Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-04-03

light placed behind the subject he
locked through screen Of prepared
chemicals. and is said to have plainly
seen the workings Of the various organs
of the body.
Il boy named Swinehart, IS years
old, was arrested in Burlington, Ia,
as the leader Of gang Of youthful
ruffians who attempted to burn alive
small boy against whom they had
grudge. They persuaded the little fell
lew to enter the cellar of an empty
house and then tied him securely to q
post After torturing him with tales
Of death in various forms, they set fire
to the building and ran away. Parties
passing saw the fire, broke in and ex-
tinguished it and rescued the almost
unconscious child, tied in the cellar.
Chairman Gideon. Of the League of
American Wheelmen, says active steps
will be taken to prevent amateur riders
from violating the rules in their class
He insists that Southern and Northern
California must be regarded as two
distinct states by the L. A. w. and the
racing board, and an amateur resident
of either division cannot compete out
side the boundary Of his division at
distance of over 100 miles from his
home. He claims that the greatest
abuses of the leagues rules and the Pa
cific boards confidence are committed
by these men who obtain their expenses
and other concessions and yet seek to
remain amateurs.
Judge Piper Of Moscow, Idaho, has
fixed the date of the execution of Frank
Smith for the murder of Emmett Fox.
Smith will be hanged May l..
Rebels recently attacked the Japan.
ese near Fusan. After several days
fighting the rebels were repulsed.
Many Japanese have been murdered,
and Japanese warahips have been sent
to the scene of the disturbance.
Ike Pizer, negro. was lynched in
Shreveport. La, for attempting to as
sault two young ladies.
A dispatch from Bombay reports a
tremendous fire in the native quarter
of Calcutta, as the result Of which
many persons were killed.
Governor McGraw, of Washington,
! has offered $500 reward for the appre
hension, arrest and conviction of the
murderers Of DR.. ]. q. Lyon, of Roslyn
Thomas Hughes, Q. c., the author
of "Tom Browns School Days, " "Tom
Brown at Oxford, " ETC., and the foun
! der of the British settlement at Rugby
Tenn, died in London, aged 76.
8 The athletic team of the universit
q Of California received telegram fror
, the Harvard team accepting chal
!. lenge to meet May 2S. The Californi
!. team will meet the athletes of severs
n other colleges ON their Eastern tour.
A prominent butcher and one of th
stockholders Of the American Dresse
7 Meat Company of Walla Walla, AM
!. W. A. Montgomery, who was en-
2 ployed as butcher at the company
slaughter-yards, have been arrested o
a charge Of stealing cattle.
q Bicycle tourists from the Unite
y States and other countries will thi
y year be required to deposit, at th
l. Canadian custom house, the full reta
:. price of their wheels ON entering Cani
~ da, and when they are exported bac
!, the money will be refunded to the owl
y ers.
NJ Louis Melberg, oar-repairer on Il
~ Great Northern railroad, was fatal
: injured in Seattle by being caught b
/, tween the drawheads Of two fiat.car
A coupling link was driven throus
"a his body. tearing his intestines in
ID horrible manner.
be The Mexican government is makii
en- preparations for the abolition of all i
% terstate and inter-municipal duties
.. July, and taxes will be apportion
,is scientifically, The reform is OF I
de greatest Importance and far.reachiu