Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1892-12-30
Wonderful Progress Made in the
Condition Of Our Navy.
A GOVERNMENT BUILDING SINKING.
The Trick Of Voting on the Names Of Dead
Men Developed Into a Scientific
Fraud in Providence.

New Haven, Conn.,, is In the throes OF
temperance revival.
There are nearly 1,00O, 900 pensioners.
During last year %, 800 pensioners were
dropped.
Colorado's Legislature proposes TO
make silver coins full legal tender in the
Centennial State.
Excitement has been caused By the
discovery Of rich deposits Of nickel ore
near Keokuk, Iowa.
The government building In Chicago
10 sinking 20 that six new props have
been put in to hold it.
The Wells Fargo Express Company, it
is reported, has secured control Of the
Colorado Midland line.
Suits against forty-three companies
are TO be brought at st. Joseph, No., for
violation of the antitrust law.
Canadian newspapers say the annexa-
tion question must be discussed. They
are now willing to hear both sides.
It is estimated that the value of the
honey and wax produced in this country
during the past year was 10000, 900.
1t is thought that George Gould's in
clinations will prompt him to own q
large racing stable, and that he will soon
be on the turf.
The Brooklyn bridge is to have great
pneumatic tube for the transmission OF
mail and baggage between New York
and Brooklyn.
Herr 6eidl, the New York musician,
will get SIS, 900 for playing five months
at the Worlds Fair, and his orchestra is
paid accordingly.
A woman who was elected Trial jus
tice in Wyoming commenced her duties
by committing her husband to Jail for
contempt of court.
Jersey City is to have q new city hall.
a contract for the construction OF which
has been awarded. The cost has been
limited to $237, 900.
Atlanta is to have q belt road Ave
miles in length, connecting all the roads
centering there. 1t is TO be opened as
an independent line.
The st. Louis Republic figures it out
that the recent rise in cotton has made
the South richer by 500, ,000, 900 since
the middle of October.
The Wisconsin monolith on the Worlds
Fair grounds is to pierce the air ct q
height of 115 feet. 1t will be the high
est obelisk in the world.
Nine. Diaz, wife OF the Mexican Pres
ident, lie going to send at her own ex-
pense woman's band OF forty-fiye
musicians to the Worlds Fair.
A combination to form t. Q largest and
most complete printing and publishing
house in the world has been formed at
Chicago, with 5000, 900 capital.
DIR. Preserved Smith, who was found
guilty of heresy by the Cincinnati Pres
bytery and sentenced to suspension, will
appeal his case to the General Synod.
Ri hard Mansfield complains that
Boston. inssead OF criticising his acting.
found fault with his legs. He thinke
Chicago is Intellectually superior to
Boston.
New York's Board OF Aldermen pro-
poses to pass an ordinance which will
render unlawful the driving Of steers,
bulls or cattle through the streets OF the
metropolis.
II the prohibition bill should paes the
South Carolina Legislature, Charles.
ton brewing firm, whose charter lasts
seventeen years, will b i've q monopoly
of the business in the State.
A temporary camp of military in
struction for the army and volunteer
forces is proposed by Senator Mitchell
to be established at the Worlds Far,
the militia not to exceed $1,000.
The V,-ra~ ,~.;I1 Az
Iron and Steel Company at ScrantoR,
Penn. has been shut down on account
Of lack OF orders. This movement
throws 800 men out of employment.
The Pennsylvania Company will make
extensive Improvements near Washing
ton, d. c., and reduce the running TINA
to New York to four and one half hours.
The assessed valuation OF the coal
lands Of Schuylkill county, Penn, has
been definitely settled by the County
Commissioners, who place them at $16,-
8O4, ,756.
The trick OF voting on the names OF
dead men, non-residents, minors and
the like appears to have been developed
lnto an almost scientific fraud in Provi-
lence. r, l., whore over 1900 names OF
fictitious personages were fonnd on the
list OF voters.
Secretary Tracy's report on the con-
dition OF the navy shows wonderful pro-
gress in the past few years. The esti-
mates in the report for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1894. for the navy and
marine c,rpe, including those for public
works and the increase Of the navy, are
S24, All ,498, being $2,7i3,l41 less than
those for the last flscal year.
There is now in Washington regu-
larly organized committee consisting Of
tive members sent from the New Orleans
Convention to aid In pushing the Nicar
aqua canal bill through Congress. Ther
are all confident that the bill will pee.
although they are not 70 confident khaf
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