Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-23
WEEKS DOINGS
General Review of Important Happen
penigs Presented in a Brief and
Condensed EOrm.

DSuEQS PTSSSubSo q ouu
Condensed Eorm.
A generalassault as begun upon Port
Arthur.
King Peter, of Servia, has been
crowned.
Russia expects the ships at Port Ar
thur to sally forth soon.
The japanese are pressing on to
Mukden and a battle is imminent.
ERussia charges Britain with break
ing faith in concluding the treaty With
Thibet.
General Corbin holds that army Off
GERS should not ma ry u lrss they have
more than their pay and are free from
debt.
Panama sides in with Minister Bar
rett and will demand all questions re-
garding the canal be settled by diplo-
macy.
That the new direct primary law of
tory in it's provisions relating to city
elections prior to 1906 is the opinion of
Salem officials who have given the law
consideration. Salem, Portland, AS
toria, Baker City, Pendleton. Eugene
and The Dalles are the towns that come
under the provisions of the new law,
but it seems probable that the law can
not be followed out as it now stands.
The czar has decided to form a second
Manchurian army.
Many of Port Arthur's guns are said
to be worn out from incessant firing.
Flour on the steamers Arabia and
Calchas, which was coniscated, will be
released.
Russian reconnaissance near Mukden
are causing heavy fighting with many
casualties.
Russia has informed America that
foodstuffs are exempt from the contra
band class.
Belgrde is filled with visitors to wit
ness the coronation of King Peter, but
little enthusiasm is displayed.
Rsusians attempted to take fort at
WulCI GuOy IOCOully
lost, but were repulsed with heavy cas-
ualties.
The Sovereign Grand lodge of Odd
fellows is in session at San Francisco.
A warm contest is promised for SOW
ereign grand master.
The steamer Northland, bound from
Portland to San Pedro, Cal, with a
cargo of lumber, went ashore on the
rocks near Monterey. The vessel will
be saved.
The work OF dismantling the Lena is
in charge of an American gunner.
The Russian troops are changing
their clothing for the winter campaign.
The fear Is expressed by Russia that
China is secretly negotiating with
Japan.
The old Iroquois theater has been re-
built and the building inspector has
approved it's license.
Russia insists that horses and other
beasts of burden remain in the category
of absolute coItraband.
United States war ships are practict
ing shooting at night. The Kusso-Jap-
anese war has led to this.
The Canadian government offers a
reward of 81, 900 for the capture of the
Canadian Pacific train robbers.
The monitor Wyoming has been
ordered to remain on Puget sound to
enforce neutrality should the Korea
put into that port.
Major General Sumner, commanding
the Southern division, recommends the
abandonment of several military posts
in Texas and Colorado which were re-
garded of the utmost Importance in the
old days of Indian warfare.
The transport Lena has gone to Mare
Island and will be dismantled at once.
Field Marshal Oyama is repo, ted to
be concetratig his men for advance on
Mukden.
Japanese are rushing reinforcements
to Port Arthur and have captured an
other fort.
The Union Pacific Is carrying many
COlOnltss TO tno NOrInWesG ana partlcu-
lsrly Oregon.
General Moore will relieve General
Macarthur of the command of the de.
partment of California but not of the
Pacific division.
A sweeping postal fraud order has
been issued against the agents of the
Preferred Mercantile company, which
has representative in Portland.
A final sortie of the Russian squadron
at Port Arthur may be expected at any
time. The commander of the fleet has
strict instructions that if the fortress
falls not on of the Russian ships must
fall into the japanese hands. !