Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-04
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Te1egraphic
News of the World.
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Henispheres Presented
s~ Condensed Form.

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the Two Henispheres Presented
'- Condensed Form.
..uzon rebels lost 333 killed in two
days.
Oregon wool growers are urged to de-
mand 20 cents pound for their pro-
duct.
Pennsylvanians believe that Quay's
defeat in the senate winds up his polit-
ical career.
War taxes have brought in total of
$183, ,4O5, 292 to the United States
government.
destroy the Welland canal has proven
to be unfounded
The transport Bavarian has sailed
from Cape Town for St. Helena with
1.050 Boer prisoners.
Reinhold Harras, convicted at Walla
Walla of stealing cattle, was sentenced
to four years in the penitentiary.
The prospect for the admission of
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma
as states at this session of congress is
slim.
Chinese emperor is said to be dying
by inches. Some aver that slow pois-
oning by the empress dowager is the
cause.
Hon. W H. King, representative
from Utah, successor to Brigham H.
Roberts, the polygamist, has been
sworn in.
The Tammany delegation GOO strong)
to the national convention at Kansas
City, will have five special trains to
carry them.
Casualties of the garrison at Mafeking
up to April l had been 36S killed and
wounded. They are now living on
bread made of oats.
Prominent American capitalists of
Philadelphia and Richmond, are en-
deavoring to secure the contract for a
$9O,OOO,OOO railroad line from St.
Petersburg to Odessa. in Russia.
The naval board of construction has
finally approved the plans for the three
battle ships authorized by the last con-
gress and given instructions to have the
specifications prepared at once prelim-
mary to calling for bids from the ship
builders. The ships will be enlarged
Iowas in type, with the same rectangu-
lar superstIucture and the two turrets,
bow and stern, on the main deck.
The state department at Washington
has notified Mrs. Rita L. Ruiz, widow
of DIR. Ricardo Ruiz, who was murdered
in prison at Cuanabacao, Cuba,
while captive of the Spaniards, that
the chair on which he wrote his last
message in blood would be forwarded
to her. The message reads: "Mer-
cedes, mine, Evangeline, Ricardlito,
goodbye. My children of my life, 1
give you my blessing. Be obedient to
your mother. Goodbye, Rita Of my
SOUL"
Plumbers of Chicago have gone on a
strike.
Turkeys reply to the United States
is unsatisfactory.
Boer peace commissioners mission
has been failure.
China is growing more and more
opposed to the "open door,"
Japan will take steps to stop the
emigration of her coolies to this
country.
Captain Denning, on trial before
court martial at San Francisco, has
pleaded guilty.
Frank l.. Campbell has been nomin-
ated to succeed Webster Davis, as as
sistant secretary of the interior.
William A. Clark, of Montana, will
resign his seat in the United State,
senate, having decided that it will be
wiser to retire gracefully.
Vote on the Quay case was taken in
the senate with the result that the
Pennsylvania senator was shut out by
one vote. It stood 80 to 33.
Floods in the South grow worse.
Traffic in Louisiana and Mississippi is
paraIyzed, and the crop and property
damage will amount into millions.
John Horton, negro, his wife and
four children. we're drowned in the
backwaters of Pearl river, near Jack
son, Miss, while trying to escape from
the foods.
The Sixty-ninth Regiment Veterans
Club. of New York City, celebrated the
seth anniversary of their departure for
the war, with dinner at the Sturte-
want House. Just before the close of
the festivities, Sergeant John Gleason,
who has been in the regiment for 40
years, offered resolution Offering the
services of the regiment TO Paul Kruger.
Before introducing the resolution. Ser
geant Gleason said: 81 am willing
and prepared to 60 to the front with
Paul Kruger now. although have not
shouldered gun for 40 years" The
resolution was adopted with tremend-
GUS cheering.
Colorado congressman want a sol.
dier's home established at Denver.
John H. Reagan, the sole surviving
member of jefferson Davis confederate