The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-04-04

Flood situation in Mississippi il
again becoming serious.
Twenty-Five men were killed in an
explosion in Tennessee coal mine.
A fix story building in Riladelphia
was entirely destroyed by fire. Loss,
100000.
DR.. Thomas Dunn English is alive,
but his physicians say he may die al
any moment.
Since the outbreak Of cholera at
Manila there have been 30 cases and 20
deaths reported.
The house committee favorably re-
ported the bill for 20 per cent Cuban
tariff reduction.
EThe plague situation in India is grow.
ing worse. Over 10000 deaths are re-
ported monthly.
The senate will take up the Nicara-
qua canal bill as soon as it has disposed
OF the Chinese exclusion measure.
Floods in the South caused immense
damage to property.
The loss In Tennessee by the recent
food is estimated at $4,000, 900.
Roosevelt declares himself In favor
OF more stringent Chinese exclusion
law.
A general uprising is being planned
in Macedonia to throw off the Turkish
yoke.
Fire partially destroyed Cincinnati
theater, but the audience escaped un-
harmed.
Pension Commissioner Evans has
been given to understand that his resig-
nation was desired.
High wind at Pittspurg resulted in
injuries to many persons in churches
and heavy property loss.
James R. Garfield, son Of the late
President Garfield, has accepted the
position of civil service commissioner.
The house has passed the army ap-
preparation bill.
Germany will not oppose Russia q
policy in the far East.
The naval appropriation bill carries
1925, 900 for the Puget Sound navy
yard.
Cecil Rhodes left most of his fortune
to the promotion of his educational
scheme.
Heavy rains in the South have caused
the Mississippi to overflow its banks,
flooding many miles OF territory.
Resolutions to investigate an alleged
bribery scandal in connection with the
sale of the Danish islands we're adopted
by the house.
Senator Mitchell has asked the CON-
meice committee to increase the aDpro-
priation for the Columbia river and its
tributaries 81 900, 900.
The indications are for an early ad.
journment of congress.
Cecil Rhodes, "the uncrowned king
of South Africa" is dead.
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the American
missionary, is on her way home.
There may be some difficulty In the
United States getting coaling station
In Cuba.
A passenger train struck a buggy ir
the suburbs of Pueblo, killing its threC
occupants.
Another mounted force of 1000 mer
is being raised in Canada for service il
South Africa.
Two masked men held up an EN-
poria, Kan, hotel, but we're unable Il
break into the safe.
The president is receiving doStns o
applications for the governorship Of thu
Danish West Indies, should thos'
islands be sold to the United States.
Cuba will be turned over to the Cub
ans May 20.
There have been 40 cnolera cases anC
80 deaths at Manila.
A st. Joseph, Mo-, man is under ar
rest for having Is wives.
Emperor Williams new yacht, tn,
Meteor, will be ready to cross the oceaI
in few days.
Two men, charged with grand lar
ceny, sawed their way out Of q Mon
tana Jail and escaped.
President-elect Palma, of Cuba, /
confident that the career OF the new re
public will be successful.
Judge W. Van Devanter, Of Chicago
has been prominently mentioned as
successor to Secretary of the Interio
Hitchcock.
A force of Laguna rebels has sur
rendered.