Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
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. s&A "a

Russian aggression in Cerea is stirr-
ing the Japanese to the poi-t of war.
Rich gold fields have been discov-
cred in Mexico which goes $50, 900 to
the ton. .-r -:
ia an has concluded arrangements
for loan of 800, 100000 lor military
purposes. '
Vice Governor Luke E. Wright will
succeed Taft as governor general Of the
Philippines.
Pittsburg is experiencing intense
heat. Many prostrations and several
deaths are reported. ~
Colombia has yielded to the wishes
of the ueople and will try to revive the
Panama canal treaty. 49, s.
Ma edonian rebels have sacked
Kreushevo and committed terrible out
RACES on the Inhabitants.
81 The interior department has made
an additional temporary withdrawal in
the Burns, Oregon, land district under
the reclamation at. .as> .st .
Major Scriven, acting chief signal
officer of the army, has been informed
4 that telegra phic communication is now
esta blished in all parts of Alaska COW
cred by the signal corps lines.
Damp weather is causing great un-
easiness among hop growers.
Thirty people were injured in train
wreck near Bloomington, Ill.
Colonel G. 81. Smith, known in his
writings as "Bill Arp" is dead.
Fl. H. KohIsaat denies that he is to
enter the cabinet as postmaster general.
An attempt to tie up Chicago restau-
rants failed, not over 10 per cent of
the employees coming out.
Lou Dillon has lowered the worlds
record by trotting a mlls in two min
utes fat at Readville, Mass.
The Shamrock has been remeasured,
but enough ballast has been removed to
keep the time allowance the same.
A discharged circus employe in Mas
sachusetts opened the door of the mon
key cages and liberated 40 of the ami
mails. --..-.
President Francis, of the 1904 fair,
is charged with using that patronage
to gain Democratic support in the pres
idential race.
Secretary Hitchcock has added town
ship 81 north, range 25 east, to the
Okanogan Withdrawal in Eastern WASH
1ngton, where lands are being exam
ined to deter mine the desirability of
putting in government irrigation sys-
tenn. e5 e@# EE5
Lord Salisbury. ex-premief of Eng
Hand, is dead. 20
Eight firemen were seriously burned
at Chicago fire.
A cloud burst at Denver did consider
able damage to property.
A party of rs Salt Lake people are
making tour of Oregon.
The Macedonian revolution is marked
by more massacres at Monastir.
The cruiser Marblehead and the gun
boat Concord are anchored in the Port
land harbor.
The Canadian government will use
peaceful measures in the suppression of
poaohing on the great lakes.
A bill to pension veterans of the
'Cayuse Indian war will be introduced
at the next session of congress.
The entire Humbert family has been
found guilty of swindliDg and sentenced
to from one to five years. imprisonment.
The Turkish government has prom
ised ful6llment of all of Russia de-
mand and the czar's squardon of war
vessels has been ordered home.
Canada wants better trademark law
Austria will support Russia in her
demands on Turkey.
Senator Quay says he will seek NO
further political honers.
About $500 textile workers in Sax
.ony are on strike for shorter work
day.
sa The United States and Chinese treaty
commissioners have resumed work on
International treaties.
King Peter, of servia, has again
threatened to abdicate unless condi-
7tions change at the capital.
Switzerland has objected to DR..
Lardy, her minister at Paris, serving
on the Venezuelan arbitration court.
Lord Salisbury's condition is very
grave.
The powers are considering steps te
end the uprising in Macedonia.
Fire in the Beaumont, Texas, oil
fields destroyed $780, worth of prop
-erty.
General john G. Black, OF Illinois
has been elected commander in chief O
the G. A. r.
The Trans Mississippi congress in
.dorsed the Lewis and Clark fair and
passed resolution favoring a govern
ment appropriation of 81, 900, 900.