Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-21
EVENTSOF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented in Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.

Two more forest reserves are to be
created in Northeastern Oregon.
The presi lent did not get shot at q
bear during the four days he was out
hunting.
B. E. Clark, son of the general traffic
manager of the Great Northern, COM
mitted suicide on account of ill hea lth.
A trust has been formed at Stockton,
CAL, by Chinese whereby two-thirds of
the potato crop of the San joaquin val
ley has been cornered.
Stephen Decatur, jr., great grandson
of the famous American commodore of
that name, has been admitted to the
Annapolis naval academy.
New York woman, who claims to
belong to band of anarchists, has re-
ported to the police an alleged plot on
the life of the president.
Government officials LOOK upon Ore
gon with mistrust because of timber
frauds and conflicting representations
regarding forest reserves and irrigation.
Tribe Uribe has advised his fellow
revolutionists to make terms with the
Colombian government, saying United
States Intervention has killed the
Liberal cause.
The attempt on the life of King Leo
pold has revived the question of sup
pressing anarchy.
Two distinct shocks of earthquake in
Ik,l lo,,ols,hal oh
cry and STOPPED clocks.
sF Fire in the freight depot at Pell City,
Ala, resulted in the death of two men
and the injury OF 10, two perhaps
fatally.
All hope of finding E. F. Egan, su-
perintendent of the Great Northern,
who was lost in the mountains of Mon
tana, has been given up and the search
for him abandoned.
Four soldiers at Fort Stevens have
been arrested for attempting to burn
the fortifcations. 1t is believed that
they are guilty of starting all of the
recent numerous fires.
The coal strike commission has
FcdCucO GIlc lOuI III uC"dAO VI GhO
ers' union, which calls for yearly
trade agreement, and which means a
straight out recognition of the union.
The north bound Southern Pacific
express was wrecked Sunday afternoon
north of Cottage Grove. Only one man
was hurt and he says he was walking
along the track and had stepped aside
to let the train pass. Every car in the
train, except the Pullman, was dam
aged.
An anarchist fired three shots at
King Leopold, of Belgium, but hurt no.
body.
A meteor of great brilliancy fell
near Lexington, KY, causing considera-
BILE excitement.
Venezuelan government troops are
reported to have won an important bat
tie with the revolutionists.
Senator Elkins, who has heretofore
fought reciprocity with Cuba, has come
out in favor of the measure.
Congressman Babcock has declined
to enter the speakership race and has
thrown his support to Cannon, thus as
suring the latter's election.
The American Federation of Labor
adopted resolutions against the ship
subsidy bill and demanded repeal OF
the law requiring marine engineers to
give notice for quitting work.
Secretary Hitchcock has determined
that forest reserve shall be created in
the Blue and Strawberry mountains, in
Eastern Oregon. The reservation will
be made on an entirely new plan.
The Southern Pacific has signed a
new agreement with the telegraphers,
train dispatchers and station agents on
the entire system whereby an advance
of 10 per cent in wages is granted.
In his report on the army in the
Philippines, General Chaffee upholds
General Bell.
A large furniture factory at Beau
harbois, Quebec, was burned, entailirg
a loss of $1,000
The American Federation of Labor,
now in session, is considering plan to
pension men of 80 and over.
A Swedish sailor on the transport
Sumner jumped overheard to save the
ships flag and was drowned.
British Columbia accuses the
United States of stealing thousands oil
square miles of territory near Portland
canal.
General Chaffee was rendered a re-
ception in San francisco by the busi-
ness men.
A gang of robbers operating in Ely
ria, N. Y, were interrupted and in
the fight that followed one officer was
atally wounded and one robber killed
Four of the men injured in the furn.
ace explosion at Lebanon, Pa, have
died. making the death list eight
Many of the injured are not yet out g
danger.