Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-16
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
A Comprehensive Review of the important
Happenings Of the Past Week Presented
In Condensed Form Which Is Most
Likely to Prove Of Interest to Our Many
Readers.

Turkey has given in to the demands
of France.
Colombia has severed relations with
Venezuela.
Flour and cereals will be on the
Chinese free list.
The plants OF the Carnegie group
are still working.
New York police methods are to be
investigated again.
A Cotton Belt train was wrecked in |
Arkansas and two men killed.
Great forest fires are raging along
the coast of British Columbia.
Fourteen thousand steel workers
obeyad Shaffer's general strike order.
Eastern wheat market is booming
on the strength of unfavorable crop
reports.
Lipton's yachtmen believe the Co.
lumbia is better boat than the Con-
stitution.
A freight locomotive on the Denver
& Rio Grande exploded, killing the
engineer and fireman.
Germany and France are both after
American islands of great stragetic
value lying just north of Cuba.
Rear Admiral johnson has been
selected by the navy departing Mt to
succeed Admiral Sampson, in COM
mand of the Boston navy yard, when
the latter retires.
Ex-Premier Crispi is dead at Naples.
The United Mineworkers indorsed
the steel strike.
Forest fires are beginning in West
ern Washington.
Another Negro was burned at the
stake in the South.
Steel workers in Western mills of
the trust refused to strike.
Engagements with insurgents were
fought recently near Panama.
Business men of San Francisco are
working hard to end the strike.
Civil government will be established
in northern Philippine provinces.
The funeral service over the late
Empress Frederick occurred at Cron-
breg.
The Philippine commission granted
$25, 900 to each rinderpest stricken
province.
Shamrock II has arrived at Sandy
Hook, after Ia days passage across
the ocean.
John Winters, the man under ar
rest, has confessed to the robbery OF
the Selby smelter.
Admiral Evans was censured by the
navy department because of state
ments in his book.
Governor Taft, of the Philippines,
says tariff legislation is necessary to
develop the islands.
An attempt was made by Boer SYM
pathizers to blow up British trans
port at New Orleans.
Tie steel trust is preparing to start
up its idle mills.
Another Negro was burned at the
stake by an Alabama mob.
Thousands were drowned by the
overflowing of the Yangtse river.
Police working on the Selby smeltel
robbery have made one arrest on sus.
picion.
The gunboat Machias has been or.
dered to Colon to protect American
interests.
The German army has been ordered
to go into. mourning for six week;
for the late empress.
France has warned Turkey that the
porte must settle claims or Frances
minister will be recalled.
Foreign men on warships of Colon
bia quit and have left the country,
being afraid of being murdered.
Patterson, N. j., anarchists vii
produce play depicting the tragedy
connected with the assassination O
Humbert l, of Italy.
A bad wreck was caused on the
Great Northern in Washington.
burnt tree fell across the track, wreck
ing the engine and killing the en-
gineer. Several others were injured
Two hundred sand teamsters at Sa1
Francisco have joined the strikers.
Admiral Howison will be the thirt
member of the Schley court OF in
quiry.
Governor Gage will be asked tt
mediate between the contestants il
the San Francisco strike.
st. Paul's cathedral, in London, i
settling from the vibrations caused b,
passing underground trains.
Thirty Turks were killed in bat
tie between Bulgarian bandits an,
Turkish government troops.
Colorado leads all the states in tn
production of both gold and silver.
English opponents of ostentatiol
at funerals will extend their propa
ganda to the United States.
The United States will not proven
Cuba assuming payment of bonds is
sued by the New York junta.
Lord Pauncefote's talk about ne,
canal treaty is taken to mean tina
England will make concessions to ad
just differences.