The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-03-09
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.


The Puerto Rican tariff bill has passed
the house by a vote of l72 to l6O.
The Inniskilling fusiliers were
caught in a Boer trap at Railway Hill
and numerically slaughtered.
Two persons were killed and several
badly injured in a collision between
two passenger trains near Kansas City,
Mo.
During the carnival procession at
Caracas, Venezuela, two shots were
fired at President Castro, without
effect.
All chance OF saving any of the Span
ish armored cruisers sunk off Santiago
has gone. The Cristobal Colon has
slid into deep water.
The Russian press is clamoring for
intervention. They contend it is time
to end the most infamous war England
has ever waged through lust for gold.
The greatest fire Newark, N. j., ever
experienced swept through the retail
dry goods district, destroying score
of buildings, causing loss of 81 ,0OO,'
900.
The Swedish mail steamer Rex
stranded off Lohmergui Island, off the
coast of Germany, during a fog. Five
stewardesses were drowned in attempt
ing to leave the shin,
General Miles says that Cronje's sur.
render is not serious injury to the
Boer cause. He expressed admiration
for the 1000 patriots who stood off fol-
10 days so, 900 of the British army.
Lon Curry, one of the train robbers
who was engaged in the Wilcox, Wy
oming, hold-up on the Union Pacific
last June, when something like $780,.
900 was secured, was shot and killed
by officers near Kansas City while re-
sisting arrest.
Two men who have arrived at Ana
helm, CAL, from the Santiago noun
tains, report that there have been many
earthquake shocks in the section since
last Christmas. No serious damage is
known to have been done, as there are
few habitations there.
At a meteing in San Francisco, 9
plan of organization has been agreed
upon by the promoters of the Pacific
Commercial Museum. All commercial
bodies on this coast have been asked
to request their congressman and sena'
tors to support the pending bill to ap
propriate 100000 for public mu'
scum at Philadelphia.
Lord Roberts casualties at Paarde'
berg. were 721, in one days. fighting.
Profits of the Kimberley Diamond
Mining Company last year were $780,
100000.
Democratic officers for minor state
offices in Kentucky have been given
certificates.
Evansville, Ind, people are heirs te
an estate in the FIJI islands, valued al
$1O,OOO,OOO
P. D. Armour, Jr., who died recent.
ly in Pasadena, CAL, left an estate
valued at $S.OOO,OOO.
Astoria, Or, physicians urge the peo'
pie to exterminate the rats in order te
keep out the bubonic plague.
Just 10 years after the Boer victory
at Majuba hill, Cronje and 1000 men
surrender to the British forces.
The transport Hancock has arrived
at San Francisco from Manila, with
the bodies of 505 dead heroes.
The president has nominated Henry
B. Miller, of Josephine county, Or, tc
be consul at Chung King, China.
Prince Poniatowski, of San Fran
cisco, has purchased the island of Basi
Ian, one of the Philippines, for $780,
900. The island is valuable for iti
pearl fisheries and hemp trade.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works oi
Philadelphia, has received an order
froom the Paris & Orleans railway Of
France, for 80 10-wheel passenger
engines. This is the first locomotive
contract ever placed by the railway in
America.
The Chamber of Commerce of SaI
Francisco, has appointed committee
to consider the advisability of estab
fishing branch of the New Yorh
American-Asiatic Association, the pur
pose of which is TO increase trade witt
the Orient.
The steamer Australia arrived at Sar
Francisco from Honolulu. She brings
news that after IL days had passed
without sign OF plague, three case
we're discovered ON February 10, ant
all ended fatally. The victims wer'
two Chinese, males, and a woman
half Chinese and half Hawaiian. Tit
council has appropriated another 500,
900 to allow the board of health t.
carry on the work of fighting thu
plague.
Miss Susan B. Anthony recently cele
brated her eightieth birthday ami
yersary.
In German cities merchants are no
allowed to put up signs unless tn
wording is true.
Prince Henry of Russia was robbed
!, by bandits while on his way to visi
the king Of Siam.
Col. George t. Perkins, of Akron
o., has presented that city with 81
acres of land valued at 100000 as |
lnlarnrnnnd for children.