The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-22
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 Our
Many Readers.

The umpire in the Venezuelan arbi
tration case has decided that that coun
try has no right to collect local taxes
twice.
| China is said to have negotiated q
secret treaty with Russia by which the
latter is practically. conceded Man
churia.
By the president and his cabinet the
Alaskan boundary decision is regarded
as the greatest diplomatic success for a
generation.
Mrs. Carrie Nation attended one OF
Dowie's meetings and when she insist
ed on asking questions "Elijah" had
his guards eject her.
Canada is very bitter toward Eng
land over the result in the Alaskan
boundary case and relations may never
again be as friendly as formerly.
The transport Grant, converted to a
sea dredge, will be at the mouth of the
Columbia early next month. The
name has been changed to Chinook to
avoid confusion with the revenue cutter
Grant.
Russo-Japanese negotiations are again
ut standstill.
The sultan of Turkey has refused to
receive the Austro- Russian note urging
reforms in the Balkans.
The estimate Of the Puget sound navy
yard commandant has been cut from
81, ,955, 900 to eS40, ,966.
Albert E. Bell, the daring mailpouch
robber and forger, eluded his guards
and escaped after being taken from
Denver to Philadelphia.
Hartman will not spend any more
money improving his railroads after
this year, but will cut down expenses
as much as possible.
Dowie classes New York newspaper
men as "dirty dogs" some clergymen
as "mena dogs" is general in his abuse
and is hissed by those attending the
meetings.
The majority Of the-Alaskan bound
ary commissioners have affixed their
signatures to the treaty conceding all
but one point to America. The two
Canadian commissioners refused to affix
their signatures and left the room
while the others were signing.
The jury in the Miller-Johns postal
fraud case was unable TO agree and was
discharged.
Aberdeen citizens will at once rebuild
their burned town in much more sub
stantial manner.
Fifteen Italian laborers were killed
and 40 injured in g collision of trains
near Trenton, N. J.
Roosevelt has ordered Withdrawals Of
land along Alaskan streams with the
idea OF establishing salmon hatcherles.
The Doyieite meetings in New York
are greatly disturbed by the curious.
"Elijah II" scores them collectively
and individually.
The navy department rather than be
held up by landowner, will strike out
estimates for the enlargement Of the
Puget Sound navy yard.
General Funston, in his annual re-
port on department of Columbia
affairs, recommends that Fort Walla
Walla be abandoned. He says the pay
Of the private is too small.
The Russian squadron has returned
to Port Arthur.
More alarmist reports are being sent
out concerning the Russo-Japanese sit
uation.
Bar pilots, after spending a day in
taking soundings, find there is 10 feet
Of water on the Columbia bar at low
tide.
John Alexander Dowie and 5000 OF
his followers have reached New York
where they intend to convert the unbe-
levers.
Congressman Jones, of Washington,
will follow the wish o. his constituency
and vote for Cuban reciprocity, al
though opposing it.
Convicts Wood and Murphy, who
with others escaped from Folsom, CAL,
penitentiary and were recaptured have
been held to answer to the charge OF
murder,
Senator Marlborough, of North Da-
kota, will introduce bill for the sale
Of timber lands at auction, and requir-
ing final proof before desert entries can
be transferred.
The entire Philippine exhibit is now
at St. Louis. There were 80 carloads
in all.
After being out 20 hours the jury in
the Tillman case returned a verdict OF
not guilty.
Moroccan rebels have won another
victory, and the position Of the sultan
is becoming desperate.
The interstate commerce commission
has granted several railroads more time
for compliance With the safety-appli'
ance law.
The sultSn Of Turkey is considering
the recommendation Of the porte fol
Turkish participation in the st. Louii
exposition.
The Standard plant of the United
States Reduction 4 Refining company
at Colorado City resumed operations
after an idIeness Of six weeks on &c