The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1890-12-20
EASTERN ITEMS.
Vermont's Legislature Passes the
Australian Ballot Bill.
The Farmers Movement in Nebraska is
Said to Have Swept Like a
Wave of Fire.

Jay Go Ids stock purchases during 9
few weeks are over 81 100000.
Uncertain State legislation is affecting
business enterprises in Nebraska.
Seats upon the New York Stock Ex-
change can be bought cheaper than ever
before.
The penitentiaries of Texas have con-
tributed $71, 900 to the State treasury the
past year.
Schaefer defeated Slosson in the bill
lard match at New York, the score stand
ing 800 to 609
August Belmonts stud of racing
horses is to be sold to comply with the
bankers will.
Shares of stock in the Louisiana lot
terry have fallen from 81 400 to q little
less than $400..
The report of the Commissioner of
Pensions shows that q 700 pensioners
died last year.
Henry Georges newspaper, the New
York Standard, is likely to 60 under for
want of patronage.
The police census of Baltimore makes
the population Ash, h,427, or 2l,276 more
than the Federal census.
At Texarkana, Tex, large number of
colored voters, it is said, were auctioned
off at a county-seat election.
Internai-revenue receipts for the fiscal
year 1890 amounted to over $142, 900, 900,
against $132, 100000 for 1899.
The addition to our currency since
August l3 by the issue of silver certifi-
Gates is something over $10,000,000.
An English syndicate offers to estab-
lish big cannon foundry in Alabama if
the government will guarantee business.
The Board of Managers o. the Swarth-
more (Pa.) College has elected William
Dudley Field to the Presidency of the
college.
The United States has paid off $780,
100000 of its debt since 1880, or more
than one-half. The nation now owes
$923,000,000.
A monument to the Confederate dead
is to be erected at Pensacola, Fla. 1t
will cost upward of $1,000, and will be
about forty-six feet high.
In Eastern Montana, South Dakota,
Iowa and Minnesota heavy SHOWS are re-
ported, with the temperature ranging
from to 2S degrees above zero.
1t is proposed to consult the Toronto
ratepayers as to the disposal of the
street-railway franchise, plant and prop
erty at the next municipal elections.
An order cutting down expenses will
throw 100 more men at Omaha in the
Union Pacific Office out of employment.
The reduction in the past few days has
been 200 men.
A son of the late General E. o. G. Ord
has recently been promoted from the
ranks in the United States army to be
Second Lieutenant, and some dissatis-
faction is expressed.
Representative Vandever las intro
duced bill making an appropriation of
500, 900 for the purchase of land and the
erection OF suitable buildings for a mill
tary post at San Diego, Cal.
Not only have the Kansas Farmers
Alliance people elected Judge who
never studie law, but they have also
elected four Prosecuting Attorneys who
a not members of the bar.
A number of st. Louis wholesale liq-
uor- dealing and compounding firms have
combined against the trust and formed
the Central Dishlling Company, and will
90 into the distilling business.
Representatives Of principal smelt-
ers of the country met in Chicago re-
Gently to form a combination to prevent
such wide and rapid fluctuations in
prices as the business is subject to.
The President has directed the removal
Of Joseph II. Wilson, United States Dis
trict Attorney for the Eastern District Of
Texas on the ground of his neglect of
d ty and inattention to public interests.
c. P. Huntington expresses himself as
well satisfied with the changes made in
the Pacific Mail Board of Directors. He
also looks upon Gould's control of the
Union Pacific as favorable to his inter
ests.
In the will of the late millionaire
leather merchant, D. ii. Fayerweather,
who died at Ithaca, n ", 100000 out
right and 100000 Professionally are be-
ieved to have been left to the Cornell
University.
The records show that from July 4,
I776, to June 80, 1886. the Indians cost
he government 1925. .239 600, or about
II 900 for every one OF that race in the
country at the time of the first white
There is a project to construct ship
anal across New Jersey fro N the Della
ware river to the Atlantic. The scheme
gas first suggested by merchants OF
who desire a Shorter water
QUITE to New York.
The introduction of compI icated weap-
ms on sailless men-of-war demands
.hange in the training of ere We, aud the
ubject promises to show grei diversity
i opini n between naval off GERS. many
,f whom thiiak there is no fDJ ther need
Il crews Of 'RiIors.