The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-07
EVENTSOF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PATS 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 Our
Many Readers.

Many Readers.
Omaha has ordered all saloons closed
during the big strike now ON.
All warships but those of Austria
will be withdrawn from Salonica.
The more serious forest fires in the
Adirondacks are now out and the re-
mainder under ccontrol.
Mrs. @. P. Huntington has purchased
the new $500, 1000 six-story mansion of
Mrs. J. F. Carroll in New York.
A French Belgian syndicate has been
formed in Europe with capital Of $3,-
900, 900 to work the Chilean mines.
Three thousand dollars of the money
which was stolen from Express Agent
Peterson, of Britt, Ia, last week, has
been found beneath the company's
building.
In street-car runaway at Rochester,
Pa, the conductor was probably fatally
hurt, the motorman badly bruised and
six passengers injured. Wet rails
caused the accident.
The rivers and harbors committee of
the house OF representatives made
tour of the navigable waters about New
York to see what improvements are
needed in shipping facilities.
The report that General Matos, the
revolutionary leader, has landed in
Venezuela from Curacao, is confirmed.
An association for the protection Of
Germans in the enforcement OF the laws
Of Argentina has been formed at Buenos
Ayres.
Physicians OF Ira D. Sankey, the
singer evangelist, now acknowledge the
failure of the operation for the restora-
tion OF his sight.
Attempts to wreck two trains at
Stamford, Conn, are charged to
tramps, and the police are now in pur-
suit of seven men.
Robbers wrecked the safe OF the Bank
Of Assaria, Kan, and escaped on a
hand car. It is not known how much
money they secured.
Indiana has had another severe frost
which it is believed will practically
xii! the strawberry crop, plums and
other tender early fruits.
Edwin G. Kelley, treasurer and gen.
sral manager of the Enamel Brick COM
pany, Of Cleveland, o., is charged with
the embezzlement of $25, 900 Of the funds
of the concern. Kelley declares he
will be able to prove his innocence.
Rivalry among the associations OF
engineers in this country may nullify
an offer of Andrew Carnegie to give
81, 100000 or more to establish a
National center for engineers in New
York, A high Official in one OF the
bodies says it is doubtful il all can live
in peace in one room.
Portland laundrymen have locked out
their employees.
Russia expects war with China and is
preparing for it.
Nearly 800 tenants we're evicted in
the New York tenement district May /.
Fifty half-naked Doukhobors are on
search for Jesus" near Saskatoon,
N. W. T.
The Merchants state bank at Free
man, s. D., was raided by robbers.
They secured about SO, 900 and escaped.
The sixtieth anniversary of the
founding Of civil government on the
Pacific coast was celebrated at Cham
poeg, Oregon, May 2.
John Firman, 25 years old, living at
Paterson, N. j., has two hearts beating
in his own breast. He is fine speci-
men of physical manhood and constant
ly enjoys good health.
A bell cast by Paul Revere, that had
been in constant use since its making
is being recast at Troy N. Y. The
Leominster Congregational church, in
the belfry OF which it hung, was burned
4 short time ago.
Turkey has proclaimed martial law
in Salonica.
An earthquake in Chile caused heavy
property loss.
Postmaster General Payne has un-
sarthed scandal in the Washington
Sffice.
labor troubles are seriously affecting
business in many of the cities through.
cut the United States.
Six passengers were injured in a coll
lision between an electric car and 3
Lale Shore train in Chicago.
Fruit and garden truck in the Arkaan-
sas valley, Colorado, have been serious
ly damaged by frost. The loss is esti-
mated at more than $4,000
Forty persons have been arrested fol-
lowing the robbery Of the Wells, Fargo
express company at silso. Mexico, Of
t42, 900. All but tll. 900 was recoy-
sred.
Rebels in Turkey are fighting with
bombs, blowing up everything within
their reach.
Secretary Of the Navy Moody will
visit the coast with President Roose-
Velt and inspect naval stations.
Regulations in regard 10 matches in
New York now provide that no one
without 9 license can sell OF give them
away. Retailers may not cell more
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