The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-07-14
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
From All Parts Of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
Comprehensive Review Of tho Import
ant Happenings of tho Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Colunns

Neosho valley in Kansas, is flooded
undeT six feet of water.
The annual convention of Christian
Endeavorers opened in Detroit.
San Francscans are cEartering boats
to welcome the Second Oregon.
The business district of Oakland.
Or, was swept by fire; loss about
s4OO, 900.
Bishop John P. Newman, of the
Methodist Episcopal church. died at
Saratoga, N. Y.
One woman was killed and much
property destroyed by cyclone at
Ainsworth, Neb.
A late Klondike report says one
claim furnished all the gold dust II
horses could carry.
Governor sayres, of Texas. has ap-
pealed to the secretary of war for help
for the Texas flood sufferers.
A passenger train on the Central Pa.
cific, near Elko, New, was wrecked
and seven people were injured.
The franchise proposals were 40.
cepted at the Pretoria conference, and
peace in South Africa is assured.
Senator Chandler, of New Hamp.
shire says we should hod the Philip.
pines, but do no more fighting, and
leave the rest to congress.
A young San franciscan, while
drunk. attempted to kill his mother by
throwing lighted lamp at her. Three
people were injured in the melee.
FiipinOs may soon release the Span
iards. Otis reports that negotiations
with Aguinaldo indicate fair prospects
for success The Yorktown captives
may be included.
Victor, Col. offset the great Pixies
Peak illumination by an artificial
earthquake. Five tons of dynamite
were fired on the east slope Of Bull hill
in blasts of 200 pounds to each charge,
the last charge consisting of soc
pounds.
The flooded district in Texas has a
length of over 500 miles, breadth Of
probably 80 miles, and in all this space
damage incalculable has been done.
The loss of life will never be fully
known. Estimates of lives lost, from
100 to 800; loss to farmers, including
crops as we'll as livestock. from
81, 900, 900 to $l5, 900 900; to railroads
and county bridges, $9,OOO,O 900 to
1900, 900.
Dreyfus is confident the second court
martial will acquit him.
seventy-four cases OF yellow fever
have been reported in Santiago
Packing house employees in Chicago
will not strike until September.
The Democratic national committee
will meet in Chicago on July 20.
The peace treaty has al last been rat.
ified by the Spanish senate.
American exports of manufactured
goods now average 81, 200. 900 day.
The North German Lloyd Steamship
Company has ordered three new pas
senger boats.
The government has taken a hand in
the Illinois labor troubles. The strik-
ers at Carterville have been enjoined.
AT Chicago one hundred frenzed wo
men and 20 men rushed panic. stricken
from the three-story factory of the
Western Paper Stock Company to es-
cape being burned to death. Eight
women were injured in leaping from
the windows, and many more jumped
in safety.
Late Oriental advioes state that 20
ringleaders of the rioters who destroyed
and burned electric tramway cars at
Seoul last month were executed in pub
lie at Coleas capital four weeks ago.
They met their fate bravely. Their
heads were cut off and exhibited in
public places as a warning to all evil
doers.
Reports have been received in Ma
Mia of an outbreak in the island of Me-
gGos, incident upon the departure of
the California regiment for home.
Some hostile natives, seeing a company
of soldiers at one of the small posts
preparing to depart, thought the Amer
leans We're eyacuating the island, and
party of 250 rebels, mostly bolo men,
attacked the troops, and killed one man
and wounded another belonging to
company L. The Filipinos were easily
driven off.
the news brought from Honolulu by
the Coptic of the death OF the Dowager
Queen Kapiolani was not surprise to
Hawaiians, as her death had been ex-
pected for some time. She was So
years of age and was a sufferer from
cancer, and recently had stroke of
paralysis. following several attacks of
apoplexy. She was much esteemed in
the islands and her death was sincerely
..Iourned. Her remains lay in state
for eight DAYS and were buried with
impressive ceremonies.
Minor News Items.
In Jetmore. Kan. every house is oo-
cupied by its owner. The population
OF the place is $50.