Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-05
LATER NEWS.

British recapture their guns from the
Boers.
Bryan made a dozen speeches in
Minnesota.
| The pope favors the American policy
in the Philippines.
Germany denies any agreement with
France and Russia.
/ Many business men will join excur-
sion to Walla Walla.
Roosevelt spoke to 80, 600 or 40 900
Nebraskans in McCook.
| Idaho miners convicted of conspiracy
to obstruct mail train during big strike
of 1899.
Washington stockmen confer with
Commissioner Hermann regarding
grazing on forest reserves.
The population of the city OF Los
Angeles, Cal, according to the census
of 1900, is 1O2, ,479, an increase of 52.-
04S, or 103.35 per cent since 1890.
Within radius of IL miles of Sump-
ter, Or. six lumber mills are in opera
ton. The timber in that district is of
splendid quality and there is an active
market for it.
John E. Hudson. president of the
American Bell Telephone Company,
died suddenly in the Boston & Maine
railroad station at Beverly. Mass.
while waiting for train.
The 700 employees of the Reading
Iron Company, of Deanville. Pa, de-
cided today to accept the 25 per cent
reduction in their wages, to take effect
October, and against which they
struck.
The Austrian steamer Lloyd has
sailed from Lourenco Marques. having
ON board 400 Transvaal refugees, part
of them being Irish-Americans. All
their expenses have been paid by the
Tlansvaal government. Each man re-
ceived 80 shillings and will be paid
$42.50 on landing at any port which
may be selected by them:
Captain ]. V. Henry, of Quincy,
ILL.,, who has just resigned as assistant
postmaster, was arrested for the al
legged EN- mbezzlement of $3.3 800, funds OF
the National Railway Mail Service
Benevolent Association. of which he had
been secretary and treasurer since it's
organization. Henry had given the
association bond of $4,000.
Sim Leep was killed at Carson. Or,
by being run over by logging wagon.
The accident occurred one-half mile
from Browns saw mill, where he was
employed. He was driving heavily
loaded four-horse logging wagon down
steep grade, when the brake failed to
work, and the horses ran away. The
driver jumped, but was caught under
the load. Deceased was 25 years old.
Two of the horses were killed outright.
Count Won Waldersee has arrived at
Tien Tsin.
The Chinese government has ordered
the degradation of Prince Tuan.
Germans want Waldersee to offer a
reward for the head of Prince Tuan.
An audience of 10000 people was
addressed by Roosevelt in Kansas City.
Mo.
Governor Sayers says he has re-
,ceived $672,476 for aid of Texas suffer-
ers.
To date, 2,339 bodies have been Off
cially reported found at Galveston,
Texas.
The postoffice at Mesa, IL miles from
Phoenix, Arizona, was robbed Of ST. 900
in stamps and $500 in cash.
Thomas G. Sherman, the famous
lawyer and single-tax advocate, died at
his home in New York. aged 66.
w. Burke Cochran spoke against ex-
pansion in the Coliseum in Chicago be-
fore an audience of IL, 900 persons.
Imperial statistics show that 544.-
283 children below IA years of age are
engaged in industrial pursuits in Ger
many.
Lieutenant General. Miles in his an
nual report renews his recommendation
for the further use of the automobile IN
the army.
The plant of the Illinois Steel Com
pany at Joliet, ILL.,, has been shut down
owing to lack of orders. Two thous
and men are affected.
The population of st. Joseph. Mo-,
according to the United States census,
is 102, ,979, against SO, 324 in 1890. an
increase of 50,6 or 96.sl per cent.
4 city detective of Cleveland. Ohio,
was shot and instantly killed while
trying to put stop to a shooting affray
between union and nonunion molders.
For the fiscal year ending June 80,
1900, the total number of postage
stamps of all kinds issued in the Unit
ed States, including ordinary stamps,
postage due stamps, stamped envelopes
and postal cards. reached the enormous
total of 5, ,333, 900, 200, valued at $685.
900, ,O00-an increase of 400, 900, 900
stamps over the preceding year.
General Macarthur recently issued
the following general order for the bet
terment of the government of the city
of Manila: Existing orders requir-
ing residents of the city of Manila to
confne themselves to their homes after
10 o'clock P. NJ, are hereby amended
to extend the hour to IL P. NJ, after
which hour the streets will be cleared
by the police. Saloons will be closed
at 10 P. NJ, and the sale of liquor pro-
hibited after that houT.''
The great worlds fair that was an.
nounced for Brussels in 1905, has been
abandoned because of the failure of
De-,