The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-09-22
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General Review of Important Happen
penIaS Presented In Brief and
Condensed eorm.

A generalassault as begun upon Por
Arthur.
King Peter, of Servia, has beel
crowned.
Russia expects the ships at Port Ar
thur to sally forth soon.
The japanese are pressing on t.
Mukden and battle is imminent.
Russia charges Britain with break
ing faith in concluding the treaty " it'll
Thibet.
General Corbin holds that army off
GERS should not ry | s3 they hav,
more than their pay and are free from
debt.
Panama sides in with Minister Bar.
rett and will demand all questions re.
garding the canal be settled by diplo.
macy.
That the new direct primary law oi
Oregon is so inconsistent as to be nuga-
tory in its provisions relating to city
elections prior to 1905 is the opinion OF
Salem officials who have given the law
consideration. Salem, Portland, AS
toria, Baker City, Pendleton. Eugene
and The Dales aIe the towns that come
under the provisions of the new law,
but it seems probable that the law can
not be followed out as it now stands.
The czar has decided to form second
Manchurian army.
Many Of Port Arthur's guns are said
to be worn out from incessant firing.
Flour on the steamers Arabia and
Calchas, which was confscated, will be
released.
Russian reconnaissance neaI Mukden
are causing heavy fighting with many
casualties.
Russia has informed America that
loodstuffs are exempt from the contra
band class.
Belgrde is filled with visitors to wit
ness the coronation of King Peter, but
little enthusiasm is displayed.
Russians attempted to take a fort at
Port Arthur which they had recently
lost, but were repulsed with heavy cas-
The Sovereign Grand lodge of Odd
fellows is in session at San Francisco.
A warm contest is promised for SOW
ereign grand master.
The steamer Northland, bound from
Portland to San Pedro, CAL, with a
cargo of lumber, went ashore ON the
rocks near Monterey. The vessel will
be saved.
The work OF dismantling the Lena is
in charge Of an American gunner.
The Russian troops are changing
their clothing for the winter campaign.
The fear is expressed by Russia that
China is secretly negotiating with
Japan.
The old Iroquois theater has been re-
quilt and the building inspector has
approved its license.
Russia insists that horses and other
beasts of burden remain in the category
Of absolute CoLtraband.
United States war ships are practict
ng shooting at night. The kusso-Jap-
anese war has led to this.
The Canadian government offers
-ewaId Of IS, 900 for the capture of the
canadian Pacific train robbers.
The monitor Wyoming has been
ordered to remain on Puget sound to
,nforce neutrality should the Korea
put into that port.
Major General Sumner, commanding
The Southern division, recommends the
Of several military posts
n Texas and Colorado which were re-
,arded OF the utmost Importance in the
I'D days Of Indian warfare.
The transport Lena has gone to Mare
Island and will be dismantled at once.
Field Marshal Oyama is reported to
% concetratig his men for advance on
Mukden.
Japanese are rushing reinforcements
10 Port Arthur and have captured an
,ther fort.
The Union Pacific is carrying many
,olonitss to the Northwest and particu-
arly Oregon.
General Moore will relieve General
of the command of the de
oartment Of California but not OF the
Pacific division.
A sweeping postal fraud order has
been issued against the agents of the
Preferred Mercantile company, which
has a representative in Portland.
A final sortie of the Russian squadron
1t Port Arthur may be expected at any
time. The commander of the feet has
strict instructions that if the fortress
falls not on OF the Russian ships must
fall into the japanese hands.
Crefield, the holy roller, has admit
ted his guilt and has been sent to the
penitentiary for two years.
One Of the Canadian Pacific train
robbers is believed to have been cap
tured near Bellingham, Wash.
The Breakers hotel, at Long Beach,
Wash, has been totally destroyed by
ars. Very little Of the contents were
saved owing to the rapidity with which
he Games Gpresd. The loss Is placed
at $40, 900.