The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-12-29
EVENTS OF TIE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphit
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items Fror
the Two Hemispheres Presented
IN u Condensed Form.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

oregon pnehsduIS arc W Dc plduleu
In Illinois.
General Chaffee may be sent to the
Philippines to succeed General Lawton.
Prayer-meetings are being held in
Holland for the success of the Boer
army.
The navy is In need OF more training
vessels and two frst-class ones will
soon be asked for.
Three wagon loads OF mail will leave
on the transport Grant for the soldiers
in the Philippines.
The Santa Fe is now a competitor
against the Southern Pacific for South
American business.
A Paris dispatch says that the bank
of Russia has advanced tho bank OF
England G8, 100000.
Two big lawsuits have been insti-
tuted in Chicago courts between Mon
tana cattle companies.
Samuel Gompers has been unani-
mously reelected president of the
American Federation of Labor.
The interstate commerce commission
will grant railways more time to equip
their cars with safety appliances.
A marvellous quartz discovery is re-
ported from Dawson. The ore assays
$500 to the ton, and the ledge is mile
wide.
Senator Fairbanks has introduced o
bill granting q pension of So, 900 yearly
to the widow of General Lawton. A
similar bill has been introduced in
the house.
The National Association of Retail
Druggists is strengthening its focres to
fight the cut-rate druggists throughout
the country.
Beers, with sense Of humn, sent
Baden Powell, at Mafeking, a message
in fve-pound she'll: "Don't drink
all the whisky; leave some for US
when we get in"
The consul from the Orange Free
State in New York city reports that
many Americans have applied to him
for enlistment in the Boer army. The
majority of the applicants were sold
iers who fought in the Spanish
can war.
England's troubles are multiplying.
Abyssinia now threatens to turn upon
the British. Emperor Menelik can put
200, 900 men in the field and is said to
have been preparing for war over the
question of territorial rights. His
armament is in excellent condition.
The senate will take up the currency
bill on January 4.
The Negros uprising was caused by
the Filipino iunta at Hong Kong.
Two Chicago electricians are heirs to
an estate in Hungary worth "a, 000,.
900.
Fire in Florence, s. c., destroyed
the city hall, hotel, bank and five
stores.
The controller OF the treasury finds
that Admiral Sampson was allowed too
much pay.
The remains of the late Lieutenant
were sent to Atlanta, Ca, for
interment.
Eight lives were lost In the burning
Of two big tenement houses in New
York city.
Goebel is making preparations for his
coming fight against Governor Taylor,
Of Kentucky.
The transports Hancock and City of
Puebla have reached Manila with two
regiments of infantry.
All aged employees of the Pennsyl.
vania railroad will be retired and PEN
stoned January 10, 1900.
England has at last decided to send
more cavalry to South Africa. This is
according to Buller's wishes.
Senator Mcbride, of Oregon, has in
troduced bill to increase the pay OF
letter carriers In large cities.
Senator Shoup and party will visit
Arizona and New Mexico to report on
their application for statehood.
General Lawton was killed while in
'front.' of his troops at San Mateo, Lu-
ION. He was shot in the breast and
lied Immediately.
The supreme court of Ohio has rem
lered its decision in the bribery case
IF Attorney General Monnett against
lhe Standard Oil Company. The at
iorney general furnished information to
'he effect that he was approached by
Charles Squires, of New York, with
oribe of $400, 900 if he would permit
he cases pending against the Standard
Dill Company to go by default. 1t was
claimed that Mr.. Squires was the repre-
tentative of the Standard Oil Com
1any. The decision dismisses the cases
IN the ground that this fact was not
established.
The Chicago 6 Northwestern road
Idded 29S miles to its lines during
s99.
Governor-elect Nash, Of Ohio, Is
yidower, and the social duties OF his
will devolve upon his
Mrs. Babcock.
Miss Msyme Jester. a niece of Buff
slo Bill, is said to be the only female
,ress agent on the road. She left the
newspaper business to go into this new
ield.