The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-29
EVENTSOF THE
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.


to assassinate President Diaz, of Mex
leo.
A run on three St. Louis savings
banks was started by false rumors, but
all easily paid deposits.
Three steamers have arrived at Seat
tie bringing half million in gold and
500 passengers from Nome.
The president of the Armenian revo-
lutionary society in London, has been
assassinated by political enemies.
Robbers at Lead, S. D., chloroformed
an aged couple for the purpose of rob-
berry, but were unsuccessful. The old
people will die.
The president of the American health
association declares that the way to
secure sanitary reform is to enlist the
support of union labor.
Mabel H. Bechtel, aged 2l years, was
assaulted, then murdered, at Allen
town, Pa, and her body put in an
underground alley near her home.
The Russo-Japanese convention has
been approved by the czar.
The first cold spell Of the winter has
struck New York, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts.
Turkish ministers have advised the
porte u reject portions of the Macon
ian reform plan Of Russia and Aus
tria.
Rear Admiral Bowles, chief of con-
struction and repairs, has resigned to
become the head of shipbuilding COM
pany.
Receiver Asa B. Thomson, OF the La
Grande land Office, may be removed as
result of an indictment by the federal
grand jury.
Congressman Hermann is placed in a
bad light in the Oregon land frauds.
1t is claimed that he could have pre-
vented many of them.
Eleven states will hold elections No
vember 2. Massachusetts,, Rhode Is
land, Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa
and Mississippi will elect full state
tickets and the others minor officials.
Attorney Folk, of St. Louis, has an
nounced his candidacy for governor.
An attachment has been issued
against Dowie for 81 ,050 on the claim
Of lawyer.
The king of Spain has abandoned his
trip to Rome because the pope will not
receive him.
The robbers who looted the Burton,
Kan, bank have been captured and the
money recovered.
The Russo Austrian reform plan for
the Balkans contains several proposals
Objectionable to the porte.
Sir Henry Mortimer, British ambas-
ador at Madrid, has been appointed to
fill the vacant post at Washington.
Falling rock in the New York sub
way caught about score of workmen'
At least II are believed to be dead.
Senator Fulton favors dropping the
Panama canal route and taking up Mic
aragua with a view to expediting mat
ters.
The converted transport Grant il
completed. She will test her pumps
on the San Francisco bar and then
come to the Columbia bar for active
work.
Both Russia and Japan are steadily
preparing for war.
William E. Lecky, of London,
noted historian, is dead.
Nicaragua has appointed commits
sion for the st. Louis 1904 fair.
Captain E. NJ. johnson, Of the regu
lar army, will likely be detailed to in
struct the Oregon national guard.
Dowie has left New York. He an'
his family departed in the night 10
Boston without making any announce
ment of his leaving.
Land frauds will prompt Presiden
Roosevelt to ask congress TO give con
troll of reserves into the hands OF tn
forestry bureau exclusively.
| It is said that Sir Henry Durand
British ambassador at Madrid, will b
appointed 10 succeed the late Sir Mich
ael Herbert at Washington.
A New York street car jumped th
track on a curve and caught fire froI
the third rail. All of the 80 passen(
ers were severely bruised but escape
fatal injuries.
RussoJapanese negotiations are agsi
at standstill.
The umpire in the Venezuelan arb
tration case has decided that that couI
try has no right to collect local tax
: twice.
p Russo-Japanese negotiations ha'
taken a less favorable turn. One T
port goes 90 far Is to say war has be-
declared.
Yellow fever is spreading in Tex
5 towns, The state and federal author
ties have taken charge Of the situate
at San Antonio.
Three bandits broke open the bal
safe at Burton, Kan, and secured b
tween tl, 900 and $4,000 in eurren
: lbesides several sacks Of coin.