The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-31
EVENTSOF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS or
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.

Readers.
Emperor William has celebrated his
43d birthday.
River navigation has been suspended
above the Cascade Locks.
Two Negroes in Louisiana, who had
murdered a white man, were lynched.
A train in South Carolina was held
up and the express car rihed of its con-
tents.
Governor Shaw, OF Iowa, will assume
the duties Of secretary of the treasury
February |.
Liberals defeated the Conservative
forces of Colombia in three successive
engagements.
United Mineworkers will levy an
assessment to help strikers fight battle
with operators to the end.
The delay of the committee in report
ing the canal bill to the senate means a
saving of much time later.
The treaty for the sale of the Danish
West Indies to the United States calls
for the payment of $5 900, 900.
Intense cold continues to prevail
throughout the middle west. Many
trains are delayed on account of snow.
An extra session has been called of
the Colorado legislature to make corpo-
rations pay taxes on full valuation, the
same as private citizens.
There is a movement to hold an ex-
position at Manila in December next.
The Manila chamber of commerce
asks that Chinese be admitted to the
Islands.
An unknown hypnotist put a Spokane
man to sleep and doctors can do moth
ing to rouse him.
Prince Henry will be given military
farewell when he leaves Germany for
the United States.
The Prince of Wales received very
chilling reception on the occasion Of
his visit in Germany.
Investigation of the Iowa mine dis
aster disclosed the fact that the explo-
sion was caused by too heavy a charge OF
dynamite being placed by one of the
men who were killed.
Fire at Goldfeld, Colo, caused dam
age estimated at $40, 900.
Manila banks refuse to accept de-
posits of Mexican silver.
Colorado union miners have demand
ed the discharge of nonunion men.
A man and his wife have been arrest
ed in San Francisco for counterfeiting.
Eight of the colleries in the Hazel
ton district, Pa, we're closed because Of
high water.
It is estimated that the loss by the
recent fires in Columbus, Ohio, will
reach $500, 600.
The wheat crop of the Pacific North
west for 1901 was, approximately, A.
900 900 bushels.
Governor Taft says $1,000 soldiers
will be enough in the Philippines be-
fore the close OF the year.
Five hundred miners at the West End
colliery, at Mocanaqua, Pa. went on
strike because nonunion workmen were
employed,
All formalities for the purchase OF
the Danish West Indies have been COM
pleted and the treaty will be signed in
a few days.
A Cincinnati bookkeeper is almost a
quarter of million short in his ac-
counts. He contends that it is the re-
suit of errors and has made most OF it
good.
Governor Taft says the situation in
the Philippines is encouraging.
Hon. Franklin Murphy was inaugu-
rated governor of New Jersey.
Prince Ching will represent China at
the coronation of King Edward.
Charges have been brought against
officials of the Mineworkers' Union.
A Filipino force in Batangas prov
ince, Philippine islands, surrendered,
Contract for repairs to the transport
Dix to the amount of $12, 900 has been
let.
John D. Rockefeller contemplates
\ giving the Chicago University $26, ,0OO,-
900.
United States Senators Dolliver and
Allison were reelected by the Iowa leg
islature.
All of the convicts who escaped from
the federal penitentiary on McNeills
island have been recaptured.
The senate has begun debate on Phil
ippine tariff bill.
More revolutionary movements are
reported in China.
The per capita consumption of spirit:
in the United States is smaller thar
any other of the great nations.
I
Reginald c. Vanderbilt, of New
York, has come into possession Of ST.
500, 900 left him by his father.
J. f. Green, st. Louis mechanic
claims that he invented the airshiI
made famous by NJ. Santos Dumont, il
Paris, and that the drawings wer'
stolen from him and taken TO France II
years ago.
Charles Frohman is to establish 1
permanent French theater at New Yorl
with NJ. Coquelin as artistic director
Rich deposits of iron ore discoyere'
in the northern counties of Englan'
may save the British iron industr.
from American competition.
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