The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-08-17
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM rHE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Ite,ns From,
Ehe Two Hemispheres Pres >lh
in Cor1ense6 Tcrm.

| IA OOEIenseC Gem.
The Russians lost 500 killed at Peit
Sang.
Democrats opened their national
campaign.
Fire in Butte, Mont, mine caused
500. 900 damage.
| There will be no yellow peril, SO far
as Japan is concerned.
Wisconsin Republicans nominated
Robert M. La Toilette for governor.
The postoffice at Colfax Wash, was
burglarized and $40 in stamps secured.
| A telegraph line from valdes to Cape
Nome, Alaska, is under construction.
Lieutenant. Colonel Hoare's garrison
at Glands river has surrendered to the
Boers.
Bryan and Stevenson were formally
notified of their nomination at Indian.
apolis.
General Miles says the situation in
China is serious. He says the move
ment of troops is difficult.
Heavy rains in the Yellowstone Ma.
tional Park completely exiting uished
the forest fires which had burned for
! some time.
River improvement will precede and
naval station accompany the location
of government drydock ON the Colum-
bia river, Or.
One man was killed and four SER
lously injured in collision ON the
| Spokane Falls and Northern, near
Spokane, Wash.
General MacArthur's official report
of the sickness in his army on July 81
is as follows: Sick in hospitals, 8, 755;
sick in quarters, l,0Sl.
The third battalion of the Fifth in
fantry, stationed at Fort Sheridan, Illi-
nois. has been ordered to China to join
General Chaffee's command.
The Columbia Southern railway is
extending its telegraph line through
Harney county, Oregon. which is
thought to be good indication that
the railroad will shortly follow.
The wife of DR.. A. Mcdonald Vest
water, of Liaoyang, Manchuirs, com
%al III; A. ok A s.1a
of mental depression caused by her ex-
citing experiences at New Chwang
just before her departure from China.
When bids we're opened at army
headquarters at Chicago for the trans
portation of troops from Fort Sheridan
to San Franciaseo, the Chicago &
Northwestern was found to be the low
est bidder at 81 per capita from Fort
Sheridan to Ogden. From Ogden to
the coast the troops are carried by the
Southern Pacific. This is the lowest |
bid ever made for the transportation of
troops.
st. Louis strikers blow up car with |
dynamite.
Harrismith surrendered to the Brit
ish August 4.
Russian troops looted, tortured and
murdered at lien Tsin.
Towne declines the Populist nomina-
tion for vice president.
Ii Hung Chang says the Chinese
must fight if the allies advance.
Americans want General Macarthur
to lead the International forces.
Chinese reported to have 10000
troops between Tien Tsin and Pekin.
Insurgents are troublesome in the
vicinity of Cagayan, Island OF Min
danao.
Fire in the heart of the city of Blne-
fields, Nicaragua, did damage to the
amount of $175,000.
Three people were killed and ! in
iured in collision on the Monon
route, near Lafayette, Ind.
Conger cables that the situation OF
the ministers is precafious. Imperial
troop are firing on the legations.
Battery o, with its finch siege
guns. the largest in the army, and ITO
men, have left Fort Riley, Kan, for
China.
Memorial services for Humbert in
Catholic church at Washington augur
better relations between the papacy
and the Italian government.
1t is stated positively that President
Kruger is willing and anxious to sur
render, providing satisfactory promise
is given as to his ultimate destination.
A. H. Zeigler, OF Santa Cruz, CAL,
formerly q Justice of the peace in
Idaho. killed his wife by cutting her
throat, and attempted suicide by hack
ing his own throat.
Fire at Spencer, Tioga county. N.
Y, destroyed the saw mill, grist mill
and the lumber yards of A. Zeeley, the
Grove hotel, ths town electric light
plant, the Lehigh Valley railroad sta
tion, and other property, entaIiing
loss OF $3.50, 600.
If you never begin task you will
never finish it.
According to Mr.. Wilson. secretary
of agriculture, the skins OF superfiuous
DOGS in Nebraska are tanned and made
into gloves. This might give q salna-
bile hint to many large cities where
great numbers of stray dogs are killed
annually. Hundreds OF thousands oil
dollars, worth of canine pelts are i'm.
ported annually for this purpose oog
skin being one Of the best materials i0s
gloves. y