Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-23
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.

Readers.
Chinese officials are much dissatis-
fed with terms OF the treaty.
Ohio river steamer overturned in
squall and 16 passengers were
drowned.
Rebels in Colombia and Venezuela
continue operations in hopes of get
ting help.
Latest passengers from Nome bring
stories of threatened destitution there
this winter.
Constitution Columbia race was de-
clared off temporarily on account of
heavy winds. )
--latest estimate of visible wheat in
the United States shows decrease Of
l, ,449, 900 bushels.
Steel trust has started up several
plants, but strikers contend that they
have lost no ground.
Colombian minister assures Secre-
tary Hay that traffic is entirely un-
disturbed in that country.
British surprised two Boer laagers
and killed % men, but were unable
to follow up their success.
England demands prompt punish
nents ef.authors of Chinese massacre
or she will not withdraw her troops.
GerFera, the Spanish admiral, is to
be presented with a loving cup for
kindness shown American prisoners
during the Spaf1ish-American war.
Germany will soon establish col
oniaE-ariny.
The United States may send more
warships to Colon.
An Ecuadorean force is preparing
to invade Colombia.
yop Waldersee hopes to become
chancellor of Germany.
General Macarthur has arrived at
San Francisco from Manila.
THE results of the gulf storm were
not SO bad as at first reported.
Hayden, the embezzling treasurer
ofSwift & Co., cannot be found.
"A force of Celombians invaded
Venezuela, but were driven back.
San Francisco retailers have made
asmoye towards ending the strike.
Kruger urges the British National
lists to continue their efforts to secure
peace.
Venezuelan officials blame the Co.
lombian government for the present
trouble.
The steel trust is landing nom
union men at Monessen and will start
up the mills there.
A Chicago trolley car colided with
a passenger train, killing four and
ipjuring Il people.
Explosion tof two cars of powder
wrecked an entire train on the
Southern Pacific near Glendale, Or.
The Alaska steamer Islander struck
an iceberg and sank Immediately,
carrying down about 60 of the passen-
gers and crew and $3.50, 900 in gold.
Both sides are making gains in the
steel strike.
The Shamrock II is being put in
order for racing.
Z There is little, change in the San
Francisco strike situation.
Crispi's remains were taken by a
warship from Naples to Palermo.
ALL. Montague was nominated for
governor by Virginia Democrats.
stThe ggunboat Machias has been
ordered to Panama Immediately.
4Phs German Crown Prince may be
engaged to the Princess of Batten-
berg .-~.ss:e.. =.
The fshing season on the Columbia
has;eiesed and the packswill be eabout
3S7 s090 cases 3 ~ xy,sls -. /,
Over dozen lives were lost by the
burning of the waterworks crib in
the 4ake2at Y #Cfeve1and,: Ohio.
iSChieago: steelworkers who would
not obeyssthe strike, order were put
out of the Amalgamated Association.
River and harbor recommends
tions for the, coming year are about
the s8Alesas lin the bill that failed to
pass last winter.
Burglars who attempted to rob an
Ohio bank were frightened away be-
fore they secured anything and are
now surrounded in the woods neal
the town.,sl9
The Union Pacific Railroad has
notified its empoyes that habitual
drinking or even the mere frequent
ing of saloons will in future be consid
cred cause for discharge.
A coal famine in San Francisco il
imminent because of the strike.
Two men were asphyxiated anG
Others nearly SO in a Montana mine
An advance of from one to two dol
lars ton has been made in all fin
ished steel products.
Krupp, the German gun maker
has fortune of nearly $50, 600, 900
an income of nearly ST., 600, 600 and
pay roll of 80, 900 persons.
Mrs William T. EnoI;sb nrosan+o,