Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1894-06-08
LATE NEWS.

The British Columbia shinglemakers
have combined TO keep up prices.
A chicken epidemic Is depopulating
the henroosts Of the lower Rogue river
in Oregon.
The Riverside Fruit Exchange says no
fruit injured by the late freeze will be
sent East to market.
Waldo M. York has been appointed
Superior Judge at Los Angeles to sue
ceed the late Judge Wade.
The name OF the postoffice at Pend
jd,0reille, Kootenai county, Idaho, has
been changed to Sand Point.
Ashland, Or, is bringing to its aid TIE
chaingang and bread-and-water diet in
dealing with the tramp question.
Steps have been taken at San Jose to
form a county wine exchange similar in
purpose TO that OF the fruit exchange.
Portland's Chamber OF Commerce con-
demns Governor Pennoyer's statements
In his open letter to President Cleve-
land.
Receivers we're appointed for the At
lantic and Pacific at Phoenix, A. T., on
application to the Supreme Court OF the
| lSTTlpOTy.
| The Mare Island authorities are in
dignant over an article in a San Fran
cisco paper charging the marine contin-
gent were being starved.
Many Sacramento officials propose to
test the legality Of the new charter, and
will not surrender their offices until
they are required to do 80 by court de-
cision.
The City Auditor at Grants Pass, Or,
refused to cash a bill the Council had
ordered to be paid, when the Council de-
posed him, and the citizens are raising
money to aid him in his contest before
the courts.
The Lower California Development
Company has obtained concession from
the Mexican government for the estab-
lishment OF mail steamship service be-
tween the ports OF San Diego, Ensenada
and San Quentin.
An inquiry made for the 5000 oil
painting OF Tacoma, which was exhib-
tied at Chicago during the Worlds Fair,
shows it is in hook in Chicago as security
for funds advanced on account Of the
Merchants National Bank OF Tacoma.
Official statistics just compiled at
Port Townsend show 1850 Chinese pas
sengers in transit from the Orient by
way OF the Canadian steamers landed
in Portland and Astoria last year. With
the exception OF 800 all obtained admit
tance as merchants.
The Public Administrators at San Jose
has filed a statement of the condition OF
the estate OF G. G. Haywards, who, ii
was alleged, took and squandered the
money OF the Santa Clara Bank while
he was cashier. There will be about
&I0, 600 to distribute among the heirs, il
the bank doesn't file claim.
The Homestake gold mine, known as
the Neal mine and situated in the Neal
district, eighteen miles from Boise City,
Idaho, has been sold to persons con-
nected with the Omaha and Grant Smelt-
ing Company. The price is said to be
$50, 900. This is the mine over which
there has recently been some sensational
litigation.
The Pacific Coast Council of Trades in
session at Sacramento has declared in
favor Of the municipal ownership of gas
electric light, water works, street rail.
ways, the naturalization of telegraph,
telephone and railway lines and postal
savings banks, compulsory education up
to l6 years and eight hours labor day
Collector Wise has discovered big
smuggling ring, with headquarters in
San Francisco. Frederick Miller, George
Wichman, q candy dealer, and Lew
Greenwood have been arrested for snug.
Cling $50, 900 worth OF opium and lille
gally landing thirteen Chinese. Tive
other members of the ring, Voss anC
Sorenson, were arrested some time age
in Sacramento, were released on bal
and are now in Victoria, b. @. The
schooner Esmeralda was chartered, anC
brought down from Victoria l 800 pound,
of opium and thirteen Chinese, all o
whom were successfully landed. Ex-In
spectors OF Customs Pattison and Noyel
: are implicated.
At a meeting of the Portland Taxpay
ers' Committee Of 100 the first step to
ward abolishing the Port of Portland
Commission was taken. The commits
sion was created several years ago by
: the Oregon Legislature, and was giver
power to create twenty y-five-foot chan
mel from Portland to the sea. Bonds
aggregating 100000 were issued, snG
the Columbia and Willamette were i'm
= proved so that great portion OF Oregon
and Washington reaped the benefit o
the improvements, The commission
lately has been spending money in max
ing new channel at Snag Island in the
Columbia at an outlay OF large sum
, while it is claimed the old channel coult
be improved at much less cost. 0the
charges OF needless expenditure of none.
have been made, and now it is deter
mined to stop it. With this object il
view the committee will appeal to tn,
next Legislature to abolish the commits