Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-24
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 cf Interest to Our Many
Readers.

the Philippines is encouraging.
Hon. Franklin Murphy was inaugu.
rated governor of New Jersey.
Prince Ching will represent China at
the coronation Of King Edward.
Charges have been brought against
officials of the Mineworkers' Union.
A Filipino force in Batangas prov
ince, Philippine islands, surrendered.
Contract for repairs to the transport
Dix to the amount of $12 900 has been
let.
John D. Rockefeller contemplates
giving the Chicago University $26 200, :
900.
United States Senators Dolliver and
Allison were reelected by the Iowa leg
islature.
All of the convicts who escaped from
the federal penitentiary on McNeill's
island have been recaptured.
Tho senate has begun debate on Phil
ippine tariff bill.
e More revolutionary movements are
reported in China.
The annual convention of the United
Mineworkers of America is in session.
Three of the IL convicts who escaped
from Mcneil island prison have been
captured.
The isthmian canal commission re
ports in favor of the purchase of the
Panama canal.
A bank cashier of Great Falls, Mont.
is short in his accounts, due to gam
bling in stocks.
Portland exported one-fifth of the en-
tire wheat shipped from the United
States in December.
The combine of all the leading steam
ship companies is still under discussion
by those interested.
General Bell has determined on war
in the strictest sense in Batangas prov
ince, Philippine islands.
A great naval battle took place in
the harbor of Panama, in which the
government lost heavily. Governor
Alban was killed.
A great diamond field is said to have
been discovered in Idaho.
Sixty lives were lost by a boiler ex-
plosion in Spanish village.
Eleven men of the Second infantry,
in the Philippines, are missing
r Peace negotiations between Beers and
British are under way at Brussels.
Secretary Root favors disposing of
government transports on the Pacific.
Toe military will play q large part
in the entertainment of Prince Henry.
The isthmian commission recon-
mends the purchase of the Panama ca
nal.
Governor Geer does not consider the
confession of Wade anything In Dali
toms favor.
A woman insurgent leader has been
captured in Laguna province, Philip
pine islands.
Fresh troops will be sent to the Phil
ippines to take the place of those now
in the islands.
The loss of life in the Mexican earth
quake, while heavy, was not 30 great
as at first reported.
Good progress is being made in the
construction of the United States mill
tary telegraph system in Alaska.
Chileans are trying to undermine
and break up the Pan-American con
gress.
Trouble between the United States
and Russia is brewing at Niu Chwang.
China.
The condition of the pope's health Is
such that his death may be expected
at any time.
A private company has laid a propo-
sition before congress to build the 18TH
mian canal.
Seventy-five hundred Cuban cam
paign medals will be issued by the
navy department.
The Colombian government has pur-
chased small steamer and will con-
vert it into gunboat.
King Edward says the South African
war is nearly over and an early declar-
alton of peace may be anticipated.
A Pittsburg man, wife and three
children were most brutally murdered.
Robbery is supposed to have been the
motive.
The Pacific coast senators and repre-
sentatives on Chinese exclusion have
concluded their work and will report
the bill in few days.
The per capita consumption of spirits
in the United States is smaller than
anv other of the great nations.
Reginald C. Vanderbilt, of New
York, has come into possession of 81,
500. 900 left him by his father.
J. f. Green, St. Louis mechanic
claims that he invented the airshil
made famous by NJ. Santos Dumont, il
Paris, and that the drawings wer,
stolen from him and taken to France II
years ago.