The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-26
'EVENTSOF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALI. 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.

Russia has again demanded that
China withdraw troops east Of the
great wall.
France has decided to present the
dispute with the vatican to the cham.
ber Of deputies.
James ]. Hill advot ates an export
bounty as means Of building up the
merchant marine.
A jealous Paris woman threw vitrol
at her husband in a cafe and severely
burned 81 people.
The Presbyterian committee has
urged the general convention to aid
weak colleges in the West.
A number of Seattle buildings have
been racked by the boring OF the Great
Northern tunnel under the city.
The Methodist general conference at
Los Angeles has elected all the bishops
and ten editors for church papers.
The. Baptist general convention has
placed itself on record as favoring a
uniform divorce law for all Protestant
denominations.
Fire at Kelso, Wash. destroyed q
shingle dryhouse containing five mil
lion shingles and the Kellogg ware
house and contents.
The Russians are preparing to retreat
into Lao Yang.
Secretary Moody is i'll. His all.
ment is not serious.
The range war in Eastern Oregon has
broken out afresh.
The warships Oregon and Alexander
have arrived at Hong Kong.
Fire at Newport, Arkansas, destroyed
500, 900 worth Of property.
The Vladivostok squadron is said to
have captured three Japanese cruisers.
Both Russia and Japan have agents
busy trying to purchase steam trans
ports.
Cholera is said to have broken out
among the Japanese troops and there is
an average of 100 deaths daily.
Two thousand pounds OF opium,
worth $4,000, have been seized by
United States secret officers at Seattle.
One arrest has been made and others
will follow.
A third army is being modified by
the Japanese. A change in the jap
anese plan, arising from the naval dis
asters, involves the utilizing Of the
second army for the reduction OF Port
Arthur and therefore the first army is
entrenching at Feng Wang Chens.
A plot to wreck train on which the
car was travelling was nearly success
full.
The internal revenue receipts for
April we're t577,749 less than for April.
1908.
The government will send only the
best of its exhibit at st. Louis to the
1905 fair.
seattle's mayor is receiving numer-.
Gus threatening letters on account Of
having closed down gambling.
The Russians are reported to have
blown up the cruiser Bogatyr TO pre-
vent capture BY the japanese.
Estimates Of the damage caused by
the flood in the Cache Ia Poudre valley,
Colorado, run from 81 900, 900 up.
Several thousand bacilh taken from
plague sufferers in India have been lost
somewhere between St. Paul and Chi
cago.
France has ordered her ambassador
to the vatican to take vacation as q
protest against the note regarding the
visit OF President Loubet.
A daily newspaper is to be published
on the steamers Of the Cunard line.
service will 1e furnished by
the wireless system and news will be
received from both sides Of the At
iantic.
The National Editorial association
will visit Portland during the 1905
fair,
The Russians have forced the Japan
ese army to retreat. to Feng Wang
Cheng.
The Russian feet at Port Arthur
will 60 out and take the offensive as
soon as the cripples are ready. Only
one vessel is now holding them back.
The japanese are preparing to storm
Port Arthur, the waters becoming too
dangerous for the feet on account Of
the floating mines turned loose by the
Russians.
England has sent warship 10 No
rocco to compel that government to
take immediate steps TO capture the
bandits who hold British subject for
ransom. An American vessel will also
De sent.
Governor Chamberlain has offered
50, 500 for the capture of the murderer
Of Greed Conn, in Lake county, Oregon,
and $500 apiece for sheep slaughterers.
An ipperisl edIct has been issued by
Corea still further involving it with
the Russian government and obliterat-
ing all semblance Of neutrality. Co
roam steamships are aiding tp the land
ing Of Japanese.
Two,thousand Russians were killed
or wounded in an engagement at Hsien
Yen Cbeng.