The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-07-18
EASTERN ITEMS.
Mrs. General Logan De-
nies the Report
SHE IS TO MARRY LEMON.
A Scheme on Foot TO Transport the
Entire Population of Iceland
10 Alaska.

Logan G. Murray has resigned ~ Pres.
ident and Director OF the United States
National Bank Of New York.
George &. Gorham is engaged in com
piling the private papers Of Secretary
Stanton, preparatory TO writing his life.
Farmers are travelling by the score to
Mystic, Conn, 10 get look at a grape
vine on which a potato vine is growing.
The wheat harvest in Oklahoma is al
most complete. The yield il estimated
at not less than twenty-five bushels per
acre.
Mrs. General Logan denies that she is
to marry Pension Attorney Lemon.
Gossip had stated that the marriage ar.
rangements had been formed.
Harvard will not accept Oxford's chal-
lenge for a boat race on the Thames at
London. The Ilarvard's crew is, Of
course, out Of training and disbanded.
Since the beginning of the year twelve
| New York fire insurance companies have
gone out Of business, and many Of those
remaining in the field are said to be los
ing money.
The Chief Quartermaster of the De-
| partment OF the Platte has been ordered
TO cut down the civilian force of EN-
ployes in his department by reduction
of 20 per cent.
| The American Bank Note Company,
New York, is printing $4,000, 600 worth
of paper money after the style of the
American greenbacks for President
Balmaceda OF Chill.
Texas by ruling OF its Supreme Court
on the right Of railroads to land grants
on account of sidings and switchings
will recover over 5000, 600 acres to which
patents had been improperly Issued to
railroads.
A company composed of New York
and Southern capitalists has just been
organized, with capital of 81 100000,
for cultivating farm of ll2, 900 acres in
Florida. Sugar cane and cocoanuts are
the contemplated crops.
The deplorable condition of the streets
of New York can be inferred from what
the World says: There are no signs an
nouncing Broadway as a street closed,
but in view of that thoroughfare's con-
dition there ought to be.
The Secretary OF Agriculture lras re-
voked his order imposing quarantine
affecting Canadian sheep and swine.
Sheep and swine may, therefore, be inn
ported into the United States from Can
ada, subject only to the regular inspec-
tion.
The Bureau of American Repdblics re-
ports that estimates of the Brazilian cof-
fee crop of 1901, now coming in, con-
tinue to diminish. The first estimate
was 100000 bags, next $500 900, and
now it is believed that the crop will not
exceed 100000 bags.
Orders have gone forward to the New
York navy yard for the preparation of
two new wooden masts for the cruiser
Philadelphia to replace the steel masts
on the vessel. The ship is top-heavy as
at present rugged, and rolls to an uncom-
Portable degree unless water ballast is
carried.
A reign of terror exists among the col
ored population OF West Philadelphia,
who believe that the Medical College of
the University of Pennsylvania has a
paid gang of powerful men whose bust
ness it is to lurk about the streets at
night, with hoods and chloroform, and
capture negroes for subjects to be dis
sected by students.
Judge Gary of the Appellate Court at
Chicago has rendered decision which
denies the right of the city authorities
to permit pool-selling or book-making
upon the race track and not allow it
oil hnpa To InniInI thot thnrn
be no discrimination, and if the city
insists upon prohibiting pool rooms it
/ must stop betting at race tracks.
Chairman Smith of the Transmissouri
division has ordered the Atchison road
to divert to the Rock Island 100000
pounds of salt from the Atchison Kan
sas, and the Missouri Pacific to divert
100000 pounds to the Rock Island
Atchison has applied for division of the
bullion at Pueblo, and Rock Island for
division of the bullion at Denver.
Ludwig Won Dolcke, a noted Icelander
who has been living in Detroit number
of years, is on his way to his native
country where he will interview the
government authorities upon scheme
of transporting the entire population of
Iceland to Alaska and there establish
colony under the government of the
United States. 1t is understood mum.
ber of capitalists are backing the scheme.
Experiments are being made by the
Agricultural Department at Washington
by exploding balloons charged with gases
at considerable height in the air, the
object being to determine the practical
bility of exploding dynamite in like
manner and its effect in producing rain
in cases of drought.
Hereafter board of promotions, con-
sisting OF clerks of the various depart
ments in the Postmaster-G Generals De-
partment, will inquire into the fitness of
clerks for promotion whenever vacancy
occurs. The examinations are to ne COM
petitive, and the findings will be reported
to the Postmaster-General.