Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-09
WEEKS DOINGS
General Review of Important Happen.
penigs Presented in a Brief and
Condensed Form.

peniqS Presented In a Brief and
Condensed Eorm.
Kuropatkin's column is is miles
long.
Viceroy Alexjeff has moved his head
quarters from Vladivostok to Harb.n.
General Macarthur recommends that
q cavalry post be established in the
Willamette valley.
The government asks for deed for
the right of way of the canal and port
age road at The Dalles.
The salmon pack of the Columbia
river for the spring and summer is
large, than that of last year.
Republicans carried Vermont in the
state election by a slightly increased
plrality over the election Ct 1900.
Three hundred more men have been
asked for to repair the warships at
Vladivostok. The work will take three
months.
Shippers have been notified that,
effective October l, war duty of 10
cents a sack will be taxed on -four en-
tering Japanese ports.
Owing to the discovery of consider
able defects in some of the vessels
which recently underwent their trial
trips, the Russian Baltic squadron will
not be able to leave for the Far East
before November.
Crown Prince Frederick William is
betrothed to the Duchess Ceceila.
A tented city has been erected at
Duner for the treatment of consump-
tives.
Fourteen regiments have gone from
Japan to replace losses sustained
around Prot Arthur.
A Cinese merchant has been urged to
accept the Office of myor of Mexican
town, but he refused.
Five men from Cleveland, Ohio, were
drowned in Lake Erie blythe capsizing
of their naptha launch.
The federal government has men
looking over the Yakima valley for
suitable irrigation project.
A premature explosion of nitro-glyc-
crime at Upper Sandusky, o., killed
five and injured number of others.
The report submitted by engineers
on the irrigation of the sections de
pendent on the Columbia and Snake
rivers for water is not bright.
An insane woman at Boston stood
off squad of 10 policemen for five
injecting gas through a hole in the
door of her loom.
Princess Louise will start divorce
proceedings at once.
The striking butchers are now deter
mined to force meat famine on the
public.
German military experts regard Rus
sia as being in very serious position
in the Far East.
The 1904 wheat yield is estimated at
45,000,0O0 bushels as against 10000
900 bushels in 1908.
America has sent strong protest to
to the siezure of the steamer Salchas.
Three painters were killed at Leth-
bridge. N. W. T., by csaffold giving
way. They fell from the top of an
eighty foot standpipe.
c. c. Clark, the murderer of Leila
Page at Olympia, Wash in March,
1908, was hanged at the Walla Walla
penitentiary at 5:l5, Friday, Sept 2.
The whereabouts of Princess Louise
is still unknown, although a vigorous
search is being made.
Four-year- John Conrad, of Red
ding, CAL, accidentally shot and killed
his sister Clara, aged 5.
A fire at Gem, Idaho, caused the
loss of s125, 900 worth of property.
The insurance carried was $4,000.
George b. Canon, of Po1tland, was
badly injured in an auto wreck while
taking in the sights in New York City.
Police office, Ole Nelson, of the Port
land force. was fatlly shot while TRYING
to arrest bandit who was holding up
street car. The hold-up artist was
caught.
While the Russians were clearing
the channel at the entrance to Port Ar
thur, one of their vessels struck mine
and went to the bottom. A number of
lives " ere lost.
Seantor Hoar's condition remains
unchanged.
Over 1000, 900 of the new coinage
OF Philippine gold has just been
shipped to Manila on the government
transport Thomas.