Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-16
LATER NEWS.
s-Persian railway !.

Dy Gno Filipino r0D01s.
A territorial form of government is
recommended for Hawaii.
Dawson merchants are closing up
shop to go to Cape Nome.
Congressman Sulzer, of New York,
is talked of for Bryan's running mate.
Fire in the Brooklyn navy yard de-
stroyed property to the value of $780,
300.
Four men were fatally woun@sd dur
ing a riot at dance in Northern Okla
homa.
The strike of the Cuban cigarmakers
has been settled. The effort was unsuc-
cessful.
Robbers made an unsuccessful at
tempt to hold up Santa Fe train in
Oklahoma.
Elijah Gone. one of the Oldest news
paper men of Wisconsin, was frozen to
death in Fond du Lac.
American miners are not allowed to
carry arms or ammunition into the
state of Sonora, Mexico.
Chaplain Wells, just returned from
the Philippines, says there is too much
whiskey sold and used there.
The transport Siam, which lost 311
mules out of $50 on her trip to Manila,
is back in San Francisco harbor.
The city of Skagway protests against
the appointment of delegate to con-
gress without the vote of the people.
Ed. Armstrong, a Medford, Or,
bricklayer, was shot and fatally in
jured by A. ]. Hamlen, during saloon
row.
Fire at the National Biscuit Com
pany's works, at Worcester, Mass, de-
stroyed property to the value of $780,
600.
The Kansas supreme court holds that
railways cannot be compelled to fur
nish free transportation to livestock
shippers.
Buffers attack is now known to
have been no feint. He was really de-
feated IN a third attempt to reach
Lady smith.
Thomas G.. Merrill, of Salt Lake
City, widely known throughout the
West as an energetic worker in the sill
yer cause, is dead.
The Beers are becoming aggressive.
General Joubert, with 5000 men,
featens Buffers right q Cheveley.
another detachment of burghers is
creeping through Zululand to destroy
british communications
The Corbett-J Jeffries fight will take
place at Coney Island about the middle
of May.
T. Daniel Frawley has made arrange
ments to take copmany of actors to
Cape Nome.
An alliance, offensive and defensive,
has been consummated between Eng
land and Portugal.
The English nation has settled down
to the realization that the war with
the Beers will last long time. =
Governor Taylor, of Kentucky, has
| declined to sign the peace agreement
and the case will go to the courts. >
A destructive fire visited the city of
SAN Salvador, Central America. The
total loss is estimated at ST. 900, 900.
The United States transport Colum-
bia arrived at San Francisco from
Manila. She made the trip in 80 days.
Three ballot-box suffers of Philadel-
phia were sentenced to imprisonment
for two years and to pay fine of $500
each.
A resolution expressing sympathy
with the Beers was adopted by the sem
ate It was offered by Allen, of
Nebraska.
Lord Roberts has addressed a letter
to Presidents Kruger and Steyne, COM
planning of the wanton destruction of
property in Natal.
Three children of P. Darcy, living
near South Union, Wash, were poison
ed by drinking the water from an
abandoned well.
Six men were injured by an explosion
in the Columbia firecracker works at
Fostoria, Ohio. A large part of the
factory was wrecked.
1t has been decided by the secretary
of the navy to appoint Commander
Seaton Schroeder to be the first naval
governor. of the Samoan island of
Tutuila. xa+e
The house committee on military
affairs will investi; into the Idaho
| mining riots at Nafdner, which the
federal troops, under General Merriam,
suppressed.
In Chicago. 1000 workingmen who
| have been engaged on buildings in
| course of construction, quit work. 1T
| is the beginning of war between labor
and the contractor.
| The jury in the case of Roland B.
| Molineaux, convicted of poisoning Mrs.
Adams, returned verdict of guilty of
murder in the first degree 1t is said
the trial has cost 5000, 900.
The Beers have taken Inkandla, q
Zululand magistracy. The magistrate
the night previous exploded the maga-
zine, and, with his staff and police.
evacuated the place and proceeded to
Eshowe.
Bigamists in Hungary are required
| by law to live with both wives in the
same house.
The National Live Stock association
recommends leasing government graz
| ing lands.
Alan Arthur, son of the late presi-
dent, lives in Europe. He finds that
his income goes further there.
| Kansas City is to have another in
terurban electric railroad, to run to
Olathe, Kan, 81 miles distant.
Hundreds of physicians from Illinois,
Wisconsin and Iowa are arranging to
go to Paris on a special excursion.
Rev. J. M. Atwater died in Cleve-
land, o., at the age'of 62 years. He
was at one time president of Hiram
! college.
| Andrew Carnegie told Bible class