The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-08-29
EASTERN ITEMS.
American Exports to
Venezuela.
THE CHESS TOURNAMENT.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Restrained From Running
Dining Cars.
THE CHESS TOURNAMENT.

4 lye-ton meteor will be exhibited at
the Worlds Fair.
Trains will run through the Hudson
river tunnel in three months.
The remains Of a mastodOn have been
discovered near Oakheld, \. y.
The new poI.tax law in Mississippi
assures the whites clear ua jority.
A disease among the cows threatens a
milk famine in three Western States.
Colored people will erect an emanci-
patton monument at the Worlds Fair.
The constitutionalty Of the alien
landlord law Of Illinois is TO be tested in
the courts.
The only country in the world which
will have wheat TO sell this year is the
United States.
An English syndicate has bought up
nearly all the leather-board factories in
the Eastern States.
Gold has stopped moving outward, and
the Indications are that the return cur
rent " III soon set in.
In spite Of previous statements the
Florida orange crop has turned out TO be
the largest on record.
New York lawyer, who three wears
ago fled to Spain with $4,000 stolen
money, now inherits 100000.
Brooklyn il TO have a fine new theater,
TO be operated by Charles Frohman, Al
llayman and Manager Knowles.
Boston Aldermen propose to raise the
atriCal licenses 10 81, 900 and deprive
themselves Of dead. head passes.
There is considerable suffering in the
Ric Grande Valley among the Mexican
population, owing 10 the drought.
OF nearly fifty papers of all shades OF
opinions in Pennsylvania but eleven
have declared in favoroi a constitutional
convention.
American exports to Venezuela are
said to be now ahead OF all others, their
aggregate in the last fiscal year having
been $40 100000.
Aluminium in ton lots has been reduced
30 cents pound, making it as cheap as
copper considering the difference in bulk
OF the two metals.
James X. Keene, the California spec
ulator, is making his presence felt in
Wall street. He is said to be rapidly
retrieving his losses.
The investigation at Ottawa into the
bribery cases between the officials and
contractors continues to show very cor
ri nt condition nf atfaira
Colonel Olcott, the New York theoso-
phist, will go to Japan in October, where
he will lecture before meeting Of the
high priests Of theosophy.
There has been an exodus of tramps
from Mount Holly, NJ :, since the Board
of Freeholders has had them sent to the
almshouse and made to work.
Diphtheria in its most malignant form
has broken ont in the South Dakota asy-
lum for the insane at Yankton. There
are 800 people in the institution.
A tremendous movement in favor of
early retiring has been inaugurated in
Chicago. The police have decided that
all saloons must close at midnight.
An excursion of 5000 persons went
from Cincinnati to Niagara Falls one day
last week. 1t is claimed as the largest
excursion ever carried on railroad.
Several large loans have been made in
New York recently, in which the lend
ers insisted upon gold clause, accepting
lower interest in consideration thereof.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union
has adopted resolutions favoring the
passage of Sunday laws and the prohibi-
ton of liquor selling at the Worlds Fair.
The organized marble dealers of Ohio
are asking for legislation permitting
them to remove from the cemetery any
already erected monument that is un-
paid for.
According to the census reports the
total value of the church property in the
United States, including edifces, ground
on which they stand furniture, etc, is
$lIS,3Sl, ,5l6.
Underground conduits for electric
wires for various purposes have been a
perfect success in Philadelphia. The
| first experiment with them was under
taken six years ago.
1t is announced that the company or
ganized to build bridge across the Hud-
son river to New York city has completed
its organization and will commence work
actively III October.
A silver vein of marvellous richness is
reported to have been discovered on
Pomeroy Mountain, Colorado, near Car
ibou. This is in the midst of the rich
silver districts of Colorado.
In the chess tournament at Lexington,
KY, Showalter defeated Pollock in play
ing off the tie, thus winning the cham
pionship of the United States Chess
Association for the third time in success
sion.
The President has committed the SEN
tence of Charles F. Amerman of San
Francisco, who was convicted of tamper-
ing with the mails. A pardon was de-
MED, but $3.50 fine was commuted to
'$l00.