Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-30
EVENTS THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented I'm Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.

Spanish strikers at Bilbao, now mum
bering 40 900, have resorted to rioting
An unsuccessful attempt was Emade
to assassinate President Diaz, Off Mex.
leo.
A run on three St. Louis savings
banks was started by false rumors, but
all easily paid deposits.
Three steamers have arrived at Seat.
tie bringing half a million in gold and
1900 passengers from Nome.
The president of the Armenian revo-
lutionary society in London, has been
assassinated by political enemies.
Robbers at Lead, S. D., chloroformed
an aged couple for the purpose of rob-
people will die.
The president of the American health
association declares that the way to
secure sanitary reform is to enlist the
support of union labor.
Mabel H. Bechtel, aged 81 years, was
assaulted, then murdered, at Allen
town, Pa, and her body put in an
underground alley near her home.
The Russo-Japanese convention has
been approved by the czar.
The first cold spell of the winter has
struck New York, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts,.
Turkish ministers have advised the
porte to reject portions of the Maceon-
ian reform plan of Russia and Aus
tria.
Rear Admiral Bowles, chief Of con-
struction and repairs, has resigned to
become the head of shipbuilding COM
pany.
Receiver Asa B. Thomson, of the La
Grande land office, may be removed as
result of an Indictment by the federal
grand jury.
Congressman Hermann is placed in
bad light in the Oregon land frauds.
It is claimed that he could have pre-
vented many of them.
Eleven states will hold elections No
vember 2. Massachusetts,, Rhode Is
land, Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa
and Mississippi will elect full state
tickets and the others minor officials.
Attorney Folk, of St. Louis, has an
nounced his candidacy for governor.
An attachment has been issued
against Dowie for 81 ,O50 on the claim
OF a lawyer.
The king of Spain has abandoned his
trip to Rome because the pope will not
receive him.
The robbers who looted the Burton,
Kan, bank have been captured and the
money recovered.
The Russo Austrian reform plan for
the Balkans contains several proposals
Objectionable to the porte.
Sir Henry Mortimer, British ambas-
ador at Madrid, has been appointed to
fill the vacant post at Washington.
Falling rock in the New York sub
way caught about score of workmen.
At least II are believed to be dead.
Senator Fulton favors dropping the
Panama canal route and taking up Mic
aragua with view to expediting mat
ters.
The converted transport Grant is
completed. She will test her pumps
on the San Francisco bar and then
come to the Columbia bar for active
work.
Both Russia and Japan are steadily
preparing for war.
William E. Lecky, of London, a
noted historian, is dead.
Nicaragua has appointed commits
sion for the St. Louis 1904 fair.
Captain E. M. johnson, of the regu-
, lar army, will likely be detailed to in
struct the Oregon national guard.
Dowie has left New York. He and
his family departed in the night for
Boston without making any announce
ment of his leaving.
Land frauds will prompt President
Roosevelt to ask congress to give con-
troll of reserves into the hands OF the
forestry bureau exclusively.
It is said that Sir Henry Durand,
British ambassador at Madrid, will be
appointed to succeed the late Sir Mich
ael Herbert at Washington.
A New York street car jumped the
track on a curve and caught fire from
the third rail. All of the SO passeng-
ers were severely bruised but escaped
fatal injuries.
Russo-Japanese negotiations are again
at standstill.
The umpire in the Venezuelan arbi-
tration case has decided that that coun-
try has no right to collect local taxes
twice.
Russo-Japanese negotiations have
taken less favorable turn. One re-
port goes so far is to say war has been
declared.
Yellow fever is spreading in Texas
towns. The state and federal authori-
ties have taken charge of the situation
at San Antonio.
Three bandits broke open the bank