Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-16
LATER NEWS.
The Paris exposition is closed.

The ENJOYS at Pekin have agreed up
on a basis of negotiation.
Chinese are worried by the recent
executions at Pao Ting Flu.
Henry Willard died at his home near
Dobbs Ferry, N. Y, aged 65.
Marcus DAILY, the Montana copper
king, is dead, aged 60 years.
Morocco declines to pay the United
States demands for indemnity.
Congress will be asked to provide for
larger and more elastic army.
The British reoccupied Philoppolis. in
South Africa. after four hours fighting.
Importation of American steel bars
threatens extinction of England's i'll
dustry.
The election OF Beckham, Democrat,
as governor of Kentucky. will not be
contested.
Spanish papers print letter from
Don Carlos condemning the recent up
risings.
The reform in the British army will
require in future 10 months of scientific
drill for the soldier.
A fatal hotel fire occurred at Popo-
lar Bluff. Mo-, in which four persons
were burned to death.
The mineworkers of America wish to
have operators meet them to arrange
annual scale of wages.
Ex-senator John l.. Wilson an
nonnces his retirement from political
leadership in Washington.
Ii Hung Chang says demands for
punishment of Prince Tuan and the
dowager empress are too humiliating.
There is still some friction among
miners and operators in the anthracite
sec tion, but it may be peacefully ad-
justed.
The annual report of the United
States Indian commissioner says Indian
population has not decreased since set
tlement of the country by the whites.
Spanish government troops have
captured band of so Carlists near
Villa Franco del Panades. 25 miles
west of Barcelona. They seized a
quantity of arms and ammunition.
Two passenger trains colIided on a
curve on the Missouri. Kansas & Texas
railway. between Sherman and Denni-
son, Texas. D. H. Weaver. fireman,
was killed. A. G. Andrews, vice-pres-
ident of the Grayson county bank. of
Sherman, was probably fatally injured.
Forty lives were lost in the Bay Of
Fundy.
The steel trust has bought feet of
lake steamers.
A typhoon sunk British gunboat at
Hong Kong.
American boots and shoes are in de-
mand in England.
Dietrich. Republican, is elected gov
ernor of Nebraska.
The monitor Araknsas was launched
at Newport News. Va.
1t is rumored that Controller Dawes
will succeed Secreatry Gage.
Steamship Universe will load at
Portland for Vladivostock.
Governor Geer designates November
20 as O1egon's Thanksgiving day.
sixto Lopez says the Filipinos will
continue to fight for independence.
Stanford University defeated the
Oregon eleven by score of "a to o.
The Colon bia rebels were completely
defeated by the government troops at
Buena Ventura.
The city of Chicago has officially
rendered its $34. 1000. 900 drainage canal
to the United States government.
A monument to commemorate the
victory of Admiral Dewey at Manila
will be erected in San Francisco.
The population of New Jersey, as
officially announced. is 1888, 500, as
against /, ,444,93 in 1890, an incerase
OF 3O.3 per cent.
Charles H. Pinkham, we'll known
as manufacturer of proprietary medi-
cines, died at his home in Lynn, Mass,
aged Sc years.
The president has appointed Freder'
lex S. Stratton, of California, collector
of customs at San Francisco, vice
John P. jackson, deceased.
The population Of Idaho, as officially
announced by the United States census
bureau. is 161, ,772, as against "a, 3Ss
in 1890, and increase of 1887, or 91.i
per cent.
The population of Colorado in 1906
is $50, 700 compared with population
in 1890 of 412, 1913. representing an in
crease during the decade of 1877, ,502
or 800 per cent.
In New Orleans, William Daniell
and Ross johnson were convicted o
the murder of deputy sheriff wht
was protecting negro who assaulted
white woman at Lake Charles, La.
and were sentenced to the state peni
tentiary for life. This is the first Incl
dent in that state where would-b
lynchers have been caught, tried ant
convicted.
The 33 largest towns of England ant
Wales have total population of near
ly 100000.
The total number Of deserters from
the French army since January !
amounts to nearly 1000.
The Pennsylvania railroads system
of pensions for employees may be ex
tended to its western lines.
Ramon Reyes, Filipino, asked tn