The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-12-22
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Epitome of the TelegraphiC
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items FrOr'
the Two Hemispheres Presented
IN n Condensed Form.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

The province Of Cayan, Luzon, hal
surrendered TO Captain McCalla.
Commander Tilley may be given
charge OF our possessions in Samoa.
Americans have destroyed Aguin-
aldo's body guard and the rebel chic
has fed in disguise.
Macarthur has captured Mabini, one
of the ablest of insurgents, and founder
their government.
Prominent officials will go to Wash
ington to lobby for the admission oi
New Mexico to statehood.
Owing to the British reverses in
South Africa it is said Russia and
France are getting restless.
The army and navy are each urging
different routes for the Pacific cable.
Private companies are also after it.
Alaska is after better government.
Her special envoy is in Washington to
present petition for favors desired.
Ladysmith relief force's advance
column has reached a position within
three miles of COlenso without opposi.
tion.
General Methuen attacked $4,000
Beers on the Modder river, but found
their position too strong for him. He
reports great losses.
Major General Andrew G. Wauchope
was killed in action at Modder river.
He was a veteran OF the Ashantee an6
Egyptian campaigns.
A recent decision of the customs de.
partment in regard to the shipment OF
goods in bond works a great injury to
Pacific coast interests.
Germany has inquired as to our in
tentions regarding the Danish West
Indies. 1t is believed Germany would
like to have them, but this would not
suit Uncle Sam.
Two Americans were killed, appar-
emily without provocation, in San
Pedro, Spanish Honduras. The kill
ing, as reported, was of a particularly
aggravating type.
Major General Edward Ferrero is
dead at New York. In 1851 he raised
the Shepard Rifles" of which he was
made colonel. He took the first forth
fed redoubt captured in the war.
Another gigantic corporation is now
organizing to oppose the sugar trust In
the islands. A former member of the
sugar trust is believed to be one of the
leading spirits. The capital will be
$780, 600, 900 and may be known as the
Colonial Sugar Refining Company.
A Washington dispatch to the Cleve.
land Leader says that Mckinley and
Root will head the Republican ticket.
Leading Republicans favor their nomi-
nation by acclamation. Tuesday, June
IL, is suggested as the most likely date
for the convention.
An anti-British meeting was held in
Omaha.
Gatacre does not blame the guides
for his disaster.
Otis has been instructed to open
ports in the Philippines.
A colony of 80 Michigan people will
settle near Fairhaven, Wash.
Five stores were burned out on Sixth
street, near Alder, Portland, Or; loss,
$40, 900.
1t is said that South Africa has al.
ways been a graveyard for the British
generals regulations.
The British bark Indian Empire,
laden with coal, was burned to the
waters edge near Lima, Peru.
Our iron ore supply is short. It will
take 200 vessels to handle the cargoes
Of iron engaged for importation.
Two prominent Portland physicians
have been sued by lady who claims
in diagnosing her case.
A report comes from Astoria, Or,
that the packers combine will operate
only three of it's canneries next season.
Britishers acknowledge that they
lost over 700 men at Stormberg, and
Boer reports apparently agree with
those from British sources.
Nearly 100000 bushels of wheat
lfe stored in warehouses of Tacoma
and not ship is loading, the ownerr
Of the wheat holding for better prices.
A company has been organized in
Eastern Oregon to build a railway
line from Hilgard to the John Day
The 0. R. g. N. is said to
be in the deal.
Jones of Washington has introduced
in the house bill for cable to the
to cost not to exceed $s,-
300, 900, and the creation of cable
Otis reports that 2,000 additiona;
Spanish prisoners have been secured in
Northern Luzon, making over 5000
within month. Seven hun
lred are now en- route from Vigan, and
will be sent for the re-
mainder.
The total number of women over Is
years old employed in the factories and
of the British islands is
about 500, 900.
John ], Smallwood, president of the
Industrial and Collegiate institute at
Va, was born slave and
largely educated himself.
Judge Wylie, for years one of the
most prominent figures ON the district
bench, is still living in Washington,
and, though over 80 years old, is il
vigorous health.