve it. and the fist ac-
tion of this government should be his
recall"
A movement is on foot to form an
opposing whisky trust.
Quiet has been restored in Cleveland,
but the strike is still on.
Thirty thousand Firms will form
colony in Newfoundland.
Former Governor w. Y. Atkinson,
of Georgia, died at Newman.
A woman of noble birth died in
howell in Chicago. Up to the last she
refused all favors.
Cavalry horses for Manila will be
taken via the Aleutian islands and
Japan to allow rest.
Encouraged by the movement in 9th.
er cities the messenger boys of Buffalo.
N. Y, are on strike.
Astank car loaded with naptha ex.
pIoded in tunnel near Somerset. KY,
wrecking train of 90 cars.
A Washington special says BHishers
are getting a firm hold on Cuban trade
and American capital is slow.
Carlisle, KY. was visited by half
million dollar fire, which destroyed
nearly the entire business portion.
A Chicago man has been taken. with
a fit of laughing and is unable to check
it. He is unconscious, but continues
to giggie.
]. G. Hildebrand. an advertising So
lioitor in the employ of the Portland
Oregonian, fell from veranda and met
with instant death.
The coroner's jury has found that
the cause of the Bar Harbor catastro-
phe was due to insufficient construo.
zion of the ferry slip.
Ambassador Choate says there will
be no war over the Alaskan boundary
dispute. Negotiations are always slow
in such matters. but are progressing.
Aguinaldo has appealed to the pow
ers for recognition Of Filipino inde-
pendence" in a document dated Tar
lac. July 81. and signed by Buencami-
hio.
The Santo Domingo rebels have
taken possession of Dsjabon. driving
the garrison before them. The foreign
population and Haytian consul have
left the place.
A broken flange on wheel caused q
wreck on the Southern Pacific near
Dos Palos. Cal. Engineer Ford and
Fireman Wood were scalded to death.
Two others we've seriously and a num-
ber slightly injured.
During the fiscal year of 1878 the
United States sold $29, 900 worth OF
typewriters in Mexico and $4,000
worth in Argentina.
J. P. Bryant, the Bardwell (Ky.)
millionaire, owns the largest straw
berry patch in the world. 1t covers
1900 acres and has made his fortune.
In Kansas since 1859 every year end.
ing with the figure has been a great
corn year. while every year ending
with cipher has shown a failure OF
the corn crop.
A movement has been started in
Texas to bring about the Incorporation
of manual training in the curriculum
of the public schools in that state.
B. D. Markham, who was buried the
other day at Vineland. N. j., amassed
$5. 100000 as gambler on the Pacific
slope. He devoted his fortune and the
latter part Of his life to church work.
Nicholas Lebrun who wrote the Lin
coin dead march which was played at
the funeral of the martyred president,