Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-10-21
WEEKS DOINGS
General Review of important Happen.
penidS Presented in a Brief and
Condensed EOrm.

peniqS Presented in a Brief and :.
Condensed Eorm.
A treaty of peace has been signed be-
tween Chile and Bolivia.
Russia still realizes that the position
of her Manchurian army is critical.
Fire destroyed large raisin plant
near Fresno, burning 200 tons of seeded
raisins.
English war experts agree that the
temporary success of the Russians can
have little effect in the end.
Hunters are reported to have killed
a number of elk in the mountins of the
eaatern part of Linn county, Oregon.
The game warden is investigating.
According to japanese official the
Russian forces engaged in the battle
south of Mukden consisted of about
20O.O 900 infantry, $4,000 cavalry and
$50 gune.
J. E. Bennett, of Portland, has sub
mitted the lowest bid for the constr ruc-
tion of the government buildings at
the 1905 fair and he is likely to be
awarded the contract.
A field party sent out by the recla-
nation service to investigate the posi-
bility of diverting the waters of the
John Day river to the Umatilla lands
in Eastern Oregon. says it is too costly.
A rough estimate places the expense at
1,600,0 900 for canal.
Prominent Oregon men are likely to
be indicted for land frauds.
Kuropatkin is fighting doggedly to
prevent an utter rout of his forces.
The Montana mineral display will be
transferred from St. Louis to Portland.
All hope of relieving Port Arthur
this season has been abandoned by the
Russians.
A Massachusetts commissioner has
started for Portland to select site fol
1905 fair building. ~ .
A number of torpedo boats believed
to have been built tor Japan have been
shipped from Newport News, Va.
A mortar battery exploded at Fort
Banks, on the Atlantic coast, killing
three a1tilelrymen and injuring eight
Others.
The losses of the Russian army In
the week of battle south of Mukdeu i.
placed at 40 900 The Japanese have
lost half as many.
The Fourteenth infantry, now in the
Philippines, will be brought back to
this country next February and sta
toned at Vancouver barracks, succeed
ing the Nineteenth, which will be sent
to the islands.
King George of Saxony, is deaad.
All official advices are withheld at
St. Petersburg and the people are pre-
pared for the worst.
The St. Petersburg Vovosti admits
editorially that the Russians have suf-
feled telling defeat.
Russia will rush men to the front
military authorities believe 100000
can be transported by April.
Kuropatkin must bear the RESPONSE
bility for the advance, as it is officially
denied that he was ordered to advance.
According to Tangier advices evidence
has been discovered that the bandit
Raisuli intends to attempt to capture
another European.
Telephone operators at Portland are
on strike. Both sides are confident
-, 1o tho htin c,If.
fering many inconevniences.
A sensation has been caused all
through Russia by the PERSISTENT rum
ors that the Russian teasury inteads to
draw upon Russian church property in
order to replenish ist war chest.
1t has developed that pouch of mail
for the United States cruiser Cincinnati,
which was aboard the steamer Calchas
when she was captured had been open
ed while in the hands of the Russian
officials, subsequently resealed and sent
on to it's destination.
The Russ ians are offering fabulous
prices to ships TO make Port Arthur
with supplies.
President Francis says the st. Louis
fair lost 81 900, 900 by being forced to
close on Sunday.
Fire at Kansas City destroyed prop
erty valued at $l00, 900.
The Rio Grande is still rising in
New Mexico. The river is now the
highest in 20 years.
The Duke of Cannaught, brother OF
King Edward. narrowly escaped death
in an auto accident.
1t is reported from St. Petersburg
that five Japanese cruisers have been
sighted off Vladivostok.
The New York Rapid Transit COM
psny's new subway will be opened to
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