Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-03-30
LATER NEWS.

but most of them are doomed to disap-
pointment.
Colonel Plumer is on half rations,
and the relief of Maefking is further off
than ever.
The Behring sea patrol is now to be
resumed, owing to the failure of bound
ary negotiations.
Hon. John M. Stone, for 10 years
governor of Mississippi. died at Holly
Springs, after short illness.
The Merchants National Bank, of
Rutland, VT, has been wrecked by its
cashier. The defaulter is in Jail.
Lord Salisbury has apologized to the
United States for the opening of ex-
Consul Macrum's mail at Durham.
Revolution in the province of Entire
Rios, Argentine, has been completely
quelled by the government troops.
The Beers have adopted new meth
cd. Their forces are broken into small
bands and seriously harass the British.
The total British losses up to date,
exclusive of the invalids sent home,
are 16,418 in killed, wounded and
missing.
At meeting of Boer sympathizers at
Bradford, England, dead cats and other
unsavory missiles were hurled at the
speakers.
End of China is at hand. Partition
among civilized nations is likely TO be
accomplished before the Inauguration
of the new century.
The United American societies
met in New York city and passed reso-
lutions condemning the proposed visit
of Queen Victoria to Ireland.
State Mine Inspector Owens. of
in his annual report, places the
coal output of Washington during 1899
at more than 1000, 900 tons, $50, 900
tons in excess of 1898. He estimates
the output for 1900 at 2,500,0 900 tons.
Arizona is to have an ostrich trust.
All birds at Pasadena, San Antonio,
Los Angeles and other points in the
United States, will be moved to Phoe-
nix. A. Y. Pearson. New York capi.
talist will have absolute control of the
ostrich feather industry of this country.
Ira F. Bride, one of the oldest and
best-known auction pool sellers and
bookmakers in the country, died in De-
troit, aged 65. Mr.. Bride was one of
the firm of Bride g Fitch, that has
handled big pool selling privileges on
the principal Western lace tracks for
years.
Beers are retiring from Kroonstad.
Lord Roberts has not yet advanced
from Bloemfontein.
The Puerto Rican appropriation bill
was signed by President Mckinley.
Several Cleveland, O., concerns have
granted the demands of the striking
machinists.
tired as commandant of the Washington
navy yard.
The Norwegian schooner Triton has
been wrecked at Dunkirk, Ireland, and
10 of her crew drowned.
Bob Fitzsimmons and Kid Mccoy
have been matched to fight July 4, 25
rounds at catch weights.
Two murderers at Emporia, Va,
were lynched after the militia that had
protected them were withdrawn.
Fifty thousand labor ers on the island
of Puerto Rico are without work, and
whole families have died from starva-
tion.
The Philippine commission will be
%olx 70 mil 10 "a %ro ,nrf Hon
cock. and will sail from San Francisco
on April 15.
One man was killed and five injured
by cave-in at Whitehall, on the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad, 10 miles south
of Pittsburg, Pa.
The Alaska mail service is meeting
with great success. Mail was recently
transmitted from Circle City to Wash
ington in 80 days.
Work has begun ON New York city's
underground railway, which will in
yolve the expenditure of $36, 900, 900,
and will give employment to 10000
men.
Wharton Golden. in his testimony at
the trial of Secretary of State Caleb
Powers, of Kentucky, said, John Pow
ers told me they had two negroes to
kill Goebel."
Eben S. Boyce, of Tacoma, was
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree. He brutally shot his wife Feb
ruary 10, while she was acting as cash.
ier in a restaurant.
The government of Austria Hungary
| has replied to the South African ap-
peal for mediation in the war that it
was only possible to take such step
when both beligerants desired it.
Through the breaking down of the
first floor in factory building in New
York city, which was totally destroyed
by fire, three firemen were killed and
two injured. Property loss $50, 900.
Tn court of inquiry convened by
Rear-Admiral Watson, at Manila, to
investigate the loss of the cruiser
Charleston, exonerated the officers and
men from responsibility for the loss of
i the ship.
An Iowa concern is making farm
:, wagons wholly of steel.
Electrical power can be transmitted
with profit 80 miles and used as steam
/ is used.
OF the % men who have filed the
| governors chair in Indiana, Gov.
Mount is the only one living.
Pennsylvania factory inspectors re-
port 2, 228 accidents last year, three
I, fourths of which were due to careless
ness.
The Mississippi legislature has passed
law iorbidding the sale of cocaine ex-
cept when prescribed by physician.
In Virginia a company has been
+, formed to make artificial marble of
lime, salt and marsh-mallow root, TO-
! gether with cemen@.
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