Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08

president.
The house committee has decided on
lump appropriation of $4,000, 900 for
rivers and harbors.
The opening of the Cuban congress
was attended by wild scenes of disorder.
Fights were quite numerous.
Russians will only harass Japanese
force in Corea, playing the waiting
game decided upon by Kouropatkin.
Secretary Hay will intervene for the
release of two American newspaper cor
respondents held by the Russians at
Niu Chwang.
Senator Gibson, of Montana, declares
the hue and cry about a land lobby
urging the repeal of several laws to be
largely baseless.
Satisfactory negotiations are proceed
ing rapidly for a settlement OF the
strike in Colorado and it is believed
the trouble will soon be over.
Officers have bandit rife for clew
in search for Oregon express robbers.
Japan will face big odds on the Yalu
river as the Russian force is the larg-
est.
Russians believe that the Chinese of
Manchuria are secretly aiding the jap
anese.
Wichita, Kan, women show their
disapproval of Smoot by hanging him
in efigy.
Circulation of counterfeit Japanese
money in Corea is causing great an
noyance.
Japan expects long war and urges
all her citizens to come to the defense
of the country.
Russia will let China make protests,
if any are made, against the British
advance in Thibet.
The Santa Fe is building stockades
around the Topeka shops preparatory
flor the expected strike.
Kouropatkin is willing that the Jap
anese shall win few victories in the
hope of Turing them on to Harbin.
Secretary Hitchcock has assured Ore
son entrymen that filings made in good
faith will stand, even if the timber and
stone act is repealed.
Japan has finally allowed war CORE
spondents to proceed to the front.
The house has voted down the senate
amendment to build military road in
Alaska.
St. Marys, Ohio, reservoir, one of the
largest in the world, is in danger OF
breaking.
Odessa gave a warm welcome to the
Russian survivors of the battle of
Chemulpo.
Russians captured Japanese steam
er, seized maps, kilograms, ETC., and
then sunk her.
Semi-official advices give the number
of Russian troops in the Far East as
nearly 100000.
Russia is too busy with Japan to fcl-
low or make any objection to British
advance in Thibet,
Another attempt has been made on
the life of Pope Plus, this time by two
men disguised as clergy.
1t is reported that Japan after bonn
harding Vladivostok. dropped a number
of floating mines in that vicinity.
The three bandits who held up the
Oregon express and killed messenger
got no loot from the wrecked express
car.
Rains make the flood situation in In
diana more grave.
French court decides the Panama
canal case against Colombia.
The Botkin murder trial has been re-
sumed with the ury alleged to have
been bribed.
William J. Bryan has been decided
against in contest for $50, 900 in the
Bennett will contest.
Senator Clark, of Wyoming, says
land ring boasts of spending money to
secure repeal of present laws.
F. A. Heinze and superintendents of
his mines have paid fires of $4,000
for contempt of court in Montana.
The Oregon express was held up at
Copley, Cal, and Express Messenger
O'Neill killed. The treasure box was
carried away.
Bell, of California, created sensa-
tionein the house by declaring that vet
Grams in the soldiers homes in his state
are robbed by the canteen system.
Flans of the jamestown exposition
prove an obstacle in the passage of the
Lewis and Clark fair bill.
Russia is found, technically, to have
fred the first shot of the war.
John Mitchell will come to Colorado
to conduct the miners strike.
The Lewis and Clark exposition bill
received a setback in the house.