Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
news OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
a Resume Of the Less important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.

gODDllng Turkey.
An italian cruiser set fire to Guate-
malan town in firing a salute.
The Russian feet is coaling off Hal
nan island. which is Chinese territory.
The Russian government has ordered
villages to pay for the damages done by
peasant mobs.
Representative Pinckney and four
others were killed in prohibition riot
at Hampstead, Texas.
Nan Patterson broke down on hear
ing the case opened against her and the
trial had to be postponed.
Nebogatoff's squadron has been sight
ed and it is believed will join Rojest-
vensky before there is naval battle.
Five thousand employees of the Ma
tional Tube works, of McKeesport, Pa,
have had their wages increased from 5
to 10 per cent.
Frank G.. Bigelow, president of the
First National bank of Milwaukee, has
confessed that he stole 81 450, 900 and
lost it in speculation.
The gasoline motor car, intended for
the Southern Pacific for use between
Portland and Forest Grove, is being
tested on the hills at Denver and Chey-
enne.
Joseph Jefferson, the eminent actor,
is dead.
Secretary Hays health is steadily
improving.
Arbitration has been rejected in the
Chicago strike.
Russia has increased internal taxes
for war purposes.
Bryan predicts government owner
ship of railroads.
The New York building trades have
adopted arbitration.
The battleship Oregon is to be sent
to the Puget sound navy yard to be
overhauled.
The transport Sheridan has arrived
at Portland from Manila with the Four
teenth infantry.
The Chicago grand jury has subpoe-
naed a number of bank officials to
testify against the beef trust.
The Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
systems are fighting to secure control
of the California fruit freight.
Oelcasse has finally agreed to remain
head of the French foreign Office, which
means resistance to Germany in Mo
rocco.
It has been officially confirmed that
the Russian fleet has left Kamranh
bay, sailing ,northward, where Togo il
awaiting it.
Chicago teamsters threaten general
strike.
Secretary Hays health is much i'm.
proved.
The Rock Island system is trying te
obtain control of the Union Pacific.
Hitchcock has dismissed eight off.
cials in the Indian service for corrup.
ton.
: The italian government is reported
to have ordered nmber of warshipt
to Santo Domingo.
The Chicago beef trust grand jury
has turned its attention 10 the investi
cation of the sausage business.
Foreign Minister Delcasse, of France
threatens to resign because of the pol
icy towards Germany and Japan.
Senator o. H. Platt, of Connecticut
is dead. Although sick for some time
his death came rather Unexpectedly
He was 7S years old.
Japan boils with anger at the Frencl
violation of neutrality, claiming sh
has positive proof that the Russian flee
uses Kamranh bay as a naval base
Great Britain may be called into tn
trouble, and her Hong Kong feet is il
readiess to go to sea.
The Panama canal commission ha
purchased a number of big locomotive
and cars for the railroad and will equi
the line with new and modern rollin
stock throughout.
The Japanese army is advancin
northward, preceded by cavalry.
The teemsters' strike in Cbiciag
may affect all department stores.
A run on New York trading STAN
store has caused its being closed.
The Union Pacific railway will bull
more gasoline motor cars and run the1
on all branch lines.
Irrigation committees Of congress wi
tour the West and visit Portland.
Senator O. II. PlattT is in very ser
GUS condition, having had relapse.
The strike in. the Arkansas Vale
smelter at Leadville, Colo, has bee
settled and work resumed.
Five miners were killed in an expk
sion in the Cabin Greek mines 80 mile
from Charleston, West Virginia.
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