The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-05-26
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
From All Parts Of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings OF tho Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph CoIuEans

An unidentified American soldier
6as killed in Havana in row with the
police.
General Merriam has asked for more
tIoops. He wants cavalry this time to
prevent disorder at Burke and Mullan.
President Diaz, OF Mexico, will ac-
cept an invitation to visit Chicago and
the United States during the fall fes-
tival.
Judge Baker, Of the United States
district court at Indianapolis, has rem
ered decision inwhich he holds that
sheriff is responsible for a prisoner
in his charge. and is subject to damage
for his lynching.
Tho Oregon regiment, though en-
Manila, bearing the brunt Of the Law
ton campaign, and may not be back
when the time for the return of the
volunteers begins.
Mexico is considering the refunding
of her existing national per cent gold
debt held in foreign countries. The
scheme anticipates an increased prin-
cipal. but a reduction ir tho amount of
annual interest by reason of lower
rate.
Judge Mayhem has denied the APP
plication for writ of habeas corpus
for County Commissioners Boyle and
Stimson, who are in Jail at Wardner.
In rendering the decision, he denied
every material contention OF the appli-
cants.
President Mckinley has sent the fol-
lowing cablegram TO Otis at Manila:
Convey to Lawton and the gallant
men Of his command my congratula-
-tOns upon the successful operations
during the past month. resulting in the
capture of San Isidro."
on the birthday OF the king Of
Spain, many Spanisrds in Havana
raised flags over their houses. This
made the Cubans rise in revolt. The
house of Juan Monttoto, Spanish
merchant, was raided by Cubans and
the Spanish flag torn down. Tho po-
lice intelfered and dubbed the raiders,
arresting several.
A Washington dispatch says: Tie
brilliant campaign of Colonel Sum
mers. OF Oregon, under General Law
ton, is likely to win him brigadier-
generals commission. Colonel Sum-
mers is now commanding brigade,
and if there was vacancy in the
brigadier list, he would be named at
once.
General Pillar, Philippine officer.
is tired and wants to surrender.
A Georgia colored couple burned
their four childien nearly to death; the
man ran away; the woman was caught
in the act.
Five thousand Spanish prisoners have
been taken into a northern province of
Luzon, beyond reach of aid by Ameri-
can troops.
Dock laborers at Cienfuegos demand
ed more pay, and not being satisfied,
raised a riot, in which one was killed
and several wounded.
G. w. NOrdstrom, who murdered
William Mason in Seattle over eight
years ago. has been sentenced for the
fourth time to be hanged.
William Lockndge, an escaped Mis-
souri, robber and murderer, vino was re-
ported to have been drowned recently
at Astoria, has been discovered and az
rested in Montana.
The gigantic copper trusts recently
formed by Marcus Daily and W. A.
Clake, rival Montana mllionaires, have
taken up the Western Washington cop
per belt, near Index.
Rear Admiral John g. Watson, who
will relieve Admiral Dewey in COM
mand of the Asiatio squadron, sailed
for his post on the steamer City of
Peking from San Francisco.
Several prominent government off,
cials at Washington have organized
themselves into committee to receive
subscriptions for a Dewey fund. United
States Treasurer Roberts will receive
the subscriptions The first sent in
was $3.50, from Felix Angus, of the
Baltimore American.
At Moscow, Idaho, the United States
grand Jury session returned indict-
ments against the ringleaders OF the
mob that delayed the Northern Pacific
and the o. r. q N. mail trains, and
some 400 Others of the Canyon creek
and WardneT miners that participated
in seizing the trains.
The United States government is
about to establish a permanent MILL
tary post in Southeastern Alaska.
Light Notifications are to be put in and
a large force of troops will be sent
north as soon as they can be spared.
The recent trouble over the Canadian
boundary and rapidly growing feel
ing of uneasiness among the Indians 10
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