The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-05-09
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
General shcrmun's Friends Subscribe
Munihccnt Sum for Ills children,

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and 30 per cent. Of dog license.
The President has recognized Rafac
GallcRos as Consul.Gcneral Of Costa Rca
for California at San Francisco.
Mrs. james X. Polk owes $4,000 taxes
on her Nashville residence, and the house
IL advertised for sale 10 meet them.
A comic opera company has Cancelled
| its dates in Minnesota on account OF the
anti-tights bill passed 10y the Legislature
II il reported that many national
banks in Kansas will surrender theil
charters and rcorgani2e under the State
system.
The Exposition Committee Of the
Board Of Lady Managers OF the Worlds
Fair says Miss COuzns' removal was i'm
pcrative.
Secretary Noble says that he will lay
of the Indian reservations, soon 10 be
opened, in counties containing 700 square
miles each.
The President Of the whisky trust does
not believe Secretary Gibson guilty OF
the charge OF conspiring TO destroy a
distilery at Chicago.
Major u. 7. Heath Of the Engineer
Corps, U. S. A., is cndcayoring TO have
Liberty's torch in New York harbor
famed with tho colors Of the flag Of the
country.
Friends Of the late General Sherman
have quietly subscribed $40 900 20 Il fund
for the children, who have heretofore in
sisted on their ability to take care OF
themselves.
The corner stone OF the new building
OF the great Curmelite Convent in New
Orleans was laid with imposing ceremo-
MES Archbishop Janssens conducted
the ceremonies.
The President OF the lnman line is
authority for the statement that sturdy
American line for thirty Atlantic steam
ships IL to be built, to be manned by
American sailors.
"The Anticipators il the name Of a
new religious sect just sprung up in Pike
county, Pa. They believe the world will
end before this century closes The mem
bership is increasing
Now that New Hampshire has enacted
q ballOt-reform bill, the Senate having
passed without amendment the bill pre-
vlously adopted by the House, New Eng
land is solid for the secret ballot.
The American Consul at Kingston, On
tario, reports that the amount of fees
collected at his Office for exports was
smaller last quarter than il ever was be-
fore since he was stationed there.
There will be thirty-six new vessels in
New York harhor in 1898 TO participate
in what Secretary Tracy says will be the
grandest naval demonstration ever wit
messed in the western hemisphere.
The negro colonization OF Oklahoma
seems to be going on with considerable
system and persistence. The new city
OF I.angston is exclusively negro city.
The climate seems suited to the colored
people,
Negotiations are going on for the pur-
chase of 200 acres of pine timber
land in Southeastern Arkansas by an
English syndicate. The deal is made
through Chicago parties. The price
agreed on is 50 an acre.
A highly desirable site has been Sc
lected by the Kansas committee which
recently went to Chicago to secure space
for an exhibit at the Worlds Fair, The
lot decided upon is l20xl70 feet, and has
frontage on two streets.
As result of the war talk the manu-
facturers mt Pittsburg who have contracts
with the government for the manufacture
of iron and steel, to be used in the con-
struction of naval vessels, have been or
dered to hurry along the work.
An official at Castle Garden, who in
spects immigrants, is authority for the
statement that nine-tenths of the Ital-
ians who come to this country expect to
return to their peninsular home as soon
us they gather tidy sum here.
. The Kentucky Constitutional Conven-
ton has finished its work after session
of l09 days. The proposed changes will
be voted upon next August, There are
about q 900 words in the new Constitu-
ton. The old one contained $50 words.
1t is stated at Minneapolis that the
Canadian Pacific railroad intends to COM
plete the western extension of the 500
route and make it the main line between
Boston, Montreal and the Pacific Coast,
making it transcontinental short line.
The United States District Court at
Omaha has decided that the South Omaha
Live Stock Exchange has the right to
prohibit parties not members of the ex-
change from selling stock at the yard.
The life-saving service along the New
Jersey coast has been crippled by the i'll
ness of many of the men on duty. The
report along the entire shore front from
Cape May to Sandy Hook shows that the
grip and rheumatism are general.
The great horse Tenny is considered
out of all danger of a breakdown, and
his lameness is fast disappearing. There
is now little doubt that he will be in
racing condition this summer, and there
is hope that he will be able to start in
the suburban.
The Canadian Pacific railroad has
everything ready to commence the con-
struction of its new bridge across the
Niagara river. The bridge will cost the
company over $2,000,000, but it will be
one of the most substantial structures in
America.