Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-06
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMlSPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented in Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.

Rear Admiral Crowninshield has re-
signed from the navy.
United States Ambassador Choate
was given banquet in Londcn.
Ladrones in Luzon surprised and
captured band of constabulary. i.
It has been necessary to call out
troops at Colorado City to preserve
order.
Option on the Panama canal property
has been extended until senate can rat
ify the treaty.
fSenator Mitchell has suffered re-
lapse, due to over taxation of his
strength so soon after his sickness.
Thousands OF cattle are dying on the
ranges of Kansas, Colorado and Nebras-
ka as result of the severe weather.
Employees Of the Wabash railroad,
who were going to strike, have had an
injunction served On them forbidding
them going out.
Second Warden McPherson, of the
Oregon penitentiary, climbed over the
prison wall at night, went through the
shops and then climbed back to the out
side without being discovered by
guards, who have been asked to resign.
Stuart Robson, the comedian, is i'll
at his home in New YorK, and his tour
for the next two weeks has been cam
celled.
Miss Kathrine Kidder, the actress, is
confined to her room in hotel at San
Antonio, Texas, suffering from pneu-
monia.
The largest workinmen's fair in the
history of New York City will be held
in the Grand Central palace. March %
TO April s.
William Rudolph and George Col
lins, accused of bank robbery and muir
der at Union, Mo-, who were captured
in Hartford, Conn.,, are held without
bail as fugetives from justice.
The state and federal quarantine Off
eers at Leredo, Texas, have received
instructions to enforce q quarantine
against Torreon, Mexico, where it is
thought the bubonic plague has ap-
peared.
A lone highwayman entered the Alb.
bey saloon, at Douglas, Ariz., lined
all present against the wall, stole
$4,000, from the roulet wheels, backed
out, mounted horse and rode away
into Mexico.
Officers of three St. Louis cooperative
building associations, which where the
subject of exhaustive inquiry by the
Alton, ILL.,, city court grand Jury, have
been indicted on charges of making
misrepresentation.
Missouri Pacific passenger train No.
40 collided head-on with freight train
on trestle four miles west of Fort
Scott. The engines were completely
telescoped. Twenty or more passengers
sustained cuts and bruises, but none
were seriously hurt.
Extra session of senate will be called
March 5.
The Cuban congress has fixed five
national holidays.
Senator Aldrich promises tariff revis-
ion at the next session of congress.
Gales off the French coast have
caused serious damage to shipping.
The health Of the pope is not SO good,
but alarming rumors are diseredited.
Protests continue to pour in against
the seating of Reed Smooh, of Utah.
An agreement has been reached be-
tween the Santa Fe railroad and the
trainmen.
Fire at Halifax, N. s., destroyed
100000 worth of property. Three
firemen were seriously injured.
Fire at Hastipgz, Neb., destroyed
100000 worth of property and for a
time threatened the destruction of the
entire town.
John Baker, ex-minister TO Venezuela
and member of congress for several
terms, is seriously ill at his home at
Belleville, Ill.
The Montana legislature has added
$1,000 to its fair appropriation. This
makes $42 900 TO be used for st. Louis
and Portland expositlons.
The foundation for J. Pierpont Nor
gan's new library building at the rear
of his home at Madison avenue and
East Thirty-sixth street is nearing COM
petion. 1t willie $500, 900.
The senate refuses to consider the
Littlefeld antitrust bill.
Fire at Lowell, Mass, cost one life
and destroyed $50, 600 worth of prop.
erty.
Two masked men held up the post.
master at Bisbee, Ariz., and secured
500.
The president is determined on an
extra session of congress unless the
Cuban and Panama canal treaties are
ratified.
The powder works near Cherokee
Kan, blew up, killing four men ano
injuring Is, two fatally.