Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World,
TERSE TICKS FROM TIE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Pres ,lt
in CorIensed EC1m.

An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Pres '1t
in a CorIensed ECrm.
Japan, if necessary, can send 10000
men to China.
Kentucky Populists nominated A..
III. Cardin for governor
Smallpox at Cape Nome is we'll in
hand and decreasing.
Iowa Republicans remembered Min
lister Conger in their platform.
workman was crushed almost to
jelly in Lane county, Oregon, saw
mill.
New Hampshire Democrats nominat-
ed DR.. Frederick T. Potter for gov
ernor.
King Victor Emanuel III, SUCCESSOR
to King Humbert, has arrived at
Monza.
In Germany, 1860 officers and 2o,-
600 men have volunteered for Chinese
service. -
Government will investigate the
anarchist activity in the vicinity of
New York.
Chinese imperial government issns-
ing diplomacy to check advance of al
lies on Pekin.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, liberal
leader, estimates the cost of the Boer
war at $400, 100000
Edicts of the Chinese imperial gov
ernment issued as late as July order
ed the Boxers to kill the Christians.
Ex-Governor Roger Wolcott, of
Massachusetts, has accepted the ap-
pointment as United States minister to
Italy.
1t is strongly intimated that Oregon
school land business is manipulated by
officials for the benefit of a private
graft.
Senator Foraker says the Democrats
have as much show of winning con.
gress as they had of carrying Oregon
last June.
Navy department shares the general
distrust that all was not we'll on the
battle-ship Oregon when she went
ashore.
The amount of gross gold in the
United States treasury is $431, 17O.-
764, the highest in the history of the
government.
The government of Nicaragua has
taken possession of the property of the
MARITIME Canal Company and removed
ho 20 10 nd fxy
to the interior from Greytown.
Crop reports from Yakima, WASH,
and La Grande, Or, are rosy; grain is
turning out poor in Yamhill county.
Oregon, and farmers declare they will
abandon 1t for stock raising.
John Clark Ridpath, the historian,
is dead at New York.
Lightning killed stock and did other
damage near Centralia, Wash.
A leak in drydock No. 2, Brooklyn
navy-yard, has caused a great amount
of damage.
The Tsung Ii Yamun refuses to de-
liver messages in cipher to the minis
ters at Pekin.
Italian troops took the oath of alleg-
lance to their new king at Rome among
much enthusiasm.
1t is officially announced that no
citizen loses rights through the recent
marking of the temporary Alaska bound
ary line.
Chinese troops bombarded Blagve-
stchensk, the capital of Amur, July 26
and 20. The Russians have burned
several villages.
The Anti-Imperialistic League has
written Senator Hoar letter condemn
ing him for his decision to support
President Mckinley for reelection.
The treasury department is sending
out the new 2 per cent bonds issued to
take the place of the old issue. OF
the latter, $500, $50, 900 have been sur
rendered.
An undated message received at Tien
Tsin from Minister Conger confirms the
previous report of his safety. The
minister has provisions tor several
weeks, but is short of ammunition.
All late reports from Pekin agree
tLlAG Uu0 aGGdCk Ou tuc 1cgabiOuS UdS
ceased. The Japanese minister writes
under date of July 10 that the Chinese
authorities are apparently disposed to
negotiate.
In moving an address to the queen
with reference to the assassination of
King Humbert, Lord Salisbury de.
clared in the British house of lords
that society is threatened by the depth
of human yillainy that is beneath its
surface.
The fact that the ministers at Pc
kin are held as hostages perplexes the
allies. 1t is feared that if the inter-
national forces advance the Chinese
will, if defeated, retreat to Pekin and
put all the remaining foreigners to
death.
Inventory Of the late vice-president
Hobart's estate shows him to have been
worth So. .62s, 942.
The National Telephone & Telegraph
Company, with an authorized capital
of $50, 900, 900, has filed articles of in
corporation at Trenton. NJ.
Hon. H. E. Estee, justice of the
United States district court of Hawaii,
has appointed Walter B. Hailing, of
Portland, Me-, nephew of Senator
Perkins. of California, clerk of his