The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-03-04
BEYOND TILE ROCKIES.
Governors Of the Southern States
to Meet at Richmond.
TAMMANY BRAVES IN THE VAN,
Cigarette Manufacturing Knocked 0ut In
Observation-Disclosures Opposed
to Lynch Law.

A tewng-machine trust Is being
formed in the East.
Half n million year IL 10 be spent 10
protect New York's water supply.
The amount of tobacco chewed in the
United states last year was eighty-fve
tons.
Crusades have been started in Georgia
and Massachusetts for the determination
Of dogs.
The Vanderbilts are said to be after
control Of all the railroad traffic in New
England.
The city Of Philadelphia Is likely to be
sued by immigrants Tor goods ruined in
iisniecton.
To shortage of natural gas is attri-
tuted a great many pneumonia deaths
in Pittsburg.
A big st. Louis trader is making heavy
bets that this years crop OF wheat will
be larger than last years.
A bill is pending in the Missouri Leg
islalure fixing a maximum price OF $40
year for telephone charges.
The Virginia State building at the
Worlds FAIR will be a copy of Washing
toms home at Mount Vernon.
The street railway system of St. Joseph,
Mo, will be sold under foreclosure of
mortgages the first week in May.
Reports show that the prices OF farm
ing land in nearly all sections OF Western
New York are steadily decreasing.
Governors Of Southern States are asked
to meet at Richmond, Va, April 2, to
consider plans to develop the South.
Testimony has been introduced before
the special grand jury at Newport, KY,
to show that eight Councilmen divided
So, 900 among themselves for the granting
OF an eectric-light contract.
The colored citizens OF New York city
have started Il movement in opposition
to lynch law, and they intend to form
branches in all la ge cities for the pur-
pose OF arousing public sentiment.
A bill has been introduced in the Mis-
souri, Legislature dividing penitentiary
conyicts into three classes and allowing
them certain pay per day, to be saved
for them till the end OF their terms.
Senator Berry OF Arkansas is ini1u-
enced by ex Representative Berry OF
California in his action on the debris
bill, and declines to make a change in
the penal clause that has been suggested
by Caminetti.
A company is being formed for the
purchase of the New York Times. The
present company is capitalized at $780,
600, but the new company will have 81,
100000 capital, OF which, it is said, $780,
600 will be paid for the Times.
A Minneapolis Legislator has taken
the bull by the horns. He offers bill
making it an ofiense punishable by fine
of from So to $25 to manufacture or offer
for sale "hoopskirts or anything like
thereunto, within the State of Mime
sofa"
The moders at Whitely's reaper and
mower works at Muncie, Ind, demand
an increase of wages, and say that if the
company does not accede to their de-
mands the whole factory will be tied up
and ,0G0 hands idle.
Tammany's banners, so ingloriously
borne in Chicago when Cleveland was
nominated, will appear in the van OF the
inaugurat;ng parade. 1t is estimated
that Tammany's expenses for Cleve-
lands glorifcation will aggregate $685.
OC0, refreshments not included.
The Railway General Managers AS
sociation has given official notice in adj
vance of anv demands from the employees
that they will not be disposed to con
slider any demands for an increase ol
wages. The association represents
twenty .one railroads entering Chicago.
The estate left by DR.. Norvin Green,
President of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, is estimated at $75O,oJ0,
mostly in stocks and bonds. He owned
four fine places of real estate in L uis-
Vile, two farms in Carroll county, KY,
another four miles from Louisville and
one near Madison, Ind.
Mr.. Cleveland has received letter
from President Harrison, couched in the
most friendly terms and proffering the
hospita!ities of the White House before
the inauguration. Mr.. Harrison also Of
ferod to assist Mr.. Cleveland in every
way in his power in regard to public
bu siness and matters of state.
The publication of dispatch announc.
ing Triple Alliance between the United
States, Russia and France has caused
considerable talk, but there is nothing
more in the fact than that treaties have
been entered into, but they do not ma.
terially differ from those entered into
with Great Britain, Germany and other
Powers.
The new West t-bound tariff, which
after months session the Transconti-
mental Railroad Conference formulated
has been given out. There is an average
reduction of 20 per cent on all freight
rates from st. Paul to Spokane, reduc'
ton OF from IL to 16 per cent on Coast
rates, and from to 7 on rates to Mon
tana, while the only East-bound reduc'
tion is to be on lumber, from 55 to so
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