Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
EVENTS OF THE DAY
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TERSE TICKS FROM TIE WIRES

TERSE TICKS FROM .rnE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
The Two Hemispheres Pres ,nta
in Cor1ensed TCl.m-
Chinese soldiers are killing the Box
ers.
Belgium proposes to send an expedi-
tionary corps to China.
Civil government has been establish
ed in Vigan, Luzon.
China has appealed to France to use
her good offices with the powers.
Desolation and ruin in Tien Tsin.
Pigs and dogs are eating the bodies of
dead Cinnamon.
A mob in New Orleans killed three
negroes and wounded several others.
The police prevented lynching.
An explosion and fire in a collar
factory at Chicago, caused the death of
four women, and five others were in
jured.
Colombian rebels are fighting hard
for the possession of Panama. Heavy
artillery fire is being directed against
the city. @.--'
Pants makers of New York City
have struck for shorter hours and an
inrcease in wages. Five thousand are
involved.
A passenger train on the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois railway was wrecked
near Benton, ILL.,. killing one man and
injuring 25.
The Beers have evacuated all their
positions and are retreating northward
to Lydenburg. Many burghers are
anxious to see peace come.
At Truckee, CAL, faro bank in the
rear of saloon was robbed by two
masked men, who covered five players
with revolvers and secured $3.50
The admirals, it is said have decided
that an advance on Pekin cannot be
made with less than 10000 men.
About half that number have been
landed.
Senator Clark, of Montana, says his
credentials have been pronounced good
by the best constitutional lawyer of ting
country, and he expects to be seated
in the senate.
Ii Hung Chang assures the French
consul at Shanghai that Minister ri,
Schon is alive, and he will transmit a
message to him requesting an answer
within five days.
The navy department is preparing
for eventualties by fitting out trans
ports to carry coal and stores to the
feet in Chinese waters. Army troops
a1e hurrying from various posts
throughout the country to the Pacific
seaboard.
Peace reigns in Venezuela.
Colombian revoltuionists have cap
tured Panama.
Honolulu Chinese will ask powers to
restore Emperor Kwang Sui.
sAunt Mary" Walling, pioneer,
died at Amity, Or. aged 80 years.
There was stampede from juneau
to the new placer diggings on Glacier
bay.
Militiamen have been called out to
quell the striking fishermen on Fraser
river, B. C.
A family of six went bathing in a
shallow lake near Ventura, CAL, and
only one lives. g.,
The brigadier-generals who will
serve under Chaffee are Grant, Barry
and Wilson.
D. Alexander, prominent business
man of New Watcom, WASH, met
death by asphyxiation.
Four out of party of five prospect
ors lost their lives as result of q terri
BILE trip to the lead waters of the Stew.
art river. in the Klondike.
The Kumassi relief column has re-
turned to Fumsu, bringing the defend.
ers of the town. The besieged were on
the point of giving up when rescued.
Turkey is considering the subject of
sending force to China to cooperate
with the powers. The Sultan is great
ly affected by the barbarous acts of the
Chinese.
The Gaynor- Greene hearing developed
the fact that Captain Oberlin M. Carter
made heavy purchases of bonds while
in charge of government work in Sa.
vannah halbor.
Two fatalities at Tacoma. Coal
passer ON transport Rosecrans fell
through trestle and drowned and a
student at Vashon college instantly
killed while telling tree.
Famine threatens the city of Tien
Tsin. Hundreds of thousands of Chi
namen are leaving their homes in the
districts where fighting is going on
without means of support.
Harry Arinott, locator and part
owner of the Little Annie group oi
mines in the Big Bug district, Arizona,
has committed snicide at Prescott by
taking strychnine. Dependency due
to ill health was the cause.
The United States court of claims
has just settled case 102 years old.
New York's Masonic grand lodge has
Jurisdiction over more than 102. .000
members.
The prince of Wales is credited with
the ambition of anonymously owning