Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
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.

OF the PaSt week.
Fire destroyed two piers and two
steamers at Boston. -s--...., -
Utah will spend 100000 at the
Lewis and Clark fair.
The Cody, Wyoming. bank robbers
have been caught in Utah.
Pennsylvania oil men will build a
large refining plant in Kansas.
ALI Panama canal commissioners took
fees as Panama railroad directors.
Russian university students have de-
manded reforms and suspended study.
The president promises thorough
investigation Of the Standard Oil COM
pany.
Threatening letters sent to the czar
have caused martial law to be pro-
claimed at Tsarskoe-Selo.
The Indian appropriation bill, as re-
ported to the senate, will contain no
provision for church shcools.
Russian cavalry made raid around
the flank and rear of the Japanese
army and drove in all small parties.
Four men were killed and IA others
injured by an exploding boiler at the
Provident Coal company, St. Glars
vile, Ohio.
The Oregon land fraud trials are to
be postponed until June. Attorney
Heney expects more indictments when
the grand jury recovenes in April.
Nan Patterson is seriously i'll with
tonsilitis.
The powers have refused to allow
Greece to annex Crete.
A report from Colon says that city is
now free from yellow fever.
Three minor Russian officials have
been murdered or assaulted by terror
lists.
Russian terrorists have threatened
the lives of nearly all of the imperial
family.
The government has just contracted
for 80, 900 tons of coal to be delivered
at Cavite, Philippine islands.
New York society women intend to
build the Colony club on Madison ave-
The United States Cotton Duck cor
poration in 1904 made surplus of
$166,0S5, after paying interest on
bonds.
Two members of the Panama canal
commission are on their way home to
make recommendations to the canal
committee of congress for changes in
the plans.
Special Attorney Heney has arrived
in Washington and will make a report
on the Oregon land fraud cases and as
sist in the Hyde-Dimond land fraud
cases in California before the supreme
court of the United States.
The czar is said to have decided to
offer peace.
Japan will not agree to peace unless
it is enduring.
The second trial of Nan Patterson has
been set for March 6.
West Virginia senators accuse Gov
ernor White of boodling.
North Dakota has appropriated
money for the Lewis and Clark afr.
A bill will be passed this session al
lowing Alaska delegatein in congress.
France will build warship of tn,
largest type to take the place of the on
recently wrecked.
Women of Moscow have petitionet
the czarina to ask the czar to max
peace with Japan.
The parcels post treaty with Grea
Britain has been signed by the official
of both countries and will take effec
April L.
Governor Hoch, of Kansas, has ap
proved the oil refinery bill and recon
mends other laws against the Standar
Oil company.
The president has asked congress
increase the naval appropriation bill.
One woman was burned to death an
Is men and women narrowly escape
in a fire which damaged the Winto
hotel, New York.
Jay Cooke, the great fnancier,
dead,
General Lew Wallace, author of 'sBe
Hur," is dead. He was 78 years ole
The annual weighing of mails o
trains is now in progress on all raj
roads.
The New York board of aldermen hs
raised the fine for carrying conceale
weapons from 500 to $720.
It is now conceded that J. Edwal
Addicks., of Delaware, cannot |
elected United States senator.
It is probable that decisive bait
will be fought by the two great armi'