Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
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From All Parts of the New World
and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS
Comprehensive Review Of the Important Hap
peninss of the Past Week ina
Condensed Form.

The reward for Pat Groves arrest
has been withdrawn.
The amnesty proclamation will be
extended to July l.
German casualties were large in
their recent expedition to Shan ST.
Eight men were burned to death
and several injured in fire in France.
A party of Beers blew up the rail-
road between Graspan and Cape Col
ony.
Troops will not be withdrawn from
China until the indemnity question
is settled.
Washington we'll digger was buried
alive in shaft by the dirt caving
in on him.
Morgan and his syndicate has pur-
chased the Leyland transatlantic
line of tseamers.
The contract has been let for the
laying of a cable from Juneau to
Skagway, Alaska.
Fire in P.ttsburg resulted in the
loss of one life and property loss
estimated at 1925, 600.
Frick has purchased large amount
of land near Camden, N. j., and may
establish great steel plant there.
The president made large number
of civil and military appointments
before starting on his western tour.
Jack the Ripper" whose crimes
startled the world years ago, has been
arrested at Ludwigshaven, Bavaria.
The business portion of Wautoma,
Wisconsin was totally destroyed by
fire. Loss, $100, 900; insurance, $780,
0O0.'
British forces continue to capture
small bands of Beers. Some ammu-
milton and supplies are also reported
taken.
Japan has bought large amount
of Bombay cotton which formerly
has been purchased in the United
States.
The Chilean claims commission
has almost finished its work, only six
more claims remaining to be dis
posed Of
A board of administration has been
appointed by the dowager empress
for the purpose of recognizing the
government of China.
The trial of Captain James V. Reed
opened in Manila. 1t develops that
the money he received was to cover
the shortage OF" his predecessor in
Office.
President Mckinley and party has
left Washington.
The Cuban commissioners have
started for home
Marauding has increased between
Pekin and Tien Tsin.
Turbulent province of South CANA
rines, Luzon, is nearly pacifed.
Cardinal Rampolla has resigned the
office of papal secretary of state.
Negotiations for the renewal of the
Driebund will be opened shortly.
Albians are said to be committing
wholesale atrocities in old Servia.
Ottomans ask help of French to
rescue ex-sultan from living grave.
Ii Hung Chang compliments
American stand on indemnity ques-
tion.
Dissolution of Alaska transporta-
tion combine has caused big cut in
rates.
James Callahan was acquitted of
completely in the Cudahy kidnap-
ping.
Repairs to cost $5, 600 have been
recommended for the Astoria Federal
building.
Enthusiastic meetings were held all
over the country in honor of Grants
birthday.
Henry Meldrum, of Oregon City,
has been appointed surveyor general
of Oregon.
Won Waldersee reports four engage
ments, in which the Chinese were
badly defeated.
James Douglas Reid, ex-United
States consul and "father Of the tel
egraph, " is dead.
Hon. J. c. Trullinger, ex-Oregon
legislator and prominent citizen of
Astoria, is dead.
General Ketterlee reports that the
Chinese only left Kukuan when they
were forced to do so.
Women members of Washington
',Pan-American commission came out
ahead in legal contest for expnese
money.
Americans surprised a Filipino
camp. One rebel major was killed
and several staff officers captured.
The Americans lost two men in the
engagement.
Lake Niagara is the largest fresh
water lake between Lake Michigan
and Lake Titicaca, in Peru.
Minnesota farm lands have ad-
vanced more than 100 per cent in
value during the past seven years.
TIE carrying and collection of mails
in France, it is officially decided,
shall be conducted on automobiles.
At numerous mines in Siberia, 2,000
men. and 500 horses are used on a
single property to produce gold not