The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-11-17
EVENTS OF TIE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphit
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of Items FroU
the Two Hemispheres Presented
I'm q Condensed Form.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES


pied by the Americans.
The Washington volunteers were pre-
sented with medals in Seattle.
Major-General Ludlow, civil cover.
nor Of Havana, is visiting in New York
Twelve socialists and six liberals
we're elected to the Berlin municipal
council.
The late John S. Pillsbury, of Mime.
apolis, left 100000 to a home fol
children.
In snohomish county $500 men are
employed in getting out logs and
shingle bolts.
Twenty men OF the Forty-second regi'
ment were injured in railway acci-
dent ON their way to San Francisco.
Nez Perce Indians have demanded
more money than is paid for railway
rights OF way through their reservation.
Assemblyman Mazet, of New York,
claims he was defeated by fraud, but
his friends say they will contest the
seating of Stewart.
The danger of Basuto uprising is
now admitted to be imminent in South
Africa, and may render necessary the
mobilization OF second army corps.
An agreement as to the partition ol
Samoa has been reached at Berlin be.
tween England and Germany, subject
to the approval of the United States.
A bark is loading 100000 feet ol
specially selected timber at Vancouver,
B. c., for the Cramps. of Philadelphia,
to be used in building United State;
ships.
The civil governor, counsellor, judges
and secretaries who constitute the new
government of Negros, sent greeting to
President Mckinley on taking theh
offices.
A cable message from General Otis
says that Major Hugh McGrath (cap-
tain Fourth cavalry died at Manila
from wounds received at the battle OF
Novaleta, month ago.
Frederick J. Cross, of Honolulu, has
the exclusive rights to operate the Mar
conf system of wireless telegraphy in
the Samoas. 1t is expected to have
the system in operation January /.
A 100000 gold brick, the largest
ever melted in a Canadian mine, is to
be sent down from the Kootenai dis
trict shortly. This years wash-up 10
the richest ever known in the district
Russians and the japanese on the
Corean peninsula are on the most
friendly terms. The Russian and Jap.
anese ministers assert that the reports
of friction are unfounded and are in.
tended to distract attention from other
questions.
The validity of government contracts
made by swindler Captain Carter will
be tested.
The convention agreeing to arbitra-
tion of Samoan claims was signed at
Washington.
Influential San Diegans will build a
transcontinental railroad via Salt Lake
from their city.
Huntington denies that the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company has absorbed
the New Japan line.
The bicycle, automobile and rubber
trusts now propose one great concern
with capitalization of 5000, 900, 900.
Wisconsin lumber dealers have just
bought l,000,0 900 acres of timber land
ON the Pacific coast. They paid
So, 100000
Owing to the poor telegraphic and
cable service from South Africa the
London papers can get no news for
their special editions.
The submarine torpedo-boat Holland
has been successfully tested by Uncle
Sam and purchase will probably soon
be made by the navy department.
The battleship Oregon has sailed
from Hong Kong, supposedly for Cebu.
She sailed sooner than expected and
was seemingly unprepared for sea.
A boats crew of the British ship
Pathan, recently chartered for trans
port service, refused to accompany the
ship to the Philippines. Twenty-one
Of them were placed in irons.
A St. Petersburg correspondent says
that Russia, France and Spain have de-
cided to intervene and suggest arbitra-
tion between England and the Beers il
Germany is willing to cooperate.
Otis cables that the Thirty fifth in.
:antry has reached Manila. This is the
regiment which was quartered at Van
couver and embarked from Portland.
Private Cleary died on the voyage.
The Berlin correspondent of the Paris
Figaro says Emperor William is re-
solved to occupy Tiger bay, south Of
angola, on the west coast of South
Africa, il England occupies Delagoa
bay.
Bourke Cochran, the famous New
York orator, was once porter for A.
7. Stewart.
Charles E. Littlefield, who succeeds
Nelson Dingley in congress, will be the
tallest man in that body, being six
feet five inches in height.
A call has been issued by the execu.
tive council for the nineteenth annual
convention of the American FedeBtion
Of Labor, to be held at Detroit, Mich.
December ii next.