The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-05-25
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 a Condensed Form.

i'll condensed Forms
General Brabant has occupied Lady.
brand.
More Christians have been massacrec
north of Tien-Tsin by the boxers"
Kentucky Republicans indorsed the
administration of President Mckinley
Disease is causing the deaths OF
many American soldiers in the Philip
pines.
Filipinos reject civil marriage,
claiming it as no more than concu'
binage.
Boer peace ENJOYS will be allowed tc
present their credentials at the state de-
partment.
Collector OF Customs Ivey has with
drawn his resignation and will serve
out his term in Alaska.
F. P. bengal, who eloped from Pros.
ser, WASH, with Mrs. Brackenburg,
was arrested in Spokane.
There is strong sentiment in favoa
of Hepburn, of Iowa, for vice-president
on the Republican ticket.
Manila editors and correspondents
protest against the press censorship.
Many papers are shutting up shop.
Four persons perished in the fire in
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the Hotel Helena, in Chicago. Guests
were forced to jump from windows.
Elijah Moore. aged 10, who murdered
Rev. Jesse Moore, his father, at Dex.
ter, Mo-, November last, was ex-
ecuted.
Americans in Yucatan lose contracts
on electric and bridge work through
being underbid by Englishmen and
Germans.
Fire destroyed the works of the Can.
ada Cycle & Motor Company of St.
GATHERINGS, Ont, causing loss of half
a million dollars.
Columbia rebels threaten Panama,
great excitement prevails in that city
and United States vessels have been
ordered to the scene.
An alleged nobleman. charged with
forgery, in Victoria, B. O., court,
swallowed glass during the trial and
will die. His name was Elliott.
A factory is now constructing at
Corvallis to manufacture many articles
of hardware, thus utilizing valuable
timber that has been going to waste.
| Webster Davis was called upon to
speak at the Missouri Republican CON
ventlon, but debate on the question
OF appointing committee to escort
him to the stage came near disruptina
the convention.
Secretary Gage, in response to an in
quiry from the house of representatives
as to the extent Of the influx of Jap
anese, has submitted letter from i'm
migration Commissioner Powderly,
stating thrat the arrivals for the nint
mouths ending March 81, last, were
4,427.
General Butler occupied Dundee.
Senator Clark, of Montana, has re
signed.
President Steyn's brother captured
by General Butler.
Great rush is on from Dawson to gol'
diggings of the Koyokuk.
There is no hope of action by the sen
ate on the Nicaragua canal bill thi
session.
Germany is seizing Congo Free Stat
territory, and now occupies about ., O0
square miles.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, introduces
bill making it crime for railroad
to blacklist employees.
The United States court of appeal
holds that boycott is malicious inter
ference with business.
London papers want to ostracis
Richard Croker in revenge for the posi-
ton Tammany has taken in the Boe
war.
Democrats complain OF Kansas Cit
hotel men. They object to paying fiv
dollars per day for bed in room wit
four others.
President J. J. Hill paid $140,0
for a Spokane -four mill in order to &c
an entrance to the city for the Gres
Northern.
Porto Rico and Hawaii will sen
delegates to the Democratic nations
convention. Each island will be az
corded six delegates.
The grandstand, famous glass bettin
7 ring and all the buildings of the race
: trac k at Clifton, N. j., were entirel
destroyed by fire, with loss OF 500
600. The fire was the work OF inceI
diaries.
Assistant Attorney General Boyd hs
rendered decision in the case OF e.
press companies, in which he hole
they are not liable to taxes as proKer
by reason of their issuing money ordel
= and travellers checks.
An American laundry plant has bee
exported to China.
Over s5, 900, 900 capital is investe
in this country in the manufacture
playing cards.
+ Coal is worked so easily in ChiI
O that in Shansi it sells for lS cents p
!. ton at the mines.
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