The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-04-11
EASTERN ITEMS.
The Malta Said to Be Preparing for
Vengeance.
Nebraska Drought Commissioners Find
Only 2o'0ut Of $40 Applicants
Worthy Of State Aid.


law 10y means OF branch in Mexico.
Theodore Thomas will probably b,
musical director at the Worlds Fair al
Chicago.
The Mayor Of Sioux City, Ia, has an
nouuccd that he will not hereafter en-
force the liquor law.
Recent purchases by the New Yorb
Central indicate desire for monopoly
OF Northern New York business.
The Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum
rs iuIl 10 oyerilowing, and there are 20
uniorlrnatcs waiting TO be admitted.
Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. Russell llarri.
scn are going to Europe to spend the
GUNNER. They will sail about May ].
The Government Board has refused tc
build blcakwatcr at Chicago at Federal
expcnsc for the Worlds Fair naval ex.
hibit.
Most of the States are beginning to
make liberal appropriations for the
Worlds Fair, but California has made
the largest appropriation thus far
Secretary Noble is out Of patience with
Commissioner Morgan, whom he consd.
cr5 responsible for the Sioux troubles,
and the chances arc good for Morgan be-
ing asked to resign.
The Circuit Court holds that in roius-
ing other lines the use " the bridge at
Omaha the Union Pacific forfeited all
right TO the bonds Of the city OF Omaha,
amounting 10 100000.
The removal OF the four Catholic teach
crs who have had charge Of the Green
Bay tWis.l Indian School has raised a
storm OF Indignation among the Cath
olics throughout the country.
The State Of Texas owns and runs a
sugar farm worked 10y coHvicts. Re-
Gently q bill was passed by the Icgisla-
turc to accept the two.ccnt bounty under
the Mckinley bill, but Governor IIogg
vetoed IL.
The Ordnance Department has found
IL necessary to purchase a number Of for
eign gun carriages, the government hay
ing none upon which to mount the
twelyC-inch mortars at Forts Wadsworth
and Hamilton.
br. David $. Jordan President Of the
Indiana Uniyersity, has accepted the of
fer to become President uf the Leland
stanford University. The term Of Office
begins in September, and the salary is
said 20 be 10000
The South Dakota Supreme Court up
holds the constitutionality of the law re-
quring commercial agents to deposit
5000 with the state Treasurer as n
guarantee Tor any judgment obtained for
a misrepresentation as TO false credit.
The IIat6cld-McCoy factions of West
Virginia are to terminate their vendetta
which has caused about 200 lives. Aaron
Hatfield is to marry the daughter of the
leader Of the McCoys in May, when all
the factions will meet and shake hands.
The Manhattan Company, which occu-
pies the Ninth, Sixth, Third and Second
avenues, together with sundry other New
York streets for its four elevated lines,
last year paid the city $500 for taxes
and percentages on 10000 900 of stock
and 3,929, 29S of net earnings.
A corporation TO be known as 1.-THE
Corporate Town Company of Knoxville,
Tenn. ;" has been organized. 1t has for
its object the foundation of a manufact-
uring city in the highlands of East Ten
nessee ON the plan bywhich Middlesbor-
ouLh was SO successfully established.
A number of Cincinnati capitalists
have organized and incorporated under
the laws of Kentucky the Arrowhead
Reservoir Company, The object is to
construct reservoirs in the mountains
near, San Bernardino, Cal, for storing
wates to be used in the valley for irriga-
tion.
Judging from the remonstrances now
on hand at Washington concerning the
Round Valley Commissions report, the
will favor taking from the
Rount. Valley reservation about 10000
acres and adding the same to the public
domain, subject to settlement This
leaves the Indians about 10000 acres.
The commissioners to the drought
stricken sections of Nebraska have re-
turned. After examining $40 applca-
ti0ns for relief they found only twenty
who were in need of aid from the State.
One man who applied owned two sec
tions of land, had 500 acres of growing
wheat, lived ina fine house and admit
ted owning two stations worth 5000.
Charles Button went into an Italian
barber shop at Chicago, and setting HIM
self into a chair, said he wanted to be
shaved by member of the Malta, as he
had hand in the New Orleans tragedy,
whereupon the Italian BARRIERS set upon
him with pokers and chairs, and he will
probably die from his injuries. Button
only wanted to be funny, as it is not be-
ieved he ever was in New Orleans.
A report was sent to the Department
IF State from the late United States Min
ster to Japan John f. Swift that after
ong deliberation the native Presbyte-
rian Church in that country has seen fit
10 recast the time-tried doctrines of the
Church, and even to make
additions TO the Apostles creed, and that
It is frequent aud common claim bv
Christian converteNthat the spirit and
meaning of Christianity in it's broader
scope has never been properly presep1f