The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-12-05
EASTERN ITEMS.
Work on the Galveston
Jetties Resumed.
THE CHOCTAWS AND NEGROES
Secretary Noble Dismisses a Clerk in
Pension Office for Writing
Objectionable Novel.

In South Dakota the total vote this
year does not exceed $1,000.
Fifty cents will be the price OF admis-
sion TO the Chicago Worlds Fair.
The reciprocity agreement with Mex-
leo will be proclaimed about January /.
Congress will be asked for $500 900 To
pay for Worlds Fair medals and pre-
miums.
The beginning has been made toward
bnilding a great temperance temple in
Boston.
Two packages OF cigarettes daily have
just made George Geisel OF New York
crazy. lie is 20 years old.
President Harrison has pardoned
George Welles, convicted in California
of violating the postal laws.
The Democrats in Massachusetts,
gained nearly 1900 over last years re-
turns, the Republicans about 1900.
Large numbers OF representative cat
tlemen are in Chicago, and national
breeding association is being organized.
A Kansas City Appeals Court decision
acknowledges the right OF negress kept
in ignorance OF her freedom TO recover
her wages.
The Chectaw Council has prohibited
negroes from settling on their lands, and
those who were in the mines are being
sent away.
II Is proposed to erect a monument at
Memphis to General n. B. Forrest,
whom Robert T.. Lee once called the
greatest Of Confederate Generals.
The Knights OF Labor General Assem-
bly, has decided that all who do not ac-
eeb! ell the principles enumerated in
the platform must leave the order.
The water in the lakes and streams of
Western Connecticut is so low that many
mills have stopped running and others
have had to return to steam power.
The Mexican revoIutionists on the
Rio Grande border are gaining recruits.
They are well armed, and are said to
have many sympathizers in Mexico.
The loss to shipping by the September
and October hurricanes is estimated by
the marine underwriters to have been
over $4,000, 900, and ninety souls are
known to have persisted.
Parnell's estate will be inherited by
his brother, John Parnell, who is soon
to leave Atlanta for Ireland to claim the
Mrs. Parnell receives only
life interest in the estate.
The Transcontinental Association, at
a meeting at st. Louis, voted against
granting a $50 rate for delegates to the
National Convention, for which San
Francisco is making bid.
Bar Eagles party of Indians, which
refused to remain on the Cheyenne
Agency, are at Pine Ridge. An inves-
tigation will probably be had as to the
causes which produce the discomfort.
OF the 5O0,0OO,OOO persons who were
carried last year on steam vessels but
sixty-five were killed. This shows that
this means of travel is the safest in the
world.
Work has been resumed on the Gal
weston jetties which the United States
government is constructing in the har-
Dor of that city for the purpose of pro-
curing deep water.
The Chesapeake Islands. which are
the center of the oyster wars, are set
tied by hardy race of fishermen, who
have as little intercourse as possible
with the mainland.
The amount of money in circulation
in the United States increased $780,
l25 during October, and is now $24.23
per capita. The volume of circulation
is $65, ,494, ,544 greater than at this time
last year.
Felix Starhenberg, Swedish in
ventor, has undertaken to harness New
York Bay to motor which will move
all the machinery in New York city.
His motor is set in motion by the rise
Of the tide.
Secretary Noble has dismissed from
the service Lewis w. Bogy of St. Louis,
a clerk in the pension office, for having
written and published a novel of objec-
tionable character on official life in
Washington.
Otto Kramer of Philadelphia has sued
the IfaCtlon Gar Company OF tnat city
for $4,000 to satisfy the damages of his
person resulting from sitting on tack.
Mr.. Kramer found the tack on the cane
seat of car.
The City Council of Chicago, by a
vote to receive protests against the
action of the police in breaking up
Socialist meeting, practically censured
Mayor Washburne and Chief of Police
McClaughey.
Members of the Women's Christian
Union at Kent, o., formed
themselves into parties and called at all
places where loud theatrical posters ad-
vertising a burlesque opera were dis
played and tore the bills and photographic
prints in pieces,
The Methodist General Missionary
Committee has appropriated for differ
ent classes of missions as follows; Chi
nese, $11 AGO. Japanese in California
and Honolulu, $1,000; Bohemian and
Hungarian, So $50; Italian, $4,750; Por-
tuguese, $500; Indians. $9,350.