The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
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.

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Likely to Prove interesting to Our
Many Readers.
A warlike tone pervades the British
press.
Minister John Barrett has arrived at
Colon.
Russian ships have seized another
British liner in the Red sea.
Both sides in the meat packers strike
profess to be confident of winning.
Democratic leaders have asked Cor
man TO become national chairman.
Russia is said to have received an
other submarine boat from America.
The German steamer Sambia has
been seized by Russians in the Red sea.
Reinfor,ements for which General
Oku has been waiting aie being disem-
barked.
Japan has all faith in Britain pre-
venting other Russian vessels passing
from the Baltic sea.
Chicago allied unions have written
the packers that they will strike III.
less conference is agreed to.
Portland is the only Pacific coast
port whose -four exports for the past
IL months exceed those of the preced-
ing year.
Several packing plants report that
their output is increasing.
Moorish bandits have looted houses
within two miles of Tangier.
The rush to South Dakota lands near
Yankton has become a veritable STAN
pede.
One of the coliers authorized by the
last congress will be built at Mare
island.
Germany will demand that Russia
explain the seizure of mails destined
for Japan.
Constant skirmishes are occurring
near Mukden between Cossacks and
Japanese scouts.
Small riots continue at the various
packing plants where work is attemted
with nonunion men.
About two-thirds of the rural mail
carriers will receive 500 more per
year, commencing July /.
The steamer Hapsang, from Niu
Chwang to Chefoo, is overdue and it is
feared she has struck a mine.
Other Chicago unions will go out on
a strike unelss the trouble with the
meat packers is settled at once.
Hot weather continues in the Mid
die West and Central states. Chicago
and Pittsburg have both had a number
Of deaths.
New York will be the chief battle.
ground for both parties in the presi-
Dental campaign.
The body of Kent Loomis, the miss
ing American, has been washed ashore
near Plymouth, England.
Russian vessels stopped a German
steamer in the Red sea and seized
much mail destined for Japan.
Extreme hot weather throughout the
Midd West has caused many pros
trations and number of deaths.
Peace negotiations are at a standstill
in the meatpackers' strike. The OPP
orators refuse to re-employ all strikers
at once.
st. Paul strikers resisted an at
tempt of officers to place nonunion men
in the packing houses and free for all
fight ensued.
Ion Perdicaris, of Tangier, who was
held captive by brigands, has grave
fears for foreigners unless France
adopts stern measures.
Japan denies the report OF gcreat
reverse ut Port Arthur in which 0,000
troops were lost, asserting that not a
shot was fred at the fort that day.
The Russians themselves are becoming
skeptical regarding it as not a word has
been heard since the first report.
The Russian losses in the last battle
at Port Arthur are placed at $500.
The Russians seized the Chicago
News dispatch boat and towed it into
Port Arthur.
Cholera and dysentery are said to be
epidemic among the japanese troops at
Feng Wang Cheng.
Neither side in the meatpackers'
strike will allow the other to dictate
the terms of arbitration, but both want
peace.
Great Britain has granted the last
request of ex-President Kruger and his
remaina will lie alongside those OF his
wife in the Transvaal.
The emperor Of China is seriusly i'll.
The president of Panama has assured
congressn en- excited over the custom
house that he is confident the United
States will interpret the treaty in a
liDelal spirit.
A gigantic railroad ticket swindle,
through which the railroads having
offices in Denver have lost thousands
Of dollars, has been unearthed. Three
men have been arrested. They are
charged with having doctored tickets
by hanging the destination, plugging
punched holes in cancelled tickets and
otherwise changing them.
The Russian losses in the latest en-
gagement at Port Arthur are placed at
1900.