The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-03-26
| 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 United States cruiser Albany has
arrived at Palermo, Sicily, from Algiefs.
Luis Carlo Rio has been appointed
minister Of foreign affairs for Colom-
bia, succeeding DR.. Paul.
The United States steel corporation
has put in operation more than 1900
new coke ovens on Tug River, Wis,
As many more will be completed with
in 30 days.
Baron Mumm von Schwazstein, who
was for number Of years secretary OF
embassy at Washington, is to relieve
Count Vodel as imperial German am
bassador at Rome.
The report of Lieutenant General
Miles on his observations in the Philip
pines and on his trip around the world
has been submitted to the secretary OF
war, but it will not be made public, as
it is regarded as an inspection report
Two men entered the jewelry store Of
A. B. Huberman, at Omaha, and
walked out ith two trays containing
diamonds OF the value OF $4,000, the
clerks attention being directed to the
telephone while they were looking at
the gems.
The Illinois appellate court for the
Fourth district has decided that when
man is sent to prison for the murder
Of his wife he is judicially dead, and his
children are entitled to the insurance
on the life OF the murdered woman,
even if it was taken out in favor OF her
husband.
General William Thomas Clark, OF
Washington, D. c., was knocked down
by cab while attempting to cross
State street, Chicago, and severely IL
iured. He is rs years old, and has
sustained, it is said, two fractures OF
the skull and internal injuries. His
recovery is said to be doubtful. Cen
eral Clark has the distinction OF being
the only surviving adjutsnt and chief
Of staff OF Grants army OF the Tennes-
see. He served two terms in congress
from Texas.
Nearly all Cripple Greek mines have
been shut down.
The government has commenced q
suit against Indiana coal conspirators,
Scarlet fever still RACES at Lake Eor-1
est, near Chicago, and all public places
are closed.
Mark Twain has an attack of bron-
ehitis, but his doctor says he can soon
resume work.
The Texas legislature has passed a.
law prohibiting any betting on horse
races, and the governor has signed it.
In a fire at Shelton, Neb., man
named Cotton was fatally injured by
the fall of wall. "A number of other
fremen we're slightly injured.
An epidemic OF Group and whooping
cough prevails among children in
Brooklyn, N. Y. There are over 500
cases and many deaths have occurred.
The new million dollar watch factory
at South Bend, Ind, which will en-
ploy 800 watchmakers and manufac-
ture / 200. watches day, is in opera
ton.
Oxford COLLEGE, Hamilton, Ohio, at
tended by I25 young women, is closed,
because OF the outbreak of German
measles. All the young women we're
sent home.
The unveiling OF the statue OF General
W. 7. Sherman at Cincinnati has been
postponed from May to October Is,
owing TO President Roosevelt's ina
bility to be present on the former date.
Harvard defeated Yale on the ques.
tion, Resolved, that the United States
should permit foreign government to
seize and hold permanently territory OF
debtor state not exceeding in value
the amount OF the award" Harvard
had the affirmative.
The flood situation In the Mississippi
valley is improving.
The Oregon Short Line has sold its
lines in Nevada to Clark.
President Castro, of Venezuela, has
resigned in order that trouble with for
eign powers may be more easily settled.
Governor Mcbride, OF Washington,
has vetoed the $4,000 appropriation
for the Lewis and Clark exposition.
The Pittsburg Oil and Glass cum
pany, with capital of Sc, 200, 900 has
iled articles OF Incorporation at Dover,
Del.
The engine and four cars of west
bound Twentieth Century Lake Shore
limited we're derailed at Ashtabula, N.
Y. No one was injured.
The Pacific and Dominion express
company has issued q circular Offering
a reward Of $4,000 for the recovery ol
the s25 900 gold bar that disappeared
irom the union depot at Detroit We'd
nesday night.
The Steel and Iron corporation oi
Mexico, capital s1.60O, 900, has been
incorporated at Trenton, N. J. The
objects are to manufacture iron and
steel, and to acquire the Campania In
dustrial Mexicana of Mexico.
Robbers blew open the vault in tbs
deposit bank Of Bsrdwell, Ky, and Sc
cured in the neighborhood Of So, 600
The safe is q total wreck, and the
charge was 50 strong that some of The
currency, Of which there was ss,50O
was burned. The robbers escaped.