Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-13
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.

III NAOAA 5Ollfh.
Every roailroad entering Salt Lake
has joined in rate war.
The date of King Edwards coro-
nation is fixed at June 26, 1902.
Yukon miners are unknowingly
throwing away thousands of dollars
worth of platinum.
A French aeronaut, who has already
crossed the Mediterranean, will try
to cross the Atlantic.
The Scranton, Pa, labor conven-
tion was unanimous for Chinese ex-
clusion, but not for Japanse exclusion.
Speaker Henderson has announced
the new house committees. This is
not usually done until after the holi-
day recess.
Wayne, w. Va, was almost wiped
out by fire. Eight business build
ings and three dwellings were de-
stroyed; loss $40, 900.
The Texas Railway commission and
the railroad are at outs. The COM
mission is trying to compel all trains
to be run on schedule time.
A member of the English parlia-
ment, in the coure of speech, de-
clared that the Irish would never
have better opportunity: to strike a
blow for liberty than at present time.
Frye introduced a new ship subsidy
bill in congress.
England will improve sanitary
condition OF concentration camps.
Republicans in the senate are deter
mined to have tariff on Philippine
products.
Tillman challenged McLaurin to
resign with him from the senate, but
the latter would not.
A St. Louis negro who had several
stitches taken in his heart Is well on
the road to recovery.
The entire business portion of
Coolies, Mich, was destroyed by fire.
Loss, about $100, 900.
The Wabash Screen Door Com
pany's plant at Rhinelander, Wis,
was burned; loss 5000, COO.
Manager johnson, Of the Postal
Telegraph Company, his son and a
negro driver were killed near Newton,
Miss, by falling tree.
The Newton county safe, at Deca-
tur, Miss, was robbed of s., 900 in
pension warrants, a large quantity
of school teachers warrants, So, 25O
in checks, number of postoffice
money orders and a quantity Of
stamps, and over 5000 in cash.
Famine conditions in Russia are
worse than the government reports.
It is reported that 5000 Beers in
tend to establish colony in Chile.
The National Starch Works, Des
Moines, Ia, burned. Loss, $4O0, 600.
Native scouts killed Fagin, the
American negro deserter in the Philip
pines.
In fire at Bayou des Allemandes,
La, two persons we're burned to
death. .--s-..-- -.
Robbers stole So, 900 from the Arch
ibald Banking Company, OF Arehi-
bald, 0. ..
Fire destroyed wholesale dry goods
store at Wilkesbarre, Pa. Loss,
$135, 900.
Another ship has ventured too close
to the Washington shore and is on
the rocks. .e---.--
A reciprocity feature may be incor.
porated in the forthcoming Philippine
tariff bill. y
Refugees in South African concen
tration camps will be sent to the set
tied district.
The Douglasville, Ga, bank was
robbed of 50, 500. The robbers escaped
on a handcar.
Frances Chinese loan of 265, 900, O0t
francs, at per cent, will be ISSUED
December 81.
Two more of the convicts wht
escaped from the Leaven worth, Kas.
prison have been captured.
The St. Louis Oil Company sole
5,0OO,0 600 barrels of Beaumont oil t.
st. Louis men at 20 cents a barrel a
the wells.
Sixty-fve persons were poisoned a
wedding feast at West Point, Wis.
by poison in the coffee. All will
probably recover.
A heavy snow storm covers the en-
tire eastern half of Kansas.
Ex-Congressman I. N. Evans, c
Philadelphia, is dead, aged "a.
DR.. David McDill, surgeon at For
Leavenworth, died from apoplexy. .
Foreign papers generally commen
favorably on the presidents message
George Ehret, an old man of Ne
York, worth $35, 600, 600, owns no les
than 800 saloons in that city.
The fish commission sent fror
Washington to Honolulu has alread
discovered about 30 new varitie'
many of which are good for food.
DR.. Won Holleben, German amba
sador, just returned from Europ'
emphatically denies stories that b
country is trying to secure foothol
in South America.