The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-03-28
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.

The senate is working on the oleo-
margarine bill.
An Alabama negro was lynched for
the assault OF little white girl.
An agent of the Southern China reb-
els has arrived in this country to buy
arms.
Governor General Wood, of Cuba, is
being talked of as successor to Gen
eral Miles.
An ex-premier of Japan says his
country isnot going to have any trouble
with Russia.
A Kansas postoffice robber has been
captured on the Pacific coast after
chase Of over 5000 miles.
The mineworkers association OF Penn
sylvania has issued an ultimatum, and
II 1t is not accepted by the mine owners
repetition of the 1900 strike will oc
cur in the anthracite region.
A man has been arrested in Wiscon-
sin for burglary who confesses that he
is an anarchist and that he tied the
handkerchief over the hand OF Czolgosz
Just prior to the shooting of Mckinley.
Cholera has broken out at Manila.
A coal miners strike in Virginia and
West Virginia is probable.
A hardware trust has been formed
with capital OF $50, 900, 900.
A combine is being formed in New
York which, If completed, will control
the entire nickel output of the world.
The new Chinese exclusion bill con.
tains a clause which will prevent China
from participating in the st. Louis
lair.
The Canadian Pacific freight sheds at
Winnipeg we're burned, together with
all freight records for the past % years.
Loss, tl50,000.
The senate passed the war revenue
repeal bill.
The house has passed the rivers and
harbors bill.
President Roosevelt will retire Gen.
Niles in the near future.
The bill for the protection Of the
president has passed the senate.
The anthracite coal miners of Penn
sylvania have demanded an eight hour
day.
Another delay in the ratification Of
the Danish treaty by the Danish gov
ernment has been brought about by the
opposition.
Large holdings in the Rock Island
have been purchased by the Hartman
interests and now that road will not be
extended to the coast.
An inventory OF Coils P. Hunting
tons estate shows it to be worth about
500 900, 900.
william j. Bryan celebrated his AID
birthday by moving onto his farm near
Lincoln, Neb.
Anthracite coal miners of Pennsyl-
vania are on the eve of another strike.
The trouble is over the wage scale.
Governor Brady, of Alaska, has asked
congress to appropriate 100000 with
which to represent Alaska at the st.
Louis exposition.
A resolution has been introduced in
the senate thanking Rear Admiral
Kempff for refusing to join the allied
forces in the bombardment of the forts
at Taku, China.
1t is understood that the president is
considering the appointment of~ex-Sen-
ator Wolcott, of Colorado, to succeed
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock,
who will retire from the cabinet.
Fire on the Hoboken, N. j., water
front caused a loss Of 81 900, 900.
Ex-President Cleveland celebrated
his 65th birthday on the 18th inst.
First Assistant Postmaster General
johnson has resigned on account of poor
health.
Joseph Fl. Manley has been offered
the position of first assistant postmaster
general.
The senate is working on the meas
ure for the protection of the president
against anarchists.
King Edward has made arrangements
to feed 500, 900 of the poor of London
during coronation week.
The state asylum for deaf and dumb
at Jackson, Miss, was totally destroyed
by fire. Loss, 100000.
Prince Henry has landed on German
soil.
The senate has passed the ship sub
sidy bill.
The house is working on the rivers
and harbors bill.
In a collision at Milwaukee between
a passenger train and street car 10 per-