Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-19
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented i'm Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.

Miners continue to spring damaging
testimony against the coal operators.
A fruit company with a capital of
$4.500,000 has been organized in Cal
ifornia.
John D. Rockefeller has contributed
another million to the University of
Chicago.
Germany approves of the United
States protest against the Venezu-
elan blockade.
Ohio River rose II feet in "a hours
and swept away coal-laden barges
valued at $4,000.
Trainwreckers removed a rail from
an Alabama road and caused a bad
wreck. No fatalities.
A coroner's jury decided that Mrs
Mary Collins, of Seattle, was muir
dered by strangulation.
A British collier sank during a
storm in the English Channel and 16
men went down with her.
Venezuelan troops were twice de-
feated by revolutionary forces, who
are now advancing on Caracas.
The house has passed the senate
bill appropriating $4,000 for a light
house at Mukilteo Point, Wash.
A noted Umatilla chief named Five
Crows was found dead near Athena,
Ore. He was drunk when last seen
alive.
Secretary of War has sent to con-
gress an estimate of $50, 900 for new
hospital at Vancouver barracks,
Wash
A company of crack rifle shots is
in Montana to go to the aid of Presi-
dent Castro
Admiral Dewey has been ordered to
keep his fleet together near Venezu-
ella, presumably to escort American
ships through the peaceful blockade"
of La Guayra
President Gompers, of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, testifies be-
fore strike commission that operators
are directly responsible for importa-
tion of ignorant foreigners.
The Japanese government has or
dered several large X-ray machines to
be used in the mint for photographing
employees who are suspected of swal-
lowing coins. The coins show plainly
on the Photographic plate.
Severe cold weather in Austria is
causing acute suffering.
The strike commission may investi-
gate freight rates on coal.
The Alaska salmon pack for 1902
will f0 Q
than the pack of 1901.
Martin Tower of Marshfield, has
been appointed collector of customs
for the Coos Bay district.
Hon. Solomon Hirsch, a pioneer
merchant of Portland, legislator and
ex-minister to Turkey, is dead.
A Columbian steamer, carrying a
large number of soldiers, was wreck
ed and nearly all on board drowned.
New York continues without
enough coal to meet the demands.
At present $4,000 tons day are con-
sumed.
The Marseilles strike is practical
ly over. The men are returning to
their old places without gaining any
of their demands.
Three men attempted to hold up an
Alvord, Tex, bank. The officers had
been notified and were waiting for
them. One of the robbers was killed,
another seriously wounded and the
third is in custody.
Germany, though its claims are
clear, is willing to arbitrate the Vene-
xuelan trouble.
The new army staff bill, if passed,
will not be effective until the retire
ment of General Miles.
Italy has taken hand in the Vene-
zuelan affair and has demanded the
same treatment as England and Ger
many.
Coal shortage in Nebraska is causing
intense suffering, aggravated by the
throughout the state.
A Joint resolution has been intro
dueed in congress changing the term of
president, making the term begin at
noon April so, instead of March 4.
The president has appointed Lloyd
Griscom, jr., now minister to Persia,
to be minister to Japan. He has also
selected Richmond Pearson, of North
Carolina, at present consul general at
Teheran, Persia, to succeed Mr.. Girls
com.
The announcement is made that Mar
conf has another invention, which he
expects will startle the world. He
will not formally announce it until the
wireless experiments are completed,
which he says will be before the end OF
the year.
Spain is trying to buy warships from
foreign powers.
The first blizzard of the winter has
swept Iowa and Nebraska.
Ice forming on the "third" rail of
the New York elevated roads has stop
ped all trains.
A Rock Island passenger train was
wrecked by broken rail near Terrill,
Tex, and the engineer and fireman
killed.
Fire destroyed a five story building
at Scranton, Pa, in which was located
q wholesale grocery firm. The loss will
amount to $l75, 900. q,