Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-01-31
TELEGRAPHIC RESUME
Events OF the Day in a Con.
densed Form.
OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS


Items Of Importance From Domesti.
and Foreign Sources - Cream
Of the Dispatches.
The government Of Chile has failet
to float government loan Of "a,
600, 900.
A special decree has been issuet
announcing the coronation Of the czal
will take place in Moscow in MAJ
next.
Ex-President Harrison has announced
that he and Mrs. Dimmick are engaged
to be married. The marriage will moi
take place until after Lent.
The Panama Canal Company is max
ing gigantic preparations for railroad
construction. 1t is purchasing i'm.
mense quantities Of cross ties and coal.
The Deutsche bank has obtained 9
contract to issue the Chinese loan Of
100, 900, 90 teals, with interest at s pc,
cent, to cost 891a, and to be issued
at 95.
A dispatch from Yokohama says the
queen of Corea is certainly dead.
There is no truth in the story that she
escaped at Seoul. Two Coreans have
been executed for participation in the
murder.
A Berlin dispatch to the Standard
says all the German sovereigns will
grant limited pardon to criminals
upon the occasion of the celebration Of
the anniversary Of the proclamation OF
the empire.
A dispatch from Peking says the
British minister has presented an ulti.
matum to the Chinese government, de.
manding the opening of West river.
The truth Of the report has been denied
in London, however
A series Of postoffice robberies has
just been discovered in San Francisco
by the government and three Chinese
firms will lose $4,000. The robberiet
were committed by Chinese who had
keys made to open the mail boxes.
The Ashantee war in South Africs
is ended. Sir Francis SCOTT, in com
mand of the British expeditionary
forces, has occupied Coomassie, the
capital, without opposition. King
Prempeh accepts all the British de-
mands.
1t is officially stated that DR.. Jamie.
son and others who are in prison with
him will be released unconditionally
by the Transvaal government, and that
the Uitlanders, in due course Of time,
will be enabled to make their demands
clearly understood.
A frightful accident occurred ON the
Midland Terminal railroad. The train
was en- route to Denver and Colorado
Springs, and was just above the city
limits of Victor, Colo. Fifteen passen.
gers were injured. six seriously, two Of
whom will probably die.
There is q rumor current in Wash.
ington to the effect that the United
States is preparing to enforce its de.
nands against the Turkish govern
ment for the protection Of Americans
residing in Turkeys and the payment
of indemnity for property losses.
Throughout the German empire the
twenty fifth crowning at Versailles Of
King William of Prussia, the grand,
father of the present emperor, as en-
peror Of Germany, and the consequent
establishment of the German EN-.
pire was celebrated in some form OF
other.
Captain General Martinez de Campo!
formally resigned his command Of the
Spanish forces in Cuba to Genera
Marin. The ceremony took place II
the great salon of the captain. general
palace. There were present all author
tiles of the city of Havana and thu
chief officers of the army.
The London Chronicle believes botl
England and Venezuela will institut,
inquiries into the settlement an(
cessions Of land in the disputed terri
tory. 1t says this will present bash
for the renewal of negotiations. 1t il
now most probable that arbitration
will be resorted to.
After a two-days' meeting held il
st. Louis, by the Populist nationa
committee, it was decided to leave tht
matter Of selecting the time and plac,
for the national convention to the OK
ecutive committee. At a subsequen
meeting of the committee st. Loui
was chosen, and the date set at July %
The president Of the Manufacturers
Trust Company Of Brooklyn, has offer
ed to place gold in the treasury, ant
take a receipt therefor. Being
bidder for the new issue of bonds, h
suggests that if his bid is accepted tn
amount be deducted, and the balanc
returned. Il Is said that in this wa
the treasury would be afforded imme
diate relief.
The return of Commandant Herbel
Booth, Of the Salvation Army, fror
London to this country is likely
create trouble among the officers an
the rank and file of the Salvationists
the United States. II he suocoeda i