Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-09
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
A Comprehensive Review of the Important
Happenings of the Past Week Presented
in a Condensed Form Which Is Most
Likely to Prove Of Interest to Our Many
Readers.

ace to cost 81, 600, 600.
The steel trust succeeded in opening
a mill at Leechburg, Pa.
Relations between France and Tur-
key are somewhat strained.
Striking garment makers at New
ark, N. j., have won their strike.
Over 600 national banks have been
organized under the law of March A,
1900.
A company has been organized to
construct a trolley system from New
York to Boston.
Colombian insurgents have been
successful in several engagements
against the government troops.
Quarantine officials at Victoria, B.
c., have been warned to guard
against possible introduction of bu-
bonic plague.
Empress Frederick, mother OF en-
peror OF Germany and sister of King
Edward of England, died after linz
gering illness.
The recent murders of miners on
Nunivak island are said to have been
committed by white deserters from a
fishing schooner.
An explosion of gasoline in gro
Gerry store in Philadelphia caused a
destructive fire and resulted in the
death of about 20 persons.
Owing to fire which has been rag
ing for months, the owners of the
Jersey coal mine at Plymouth, N. j.,
will be compelled to abandon the
mine. -.
The request of shipowners and mas
ters of vessels that foreign Chinese be
allowed to unload vessels at San Fran
cisco during the strike has been de-
MED by the treasury department.
The new government of Manila is
now in effect.
Liberia is afraid Germany wants it
for colony.
The legation defenses at Pekin are
approaching completion.
Insurgetts have been driven out oil
three more towns in Mindoro.
England approves the stern Boe1
policy announced by Chamberlain.
Any settlement of the Sal Francis
co labor troubles seems very remote.
The death of Dowager Empress
Frederick is expected at any moment.
Austrians will resort to force to
keep out American shoe stores in
Vienna.
Another Negro has been lynched in
the Taliaferro neighborhood in
Mississippi.
Fruit failures by drouth in Eastern
states will create a good demand fol
Northwestern fruit.
Statistics for 1900 show the United
States to be by far the greatest Goa
producing nation in the world.
Gamers and fishermen on the Co
lumbia agree that the down rivel
salmon run was caused by hatchery
work.
Several pouches of mail were stoer
from the union depot at Portland
Saturday. Some of the mail was re
covered, but no clew to the thief.
William Steffen, laborer, of Mos
COW, Idaho, while violently insan,
shot and killed DR.. w. w. Watkins
and wounded two others before h
was shot by the posse which gathered
An attempt was made to assassinat
the queen dowager Of Portugal.
Conferees on steel strike have com
to an agreement on peace terms.
Another revolt has been starte,
against President Castro, Of Vene
zuela
The names of 4, 200 people wer
drawn in one day in the Oklahom
land lottery.
An American anarchist on his wa
to Russia to kill the Gear was arrests
in Switzerland.
The military affairs of Oregon an
Washington will be turned over t
General Randall.
The strikes on both sides of th
continent continue with no prospee
of an immediate settlement.
Lord Roberts has been voted e100
600 for his services in South Africa
The transport Egbert sailed frol
= Seattle for St. Michaels with 130 r.
cruits and a cargo of goods for til
military post there.
Five masked men held up a trai
near Chicago. They secured n
treasure, although the express ca
carried about $50, 600.
Captain Diaz Moreu, who con
manded one of the Spanish warshil
in the battle off Santiago is of tt
opinion that. schley was both brav
and competent.
The population of the German en-
pire includes 5000, 900 who use Il
Polish language.
The world has two and quart,
million acres under tobacco cultiv
tion, which produces $50, 900 tor
each year.
The will of Pierre Lorillard, of Ne
York, disposes of an estate valued
about 81, 600, ,000 Twenty years az
his wealth was estimated at $40
OO0. 900.