Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-16
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.
Advertising, like irrigation, must be kept
up. One application may do some good,
; but It takes several to mature the crop.


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The czar has abandoned his visit to
Rome.
Lord Rosebury has come out strongly
for free trade.
The fear of war between Russia and
Japan is waning. .s
Chief Newell declares that Oregon is
alseep as regards interest in irrigation.
AT the Indianapolis, Ind, city cleo
ton, the Democratic nominee for mayor
was elected.
Monastir is becoming peaceful, Turk
ish soldiers having practically annihi-
lated the insurgents.
- The trial of ex-Lieutenant Governor
Tillman, of South Carolina, is finished
and has gone to the jury.
Tt is not likely that the government
will purchase pnart of the townsite of
.Bremerton for use as naval station as
the price wanted is too high.
:. The Warner valley stock company
has received its patent, the document
coming direct from the secretary of the
interior. The only course now open to
settlers in that section is the courts.
War between Russia and Japan ap-
pears less probable.
Yellow fever in Texas is spreading.
Doctors, however, believe they will
soon have it under control.
Three men were killed and as many
others injured in freight wreck in
the Kansas City switch yards.
China is said to have negotiated
secret treaty which will allow Russia
to remain in possession of Manchuria
for Is years.
Colorado has begun its answer to the
suit of Kansas to enjoin the formea
from further appropriation of the wat
ers of the Arkansas river for irriagtien
purposes.
The food in New Jersey is falling,
but distress in Patterson is great. Five
hundred are homeless and without food.
The property loss in that town alone
will reach $4,000 900.
In case of hostilities between Japan
and Russia, Great Britain would have
to lend her support to Japan. The
United States would not be involved as
its interests are protected by treaty
with China.
The Vanderbilt railway has reduced
it's force l, 800 men.
The general land Office has with
drawn from entry 20 sections in the
Spokane land district.
Bulgaria has ordered the mobiliza-
ton of residents in the district of Kos
tendel as precautionary measure.
The tribunal in the Venezuelan case
has reduced Germany's claims from 6,
e49 900 marks to $40, 900 marks.
King Peter of Servia has advanced
more of the leaders in the plot against
the king and queen who were killed.
The worst of the food in New York,
New Jerey, Virginia and Delaware is
over. The property loss will reach in
to the millions and number of lives
were lost
A Cincinnati ex-bank president has
been sued and judgment obtained
against him for $2,5OO,OOO. Interest
will amount to almost as much as the
principal.
Rain caused disastrous floods in New
York and New Jersey towns.
Great Britain and France have
agreed to work to avert war between
Russia and Japan. ...e:
The Uruguayan gunboat General Ri
vera has been sunk at Santa Barbara
by an explosion. Her commander was
burned to death and many of her crew
killed.
Santo Domingo has appointed an ar
bitrator in the case of M. Sala, the
Frenchamn, who lent money and sup
piled munitions of war aggregating
$315,O0O.
An additional appropriation aggre-
eating $67,7 to complete school
buildings in process of construction has
been made by the Chicago board of
education.
The attorney general of Texas has
begun suits to annul the charters of
several railroads on the ground that
they have given one express company
monopoly.
Russia did not evacuate Manchuria
October 8, as agreed.
Japanese have lost patience with
Russia and urge war.
The famous American Chinese treaty,
which will greatly promote trade, has
been signed.
SirT homas Upton has almost entire
ly recovered from his illness and has
sailed for England.
The Ontario government will move
to secure force of 100000 troops for
use in case of emergencies.
The coal mines north of Colorado
Springs have been successfully opened
with nonunion miners.