Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-04
LATER NEWS.

with 60 soldiers.
Another six-day bicycle race has
been started in Boston.
Conger reports China's acceptance
OF the powers demands.
The Washington Post advocates the
Lewis and Clark centennial in 1905.
A severe cold wave is reported
throughout the middle Western states.
More than 46 tons of gold were re-
ceived at the Seattle assay Office in
1900.
The navy department has ordered the
gunboat Scorpion to La Guayra. Yen-
ezuela.
The Oregon supreme court decides
that the wife alone can convey estate
in entirety.
Robbers got $3.50 from passengers
and mail and express in British Co.
lumbia stage.
The Taft commission has completed
the municipal government bill for the
Philippines.
Fire in Williamson, w. Va, de-
stroyed almost the entire town. The
loss is estimated at $75, 600.
One person was burned TO death and
another fatally injured by the explo-
sion of kerosene lamp at Allegheny,
Pa.
The new battleship Wisconsin has
been formally turned over to the gov
ernment at the Union Iron Works, San
Francisco.
Amanda Morales, a Mexican, ran
amuck at Morenci, Ariz., A constable
attempted to arrest him and in the
fight killed Morales.
A man and woman who went to
Courtney's S hotel, Brooklyn, were found
dead in bed. Two unlighted gas burn.
ers we're turned on full. -
Henry S. Eastman the only suryiv-
ing member of Commodore Perry's
squadron, which opened the Japanese
ports many years ago, died at his home
in Berkeley, Cal
heavy explosion of gas occurred
in the Hollenbeck mine, at Wilkes.
barre, Pa. Five hundred men were
at work and all got out safely, except
two, who were badly burned.
The British foreign Office expects
renewal of the modus vivendi in New
foundland, but believes it will be i'm
mediately followed by negotiations
with the view OF finally settling the
dispute.
The kaiser is contemplating a visit
to the United States.
Seattle has started movement to
suppress vice in that city.
Soldiers may have to be called out
to quell fued in Kentucky.
Coming Oregon Legislature will be
asked to found normal school at Burns.
Edwin Bedfor le. noted Kentucky
cattle breeder, is dead, aged '6S years.
According to adyiccs from Dawson
another rich strike has been made
near there.
Many Luzon insurgents have been
captured as result of scouting by
Americans.
Kitchener reports that no progress is
being made against Boer inavders in
Cape Colony.
The Beers captured the British out.
posts at Helvetia, taking 200 prisoners
and killing 80.
In an alteration over game OF
cards, a soath Carolina sheriff and
two other men met death.
The report that Germany is negotiat
ing to purchase the Danish Antilles is
denied in official Denmark circles.
The empress dowager will not be al
lowed to have ANYTHING to do with the
naming of the new emperor of China.
Fire in Kansas City, Mo-, for a time
threatened several business blocks,
but was got under control with small
loss.
Severe SNOW storms prevail in Colo
RADIO, Missouri. Iowa, Kansas and Ne
braska. In places railroad traffic is
badly hampered.
The United States government has
made an offer of $3,000,9 GOO for the
Danish Antilles. This price is as high
as the officials will go.
A bill will be introduced at the
coming session of the Oregon legisIa-
ture to reduce the railroad fare from
4 to cents per mile.
The Philippine commission has
added to tpx pending school bill pro.
vision fot tie employment of 500
American Geachers, at salaries ranging
from SCI to $100 month.
The scranton street car. strike has
been called off.
A train on the Henderson road was
wrecked two miles east of Henderson,
KY, and five persons seriously injured.
A coupling pin placed in thcswitch
frog apparently by weckers caused the
wreck.
Rumors Of cabinet crisis in Spain
increase. Senior Sagasta, ex- premier,
who has finally broken silence, declares
that change of ministry is inevitable
on account of the differences in the
cabinet. as well as in the ranks of it's
supporters.
King Victor of Italy bad narrow
escape from drowning while yiewino