Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-14
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Te1egraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM IHE WIRES


An Interesting Collection of Items From
+he Two Hemispheres Pres ,1t a
in Cor1eEsed 1TClm-
The siege of Lady brand has been
raised.
Natives of Alaska require govern
ment aid.
Ex-Secretary of State Olney will sup
port Bryan.
The yellow fever situation in Havana
is improving.
The allies marched through the for
hidden city of Pekin.
New York Republicans nominated
B. B. Odell for governor.
Connecticut Republicans nominated
George P. Mclean for governor.
The body of Pocatello. Idaho, fire.
man was found in the Willamette river
near Champoeg.
An Eastern hop man says the pres
ent strength of hop prices is due to a
speculative furry.
The National party nominated Senat-
Or Caffery for president and A. M.
Howe for v1ce-president.
Arthur Sewall, Democratic candidate
for, vice-president in 1896, died at his
summer home at Bath, Me.
Montana Republicans nominated
David Il. Folsom for governor and S.
g. Murray for congressman.
A man with So, 900 in his pocket was
sent to Jail at The Dalles, Or, for
stealing 25 cents worth OF wood.
The viceroy of India, Lord Curzon.
of kedleston, cables that the total num-
her of persons receiving relief is 4,S10,-
600.
The population of Salt Lake City,
Utah, according to the United States
census of 1900, is SO, 1890, A.
842.
The popu lation of Albany, N Y.
according to the United States census
of 1900, is "a, ISL, against "a, 923 in
1890, decrease of 772, or 81 per cent.
Morgan Robbins, agent of the Ar
mour- Haviland Company, of Chicago,
said that he, with his associates, had
just closed the first part of a deal in
yolving $40, 900, 900 that is to he in
vested in Colorado gold mines by the
packers and London men. Mr.. Rob-
bins says contracts were closed for
properties in Gilpin county calling for
the payment of So, 900. 900, but ne re-
fused to divulge the names of the prop
critics until he had succeeded in trans
ferring all the mines on which he has
an option.
Glasgow now has l3 plague cases
Emperor Kwang Hsu is still under
restraint.
There is an outbreak of yellow fever
in Havana.
Senator Wellington, of Maryland,
will support Bryan.
General Chaffee reports satisfactory
conditions in Pekin.
Beers are making stand in the pass
south of Lvdenburg.
Foreigners in Shanghai protest
against the withdrawal Of troops from
that place.
In the Vermont election the Repub-
lican majority was about $4,000. de-
crease of 20 per cent.
Three mills owned by the American
Steel & Wire Company, of Cleveland.
Ohio. which were closed down June l,
resumed operations, giving employ
ment to between 500 and 600 men. 1t
is stated by the employees that there
has been a general cut in wages,
amounting in some cases to as high as
% per cent, and also that the hours of
labor have been increased.
John ID. Rockefeller has made She'll
man seminary, negro college OF At
lanta, Ga, a present of $3.50. 900. The
money has been paid into the treasury
of the American Baptist Home Mission
Society, of New York, which has
charge of the college. A new dormi-
tory, new dining hall, residence
for the faculty, hospital and heat
ing and light plant will be built.
G. w. Vail is the turkey king of
Douglas county, Or. He has some 700
fouls now. and many more contracted
for. Recently he leased the 4. 4.50O-acre
ranch OF Fendal Southerlin, near Oak
land, and will Craze turkeys upon it,
probably to the number of 1000. Most
of these will be put in condition for
the holiday markets, only the old ones
being placed ON the market at present.
Judge De Haven, i'll the United
States circuit court at San Francisco,
held Julian B. Arnold, the English law
yer, son of Edwin Arnold, accused of
embezzling the funds of clients, for ex-
tradition. The prisoner will be de-
tanned pending the signing of the nee.
essary papers by President Mckinney.
The horse transport Frederick sailed
from San Francisco for Manila. She
has 43 horses and the guns and ac-
coutrements of Batteries G and NJ. of
the Seventh artillery, that sailed on
the Rosecrans recently.
Russell Sage gave picnic to poor
children at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
The native rebellion against the
Dutch in Sumatra is now said to be at
an end after lasting 81 years.
The sultan of Turkey has ordered the
construction of telegraph line be-
tween India and Constantlnople.