Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-08
from All Parts of the New World
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Of INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS
Comprehensive Review of the Important Hss.
Peninss Of the Past Week Ina
Condensed Form.

The Italian ministry was attacked
in the chambe of deputies.
Secretary Root replies to the senate
on the deportation of Tagals.
Mrs. Nation was arrested while
"joint-smashing" in Topeka.
The president has sent long list of
army nominations to the senate.
The Astoria city council has granted
75-year street railway franchise.
Titled guests are beginning to arrive
at The Hague for Wilhelmina's wed.
ding.
Five inches of snow has fallen in
New York city during the past "a
hours.
John Marshal day exercises were
held at the national capital and at
other cities.
Mindoro natives in the Philippines
rose against the insurgents and killed
the rebel governor.
Federalitsts in Ballan province, Phil.
ippine islands, warned the insurgents
to cease operations.
Oregon appropriations to the amount
of 1896. $50 have been agreed upon by
ways and means committee.
The Masonic temple at Toledo, Ohio,
was destroyed by fire, entailing loss
of $3.50, 200. of which $50,000 is on the
building.
Senator Hansbrough has reported
from the committee on lands a bill
providing for the establishment OF res
ervoirs for storing waters to irrisate
arid lands.
Railway traffic is seriously inter.
ferred with by land slide ON the
Southern Pacific in the Cow creek cam
yon country. The track is covered for
over 200 feet, hanging in depth from
15 to 30 feet.
Captain Rayand Sulzer, of the volun-
teer quarterniaster's department, died
on the transport PAX Ling. which has
arrived at San Francisco. Captain
Sulzer was brother of Representative
Sulzer, of New York.
l.. A. Wing. manager OF the Tacoma
theater, was assaulted by rwos1nen as
he was going home and twice knocked
down. He fought energeticaliy and
called for assistance, and so vas not
robbed. He received slight injuries
on the forehead and wrist.
Consul.General Pierce says the Beers
are not beaten.
Governor Nash says he will prevent
the Jeffries- Rubin fight.
Eulogies to the late Senator Davis
were delivered in the house.
Edwin Markham read a poem in
Philadelphia dedicated to Queen Vic
toria.
Ex-senator Hill declares that he is
not a candidate tor the presidency in
1904.
Iron Dyke copper mine in Eastern
Oregon changes hands; consideration
$4,000.
A plot was discovered to tar and
feather Mrs. Nation, the saloon
wrecker.
Fire in the trimming department of
the Krug Packing Company's plant,
st. Joseph. Mo-, did $l0O, 900 damgaes.
Fire from an unknown cause de-
stroyed the large plant of the National
Wire Company. at Fairhaven, Conn.,,
entailing property loss estimated at
$325,000.
Fire at the w. B. Earthman Lum-
Der Company's plant, Nashville, Tenn,
destroyed lumber, warehouses, II tene-
ment houses, and nine freight cars.
Loss. 100000.
The worst storm of the winter pre-
walls throughout Kansas, Nebraska,
Iowa, Colorado, Michigan and Wis.
consin. Railway traffic is somewhat
interfered with.
Mrs. Thomas Green, an aged woman,
wife of an old-time mine prospector,
was burned to death in her home in
the suburbs of Aspen. Colo. 1t is sup
posed the fire was of accidental origin.
State of Washington cannot have one
of the new battle-ships named for it.
The Union Pacific Railway Com
pany, by purchasing the entire hold.
ings of the Huntington estate and Stan
ford Crocker estates, has secured con.
troll of two-ffths of the Southern Pc.
cifc railway stock.
The president has issued new cre-
dentials to Mr.. Choate as am bassador
of the United States to Great Britain.
They are similar in form to those held
by Mr.. Choate, with the exception that
they accredit him to King Edward
VII instead of Queen Victoria.
Colum bia university has appealed to
its friends for 100000.
The school children of Mississippi
have voted in favor Of the magnolia as
the states flower.
American, Canadian and English
iron interests have practically united
to push trade in Europe.
Consular reports say British mer-
chants and manufacturers continue to
worry over commercial invasions by
Americans.