Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-02
The NEWS OF THE WEEK.
From ALI Parts Of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS

Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Weeh
Culled From the Telegraph Columns
Recent Dawson fire destroyed prop
erty worth 100000.
Bubonic plague has broken out at Ro
sario, South America.
A race riot occurred at Coalberg
Ala. One negro was killed.
In long article in a Paris paper
Emile Zola defends his fathers honor.
The Alaska mail service will be ex.
tended to Cape York the coming
spring.
The National prohibition convention
has been called to meet at Chicago,
June 27.
The census of Puerto Rico Just com.
pleted shows a total of 957, 900 innhab
itants on the island,
Nelson and Rossland have estab,
lished smallpox quarantine againg
Northern Washington and Idaho.
IL s.said the pro-Boer meeting q,
Washington was conducted almost
wholly by antiEexpansion and anti-ad.
ministration men.
Nearly all the business buildings and
many frame dwellings at the. mining
towns of Ward and Lafayette, Colo
RADIO. were destroyed by fire.
William Kirk, first mate of the
American ship Clarence S. Bement.
was murderously assaulted in his cabin
while his vessel was at anchor in Port
land. Or. harbor.
Chairman Lacey. of the house com.
mittee. ON public lands, said that II
will be impossible to pass general land
laws for Alaska at this session, owing
to opposition in the senate.
The North China Daily News pub
hshes an edict, signed by Emper8
Kwang Su, appointing as emperor in
his place Put Sing, the nine-year-old
son of Prince Tuano. The new emperor
will ascend the throne January 81.
:,
fayorablv on. Senator Fosters Alaska
lighthouse bill, making an appropria-
tion of $500, 900, to include light.
house at Unamak pass, Foster agreeing
to q. reduction in the appropriation
from $500. 900.
Commander Richard Wainwright,
who was in command of the GloucesteI
at the battle of Santiago. was presented
q sword of honor and silver service
by comm1ttee representing the c1ti.
zens-of the District OF Columbia In the
ooiumOia tnea'er' washington
General Otis reports to the war de.
partment that the Western coast of the
island of Panay is now open for trade,
and that the coast OF Lagnna De Bay
and nelgnoorlng sections OF the country
wall also De opened 10 unrestriceed
3.
A ma!orisy o. tne SENATORS Is against
the seating OF quay.
Millions in war munitions were inn.
ported through Deiagoa Day py tns
Beers.
A Boer patrol, mistaking signals,
was badly cut up by a hot fire from q
British kopJe-
The headquarters of Generals White
and Hunter was smashed by shot
from "Long Tom"
Despite reports TO the contrary, Web.
ster Davis is to be retained as assistant
secretary of the interior,
Tha s+a.rarT Townssnass.,,v;n. ha..
tween Seattle and Alaskan points, is
total loss near Haine's Mission.
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t'a. " ,.-,ae..N W." 70 .eeo ae
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s-s5 M;lss
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sion of the California legislature. A
United States senator will probably
be elected.
Captain 1. Friedman, who died in
San Francisco recently, left three-uuar.
tiers of his fortune, amounting to $3.50.
600. TO charity.
r,,o ,o, sh;,so ho;r La. t,-
..a O.aan;s Gtsamsh;n % Te.ps.,s III, rui
~ t-e ,s;tSo,,. 49, sp =, .hs s paaiSa w." wa
vii, eraatlv i'm mnTnva the service - anu
e. -,
Mass nAsetoH' WIN htiieo LuKs
was adiudged insane. The evidences
showed the insanity to be hereditary.
Tha o,ordra c;+v Of sao+.,a has hoa,
rsnortsd from Jnnean wbers she was
toVed hv the Cottaoe G;tv The
Saattla,s DELAY was cansad hy tba
oreaAtng oi her pIopeiier. .t
The, transport Pennsylvania, which
sails from San Francisco, will carry
funds for paving off the United States
troops now in the Philippines. About
81, ,250, 900 will be taken.