Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-28
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS
OF THE WORLD.
A Comprehensive Review of the lmportan.
Happenings Of the Past Week Prese ,e6
In a. Condensed Form Which Is Most
Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many
Readers.

Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many
Readers.
There are about q, 900 Chinese in
Hawaii.
Secretary Hay has started another
canal treaty.
An American deserter who acted as
Cailles' lieutenant has been placed in
irons.
Fire destroyed business buildings
and warehouses in Portland, Or, te
the value of $50, 600.
The loss of life in West Virginia
flood will not be as large as first re-
ported, while property loss will be
greater.
A man in Chicago who attempted
to stop quarrel between two Other
men, accidentally shot and killed one
of them.
Washington IS state grain inspector
predicts that 25,O00, 600 bushels of
wheat will be harvested in that state
this year.
A sailboat containing young man
and three girls capsized on Carquinez
straits, in California, drowning one
of the girls and the young man.
Brazil has formally accepted the
invitation to participate in the Pam
American congress of nations. 1t is
thought other South American re-
publics will now follow this lead.
Frederick H. Davies, for many
years prominent as civil engineer on
railroads running out of Chicago,
was killed while attempting to pre-
vent wreck on the Baltimore &
Ohio, near Midland, Ohio.
AS result 70 the war between the
United States and Spain, new
principle has been established, which
prevents neutral menofwar entering
or departing from a blockaded port
without the consent of the blockad-
ing feet.
Three lives were lost in storm at
Pittsburg.
All insurgent prisoners on Luzon
will be released.
Arollio's force in Batangas is ex-
pected to surrender.
President Mckinley will visit the
northwest next year.
Several strikers were wounded in
riots at Columbia, s. G.
Earl Russell will be tried by the
house of lords for bigalny.
The transport Indiana sailed from
Manila with coast artillery.
Holland will reclaim whole pro-
vince from the Zuyder Zee.
Cortez, the Texas assassin, is sup
posed to have been captured.
The Prussian crop shortage is the
most serious in recent years.
Cailles, the Filipino leader, surren-
dered his force at Santa Cruz.
General Chaffee has been appointed
military governor of the Philippines.
Public buildings at Manila are to
be turned over to the civil authorities.
The secretary of state has addressed
the Russian government on the tariff
question.
Adelbert S. Hay, son of secretary
of State Hay, fell from New Haven,
Conn, hotel window and was killed.
State of Oregon has begun suit
to collect bond of ex-School Clerk
Davis, who embezzled about $31, 600.
At least 200 perished by floods in
the Poeahontas, West Virginia, coal
region. The property loss will reach
$1,000 900.
General Corbin has started for the
Philippines.
A new political party has been
launched in Kansas City.
A pro-Boer meeting In London was
the scene of much disorder.
Under the new ruling no duty has
been collected on Russian oil.
One hundred thousand persons are
anxious to file on Oklahoma lands.
All the volunteers are expected tt
arrive from the Philippines by Jun,
26.
The American ship John McDon
aid, of New York, has been given VI
for lost.
Forest fire near Olympia, Wash.
destroyed a $4,000 logging CAM
equipment.
The United States is said to hav
notified Denmark to sell it's Wes
Indies or fortify them.
A Cuban committed suicide in Ne,
York because of the difficulty of learn
ing the English language.
The sale of postage stamps for th
fiscal year just closing has increase
greatly over any previous year.
P. G. Cheney, of Manchester, N
H., ex-governor of that state and ais
ex-United States senator, is dead
The southern states plantd q, 532,
600 acres of cotton this year, an in
crease of 2, Ill, 600 acres.
Texas fever has been discovere
among native cattle of northern Gel
many, and is said to have existe
more than 100 years.
The Berlin city mission, heade
by A. Stocker, issues each week 108,
600 sermons for those who canno
attend church, 10000 of which ar