The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-05-16
VENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
4 Comprehensive Review Of the important
Happenings Of the Past Week, Presented
In CONDENSED Form, Which Is Most
Likely to Prove Of Interest to Our Many
Readers.

At Tucuncariz, N. NJ, three men
were killed in fight.
The strike in the Oregon City woolen
mills is practically over
Americans will own the ships Of the
new shipping combine, but they will
fly the English flag.
The coal shortage is already apparent
at Reading, Pa, in consequence of the
Scranton mines being idle.
The Italian government will send a
cruiser to represent Italy at the in
auguration OF the new Cuban republic.
In explosion OF naptha near Pittsburg
score Of lives were lost and about 200 !
persons were injured, many of whom
will die.
1t is now generally admitted that
30, 900 people lost their lives at st.
Pierre. The streets of the city are COW
cred with corpses.
The new steel casting combine, to be
known as the American Steel Casting
Company, will control one-fourth Of the
production of the country.
Another revolution is on the tapis in
Hayti.
Peace may be officially proclaimed
in South Africa on May 20.
The government bill for enjoining
the beef trust has been filed at Chi
cago.
Government troops who we're ordered
to disband in China have raised the
standard of revolt.
1t is reported that three other islands
OF the West Indies we're extensively |
damaged besides Martinique.
Natives whose kraals were burned by
burghers, attacked Boer lager in the
vicinity of scheepers Mex May 8, and
killed 32 Beers.
The United States government has
dispatched vessels to Martinique to
render any assistance possible to the
stricken inhabitants.
Further details add only to the ex-
tent OF the St. Pierre horror. From all
over the world assistance is being sent
to the unfortunates.
The anthracite companies have told
their miners not to report for work at
Scranton, Pa, and it looks like lock-
out. Both sides are preparing for
long struggle.
President Simon Sam, of Hayti, has
resigned.
Admiral SIMPSONS remains have
been buried in Arlington cemetery
The British press demands that the
government take action on the steam
ship combine.
The attorney general Of Missouri has
fled proceedings against the beef trust
in his state.
The nomination of H. Clay Evans
as consul general to London has been
confirmed by the senate,
The house has passed the omnibus
statehood bill admitting Oklahoma,
Arizona and New Mexico.
1t is now estimated that fully 40, 900
people perisbed in the earthquake at
St. Pierre, Martinique. The American
consul and his family are among the
dead.
The attorney general of Washington
has rendered an opinion that Mr.. Nc
Bride is still lieutenant governor, but
is invested with the power of chief ex-
ecutive.
Queen Wilhelmina is convalescent.
Nine men were injured in an explo=
sion in an Anaconda smelter.
General Davis reports that the Dat
tos of Mindanao are anxious for peace
and that everything is quiet in that
sland.
st, Pierre. Island of Martinique, is
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said to have been totally destroyed by
an earthquake and nearly all of its 25,-
| 900 inhabitants killed.
Mrs. d. 7. S. Denison was elected
president OF the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs at Los Angeles.
A train bound from Pretoria to
Petersburg, Northern Transvaal, was
wrecked and British officer and ten
men were killed.
The United States consul general at
Rome has collected all the documents
bearing on the case of the Chicago's
officers at Venice and forwarded them
to Washington.
The disturbances in Russia are due
to famine being taken advantage of
by agitators.
Representative ]. S. Salmon, Of New
Jersey, is dead.
Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson is
dead at Washington.
1t will probably be a surprise to
learn that Mary is the most pOpular