The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-04-29
EASTERN MELANGE.
French-CanadianS Coming Over
in Great MultitudeS.
CHEROKEES RATIFY TREATY.
The Amount Paid In Dividends by the
Carnegie Steel Company for
Last Year Reduced.

There IL a tendency in Virginia to grow
lesH tobacco.
Three expeditions will put out for the
North Pole this season.
Standard time has gone into effect in
Ohio by act Of Legislature.
Chicago and Buffalo will be but eleven
hours apart by the new fast train.
The Ranger and the Albatross will pa
troll Behring Sea the coming season.
Extensive prairie fires are reported in
Kentucky, owing TO the long dry spell.
Three thousand acres are wanted in
Southeast Missouri for Il Welsh colony.
A coal company with capital of $3,-
OOO,OOO has just been formed at Kansas
City.
Allegheny City and Pittsburg may Join
hands to build a big water-supply res
cryOir.
1t il said that there are 10000 appl-
cants for postmasterships in the State OF
Georgia.
The Ohio river railroad lines have
agreed upon 2-cent-a-mile rate for the
Worlds Fair.
Steps have been taken in Eastern
Massachusetts for the determination of
the gypsy moth.
The necessary amount TO free Tai
IMAGES Brooklyn Tabernacle from debt
has been subscribed
The Cherokees have ratified the treaty
with Uncle Sam, and the strip will be
opened about July /.
The Chicagoice dealers have combined
and increased prices from 50 cents TO 50
cents per hundred pounds.
In two years time il is probable that
every Southern State will conduct its
election on the Australian plan.
The Kentucky State crop report makes
the condition OF wheat 80 per cent. A
year ago the condition was IS per cent.
The body Of jefferson Davis will be re-
moyed from New Orleans, La, MAY 2S,
and be reintcrred ut Richmond, Va,
May 81.
The complete statistics show that the
production of beet sugar in the United
States has more than doubled during the
past year.
Reports from fifty towns in South
Dakota give details of the greatly in
creased immigration just now pouring
into the State.
1t is estimated that since Mr.. Morton |
started the Arbor day movement 400,-
100000 trees have been planted in the |
Northwest alone.
The New York Senate has killed the |
bill for the submission to vote of the |
people OF the question of the consolida-
ton OF Brooklyn and New York.
The Worlds Fair management has de-
aided to maintain Il Police Court in the |
grounds, where visitors accused of misde-
neanors can be tried without delay.
1t has come to light that the late Colo
lel Shepard of New York was unable to
secure life insurance several wears ago
'wing to suspicion of Bright's disease.
The New York Assembly passed, 7S to
q, the bill abolishing capital punish
nent, to take effect, should it become a
aw, on September /, too late to save
carlyle Harris.
1t is estimated that 100000 will be
expended in new buildings in Buffalo
Turing the year 1893. The prospect of
oon utilizing the great power of Niagara
S booming Buffalo.
Everybody who has q pass to get into
he show at Chicago must have his pho
ograph on his pass. Perhaps Secretary
Jarlisle can be persuaded to decide the
unnecessary.
The Ohio State crop report says wheat
las come out of the winter in excellent
ondition except along the southern bor-
Ter of the State. The April condition
asst year was II per cent.
New York city has begun in earnest
he work of purifying its water supply
t the source by burning filthy dwellings,
'arns, plgstles, etc., along the head
waters of the Croton river.
There is strong presumption that
of the most undesirable class
f emigrants are evading the American
equations every month by entering the
United States by way of Canada.
Since work has commenced on the
Worlds Fair grounds in Chicago, ten
len have been killed outright, eight
ave died from wounds received while in
n service and GlO have been injured.
The French Canadians continue COM
ng over the border in great multitudes. I
mere are nearly as many of them and
heir descendants in this country as there
re in the French Province of Quebec.
1t is said the amounts paid in dividends {
y the Carnegie Steel Company for 1892
'as reduced from $5,000,0 900, paid the
revious year, to 81 ,000,0 900, owing to the
strike and other troubles.
During the last eight months the total
lumber European immigrants landed in
his country was 2l6,92S, against 309, ,4S4
4 the corresponding period of the previ-
us year-a decline of nearly 100000. S
General George w. Gordon of Mem
his has introduced in the Tennessee {
legislature a memorial from the Con- c
,derate Historical Society asking that
n annuity for life of $500 be granted to c
ne widow of Jefferson Davis. q