The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-10-14
EASTERN MELANGE.
A Firebug Conspiracy DiscOv-
cred in Chicago.
HE LOVED A COIORED WIDOW
Destitute Farmers Of Western Kan
sas Appealing to Governor
Lewelling for Aid.

OF ifty-six Indian agencies twenty ar,
now in charge Of army officers.
Massachusetts IL credited with having
100000 cyclists, including both sexes.
The water supply is limited in New
York, and the price OF milk has gone up
GoId-mining in Colorado has beer
much stimulated by the decline in silver
The town Of Perry in the Cherokee
strip is rapidly assuming city proper.
tiOns.
There are said TO be about five contest
ants for every claim in the Cherokee
Strip.
There are about 750 hotels in Chicago,
(which have accommodations for 10000
guests.
Three billion cigarettes were smoked
in this country during the fiscal year
just ended
It is said good moonshine whisky can
be bought in Eastern Tennessee for 80
cents gallon.
The clergymen Of Kings county, n. Y,
are denouncing the proposed Corbett-
Mitchell fight.
A syndicate Of Populists, headed by
State officials, il buying up newspapers
in close counties in Kansas.
Floods have done immense damage to
crops in Virginia and washed away four
large mills on the Rapidan.
The Federal grand jury at Birming-
ham, Ala, has indicted six Federal Off
GERS for corruption in office.
Deer are more plentiful in the Adiron-
dacks this fall than during any previous
open season for score OF years.
An organization of spiritualsts re-
Gently met at Liberal, Mo-, and raised
800, 900 for a Spirtualistic college.
Captain II. d. Spore of Hudson is or
ganizing a bicycle corps for the First
Regiment of the Texas Volunteer Guard.
A movement has been started among
the A. o. L. w. of Kansas to secure seed
wheat for the destitute western farmers.
The big dynamite guns for the defense
of New York harbor are to be trained,
elevated and depressed by electric mo-
tors.
The consolidation of electric railroads
with the establishment of a truck sys-
TEN in New England is one of the latest
schemes.
The Columbian Celebration Compa-
ny's building at the Worlds Fair cost
s400, 900, and it was sold by the receiver
for 2,250.
A Chinaman at Ottawa will test the
consttutionality OF Canada's law, which
imposes a duty of $50 each on all Chi
nese immigrants.
The Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers in Pennsylvania has
agreed to Concede 10 per cent reduction
in the finishers' department.
In Cincinnati there has recently been
organized rent guarantee company,
the business of which is to insure land
lords against loss by bad tenants.
There have been recent developments
tending to show that the Louisville and
Nashville railroad will soon absorb the
CT Eesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern.
A Chattanooga electrician proposes to
perfect an arrangement by means of
which train robbers will be electrocuted |
as soon as they touch the express COM
pany's safe.
Already $5,000,000 have been spent
upon the scheme to carry electric power
for illuminating and manufacturing pur-
poses from Niagara Falls over the State
Of New York. The first wires will prob
ably be strung along the Erie canal
The statistics of the shipping of the
world, just published by Lloyds, show
that there is no nation which has made
so rapid an increase in the tonnage of
steamers registered during the past
twelve months as the United States.
Two hundred and one women availed
themselves of the privilege of voting for
school officials at an election held in New
Haven, Conn.,, on September Is. The
ticket they supported was elected by a
of 1,700 out of vote of 1897.
The reports of railroad earnings con-
tinue to show decrease as compared
with the earnings last year. There has
been decrease every week for some
growing smaller since the middle of Au-
gust.
A tirebug conspiracy has been discov-
cred in Chicago, the scoundrels having
their headquarters in that city. At least
eight fires have been traced to these fire.
Ougs in Illinois and two or three other
States, and during the last three years
.he gang has succeeded in getting clear
F5O, 900 from the insurance companies.
A water famine prevails in parts of
Encinal and Duval counties, Tex. In
he town of Aquilares there is much suf-
ering. Mexican women await the COM
ng of the trains, and with cans and
9ails catch the drippings under the ten
Ter and engine.
The House Committee on Banking has
lecided to report favorably on Mr..
'pringer's bill providing that before
oan can be made by national bank to
me of its officers consent must be grant
ID by yea and nay vote of the directors.
great number of banks have come to
,rief because of the borrowing proclivi-
lies of their directors. l.