The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-10-13
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of Items FrOU
the Two Hemispheres Presented
In Condensed Form.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
The Thirty.flfth infantry has sailed

from Portland direct for Manila.
A Chicago rat-catcher is reputed to
make S6, 600 year at the business.
Admiral Dewey at his own request
has been formally destached from the
Olympia.
The United States revenue cutter
McCulloch, formerly dispatch boat OF
Dewey's fleet has arrived in Portland,
Oregon.
President Andrade is said to have
given up the struggle in Venezuela and
to have engaged passage on a steamer
sailing for New York.
Agents of the British government are
now in this country picking up horses
and mules by the hundred, and arrang-
ing for speedy shipment.
Shipping men fear that disaster has
befallen the Cyrus Wakefield, a month
overdue at San Francisco. Five per
cent reinsurance has been paid on her.
General Otis reports progress of the
war in the Philippines. A robber
band operating in the western portion
of the island of Negros has been exter-
minated.
Western roads are considering prop
osition to discontinue the practice O.
granting reduced rates to officers OF
volunteer regiments returning from the
Philippines.
The Pacific Biscuit Company, other.
wise known as the cracker trust, has
been fully organized and is now doing
the bulk of the cracker and candy bust
ness of this coast.
The president is said to favor de-
partment of industry and commerce to
be represented in the cabinet. 1t is
being urged by the Business Mems
League, of Chicago.
The big ship Edward Sewall, with
carrying capacity of 10000 tons has
been launched at Bath, Me. She will
engage in the grain trade between San
Francisco and Liverpool.
A Pretoria dispatch quotes loom
Paul" Kruger as saying: Bullets
came by thousands at the time of the
Jameson raid, but the burghers were
untouched. Over Que hundred were
killed on the other side, showing that
the Lord directed our bullets. The
Lord rules the world"
The patent issued to James E. Low
for certain kind of crown and bridge
work in dentistry has been held valid
by the United States circuit court for
the southern district of New York.
This patent has been the cause of an
immense amount of Litigation, and it
is said that nearly every dentist in the
country has used the crown and bridge
work.
st. Paul plumbers are on strike.
Emperor Francis Joseph has ap.
proved the new Austrian cabinet.
William Waldorf Astor paid his
taxes in New York, amounting to nearl.
half a million.
Brigadier-G General Eagan has decided
to appeal his case to congress and
hopes to secure vindication.
The British government has placed
large order for canned meat and timed
fruit with one of Chicago's packing
concerns.
A party of American soldiers werc
ambushed by Filipinos. A signal SCI,
geant was killed and two other Ameri.
cans were wounded.
Joseph Kirk, the town marshal OF
Inez, KY, was shot by desperate.
A posse have gone to the mountains af
ter the murderer.
As the result of severe electrical
storm on North beach, Washington,
the house of the life-saving crew was
damaged by thunderbolt.
Two masked men stopped the Shef
fels stage near Ouray, Colo, and tool
the mail, but overlooked a box con.
tanning $4,000 in gold.
indianapolis is carrying back to the
South the Confederate flag, which he,
soldiers captured from the Ferry, Tex,
rangers during the civil war.
A writ of habeas corpus has beer
granted to Captain Parker, found guilty
of misappropriating funds, and whs
had been sentenced to imprisonment.
The Venezuela boundary award is &
compromise. Some of Great Britain's
claims are disallowed. Her frontier
will start at the Waini river. The
award was unanimous.
The first race of the America cup |
series resulted in fiasco. Time limit |
was five hours and neither boat finish |
ed in this time. Excursion boats in.
terfered badly with the racers.
The sword awarded by congress was
presented to Admiral Dewey by Presi. |
dent Mckinley. The address was |
made by Secretary Long. The admira.
responded by saying that he now ha6
proof that republics are not ungrateiul. |
Not cne drop of intoxicating liquor
is allowed to be sold at any of the mil.
itary camps of Canada.
At rs years of age Judge jackson, o.
the United States district court fos
West Virginia, is still active on the
bench. He was appointed by Lincoln.
According to the books of the New
York police department the receipts Of
the burglars and highwaymen of thai
city for the past is months have beer
q little rising of So, 500, 900. !