The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-03-14

Woman Suffrage Bill introduced in
Y the Nevada Legislature.
A POtPOurh Of Occidental Happenings
Reaching From Alaska to the
Mexican Frontier.

a bill is 10 be introduced in Nevada'a
Legislature licensing bare-knucke fights
III thatstate.
The Montana Senate has passed the
House bill repeating the conspiracy law
against organized labor.
Assemblyman Groves has introduced
measure in the Nevada Legis ature
providing for woman suffrage in that
state.
1t is said that the Oregon Pacific Com
pany is asking for bids for contract TO
furnish 5000 more ties, to be used on
the roae this summer.
Works for the refining of crude petro-
leum are abou 10 be constr lcted at Ven
tura, Cal They have a capacity of
from thirty to forty tons a day.
The first Of the long-threatened rail-
road condemnation suits against obdu-
rate land owners in San Luis Obispo
county, Cal, was filed one day last week
and other suits will Immediately follow.
The d ke of Westminster, the wealth.
lest OF the English nObIemen, is engaged
IN a equabble in the courts with sur
geon named Sureli over the cost OF EN-
baluing the Dukes son. Lord Robert
GrosvenOr, who died at Constant nople.
In the suit Of Mrs. Jane Clark against
the Southern Pacific Company for $2J,-
00J damages for injuries alleged to have
been received in the railroad accident at
Lake Labi-h last November a Salem jury
awarded the plaintiff $1,000.
The commission OF fifteen members
created by the act OF the late Oregon
Legislature to make and maintain per-
manent channel of twenty-five feet depth
from Portland to the sea held its first
meeting in Portland one day last week.
Plans are being drawn for seminary to
be erected by the Sisters of the Good
Shepherd at Ballard, Wash. The build.
ing will cost about 100000 and will ac-
comod tie 800 pupils besides quarters for
the Sisters. Work will be commenced
early in the spring.
The police of Port Townsend are look.
ing for man who sold Max Nathanson
Il check for 500. lie signed his name
+. A. Johnson" and the check, which
was drawn on the Griffith banking house
Of Seattle, proves TO be fraudulent one.
johnson has no funds there.
The erection of an olive mill at Pa
lermo, Cal, in the near future is an as
sured fact. There will be enough trees
in that vicinity come into bearing next
season to keepa factory at work during
the season, and in few years the olive
industry will be one of the greatest of
the place.
regular exodus of Mormons from
Utah to Mexico is taking place. The
Mormons have tract of land in Chi
huahua, which they are settling up. All
over the territory they are preparing to
90 south to live their religion" The
head Of the church is said to be encour-
aging emigration and putting up funds.
1t is estimated that at least 1900 will
leave this summer.
The palace being constructed on the
Island of Corfu for Empress Elizabeth OF
Austria will contain 12Sroonls, and there
will be a separa'e building for the serv-
ants. There will be park laid out in
Viennese fashion. The palace and the
park will be lighted by electricity, and a
lighthouse with electric lamps will fling
its light over the sea. The establish
ment will cost 81 900, 900.
The contents of the stomach of Mrs.
Greenwood, the lady who was drugged
and shot by robbers near Napa, CAL,
have been analyzed and prove to contain
both chioroform and arsenic. The guam
tity found was sufficient to have killed
her. 1t was noticed when she was dis
covered that no blood came from the
bullet-hole in her head, and it is now
evident that she was dead at the time
the men shot her.
Senator Dolph of Oregon has intro
duced resolution calling upon the Sec
retary of War to give all the information
now in his possession relative to the
work at the Cascades, and whether there
is any information to the effect that the
work will cost more than the former es-
Inmates. The resolution was introduce
on account of the reported statement by
Major Hanbury that the estimates would
have to be increased for this purpose.
At Tacoma Indian Agent Eels has
swore Out a warrant for the arrest Of
Robert Alland, proprietor Of a rail
roadeplodging house, charged with
selling liquor to Indians. This is test
case. Since Judge Hanford's decision in
the United States Court, that Indians
might drink in their own houses, similar
cases have been dismissed. Agent Eels
will -endeavor to prosecute under the
State law and will carry the case to the
Washington Supreme Court if necessary,
Tacoma lumber men are again devils
ing measures to maintain uniform rates
and prevent the disastrous cutting in
pr ces which has been going on for some
time past. At meeting held at the Ia
coma Hotel most of the mills in the city
were represented. A plan which seemed
to find favor was to pool the output aud
engage manager to make a fair distri'
button of orders and sales on the basis
of production. This question, however
stood in the way of immediate action
and it was referred TO special commit
tee to prepare plan and report.