The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-10-19
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
UERsE TICKS FROM IRE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From,
hhe Two Hemispheres Pres Nlh
I'm a Cor iensed Tcrm.


The United States has answered the
French note.
Roosevelt denounced the Deomcratic
issue OF militarism.
British ministerialists hold 357 seats
and the opposition 205.
Horse buyers for German govern
ment are in Eastern Oregon.
A general uprising is expected in
the southern provinces OF China.
Mgr. Chspelle argues for retention OF
church property in the Philippines.
An eight-year-old boy CT Roseburg,
Or, was killed accidentally while play
ing with rifle.
One man was killed and 10 injured
in riot in the anthracite region at
Hazleton, Pa.
Mrs. Ann Jane Darrsh. OF Liberty
Or, an aged and blind woman, was
burned to death.
Thomas Sheridan, 80 years old, la.
borer employed in shingle mill at
Fairhaven, WASH, was run over by a
train and killed.
The American marines from Pekin
have arrived at Taku, where they will
be Joined by the Tien Tsin battalion,
and sail on the Indicna for Cavite.
The wife of minister at Atchison,
Kan, jumped into cistern with her
S.year-old child and both we're
drowned. The woman was insane.
A cablegram received from Commits
sioner-G eneral Peck, at Paris, contains
an announcement Of final results OBJ
tained at the exposition by the coun'
ries in the way OF awards. The Unit
States received 2,475 awards; Ger
many, 1926; Great Britain, 1.ll7;
Russia, Lab. The United States
leads not only in the grand total, but
also in all grades of awards. from
grand prizes to merely honorable men
ton.
Referring to the mooted purchase Of
the Danish West Indies by the United
States, the Copenhagen correspondent
OF the Daily Telegraph says: "The re-
newed negotiations will result, l be-
lieye, In the purchase. The opposition
party in the Danish parliament fsyors
the transaction. but urges the govern
ment to obtain larger price than thu
United States has previously offered
It is understood that America wishes
to use st. Croix as a naval coallnt
station.
Bryan concluded his tour OF Illinois
Cecil Rhodes will re-enter politics
The empress dowagor is said to b.
i'll.
Roberts will name his own succes
sor.
Colville Indian reservation is opened
for settlement.
Roosevelt spoke to an immense audi
ence in st. Louis.
Canada will sell crown minini
clans in Klondike.
General Brooke urges Reorganization
of the army OH modern lines.
Conger has prepared a list OF Chimes
officials that should be punished.
Idaho Soldiers Homo was destroyer
nv fire. One inmate was sutfocated.
The American Bible Society fur
nishes list OF missionaries killed o
Boxers.
General Macarthur reported TO th
war department that the transpol
Rosecrans and the transport Argyl
arrived at Manila with Light Batterit
/ G and NJ, Seventh artillery, Major {
G. Greenough.
p. III. Gilhooley, counsel for II
Elizabethport, N. j., Banking Con
INV. announced that William schil
er. a missing clerk OF the bank, was
defaulter to the amount OF $50,oo
and that the bank directors had mat
good the aomunt of the shortage.
Lord George Hamilton; secretary
state for India, has received the 10
lowing from Lord Curzon: 1.-THE gel
eral condition OF crops is excelien
and except in pant of Bombay iamll
conditions are disappearing The t
tai number on the relief list has fall
to 2,746, 900. "
The American Bridge Compal
closed contract to furnish all OF 6
structural steel to be used III the ere
t;on of a bic arsenal at Kure, Japa
The money value OF the contract Is
t tween $3.50, 900 and 100000.
will require six months to furnisn 7
: material, and it must be delivered
Kure within year.
Officials of the North German Lilo
Steamship Company at New YORK VI
have awarded contract for mon
ment to be erected in plot owned
I. the company in cemetery III No'
: Hudson, in memory OF the persons " y.
lost their lives in the great hre u
DESTROYED the piers and steamers OF
company at Hoboken. on June So Ia
White blackberries and green no
: have been propagated in louisiana {
year.
seventv-two new coal mines ha
been opened in Prussia this year,
creasing the output for 1900 BY s'oc
K 900 tons.
. What promises to be the pess az
: crou in the history OF Canada-i
= merely the quantity. bat qush.s-
now fast approaching the harvest
son.