Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-21
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From All Parts of the New World
and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS
Comprehensive Review of the Important Hap.
peninss of the Past Week in IA
Condensed Form.
The powers have agreed to the JOINT

The japanese gave Admiral Boards
lee a reception.
Chicago police will prevent the Cans
McGovern fight.
Santa Fe strikers wish their differ
ences arbitrated.
Five persons were killed in train
wreck in Montana.
Fire in Pekin DESTROYED the quarters
of numb Der of off ficers.
Kitchener rpeorts running fight be-
tween Dewet and Knox.
Gompers will be reelected president
of the Federation of Labor.
The Santa Fe repudiates its relations
with the telegraphers' union.
The American feet in North China
waters is reduced to two vessels.
The Irish Nationalist convention de-
clared for the abolition of landlordism.
Washington's centennial anniversary
was celebrated with imposing ceremo-
MES.
Full particulars have been received
OF the tyhoon which recently swept the
coast of China, causing heavy loss to
life and shipping.
There are more than 40 cases uf
smallpox in st. Georges hospital, Kan
sas City. Only one death from the
disease has occurred.
The city election at Astoria, resulted
in sweeping victory for the Citizens
ticket, every candidate being elected
by large majorities.
Jospeph Benoit, stage carpenter at
the Grand Opera house. Salem, Or /,
fell from a scaffold, breaking several
ribs and bruising his face and body
badly. The accident was caused by
the breaking of board upon which he
was standing.
The Lakeview and Ager stage was
! robbed about two miles from Lake.
view, Or. A lone highwayman accom-
plished the job. No passengers were
aboard of the stage. Two mail sacks
were rified and considerable amount
of registered mail taken. Officers are
now working on the case.
The will of the late Senator Davis,
who died November 27. was filed for
probate by Mrs. Anna NJ. Davis, the
widow. The will, made during the
senator's last illness, leaves all his
estate to Mrs. Davis. The estate il
valued at $4,000 in personal and
$40, 600 in real property.
Lord Roberts has left the Cape fo1
Enlgand.
Holland refuses to intervene in the
Boer war.
Senator Clay spoke against the shiI
subsidy bill.
French troops have ceased lootinl
Chinese observatories.
Lii Hung Chang claims to have abso
lutte power to negotiate.
Chaffee protested to Won Walderses
against German looting.
The debate on the war tax reduc.
ton bill began in the house.
The house of commons voted &c.
600, 900 to carry on the Boer war.
The -Pauncefote treaty wal
again considered in executive session
A congressional committee was ap
pointed to investigate the Booz hazing
The Philippine commission CAV,
merchants hearing on the traif bill
A $4,000 irrigation ditch will b,
constructed at once in Mckee valley
Washington.
Oregon delegation decides upon CON
tinuing contract for Columbia rive
Improvements.
State Superintendent Alderman re
commends that Oregon schools obsery,
John Marshall day.
The matter of developing Lower
Nehalem coal is said to have been con
sidered in New York.
A number of persons suspected o
plotting to murder Lord Roberts durinI
his visit to Cape Colony recently, aban
doned their schemes on learning tina
they were shadowed.
In his annual report, Fish Commits
sioner Reid says value of fish outpu
for Oregon is over $3, 100000.
Outlawry in Kwang 81 and Kwan,
IuuuS ID IuCTodSIuS. LILO OLHC1al
appear to be losing their hold OF tn
situation and are powerless to restor
order. Pirating on the West river
Increasing.
Owing to lack of proper facilitie
In the way of telegraph, caused by tn
strike. serious collision occurred o.
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, il
which several persons were probabl..
fatally injured.
Five editors were chosen to sit il
the Nebraska legislature at the recen
election.
Joseph Manley has resigned as chair
man of the Republican executive com
mittee of Maine after service of 1
years.
Electric coal-cutting machinery
rapidly displacing hand work and othe
varieties of mechanical mining appli
ances in the collieries of Great Britai
and the United States.