Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
LATER NEWS.

miles northwest OF Eugene, committed
suicide.
Heavy rains in Iowa did much dam
age to property and caused large losses
in livestock.
Lord Roberts has crossed the Vet
river and the Beers are still in full re-
treat northward.
San Antonio. Texas, was struck by q
terrific wind storm, doing damage to
the amount of $4,000.
W. G. Endicott, secretary of war in
Cleveland's first administration, died
at Boston, aged 73 years.
Scientists hope to make many new
discoveries on the event of the SUMS
total eclipse on May %.
General Harrison Gray Otis is BOOM
ing Congressman Hepburn, of Iowa, for
McKinley's running mate.
Aguinaldo has Joined his forces In
North Luzon and has assembled con-
siderable force in the mountains; Gen.
eral Young asks for reinforcements.
Senior Alberti, prominent in Cuban
politics and editor of a newspaper, was
shot and instantly killed by an un-
known assassin at Gibara, province of
Santiago de Cuba.
Pope Leo will make amends for his
deposition of Archbishop Keane. who
may be appointed to the position held
by the late Archbishop Hennessy, Of
Dubuque, Iowa.
The output of oil in California has
increased from 1,245, 1913 barrels in
1895. to 2,292.123 barrels in 1899.
The state now ranks fourth among the
states of the union in petroleum pro-
duction.
Rev. Charles 8. Morris. q colored
Baptist missionary, recently returned
from South Africa, was vigorously
hissed when he champicned the cause
of England in lecture before the West
Side Y. M. G. A. of New York City.
The counter-demonstrstions became SO
pronounced that the lecturer abandoned
the discussion of the merits of the con-
tending nations.
Hi Sing. high priest of the Chinese
Masonic order of this country, judge of
Chinatown, was honored with an elab-
crate. even gorgeous funeral at Phila-
delphia. The distinguished priest
spoke nine languages and added to his
income by loaning money to his coun-
trymen at q high rate of interest. Re-
garding talents Sing was the peer of
any Chinaman in the country.
One hundred and nine victims of the
Utah mine disaster were bu, led in one
day at Scofeld.
The Yale-Berkeley game at New
Haven, Conn, resulted in victory for
the former team.
Burglars looted the safe of the First
National bank of East Brady, Pa. and
secured $40, 900.
The parade in st. Louis in honor of
Admiral Dewey was witnessed by half
q million people.
The sundry civil bill was passed by
the house. It carries slightly more
than Sol. 500, 900.
Many buildings were demolished
by terrific gale that went through the
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Six hundred men employed in the
zinc factory at La Sale, Ind, struck
for an advance in wages.
The Standard Varnish works at Elm
Park, Staten Island, were damaged by
fire to the extent of 5000, 900.
The British have crossed the Vaal
river, pushing northward, and the re-
lief of Mafeking is expected soon.
An effort is being made by govern
ment off ficials to secure an appropria-
tion for the building and maintenance
of schools for Alaska.
General Macarthur, in addition to
his duties as commander, will exercise
the authority of military governor of
the Philippine islands.
Fire which started in a livery stable
at Petersburg. Ind, swept through the
business portion of the town, leaving
but three stores. Loss, $50, 900.
The war department issued an order
relieving General Otis of the command
of the division of the Philippines. The
general has left Manila for the United
States.
One-thiId of the houses in Cara, a
town in Denton county, Texas, were
destroyed by q tornado. No one was
hurt, the people seeking refuge in
Work ON the National Republican |
hall may be stopped owing |
to the dispute between the Allied Build.
ing Trades Council and the Brother |
hood of Carpenters and Joiners.
Lieutenant Gibbons, attached to
the Brooklyn, in an expedition con-
ducred by him in the south of Luzon,
in the latter part of February, secured |
the release of 522 Spanish prisoners.
An unknown negro, about 20 years of
age, was lynched three miles from
Geneva, Ala, for assaulting 12-year-
old white girl near Hartford. Armed |
men took him from the arresting off,
GERS and carried him to the woods, |
where he was later found dead, hang
ing to limb.
A London physician claims to have |