The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-03-03
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 the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns

CuIled From the Telegraph Columns
The govefnment has sent 4, 900, 600
postage stamps to Porto Rico. for use
in the postal system there.
Representatives of the Kickapoo tribe
OF Indians are in Mexico trying to get
a concession OF land from the govern
ment for settlement. The tribe de-
sires to move to that country.
A large sale of steers took place at
San Antonio, Tex, on the 22d. The
George b. Lovington Co. sold 5000 q
year-olds and $4,000 yearIings to an
other company. The price paid for
the lot was 1915. 900.
The pine timber lands OF Southwest
Virginia, East Tennessee and North
western North Carolina have been
monopolized by Canadian and New
England capitalists. The syndicate
represents So, 1000, 600.
The Nicaraguan government having
placed too close censorship on United
States cable messages, and failing to
listen to protests from this country,
President Mckinley has dispatched
the cruiser Detroit to Greytown to de-
mand an explanation.
There Ia great activity in the iron
industry, and many orders have been
refused. An order for $4,000 tons OF
steel rails for China will be- sent
abroad, as American mills have con-
tracts for six months ahead.
The west-bound Burlington fast mail
recently beat all records between Chi.
cago and Omaha. The distance is 500
miles, and the actual running time
was eight hours and Al minutes. The
train made 100 miles an hour for sew
eral spurts.
An attempt to burn Manila was
made by insurgents. Fires were start
ed in two portions OF the city, which
ragged all night long. sweeping away
rows of buildings and devastating
acres Of property. After daylight the
American troops drove every native out
of the districts in which fires occurred
The island of Negros. the fourth in
importance in the Philippine group.
has been completely pacitied Four
commissioners from the island visited
General Otis on the 22d aud informed
him that the insurgents had been
driven from the island and the Ameri-
can flag raised. and they desired Otis
to take possession. which he promised
to do.
Private Edwin w. Hampton, of Com
pany II. Second Oregon regiment, was
killed in a skirmish near Manila Tues
day. He is the frst Oregon soldier to
die in battle At the same time pri-
Yates Joseph II. Cardington, Christian
e. Horn and II. d. Hazard, of Com
pany E, First Washington regiment,
were killed and Corporal W. B. Tucker,
of Company H, of the same regiment,
was seriously wounded.
The Benton County Prune Company.
of Oregon, is having about 200 cords OF
fir wood cut for use during the evapo-
rating season next fall.
The Continental Tobacco Company.
at Louisville, KY, purchased $l38, S03
worth Of revenue stamps last Monday.
This is an unprecedented sale of STAN ps.
The sultan of Oman has revoked the
grant OF coaling station to the French
under the British admiral's threat of
bombardment. The French consul has
entered protest.
A number of young men In Sacra.
mento, CAL, are organizing colony
to settle on the island Of Guam. They
propose to engage in the raising Of the
staple products OF the island.
The advance guard Of the North At
lantic squadron, composed of the flag
ship New York and the battle-ship In
diana. arrived at the Bermudas Tues
day. The squadron will proceed to
Havana.
The Central Union Gas Company has
been organized under laws OF Virginia.
to control the natural gas wells and
plants in Ohio, Indiana and Southern
illinois. The capital stock will be
$24. 600.
The Duke of Orleans has unexpected.
ly arrived at Brussels. 1t is reported
that he considers the moment oppor-
tune for monarchistic attempt in
France. He will consult with the
leaders OF his party.
Francis II. Bawo. head OF the great
china and glassware exporting house of
Bawo & Dotter. is dead in Germany.
aged 65 years. of apoplexy. His per-
sonal acquaintance throughout the
United States was very large.
A hot skirmish occurred near the
Manila waterworks On Tuesday. in
which. on the American side, two COM
panies of the Washington volunteers
were the principal actors. The insur-
gents were driven into the jungle.
leaving is dead and two wounded. Two
Americans we're wounded by the explo-
sion of Springfield rifles in their own
hands.