The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-06-13
Corruption in Municipal
Affairs at Denver.
COLONEL GIBSON IS RETIRED.
The Big Now York and New Jersey
Bridge and Terminals to DO
Begun Next Fall,

\ proposed Niagara bridge Is to cost
S2,OOO,OO0
A New York law fixes the price of gas
at II % per 900.
A Roston Italian society advocates 10y
atty to Uncle sam.
Colonel Gibson oi the Third Artillery
has been placed on the retired list
The Gulena cannot be repaired within
the statutory limits, and therefore If to
be sold
Chnch bugs have made their appear
ance in the central agricultural section
of Nebraska,
New York * congratulating itself upon
the prospect Of having an abundance al
fruit this season.
The American Baptist Publication So.
ciety has decided to discontinue appro-
priations for work IN Armenia.
1t is estimated that 100, 900 Italians are
coming to the United States this year ~
spite oi the New Orleans affair.
Europe always, ~ now, comes to the
United States for gold when In Il pinch,
and, ~ now, has It's wants supplied,
Frank lurd is thought TO have some
chance OF being nominated Tor Governor
Of Ohio this year in place Of Campbell
The saloon element at 1t. Louis
threaten the officials ii they continue TO
secure indictments against the saloon
men.
The STANDARD Oil Company has pur'
chased 1900 acres OF land from the
Mountain State Oil Company OF West
Virginia.
Negotiations between the State De
partmeut and the government OF san
Domingo looking to reciprocity are well
advanced.
The appointment OF Circuit Judges
authorized by the last Congress will not
be announced until Congress meets in
December
American doctors will not attend the
international Medical Congress at Rome
in aSg3 unless cordial relations are re-
stored with Italy.
Philadelphia will lose about $250,OOR
bv the deialcation OF its Treasurer, john
Bardslcv. lie il sick in bed, but ~
guartrd by the police.
II rnow very certain that the tax rate
at If .lladelphia will have TO be raised
thi5fal from 81 .s5 to ~ per 800 tocoyer
stealings OF its Treasurer.
One hundred and twelve representa-
tave business men Of Philadelphia have
organized bourse orgeneral exchanges,
with capital Of 81 100000,
/
The corruption in municipal affairs at
| Denver is now being unearthcd. IL is
thought at least $500, 600 has been stolen
from the city in one direction alone.
The different blood-horse associations
Of the country are 10 confer with the
view of securing harmonious system
for advancing the interests OF the turf.
In the libel suit OF John Culver against
the Chicago Herdid for $4,000 damages
for the publication OF an article reflect
ing on his integrity as a grand juror in
the Cronon case the jury returned YER
diet in favor OF the Hera'd.
To James X. Keene is accredited II
boom in particular stocks on the New
York Stock Exchange. 1t is recalled
that Keene once made two millions by
bulling st. Paul, and gossips say that he
is trying to repeas the profitable opera
ton.
John Bardsley, City Treasurer Of Phil
adelphia, whose method Of depOsiting
the city's funds in the Keystone and
other national banks is the subject Of in
vestigation bya committee, has rendered
his resignation, but gave no explanation
therefor.
1t is whispered that the British capi-
talists who year ago were buying up
American breweries and other manufact-
} ing plants are u great deal less enthusi-
astic than they were.
An action has begun in the Supreme
Court OF New York in which Henry Al
len, nephew of Commodore Wander.
bit seeks a half-million slice OF the
estate left by the latter.
Half of the subsidy of $4,000 has
been raised for the new theater which
Joseph MacDonough will build at Oak
land Cal The theater will be the same
size as the Baldwin of San Francisco.
The Women's Missionary Association
of the United Brethren Church has de
r cided to raise $4,000 by voluntary sub
! scription for church building at Port
land, Or, and the association has pledged
| itself to support the minister there TO
five years.
8 Secretary Foster has appointed a com
mission, composed of ex-Congressmal
/ Grosvenor of Ohio, DIR. Walter Kemp
b ster, a noted expert on insanity, and R
4 PowderIy, brother OF T. V. Powderly, t.
proceed to Europe and investigate TIN
: immigration problem.
= The Denver Transmississippi Congress
e voted for the coinage of American silver
and adjourned to meet at Omaha mex
s October. The extreme Western dele
# gates carried the convention by storm
z and the agricultural States had only
fa.llo hopna tha rauIlt