The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-09-12
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant happenings of the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove interesting to Oar
Many Readers.

President Roosevelt has completed
his tour and returned to Washington.
Judge E. G. Stinson won the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor of Colo
RADIO.
General Miles has left Washington
for San francisco, from where he will
sail for Manila.
d. G. Hayward has been selected as
the Democratic candidate for governor
Of South Carolina.
A report is being circulated that the
Firminist leader, Admiral Killick, was
killed with the sinking of his gunboat.
Marine engineers on the Willamette
and Columbia rivers have gone on
strike, almost completely tying up river
transportation.
British diplomats deem the Anglo
Chinese treaty great triumph. The
question now arises as to how the other
powers will look upon it.
The Colombian troops under General
Morales Berti have surrendered to the
insurgents. 1t will prove severe
blow to the government cause.
The situation in Morocco is becoming
serious.
Eigh teen St.. Louis legislators must
answer to the charge of taking Doodle.
Nebraska officials are in pursuit OF
criminal who is emulating Harry Tracy.
Hayti will not complain to Germany
about the sinking OF the Firminist gum
boat.
The National Candy company has
been incorporated in New Jersey with a
capital of $4,000, 900.
New Jersey gamblers whose houses
were recently raided have been fined
from 81 900 to $4,000.
The sum Of gold now in the United
States treasury exceeds that of any
previ rus time in the history of the
country.
President Roosevelt has been made
an honorary member of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen Of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
An army surgeon who has just re-
turned from Manila says good lain
is the only remedy for the epidemic
of cholera now prevalent on the islands.
The Democratic state campaign has
been opened in Ohio.
A cloudburst at Ell Paso, Tex, caused
considerable damage.
King Edward visited Andrew Carne-
gle at Skibo castle. Scotland.
The transport Buford has arrived at
San Francisco from Manila with 900
men.
The coalmiuers' trouble in West
Virginia is over and most of the men
have returned to work,
One person was killed and two seri-
ously injured in an automobile acci-
dent at Vineland, N. ].
The salmon pack of the Fraser river,
B. c., is, in round numbers, 252, 1000
cases. The pack of the entire province
is about SOC, 900 cases.
John Larsen, who attempted to loop
the loop at the Portland Elks' carnival,
fell from the loop, slightly injuring
four persons, but escaping unhurt him
self.
Mr.. Leishman, United States minis
ter at Constantinople, has reached g
satisfactory understanding with the
porte as to the questions which have
been the subject of negotiations for
several years.
No settlement Of the Pennsylvania
strike is in view.
President Roosevelt has started on
his southern tour.
Iowa Democrats will run Ex-Governor
Boies against Speaker Henderson for
place in congress.
Boer leaders and Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain held an important con-
ference in London.
A shingle combine is being formed in
Maine that proposes to take over all OF
the largest firms in that state.
The White Star steamship company
has placed an order for the building Of
the largest steamer in the world.
The Lewis and Clark fair committee
has chosen the tract of land at the foot
Of Willamette heights for the 1905 ex-
position site.
Farmers of the Northwest are raising
more hogs each year and before a great
while will be able to supply the de-
mand on this coast.
The national mining congress will
meet in Portland in 1904.
Wisconsin Democrats have nominated
David s. Rose for governor.
Mineowners refuse t. arbitrate the
strike in the anthracite region.
Violent storms sweeping England,
Wales and Ireland caused great damage
to property.
The lives Of half million people are
imperiled by the threatened destruction
Of Martinique. Nearly 1900 have been
killed by the recent eruptions.