The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-01
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
In Condensed Form.

Plague in Honolulu has been effect
ually stamped out, not recording a
single case in as days.
Recent injunction decisions have
stirred up the labor unions, and they
urge concerted action.
The auditor Of the war department.
finds it big task to straighten out the
Cuban and Puerto Rican finances.
Twenty-Five miners, 10 whites and IL
Negroes, lost their lives in an explo-
sion in coal mine near Raleigh N. G.
At Pueblo, Col, negro fiend who
had ravished and murdered two girls in
an orphan home, was lynched by
mob.
Grand Chief Arthur, of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers. was re-
elected at the convention at Milwaukee,
Wis.
General Warren occupied Douglas
after heavy fighting and without sus-
tanning any loss. The Beers have re-
treated to the north. ~
The will of the late Benjamin H.
Howell, the sugar merchant, OF New
York, disposes of an estate valued at
81, 500, 900, and gives $15, 900 to Brook
lyn charities.
The Methodist general conference at
Chicago, after considerable discussion,
voted to abolish the time limit on pas
torates. The result of the vote was re-
ceived with great applause.
Another note regarding the Ameri-
can indemnity claim has been handed
to the sultan's envoy, Terofk Pasha.
1t is couched in more precise termss in
sisting on prompt settlement.
7 Considerable California capital has
been invested in an extensive mining
enterprise in Siberia and Manchuria.
Concessions for large tracts of land
have been obtained from the Russian
and Chinese governments, and the work
. of development will soon begin.
/ At the Kansas Democratic conven-
tion, at Wichita, to elect delegates tc
the national convention, in his opening
prayer, Rev. Dubber set the delegates
wild by the PRAYING of the nomination
and triumphant election of Bryan.
The applause lasted several minutes.
The water of large lake near the
town of Zapotalan, Mexico, disap-
peared in great fissure IN the earth,
produced by an earthquake. The bed
of the former lake is now dry, and the
fissure can be plainly seen. 1t is over
three miles long and from one to three
feet wide. A tidal wave which swept
in from the ocean after the shock did
little damage.
British sare within 40 miles Of
johannesburg.
Much lumber is going to Cape Nome
a from Puget sound points.
Rioting in st. Louis grows worse
Three men and girl wounded.
: Ashland, Or, has quarantined
against San Francisco Cinnamon.
Republicans OF Alaska denounce Gov
ernor Brady, and ask for his retirement
Republican leaders do not favor
Senator Washburn, of Minnesota, fol
; ice-president.
). Boer delegates will not be admitted
K to the floor of the senate. Their mis-
sion is failure.
!, The Iron Dyke mine, in Union coun
ty, Or, has been sold to Pennsylvania
parties for $85, 900.
J. William R. Hearst, of the San Fran
cisco Examiner, predicts the inaugura'
tion of Bryan next spring.
Mexican government is still fighting
the Yaquias, additional troops beinl
sent to reinforce General Torres.
The war department refuses to ac
cept the designations OF volunteer off
GERS now serving in the Philippines.
No municipal governments will b'
3 organized in the hemp provinces o
Luzon until the rebels are driven out
Fire today destroyed Reeves Bros.
Boiler Works, at Alliance, Ohio. Tn
loss will reach $l44,O00, with SAC, SOL
insurance.
= TAYLOR and Beckham will both b
" candidates for reelection to the Ken
: lucky governorship this fall, and no
election is expected.
=, Colonel Bethune, while marching il
. q the direction of Newcastle, was am
X bushed by party of Beers and yer!
g. few of his force escaped.
Nathaniel P. Hill, former Unite
: States senator from Colorado, one
the wealthiest men in the state, !
dead at Denver, aged 6s.
The village of Point Claire, 16 mile
from Montreal, Canada, has been almos
entirely wiped out by fire. Two hun
dred people are homeless. No fatalities
+" Berlin. with the approval of tn
kaiser. sent over 500, 600 marks for tn
famine sufferers in India.
Six thousand passengers for Cap
Nome are booked for May sailings an
all berths are preengaged.
y Miss Morgan, San Francisco girl
" is the only woman among 600 art stu
=. dents at the Beaux Arts in Paris.
In New York city retail druggist
have formed an association to compel
With department stores.