The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-09
LATER NEWS.

Conditions in Cuba are such that the
people are not yet ready for self-gov-
Major General Otis has appointed
civil governor in Northern Luzon and
opened the hemp ports.
The Northern Pacific has selected
Everett, Wash, as the point from
which they will ship to the Orient.
Henry Watterson says the Louisville
& Nashville Railroad is the head and
front of the present troubles in Ken
lucky.
The Echo Mountain house, large
hotel near Pasadena, Cal, was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
at 100000.
The natives of Borneo are in rebel
lion. The trouble is serious enough to
demand the attention of British gun
boat and marines.
John G. Brady, governor of Alaska,
says that there will be lawlessness and
a reign of terror in the new gold fields
of Cape Nome next summer.
The -Pauncefote treaty, amend
ing the Clayton Bulwer treaty, relative
to the construction of the Nicaragua
canal, was signed at the state depart
ment by Secretary Hay and Lord
Pauncefote.
The famous Cherokee hydraulic gold
mine, of Oroville, CAL, from which
$13, 100000 in gold has been taken,
and comprising 100 miles of water
bitches, 30 miles of debris" canals
and 900 acres OF patented channels,
has been purchased by Pittsburg syn
dicate.
The Acknowledgement has received
telegram from Assistant Adjutant Cen
eral Mccain, at Vancouver barracks,
stating that Colonel Ray, at Fort Glib
bon, Alaska, reports the safe arriva |
there of Lieutenant Heron and party,
who were supposed to have been lost
while exploring the Copper river coun-
try.
Recruiting for the Strathcona horse,
the detachment which is being equip
ped and maintained by Lord Strath-
coma, Canadian high commissioner in
London, has begun at Fort Steele, b.
@. Although the number to be taken
from this section is restricted to 40,
there are over 200 applicants for enlist
ment.
The Beers at Stormberg are hard
pressed.
The house passed the Indian app, o.
priation bill.
The transport Manuense has arrived
at San Francisco from Manila.
W. J. Bryan spoke to an audience OF
2,O00 people at Chicopee, Mass.
Cardinal Gibbons commends congress
for it's action in the Roberts case.
Nelson, of Minneapolis, lowered the
two-mile skating record of 5:51 to 5:33.
William Stanley Hazeltine, the ma
rine artist, is dead in Rome, aged 54
years.
A serious riot occurred in Porto Rico
during the parades of two political
parties.
Chicago trades-unionist in the Fed
Grafton of Labor denounced Governor
Taylor, of Kentucky.
The president has issued proclama-
ton fixing tariff of duties and taxes
for the island of Guam.
The passengers and mail brought
from Honolulu by the steamer Austria
liza were released from quarantine.
The strike at Cramps shipyard,
which has been in progress since Au-
gust, has been officially declared off.
VIM. Goebel, the contesting COVER
nor Of Kentucky, is dead from the re-
suit of the bullet fired by an unknown
assassin.
The British government has contract.
ed with the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad Company for 100000 tons
of coal.
Fire in St. Louis destroyed foul
blocks, causing a property loss Of
81 500, 900. One man was killed and
several injured.
A reward of So, 900 has been offered
for the arrest and conviction Of the per
son or persons who made the attempt
on the life of William Goebel..
General Kohbe has occupied the is
lands of Lamar and Leyte. In the
fight at Catbalogan 10 insurgents were
killed and the Americans captured five
cannon, with their artillerymen.
Secretary Reitz, OF the Transvaal re-
public, says that the Beers have neyel
abused the white flag, and that the
British murdered women, children ant
American citizens at Derdepoort.
The value of property captured by Ad
miral Dewey's fleet in Manila bay hal
been estimated by the board of ap
praisal at 1925, 141. The largest itemi
in the statement are: "Ship and boa
equipment, $241, ,566; ordnance mate
rials, $14, 294, and fuel, 500, $685.
The appraisal was called for as eyi
dence in the suit brought by Admira
Dewey for the award of prize money.
A newsboy of Philadelphia was ar
rested under the blue law of 1894 anC
fined four dollars for selling news
papers on Sunday.
Admiral Schley. who was recent.
made a thirty second degree Mason
has been a member of the fraternit,
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