Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-20
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.

Fire in Bloomington, Ill, destroyed
property valued at $50, 600.
Schley will file objections to the
findings of the court of inquiry.
By the explosion of gasoline stove
in st. Louis, two women were fatal
ly burned.
Emperor William has decorated
Marquis Ito. of Japan, with the Order
of the Red Eagle.
According to London correspond
ent, the Northeastern Railway has
given an order for 20 American loco
motives.
Telegraph company ordered Marconi
to cease his experiments in Newfound
land, as they owned exclusive control
in that country.
A Vienna paper publishes semi
official statement that the interna-
tional anti-anarchist negotiations are
likely to be without result
Burglars entered the Rhinebeck, N.
Y, postoffice and bank and got stamps
and money to the value of $500, hut
in the bank they secured nothing.
A Paris paper states that Com.
mandant General Botha has reported
to Mr.. Kruger that he has "a, 600
armed men, 10000 being Cape Col
ony recruits.
General Botha, the Boer leader, was
wounded in a recent engagement.
Whatcom, Wash, is flooded with
counterfeit money.
Emperor William complains that
German workmen drink too much
beer.
The house will take up the matter
of war tax reduction after the holi-
days.
Marconi received wireless message
at st. Johns, N. F., from Cornwall,
England.
An insurgent major and AZ men
have been captured by the Americans
in the Philippines.
General Bell has adopted concen-
tration policy in Batangas province,
Philippine islands.
A negro has been captured who
confesses to have wrecked the train
near The Dalles, Or, recently.
The backbone of the cold wave,
which has prevailed throughout the
east and middle west for the past
week, has been broken.
Murderer Dalton was found guilty OF
murder in the first degree at Port
land.
Mormons have made 5000 converts
in the mountain counties of West
Virginia.
A block of II business houses was
burned at Sweetwater, Tex; loss,
$3.50. 900.
South Manchester, Conn, silk
weavers struck to have their machin-
cry changed.
Burglars robbed bank at Shreve.
O., but were unsuccessful at Felicity,
in the same state. ry=~,.
Goldsmith & Co. s housefu1nishins
establishment in Milwaukee was dam
aged $50, 600 by fire.
Major General Macarthur has beer
ordered to assume command of th'
department of the Colorado.
The Democratic senatorial caucus
considered the canal treaty, but coult
reach no decision; being divided.
ttEThe eighty-third anniversary of tn
admission of Illinois into the Uniol
as state was celebrated at Spring
field.
Prince Tuan is planning a rebellion
in Mongolia.
Every roailroad entering Salt LAX
has Joined in rate war.
The date of King Edwards core
nation is fixed at June 26, 1902.
Yukon miners are unknowingl
throwing away thousands of dollars
worth of platinum.
A French aeronaut, who has alread
crossed the Mediterranean, will tr
to cross the Atlantic.
The Scranton, Pa, labor conver
tion was unanimous for Chinese 81
clusion, but not for Japanse exclusion
Speaker Henderson has announce
the new house committees. This
not usually done until after the hol
day recess.
Wayne, w. Va, was almost wipe
out by fire. Eight business built
ings and three dwellings we're d.
stroyed loss $40, 600.
The Texas Railway commission an
the railroad are at outs. The con
mission is trying to compel all trail
to be run on schedule time.
Power for the St. Louis expositic
is to be generated by the use of Tex