Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-06-10
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Comprehensive Review Of the Import.
ant Happenings Of the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
likely to Prove Interesting.

Mrs. Samuel Clemens MARK Twain)
is dead
Russia fears a rising against the czar
if Port Arthur falls.
Vice Admiral Togo has been pro-
NOTED to be admiral.
The Japanese have found Talienwan
by completely mined and must delay
landing.
Fire near Richmond, Va, destroyed
100000 pounds of tobacco. Loss,
100000.
Reports have been sent out that both
Japan and Russia have lost ships in
fight at Port Arthur.
Senator Mitchell fails to find any
thing in reports to warrant the remov-
al of Postmaster Bancroft at Portland.
Two riots in Victor, Colo, following
the blowing up of non-union miners.
resulted in two miners being killed and
q number injured.
Thirteen non-union miners were
killed at Victor, Cloo, while waiting
for train. Three hundred pounds of
dynamite was placed under the depot
platform and fired by electricity by un-
known persons. Troops have been
ordered to the scene. .
A Paris report says General Kuroki
has been captured.
The Colorado military continues to
deport striking miners.
Russians are making important move
ments toward Kai Ping.
Rain has ceased in Kansas and the
floods are now expected to recede.
Communication with Port Arthur is
maintained by the use of carrier pid-
geons.
Lieutenant General Zabotkin, COM
mander of Cossack division, has been
killed.
Bandits are becoming bolder in Niu
Chwang and residents fear warships
will be needed.
An allotment of $15, 1000 has been
made for dredging the Colubmia and
Willamette below Portland.
An explosion at the Pinole, Cal,
powder works killed three men and des-
troyed $780, 900 worth of property.
An explosion wrecked the great Pc
oria, Ill.,, distillery and ten men are
burned in the ruins. Fire broke out
and the loss is placed at 81, 100000.
The Kansas food already covers a
large area and many streams are still
rising.
The Russian forces above Kinchou
realize they can do little and are likely
to retreat.
Nine people were killed and many
injured in a collision of trains near
Martin City, Mo.
Charles s. Deneen has been nomi-
mated for governor of Illinois by the Re
publicans on the 10th ballot.
One-third of New York's street
sweepers contract consumption, pre-
sumsbly from germs in the streets.
Senator Burton, of Kansas, has filed
an appeal. The senator indicted for
bribery thinks the lower court erred.
Crook county, Oregon, towns are
booming with the arrival of many
would be settlers who are attracted by
the irrigation projects.
Russia has no ground for supposing
Germany is in position to help her
either diplomatically or materially, as
no treaties exist between the two
countries.
The csar and council of war have
decided to advise Kuropatkin to en-
deavor to relieve Port Arthur.
Russia has dispatched the first of
eight submarine boats to Vladivostok
by rail.
The Japanese are landing a second
army at Takushan.
Superintendent Potter, of the Che
mawa Indian school, may be trans
ferred as a result of the charges against
him.
Large forces of Chinese bandits are
collecting in the hills northeast of the
Lao river and are preparing to cut the
railway north of Mukden.
A new strike of what promises to be
rich ore has been made about Is miles
from Cripple Greek. Over thousand |
claims have already been staked out.
Transports loaded with troops con-
tinue to leave Western Japanese ports
daily for the theater of war. A large |
proportion of those dispatched during
the past week were to reinforce General |
Oku.
The president has ordered ar attorney
to Alaska to investigate the offices of
governor and judges.
A severe battle is reported to have
occurred six miles from Port Arthur.