Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-18
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Te1egraphic
News of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
in a Condensed Form.

Plague has broken out at Hong Kong.
Ira Williams. logger, was drowned
in the Necanicum river. near Astoria.
The government OF the Orange Free
State has been moved from kronstadt
to Heilbron.
Republicans of Illinois in convention
assent bled, indorsed the Mckinley ad-
ministration.
Two men and two boys were killed
by the wrecking of fruit train, near
Rawlins, Wyo.
Excessive customs duties imposed by
the military government are fast kill
ing American trade in the Philippines.
The First and Second Irish Fusiliers
sailed from Cape Town for Athlone,
Ireland, to recuperate from their try
ing experiences in the field.
President Powell, of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers, issued an order
formally disseminating the strike of
the Southern railway telegraphers.
During riot between strikers and
workmen at the Buttonwood mine of
the Parish Coal Company at Wilkes
barre, Pa, about 20 men were badly
injured, the strikers dispensing the
workmen.
The British iron ship Sierra Nevada,
Captain Scott, from Liverpool, Janu-
ary 16, for Melbourne, Aus, was total
ly wrecked outside the harbor of the
latter place. Five of her crew were
saved, but % others, including the cap
tain, perished.
One hundred and fifty-seven japanese
immigrants have landed in San Fran
cisco, of which number 70 we're admit
ted by certificates of landing signed by
the United States immigration COM
missioner at Vancouver, B. c., and 80
on certificates from the commissioner
at Seattle.
Franklin W. Fisk, D. D., whose res.
ignation after Al years incumbeney oi
the office of president of the Chicago
Theological seminary, takes effect at
the close of the current year, has been
elected professor emeritus of the chair
of sacred rhetoric of the institution.
The election is for life.
The secretary of the treasury has di-
rected Collector jackson, at San Fran
cisco, to detail an inspector from the
Chinese bureau to attend to the making
out of papers for Chinese merchants
doimciled in this country who are on
the eve. of departing for China with the
intention of returning. They will have
these papers on their return to this
country to facilitate their landing.
Russians and Chinese clash in Man.
churia, many being killed on both
sides.
Admiral Dewey attended reception
by the colored people at Memphis.
Tenn.
Astoria will offer a bounty for seal
scalps in order to protect the salmon
industry.
The steamer Tosa Maru has arrived
at Seattle from Yokohama with zoe
more Japs.
The bill for Alaskan lighthouses prob
ably cannot be passed at this session O
congress.
President Mckinley sent birthday
congratulations to the crown prince O.
Germany.
Two persons were burned to death b,
the destruction OF the American hote
at Genessee, N. Y.
New York's naval reserve refused t.
accept the navy departments offer TO-
cruise and practice.
Charles F. Neely has been arrested
for embezzilng $4,000 in the Cubal
postoffice department.
Three Forest Grove people are though
to have perished in the sinking of tn
Dora B. in Alaskan waters.
Three Americans were killed ant
seven wounded in an engagement will
rebels on the island of Panay.
Middle of f-the-road Populists at Siou,
Falls will hold their convention in
big tent. Ignatius Donnelly is talked
of for the presidency.
Martin Sievert, who killed on
Christensen at Latuya Bay, Alaska
asked the miners there to hang hin
and was accommodated.
The chiefs of Tutuila, of the Sa
moan group, have formally ceded tn
island to the United States, and th
American flag has been hoisted:
Representatives Of the Field museum
in Chicago will soon be in the North
west for a three months tour for tn
purpose of seeking curios among Ore
gon Indians.
Twenty-six hundred street-car mel
are on a strike in St. Louis, and ever
line in the city is compelled to sus
pend operation. The police are power
less.
Greece has forbidden the expectation
of antiquities.
A railroad across Gleece, to cos
SO, 1000, 900, will be finished in fou
years.
During the present decade the Unite
States produced half of the worlds COP
per supply.