The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-06-20
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
A 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

Likely to Prove Of Interest to Our Many
Readers
The Indian war veterans pension bill
has been passed by the house.
The Spanish government has decided
to appoint minister to Cuba.
At the end OF six weeks the strike
situation in the anthracite region shows
no change.
The president has sent to the senate
the nomination of Captain Clarke to be
rear admiral.
Two convicts at Folsom, California,
penitentiary guarreled over a cigarette
and one Of them is dead.
The Cuban senate has approved the
bill fixing the presidents salary at
$25, 900 and the vice presidents at
81, ,0OC.
1t is estimated that 1000 delegates
will attend the meeting of the Interna-
tional Mining Congress at Butte,
Mont, in September.
Naval Constructor Hobson did not
succeed in being retired on account Of
his eyes, but was given three months
leave of absence. At the expiration of
that time, if his sight shows no inn
provement, he will be ordered before
another retiring board.
Senator Elkins has offered a resolu-
ton for the annexation of Cuba.
The president will start on his West
ern trip the latter part of September
A storm which swept over Central
Michigan killed six persons and dam
aged much property.
Chinese rebels bombarded Nan Ming
and killed between 800 and 400 They
have many modern arms.
The senate has agreed to the irriga-
tion bill, which now goes to the presi-
dent fol his approval and signature.
Unprecedented snow storms are Of
daily occurrence in Cape Colony.
Drifts six and eight feet deep greatly
hinder railroad traffic.
A special convention of coal miners
will be called to decide whether or not
the strike will be extended so as to in
clude all soft coal miners.
Colonel Lynch, an English member
OF parliament, is on trial for treason
against the British in South Africa. He
is charged with having fought with the
Beers and then returning to England
and being elected to parliament.
The house has passed the irrigation
bill.
New York is experiencing extremely
hot weather. A number of deaths
have already been reported.
Congress has been asked for an ap-
preparation of 5000, 900 to cover the
deficiency OF the Buffalo exposition.
Alexander City, Alabama, was almost
entirely destroyed by fire, the loss
reaching at least $750,000. There was
no fire protection. Appeals for aid
have been made.
A Chinese exclusion law, similar to
the one in force in the United States,
has been enacted in Cuba. Forty-three
Chinese coolies have been deported and
no more of that class will be allowed to
land.
James J. Lynch and ]. W. Bramwood
have been elected president and secre-
tary-treasurer, respectively, of the In
ternational Typographical Union. A
vote OF $4,000 was cast, about 70 per
cent of the membership.
The house has killed the Pacific cable
bill by striking out the enacting clause.
In the collapse of st. Louis build
ing six people were injured, one prob
ably fatally.
King Edward has received White
law Reid, United States representative
at the coronation.
The Cuban military government paid
out between IS, 900 and $4,000 to aid
the reciprocity cause.
A dozen lives were lost in storm
that swept through Central Illinois,
doing immense damage to property.
The strike situation in the anthracite
coal district remains unchanged, with
no prospects of either side giving in.
Over 1S0 Yaqui men, women and
children we're shot down by Mexican
soldiers in the most cold blooded man.
ner.
Seven Of the strike leaders of the coal
miners of West Virginia have been ar
rested, charged with violating iniunc-
tions.
The senate has passed the naval ap-
preparation bill.
Republicans OF Iowa have renominat.
ed W. P. Hepburn for congress.
Two negroes were taken from the
Charlotte, n. c., Jail and lynched.
The third trial of Jessie Morrison for
murder has been commenced at Edo
rado, Kan.