The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-11-25

iosgy weather has ntcricrcd with
rat-ln.turlng in the South. Hot weather
Is wanted.
The Butte lMont.) Council refused to
conIirm the appointment Of negro on
the police force.
The relations between the Arizona Ga
zot,r auj the Territorial Judiciary are
somewhat strained.
The railway employees OF the South are
finding II difficult to handle tho tranps
that lulrst the freight trains.
The Victoria surveyors who looked
into the cau-rs for the explosion on the
collier san Matco declare it doubtless
originated IN the exposure Of the gas
generated from the coal to tho flame OF a
Ishtoi lamp.
hr men in tire New Vancouver tB.
c. oIIlry have agreed to u proposition
ul the Arrangement To the effect that lor
the ucyt Xix months the reduction in
Wug, should be 10 instead OF 2Opcr cent
on condition OF the men abiding strictly
hy the terms ui tho former agreement OF
the company with the union.
A gang oi forty or fifty bunco. stecrcrs,
Alm Hammers aud sure. thing men have
Infested Tacoma several DAYS and COM
uutiri number at rpbbcrirs upon un-
tu.pplmg ruuutrymcn, whom they in
du rI to- visit downtown resorts. Many
ul tIt mcu came over the Northern Pa
riI, from Chrago, where they operated
during the Wurd's Fair They are now
ON Ihir way to the Mllwinter Fair ut
san Francisco.
Little it anything is being done to-
ward getting the steamer New York oil
the lurks at Point Bonita. Information
il not gwen out readily, and along the
water huut there are lew who know cX-
urlly what step, the Pacific Mail officials
PROPOSE now to take. As the vessel has
tcJlOri suIldiy, there il no likelihood OF
her ever hciug pulled off. She will have
to br raised und lloatcd. Pumps will bo
kept o. board, and will be ready for
work ut any time.
The Corvallis Times saws There il n
possibility, ii not Il probability that the
slS.Ot0 II Agricultural College funds on
deposit IN the job bank III the time at
the suspension Will be wholly lost. 1t
viii he remembered that shortly after
the hank passed into the hands OF II re
Criycr IL order to securc the college
,ulm au attachment Was placed on the
property by Treasurer Smplcy. II now
develops that the attachment wac irrcg-
ularly Issued, and II 70, tho college will
be without any clam whatever to the
funds on deposit when the bank sus-
pended.
The new cruiser Olympia, on her first
trip. established her position as queen
ol the United States navy. The ship
made II maximum speed OF 2l.2B
knots, and averaged slightly under Il
knots on II run OF 6S knots, with II heavy
sen and II strong head wind. As the
Olympia was only expected to make %
knots, her builders are very happy over
the trial, and think that when the Of
hclaI government trial is made she can
be forced up to % knots. This would
rive the Union iron works n bonus OF
%I0), 900 for exceeding the speed re-
1ulrCmCnt.
The Clement grammar school at San
, tEcisco, containing 700 young chit
!, '7-n, was discovered on fire during the
"'oDl hours the other day. The chit
Ndrcn marched out in an orderly manner
when the alarm was given, and there was
no panic. The fire was in the garrett,
and was distinguished before much dam
arc was done. Miles Baird, u fourteen
year old pupil OF the school, was arrest
cd on the charge OF arson. lie confessed
that he had started the fire in the garret
TO see how the pupils would get out OF
school in case Of II real fire. Young
Baird has always had u mania for set
ting buildings on fire.
At san Francisco in the case of the
UnitedStatcs vs.. Frank j.. Wilson Judge
Morrow OF the District Court has granted
the motion OF the defendant to quash
the Indictment charging him with send
jng obscene matter through the mail.
Expressions complained OF were written
bv Wilson ut Lakeville to friend in San
Francisco. Judge Morrow surprised the
United States Attorney and the postal
inspectors by his Interpretation OF the
statute governing such cases. He decid-
ed that II personal letter, securely sealed,
containing obscenity is not indictable
even ii it passes through the mails.
Tie interprcts the law to refer
only to manifold, stylograph, printed
copies or similar publications. Numer-
Gus courts have held that written letters
containing ohsrenity are included in the
meaning OF the statute, and such cases
have been punished by fine and impris-
onment. District Attorney Garter an
nounces that he will appeal this case to
q higher court.