Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-05-20
EVENTSOF THE DAY

6OmDfehe0S1ve ReV1eW OF Cn9 import q
ant Happenings Of the Past Week.
Presented in Condensed Form, Most
likely to Prove Interesting.
King Edward has announced his in
tention of visiting Emperor William.
Two prominent japanese have ar
rived in the United States in the inter-
est of bonds and commerce.
A second Dreyfus affair has come to
the front in London by an Italian offer
ing to sell 81. plans of notifications OF
French forts.
The Japanese are tearing up more OF
the railroad leading to Port Arthur and
are determined that there shall be no
further rail communication.
1t is feared by Russian authorities
that Chinese bandits may cut General
Kuropatkin's line of communications
and leave him at the mercy of the jap
anese.
The next great battle of the Russo
Japanese war will, in all probability,
be fought at Lao Yang, as both sides
are concentrating their forces in that
direction.
General Kuropatkin is said to have
at his disposal 100 900 troops, only
$4,000 of whom are available for active
operations, while General Kuroki has
40, 900 first class troops.
Japanese troops continue to land at
Pitsewo.
French confidence in Russian success
is diminishing.
Japanese correspondents charge the
Russians with mutilating the dead.
St. Petersburg authorities are certain
three japanese forces are marching on
Lao Yang.
Russia has been officially advised
that Chinese have commenced hostili-
ties against her.
Congressman Hermann has asked
engineers to provide dredge for small
Oregon harbors.
There are persistent rumors of fight
ing near Lao Yang, which it is impos-
sible to confirm officially.
A Russian naval officer with three
sailors launched = torpedo against .
Japanese cruiser in Talienwan bay, in
juring her badly.
While the railroad to Port Arthur
was reopened the Russians succeeded
in getting in q train load of ammu-
milton and supplies.
Miss Clara Barton has resigned the
presidency of the American Red Cross
society. She will be succeeded by the
vice president, Mrs. John A. Logan.
General Kuropatkin reports several
small skirmishes.
Japan is rushing men to Kuroki and
he will probably delay the advance on
Lioa Yang until they arrive.
Irriagtion experts are coming to Ore
gon to determine the feasibility of
building reservoirs in Umatilla county.
Hyde and Dimond have been in
dicted by the federal grand jury for
land frauds and placed under heavy
bonds.
President Roosevelt has issued pro-
clamation for entry of the Rosebud,
South Dakota, Indian reservation
lands. 1t will be thrown open August
8.
A Japanese torpedo boat was sunk
while trying to blow up mine at Kerr
bay. Seven men were killed and seven
wounded. This isss the first war vessel |
Japan has lost in tho war.
A Minnesota couple has found ai
novel way of complying with the law. |
The groom was only 20 years Of age
and being an orphan without guar |
dian, was unable to obtain . marriage
license. Tho young lady, though near
ly two years younger, was still over 1S
and of lawful age to get married She
formally and legally adopted her
adisnced and then, as his guardian,
gave her consent for the necessary doc
ument. The license was obtained the
they were married.
General Kuroki is rapidly moving
on Lao Yang.
Russia denies that she will float q
second loan in Germany.
General Wood has sent . force to
punish the Moros who Stayed the
Anne. ican soldiers.
Russia is clearing the Port Arthur
channel by blowing up the stone landen
ships sunk by the Japanese.
Japan declares the train her troops
fred on did not show the Red Cross flag
until after the Russians on board had
opened fire and the Japanese answered
it.
A former New York policeman, now
serving sentence in the penitentiary
for taking money from police candi-
lates, says all positions in the fire and
police departments were bought by the