The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-08-09
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
A Comprehensive Review Of the Important
Happenings Of the Past Week Presented
in a Condensed Form Which Is Most
Likely to Prove Of Interest to Our Many
Readers.

mill at Leechburg, Pa.
Relations between France and Tur-
key are somewhat strained.
Striking garment makers at New
ark, N. j., have won their strike.
Over 600 national banks have been
organized under the law OF March A,
1900.
A company has been organized to
construct trolley system from New
York to Boston.
Colombian insurgents have been
successful in several engagements
against the government troops.
Quarantine officials at Victoria, B.
c., have been warned to guard
against possible introduction of bu-
bonic plague.
Empress Frederick, mother OF en-
peror of Germany and sister of King
Edward of England, died after a lin
gering illness.
The recent murders of miners on
Nunivak island are said to have been
committed by white deserters from
fishing schooner
An explosion of gasoline in a gro
Gerry store in Philadelphia caused a
destructive fire and resulted in the
death of about 20 persons.
Owing to fire which has been rag
ing for months, the owners of the
Jersey coal mine at Plymouth, n. j.,
will be compelled to abandon the
mine.
The request OF shipowners and mas
ters of vessels that foreign Chinese be
allowed to unload vessels at San Fran
cisco during the strike has been de-
MED by the treasury department.
The new government of Manila is
now in effect.
Liberia is afraid Germany wants it
for colony.
The legation defenses at Pekin are
approaching completion.
Insurgetts have been driven out Of
three more towns in Mindoro.
England approves the stern Boer
policy announced by Chamberlain.
Any settlement of the SAL Francis
co labor troubles seems very remote.
The death of Dowager Empress
Frederick is expected at.any moment.
Austrians will resort to force to
keep out American shoe stores in
Vienna.
Another Negro has been lynched in
the Taliaferro neighborhood in
Mississippi.
Fruit failures by drouth in Eastern
states will create good demand for
Northwestern fruit.
Statistics for 1900 show the United
States to be by far the greatest coal
producing nation in the world.
Gamers and fishermen on the Co
lumbia agree that the down river
salmon run was caused by hatchery
work.
Several pouches Of mail were stoen
from the union depot at Portland,
Saturday Some of the mail was re-
covered, but no clew to the thief.
William Steffen, laborer, OF Mos
COW, Idaho, while violently insane
shot and killed DR.. w. w. Watkins,
and wounded two others before he
was shot by the posse which gathered.
An attempt was made to assassinate
the queen dowager OF Portugal
Conferees on steel strike have come
to an agreement on peace terms,
Another revolt has been started
against President Castro, of Nene-
zuela.
The names of 4, 200 people were
drawn in one day in the Oklahoma
land lottery.
An American anarchist on his way
to Russia to kin the Gear was arrested
in Switzerland.
The military affairs of Oregon and
Washington will be turned over to
General Randall.
The strikes on both sides of the
continent continue with no prospect
of an immediate settlement.
Lord Roberts has been voted e100,-
600 for his services in South Africa.
The transport Egbert sailed from
Seattle for st. Michaels with 1870 re-
cruits and cargo of goods for the
military post there.
; Five masked men held up train
near Chicago. They secured no
treasure, although the express car
carried about $4,000.
Captain Diaz Moreu, who COM
manded one OF the Spanish warships
in the battle off Santiago is of the |
opinion that Schley was both brave
and competent.
The population of the German en-
pire includes 5000, 600 who use the
Polish language.
The world has two and a quarter
million acres under tobacco cultiva-
tion. which produces $500 tons
each year.
The will of Pierre Lorillard, of New
York, disposes of an estate valued at
about 81, 600, 600. Twenty years ago |
his wealth was estimated at $20,- |
900. 900.