Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02

charged the Philippines be reduced.
Paul Morton, now secretary of the
navy, may succeed Secretary Shaw, of
the treasury department, if the latter
does not remain in the cabinet.
General Kuropatkin has an automo-
bile in which to travel from one part
to another of his line. He wants 20
more in which to carry ammunition.
Russian marines at Odessa engaged
in mutiny and soldiers called out to
quell the disturbance killed 25 and
wounded 100 others before peace was
restored.
The czar has decorated Aliexieff with
the order of st. George, third degree.
The American Federation of Labor
has reelected Samuel Gompe1s as pres
ident.
Japanese diplomats contend that
Great Britain is supplying 'coal too
freely to Russia.
The Russians at Mukden have de-
feated the Japanese in strategy and a
winter campaign now seems impI Ioba-
BILE.
The Russian supreme court finds the
seizure of the British ship Cheltenham,
taken eally in July by the Veadivostok
squadron, was legal.
It is stated that if Secretary Hitch
cock resigns, William Richards, COM
missioner of the general land Office.
will be offered the position of secretary
of the interior.
Fire in the Queens county court
house, New York, caused damage esti-
mated at 100000, and for a time
threatened the Jail in which more than
100 persons were confined.
The rail and steel mills of the Illi-
nois Steel company, of Chicago, have
closed down for an indefinite period,
owing to lack of business. Three
thousand men are thrown out of en-
ployment.
Russians are finding the water prob
lem at Mukden a serious one.
The government 'O5 fair board has
begun the selection of exhibits at St.
Louis.
The war has cut off Poland's market
in Siberia and thousands of people are
idle as a result.
A son in-law of Marquis Ito declares
thatt he apparent delay of Oyama is for
strategic reasons.
The Prussian army budget for the
coming year is estimated at $116, ,0O0,-
900, an increase of $11 ,250 900.
Commissions, Richards, of the Gen.
eral land office, is coming to Portland
to testify in the land fraud case.
General Chaffee recommends that the
Vancouver, Wash, military reservation
be enlarged, and estin ates the cost of |
land at $4,000.
Charles J. Bonaparte, leading law
yer of Maryland, is mentioned as pos
sible selection for place in Roosevelt's
new cabinet as secretary of the interior.
The location of the Vladivostok har-
bor defense mines is uncertain and as
a result torpedo boat has been sunk
and German steamer badly damaged.
The need of officers for the navy is
very pressing.
Robbers blew up the safe of a La
Plata, Md, bank and secured $4,000
cash.
Five submarine torepdo boats built
for Japan in America have arrived at
Yokohama.
Anarchy prevatils in Macedonia and
Christians ar slain daily.
Cuban health officers challenge
American marine corps to prove that
yellow fever has appeared in that
country.
By the explosion of boiler in the
suburbs of Vicksburg, Miss, two men
were killed and number injured, two
seriously.
The vessels of the Baltic fleet have
arrived at Port Said. Every precau-
tion has been taken to insure safe
passage through the canal.
The permanent location of the Wy
oming state capital was not settled at
the last election. Cheyenne led in the
contst, but did not receive the neces-
sary two-thiIds. 1t will, however, re-
main at Cheyenne until the matter is
settled, which will not probably be for
many years.
Snow is reported throughout the
United Kingdom and there is great
misery in London.
Minister Barrett reports that all is
again quiet in Panama. |,