The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-03-18
Fears of a Drought in the Salt
River Valley, A, 7.
IMPRISONED IN A FOLDING BED.
Puyallup Indians Commence the ConstruC.
ton Of the First Railroad Built
by Indians In America.

Two OF Oregon'R Commissioners to the
World's Fair are women.
The Arizona House has passed the
woman'suiIrHge bill by II vote OF II to 7.
Trouble is reported at the placers in
the Henry Mountains, Utah, and an or
ganzed warfare for the possession ol
land has begun.
Two schooners from San Diego have
been seized by Mexican customs officers
ut San Quntn and are held there pend
in investigation.
The Puyallup Indians have commenced
the construction OF the first railroad
built by Indians in this country The
road will run through their reservation,
and is believed TO ne part OF the Great
Northern and Union Pacific systems.
The SAT- river in Arizona rose four feet
in two hours rec, ntly, showing that the
snow In the mountains is melting rapid
ly. As vet no rain h ,s fallen in the val.
ley, though II Ia time for the rainy sea.
son 10 close, and old timers ear drought.
Apache Indian c,unterieiters lave
been discovered IN the MogoIl>n Mount.
aims A. 7. The coin they made was
L
posed OF lead washed with liver, but 30
imperfect that 1t could easily be de-
iec ed.
Los Angelica complains that thA South
ern World's Far Lady Commissioners
have been snubbed by the Northern
Commissioners. They have been told
that they will have to pay their own way
TO Chicago, while the Northern Commits
sloners secure passage free.
The United States revenue cutter
Wa Arlington was 30 badly damage d bv a
collision with Pennsylvania annex lerry-
boat No. 3 that sac sank III Government
Bay, north of the Barge Office, New
York Harbor.
Mrs. William Wilbur OF Rowan, Ia,
has been adjudged insane and sent to
an insane asy lum. The Immed ate cause
OF her mania was graphic pulpit pict-
ure oi hell drawn IN sermon by her
pastor, which preyed upon her mind.
Ms. II. CIR filth AMI her daughter
Minnie at Portland, Or. were impris.
oned in folding ned and were nearly
smothCred Aiore they were extrlrated. |
A projection crushed Mrs. Grifiith's |
chest. The two were in the trap an
nOuT before ASSISTANCE came.
1t is now definitely settled that the
Mexican International railway is to be
Immediately extended from Durango, |
Mexico, to the Pacific Coast. A survey
has been made across the Sierra Madre
Mountains, the most picturesque and |
important railway routein the Republic.
1t is believed that chair of constitu-
tional law will be endowed in connection
with the Chicago University, the salary
Harrison will be invited to accept the
position and lecture at least twice a
week to students OF the Chicago Educa-
tional Institute.
A mining and development company
has been incorporated with a capital
stock of $10,0l0,000. The directors, and
their subscriptions to the stock are:
John w. Mackay, 2,500, ,0C0; James l..
Flood, $2,49o, 900; James K. Walsh, $40,
600. The other directors are William
Lyle and George r. Wells. 1t is stated
the purpose of the corporation is to own,
control and deal in mines, lands and
water righ g, and it is generally under.
stood the company is formed to further
develop the ComstoCk mines.
Edwards Lopez, one of the most noted
desperadoes on the border, having served
two terms in the penitentiary at Yuma
and similar time at Hermosillo, has for
some time been confined in Jail awaiting
extraditon papers to take him to From
treras, Mexico, whore he was wanted for
the murder of prominent citizen. Re.
Gently six officers arrived to take charge
of the prisoner, and he was turned over
to them. When few hundred yards
across the Mexican border the prisoner
was tied to post and riddled with bull
lets. A brother Of the dead desperate
has gone to bring the body to Bisbee, A.
T., for burial. II