Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-01-26
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
From All Parts Of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS

OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
Comprehensive Review of the Import.
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Cuued From the Telegraph Columns
Senator Gear was re elected in Iowa.
New York has let contract for an
other subway to cost $35, 900, 900.
Many Americans will be needed in
the government plans for the Filipinos.
Robert M. McWade has been ap.
pointed to succeed DR.. Bedloe as con.
sci at Canton.
The Farmers Alliance wants the
proposed ship subsidy money spent for
export bounties.
Beers attacked French's advanced
post and were repulsed with 20 killed
and 80 wounded.
Landlord Whitten, of Skagway, fell
from the gangplank of steamer at
Seattle and was drowned.
Over &c, 900 drivers of all kinds OF
vehicles are on strike in Rio sJaneiro.
Troops were called out to maintain or.
der.
Great floods of 81 900 bills are said tu
have been prominent feature in the
campaign of Senator Clark of Mon
tana.
Thomas B. Reed says he finds selfish.
ness is master of the human race and
the world must work to better condi-
tions of the people.
In the senate Senator Pettigrew de-
clared that stthe blood of every soldier
who has fallen since the war began Ia
on the hands of the administration.
Miss Helen Gould has given $50, ,OOG
to aid in the building of the new home
for the naval branch of the Young
Mems Christian Association in Brook
lyn.
A London paper is authority for the
statement that the powers have de.
manded knowledge of the United
States policy in China and the Philip
pines.
The special committee of the houss
to investigate the case of Roberts of
Utah, finds that Roberts had three
wives. 1t is said he will not be al.
lowed to remain in congress and ma
jority favo1s not allowing him to be
seated at all.
Kosciusco's friend and close asso-
ciate, Haym Solomon, will be given .
medal by congress. His relatives
claim that he loaned this country
money during the revolutionary wa
and it was never repaid. The media,
is compromise of their claim.
Denmark is coming down to our
price. She now asks only 1000, ,0OG
for the Danish West Indies. The
price first demanded was $13, ZOO, 600.
1t is likely the deal will be closed be-
fore many days. The islands will BE-
valuable to us in the event the Nicar
aqua canal is built.
Dawson was visited by another largs
fire.
General Joe Wheeler is coming
home.
China is buying heavily of cotton
cloth.
Iron and steel shipments are taking
all available shiproom to the Orient.
The Northwestern Fruitgrowers' As.
sociation met in Tacoma in annua.
meeting.
Ex-Congressman David ]. Colson,
shot and killed two men in q Frank
fort (Ky.) hotel.
Wainwright g Co., Boston bankers,
have failed. They tried to carry too
heavy a load of mining stocks.
A Wall street rumor says that the
Southern Pacific may buy the Calves
ton, Houston SSNorthern.
The British ship Reliance and the
British ship Annie Thomas are long
overdue at San Francisco.
The French admiral dined with Pres
ident Jimines, of Santo Domingo after
the troublesome claim was paid.
The third annual conventionn of the
National Livestock Association Of
America met in Fort Worth, Tex.
Senate committee ON interoceanic
canals will favor the bill tor the con.
struction of the Nicaragua canal.
A negro who was supposed to have
aided two negroes to escape near Hend-
gin. Tenn, was lynched by mob.
Negroes have appealed to the United
States senate for national legislation
that will protect them from burning
and lynching.
The treasury department is consider
ing recommendation to move the
United States custom house from Mary
Island to Ketchikan.
All the leading manufacturers of
men and women's woolen felt hats
have raised prices as result of the
advance in prices of wool.
Secretary Long and Rear Admiral
Bradford have appeared before the sem
ate committee on naval affairs in ad.
vocacy of the Pacific cable.
Trees and shrubs are being planted
along the Suez canal to keep the sand
from drifting.
James R. Garfield, son of the mur.
dered president, announces himself az
candidate for congress in the Twen-
tieth Ohio district.
Congressman James G. Needham,
from the Seventh California district,
was born at Carson City, New, in an
emigrant wagon while his parents were
pressing across the plains to California.
Extensive additions are being made
to the United States naval stations at
Newport, R. I.
For continuous service A. E. Burr,
of the Hartford Conn Times, is prob
ably the Oldest editor in the country,
having been in the editorial harness