The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-10
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 Smoot case is still before the
senate committee.
The flood situation at Harrisburg
Pa, is the worst in its history.
Japan says she did not have troops
in Corea prior to the opening of hos.
tilities.
A. mob has fired the negro district
of Springfield, Ohio, and state troops
have been called out.
Rain in the Inland Empire country
has swelled streams SO that they are
unable to carry off the water
Many Japanese are entering Rus
sian forts disguised as Chinese and
gaining valuable information.
r. A. Balinger has been elected
mayor of Seattle. The Republicans
elected all but three councilmen.
A tract of swamp land on Upper
klamath lake has been sold to asso-
ciates of State Senator Marsters.
Japan is sending Marquis Ito to Cor
ca. This would seem to indicate that
she intends to make it her base of
supplies.
The senate has adopted amendments
to the army bill, giving Porto Rico
troops and consolidating the adjutant
generals Office with the record and
pension bureau.
The senate has passed the naval
appropriation bill.
Another British cabinet crisis is be-
lieved to be at hand.
The Chicago Federation of Labor is
lighting Mayor Harrison.
United Mlneworkers will leave the
question of strike with the local un-
ions.
A second bombardment of Vladi-
yostok is reported in which the Japan
ese lost one or two cruisers.
Report on affairs of Indian Terri
tory smacks of graft on the part of
omcials connected with speculative
concerns.
A Springfield, Ohio, mob took
negro, who shot a detective, from Jail,
hanged him and then riddled his body
with bullets.
A witness in the Smoot trial says
she was married after the issuance of
the manifesto and is positive Brigham
Young performed the ceremony.
The report on influence being exert
ed by members of congress to gain in
creases in postoffice rentals, clerk
hire, etc, involves members from all
but five states, Oregon, Idaho, Ne
vada, New Hampshire and Rhode Is
land.
Field Marshal Won Waldersee is
dead.
The house has passed the Indian ap'
preparation bill.
Dreyfus has won an appeal for
revision of his. case.
The United States will not grant
the Guam-Japan cable concession.
Odell will not accept the chairman
ship of the National Republican COM
mittee.
Eastern miners refuse to accept
reduction in wages and a strike is
probable.
Senator Nelson declares American
interests demand she prevent the dis
memberment of China.
Troops have been sent from Vladi-
yostok to meet the Japanese ad-
vance from the south.
President Smith, of the Mormon
church, says congress is prying into
his domestic affairs without right.
Britain believes the only diplomatic
danger lies in a continental protest
against the Japanese-Corean treaty
Japan has again addressed the pow
ers in reply to the Russian conten-
tion that she violated rules of war.
An earthquake in New Mexico did
much damage to property.
Russia welcomes what it terms the
change in American sentiment.
Advices from Port Arthur say the
japanese are again bombarding that
place.
The body of a mastodon in a good
state of preservation has been found
near Dawson.
Japan has completed the landing of
a great force in Corea, and forward
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President Smith, in the Smoot trial,
says Mormons will defend plural mar
riages if an attack is made.
The Japanese feet has allowed
number of colliers to proceed to Vladi-
vostok, expecting to seize the fuel and
supplies when it takes that port.
A bIu has been introduced to allow
the Northern Pacific to sell lands
along the right of way and quiet title
to tracts in Portland and other West
ern cities.
The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific railways have agreed to offer
homeseekers excursion rates during
March and April. The rate to the
west and return will be one fare, plus
$500.
/ The food situation on the Ohio river
at Toledo is serious.
King Edward is confined to his room
on account of illness.
Senator Hale thinks the navy is ask
ing for too many new ships.
General Kouropatkin will. make
Mukden his headquarters.
Chief Of engineers recommends
against the extension Of the Grays
Harbor jetty.
A high Russian official says the alb
andonment of Port Arthur would be
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