The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-01-28
EVENTSOF 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.

The powers say mediation between
Russia and Japan is impossible. Rus
sia first suggested it.
A cage and engine at Victor, Colo.
rado, mine got beyond control and IA
men rode to their death.
The National Good Roads associa-
tion, at a meeting in Washington,
adopted resolutions favoring the 1905
fair.
Roosevelt and Hanna are said to have
reached an agreement by which the lat
ter is not to be candidate for presi-
dent.
Rescuers at the scene of the great
Pennsylvania mine disaster had to be
rescued. Few bodies have yet been re-
covered.
President John Mitchell, of the Unit
ed Mineworkers, refused to allow the
national convention to raise his salary
$4,000 year.
A snow storm near st. Louis rend-
cred lights invisible and two trains
came together. Three persons were
killed and a number injured.
Whitaker Wright, the noted promot-
er, convicted of fraud and sentenced to
seven years penal servitude, has cheat
ed justice by dying within an hour
after sentence was pronounced. Pois-
oning is suspected.
Coates Kinney, the author and poet,
is dead.
Secretary Root is prepared to turn
over his Office to General Taft.
Japan and Russia are growing bitter
and regard each other with suspicion.
Mayor Carter Harr ison, with seven
others has been held for the Chicago
theater fire.
The house has passed the army ap-
preparation bill, carrying approximate
ly $75, 100000.
Major Hoyt Sherman, brother of
General W. T. Sherman and of Secre-
tary John Sherman, is dead.
The Middle West is suffering from a
severe cold snap. The temperature is
far below zero at many points.
Representative Hermann says it is
false economy not to pass a river and
harbor bill at the present session.
Roosevelt has decided to ignore the
charges against H. Smith Woolley and
has reappointed him assayer at Boise.
Secretary Root is strongly opposed to
the proposed law that all Philippine
freight be carried on American vessels.
He says it will place the country at the
mercy of ship owners.
1t is reported that Pope Plus intends
to retire in short time.
Japan proposes to make a military
demonstration in Corea.
Russian military activity at Black
sea ports is greater than ever before.
Although war rumors are very num-
erous, the trend of affairs makes more
for peace.
Seventeen men, including the man.
ayers, will be indicted for the Chicago
theater tragedy.
Theft ood danger is over at Pittsburg
and the general Eastern situation is
much improved.
A noted diamond thief, suspected Of
a San Francisco offense, has been cap
tured in Minneapolis with $4,000 in
diamonds.
General Taft has reached the United
States and will assume the duties Of
secretary of war as soon as he arrives at
Washington.
Senator Burton, of Kansas has been
indicted for bribery in connection with
St. Louis grain concern, placed under a
ban by the postal department.
The accidental death of a Corean hit
by an American electric car in Seoul
started a serious riot, which was quick
ly quelled by the American legation
guard.
Japan has landed troops at Masam-
pho, Corea.
Coreans are attacking Japanese in
many sections and serious trouble is
feared.
Henry Watterson says Brayn is tool
in the hands of Republicans.
Russia is reported to be growing
nervous over the continued delay in
negotiations.
The house committee has decided
that there will be no river and harbor
bill this session.
Fultons bill protecting the Column
bia against misbranded salmon has
been reported to the senate.
Pleasant Armstrong was hanged at
Baker City last Friday morning for the
murder of Minnie Ensminger.
A thaw in the East is causing great
floods and many cities are greatly
alarmed, particularly Pittsburg.
The senate has passed the German
resolution calling on Roosevelt for pa
pers relating to the Panama aaffir.
The United States has sounded both
Japan and Russia and finds that neither
cares for the good offices Of any outside
power to bring them together.
Ice blocks many Eastern streams and
.