The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-20
|EVENTS OF TIE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphit
News of the World.
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items Fror'
the Two Hemispheres Presented
in Condensed Form

The total British losses in the Boer
war are now $4,000.
A Texas town in the flooded district
was destroyed by tornado.
Fishermen testing the Columbia
river near Astoria found but few Chi
hooks.
The Puerto Rican bill, as amended
by the senate, passed the house by a
vote OF 1853 to 1853.
Admiral Dewey denies the story of
his withdrawal as a candidate for presi-
Dental nomination.
H. G. Frick will dispose of all his
holdings. something like Sic, 1000. 900,
in the Carnegie Company.
An international naval demonstration
will soon take palce at Taku Gin, the
gulf of Pc Chi Lii, China.
During fight with riotous laborers
in New York, one Italian striker was
killed and several wounded.
At the Georgia Populist convention,
Senator Marion Butler, of North Caro-
lima, was denounced as the "chief of
all traitors"
George w. Hull, an Arizona million
aire, was arrested in New York on
charge of perjury in divorce case
against his wife.
Competent authorities estimate that
the wastage of horses monthly by the
British forces in South Africa, must be
calculated at not less than 5000.
B. G. Bergin, an assayer in the Uni
ted States mint at San Francisco, has
been arrested for stealing small
amounts of gold daily for months past.
Capitalists of Berlin, through Chi
cago firm, have made an offer to pur-
chase the Ferris wheel. The wheel,
which weighs 1900 tons, will be ship
ped to Berlin.
In San Francisco, 500 pounds of
plug. cut tobacco have been seized in
various local stores by internal revenue
agents, because the packages were in
sufficiently stamped.
Burglars in Chicago stole diamonds,
iewelry and silverware valued at $780,
900 from the home of Orrin w. Potter,
the lti-milllonaire and ex-presi-
dent of the Illinois Steel Company.
The period of time allowed Spanish
residents in the Philippines to elect
whether they shall remain Spanish sub
iects or adopt the nationality of the ter
ritory in which they reside has expired.
Commodore William K. Mayo, died
at his home in Washington, aged 70
years.
General Lee has been appointed to
command the new department OF
Havana and Pinard de Rio.
Nicaragua has landed troops in
Columbian territory. The nature OF
the movement is not understood.
|. A2H-year-old child was scalded to
death by falling into tub of hot water
and lye, near Ashland. Or.
Indians attempted to rescue the
murderers of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Horton,
but were driven off by Skagway troops.
The United States government denies
the report that it has joined with other
powers in threatening to land troops in
China.
A vote on the resolution relative tc
the seating of NJ. S. Quay as senator
from Pennsylvania, will be taken on
April "a.
Thomas H. Tongue was renominatec
for congressman f1om the Second dis
trict on the first ballot at McMinn
Vile, Or.
Texas and louisiana, to guard against
bubonic plague, may establish a quar-
antine against Cinnamon coming from
California.
An inventor of thorite has announced
his willingness to sell the government
the right to manufacture the explosive
for $150,000.
The British bark Iranian, which
sailed from New York, November 20
for Yokohama, has been wrecked OF
the japanese coast.
The Building Trades Assembly, o
Houston, Texas, has ordered a genera
strike in sympathy with the carpenters
causing 500 men to walk out.
Two negro murderers were executed
at Summerville, Texas. When sen
fenced both asked for deck OF cards
and declined the offer of Bible.
A minister of Ballard, CAL, nea
Santa Barbara, committed suicide b,
blowing the top of his head off with
shotgun. Temporary insanity was tn
cause.
Former Congressman Charles A
Towne, of Duluth, Minn has an
nounced himself as candidate for tn
presidential nomination on tn
Democratic ticket.
Great Britain's naval estimate
amount to ESQ, 10000 900.
Buffalo Bill says 10000 Mormon
from Salt Lake will found city |
Wyoming.
: Steamer Prairie, with American ez
hibits for the Paris exposition, ia
arrived at Havre.
1t costs 81, 400. 900 year TO main
tain the "a royal palaces OF Fmperf
William throughout the Germa
empire.