The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17
The Gar Has the Audacity to
Tackle the POntiff.
BLACK SEA NAVAL MANEUVERs
Revival Of the Napoleon Craze II
Paris-Empress Augusta Vic
tOria Makes a Gift.

Russia has decided to use falcons in
stead Of pigeons to carry army dispatches.
There is said to be fifty millions OF
money lying unclaimed in the Scotch
banks.
Paris contains at present about 241 1880
foreigners, including $4,000 Germans,
$1,000 English and 5000 Americans.
a London grand jury has found true
bill against William Townsend, who
discharged pistol at Mr.. Gladstone.
Mount Blanc Observatory, 1871 feet
above the sea level, will be completed
next August. Its cost will be 100000.
1t is said that forged notes on the
Bank Of Brazil are being circulated
among the Brazilian government troops.
In his recent address to workingmen
Mr.. Gladstone said he rejoiced to see an
increased number of labor representa-
tives in Parliament.
Preparations at Odessa and Crimean
ports for the naval maneuvers of the
Russian Black Sea fleet on huge scale
are now in progress.
The preacher Spurgeon, whose infu-
ence was so powerful in London, is re-
membered with a monument lately un-
yelled in Norwood Cemetery.
The progress of the illumination of the
Dark Continent is indicated by the fact
that 700 locomotives now cast the rays of
their headlights through the gloom.
A statement recently published by
the authorities at Munich gives some
startling information as to the increased
consumption in that city OF dog flesh.
A strong effort is being made in En-
gland for law that all ships must carry
enough navigating officers to give them
four hours on and eight hours off duty.
The London Statist says the liabilities
Of the Australian banks that have failed
this year, including those to sharehold-
ers as well as the public, exceed $780,
100000.
PATHS voice is very badly worn. She
no longer attempts to sing such horid
passages as she did ten years ago, and
she cannot get up to her former brilliant
high notes at all.
Prince Bargain and Prince Mustapha,
members of the leading families in Dag
hestan, on the way to Moscow quarreled.
They fought duel in the province of
Poltava. Both were killed.
There are about eight times as many
divorces granted in Japan as in the
United States, the proportion in the
Mlkado's realm amounting to 602 out of
every l00,O00 in population.
In the year 1870, 26,75S passengers
were carried through the Suez canal, in
1880 the number had risen to 9S,900,
and in 1890 to 175, ,105; while in the past
year it amounted to 1892.
In Belgium stamp has been issued
with label bearing the words mot to
be delivered on Sunday" for the use of
those Sabbatarians who object to Sun
day opening of the postofices.
NJ. WE'LL, Grand Rabbi of Algiers, who
had been collecting money for the relief
of the sufferers from famine in that
country, has received donation of $2,-
900 from Baron de Rothschild of Paris.
Emperor William of Germany has
decided not to call the Prussian reserves
under colors this year. He says that he
does not wish to keep the men from the
polls next month or interfere with their
harvesting.
The champion long-distance walker of
France, Lardeaux, has announced his
intention to challenge two competitors
to walk to Chicago by way of Siberia,
the ice fields and Alaska, the winners
purse to be 10000 francs.
The Brunswick Germany Hygiene
Society has examined sixty samples of
so-called medical Tokay wines, "guar-
anteed pure" or recommended by ply
sicians," and found that fifty of these
samples were not pure wines.
The long-expected deathblow to the
further propagation of Roman Cathol-
icism in Russia has at last been dealt by
the promulgation of a ukase by the
terms of which all Roman Catholic
schools, as such, are abolished.
The Princess Mays trousseau will be
made entirely of British and Irish-made
goods. Sheffield "loyal British working
men" have resolved to thank the Prin-
cess " for the much-needed example of
having her work done by Englishmen
and English women and their brothers
and sisters in Wales, Scotland and Ire
land"
There is in the world just one woman
trainer of racehorses. This is an Eng
lish woman, Mrs. Challoner, the widow
and sister of well-known jockeys. When
her husband died she knew how to man
age his training establishment, and sue
cessfully continued his business. Her
Oldest son is trainer, and the four
younger ones are all good jockeys.
Engineers from London are in the
hills of Wales with the object of pro-
pounding huge scheme for supplying
the metropolis with water. The scheme
which finds most favor is that by which
the upper valley of the Dee will be con-
verted into lake nine miles long sub
merging miles of country, together with
the whole of Bala town, four good-sized
villages, six grave yards, five churches,
ten chapels and the Bala Theological
Gollege,