Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-10

III LHat Guy.
The crown prince of Siam, who is
now touring the United States, will
visit Portland.
Fire destroyed the plant of the Pitts
burg Plate Glass company, of Chicago.
Loss, $4,000
A new Colombian gunboat, manned
by Americans, has sailed from San
Francisco for Panama.
A New York man had $1S ZOO worth
of unset diamonds stolen from under
his pillow while he slept.
Pennsylvania coal miners do not
favorably regard the peace plan of the
president and will not return to work
on those terms.
Troops on their way to the coal
fields we've hissed and hooted by the
people of Pittsburg, and several riots
were narrowly averted.
A trainload of Eastern bankers and
capitalists are in Portland to spend a
week. They have money to invest and
want to personally inspect Portland
and surrounding country.
Twenty-Five more steamers have been
chartered to carry Welsh coal to Boston
and New York.
One hundred thousand tons of New
castle. Australia, coal has been shipped
to the United States.
Leading German papers have ex-
pressed their sympathy as being with
the American coal miners.
England is experiencing much diff
Guilty in supplying employment to her
returned South African soldiers.
Senator Hanna has challenged Tom
johnson to a debate on the tariff ques-
tion and the latter has accepted.
The volcano on the Island of Hawaii
shows increased activity, being in
almost constant eruption for the past
week. .....-..ss..5.-
The Seth encampment of the 6. A.
r. is in session at Washington. 1t is
one of the best attended and most en-
thusiastic ever held.
General Sumner, who is in command
of the forces in Mindanao island, has
sent an ultimatum to those Moros still
on the warpath, warning them against
opposition and threatening worse pun.
ishment than was given in the recent
campaign.
Zola's funeral was attended by 60, 900
people.
The death list in the Japan typhoon
OF September 80 numbers 900.
A furious snow storm is raging in
Colorado mountains. 1t is feared that
many prospectors will suffer.
The president has announced that he
will not convene congress in extra ses-
sion to discuss the coal situation.
A freight and passenger train COL
lided near Milton, Pa, killing two OF
the train crew and seriously injuring
another.
President Roosevelt's stand in the
coal strike question is generally en-
dorsed by the press throughout the
United States.
R. NJ. Snyder, the st. Louis briber,
was found guilty and sentenced to five
years in the state prison. Motions for
appeal and new trial will be filed.
Stockholders of the New Orleans
street car company affected by the
strike have asked for receiver, alleg-
ing gross mismanagement on the part
of the managers.
A tornado in Tennessee, near Mem
phis, did great damage to property and
cost one life.
1t is estimated that there will be full
iy 500 delegates in attendance at the
irrigation congress.
Steamship companies have raised
freight rates on coal from foreign ports
to the United States.
1t is certain that President Roose-
settling the coal strike as soon as he
can find way.
A Southern Pacific through train
was wrecked near San Antonio, Texas.
A number of passengers were injured,
but none fatally.
Another attempt is to be made to
combine the plow manufacturers of the
country into one organization. The
new combine will have capitalization
of $75, 900, 900.
The Southern Pacific has sold it's
large holdings of coal fields in British
Columbia. This is taken to mean that
it is the company's intention to use Oil
for fuel in the future.
Prince Chun, brother of the emperor
of China, is married.
The national debt shows decrease
of $40, ZOO, 900 for September.
Bulgarian bandits have murdered 100
Greeks during the past two months.
Retail merchants of New Orleans say
that if the street car strike is not set
tied at once they will close their
stores. Such a move would throw s.
900 clerks out of employment.