The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-12-01
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 n Condensed Form.

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the government now.
The United States cruiser Montgom.
cry has arrived at Monteyideo.
In consequences Of Lord Saitsbury'r
bereavement, diplomatic matters will
be delayed.
1t is said that the Beers move so fast
and often that the British cannot keep
track OF them.
The Americans are in control of
vastly greater territory in Luzon than
they we're a month ago.
Aguinaldo, with a few men, women
and carts, was seen between San Fabian
and San Fernando on Friday.
James ID. Richardson will very prob.
ably be the leader of the minority III
the next house OF representatives.
As matter of convenience for their
Western business, the Pullman COM
pany will build repair shops in Denver.
A Brooklyn court has rendered de-
cision that school boards cannot be
forced to admit negroes in white
schools.
The Vancouver (B. C.) chief of po.
lice believes he has the long sought
Tascott, the murderer OF Millionaire
Smell, of Chicago.
The British court of appeals has re-
versed the lower court and will permit
the Mexican Interna tional railroad to
proceed with its plan for funding its
per cent bonds.
The navy department has awarded
the contract for a drydock at ths
League Island navy-yard, Philadelphia,
to the Atlantic, Gulf 81 Pacific Com
pany, for S782,000
A report has been received at Vic.
toria of the drowning in Alaska of a
Mrs. Dumbleton, another woman and
three unknown men. They we're car
ried under the ice in a small boat.
Because he transferred his Washing
ton home, the gift of patriotic citizens,
first to his wife and later to his son,
Admiral Dewey is the subject of much
censure, and contributors to the fund
will accept no explanation.
Congress will be petitioned to create
positions for Fitzhugh Lee and "Old
Hoss" Wheeler. A fund will also be
started to purchase each OF them a
sword. The movement is being engi-
neered by young ladies, who want their
idols to be major-generals. The first
meeting was held in Chicago.
Four thousand miners in Indiana
have gone on wage strike.
Democratic newspapers in Kentucky
now concede Taylor nearly 1000.
Cattle now command the highest
prices since 1882 in the Chicago mar.
kets.
Lumbermen in this country think
that Canada is too severe in her retalia.
ton.
The Standard Oil Company has
raised the price on crude oil to point
the highest in four years.
The revenue cutter Manning will
soon leave New York for the North Pa.
cific coast, where she is to remain in
future.
Presidents message will be held
open until the latest possible time,
awaiting developments in the Philip
pines.
Two confessed horse thieves in Illi-
nois travelled rough road on thei,
way to Jail and narrowly escaped
lynching twice.
A terrible battle took place last
Thursday between Colombian rebels
and government forces. A thousand
rebels were killed.
Walter Morehead, of London,
stockholder in the Southern Pacific
has appealed to the courts to set asldS
the recent reorganization.
The schooner Maple Leaf was
wrecked abreast of New Glasgow. Her
captain, now dead, was to have been
married on his arrival in port.
The torpedo-boat Dahlgren is not up
to requirements and her builders will
have to pay fines. The boat, it is said,
should not have been accepted.
General Funston says that Colonel
Metcalf is not guilty OF the charges of
numbering a Filipino preferred against
him by member of the Twentieth
Kansas.
The Santa Fe is stretching out for
trade in northern California. 1t has
recently bonded the Klamath road,
the Belt Line about Eureka harbor and
immense tracts of timber land.
By the death Of Vice-President Ho-
bart, the office of vice-president be-
comes vacant for the rest of McKin-
ley's term. The president pro tenn of
the senate will be elected when con-
gress meets.
Naval tests of the Marconi wireless
telegraphy at sea were successful up to
80 miles. At SO miles the messages
became unreadable.