The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-10-20
WEEKS DOINGS
NewSY Items Gathered frOmAlI
Parts of the World.
or INTEREST TO OUR READERS
General Review of important Happen
penI0S Presented In a Brief and
Condensed EOrm.

Russia resents peace talk and regards
as a most inopportune time to broacl
it.
Chira's opposition to the treaty o
Great Britain with Thibet may upse
British calculations.
General Kuropatkin has abandoned
his he ,dq laIt r, at Mukfe rem. linl
with the troops in the field.
Since the fighting began south o
Mukden the Russian Losses have never
been less than 1000 per day.
Troops and bandits engaged in a bat.
tie Ie r Mevic ity. Tn es el were
killed and number wounded.
Fire destroyed the works of the
Anchor Rubber Tire company, at Sell
acket, l.. l. Loss, 5000, 600.
A dispatch from shangl al fays that
it reported the japanese hels have
sunk the Russian cruiser Bayan in the
harbor at Port Arthur.
The jury in the case of Philip We in.
seimer, on trial in New York for ac-
cepting bribe to tettle strikes, re-
turned a verdict of guilty.
A general falling off from the attend
al ce Of last year is shown by the offic-
ial enrolment figures at Harvard uni.
yersity. The authorities attribute the
decrease to some extent to the increas-
ing rivalry of Western colleges.
A treaty Of peace has been signed be-
tween Chile and Bolivia.
Russia still realizes that the position
Of her Manchurian army is critical.
Fire destroyed a large raisin plant
near Fresno, burning 200 tons Of seeded
raisins.
English war experts agree that the
temporary success Of the Russians can
have little effect in the end.
Hunters are reported to have killed
a number of elk in the mountins Of the
taatern part Of Linn county, Oregon.
The game warden is investigating.
According to japanese official the
Russian forces engaged in the battle
south Of Mukden consisted of about
200, 900 infantry, 10000 cavalry and
$50 gune.
]. E. Bennett, Of Portland, has sub
mitted the lowest bid for the construc-
tion OF the government buildings at
the 1905 fair and he is likely to be
awarded the contract.
A field party sent out by the Iecla-
nation service to investigate the posi-
oility Of diverting the waters Of the
John Day river to the Umatilla lands
in Eastern Oregon. says 1t is too costly.
A rough estimate places the expense at
81 800, 900 for canal.
Prominent Oregon men are likely to
be indicted for land frauds.
Kuropatkin is fighting doggedly to
prevent an utter rout OF his forces.
The Montana mineral di.play will be
transferred fIom St. Louis to Portland.
All hope of relieving Port Arthur
this season has been abandoned by the
Russians.
A Massachusetts commissioner has
started for Portland to select site for
1905 fair building.
A number OF torpedo boats believed |
to have been built tor Japan have been
shipped from Newport News, Va.
A mortar battery exploded at Fort
Banks, on the Atlantic coast, killing
three aItilelrymen and iniuring eight
Others.
The losses OF the Russian army in
the week Of battle south Of Mukdeu 10
placed at 40 900 The Japanese have
lost half as many.
The Fourteenth infantry, now in the
Philippines, will be brought back to
this country next February and sta
toned at Vancouver barracks, succeed
Ing the Nineteenth, which will be sent
to the islands.
King George Of saxony, is deaad.
All Official advices are withheld al
St. Petersburg and the people are pre-
pared for the worst.
The st. Petersburg vovosti admits
edi ori ally that the Russians have suf-
fei cd telling defeat.
Russia will rush men to the front
authorities believe $50, 1000
can be transported by April.
Kuropatkin must bear the RESPONSE
bility for the advance, as it is officially
denied that he was ordered to advance.
According to Tangier advices evidence
has been discovered that the bandit
Raisuli intends to attempt to capture
another European.
Telephone operators at fortianu are
on strike. Both sides are confident
and in the meantime the public Is suf-
lering many inconevniences.
A sensation has been caused all |
through Russis by the persistent rum
ors that the Russian teasury inteads to
draw upon Russian church property in
order 10 replenish ist war chest.
The Russians are offering fabulous
prices to ships to make Port Arthur
with supplies.
President Francis says the st. Louis
fair lost 81 600, 900 by being forced to
close on Sunday.
Fire at Kansas City destroyed prop
erty valued at 100000.