Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-07-07
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.

Secretary Taft says he does not e1-
pect to succeed the late Secretary Hay. |
Wirless telegraphy has been success
fully used on Chicago & Alton trains.
James F. Tracey, of Albany, Ny.
has been appointed associate justice OF
the Supreme court of the Philippine
islands.
Indications seem that Norway and
Sweden are on the verge of war. The
armies of both nations are being rapid
ly mobilized.
The meeting of the Trans Mississippi
congress to be held in Portland in Au-
gust promises to be the most interest
ing of any yet held.
A company has been formed in San
Francisco to place on the market gas
which is claimed to be free from the
poisonous matter that causes death.
Indictments have been returned
against packing house officials by the
Federal grand jury sitting in Chicago.
man antitrust law.
In speaking of the death of Secretary
Hay, the president said tthe American
people have never had greater secre-
tary of state than John Hay, and his
loss is national calamity
John D. Rockefeller has given $1O,-
OO0,0 for higher education in the
United States.
Martial law has been declared at
many points and the entire Russian
empire is shaken with revolt.
Great Britain views with alarm the
growth of the navy of the United
premacy of the Pacific in the near
future.
John F. Wallace, ex-chief engineer
of the Panama canal, says he will soon
give statement to the public which
will show that he was justified in ten
dering his resignation.
German papers take an extremely
dark view of the Russian situation.
1t is not believed that the government
can depend on its army, and, with the
navy already in revolt, revolution is
sure to come.
The German Naval league declares
that of the 38 battleships listed in the
German navy, Is are called "old
boxes" scarcely fit for harbor defense.
Number 83 has not yet been begun.
OF the remainder only 10 approach the
modern battleships of ether powers.
By an agreement between the rail
manufacturing companies of England,
France, Germany and Belgium, in Eu-
rpoe, and those of the United States,
the markets of the world have been
divided. American companies are to
keep out of Europe and in return will
have an undisptued control of the
United States.
Four soldiers have been arrested in
Honolulu for making spurious gold
coin.
Charles J. Bonaparte has entered
into his duties las secretary of the Navy
department.
Seven negroes and a white man were
taken from the Watkinsville, Georgia,
Jail, and shot by mob.
Six persons were killed and 20 in
jured, 16 of the latter seriously, in a
storm at Phillipsburg, Kansas.
It is said that former employe OF
the beef trust has told the president all
the details of the workings of the trust.
In the official announcement Secre-
tary Taft scores J. F. Wallace, Panama
engineers, and demands his resigna-
ton.
The crew of the Russian battleship
the city of Odessa, tearing great holes
ion the buildings in the path of the
shells.
A semblance of order has been re-
stored in Odessa, but the situation is
still most critical. Troops fred into
the rioters with machine guns, killing
1000.
Major General Wood has been
granted two months leave of absence
from the Philippines.
The grave OF Molly Pither, the Zero
inc of the battle of Monmouth, has
been appropriately marked.
Vice Admiral Chouknin, commander
of the Black sea fleet, has declined to
accept the post of Russian minister Of
marine.
A passenger train collided with q
freight in the suburbs of Kansas City
Two brakemen were killed, several re.
ceived fatal injuries and number oi
passengers received slight injuries.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Taft have conferred on canal matters
but are not ready to make any an.
nouncement.
The Navy department has abolished
the use of the sword on board warships
as useless appendage. Revolyers will
be worn instead.