Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-02-07
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
A cempeshsnstvs Review Of the important
nAppsninss Of the Past Week Presented
to- Condensed Form Which Is Most
Likely to Prove Of Interest 10 Our Many
Readers.

Nine firemen were killed at a St
Louis fire.
The senate has passed the iudicia
salary bill.
A towboat at Pittsburg blew up, in
juring all of the crew.
Fire at Dwight, ILL.,, destroyed prop
erty valued at $500, 600.
Ice is still troublesome in the Colum
bia river and boats cannot be run.
The Pacific Northwest Woolgrowers
Association is in session at Helena.
England has politely declined the
good offices of Holland to settle the
Boer war.
During 1901 the total amount spent
for new buildings and alteration of ole
ones in New York was $3.50, ,072 ,657.
An american Express Company
wagon in New York loaded with $15,.
900 worth of goods has been looted
No clue to the robbers.
The Knight Companion, an 0. r. &
N. Portland-Oriental liner, has been
lost in japanese waters. The passen-
gers and crew were saved.
scurvy is prevalent at Nome.
The gales on the Atlantic coast are
abating.
N The loss by the Waterbury, Conn,
fire will exceed 100000
Philippine tariff bill is causing some
spirited debate in the senate.
A strong call has been made for air
ing the Nome judicial scandals.
The house committee on ways and
means reports for repeal of war taxes.
Incendiarism is now suspected in
connection with the great fire at Water
bury, Conn.
A plot to assassinate the dowager
empress of China and the entire court
has been discovered.
Trains are delayed and many tele-
graph wires down throughout the East
as a result of severe storms raging.
The German emperor's new yacht is
all ready to be launched as soon as
Prince Henry arrives in this country.
Gales and storms in Europe have
caused great loss of life.
Forty persons were drowned in ship
wrecks on the Italian coast.
Eighty-fve miners were killed by an
explosion in Mexican mine.
Waterbury, Conn, was damaged to
the extent of So 900, 900 by fire.
The murderer of San Francisco
policeman has been captured in Port
land.
Manila is intensely interested in pro-
posed legislation by congress lor the
islands.
The dowager empress of China gave
a remarkable reception to the min
ister's wives.
An indecisive naval engagement was
fought in Colombian waters.
Chicago drainage canal contractors
offer 10 build an isthmian canal.
The first meeting of the trustees OF
the Carnegie institution has been held
A parliamentary commission is con-
sidering the question of depopulation
OF France.
The ways and means committee will
frame a bill for reduction of the wal
revenue taxes.
A new gold district has been discov'
cred near Dawson which is claimed te
be the richest yet found.
Admiral Schley's appeal to the presi
dent, asking for review of the court o.
inquiry, has been made pubic.
The Beers have made peace proposal!
through Holland.
There were 10, 900 people present a
hanging in Pennsylvania.
The house committee voted in favol
of a government owned Pacific cable.
A substitute for the Nicaragua cana
bill has been introduced in the senate
The general outlook in Batangas prov
ince, Philippine islands, is favorable
A train wreck on a New York rail
road resulted in the death of th'
engineer.
Four vessels are now on the Pacifi'
searching for the missing English war
ship Condor.
A discharged soldier in San Francisco
planned to 60 to New York in box
but was discovered and turned over +
the police.
Two prospectors in Montana hav
found a mine of almost pure silver
The average assay is $4,000 ounces
which gives it value of nearly IS ,OO
10 the ton.
French national revenues for Decem
Der show a deficit of 81 ,65i ,36S, max
ing total for the year of SAG $50, 440
Diamonds that are said by Tiffany I
be of first water are reported to hav
been discovered in Fergus county
Mont.
The American China Development
Company has completed an organiza
tion preparatory to beginning work o
q proposed railway from Hankow t
Canton.