Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-04
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.

The arbitrators in the Venezuelan
claims. case is in session.
Surveyor General Eagleson, of Idaho,
is to be removed from office.
The commandant of the Puget sound
navy yard asks for appropriations of
nearly $3,000,O00.
The Columbia river bar shows much
Improvement. There is nearly a foot
more water now than this time last
year.
A new disease similar to bubonic
plague has broken out in Cuba and is
puzzling doctors who are unable to do
anything with it.
The third attempt to sail the third
race of the present series was failure
on account of lack of wind. The boats
did not even start.
A Japanese gunboat would not allow
the American steamer Stanley Dollar
to land at Corean port. She was
under charter by Russian firm to load
lumber.
A war is on between rival steamer
lines from Portland to The Dalles.
The passenger rate has been lowered to
25 cents and freight is carried for one
dollar a ton.
The negro suffrage association, of
Boston, declares Booker T. Washington
is not fit leader for the race and has
asked Roosevelt not to take his counsel
if he would hold the colored vote.
Ex-Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis, has
been refused a new trial.
The present summer is the coldest
ever experienced in New York.
ALI teamsters in Seattle are on a.
strike and other unions threaten to
join.
Philadelphia and Baltimore have
combined in an effort to hold the ex-
port trade.
Peru will prohibit the immigration
of MEMBER of the religious orders ex-
PEELED from France.
Colombia is facing serious uprising
of her subjects. The rejection of the
Panama canal treaty is given as the
cause.
Russo Japanese negotiations are max.
ing headway and there is-no doubt that
they will soon be brought to a eatistact-
ory issue.
The wind was again too light for a
race Monday, but the Reliance was
farther ahead of Shamrock than i'm any
previous race.
The appointment, of NJ. Witte by the
czar to be president of the council of
ministers is regarded by many as a
victory for the war party.
German socialists are in q lively
wrangle as to the policy they will pur.
sue in the reichstag.
The Chicago Northwestern railway
will let out all of its women employees
and hereafter employ only men.
The copyright of Peaceful Henry,'1
a new musical hit, has been purchased |
by the publishers of "Hiawatha" for
$5, 900.
Minister Leishman's demands on
Turkey Tor attemempted assassination |
of the vice consul bring quieting |
answers.
Popular subscriptions will be asked
from all parts of the United States
with which to secure testimonial for
Sir Thomas Upton.
The Turkish envoy at Washington, in
n kAo ~ kol
of the American consul, blames mis-
Eionaries for the rebellion.
Ex-Secretary of State Powers, of
Kentucky, has been found guilty of
completely in the assassination of ex-
Governor Goebel and sentsnced to be
hanged.
The recent attack on Vice Consul
Magelssen was not the first. About
two years ago he was knocked down
and robbed by three men. He attack
ed his assailants, recovered his watch |
and gave them a severe beating.
Nebraska and Iowa are still suffering
from foods.
Joseph Haworth, we'll known actor,
is dead from heart disease.
Captain A. J. Pearman, squatter |
governor of Nebraska under territorial |
government, is dead.
A San Pedro-Los Angeles electric car
was held up by three masked men and
the passengers robbed.
cloudburst near Moorcroft, Wyo.,
washed out two large bridges on the
Burlington and did much damage to |
other property.
Masked robbers looted the .McFar-
land, Kan, depot, beat two men into
insensibility. and escaped with booty,
which was small.
Sir Thomas Upton has given up all