The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-02-07
EVENTSOF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
A Comprehensive Review Of the important
Happenings Of ths Past Week Presented
In Condensed Form which Is Most
Likely to Prove Of Interest to Our Many
Readers.
scurvy is prevalent at Nome.

Scurvy is prevalent at Nome.
The gales ON the Atlantic coast are
abating
The loss by the Waterbury, Conn,
fire will exceed $4,000, 900.
Philippine tariff bill is causing some
spirited debate in the senate.
A strong call has been made for air
ing the Nome judicial scandals.
The house committee on ways and
means reports for repeal Of war taxes.
Incendiarism is now suspected in
connection with the great fire at Water
bury, Conn.
A plot to assassinate the dowager
empress OF China and the entire court
has been discovered.
Trains are delayed and many tele-
graph wires down throughout the East
as q result OF severe storms raging
The German emperor's new yacht is
all ready to be launched as soon as
Prince Henry arrives in this country.
Gales and storms in Europe have
caused great loss of life.
Forty persons were drowned in ship
wrecks on the Italian coasto
Eighty-five miners were killed by an
explosion in Mexican mine.
Waterbury, Conn, was damaged to
the extent of So, 900, 900 by fire.
The murderer of San Francisco
policeman has been captured in Port
land.
Manila is intensely interested in pro-
posed legislation by congress ior the
islands.
The dowager empress of China gave
remarkable reception to the min
ister's wives.
An indecisive naval engagement was
fought in Colombian waters.
Chicago drainage canal contractors
offer TO build an isthmian canal.
The first meeting of the trustees Of
the Carnegie institution has been held.
A parliamentary commission Is con-
sidering the question of depopulation
Of France.
The ways and means committee will
frame bill for reduction of the war
revenue taxes.
A new gold district has been discov-
cred near Dawson which is claimed to
be the richest yet found.
Admiral Schley's appeal to the presi-
dent, asking for review OF the court OF
inquiry, has been made pubic.
Eight lives were lost in Boston fire.
The Beers have made peace proposals
through Holland.
There we're 10000 people present at
a hanging in Pennsylvania.
The house committee voted in favor
of government owned Pacific cable.
A substitute for the Nicaragua canal
bill has been introduced in the senate.
The general outlook in Batangas prov
ince, Philippine islands, is favorable.
A train wreck on New York rail-
road resulted in the death OF the
engineer.
Four vessels are now on the Pacific
searching for the missing English war
ship Condor.
A discharged soldier in San Francisco
planned to go to New York in a box,
but was discovered and turned over to
the police.
Two prospectors In Montana have
found a mine Of almost pure silver.
The average assay is $4,000 ounces,
which gives it value of nearly vs. 900
to the ton.
Emperor William has celebrated his
43d birthday.
River navigation has been suspended
above the Cascade Locks.
Two Negroes in Louisiana, who had
murdered white man, were lynched.
A train in South Carolina was held
up and the express car rified of its con-
tents.
Governor Shaw, of Iowa, will assume
the duties Of secretary Of the treasury
February l.
Liberals defeated the Conservative
forces of Colombia in three successive
engagements.
United Mineworkers will levy an
assessment to help strikers fight battle
with operators 10 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 s. ,000, 900.
The cotton crop Of the United
States now almost equals in value It's
wheat crop.
The gold mines of Mysore, India, are
worked by American electrical devices,
the power being from the melting Hi
malayan snow.
Swiss papers record a decline in the
export Of wood carvings, and attribute
it to the lack of variety in the carvings
the subjects being monotonously re
peated.
Bulgaria is shipping more than 81 :
600, 900 worth of eggs TO Belgium an