Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-01-26
LATER NEWS.

impregnable that city from an attack
ing force.
Methodist missionaries will begin
active work in the Philippines to con-
vert the Tagals.
Count Boni de Castellane says he is
going to use his cane on the editor of
the Paris Figaro.
Tie pope warmly praises the work of
an endowment for q Catholic univer-
sity at Washington.
The Duke of Teck is dead at London.
He died from pneumonia after an ILL
ness of several days.
The sugar war is to be continued on
the same lines as heretofore, and no
settlement is in sight.
At Butte, Mont, Dominick Massa,
building. He grabbed 8 live wire and
fell dead.
Colonel George M. Randall and Col
onel James Bell, have been named by
the president for promotion to the rank
of brigadier-general.
George D. Heron, formerly pro-
fessor of Iowa college, says that the
effect of socialism on religious dogma
will be to change the whole attitude of
human belief.
Half million dollars is the esti-
mated cost of repairing the Olympia;
according to the report of the naval
construction board. The work will be
done at the Boston navy-yard, and will
occupy about year.
According to the New York Herald's
Washington correspondent there is an
excellent prospect that the Nicaragua
canal bill will go through this session
without waiting for the report of the
Walker commission.
Mrs. Annie Ellsworth Smith is dead
at New York. She sent the first telet
graphic message, "What hath God
wrought?' from the United States SUI
preme court room, Washington, to Bal
timore.
Two negroes were shot to death and
two white men desperately wounded as
the result of an attempt to arrest me-
gro murderer at Macon, Ga. j. III.
Butler, colored, is the man who did
most of the shooting, and who was
himself shot to death.
A long time resident of South Africa,
now in New York, says the Beers are
not brave; that they will fight from
cover, but in the open, man to man,
the Boer is no match for the Briton, Or
other white antagonist. He predicts
the British will win soon.
Hepburn believes the house will pass
the canal bill.
General Butler cables that he thinks
he is making progress.
The news of the success of the Mexi-
can troops is confirmed.
The second detachment of London
volunteers has left for the cape.
Count and Countess Castellane. nee
Gould, have arrived in New York.
The United Mineworkers voted down
a resolution of sympathy for the Beers.
John Ruskin, the great art critic and
writer, passed away in his 81st year at
London.
General James F. Wade has taken
temporary charge of the department. of
the lakes.
Motormen and conductors of Troy.
N. Y, are out for more wages and
shorter hours.
A deadly quarrel in the Italian quar-
ter of New York resulted in the killing
of three of ono family.
The Baldwin locomotive works, of
Philadelphia, has received an order for
30 large locomotives from France.
Danish farmers have sent the Prin-
cess of Wales $4,000 boxes of choice
butter for the British soldiers in
Africa.
The reason for the close censorship
is now being appreciated in London,
and the people are willing to await the
-esults.
An Indiana volunteer, writing home,
says that Joe Wheeler gave tired sold
marched with the boys.
Owing to dangers threatening the
commonwealth of Frankfort, KY,
clergymen set aside Tuesday as q day
Of humiliation and prayer.
Rev. Mr.. Sheldon will have absolute
control of all departments of the To-
peka (Kan.) Capital for one week.
when he will demonstrate how Chris
tian daily should be conducted and
edited.
The 10th annual report of the United
States civil service commission has
been presented to the president. 1t
shows an increase in the number of
persons employed and more examina-
tions of applicants last year than in
any previous year of the commission.
The Ashland woolen mills, one of the
Oldest industrial establishments in Or
egon, representing an invested capital
of over $65, 900, and regularly employ
ing 80 to 35 hands was totally de-
stroyed by fire, which is supposed to
have originated in the weaving-room.
The insurance amounted to $13,5 800.
Total expenditures at the Charleston
Mass navy yard for the last fiscal
year were $1s7, ,465.
The Ninth regiment of Pennsylvania
celebrated the one hundreth anniver-
sary of its organization recently.
Daniel S. Ford, for 40 years propri-
etor and editor of the Youths Com
panion, who died recently in Boston,
made it an invariable rule that his
name should never appear in the col
umns of his own journal.
New York has twelve times as many
churches as Berlin.
Publishers in Finland lose from
| Sc, 900 to $10,0 year due to sup
preston of books by the government.
China has just received q cargo OF
sewing machines from America, and
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