The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-09-08
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General Review of lmporfanitiappen-
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Kuropatkin's column is ID miles
long.
Viceroy Al9xieff has moved his head
quarters from Vladivostok to Harb n.
GenCril Macarthur recommends that
cavalry post be established in the
Willamette valley.
The government ssks for deed for
the right of way of the canal and port
age road at The Dalles.
The salmon pack of the Columbia
river for the spring and summer is
larger than that Of last year.
Republicans carried Vermont in the
state election by a slightly il eased
plrality over the election Of 1900.
Thles hundred more men have been
asked for to repair the warships at
Vladivos ok. The Wo will take three
months.
Shippers have been notified that,
effective October l, war duty of 10
cents sack will be taxed on -four en-
tering Japanese ports.
Giving to the discovery of consider
able defects in some of III, vessels
which recently underwent their rial
trips, the Russian Baltic squadron will
not be able to leave for the Far East
before November.
Crown Prince Frederick William is
betrothed to the Duchess Cecilia.
A tented city has been erected at
Duner for the treatment of consump-
tives.
Fourteen regiments have gone from
Japan to replace losses sustained
around Prot Arthur.
A Cinese merchant has been urged to
accept the Office of myor of a Mexican
town, but he refused.
Five men from Cleveland, Ohio, were
drowned in Lake Erie by the capsizing
of their naptha launch.
The federal government has men
looking over the Yakima valley for a
suitable irrigation project.
Rprematdre explosion Of nitro-glyc-
crime at Upper Sandusky, o., killed
FIVE and injured a number Of others.
The report submitted by engineers
on the irrigation Of the sections de
pendent on the Columbia and Snake
rivers for water is not bright.
An insane woman at Boston stood
of q squad of 10 policemen for five
hours. She was finally overcome by
injecting gas through hole in the
door Of her loom.
Princess Louise will start divorce
proceedings at once.
The striking butchers are now deter.
mined to force a meat famine on the
public.
German military experts regard Rus
sia as being in a very serious position
In the Far East.
The 1904 wheat yield is estimated at
rs 900, 900 bushels as against 10,000,-
300 bushels in 1908.
America has sent a strong protest to
she Russian government In reference
10 the Seizure OF the steamer Salchas.
Three painters were killed at Leth-
bridge, N. W. T., by csaffold giving
way. They fell from the top of an
,ighty foot standpipe. q
@. g. Clark, the murderer of Leila
Page at Olympia, Wash in March,
1908, was hanged at the Walla >Walla
penitentiary at 5:l5, Friday, Sept. 2.
The whereabouts Of Princess Louise
s still unknown, although a vigorous
,earch Is being made.
Four.year-old John Conrad, Of Red
ling, CAL, accidentally shot and killed
his sister Clara, aged s.
fire at Gem, Idaho, caused the
loss of $l26,000 worth of property,
The insurance carried was $40, 900.
George B. Canon, Of Portland, was
badly injured In an auto wreck while
taking In the sights in New York City.
Police officer Ole Nelson, OF the Port
and force, was fatlly shot while TRYING
10 arrest a bandit who was holding up
/ street car. The hold-up artist was
caught.
While the Russians were clearing
he channel at the entrance to Port Ar
hui, one OF their vessels struck a mine
md went to the bottom. A number Of
ives we're lost.
seantor Hoar's condition remains
Over $4,000, 900 of the new coinage
)t Philippine gold has just been
shipped to Manila on the government
transport Thomas.
A hail storm at Prineville, Oregon,
smashed most Of the windows in the
own.
The Cripple Greek sheriff has de-
,lined the services OF the militia to re-
.tore quiet after the recent riots. He
believes he is able to handle the stu
alton.
The robbers who held up the train
near Kemmrsr, Wyoming, secured only
1900 Two posses are in pursuit and
The sheriff is positive he will capture
the men.
A ferryboat in Poland capsized,
browning 20 persons.