Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-14
LATER NEWS.

at Cape Town.
The United States wants Chiriqui for
coaling station.
There is little change in the Santa
Fe strike situation.
Charles A. Towne was sworn in as
senator from Minnesota.
The house passed the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial bill.
The tension between Holland and
Portugal is increasing.
Benjamin Wise was held at Salem,
Or, for arson at Silverton.
4 house Republican caucus decided
to stand by the war-tax bill.
The sultan of Turkey dined officers
of the battle-ship Kentucky.
Won Bulow explained why Emperor
William would not receive Kruger.
Erection of poles and wires for an
other lighting system began in Salem,
Or.
Four men were killed by an explo-
sion in the Union Pacific tunnel at
Aspen.
Attacks on Salisbury and Chamber
lain were made in the British house of
commons.
Only $60O,000 can be obtained from
this session of congress for the Colum-
bia jetty.
The Oregon supreme court upholds
the street improvement section of the
Portland city charter.
Cases of smallpox have been found
frequently in Lima, Peru, and the pub.
lie is alarmed, fearing spread Of the
disease.
The Idaho supreme court decides
that patented mining property is to be
regarded the same as other realty for
purposes of taxation.
The Austrian corvette Donau has ar
rived at Lima, Peru, bringing Bella
Bakoweghy, commissioner of the Aus
trian government, who is visiting the
consulates of South America.
A special from Shanghai announces
that Lii Hung Chang's Manchu secre-
tary, Yoke, has been arrested by order
of Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee,
ON the charge of communicating with
the Boxers.
The third annual cowboy and Indian
carnival opened IN Phoenix, Arizona,
with a great parable of vaqueros, red
men and Chinese. After the parade,
IN wild dash through the streets, an
Indian was thrown from his horse and
fatally trampled under foot.
Germans are still excited over the
Kruger incident.
Japan is much disturbed by Toxic
municipal scandals.
The Oregon school fund losses an
average of $4,000 year.
The river and harbor committee is
cutting down all estimates.
The Philippines commission has pre-
pared tariff for the islands.
The execution of Yu Hsien is GER
tain whenever envoys demand it.
The Chinese question is again said
to be approaching settlement.
Fifty-two Filipino prisoners have
been taken by American troops.
Eulogies were pronounced in the
house on the late Representative Har-
meI.
Russia says all credit for securing
existing entente belongs to United
States.
johannesburg will be fenced around
with barb wire to cut off Beers rood
supply.
United States Consul Goodnow, at
Shanghai, will return home on leave Of
absence.
Netherlands disavows responsibility
for sympathetic letter of minister to
Kruger.
Senate will devote the present week
to Hay-Pauncefote treaty and ship
subsidy bill.
The naval appropriation bill will
provide for two more battleships and
two cruisers.
Delegate Wilcox, of Hawaii, strong
ly opposes importation of negro labor
into the islands.
ENJOYS take removal of General
Tung Flu Hsiang to mean that govern
ment desires peace.
Establishment of ship subsidy bill
as regular order will displace Nicara-
qua canal measure.
Bills for the reduction of war reye-
nue. tax and legislative appropriations
will likely pass the house this week.
Robert w. Wilcox. Hawaii's dele
gate-elect to congress, has arrived in
San Francisco, enroute to Washington.
Kruger was officially received by
Queen Wilhelmina. The queen has
promised to show her friendship when
the proper moment arrives.
A railway bridge collapsed in Ger
many, letting an ex press train plunge
into the stream below. Five persons
were killed and eight badly injured.
Six hundred telegraph operators ON
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe,
have walked out in sympathy with the
operators on the Gulf, Colorado g
Santa Fe road.
The last enumeration shows a large
falling off in the number of book
agents, which in itself is good argu-
ment in favor OF taking the census
every five instead of every 10 years.
The Connecticut woman who has