The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-10-12
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the. World.
TERsE TICKS FROM .rRE WIRES
An Interesting Collection OF Items From,
- he Two Hemisphcres Pres.ih
In "a COr1ensed Sclm.

~"iiectoh OF Items From
- he Two Hemisphcres Pres sih
In IA COr1epsed Tc.,m.
Fighting has broken out again in
Ashantee.
Shan Hal Kwan forts surrendered to
the British.
A plot to assassinate President Nc
Kinley has been discovered.
In a train hold.up near Council
Bluffs, one robber was killed.
Passengers on Nome steamer were
vacinated on account of new outbreak
OF samllpox in Alaska.
Evidence claimed to have been found
which proves that Mount Baker mines
are not in American territory.
In an explosion at the Corning Pow.
der Works at Santa Cruz, CAL, G.
Merier, an employe. was killed, and ].
Valencia was fatally injured.
Portuguese officials at Lourenco
Marques have warned President Kruger
to make no more speeches and forbid
his wearing insignia Of Office.
The latest report of cotton damage
to the state of Texas by the recent
foods places the estimates at 400, 900
bales. The value is estimated at not
loco +ho,, eOn 0OO nnO
Beers captured a British convoy and
wrecked a train. OF the convoy's
escort of go men only IL escaped and
in the train wreck, five Britons were
killed and 10 injured.
The population of Arkansas, as off,
cially announced by the United States
census bureau, is 1,3ll, ,564, an in
crease over the population of 1890 of
1873, 1856, or 1926 per cent.
General Wood, commanding the
United States forces in Cuba, has made
his annual report to the war depart
ment. 1t contains his recommendation
that all troops in Cuba he mounted, to-
gether with an account of the with
drawal of the troops during the past
year. The health of the troops, he
says, has been good, and their conduct
is commended.
G. E. Galloway, aged 80, died at
Denver. Colo, from injuries received
by being struck by tramway car.
He was believed to be the Oldest news
paper editor in the United States He
was born in Portage county, o., Feb
ruary 13, 1912, learned the printing
trade in Lawrenceville. Ind, and pub
lished and edited newspapers in Ohio,
Illinois, Missouri and Utah.
The allies captured Shan Hal Kwan.
Germans routed Boxer force near
Pekin.
Roosevelt received a great ovation in
Lincoln, Neb.
Hanna spoke in Chicago on the Tam.
many ice trust.
Minister WI confirms the reported
indictment of Prince Tuan.
Prospects are again good for settle
ment of the Chinese question.
British election returns continue to
show large Conservative gains.
A business block at Shanlko, Or,
was completely destroyed by fire.
Daily Democrats OF Montana, nomi.
mated Thomas S.~Hogan for governor.
|, Massachusetts Democrats nominated
full state ticket, headed by Robert
Treat Paine. Jr.
A negro fiend was burned at the
stake at Wetumpka, Ala, for an at
tempted criminal assault.
The population Of the city OF Seattle,
as officially announced by the United
States census bureau, is SO,67l, as
against az, 837 in 1890, an increase OF
1884, or 1892 per cent.
The Peruvian cabinet has resigned,
owing to a unanimous vote of censure
by congress, being inevitable as re-
suit of the scandal i'll connection with
the purchase of arms in Belgium and
the alleged use by Senior Belamunde,
ex-minister of finance, of government
funds for his private transactions.
According to semi-official state
ments, the Russian naval estimates for
1901 show total of 97.097. 500 rou-
bles. an increase of 10000, 900 roubles
for the current year. The ordinary ex-
penditure swallows 10000. .0Ca roubles,
of which 16,00O.000 is intended to
strengthen the feet, 5000, 900 roubles
for harbor work at Libau, 1000, 900
roubles to he expended at Vladivostock,
and 1000, 600 at Port Arthur.
Kate Carmack. wife of George Car
mack. the Klondike millionaire, filed
a suit in the superior court at Hollis
fer Cal. for divorce, alleging deser-
ton and infdeIity. She demands hall
Of the community property, which con-
sists of valuable Klondike mines, real
estate in Seattle and other places, ana
large sums deposited in Hollister. San
Francisco and Seattle banks. The en-
tire property is appraised at ,5Oo,-
900. Carmack proposes to contest inc
suit and sensational trial is antici-
pated.
A man In North Missouri is named
South West.
Lord Roberts is due in London on
November |. Butler is to command IN
South Africa.
The postal service establishment ol
the limited States is the greatest busl-
| -. CONCERN in the world.