Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-07-31
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
From All Parts Of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS

Comprehensive Review Of tho Import
ant Happenings Of tho Past Week
Cuiisd From the Telegraph Columns.
Cleveland, O., 10 celebrating its GEN.
tennial with due ceremony.
News comes from the Washington
state Republican headquarters that the
state convention will probably be held
at Tacoma ,tsome time between August
is and September ID.
Hon. Samuel Layman, a prominent
and well.known Oregonian, died at his
home near Woodburn from the effects
Of injuries which he sustained some
weeks ago by falling from cherry
tree. Mr.. Layman was So years Of age.
A meeting Of representatives from
the large foreign banking-bouses was
held in New York, to consider plans
for the protection Vt the treasury gold
reserve. 1t 10 understood plan was
arranged to ease the exchange market
until the crop movement starts the
balance In our favor.
A San Francisco dispatch says: Ed
win b. Webster, the young paymaster
who was recently court-martialed at
Mare Island and found guilty Of q
charge Of embezzlement. does not in.
tend to abide by the Judgment Of the
court. He win appeal to President
Cleveland for clemency before the
navy department shall have an oppor-
tunity to pass upon the recently found
verdict.
Percival Lowell, Boston's famous
astronomer, who is now ON his way 70
Flagstaff, Ariz., is at the head OF the
most important scientific expedition
planned for more than half century.
The object Of the expedition is to make
observations on Mars, and to procure,
II possible, evidence TO support the
theory held by Mr.. Lowell and Other
astronomers that the ''red star Of war
is inhabited by human beings.
Three members Of the revolutionary
committee have just arrived in Athens
from Crete on special mission. Ii
the course of an interview they mad,
the following statement on an author
/ ity Of their COMMITTEES: I'VE wish b
say 1t has been decided that we mus
have granted TO us the demands w
have sent to the sultan or else we shal
fight. The powers must either give u
autonomy or see us crushed. Shouls
our demands be neglected, then within
fifteen days Of July l5. the date q
which they were made, we shall breal
the armistice.
Advices from Hong Kong say tina
imperial Chinese troops were recent.
sent to Lanchou to suppress the Mo
hammedan rebels. who had risel
against the authorities. The rebel
surrounded the imperial troops AM
seem to have totally annihilated them
although the imperial troops were BET
ter provisioned and equipped. Their
were 5000 troops sent to subdue th
rebels and all are either killed or miss
ing. The rebels are now mad 70
blood, massacreing all in authority
killing and pillsging on their triumph
ant march through the country.
Chinatown in San Francisco is in
fever of excitement and another higf
binder war has been declared.
Cloolin's sawmill, situated on Dee
creek, near Medical lake, Wash, wa
burned to the ground. The loss
%, 500.
Cholera Is abating in Egypt. Ba
ties in Crete are almost of hourly occul
renee, and the Turks have suffere
heavy losses.
The remains Of Ed Moran were foun
floating in the Puyallhp river. Mora
is supposed to have drowned himse
ON June 80 last.
The storthing, the representativ
body Of Norway, has defeated the bi
for the temporary increase Of duti'
on petroleum and sugar, and for Il
imposition Of q duty ON meat.
Mrs. T. Il. Tofree, who was Grove
Cleveland's secretary while he wi
mayor of Buffalo, committed suicide i
Mojave, Cal, by drinking carbolic acit
1t is supposed she was temporarily il
sane.
Adjutant General Tuttle has receive
from the secretary Of the state Of Or
gon warrant for $5,917, with whiC
to pay the militia boys for their ser
ices at Astoria during the recent fishir
troubles.
Near Dryden, Mich, George Swayn
a farmer, about 4b years old, killed b
three small children and set fire to b
house, then blew his brains out H
wife died a short time ago. 1t
thought that this deranged his mind.
The barkentine Herbert Fuller, Ca
tain Nash. from Boston for Rosari
has put into Halifax, Novia Scott
There had been mutiny on boar
The captain, his wife and the secoi
mate were killed in their berths in q
night. The first officer, who was I
watch, knew nothing about the affai
The murderer or murderers crawl
4 aft to the cabin, descended, and wi
axes chopped the victims to deaf
Upon the arrival of the barkentine 1
the Grew were locked up in the poll
station TO await trial.