The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11
LATER NEWS.

Plans are on foot for annexing the
Idaho panhandle" to Washington.
The Morans, of Seattle. have been
awarded a contract for battleship.
The first municipal election was
held at Bugunis, Philippine islands.
The Thirty yenth regiment was
reviewed at Manila prior to its return.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
several more districts in Cape Colony.
Fred 7. Dubois was nominated for
senator by the fusionists at Boise,
Idaho.
The Oregon supreme court has de-
cided that loan of a savings and loan
society can be collected.
France is experimenting with sub
marine boats. Several recent tests
are reported as entirely satisfactory.
After satisfactorily filling the pc.
limlnary stages, Count Lamsdorf / a
been definitely appointed minister 4
foreign affairs for Russia.
Theodore Colwell, employed at the
Tacoma smelter, was terribly burned
about the face. hands, arms and neck,
by falling into pot of boiling Stag
while at work. Although badly
burned it is thought he will recover.
Representative Kahn, of California,
has introduced a bill continuing in
force for 20 years after May 5, 1902, a
laws prohibiting and regulating the
coming OF Chinese persons and persons
of Chinese descent into the United
States.
During the absense of William Chi
dester, OF Marietta, o., Thomas,
9-year old son, shot and killed his
sister, aged IA. No reason is known.
He apparently does not realize the
enormity OF his crime, and fought for
the possession of the gun when neigh
Dor arrived. The parents are pros
trated, and the mother may die.
silk manufacturers of New Jersey are
endeayoring to have bill passed by
congress requiring a label on "dyna
mited" or weighted silks. Blythe pro-
cess of weighting inferior goods are
made as heavy as first class goods and
a bill OF this nature would protect
those manufacturers who use pure dyes
and also the purchaser, who would be
able to tell what was being bought.
Philip D. Armour, the great pork
packer, is dead.
Portugal is sending reinfol lcements
to Lourenco Marques.
Eight men met death by suffocation
in Minneapolis hotel fire.
David J. Schnebly, the oldest news.
paper man in the Northwest, is dead.
An effort is being made to revise the
Russo-Chinese agreement about Man
churia.
An agreement restricting operations
of allied troops has been made by Won
Waldersee.
Eight hundred colliery employees OF
Pennsylvania coal and iron mines are
ON a strike.
China desired ENJOYS to delay sign
ing joint note, but was informed by
them that this was impossible.
Samuel S. White, pioneer of 1845,
and Oregon's first probate Judge, died
at his home in Portland. He was 80
years old.
Five bags OF registered letters have
been stolen on the road between Turin
and Rome. Three bags came from
New York.
In an affray at Altgeberg, Hungary,
between striking miners and gend-
armes, there were seven of the former
killed and 40 wounded.
The following Washington post
off ces have been discontinued: Dish
man, Spokane county; Green River,
King county, and Laurel, Whatcom
county.
Charles W. Norton, switchman,
was instantly killed at Tacoma, by
being crushed between two cars. He
leaves a widow and three children at
Mount Pleasant, la.
Severe cold weather has suddenly
set in throughout Europe. The cold
wave is accompanied by gale which
has wrecked several vessels and caused
heavy loss of life and property.
The coal miners strike at Picton,
Nova Scotia, has been settled. Every
demand of the men was conceded.
The managers sought to bind the men
not to ask for further increase for 2
months, but failed.
Governor Allen, of Porto Rico, has
just returned to the capital after an
extensive visit to the towns in the
western part OF the island. He visited
places where no governor OF Porto Rico
has visited before. Everywhere he
was enthusiastically received.
Henry NJ. Hoek, agent for the
Knights Templar's and Mason's Life
Indemnity ASSOCIATION, OF Chicago, is
under arrest at the central police sta.
tion, Chicago, on a telegram from
Washington. D. c., which stated that
he was wanted in that city on a charge
of forgery.
Health authorities estimate that 10
NOR cout ~ tha man W h. 90 20 fra~. !
Nome never CONS back alive.
Over 800 of the leading German
goldsmiths met in Berlin recently to
take part in the celebration of the
fourth centenary OF Benvenuto Cellini's
birthday.
Electric fountains have become very
popular especially as attractions fol
amusement parks. In England, espe.
eia1lv they have lately baan ipstalIa- !