The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-07-14
LATER NEWS.

Twenty thousand negroes are destl-
tute in the flooded districts Of Texas,
and are being fed.
Hon. W. J. Bryan ascended Pixies
Peak in Colorado, where he was tend
cred an ovation.
John d. Rockefeller has purchased
extensive iron mines on Texado islands
in British Columbia.
The Omaha and Winnebago Indians
of Nebraska and the Dakotas, have
begun great war dance at Decatur,
Ill.
Two teachers were killed and III
passengers injured at Newman. CAL,
By a collision between freight and pas
sengeI trains.
At Cincinnati the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern railroad was sold to a
committee representing the security
holders, for So, $40, 900.
Five men were injured, two fatally,
by an explosion of gas in the Lough-
man mines at Ehrenfeld, Pa. The ex-
plosion was due to defective lamp.
Secretary Pierce, of the Russian en-.
bassy, in an interview in Washington
said that Russia's great railway would
open up vast markets to the United
States.
T.. w. Clark, who has been to Behr.
t,,.. 30, Lob AZ Aha uanl uif
for this government, declares that seals
are being destroyed each year at an
alarming rate.
Grand Duke George, brother Of the
czar, is dead at st. Petersburg He
was born April 81, 1871, and had been
in ill.health for number OF years.
suffering from consumption.
1t is announced that copper ore, oi
almost incredible extent and richness,
has been found in the Barry sound dis
trict, within about seven hours rail-
road distance Of Toronto, Ont.
The coat tailors OF New York, ii is
reported, are preparing to go out on a
strike for an advance in wages and a
reduction OF hours of labor. They are
said to number between 10, 900 and
10000, and of these 2,500 are women
and girls.
Acting Controller Mitchell has de.
cided that state naval militiamen who
entered the service of the navy in the
war with Spain are entitled to pay
from the time they accepted appoint
ments either by mail or by entering
upon the duty and not from the date
OF their commissions.
The deaf mutes are in annual con.
vention at st. Paul.
Guatemala is again in a state of un-
rest and revolution is feared.
A new rapid fire gun has been tested,
1t will fire 60 six.pound shots a min
ute.
Owing to street car riots, London,
Ont, has been placed under martial
law.
Secretary Long will present the
sword voted by congress to Admiral
Dewey.
A Big Four train crashed into a
family surrey near Columbus, o., kill
ing six people.
Wealthy Spaniards are Withdrawing
their Investments in Cuba and going
into Mexico.
Polish residents of Chicago at a pub.
lie meeting. denounced an Anglo
American alliance.
Owing to heavy rains a portion OF
Manila is flooded and the soldiers are
suffering great discomforts.
The Oregon volunteers will be
brought to Astoria on the transports,
where they will be transferred to river
boats and proceed to Portland.
A national park or forestry reserve
association for the governmental pro-
lection of over 1000, 900 acres OF land
in Northern Minnesota will be formed
in Chicago this month.
Governor Daniel, administrator Of
the Isle du Diable, where Drefus was
imprisoned, has been removed. He
punished Dreyfus in the hope of max.
ing him confess.
Loid Lipton's challenger, the Sham.
rock, has had trial. and made good
showing. She is fast lightweight
boat and Britishers are filled with hope
that the Americas cup will be won for
England.
A warrant, based upon a complaint
sworn to by the representative of q
New York newspaper, has been issued
at Salt Lake for the arrest of President
Angus M. Cannon, of the Salt Lake
stake of the Mormon church, charging
him with polygamy.
A special dispatch from Rome says
that the German steamer Reiohstag
has sailed from Naples with $4,000
rifles, 500 tons OF war material and 500
mules for the Transvaal. According
to the same dispatch, another steamer.
with a similar cargo sails July IA from
Arenas.
Plans have been formulated for a
large cooperative colony to be situated
on Lake Erie, near Toledo, o.. and
5000 acres of land are to be secured
to be devoted to farming and manufac-
turing interests. The promoter of the
scheme is Joseph A. Johnson, of the
state of Washington.
The mayor of Hays City, Kan. is
only 20 years old, the president of the