The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-03-02
LATER NEWS.
Cronje has surrendered.

The Trans Mississippi congress will
meet in Houston, Texas, on April II.
In battle with the Yaquis, Mexican
troops lost over 200 in killed and
wounded.
Hamilton Fl. Greyson, former post
master at Manila, died in Philadel-
phia, of hiccoughs.
Two Pittsburg tin plate works have
resumed operations, giving employ
ment to 1000 workingmen.
DR.. A. Wright, of Buffalo, president
of the American Institute of Homeo-
paths, is dead, aged IA years.
Fire in Montreal destroyed the
Theater Francais and nearly an entire
block, causing loss of 500, 900.
Catholics in New York are seeking
the privilege of teaching their religion
in the public schools at certain hours.
The United States government will
build roads and wharves and 2,400
miles of telegraph line this year in
Alaska.
Pugilist Tom Sharkey threatens to
retire from the ring unless he can ar
range q match with Fitzslmmons or
Jeffries.
The United States supreme court
has denied the application of Captain
Oberlin Carter to bring his case into
that court.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion session at Norfolk, Neb., is inves-
tigating alleged discrimination in
freight rates.
In London, the Grand theater, where
Henry Irving and other actors have
been in the habit of beginning provin-
cial tours, was Quilted by fire.
Admiral Dewey lost his prize money
case, the court of claims deciding that
the Spanish feet in Manila bay was
not superior to the American. He was
awarded SO, 75O.
Ten OF the leading chain works in
the United States will be combined
and operation continued under the
of the Standard Chain
Works Company.
Full powers have been granted to
Henry L. Wilson, United States min
lister to Chill, to sign treaty of extra
dition he has negotiated with the
Chilean government.
An Old Maids convention was held
at Cynwyd, Pa. Prizes were awarded
for the oldest, the handsomest, the
and the tallest maidens that
attended the convention.
A boiler in the Pullman Lumber
Company's sawmill, at Pullman, Ark,
killing six men.
Colonel w. S. King, ex-congressman
and national character for the past
40 years. died at Minneapolis.
Northern Ohio is in the throes of a
fierce blizzard. Trains ON the trunk
lines, especially west-bound, were de-
layed.
Desperate engagement between the
British and Beers north of the Tugela
in the English being twice re-
pulsed.
The German steamer Admiral has
arrived at Lourenco Marques with ITO
mostly Germans, who will
join the Boer forces.
The japanese minister to the United
States, Jutaro Komura, has been noti-
fed by cable from Japan of his appoint
ment as minister to Russia.
A young dentist of New York city
shot the wife of the man who befriend-
ed him and then committed suicide.
Jealousy was the cause of the crime.
The Platteville Powder mills, Plat
teville, Wis, were wrecked by an ex-
plosion, killing three men and badly
injuring one. Several buildings were
destroyed.
A steamer believed to be the Cali
fornian, of the Allan line, is ashore off
Fort Williams, Portland, (Me.) harbor.
She was heavily laden with grain,
bound for Liverpool.
In Chicago, 500 machinists employed
by Frazer & Chalmers and Croley &
Co., are ON strike, on account of the
alleged refusal of their employees to
the union.
Four of the five members OF the new
commission have been
they are: Judge Taft, Of
Ohio; Luke T. Wright, of Tennessee;
H. G. Ide, of Vermont, and Dean
Worcester, of Michigan.
The plague in India continues v1ru-
ent. There were 593 victims in Bonn
Day city during the week ending Febru-
Try 16. With 81 ,000.0 people affect
ID by the famine and only about 4, ,000,-
700 in receipt of relief, the country is
N bad plight.
A preacher OF New Britain. Conn.,,
whose love for preaching has entirely
overcome his desire for ordinary labor,
vas given the alternative of obtaining
/ position by which he could support
lis family or go to Jail to continue his
religious studies. He had spent his
line expounding his doctrines on street
corners, and since October had pro-
7ided nothing for his family.
The total wealth of American colleges
ind universities is $3.50, 100000.
A geological survey expert has found
much coal in the Philippines, but no
precious metals.
In st. Joseph, Mo-, there is offered a
,ounty of $500 for every highwayman