Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-05-08
THE NEWS RESUME
A DIGEST FROM ALL PARTS or
THE WORLD.

Tnere was large increase In Berlin
during the past week Of deaths from
influenza and pneumonia.
Russia has ordered seven ironcladi
and ten cruisers for her Pacific feet, in
view Of, Japan's extensive naval prep
aratioRs.
The conference for international ar.
bitration held in Washington, which
has been very harmonious one, hai
just closed.
The battleship Massachusetts made
1915 knots ON her trial trip in Boston
harbor. and her builders win bonus
Of 800, 900.
| A crap game on Grant avenue in
San Farncisco was held up by two men.
About $3.50 was taken. They were
captured by the police soon after.
Miss Laura White created sensa.
tion in Ardmore, l. t., by publicly
horsewhipping Professor Linn, a drug
gist, because he had charged her with
theft
A Rome dispitch says the cabinet
has decided against the campaign in
Abyssinia in the autumn, ON the
ground that such course would be
disastrous to Italy.
It 10 said in Washington that there
Is a strong possibility that the dele
gates from territories who have state
hood bills in charge will not attempt
TO secure congressional action until the
next session.
A dispatch from Panama says: Some
fears are entertained here that trouble
win occur when the elections for
deputies takes place. The members Of
the liberal party will vote for the first
time since 1885.
A serious conflict between Christians
and Turks has occurred at Episkopi,
Island Of Crete. There were two days
fighting, and fifty persons were killed
and wounded. The Cretans have ap-
pealed to Greece for aid.
In Houghton, Mich, sixty trammers
have struck in Quincy mine TO enforce
a demand for higher wages. The mine
is still in operation, but the trouble
will probably extend to the miners of
the Quincy and other mines.
In Glasgow, Scotland, the steamer
Marsden collided with the British bark
Firth Of Solway, near Kish lightship,
causing the latter to sink. Thirteen
Of the crew and Captain Kendrick' g
wife and child were drowned.
The London Chronicle has a dis
patch from Brussels. which SAYS that
the Baroness Herri a lady 80 years
old, was strangled, her body mutilated
and her house robbed at Ixells, fash
ionable suburb. The murderer es-
capped.
| The treasury deficit for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1896, will be approx.
mately $40. 900, 900. This is the opin.
ion of officials and others best qualified
to make an intelligent estimate Of the
result of the fiscal operations Of the
year.
A Madrid dispatch says the minister
Of finance, Senior Juan Navarro, has no
titled the cabinet Of the necessity Of re-
lief measures on account of the pro
longed drought, which has caused {
rapid rise in the price Of cereals, alst
injuring livestock.
| A $40, 900, 900 bicycle trust is being
formed in New York. A prominen
member says the trust will cut th'
price of high.grade wheels from $10'
to about $65, eliminating jobbers
profits and advertising expenses, ant
will make money at that.
Senator Warren. from the commit
tee on claims, has reported the amend
ment TO the sundry civil appropriation
bill for the payment of the Frencl
spoilation claims, which have been al
lowed by the court Of claims. 1t car
ries an appropriation of 81, ,020, 900.
A mob Of armed men, about fifteel
in number, entered the jail at McMinn
Vile. Tenn, dragged the jailer fror
his bed and forced him TO give up tn
keys. William and Victor Hollis wer
taken from the Jail, carried on horse
back five miles from McMinnville an
hanged.
A Louisville 8 Nashville fruit trai
and the Evansville q Terre Haute pai
senger train collided at a crossing nes
Mount Vernon, Ind. Alexander Drii
coll, brakeman, was killed; JAIME
Covington, an engineer, and +. i
Thompson, brakeman, were seriousl
= injured.
The two associations Of manufa'
turers of wire and cut nails have close
three days conference in Chicag'
In consequence of the rise in the ste
market, 1t was decided to raise Il
price Of both wire and cut nails
cents per hundred weight, to tai
effect May /.
nj Senator Mcbride has secured pr
vision appropriating $4,000 for Co
tinuing the work at the Cascades, vac
900 Of which shall be used for exten