The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-08-12
OCCIDENTAL NEWS.


The journcymcn tailors in three union
rhops about the only ones IN the town
ol victoria are ont on Il strike. The
cause ls q reduction Of wages.
New rich placer mines have been dis
covered ou one OF the tributary streams
uu the Yukon river, II iow hundred miles
below Forty y-milc creek, Alaska.
Samuel j. Black, who was shot by
Evans and Sontug ut Camp Badger last
May, ls getting along very well. His re-
coyrry i- only matter OF time.
Magnificent rains have fallen all
through Eastern and Southeastern Arl-
zOua. All Of the tributaries Of the ella
aud salt rivers are running bank full
Grass ls coming on IN great abundance,
and live stock ls doing well.
1t IS mmorcd ut Vallejo that Captain
Clay COpomu OF the United states ma
ruc corps stationed at the marine bar
racks, Mare Island, has been placed in
suspension hy Major Henry 4, Bartlett,
commaudant OF the marine barracks.
rru-pcrlor- from Yuma claim to have
discovered the ruins Of II prehistoric city
uu the Colorado Desert IN search OF Peg
leg mine. II h. stated the wind had laid
bare the walls and remains OF stone
mllins for the distance OF i2O feet in
length nr $50 feet in width.
judge Cheney Of Nevada has decided
avery important water suit nt Loyclocks,
Humboldt county. He gives the plant
iH. Just water enough to irrigate their
land under the best management. They
claimed the right to all their ditch would
carry. and asked for the removal OF the
Pitts dam, higher up in the humboldt,
which MAS refused.
Experienced Urigatonists in the San
Joluitu Valley think it is possible to
work an improvement in the system IN
tvu directions. One is to make use OF
tine high waters OF winter and spring,
which now run to waste; the other is to
dispense largely with surface wetting OF
,Gc ground, which produces sickness and
ca.I- for much work that can be done
away with.
Mrs. Ruth Townsend was accidentally
shot and killed at Salt Lake with II tar
,rt rifle in the hands OF Levinla llark-
Ard. the sweetheart Of Mrs. Townsend's
,nu Arthur Miss lIarkard was aiming
,t "A TARGET, and Arthur Townsend, who
,,os pudrayorlng to steady her aim by
resting the rifle on his arm, suddenly
Iroppcd 1t Mt her request, changing the
aim Mrs, Townsend, who was standing
10 one side, received the discharge OF the
rifle. aud died in ten minutes.
At Astoria Attorney Warren has com
nrnrcd suit in the Circuit Court against
Woyor Crosby and the city of Astoria,
.nioininp them from levying and collect
mo taxes for 1898. The complaint al
ing,. thot there is no City Assessor au-
thorized by law, and that the Council
has no authority to levy a tax for this
yror The case was heard before Justice
Mcbride. City Attorney Hamilton de-
INJURED against the complaint, but the
Indve oyerrulcd the demurrer and
,,ronted the Injunction, saying that the
rouuty, and not the city, could be al
lowed TO levy the tax according to the
iast state law. The case will be appealed
to fine Supreme Court ut once.
The Executive Committee of the San
Francisco Midwinter Fair gives out the
i,lInwing information: Ii. Wallenstein,
.Ln bos n large Hour-milling exhibit at
rhirogo. communicates relative to the
establishing of his exhibit ut the Cali
carnio Fair. Several additional offers
Lnrn been received from gentlemen who
h"lirve they can be of assistance to the
tn;r and fender their services, free OF any
nost except travelling expenses, to work
among the different Pacific Coast States.
a Great many offers have been received
from paint manufacturers, Offering to
noint the buildings and also to cover the
ronfs with various materials. One con-
i,orn has requested the privilege of COW
or; ,r;ng lhe Office of the buildings at tho
fo;r ior the cost of the material and labor.
Sn,iirotions from mercantile houses of
II carts are coming in every mail. A
fnoaI firm representing a large number
nf eastern manufacturing houses say
thev intend to get up very elaborate
o"nL;hition of different proprietary arti-
oins Some of these exhibits are promi-
nf D,U, features at the Columbian EXhibi-
t;on iC Many Of these will be brought to
TS,ooiiiiiiornia S,oiii intact. The Chinese Six Com
Cn,,;os N"l', have subscribed $5,0 900 to the Mid
winter Fair. In addition to this they
vii miii' bring the Chinese exhibit from the
W'icoao WI'a Fair to San Francisco, and will
H,l,ro En,1"7 : number of new features. Among
iia't iEo th;nrs promised is floating Chinese
IiT I;IIo@p ,tf The Executive Company will
v'p3int vr,"3t mn international jury OF awards.
TTPpP' Tpn General reception of exhibits will
,rSence no October 15, and no article
eli ,Sill he admitted after December 20.