Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-29
EVEN'ESOF 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.
Gilbert Parker, the novelist, is
coming to America.
There is danger of serious water
famine at Hong Kong.
The Illinois fund for the Mckinley
memorial amounts to $6, 342.
King Edward ignores the anti
British agitation in Germany.
Twenty-six men were killed by
boiler explosion at Detroit, Mich.
Santos -Dnmont proposes to make
ascents in his airship from London.
Frank Munsey has purchased a
controlling interest in the New York
Daily News.
The warship Missouri will be
launched at Newport News, Saturday,
December %.
The switchmen's strike at Pitts
burg was failure. Only one rail-
road was seriously affected.
Queen Wilhelmina has recovered
from her recent illness, and will be
able to 90 out in few days.
The General Carriage Company,
of New Jersey, will be reorganized
with capital of 50, 500, 600.
Kitchener has again applied for a
number OF staff officers from India to
be sent forthwith to South Africa.
Strike of railroad switchmen is
ordered at Pittsburg.
Shakir Pasha has been appointed
governor OF Scurati, Asia Minor.
Marquis Ito, the japanese states
man, has arrived at st. Petersburg.
William Gwin, for 80 years chief
messenger to the secretary of state,
is dead.
Home Rule Republican party of
Hawaii wants Chinese exclusion laws
re enacted.
Three masked men entered gamb-
ling resort at Chickasaw, l. T., and
carriedoff $7O0.
Half million people in the Yang
tse valley, China, will starve unless
they receive aid.
The monetary loss from the recent
gale on the Atlantic is greater than
at first supposed.
Traffic on the Panama railway was
stopped, but marines from the Iowa
soon re-established it.
North Weymouth, Mass, was visit
ed by a disastrous fire which will
throw many men out of employment
for time.
Johnston, Miss, has been practi-
cally destroyed by fire. Fourteen
stores and six residences were burned.
Loss, SIS, 900.
According to dispatch to the
London Standard from O60ssa, 13(
persons perished in recent earth
quakes at Errazoum.
Secretary Hay has just received
from an unknown person, through
the collector of customs at New York
conscience contribution of $18, 668
Americans captured rebel .eamI
in Bohol island.
Sousa's band is playing to overflow
ing audiences in London.
Fire destroyed the Charlottesville
Ind, wire and nail plant. Loss
$3.50, 600.
Lord Salisbury is said to be agin,
rapidly. and displays little interest il
public affairs.
Robbers blew open the Bollersville
O., postofice safe, and secured 500
worth of stamps and $50.
Pittsburg, Pa, switchmen hav
made'a demand for higher wages ant
will 90 on strike if refused.
The bodies of the eight minin;
officials were recovered from tn
Baby mine in West Virginia.
Two men have been arrested an,
confessed to the murder of youn
Morrow, which occurred in Portland
On the suggestion of Germany an
Russia, there has been an intel
national exchange of views regardin
the surveillance of anarchists.
The steamer Alerta, with 200 pas
sengers, some OF them discharged So
diers, is believed to have been. los
while en- route from Subig bay t
Manila.
Pretoria reports many more cal
lures in the Transvaal and Orang
River Colony. In the southeaster
district OF the Transvaal, the BIRTHS
troops are dealing with isolated pa
ties of Beers.
Turkey is in bad financial strait
Agninaldo wants to plead his cau'
before congress.
Queen Draga, of Servia, is said
have been shot at.
Fire at Colorado mine caused ii
loss OF probably 100 lives.
The hobby of Gov. Geer is love
good horses. He is said to be Il
best judge of horses in his state.