Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-02
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.
A revolution is threatened in Hun

The cr1sls between norway ana SWe-
den is acute.
Germany is to commence at once on
the building of larger navy.
In the yacht race across the ocean
the American boat Atlantic won. The
German boat finished second.
Dewey says Togo has not equaled
Americas naval victories if he allows
a single Russian ship to escape.
The United States Supreme court
holds that an oral will is valid under
the laws OF the state of Washington.
A prominent Sioux City, Iowa,
banker, will be arrested for contempt
of court in endeavoring to bribe a jury.
The Rio Grande river has destroyed
much property in Texas by overfowing
it's banks. One section of Ell Paso is
flooded.
The Supreme court has decided that
HYDE and Dimond must be tried in
Washington for their alleged land
stealing.
The executive committee of the Pan
anna Canal commission has decided
to reduce the working day of mechanics
and laborers on the canal to eight
hours.
The magnitude of the Russian naval
disaster has fairly stunned French pub
lie opinion, which had hoped Rojest-
vensky stood an even chance to win
against Togo.
European statesmen all compliment
Secretary Hay.
King Oscar has vetoed the Norwegian
consular bill and brought on crisis.
Wilkesbare, Pennsylvania, women
boycotted the show Nan Patteson ap-
ears in.
Land operations in Manchuria have
been suspended awaiting the final out
come of the naval battle.
Chief Signal Officer Greeley will go
to Alaska in July to inspect the signal
corps and telegraph stations.
The several unions involved in the
themselves. Rioting continues.
American steamship lines are not
anxious to secure contracts for govern
ment business, claiming there is no
money in it.
Officers of the International Typo
graphical union and the United Typo
theatae of America will confer on an
eight-hour day for the entire United
States in the printing business.
A Nebraska criminal will spring the
trap at his own phanging. The warden
showed the white feather, but the con-
demned man offered to do the job. He
says he is guilty and ought to hang.
An east bound Northern Pacific pas
senger train was held up about 40 miles
east of Missoula by three men and the
express car blown to pieces. No details
are known. The express messenger is
missing and may have been killed.
Martial law in Warsaw has stopped
rioting.
King Alfonso has approved the plans
tor new navy Tor Spain.
The belief lis general in Japan that &
naval battle has been fought.
Natives in East Siberia are in 6
starving condition and whole tribes are
dying.
A killing frost throughout Germany
has done much damage to fruit ane
vines.
Russian warships at Woosung have
been ordered to leave and China is pre-
pared to use force.
A San Francisco firm secured tn,
contract just let for furnishing lum
ber for the Panama canal.
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, heat
of the Paris branch of the great bank
ing firm of Rothschilds, is dead.
Secretary Hay has started for home
The Russian vladivostok squadron
has left that port and is supposed to b
on its way to join the Baltic feet.
John Barrett, late minister to Co
lombia, says yellow fever cannot be en-
tirely stamped out in the canal zone.
The Russian government is willin
to do almost anything to raise none
for the war. Three of the most lucra
tive railway lines in the empire are
be sold.
Warsaw, Russia, is in the hands {
riotous Jews.
A number of French anarchists hav
been arrested in Paris for plottin
against the life of King Alfonso, wh
will visit France.
Bulgaria has purchased Argentin
warships for Russia.
The railroads have opened can
paign against government rate reguls
tion.
William Ziee1er. the millionaire hal