Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-01-20
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.

Efforts to bring about reciprocity
with Canada will fail.
Great strikes are on in the arms fac |
tories and iron works of Russia.
The supreme court has ordered q new |
trial for Senator Burton, of Kansas.
Turks are carrying on reign of ter
ror in Macedonia and England refuses
to interfere.
Robert B. Armstrong, assistant Sec
retary to accept an important business
position in New York.
The senate has confirmed the ap-
pointment of Vespasian Warner, of 1lli-
nois, to be commissioner of pensions.
The entire population of the Visayan
village at the St. Louis fair has started
on their way home in the Philippines,
by way of Seattle.
Unusually cold weather is prevailing
throughout Italy. Snow is falling even
in Rome, where there has been no
snow in the past 10 years.
The coffee crop of Hayti is almost
failure, accordingt to report to the
State department from Minister Powell.
He says that not more than so per cent
of the crop will be saved.
Japan accuses France of favoring
Russia.
Bandits held up a whole town in
Morocco.
The chances of tariff revision are
stronger.
Five persons were suffocated in
New York fire.
Morgan will build railroad across
China, with foreign aid.
More indictments have been issued
at Pueblo in connection with the cleo
tion frauds.
The total deposits of Chicago banks
is 1902, 100000 This is $4,000, 900
more than ever before reported.
Russia denies that she has bought
any islands in the Indian ocean to use
as naval station on the route to the
Far East.
The strike in the Russian oil fields is
not yet settled. Many men are still
out. Fires continue and much prop
ETY. is being destroyed.
A Philadelphia dynamiter tried to
blow up the statue of Frederick the
Great, at Washington, and the steamer
Umbria. He says he belongs to a So
ciety organized to destroy British ship
ping.
Riots are breaking out among the
striking German coal miners.
Secretary Taft recommends annuling
the Pacific mail contract with the Pan
anna ra ;lroad.
The president recommends the reduc-
tion in number of Panama canal COM
missioners to three members.
1t has developed that Port Arthur
had provisions for two months and dis
sensions caused the surrender.
The president has appoionted Vespa-
sian Warner, of Illinois, to succeed
Ware as pension commissioner.
Utah politicians say polygamy is op-
posed by young Mormons and will die
of itself if given an opportunity.
Bristow has resigned as fourth assist
ant postmaster general and the presi-
dent has designated him as special
commissioner to make an investigation
into the present trade conditions and
freight rates between the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts, and between the west
coast of South America and the east
coast of the United States and of Eur
ope and to determine the best policy Of
managing the Panama railroad.
A naval battle in the Indian ocean is
expected.
The miners strike in Germany is
spreading.
The Colorado legislature has expelled
two senators in connection with the
election frauds.
Russia has entered protest to the
powers, claiming that Japan is organ
izing Chinese troops against her.
Oyama has received large numbel
of reinforcements and Kuropatkin will
make a supreme effort to crush hin
before more arrive.
Appropriations, though small, will
be maed for the Columbia jetty ant
channel, and Fulton has Joined in tn
fight for the Cello canal.
A bill will be introduced in the sen
ate to restore the army canteen.
Two Santa Fe trains collided head o.
near Las Vegas, New Mexico, and thre
persons were killed and number Q
others injured, two fatally.
The Japanes war Office has notife
Minister Griscom that it will b
pleased to permit General Macarthur
to accompany the army Of Japan i
Manchuria.
The National Livestock association
in session at Denver.