Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-25
EVENTS THE DAY

Gonorehensiye Review Of the Import.
ant Happenings Of the Past Week.
Presented In condensed Form, Most
kRely to Prove Interesting.
The second trial of Mrs. Botkin has
opened in San Francisco.
Bristow declares that he did not
regard Beavers as an honest man.
Baron De Rosen, ex-minister of jap
an, declares that the cabinet was
dragged into the war.
The house committee has decided to
recommend that Federal Judge Swayne,
of Florida. be ousted.
- The British house of commons had
warm debate over the admission OF
Chinese into the T1ansvaal, but vote OF
censure was defeated.
Henry Norman, q member OF the
British parliament, declares that the
control of China is the real issue OF
the Japanese Russian war.
An amendment has been attached to
the Indian appropriation bill to pay
the Klamath Indians $537 ,007, in set
tlement of their claims against the gov.
eminent.
The senate committee on Indian
affairs, in reporting the Indian appro-
priation bill, cut off the provision for
Increasing the capacity of the Cinema
wa school. This reduces the appropria-
tion for that school $4,000.
An immense steel plant will be erect
ed at San Diego, California.
Andrew Carnegie has given another
$4,000 for educational purposes.
America has asked Russia to treat
kindly Japanese noncombatants in ST.
breia.
Germany will support Russia in pro-
testing against the concentration OF
Chinese troops.
Republicans of the Tenth congress
ional district, Georgia, have nominated
a negro for congress.
II. Markham, formerly of Port
land, is to be made manager of the
Southern Pacific railroad.
Captain Piper, of New York, on in
vestiagtion, declares Chicago police to
be disgrace to the city.
Rear Admiral Walker tells the house
committee that actual work on the
Panama canal will be begun about
June.
Chairman Tawney, of the house COM
mittee on expositions, still conteuds
that the government appropriation for
the 1905 fair must be expended by
agents.
sully, the great cotton king, has been
forced to suspend.
Japan promises America to protect
fully all foreiners at Fusan.
The senate has confirmed the nomin-
alton of Wood to be major general.
Bombardments of Port Arthur have
not changed the general aspect OF the
town.
Russian troops have been ordered to
-rest Coreans instead of fighting them
as belligerants.
Chief Pinchot urges the house COM
mittee to provide TO, a forestry exhibit
at the 1905 fair.
Hearst has asked the house to ap-
point q committee to investigate the
workings of the trusts.
Booker Washington dee.ares encour-
agement of negroes to be taxpayers is
the salvation TO the race.
The house will require the postmaster
general to make known regulations be-
fore he can make appropriations for
handling unusual business"
The Russian fleet has returned to
Port Arthur, being una ole to locate the
enemy.
Britain and France have settled long
standing dispute over Newfoundland
fisheries.
Japan is landing a third force in
Corea, which will join the army at
Ping Yang.
Bristow exonerates congressman from
wrongdoing in securing increases in
postal clerk hire.
Japan tells correspondents they can
soon 60 to the front, indicating that a
land battle is near.
Leader Williams, of the Democrats
in the house, declares that the post
Office department is corrupt from top to
bottom.
District Attorney Jerome, of New
York, is determined to send Garfield
to prison, and asks that the law be
amended so he can make Reginald
Vanderbilt testify.
A Russian torpedo boat entering the
Port Arthur harbor struck an unplaced
mine and was blown up. ONLY four of
the crew was saved. This was one of
the LARGEST tornado boats in the Rms