The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-03-10
LATER NEWS.


sailed from La Guayara for Jamaica.
The insurgents made an attempt to
capture the waterworks near Manila,
but were repuIsed BY the Oregon and
Nebraska troops. Seventeen rebels
wers killed. and Msany wounded. Twn
Americans were wounded.
The British cruiser Talbot. Com
mander Gamble, has arrived at New
York. from Bermuda. The Talbot was
ordered there by the British govern
ment to transport the body of Lord
Hershel to England.
1t Ia announced that more than 75
per cent of the entire stock Of the Ore.
gon Short Line Railroad Company has
been deposited for exchange under
the offer of the Union Pacific Railway
Company, previously published.
BY the explosion OF powder maya
zine near Toulon, France. more than
so people were killed. 1t lie rumored
that one of the soldiers guarding the
magazine caused the explosion as an
act Of revenge. Ae ia one Of the vic
tins.
General Otis has perfected plan OF
campaign which is designed to crush
the offensive power OF the insurgents
near Manila. As soon as his rein.
forcements arrive he will make gen.
eral assault on the enemy's jungle
stronghold.
Secretary Long has cabled to Ad-
miral Dewey at Manila, and to Rear
Admiral Sampson, at Havana, announce
ing the enactment of the naval person
mel bill, and instructing them to have
the officers attached to their respective
fleets examined physically In order to
make ready for their rearrangement
and promotions.
Admiral Won Diedrichs. In command
of Germany's Asiatio feet, and who
has given Admiral Dewey much trouble
at Manila, has been suspended. and
Prince Henry put in command. The
change, 1t is said, is to show Emperor
Williams friendship for America,
Prince Henry, who is brother OF the
emperor, being popular in the Unit
ed States.
From reports which have been COM
ing to the headquarters of the Ma.
tional Live Stock Association at Den.
yer. for the past month the officers OF
the association estimate the losses from
the recent storms to cattlemen who
have herds on the open rangesat @ per
cent of the entire amount. This, in
round numbers, would amount TO over
750, 900 head.
The transport Senator has arrived
at Manila with reinforoements.
An anti-American feeling is being
created in Havana through the actions
of the Cuban assembly.
The Bethlehem Iron Co.. OF Bethle-
hem, Pa, has shipped three lO-inch
guns to Fort Wilson, at the western
city limits of Port Townsend, Wash.
The Allan line of steamers has met
the cut of the other transatlantic lines
by cutting its rate to $40 for first cabin
and $50 for second cabin to Liverpool.
The congress just closed appropriated
a total Of over 81 700, 900 to be eApend-
ed in Washington and Oregon. under
the liver and harbor, sundry civil and
Indian appropriation bills.
Admiral Dewey has raised his flag as
on board the Olympia at Ma
Mia. Salutes were given the flag by
the British and German cruisers in
port, and by the United States feet.
Admiral Dewey now holds the high
est rank in the military service OF the
United States army or navy, and ranks
with the highest officers in the princi-
pal foreign navies. His pay 10 el4, 800
per year.
The Bombay correspondent of the
Morning Post says: The bubonic
plague is raging here with unparalleled
severity. According to official returns,
there were ola deaths last week, but
these quite underrate the mortality.
The Carpenter Steel Company. Of
Pa. has shipped four car
loads OF projectiles OF various calibers
to the Norfolk navy-yard. They are
for both the army and navy,
and some OF them will hs used for coast
service.
Advices from juneau, Alaska, say
that new strike in the Porcupine dis
trict has caused quite q rush OF miners
to the Chilkat country. The find was
made on Talikin creek, which flows
into the Chilkat, about IL miles from
Haines' Mission.
Negotiations have been concluded for
the building by the Cramps of two and
perhaps three large ships OF the Ori.
entail & Occidental Steamship Com
pany. of which company John D.
Spreckles is president. The new vessels
will be about 5000 tons each.
The lives OF nearly 100 persons were
by fire which broke out
in the Laekawanna Valley House block.
It Scranton. Pa. and communicated to
the second, third and fourth floors.
The occupants were taken. out safely.
but clad only in their night clothes.