The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-17
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP 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.

Senator Tillman. of South Carolina,
is much improved.
The house has again had the Bristow
postal report up for discussion
Japan believes the Russian feet has
left Port Arthur for Viadivostok.
Postmaster General Payne is suffer-
ing from severe attack of gout and is
very weak.
Large subscriptions to the Russian
war fund are pouring in from all parts
of the empire.
One of the Chicago Carbarn murder
ers has confessed to two more crimes
in which he killed four men.
The report of the Japanese command
ing the last attack on Port Arthur says
that place was badly damaged.
Two men, who claim to have been
witnesses against the anarchists in the
trial of the assassin of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley, have been annoying
MIS-. Mckinley by desiring an audience
with her.
The house committee on military
affairs has agreed on four sites for
military camp grounds and authorized
a favorable report for their purchase.
The California site is in San Luis Obs
po county and comprises $4,000 acres,
at cost of 5000, 1000.
The nomination of General Leonard
Wood is before the senate.
Admiral Makaroff proposes to fight
the enemy on the high seas.
Ex-senator Rawlins denies that he
is Mormon, or is affiliated with them
in any way.
The military affairs committee pro-
poses the purchase of protector type
of torpedo boat.
Canada says any proposals for joint
legislation must hereafter come from
the United States.
Non-Mormons of Salt Lake have
launched party and call upon Utah
to wipe out polygamy.
The supreme court of the United
States has decided by majority of one
that the great railway merger is illegal.
Russian subjects respond to the pol
icy of the czar in giving out all the war
news by showing the utmost conf
denee in the ability Of the army and
navy,
General Miles has written to pro-
hibitionists who suggest that he be-
come the Prohibitionist candidate for
president that he is in the hands OF
his friends.
America and France are likely to act
as peacemakers later on.
Russians believe that the numerous
bombardments show Port Arthur to be
invulnerable.
Postmaster Fisher, Of Hastings, Neb.,
denies that he paid Senator Dietrich
for his appointment.
japanese claim to have captured
Port Arthur, but the report is denied
in Russian official circles.
Admiral Togo's report of the last
bombardment of Port Arthur claims
the Russians we're worsted.
Northwest representatives are not dis
turbed by the Bristow report and will
keep on asking for postal increases.
Secretary CoItelyou says that the
present laws can reach the trusts. Bet
ter enforcement is all that is needed.
Ex-Judge Hiles, Of Utah, says Smoot
could not have been elected had he not
been an apostle and the church so de-
sired.
President Elliott, of the Northern
Pacific, announces that settlers in the
overlap" district can retain their
holdings.
Minister Kurino says Japan has no
thought of annexing Corea.
Prominent Gentiles of Salt Lake will
organize an anti-Mormon party.
Martial law has been abolished at
Telluride, Col. The military protec-
tion has cost 5000, 900.
The japanese feet has again bonn
barded Port Arthur, but at too long
range to effect any damage.
Bristow has again been assailed in
the house for postal report and an in
vestigation has been ordered.
Witnesses before the senate commit
tee say Dietrich sold the Hastings,
Neb., postoffice appointment fer s2,-
500.
Admiral Makaroff has cleared the
entrance to Port Arthur and is determ-
ined to go out after the enemy with
his big ships.
Ex-United States District Attorney
Critchlow declares the Mormon church
exerts its power in business circles as
we'll as in politics
Military experts decnre Jspan's de-
lay in moving the main body of her
army is due to fear Of enceuntering the
Vlsdivostok squadron.
The race riot at Springfield, Ohio is
in check.
The electric road to connect HoQui-
am and Aberdeen will soon be COM
pleted.