Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS
OF THE WORLD.
A Comprehensive Review of the Import ant
Happenings Of the Past Week Prese led
in a Condensed Form Which Is Most
Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many
Readers.

Readers.
The British battle ship Warspite is
at San Diego, Cal.
The yacht Constitution has been
launched at Bristol, R. l.
immigration to this country so far
this season is unprecedented.
State fair purses for two races are
the largest ever offered in Oregon.
Supplies have been ordered rushed
to soldiers at Fort Gibbon, Alaska.
r. Troops will begin to leave China
when she promises to pay the indem-
nifty.
University of California defeated
University of Oregon in field day, Is
to ~.
The British house of commons
adopted the coal tax by vote of 1888
to PIT.
An engineer was killed and score
of passengers were injured in train
wreck in Iowa.
Much satisfaction is expressed in
London at the turn the South African
affair has taken.
A draft of the new canal treaty is
said to have been presented to Eng
land by Secretary Hay.
One million Chinese have lost their
lives by starvation and violent deaths
since the allies first landed.
A trial trip of Shamrock II has
proven her to be vastly superior in
every particular to Shamrock I.
Twenty torpedo boats and destroy
ers will be turned over to the govern
ment within the next few months.
Latest mail advices from China
brought proofs of terrible conditions
which exist under the foreign military
rule in North China.
The controller of currency has is
sued call for statement of the con-
dition of the national banks at the
close of business on Wednesday April
"a.
Work of cleaning up the debris
from the Jacksonville fire is progress
ing rapidly. Martial law still pre-
, walls. Supplies in great quantities
are coming from all parts OF the
country
Insurance companies in Missouri
have been robbed out of 100000 by
a gang who have been setting fires in
the southern part of the state. Six
men and one woman have been arrest.
ed. Three of them have made written
confessions.
Famine forced court to leave Sinan
Flu.
Bubonic plague has broken out in
Honolulu.
France has restored loot taken from
the Chinese.
German soldiers fired on a British
tug at Tien Tsin.
Seven people were burned to death
in Chicago fire.
Ex-State Superintendent McElroy,
of Oregon, is dead.
The Shamrock II had her first trial
spin at Southampton.
About a dozen people were injured
in train wreck in Ohio.
A commission has been appointed
to improve the Pei Ho river.
Another battle has occurred be-
tween the Beers and British.
Revolution in Colombia has degen.
Grated into guerrilla warfare.
Fire in Nashville, Tenn, did dam.
age to the amount of 100000
Wholesale arrests resulted from re-
volutionary movement in Russia.
Another oil gusher has been struck
at Beaumont, Tex. near the other
one.
The homeless of Jacksonville, Fla,
as a result of the recent fire, will be
quartered at St. Augustine army bar
racks.
China suggested to powers the open
ing of Manchuria to all countries
Mrs. Mckinley has been given the
honor of launching the battle ship.
Ohio at San Francisco.
The force of soldiers in the Philip
pines will be reduced to 40, 900, and
if improvement continues, still fur
ther reduction will be made.
President Mckinley, while at Ell
Paso, Tex, exchanged fluctuations
with President Diaz, of Mexico, and
received delegations from that coun-
try.
A reuglar semi-monthly steamer
service between San Francisco and
Manila is to be established at once,
two first-class steamers to be placed
upon the route.