Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04
EVENTSOF THE DAY
Comprehensive Review Of the Import.
ant Happeniags Of the Past Week.
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
likely to Prove Interesting.

Port Arthur forts are running short
of ammunition.
Interior department officials SER
iously object to Roosevelt's new for
est reserve order.
Russia will consider the granting Of
cable concessions by America as a
breach of neutrality.
Contrary to rumors circulating, Ex-
President Kruger, of the Transvaal.
is in the best of health.
Clarence Mackay proposes to organ
ize a trust to handle the companies
originated by his father.
The report of the American COM
mander at Chemulpo shows that Rus
sian criticism was unwarranted.
An Alabama Negro, who shot two
mail clerks, has been run down, and
is now in Jail guarded by state mill
tia to prevent lynching.
A bill has been introduced in con-
gress to allow the Philippines to is
sue $1O,OOO,OOO of non-taxable bonds
for public improvements.
The house has passed a great num-
ber of pension bills.
Russia has issued proclamation
setting forth the contrabands of war
France is now satisfied European
powers will not be drawn into the
war.
Advance guard of the two armies
meet near Ping Yang and slight en-
gagement followed.
Russian demeanor toward Ameri-
cans at st. Petersburg is no longer
one of friendliness.
Land Office clerks deny on stand
that speculator Benson paid them for
inside information.
Russia has a force scattered from
Wiju, on the Yalu river, to Jokunshan,
on the bay of Corea.
Japanese expect their feet to con-
tue it's attack on Port Arthur until it
falls or is made untenable.
Oregon senators have opened fight
on the Frye shipping bill, declaring it
discriminates against the Columbia.
A determined effort is being made
to increase the salary of rural mail
carriers. At their present pay they
only make bare living.
The house has passed the naval ap-
preparation bill.
Chicago strikes involving $4,000
men are greatly feared during March.
Ex-minister of France says her navy
is too weak to attempt to aid Russia.
Corea has decided to order her
troops to join the Japanese forces in
the field.
Military experts predict great
battle on the Yalu river and Japan
ese victory.
President Roosevelt has issued .
proclamation putting the Panama
canal treaty into effect.
BY the collapse of high scaffold at
the Chicago postoffice one man was
killed and 35 others narrowly escaped
his fate.
Dissolution of the English parlia-
ment is at hand and King Edward is
a new cabinet.
Receiver Booth, of the Roseburg,
Oregon, land office has severed his
connection with the lumber company,
thus removing the objection Of Roos-
evelt to his re-appointment.
Ten children were badly burned at
a fire in a church in Cincinnati.
The president has fixed his sigma
ture to the Panama canal treaty.
China is sure to join Japan as soon
as her army wins a great victory.
Russia is very angry with Britain
over Lansdowne'S book on Thibet.
Russian merchants have adopted
policy of retaliation against America.
The Panama canal company will in
no way block the transfer of property
to the United States.
The senate has passed the agricul-
tural and legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bills.
The house has turned down amend
nentS to strike out a battleShip and
cruisers from the naval appropriation
bill.
Japanese forces have landed at Pos
sit bay and advanced to Hun Chan.
The Russian garrison on their ap-
proach fed to Kirin without firing a
shot.
Russia is pouring troops into Port
Arthur at a rapid rate.
The United States has ordered
troops to Panama to relieve marines.
Two members of desperate robber
band have been captured in Califor-
mia.
PuSsiap military officials ara conf
dent the war will be over by Septem-
ber.
Fire at Brookport, N Y, did great
damage to property.
General Charles Dick appears almost
sure to succeed the late Senator
Hanna.
Japan has offered to aid China in
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