Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-03-02
LATER NEWS.
Cronje has surrendered.

National Bimetallists will meet in
Kansas City in July.
The Trans Mississippi congress will
meet in Houston, Texas, on April II.
In battle with tho Yaquis, Mexican
troops lost over 200 in killed and
wounded.
Hamilton III. Greyson, former post
master at Manila, died in Philadel-
phia, of hiccoughs.
Two Pittsburg tin plato works have
resumed operations, giving employ
ment to l ZOO workingmen.
DIR. A. Wright, of Buffalo, president
Of the American Institute of Homeo-
paths, is dead, aged "a years.
Fire in Montreal destroyed the
Theater Francois and nearly al entire
block, causing loss of 800, 900.
Catholics in New York are seeking
the privilege of teaching their religion
in the public schools at certain hours.
The United States government will
build roads and wharves and 2.40O
miles of telegraph line this year in
Alaska.
| Pugilist Tom Sllarkey threatens to
retire from the ring unless he can ar
range a match with Fitzslmmons Or
Jeffries.
The United States supreme court
has denied the application of Captain
Oberlin Carter to bring his case into
that court.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's session at Norfolk, Neb., is inves-
tigating alleged discrimination in
| freight rates.
In London, the Grand theater, where
Henry Irving and other actors have
been in the habit of beginning provin-
cial tours, was quilted by fire.
Admiral Dewey lost his prize money
case, the court of claims deciding that
the Spanish feet in Manila bay was
not superior to the American. He was
awarded $9.750.
Ten OF the leading chain works in
the United States will be combined
and operation continued under the
management of the Standard Chain
Works Company.
Full powers have been granted to
Henry L. Wilson, United States min
lister to Chilli, to sign a treaty of extra
dition he has negotiated with the
Chilean government.
An Old Maids convention was held
1t Cynwyd, Pa. Prizes were awarded
for the oldest, the handsomest, the
smallest and the tallest maidens that
attended the convention.
A boiler in the Pullman Lumber
Company's sawmill, at Pullman, Ark,
exploded, killing six men.
Colonel w. S. King, congressman
and national character for the past
10 years. died at Minneapolis.
Northern Ohio is in the throes of
fierce blizzard. Trains on the trunk
lines, especially west-bound, were de-
layed.
Desperate engagement between the
British and Beers north of the Tugela
resulted n the English being twice re-
pulsed.
The G srman steamer Admiral has
arrived at Lourenco Marques with ITO
passengers, mostly Germans, who Will
join the Boer forces.
The Japanese minister to the United
States, Jutaro Komura, has been noti-
fed by cable from Japan of his appoint
ment as minister to Russia.
A young dentist of New York city
shot the wife of the man who befriend-
ed him and then committed suicide.
Jealousy was the cause of the crime.
The Platteville Powder mills, Plat
taville, Wis, were wrecked by an ex-
plosion, killing three men and badly
injuring one. Several buildings were
destroyed.
A steamer believed to be the Cali
fornian, of the Allan line, is ashore off
Fort Williams, Portland, (Me. harbor.
She was heavily laden with grain,
bound for Liverpool.
In Chicago, 600 machinists employed
by Frazer & Chalmers and Croley &
Co., are on a strike, on account of the
alleged refusal of their employees to
recognize the union.
Four of the five members of the new
Philippine commission have been
selected. They are: Judge Taft, of
Ohio; Luke T. Wright, of Tennessee;
H. G. Ide, of Vermont, and Dean
Worcester, of Michigan.
The plague in India continues vlru-
lent. There were 583 victims in Bonn
bay city during the week ending Febru-
ary 16. With 81 900. 900 people affect
I'd by the famine and only about 4, ,OOO,-
300 in receipt of relief, the country is
in bad plight.
A preacher of New Britain. Conn,
whose love for preaching has entirely
overcome his desire for ordinary labor,
was given the alternative of obtaining
position by which he could support
his family or go to Jail to continue his
time expounding his doctrines on street
: corners, and since October had pro-
vided nothing for his family.
The total wealth of American colleges
and universities is $3.50, 100000.
A geological survey expert has found
much coal in the Philippines, but nc
precious metals.
In st. Joseph, Mo-, there is offered q
bounty of 5000 for every highwayman
that is killed.
The German foreign Office says the
change in Chinese emperors is of no
Importance to Europe and the powers
will not act.
Mrs. William Ewart Gladstone at
tanned her eighty eighth birthday re-
Gently, and the bells of Harwarden
church were rung in honor of the
occasion.
President Loubet of France declares