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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-29
THE TICKET MADE UP
President Mckinley Renomi.
mated at Philadelphia.
ROOSEVELT FOR vICE-PRESIDENT
Foraker, Depew and the Ena-
pire State Governor.

Philadelphia, June 23.-President
Mckinley was unanimously renominat-
ed for president of the United States
by the Republican National convention
at l:48 O'Clock today, and an hour and
10 minutes later Governor Roosevelt,
Of New York, was unanimously select
ed to stand beside him in the coming
battle.
Such unanimous demonstrations in
honor of the nominees of national
convention have never before been
equaled perhaps in the history Of poll
tics in this country. 1t was love
feast, jubilee, ratification meeting.
There was fine setting for today IS
spectacular drama. Bright peonies at
either end of the stage made two fam.
ing bits Of color. Throughout the vast
multitude fans moved ceaselessly to
and fro like the wings of crowd of
alarmed gulls beating the air. There
were no preliminaries. The wrangle
expected over the question of reducing
the representation in the South was
averted by the withdrawal of ex-Sen>
ator Quay's proposition. The great
hall became quiet as Senator Lodge,
standing before $4,000 eager faces,
gavel in hand, announced that nomina-
tions for president of the United States
were in order. The reading clerk ad-
vanced to the front of the platform.
He was about to call the roll of states
for the presentation of candidates.
When AlabamaI was called, a thin,
-whiskered delegate from that state
rose and surrenered the first right to
speak to Ohio. A futter of handker-
chiefs filled the air, and cheer after
cheer went up from the. delegates in the
pit, as Senator Foraker, of Ohio, strobe
oward the platform.
At the end of half hours speech,
the senator placed Mckinley in nom
ination, amid enthusiasm unbounded.
Seconding speeches were made by
Theodore Roosevelt, Senator Thurston,
John W. Yerkes, an orator from the
Blue Grass state, and Governor Mount,
of Indiana, but before the latter con.
cluded the convention was impatient
for vote, and several times tried to
how him down.
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PeEin LEGATION. Not Injured.

Brussels, June 23.-The Petit Bleu
states that a telegram was received
yesterday by an important Brussls firm
from China, saying that Admiral Sey-
mour's relieving force and the Russian
column entered Pekin simultaneously.
The legations were reported intact, and
all the Belgian residents are said to be
safe.
The Yaquis Again Aggressive.
Ortiz, Mexico, June 26.-General
Torres has divided his forces into two
parts and proposes to march against
new stronghold OF the Yaquis, located
about so miles north of Torin. One
army OF $500 men is on the east side
of the Yaqui river. and the other armys
numbering about 5000 men, is on the
west side. The Indians have become
aggressive again, +
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-29
California wheat for Peru.

Lima, Peru, via Galveston, June 81.
An excellent impression has been
made by the announcement that in ad.
dition 10 the $4,000 tons of California
wheat which has just arrived at Cal
lao, an equal quantity is on the way to
Peru,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-29

Hamb burg, N. Y, June 22.-A boiler
OF portable steam engine used to pro-
pei fawmill exploded near the village
of Eden, Erie county, this evening, in.
stantly killing three men--John Flem.
ing, Alexander Fleming and Bert Mann
lnoser.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-29

The tobacco trust has established
,;rtra, boycott on independent dealers
doing business in New England
statistics of the criminal population
Of the United States shows that ohly y,
81 six per cent of the total number Oh
criminals are women.
The Montreal Star claims 1t mas eva,
soncs that the Clan-na-Gael planned
tha Wellsnd canal explosion as 10,
ur;saI .nE on Canada for sending troops 70
South Africa.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-29

Tacoma will offer a $3.50 silver cup
for competitive drill between the IL
companies OF the National Guard,
which will celebrate there July 4.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-29
Manitoba crops rallied.

Winnipeg. Manitoba. June 27.-Oi
1900, 900 acres OF wheat, 1000, 900
acres will never be cut. Rains cam
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-29
VOL. XII.
THE MAILS.

The mail arrives from Mt. Hood at 10 O'Clock
g. m. Wednesdays and Saturdays; departs the
same days at noon.
For Chenoweth, leaves at s a. m. Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays; arrives at 6 p. m.
For White Salmon (Wash.) leaves daily AT 6 AS
q. m; arrives at 7:15 p. m.
From White Salmon leaves for Fulda, Gilmer,
Trout Lake and Glenwood daily at 9 A. NJ.
For Bingen (Wash.) leaves at 5:45 p, m; ar.
|rives at p. m.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-29

By the death of Thomas E. Miaco
in New York six theatcrs and large
fortune are left to his 15-year .old
daughter Edna, his sole heir.
A monument to Maj. Gen. John
sedgwick has been set up at his birth
place, Cornwall, Conn.,, and it was
dedicated on Memorial day.
Berlin postal authorities estimate
that no fewer than l60. 900 postal cards
without any addresses at all are mailed
in the German empire eveiy year.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-23
PARK TREMoNT STREET

side, wreckage and death. A battle
city suddenly stricken as this was is a
more pathetic spectacle. When men
fight men the strong are killed alone,
for all are strong, but here it was the
weak who suffered most severely, it
was the women an children who died
in the greatest number. They could
not reach places of security for lack of
strength, and the BRAY and willing
men were powerless t, help them.
Those pinned down by solid wreckage
lay where they had fallen, those
drowned while fleeing for safety We're
carried out by the ebbing waters,
while the fallen houses each held the
secret of those who had been crushed
in the downfall. A more pathetlcally
wretched condition never met the eyes
Of men.
AS the day got older, however, there
was other work than grieving
There was no drinking water in
the town, and the uninjured food
supply was short, while commu-
nicatlon was cut off from the
world that was willing to help. But
above all was the necessity to get rid
Of the dead, which in so hot a climate
began quickly to decay. In very many,
indeed in most, instances the dead
could not be recognized, and therefore
could not be claimed ~ relatives.
The bodies were buried in trenches,
and boat loads were taken to deep
water and there sunk, yielding up to
the sea the victims it had come ashore
to claim.
But the vicious in the community.
many of them negroes, We're as dill
gent in evil work as the rescuers We're
c2od. Hundreds robbed the dead bod
les Of what valuables they could find,
even cutting off fingers and ears to
get finger rings and ear rings. The
few United States soldiers stationed
in Galveston We're called upon to do
police 7lty, and State militiamen were
sent to help as soon as possible Every
man caught robbing the dead was
shot, and some twenty-five more We're
tried by drum-head court-martial and
shot Immediately. The summary eX-
ecution of these wretches put an end
to this phase of the awful situation.
One of the most thrilling tales of the
Texas disaster is told by Miss Sadie
Hirsheeld, of New York, who has just
returned from Galveston.
She was with her family In their
home on Seeley avenue when the
storm came, and until she was rescued
twenty-four hours later battled with
death upon the roof of a cottage
which had become enmeshed with de-
bris bound seawara
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-23
No Heads on Chinese Coins.

Numismatics who may in the dim
and distant future investigate the
coinage of China in order to find some
authentic record of the lineaments of
it's sovereigns will be doomed to dis
appointment A representation of the
human head separate from the figure
is there an object of horror; hence
there is never an effigy of the emperor
on his coin. Further, the hermit-like
seclusion in which the Son of Heaven
traditionally lives is intended to stim-
ulate veneration; and there are very
few Of the subjects apart from the
officials of the palace, who ever see his
face. A missionary recently returned
from the celestial land observes that
were it known that in Europe portraits
of kings were suspended before inns,
exposed to dust, wind and rain, and
to the witticisms and perhaps the sar-
casms of the populace, we should be
held in even greater derision than we
are.-London Daily Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-23

an iron roof rolled up and was hurled
across tho street as though it had been
paper; timbers were carried in the air
as though the solid oak and pine were
only grass or straw, while wires. tele-
grapA, telephone. electric light and
trolley, were everywhere, for the poles
had snapped like pipe-stems and let
their burdens loose. The force seemed
irresistible, as mighty as 1t was mer-
ciless. All this was In unrelleved dark
ness, which preTented even the most
resourcefr' from avertlng the dan
gers that We're on every hand. There
was little If any change for two hours
and half. Then the barometer be-
gan slowly to rise and the worst of
the storm was over. In two hours
more the wind had subsidized, and by
midnight there was quiet in stricken
Galveston-the quiet of death.
The water, which in some streets
had been eight feet deep, began quick
ly to run out, and by daylight the
were again exposed. But
what q scene of devastation this day
light revealed! Wreckage on every
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-23
A Unique I over Bell

When the first settlement was made
on Commencement Bay, Puget Sound,
it was simply lumber camp and trad
ing post. After the Northern Pacific
railroad was completed to Commence
ment Bay city was built on the high
ground above the lumber camp south
ward, and that is the handsome city OF
Tacoma, Wash.
The ancient lumber camp is now that
part of Tacoma which is called "Old
Town" locally. Early in the history Of
Old Town an Episcopal clergyman,
now Bishop Morris of Oregon. built A
little wooden church in the place
alongside of a huge fir tree that had
been broken off about 40 feet from the
ground.
1t was first the intention to build the
church behind the tree and cut a door,
way through the trunk, thus making
the tree the entrance as well as the
bell tower, but this plan was aban-
doned. A belfry tipped with cross
was built upon the top of the tree, a
bell placed therein, and swung To
this day the ivy-clad fir is TIE bell
tower of the church. A ladder runs
from the roof of the church to the bell
fry, and this is used as the approach
to the bell whenever it becomes neces-
sary to visit it for any purpose.
The ivy that clings to the tree has
crawled under the roof and into the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-23
Srclss in Galveston
After ths Great Storm

Galveston has experienced storms be-
fore, and on several occasions severe
damage has been done. But the peo-
pie have grown used to the danger
from inundation, and even when the
storm broke on that fateful Saturday
morning they were not unusually dis
turbed, writes John Gllmer Speed, in
Harper's Weekly. They went about
their business in ordinary fashion,
confident that the storm would soon
blow over. At ten o'clock gale was
blowing. BY noon this gale had in
creased to hurricane proportions, and
those dwelling near the beach began
to realize that this was something
more than an ordinary summer gust
of wind. Great waves were dashed
over the beach, and the summer re-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-23

that action Boer leader said to a
newspaper correspondent:
Our Gen. Olivier is one Of the slim
NEST men in Africa You don't know
Olivier. If you Britishers were TO talk
to him you would reckon him up as a
rather stupid sort of fellow. He knows
how to know nothing-when it suits
him. He can make his face as express
sionless as the back wall of ceme-
terry on wet day. even when he is
just boiling with excitement inside.
You may think that it is an easy trick,
but just you try it some day when
some one springs a big surprise on
you; perhaps you won't find it so easy
as 1t may appear. Olivier knew ali
about Gen. Gatacre. He had studied
him.
I'VE beat you Britishers that day,
beat you pretty badly, too, but the men
who think Gatacre isn't general on
that account don't know the country,
nor know Olivier, don't know the Beers
and don't know what quick firing rifles
can do in such circumstances. If either
Kitchener or Roberts had been in Gen.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-23

from the northeast pitched the waters
against the wharves and abutments,
choking the sewers and flooding the
city from that quarter. The wind,
which had been some fifty miles an
hour, quickened to eighty-four when
the measuring apparatus of the
Weather Bureau was wrecked, a:tl the
rest can only be guessed at. The
streets We're rapidly filling with water,
and each person had to stay where he
was caught, as it was nigh impossible
to move from place to place.
In times such as this, however, the
impossible is done, and many men did
succeed in getting their families into
the more substantial buildings, such
as the public schools, the court house
and the hotels. From three O'Clock in
the afternoon the wind increased
steadily until it was at its highest, and
certainly not less than 100 miles an
hour. III, barometer also continued
to fall, reaching its lowest, 2S.0l1a
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-23
WOMAN DID BAPTIZING.
Male Converts Took 1t, but tho Women
Backed Out.

AT Cramer hill, in New Jersey, hun
dreds attended "baptizin recently.
The immersing was done by woman
Mrs. Lottie Miller. She marched
bravely down to the shore. followed
by the candidates. These were by no
means the least interesting features
of the baptism They were arrayed in
the cast-off black skirts Of their wives
or sisters, which anything but facili-
tated their movements through the
mud. Their legs became unaccount-
ably entangled in the voluminous
folds Of these garments, and before
midstream was reached the converts
were begrimed by their many trou-
bles. After a final exhortation Sister
Miller started with her little flock on
the road to Zion. Among those about
to be immersed was Mrs. Miller's lit
tie son, chap of about 9 years. The
party had gone only half way in the
mire when the worlan's maternal in
stincts rose above her religious ones
and without waiting to gain the deep
water she then and there "sprinkled"
the head of her son. rather than SUBJ
iect him to the dangers of the stream.
BY this time rowboats steamboats, and
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-23

1t is wonderful how much knowledge
can be impaired to small children by
a quick nursemaid who has an inkling
of the kindergarten system. Children
are never tired of asking questions,
and if these are intelligently answered
they pick up all sorts of useful knowl-
edge without any actual teaching. The
object of the kindergarten system is
to teach the little ones to think for
themselves,a and it is worth every moth
er's and nurses while to learn scme-
thing Of it. The custom of talking non.
sense to them and distorting words
cannot be too much condemned.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-23
Power of Modern Guns.

The power of the modern gun is a
thing that cannot be grasped. The
100-ton projectile strikes with q force
equal to 465,000 eleven-stone men
jumping from height of one foot.
When the eighty -one-ton gun fires a
shot twe,ye miles, it is fired Mt such
an angle that the shell goes up to a
height 54S2 feet higher than Mont
Blanc. Big guns have been longer in
use than most people think. In the
year 14TS they had guns called "bom-
bards," which threw projectiles weigh
ing a quarter of a ton. They We're
wider at the muzzle than in the bore,
and were used for battering buildings.
The English used big guns at the bat
tie Of Crecy, and amazed the French,
who had never seen such weapons be-
fore.-The Regiment.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-23

sorts were no longer habitable. Even
then the people in Galveston were
not apprehensive. But shortly past
three in the afternoon it was appar-
ent that something unusual was in the
wind, which was blowing at forty-four
miles an hour, while the barometer
read 29.22 inches. Business men
closed up their places and started for
their homes to look after their fam
lilies. But before these tardily awall-
ened people could realize what was
happening the full fury of the tropical
hurricar" was upon them, and COM
munication was cut off not only with
the outside world, but it was impossi-
BILE to get from one part of the city to
another. Z Vo great forces We're fierce
ly at worA The Gulf waves drove
high upon the beach, and the gale
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-23
Gatacre's place that day we Beers
fancy 1t would not have made a great
deal OF difference
QUEER CUBAN FANCIES.

superstitions That Have obtained q
Strong Hold on the People.
A belief that has a strong hold on a
certain class Of people in Cuba Is that
certain diseases can be cured by eat
ing dirt, and SO when one of these dis
eases manifests itself the believer does
not consult a physician, but instead
gathers up a handful of dirt and eats
it. If any relief is obtained it must be
the result Of faith cure, which the pa
tient is unconsciously trying. Why all
kinds of germs are not taken in with
the dirt IS a mystery-possibly they
are. The moonlight seems particular
ly objectionable and strangers are
warned not to 60 out in it with I'M
covered head, and not to go out in 1t
at all If 1t can be avoided; it is
thought that this light brings many
evil effects, and not under any circum-
stances will Cuban sleep in its rays
he thinks that, among other things,
1t will draw his mouth to one side of
his face. To ward off sickness of vari-
GUS kinds there are little silver or tin
images to wear suspended about the
neck as kind of charm, images of
the same kind are offered in the
churches as thanksgiving or prayer,
and so we find near the affairs Of GER
tain churches cases in which are hun
dreds of these little trinkets, hands,
feet, arms and babies. The hooting
of an owl is taken as a very bad sign.
The superstitious Cuban kills any
creature of this kind which makes
weird sounds near his home. This is
supposed to break the SPELL and it is
not then inevitable that q member OF
the family shall meet death in the near
future. Butterflies also are looked
upon as omens. The Cuban women are
great believers in the efficacy of vari-
Gus herbs in sickness and have rem
edy for almost every ailment. Ameri-
can physicians find that they nave
much more knowledge in this line
than the women of our own country,
and more knowledge of sickness in
general. In many homes, even the
poorest, there is thermometer, and
if anyone is ill his temperature is TAX
en- before the physician arrives.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-23

Mr.. f. t. Bullen, the author of "The
Cruise of the Cachalot," says a good
word for the modern battleship, in the
London Spectator. He says that the
modern ships are restoring the old
lines Of beauty. Monstrosities like the
French Hoche and Charlemagne are
going out, but in the British Formd-
more to that of the merchantman.
"Their spacious frceboard catches the
seaman's eye at once, for good free
board means not only dry ship, but
plenty of fresh air below as well as
a sense of security in heavy weather."
Then when tested in Atlantic gales
zone is never wearied of wondering
at their splendid stability and free
dom from rolling which makes them
unique fighting platforms under the
worst weather conditions" Then
they steer perfectly, "a range of over
three and half degrees on either side
of their course being sufficient to
bring down heavy censure upon the
quartermaster." Mr.. Bullen is both
cred by these boats" since "going
into action one of the first
things necessary would be to
launch them all overheard and
let them go, secured together, so that
they might be picked up again." He
grimly admits that there would be no
means of escape in case of sinking.
for nothing would be left to float.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-23

| bolted and the shutters that were not
carried away by the wind fastened.
"Suddenly the house gave a lurch.
| creaked mournfully and then began to
swing to and fro. Our home was lift
ed from its foundations and set adrift.
The waters rose higher and higher
until they reached the second story.
"Up the garret stairs we rushed,
and soon the nine of us were clinging
on the coped roof.
Hundreds of families We're in the
same plight We had gone about u
block when the house struck against
something, which we discovered later
was an oid hut
I'VE remained there all night, while
our clothes were being torn from our
backs by the wind, and house after
house floated by us, telling its story
of misery.
"On one coped roof, when Sunday
dawned, l saw a mother with a babe,
which judged to be some two months
old, clinging as best she could. -, The
wind had taken every stitch Of cloth
ing she had had OH her back, and the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-23

The wells of Erg, in the Sahara
desert, occupy the bottom of the de-
pressions. AS the surface OF the
ground in which they are excavated
Is covered with thick layer Of sand
they have to be protected against the
falling in of the latter. Their very
narrow orifice is, therefore, hermetic-
ally closed by means of wide stones
sealed through a mortar composed OF
sand and mud. Each caravan undoes
the work in order to obtain water
and then carefully seals the wells up
again before departing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-23

expression on her face was almost
heartrending.
"All eyes were turned in her direc-
tion waiting to see her disappear be-
meath the water. We had not long to
wait. The babe slipped from her
arms, and in her effort to save 1t she
also was lost.
ION the floating house tops men,
women and children knelt in prayer
and sang hymns. Our family was
half starved and on the verge of drop
ping into the sea and about to utter
last prayer when 1 fired pistol which
brought about our rescue.
1.-Two men from the convent for ne.
gro women a short distance away put
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ABLE BOER LEADER,
GEN. OLIVIER, RECENTLY CAP
TURED BY THE BRITISH.
1t Was He Who Led Gntacre Into tho
Trap ut stormberg-Tribute Paid to
Him by One of the Representative
Men of the South African Republic.

Gen. Olivier, who was recently cap
tured by the British in the fighting at
Winburg, in the Orange Free State, was
one of the most active OF the Boer
generals in the field, and as a guerrilla
leader ranked next to Gen. De Wet.
1t was Olivier who led Gen. Gatacre
into the trap at Stormberg. which
proved disastrous to the British, cost
ing them 800 casualties In discussing