Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
EVENTSOF THEDAY
Comprehensive Review Of the Import.
ant Happenings of the Past Week.
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
likely to Prove Interesting.

The Japanese are fast preparing to
force the Yalu.
Russia would make an agreement
with Great Britain to gain an outlet to
the sea.
Neidermier, the Chicago carbarn
bandit, made two desperate attempts to
end his life, the first nearly proving
successful.
The house has passed bill change
the Washington custom Headquarters
from Port Townsend to Seattle. despite
the protests OF congressman.
The foreign countries represented at
the st. Louis fair will be invited by the
government to transfer their exhibits
to the Lewis and Clark exposition.
The conference committee has elimi-
mated from the military appropriation
bill the appropriation of 500 200 for a
bridge across the Spokane river at Spo-
kane.
Senator Fulton has secured an
amendment to the sundry civil bill in
creasing the appropriation for roads in
Crater lake national park from $4,000
to "a, 900.
The senate has adopted an amend
ment of Senator Mitchell to the emer-
gency appropriation bill by which the
senator expects to have 100000 al
lotted for continuing the improvement
at the mouth of the Columbia river.
Chinese and Russian troops nearly
clashed in Manchuria.
The Grand Ronde valley is a vast
lake and thousands of acres of wheat
are flooded.
The Russian press regards the Anlo-
French treaty as hard blow to Ger
man prestige.
Italians who had plotted against the
life of President Loubet, of France,
have been arrested.
In a riot between police and blue
jackets at Pensacola, Fla. one man was
shot and our others wounded.
A four story hotel at Indianapolis,
Ind, burned and for time the lives
of more than 800 guests were in peril.
Admiral Togo says he placed the
mine which blew up the Russian war
ship and tells how it was done. Rus
slams emphatically deny it.
President Meyer, of the Federation
of Miners. declares Governor Peabody,
of Colorado, has violated his promise,
having agreed not to modest the miners.
Senator Mitchell has introduced
amendments to the emergency appro-
priation bill to continue the improve
ment of the Columbia and lower Will
annette rivers.
A heavy snow has fallen in Northern
and Central New York.
Altogether 10 Russian vessels have
been damaged or lost since the out
break of the war.
Russia has notified all nations that
she will regard as-spies correspondents
using wireless telegraphy.
The Port Arthur squadron will not
again be risked in battle until rein
forced by the Baltic feet.
Japan denies that she has any SUBJ
marine boats and says the Russian
ships were sunk by torpedoes.
Carnegie has created "fund for
heroes" and set aside $4,000, 900.
Next of kin of those who lose their
lives will also benefit.
A party of so prominent Filipinos
has started for the St. Louis fair.
They will also visit the principal cities
of the United States.
Heavy rains stopped all regular
through traffic on the Southern Pacific
and o. r. & N, into Portland, leaving
the Northern Pacific the only route for
Eastern mail.
The house has passed the Philippine
bond bill to encourage the building of
railroads.
St. Petersburg has the report that
Togo sunk several steamers and closed
the entrance to Port Arthur.
Ex-Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis, has
been arrested, charged with having &C.
ceptcu b uTlUo NuIlo III OlACc.
Landgrabber Benson has been
claimed by two wives at San Francisco.
According to latest accounts Russia
lost about $50 men and officers in the
sinking of the battleship and torpedo
boat.
The senate committee on appropria-
tions provides for no Northwest harbor
work, save The Dalles-Celilo canal, in
the sundry civil bill.
Wreckage washed ashore at Van
couver island indicates the loss of the
sealing schooner Triumph. There
were % persons on board.
A gunner's mate on the Missouri is
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