The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-07-25
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
A Comprehensive Review of the lmportan.
Happenings Of the Past Week. Presented
IN coadsnssd Form. which Is Most
Likely 10 Prove q Interest to Our Many
Readers

Likely TO Prove cl Interest to Our Many
Readers
Secretary Root has gone to Europe
for a short vacation.
Fifty-six persons we're drowned in a
ferry boat accident in Russia.
The complete unofHciaI abstract gives
chamberlain 276 plurality for governor
of Oregon.
General Macarthur has assumed
temporary command OF the department
Of the East.
The height OF the flood has been
reached in the Mississippi valley and
the river is falling slowly.
Japanese fishermen on the Fraser
river are having trouble with the
Indian and white fishermen.
The war department is preparing to
build many new quarters and barracks
throughout the United states.
A Philadelphia telephone company
has made arrangements to install an
alarm system. A subscriber in the
evening tells central what time he
wishes to get up, and at that hour the
telephone bell will ring. II is neces-
sary for the subscriber to take down
the receiver in order to stop the bell
ringing.
Cholera is raging in Upper Egypt.
At least half of the cases are fatal.
The widow of Lord Pauncefote will
be granted much larger pension than
is ordinarily given.
A steamship sunk on the Elbe river,
Germany, and only 80 of the 1856 pas
sengers were saved.
Chas Stahl, former Portland car
penter, was carried out to sea and
drowned while bathing at Seaside.
The war department has allotted
$3.50, 900 for the establishment OF
great military post at Chickamauga.
The transport Sheridan has arrived
at San Francisco fIom Manila with
parts of the Thirteenth infantry and
Third cavalry.
The coalminers' convention at In
dianapolis voted against a general
strike, but adopted the assessment plan
for helping those already out.
Levees along the Mississippi river
near Keokuk. Ia, gave way, flooding
many acres in Missouri, Iowa and
Illinois. The damage will reach at
least $6, 900, 900.
Three people we're allied by light
ming in st. Clair county, Illinois.
The coronation OF King Edward has
been definitely fixed for August 8.
The Chicago freighthandlers are dis
satisfied and may go on strike again at
any time.
immigration for the fiscal year of
1902 shows an increase Of 160,S2
over 1901.
Fire at Block Island, r. l., destroyed
three hotels and several other small
buildings.
In head end collision on a Wiscon-
sin road between two freight trains,
both engineers and one fireman we're
kille3. je
A drouth in Arizona is causing a
great loss to cattlemen. Grass has
almost entirely dried mp. Many
horses are being shot to save the water
for cattle.
Two Denver women have been caught
at San Francisco trying to bring duti-
able goods in without paying. 1t will
cost them s6,7S4 to get their goods,
which is three times the actual value.
Cholera is spreading in the Philip
pines.
Riots in Lima, Peru, resulted in the
killing Of many persons by the troops.
Oil in paying quantities has been
discovered in the southern part Of Cali
fornia.
Thirty-6ve miners perished in the
Daly-West disaster, at Park City,
Utah.
Major General Lloyd Wheaton has
been retired, having reached the age
Of "a years.
The Isla de Luzon, one of the cap
tured Spanish gunboats, has been Or
dered TO San Francisco.
China has again appealed to the
United States to help her in settling
the indemnity troubles.
Senator Hanna gave $4,000 to
Harry Parsons, who married his daugh-
ter Mabel.
Rivalry of Weylrr aud Canalejas in
Spain may imperil the reign Of King
Alfonso.
Francis Murphy, the famous temper
ance apostle, has become resident of
California.
A French doctor inoculated himself
with oonsumptive COW matter in order
to disprove Prof. Koch's theory.
John d. Rockefeller offered Smith
college, Northampton, Macs, tl00, 900
on condition that like sum be sub
scribed.
Col. H. H. Williams, Of springfield, |
o., former postcfice inspector in Cuba,
predicts that Cuba viii soon apply for
annexation, as such action is desired BY