Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-25
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
amt Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented I'm Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.

An Illinois court has recognized
decree of divorce granted in Russia al
valid.
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, con
tinues to improve, and will be out in
ten days.
Rural guards have captured Juan
Lobez, the leader of the recent Cuban
insurrection.
Four tourists who were climbing the
Scaffel mountain, in England, fell
down a precipice and were killed.
Oliver T. Sherwood, the defaulting
cashier of the Southport, Conn.,, Ma
tional bank, has been sentenced to ten
years in prison. ~
Honduras continues to threaten to
invade Nicaragua unless boundary dis
pute over granting of concession to
Americans is settled.
The United States squadron under
the command of Rear Admiral Evans,
has arrived at Kiao Chou, the German
colony on the east coast of China.
Since the passage of the Irish land
act many evicted tenants now residing
in the United States have been making
anxious inquiries regarding the possi-
bility of reacquiring their former hold.
ings.
Annie r. Sharpley, who caused the
postoffice authorities much trouble
through her swindling operations in
raising the figures on postal money or
oil hoe ood
to two years in prison in Pennsylvania.
The fishing tug Silver Spray, which
had an exciting brush August IL with
the Canadian patrol boat Petrol, has
again narrowly esca ped capture. Ae-
cording to the captain, he was out look
ing for lost nets and might have been
in Canadian waters. He Immediately
ordered his engineer to give the tug
full head of steam, and after a brief
chase the Silver Spray escaped.
Sir Thomas Upton is fast regaining
his health.
John Mitchell is relied upon to avert
"a labor war against Roosevelt for his
action in the Miller case.
A New York phiIanthropist will take
/ 900 of the poor Of that city to Mon
tana and establish colony.
Austen Chamberlain will be made
chancellor of the exchequer in the Brit
ish cabinet and either Lord Seiborne
or Lord Milnel colonial secretary.
Robbers knocked unconsciou an ex-
press messenger at Chicago and rified
fao
the money they were after was not in
the car.
Turkey has appointed the former
vail OF Beirut as vail of Brusa, which
is really promotion. The action has
aroused much indignation as it is re-
gardedIas challenge to the powers,
especially America.
Rear Admiral Evans criticises the
action of the board which sat in the
case of Paymaster Nicholson. While
in China Nicholson became intoxicated
and beat an elderly man. The board
reduced him Eve numbers in his grade.
The admiral holds that he should have
been dismissed from the service.
Affairs at Beirut continue quiet.
The Ohio state campaign has been
opened.
Construction has commenced on a
new steel training ship at the Mare
Island navy yard.
A collision on theI illinois Central in
the suburbs of Chicago resulted in the
injury OF IL women.
sW. Smith Wooley, OF Pocatello, has
been appointed assayer at the Boise
United States assay Office.
Premier Baifour, of England, has
been roundly scored because he placed
"a price upon his fiscal policy pamphlet.
S. 81. Piles, of King county. WASH
ington, has announced himself candi-
date for Fosters seat in the United
States senate.
The executive board of the marble
workers association has ordered lock-
out in all mills and shops Of the asso-
ciation's members. The order will
affect about 5000 men.
Fee. Morocco, may epxel all foreign
-efs.
Russia desires loan to develop COM
smercial enterprises in the Far East.
Great Britain, France and Italy have
notified Turkey tina the massacres must
cease,
Frost did considerable damage to the
corn crop in Northern Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Ohio and Iowa.
A report that the king of Servia had
been assassinated caused much excite
ment in Paris for time.
China will ask redress for the recent
race trouble in Nevada.
Joseph Chamberlain has been invited
to visit Chic ago and give an address on
his views on tariff questions.
The resignation of Secretary Cham
berlain has agitated all England. The
cabinet crisis has not yet passed.