The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-08-27

Of War Root in January.
The boil weevil is doing great dam
age to the Texas cotton crop.
Russian aggression in Corea is stirr-
ing the Japanese to the poi4t of war.
Rich gold fields have been discov-
cred in Mexico which goes $4,000 to
the ton.
JaIan has included arrangements
for loan Cf 500, 900, 900 ior military
purposes.
Vice Governor Luke E. Wright will
succeed Taft as governor general OF the
Philippines.
Pittsburg is experiencing intense
heat. Many prostrations ami several
deaths are reported.
Colombia has yielded to the wishes
Of the eople and will try to revive the
Panama canal treaty.
Ma edonian rebels have sacked
Kreushevo and committed terrible out
RACES on the inhabitants.
The interior department has made
an additional temporary withdrawal in
the Burns, Oregon, land district under
the reclamation t.
Major Scriven, acting chief signal
officer of the army, has been informed
that telegra phic communication is nov
established in all parts of Alaska GOV.
cred by the signal corps lines.
Damp weather is causing great un-
easiness among hop growers.
Thirty people were injured in train
wreck near Bloomington, Ill.
Colonel G. H. Smith, known in his
writings as "Bill Arp" is dead.
Fl. H. Kohlsaat denies that he is to
snter the cabinet as postmaster general.
An attempt to tie up Chicago restau-
rants failed, not over 10 per cent OF
the employees coming out.
Lou Dillon has lowered the worlds
record by trotting a mill in two min
ties fiat at Readville, Mass.
The Shamrock has been remeasured, |
out enough ballast has been removed to |
keep the time allowance the same.
A discharged circus employe in Mas
sachusetts opened the door Of the mon-
key cages and liberated 40 of the ami
mails.
President Francis, of the 1904 fair,
is charged with using that patronage
TO gain Democratic support in the pres
dential racs.
Secretary Hitch ok has added town
ship 81 north, range rs east, to the
Okanogan Withdrawal in Eastern Wash
ngton, where lands are being exam
ined to determine the desirahility OF
putting in government irrigation sys-
TEN.
Lord Salisbury, ex-premier of Eng
land, is dead.
Eight Hremen were seriously burned
at a Chicago fire.
A cloudburst at Denver did consider
able damage to property.
A party OF 25 Salt Lake people are
making tour Of Oregon.
The Macedonian revolution is marked
by more massacres at Monastir.
The cruiser Marblehead and the gum
boat Concord are anchored in the Port
land harbor.
The Canadian government will use
peaceful measures in the suppression OF
poaohing on the great lakes.
A bill to pension veterans Of the
Cayuse Indian war will be introduced
at the next session Of congress.
The entire Humbert family has been
found guilty of swindling and sentenced
to from one to five years imprisonment.
The Turkish government has prom
ised fulfilment Of all oil Russia de-
mand and the czar's squardon OF war
vessels has been ordered home.
Canada wants better trademark law
enacted.
Austria will support Russia in her
demands on Turkey.
Senator Quay says he will seek no
further political honors.
About 800 textile workers in Sax
ony are on a strike for q shorter work
day.
The United States and Chinese treaty |
commissioners have resumed work on
international treaties.
King Peter, Of Servia, has again
threatened to abdicate unless condi- |
tions change at the capital.
Switzerland has objected to DR.
L.ardy, her minister at Paris, serving
on the Venezuelan arbitration court.
Lord salisbury's condition is very
grave.
The powers are considering steps to
end the uprising in Macedonia.
Fire in the Beaumont, Texas, oil
fields destroyed $50, 900 worth of prop
erty.
General John C. Black, Of Illinois,
has been elected commander in chief OF
the G. A. K.
The Trans Mississippi congress in
dorsed the Lewis and Clark fair and
passed a resolution iavoring : govern
ment appropriation Of 81 900, 900.