Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-12-04
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eeSprshsnsivs Review Of the ImpsSt.
ant Happenings Of tho Past Week
called From the rsisErnph ceinmns.
A dynamite explosion occurred at
Kouskie by which several persons were
killed.
The latest reports from Russia are to
the effect that the winter crop through.
out the south. excepting In the eau.
casus. 10 In fairly favorable condition.
A Singapore dispatch to the London
Times says the Spaniards have been de.
fcated by the insurgents In the Philip.
pine islands. with the loss Of 800 Of
their men.
The strike In the gas works, in Bor.
deaux. which necessitated the calling
In Of the soldiers 70 assist In the works
TO save the city from being left in dark.
meas. has ended In compromise.
At webster's sawmill, on Deep
Creek, in Washington, Engineer b. r.
Elmore was caught by shaft and In.
stantly killed. The body was fright.
fully nangled.
The FIRST serious frontier incident in
a long timo occurred near Munster,
when German forest guard shot an
alleged French poaoher. infiicting
flesh wound. The French government
will inquire into the case.
While the employees Of the rhieis
enamel factory. Of Hamburg. Germany,
were going 10 work body Of strikers
attacked them and free fight followed.
Shots we're fred, several persons seri.
ously wounded and many arrests made.
A Paris dispatch says the trial Of
Bazin's patent roller boat. which IL 10
alleged would shorten the Atlantic pas
sage to ninety.six hours. 10 expected to
occur in the middle of December across
the English channel from Havre, In the
presence OF distinguished naval author.
titles and possibly Of President Faure,
who 10 interested in the experiment..
A disastrous prairie fire swept over
the Seminole country. Oklahoma. Six.
teen persons, 10 is reported. were
burned to death by the raging flames.
A Catholic mission was saved by che
heroic work OF Sisters Freda and Kirk.
The two sisters fought the flames for
two hours with blankets. and sased the |
lives Of twenty Indian pupils. The
fire was started by outlaws. who were
fleeing from q posse Of deputy marshals.
Most Of the people burned were half. |
breed Indians.
The sugar planters Of the leland Of \
Mauritus have decided to Join with
those Of the British East Indies In rep. |
resentAtions TO the government Of Great
Britain regarding the sugar bounties
paid by foreign countries. with the
view Of bringingg about some counter.
acting influence 30 enable planters there
TO compete more fairly with their for. /
eign rivals Delegates have been ap.
pointed TO present the grievances in
the proper quarter.
Hon. Lafayette Lane. an ex-con.
gresham Of Oregon. died at his resid.
euce at Roseburg. Or, November 20.
The railroad track from Coquille City
to Marshfield and Myrtle Point was
greatly demolished by last weeks
freshet, many bridges being afioat and
the roadbed badly damaged IN many
places.
Last weeks snow storm was much
more severe on the Sound than IN Port.
land. At Tacoma fully nine inches
covered the ground, retarding to con.
siderable extent railway and street car
traffic. The Sound cities have received
no through Eastern mail for a week.
Baker county's assessment roll has
been flled, and shows the total value Of
In the county to be "a. .s74. .sS4;
Total value Of taxable property. g..
l6S.S79. Washington county's assess.
mont shows the total value Of property
10 be sA,sa7.4s5; total taxable prop.
srty. $4.481 Gas.
Hon. 7. 7. Geer, Of Marion county,
s spoken Of as the most likely candi.
late for the honog Of carrying the cleo
soral vote Of Oregon to Washington
md represent the Webfoot state in the
slectoral college. The sage Of Waldo
nils polled the largest vote Of all the
Oregon electors, and has always been
,nusually popular with his party.
The numerous hold.ups which have
occurred In Tacoma and Seattle during
he past two weeks have caused many
,itisens TO take the precaution Of de.
,ositing their money and valuables In
'ome safe place before venturing into
ho streets after night In none Of the
ioid ups which have occurred have the
'obbeIs secured more than few dol.
ars for their pains.
Owing to tho many protests received
" Superintendent Irwin against his
lecision to allow the holiday teachers
to no by default, 1t Is likely
hat he may reconsider his decision
md make another effort to secure a
Meeting place. The teachers think
hat among the numerous towns Of Or.
gon there surely must be ut least one