The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11
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The British second.class cruiser Am.
phion has arrived at Panama.
The ENJOYS were surprised by the
prompt acceptance OF the note.
A movement is on foot looking
toward Canadian independence.
Great changes are said to be planned
for the g., NJ. q st. P. railway.
Governor Geer announces the APP
pointment OF Oregon's text book COM
mission.
Russo-Chinese agreement gives
Russia protection of one Manchurian
province.
The semi.annual statement of Ore.
gems state treasurer shows nearly ST.
700, 600 cash on hand.
The transport Meade, which carried
a large amount of specie from San
Francisco, has arrived at Manila.
Variety of European prunes which
ripens two weeks earlier than present
crop is to be introduced in Oregon.
A bill will be introduced at the com.
ing Oregon legislature making life i'm
prisonment the penalty for kidnapping.
1t is understood that at the conclu.
sion of operations in South Africa,
Lord Kitchener will become command
er-in-chief in India.
United States Consul Wildman, at
Hong Kong, has been granted leave
of absence and will return to the
United States Immediately for the
benefit OF his health.
The Boer invasion of Cape Colony
has not yet been stopped. On the
other hand the burghers seem to be
gaining groun1 daily and are at pres.
ent half way to the Cape.
The new Argentine Chilean agree.
ment, in regard to the frontier settle-
ment, has been signed and the presi-
dents of Argentine and Chile have ex-
changed friendly kilograms OF congrat-
ulation.
The war department has authorized
enlistments at Vancouver barracks,
Washington, for service in new regi-
ments to be sent to the Philippine is
lands. Recruits will be sent to the
Preside at San Francisco for assign
ment to regiments.
The steamhip Thomas Brooks, with
the Cuban officials ON board, has ar
rived at Port Antonio, jamaica. The
officials will inquire into the British
methods OF colonial government and
adopt the desirable features intu the
Cuban government.
Costa Rica is pleased by recognition
in the canal negotiations.
The British are unable to check the
Boer invasion OF CapeC olony.
The foreign troops in China are we'll
prepared for the winter season.
The Republican caucus in Pennsyl-
vania selected Quay for senator.
The United States training ship To.
peka has arrived at Tangier, Morocco.
The Earl of Hopetoun was sworn in
as first governor of Federated Aus
tralia.
Oregon, Washington and Alaska
have been formed into life-saving
district.
Fire in Seattle destroyed the city Ii
brary, containing 5000 volumes and
vauled at 100000.
The revenue cutter Perry will sail
from Astoaria in search of overdue
Columbia river ships.
Pat Grove, charged with the abudc.
tion of young Cudahy, of Omaha, has
been captured in South Dakota.
Edward Rice, an Idaho man, sem
fenced to death for murder. made a
desperate, but unsuccessful attempt
to commit suicide by cutting his throat.
An insane man, being conveyed from
Multnomah county to the Oregon state
asylum at Salem, jumped from NOV.
ing train. bruising himself about the
head. 1t is thought he will recover.
Famine in some of the provinces OF
China is becoming worse. The rice
crops, owing to the war, were almost
total failures. and canibalism has
broken out. The authorities are un-
able to do anything.
The assassin of Baron Won Ketteler
was beheaded in Pekin.
The final payment has been made on
the Bald mountain group of mines in
Eastern Oregon, near Baker City
The purchase price was $4,000. The
new owners are men of means, and
work on large scale will commence
at once.
Ignatius Donnelly, politician and
author, died very suddenly at his home
in Minneapolis, aged 70 years. Mr..
Donnelly was candidate for vice.
president on the Middle-of- the Road
Popoulist ticket at the recent general
election.
The way of the transgressor is hard
in modern times. The persons who
commit crimes are daily coming to
grief. Escape is less frequent than in
former years
In New Zealand there exists a brass
band whose members are wholly
mounted on bicycles. This band,
which is located at Christchurch, con.
sists of 10 players, AID these not mere.
ly ride their bicycles to practice but
fulfill engagements ON the wheel.