The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-09-29
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
In q Condemned Form.

A big strike for an eight-hour day IL
anticipated in Cuba.
A regiment OF Canadians desire TO be
sent to South Africa in the event OF wal
with the Beers.
Checks for S5, 5,000,O 900 have been is
sued by the government for the antici.
pated October interest.
The permanent organization of the
American Hide q Leather Company
was effected in New York.
The Crown cotton mills, of Dalton,
Ga, has established a worlds record
by paying a dividend of 93 per cent.
The state grain commission of Wash
ington has reaffirmed the grades adopt
ed last year, and made them permanent.
The navy department has directed
that the Eagle and Yankee be accepted
at the Portsmouth navy yard by Octo
Der H.
The navy department has awarded
the contract for building the Ports
mouth dock to John Pierce, of New
York, at 81 800, 900.
Relics of Spanish rule in Cuba are t.
be disposed Of. The property of Gu
bans that was coniiscated by the Span
iards will be returned.
The insurgent leader, General de
Castro, is making much progress il
Venezuela. He is following the course
pursued by the revolutionists in 1899.
A passenger train collided with a
freight train lS miles southeast of Kan
sas City. -Four people we're killed and
four others more or less seriously in.
jured.
News has been received from Alaska
to the effect that the front of the Take
glacier was shattered by recent earth.
quake. Thousands OF tons OF ice were
precipitated into the sea.
The master of the Norwegian cutter
Martha, reports that on September 8,
on the north coast of King Chalres is
land, he picked up an anchor and buoy
marked "Andree Polar Expedition"
1t is probable that after the first of
the coming year railroad employees will
have to pay fare when travelling over
any but their own lines. Influential
shippers will also be obliged to pur.
chase their tickets.
The steamer Kohn Maru foundered
in typhoon off the japanese coast,
going to the bottom like stone. She
had 80 passengers ON board, the major
ity being women and children. Twelve
of these were drowned and two fatally
injured.
Captain Dreyfus has been pardoned
by the council of ministers.
Colonel John Miley, inspector-gen-
eral of volunteers, is dead at Manila.
Hawaii will endeavor to secure set
tiers from northern Italy and Sweden.
Mark Hanna says it would be more
than disgrace for us to sell the Phillip.
pines.
At lumber yard fire in Los Angeles
three men were injured, two of them
fatally.
One battalion of the Thirty-ffth will
sail from Portland ON the Elder within
10 days.
Scheurer Kestner, chief exponent of
the cause of Dreyfus, died on the day
the captain was pardoned,
A prominent Filipino has approached
| General Macarthur in the matter of
releasing the American prisoners.
The empress dowager of China is
said to be seriously i'll and Earl Ii
Hung Chang has been recalled to
power.
President Kruger has been informed
that the will receive no help from Ger
many in the event Of war with Great
Britain.
Labor unions have ordered all work
in connection with the Chicago fall fes-
tival stopped until an agreement is
| reached.
After a six weeks siege Jules Guer-
in, the French anti Semitic agitator,
surrendered when the army was about
to attack his fort.
Mrs Mary Brooks, who has been in
Michigan prison for % years has been
pardoned. She Immediately married
the man who had her convicted.
Representative Dalzell, OF Pennsyl-
vania, says that both the senate and
house will present bills in regard to
currency legislation at the next session
OF congress.
| G. n. Peck, a prominent farmer liv-
ing near Lexington, Morrow county,
Oregon, died from hemorrhage of the
lungs. The neighbors thought he had
smallpox, became frightened aud re-
fused to bury him, and two physicians
performed the task unaided.
Frank H Buriord, 15-year-old boy,
has been admitted to the bar in Guth.
rie, o t.
Two divinity students are working
their way through Yale by doing job
printing. The narle of the firm ia
Clark 6 Watkins.
At the coming session Of congress
Hawaii will be represented by William
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