The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-09-29
WEEKS DOINGS
NewSy Items Gathered frOmAII
Parts of the World.
or INTEREST TO OUR READERS
General Review Of Important Happen
penlos Presented In a Brief and
Condensed Eorm.

The Chilean training ship General
Baguedana is at San Fancisco.
The japanese are preparing for a
fanking movement against Kuropatkin.
Reports from Port Arthur claim that
there is plenty OF coal foi months yet.
Figures just published show Japan's
financial codition to be in good shape.
Large numbers Of Japanese rein
forcements are being hurried to Muk-
den.
The Port Arthur feet is expected to
make another attempt shortly to es-
cape.
Senator Hoar is very low and his son
says his death may be expected at any
moment.
Russia lie likely to again yield to the
protest of America and remove cotton
Fl o n the contraband list.
The ttsamer Crusader, from Port
land, reported captured by Japanese,
has been released and proceeded to
Shanghai.
President Reyes is meeting with
much opposition in the Colombian SEN
ate to the resumption of amicaDle rela-
tions with the United States.
The German navy is to be increased.
Russia will probably demand of
Britain her intentions in Thibet.
Fire at the Bethlehem, Pa, steel
works destroyed property valued at
$250,000.
A foreign cruiser was sighted 80
miles off Golden Gate, which may
prove to be the Russian vessel Korea.
The British steamer Crusader, from
Portland to Chinese ports with lup'
ber has been captured by Japanese
Cruisers.
General Orloff will be transferred
from the Manchurian army on &C
count of his blunder at Lao Yang, and
may even be retired.
Carrie Nation announces that she
Is about to begin another crusade at
Wichita, Kan, and asks the women
of that city to join her.
The japanese have captured six
more forts at Port Arthur with loss
of 5000 men. One of the forts taken
guards the water supply of the garrt
son and city.
A Pennsylvania woman suffragist
advocates that all married women
should go on strike and refuse to cook
for their husbands until given the
right to vote.
The new Russian minister Of the in
terror will adopt liberal policy toward
the Jews.
Admiral Dewey has just celebrated
the 50th anniversary Of his entrance
into the navy.
A freight train struck wagon load
ed with dynamite near Cumberland,
W. Va. Two trainmen were killed
and nine persons injured.
Japanese forces, divided into four
armies, continue to advance on Muk
den. St. Petersburg does not believe
Kuropatk,n will stubbornly resist the
advance.
Vesuvius is gradually becoming act
i've. Ashes and sparks of fire rise oc-
casionlaly to height of 700 feet. The
eruption is the most spectacular in the
last ten years.
Cholera has appeared at Port Arthur.
Up to the present only few cases
have been reported, but there are
grave fears that the disease will be-
come epidemic.
The Japanese are attacking Port
Arthur in a much fiercer manner than
ever before. Whole battalions are
killed by Russian mines. The squad
rons Of Togo and Kamimura assist in
the assault.
Hungary has placed Mormonism
under ban.
The japanese continue to move to-
war Nukden.
The fraiernaties Of America will meet
in Portland in 1905.
New Yol is experiencing the coldest
September in "a years
Chief Joseph, the famous Nez Perces
Indian warrior, is dead.
The Sovereign grand lodge of the Ode
Fellows will meet in Philadelphia mex
year.
The Russian Vladivostok cruisers are
reported to have put to sea to prey up
on commerce.
By the collapse of pier Of a stee
bridge at vinita. l. T., three men wer,
killed and 20 injuerd.
A fire which broke out in Boston a
an early morning hour trapped sever
men who were unable to escape.
The Rock Island railroad has laid of
nearly 1000 of the men in Kansa
shops in order to reduce expenses.
A revised list OF the Russian casual
ties at Lao Yang shows that 1871
were killed, 1851 wounded and l,21.
left on the field.
King Peter, Of servia, has beel
crowned.
Russia expects the chips at Port Al
= thur to sally forth soon.
General Corbin holds that army off
GERS should not marry unless they hav
more than their pay and are free fror
n debt.