The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-12-21
LATER NEWS.

In the sinking of the Gneisenau, 13t
persons were drowned.
There is no prospect of passing the
subsidy bill this session.
The steamer Alpha was wrecked on
the Vancouver island coast.
Major General John G. Parke died
at his home in Washington.
The Porto Rico case is before the
United States supreme court.
Congressman Boutelle was placed
on the retired list OF the navy.
The military commission begins its
investigation in the Booz hazlng.
Fresh instructions sent to Conger
will clear the way OF all obstacles.
A cure for strikes was discussed by
the arbitration conference at Chicago.
Preparations are being made for de-
velopment of natural gas near Rosalia,
Wash.
A Washington county farmer was
murdered by shot fred through his
window.
The official report of the finances of
the Paris exposition, shows a loss of
2,000,O 900 francs.
The Oregon supreme court decided
that the Portland vehicle license ordi-
nance was invalid.
Five cases of what is believed to be
bubonic plague have developed in Tucu-
man. in the Argentine Republic.
A resolution was introduced in the
United States senate for an investiga-
tion Of the conduct OF Judge Noyes in
Alaska.
The officials of the Santa Fe and
the officers of the different trainmen's s
organizations will hold conference in
Chicago.
Seven hundred Beers have crossed
from Orange River colony into Cape
Colony near Aliwal North, and have
reached Kaapdal.
President Mckinley expects to ar
range his Western trip SO as to be in
San Francisco to witness the launch
ing of the battleship Ohio.
Fire in Cleveland, Ohio, destroyed
five out of seven buildings of machine
company. causing a property loss of
over $500, 900, and throwing l,l00
men out of employment.
The war revenue bill has been passed
by the house.
Railway telegraphers threaten to
boycott the Santa Fe.
Lord Kitchener has called for all
available English troops.
England has awakened to the new
seriousness IN South Africa.
Colonel Tullock's expedition failed
to find the Chinese treasue.
At Rockport, Ind, two negroes, who
had murdered white man were
Iynched.
The German training ship Gneisenan
foundered near Gibraltar and 100 were
drowned.
A large Boxer force is said to be
approaching Peking with the intention
OF attacking it.
The senate cannot considered the
army and appropriation bills until
after the holidays.
John Addison Porter, McKinley's
former private secretary, died at bis
home in Putnam. Conn.
The British admiralty is arranging
to test various inventions for steering
torpsdoes and submarine boats.
The Oregon Historical Society pro.
poses to hold a great fair in 1905. in
Of the Lewis and
Clark expedition to the Pacific coast
100 years ago.
AS result of a mysterious poisoning
case at the Forsyth mines, near Mar
ietta. Ohio, four persons are dead. four
dying and two others seriously i'll.
Five unknown men whoi asked the
marshal of Brighton, Ill, for shelter,
in the calaboose, locked him up amp
then broke into a bank and two
stores.
The building occupied by the con-
struction department at the Norfolk
navy yard, was destroyed by fire. II
contained all the important papers,
models and plans of the construction
department.
Telcphoning without wires was sue
cessfully accomplished by transimit'
ting the voice across the Mississippi
river, at Minneapolis, distance o
over !. 900 feet.
Advices from Ilo lilo report that thu
American troops have been northwart
and westward for several days ant
that detachments OF the Sixth, Eigh
teenth and Twenty-sixth regiments
have been active near their stations
The insurgents losses during the las
10 days there have been five killed
sason wounded and 40 taken prisoners
The Americans have lost two killes
and three wounded.
Prairie chickens are said to be NOR
abundant in western Kansas than TO
years.
During the past five years the stat
OF Pennsylvania has purchased NOR
than 100, 900 acres of land to be issue'
as forestry reservation.
NJ