Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-11-27
The MEMS OF THE WEEK
From All Parts Of the New
World and the Old.
or INTEREST TO OUR READERS


Mrs. Mary b. Stevens, Of Yale,
while acting as chaplain Of the Daugh.
ters of Rebekah, at their annual session
In Springfield, Ill, and az abe was Just
beginning q prayer dropped TO the floor
and died Of heart disease.
A late rider In the American soldiers
OF Buffalo Bills Wild West show. was
most brutally murdered BY a comrais
In Omaha, Neb. The motive was evi.
IDENTIFY robbery, and the murderer has
fed from the city. after most remark.
able exhibition Of coolness after his
crime.
Edward w. Curry, chairman of the
Democratic state committee, died In
Des Moines. Ia. Of blood poisoning.
tie result Of an initiation into the
Elks' lodge few weeks ago. He was
seated In the electric chair and was
horribly burned fore those operating
II realized what they were doing.
Mrs. Foley. widow, aged so. and
her unmarried daughter. Fanny. aged
40. were found murdered in their home
near Liberty, Mo. II was cold blood.
ed murder for the sole purpose of rob.
berry. The robber or robbers first dis.
patched the women. then ransacked the
house. Fifty dollars. all that was &C.
cured, was taken from the foot Of .
bed on which the women had slept.
A correspondent Of the London Daily
Mail al st. Petersburg says he is able
TO confirm the report that CONSERVATION
existed while the czar was on his visit
in Egland over the discovery Of q plot
against his life. The Belgian police
seized parcel Of bombs. which were en-
route for Paris. Just before the cxar was
leaving England. On the same night
the Paris police arrested forty suspects.
In the absence Of absolute proof the
matter was dropped.
The Philadelphia q Reading Rail.
road Company was recognized at
Philadelphia. The railroad was sold
under foreclosure on September 2S.
Under the plan Of reorganization there
will be three oompanies-the Philadel-
phia q Reading Railway Company.
the Philadelphia q Reading Coal and
Iron Company, and the Reading Com
pany. The latter 10 known as the Ma
tional Company, but an application has
been fled in the court to have the title
changed.
II has been definitely decided by Su.
perintendent Irwin that the holiday
session Of the Oregon State Teachers
Association will be held at Salem this
year. beginning on Monday. December
2S. and continuing for one week.
John s. Frye, returned Alasks
miner, met an old schoolmate from
Germany in Tacoma. They roomed
together one night. and In the morning
Frye missed $3.50 in gold. bis sole pos
sessions. His old schoolmate had
stolen IL and made his escape.
An angry mob attempted TO lynch
an old German named Breckman In
Cherryville. Kan, for his brutal treat
ment Of bic daughter. She was beater
into insensibility and died from her In
juriss. The sheriff prevented the moi
from securing Breokman and he wal
hurried to Jail.
A three-story structure at tsSe corner
Of Front and Davis streets, Portland
owned by the Ainsworth estate. wal
partly destroyed by fire. The building
was occupied by the Oregon Cracker
Company, whose plant was ruined
entailing loss Of about $40, 900. Tn,
damage to the building will amount X
5000
The Cariboo Gold Mining Company
OF Spokane, has declared dividend
Of 2 cents share. This makes q tota
Of si25. 900 paid in dividends since
February, 1895. This is the min'
whose manager was held up by high
wayman and robbed Of eli, 900 In golt
bullion not long ago. The robber wa
afterwards killed by the foreman o
the mine.
The board Of hre commissioners IL
Spokane has decided to request tn
resignation Of Chief Winebrener, o
the fire department. Mayor Belt, af
/ ter long contest. has secured contro
Of the commissioners, and extensiv,
removals are probable In the variou
departments IL is thought that Clai
Hunt. of the water department, will b
4 the next one to 60.
burglars broke into the house Of Johi
Mirka, an old miser, Of Cleveland. Q
He was known to have his money hid
den somewhere about the premises ant
the robbers tried to force him TO tel
4 them his secret hiding place. He re
fused and they tortured him, he wa
bound hand and foot and lighte'
lamp placed at his feet until the fiesl
was litep-iiy cooked. The old maj
writhed IN his agony, but protested
that he had no money, The dends thel
applied the fame to his handa. then !,
his body. until he finally sank into nm
consciousness, In which condition HI
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