Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-27
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

President Roosevelt has sent mes
sage of sympathy. to King Edward.
General debate on the Philippine
civil government bill has been CLOSED
in the house.
The coronation of King Edward has
been indefinitely postponed on account
of his critical illness.
A Missouri murderer drowned him.
self to escape being lynched by mob
that was pursuing him.
Lightning struck a Spanish church
in which a funeral was being held and
as result 25 people were killed and
35 injured.
Fire again visited Portland and de-
stroyed over $37 900 worth of property,
including 80 head of horses. The in
surance was only $17, 900.
Civil government will be established
in the island of Mindoro and in the
island of Paragua, and Will be re-estab-
lished in Batangas province, Philippine
islands, July 4.
Gains in our trade with Asia are
greater than anywhere else. Asia and
Oceanica are, nov buying from the
United States nearly 1925 900, 900
worth of goods every year.
The coronation festivities in London
are in full swing.
Ten persons were hurt in a collision
of two trolley cars in a suburb of
Chicago.
The president has vetoed another bill
removing the charge of desertion from
the record of soldier.
An attempt was made to hold con-
ference on the canal bill, but the senate
conferees did not appear.
Lord Kitchener has completed his
work in South Africa and has sailed
from Cape Town for England.
The bill for the amendment of the
bankruptcy law, which has been passed
by the house, has been shelved by the
senate.
Rear Admiral Clarke says he has no
intention of retiring in the near future.
He expects to command squadron for
some time.
Admiral Dewey will tell the senate
just what transpired between him and
the Filipino leaders at the outbreak of
the Spanish-American war.
Our exports to Africa are greater
than those to all South America.
After six weeks, the strike in the
anthracite coal fields shows no signs of
an early settlement.
President Mitchell, of the Nine
workers Union, is preparing state
ment for the public.
The Fresno, CAL, roundhouse of the
Souther Pacific burned, together with
IL locomotives. The loss is estimated
to be nearly 5000, 900.
Three tramps were killed and seven
seriously injured in a freight wreck
near Fairbury, Neb. Three of the train
crew were slightly injured.
The strike situation in the Union
Pacific machine shops is becoming
serious. The trouble may spread to
other branches of the company.
Money has been secured for the
building of the Denver & Pacific Rail-
road. The new line will shorten the
time between Denver and Salt Lake by
10 hours.
The United States government has
entered into a contract with the Mar
conf Wireless Telegraph Company for
the erection of two wireless telegraph
stations connecting Fort Gibbon, Alas
ka, with Bates Rapid, on the Tanana,
distance of 165 miles on an air line.
The coal supply throughout the East
is running short.
Fire destroyed the business portion
of Rugby, North Dakota.
Packing companies of the country
will form billion dollar trust.
The Vatican has accepted Judge
Taft's proposal regarding Philippine
friar lands.
People have become tired OF the
trouble caused in Paterson. N. j., by
anarchists and will run them out of
town.
The feeling is general in the cabinet
that legislation fsvoring the Panama
canal route will be passed by the pres
ent session of congress.
Nc trace can be found of the Ameri-
can teachers who started out from
Manila for days outing, and it is
feared that they have been killed.
A sensation has been caused in
Nome by the court finding the United
States marshal and a city councilman
guilty of fixing juries. They will
probably get the limit of the law.