The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-05-26
LATER NEWS.


it goes over until the October term.
The section men of the Grand Trunk
railway system recently asked for an
increase in wages, which was refused,
and about 800 men have struck, The
strike affects tho road from Sarnia
Ont, to Portland. Me.
A porliouof the Ifwaco Railway a
Navigation Company's trestle at II
waco collapsed, while the beach train
was passing over il, and the locomotive
was dumped overheard into the bay,
but fortunately no one was injured.
While digging for relics at the sit,
OF old Fort Mackinac. in Michigan,
six complete skeletons were un.
earthed. This is possibly the burying
place of some OF the victims of the
massacre which took place 1870 years
ago.
Three Chicago men, employees OF the
Aetna Powder Company. at Aetna,
were blown to atoms in the explosion
Of tank of nitro gycerline. A pipe
leading from the engine burst, igniting
some saw dust and leaves near flue
leading into the room containing the
nitIo-glycerine tank.
General del Pillar. one Of Aguinaldof
peace envoys, says: 1.-THE insurgents
are anxious to surrender, but want the
assurance first that there will be nc
putting to death OF the leaders in the
rebellion. and some proof that Ameri-
cans will carry out the general state
ments in their proclamation.
Uncle Sam will inform Brazil that
she must be more careful in future.
Her discpurtesy to the Wilmington is
to receive attention. A proper repre-.
sentatiOn OF the facts will be made,
and it is expected that the Brazilian
government will promptly investigate
and make amends. No trouble is ex.
pected
Private letters from Riga, province
of Livonia, Prussia, report that Lettish
and Lithuanian workmen there quar-.
relied because the latter worked for
lower wages, and street fighting fol.
lowed, wheIeupon the military inter.
fered. Several workmen were killed,
many injured, and a number OF houses
were destroyed.
A fund of $l60. 900, drawn from a
dividend on 406, O38 shares Of worlds
fair sock, is being set aside for needy
and suffering members of the various
Illinois volunteer regiments of Cook
county who served in Cuba. Funds
are reported now on hand to pay 4
per cent dividend on the stock, and a
relief committee will be appointed
from the society of the army Of San.
tiago to act with a committee of colo.
nels of the regiment TO secure the divi-
dend.
Agoncllo is said to be in Hong
Kong under an assumed name.
Nearly 400 persons lost their lives
in the big Australian hurricane.
Arbitration. it is said, will have
first place in the peace conference.
England will press a number of large
damage claims against Nicaragua.
Ex- United States Senator Charles
Buckalew. of Pennsylvania, is dead.
The wife of a Georgia planter killed
a negro who tried to enter her room.
President Hobart is slowly re-
covering from his illness, and is now
able to sit up.
The Buffalo strikers have taken
Bishop Quigley's advice and are re-
turning to work.
The Yukon river is open from Lake
LebaTge to Dawson, but the ice on the
lakes is still solid.
The Reina Mercedes, one of Ger.
vera's fleet sunk off Santiago last July,
has arrived at Hampton Roads.
-Four men were killed in the Wai
Eagle mine at Rossland, by the hoist
getting away from the engineer.
A Chicago court has held that bank
directors are not liable for the mis-
management Of funds by speculating
president.
The Atlantic liner Paris ran ashore
on the English coast. She lost hei
course in a heavy fog. The officers
and crew kept cool and the passengers
were taken off without fatality.
The cruiser Olympia, with Admiral
Dewey on board, has lef. Manila for
this country. The first stop will be at
Hong Kong. An enthusiastic farewell
was given by the vessels and forts in
Manila haIbor.
Levi Moore, a clerk in the city
market, at Kansas City, shot and per-
haps fatally wounded Mrs. Jennie
Campbell. Mrs. Ella Landis and Mrs.
Anna Meek, in jealous rage. The
Campbell woman had deserted Moore
for another man.
Major General Otis has declined to
recognize the rebels to the extent OF
agreeing to an armistice, but he has
notified the American commanders to
refrain temporarily from aggressive ac-
tion. Thus he is in a position to re-
sumo hostilities at any time. This
will defeat any subteIfuges to gain
time. which would not be the case il
the general agreed to an armistice.