Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-10-15
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome Of the Telegraphic
News Of the World.
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Edward Langtry, the former hus.
band OF Lily Langtry, has been placed
In an insane asylum.
Japan has named two delegates to
attend the international sealing confer
ence at Washington, ID. q.
At Dixon, Ia. the dead pody of Rob
ert Parks was found in his burning
house. 1t 10 believed he was murdered
for his money.
During a quarrel at their home in
ST. Louis, George p. PETER, stenog.
rapher, shot his father-in-law, Robert
Delaney, through the brain, and then
killed himself.
Eddie Bosley, the 20-months-old
child OF Mrs. George Bosley, was killed
at Bothell. Wash, ny Seattle g. Inter.
national train. The child's head was
severed from its body.
Tho Union Pacific committee has
acceded to the governments contention
that its lien on the Union Pacific road
includes the Omaha bridge, and that it
has increased its cash bid so 40 to make
tn entire concession approximately $5,-
900, 900. This would make it's guaran-
ty offer for the property, including the
sinking fund, now in the treasury, about
$50, 000, 900
The United States circuit court has
decided that tapioca -four must be taxed
duty OF Q cents per pound. This
will increase the government revenue
many hundreds Of thousands of dollars
per annum. This -four is used almost
exclusively in all the Chinese laundries
in the United States because Of it's
cheapness, as starch, and it has been
the most formidable obstacle to the
starch manufacturing industry in the
United States.
The numbering town of Austin, Pa. /.
was nearly wiped of the map by fire.
Only five dwellings remain. Fully
500 persons are homeless.
The Hotel Lafayette, at Minnetonka,
Mimi, the largest summer resort in the
West, was totally destroyed by fire.
1t was owned by the Great Northern
railway.
For the month OF September the at
tendance at the Nashville exposition
was 1858, T24, and the total attendance
since the opening up October | amount
ed to l,l96.8Sb
The emperor. OF China has forbidden
all sorts OF banquets and junketing be-
cause an eclipse will occur on January
%, 1898. An eclipse of the sun Is said
by the Chinese to he proof of the
wrath Of heaven at the lack OF virtue
In a ruler.
| Five hundred thousand acres of fine
land along the Big Piney, Lebsrge,
FontanelIe creeks and Green river,
which have recently been surveyed,
will be thSown open to settlement
under the United States land laws after
| November /. when plats of the land
will be filed in the local land Office.
| The lands comprise eight townships, all
in Uintah county, Wyoming.
/
A vessel carrying supplies OF medi.
cine. clothing, arms and ammunition
for the Cuban army has left Montreal
| for Cuba. The scheme was not author.
| lied by the Cuban junta in New York,
but was undertaken on behalf OF two
gentlemen, one Canadian, who de-
cided on running an expedition to ths
coast OF Cuba, and, ii successful, iden
tifying themselves with the cause.
Neal Dow, the great temperance ad
vocate, died at his home in Portland
/ Me. It was through his efforts that II
1884 an amendment to the constitution
of Maine was adopted by popular vote
OF nearly three to one, in which ii wa'
declared that the manufacture, sale ant
keeping for sale of intoxicating bever
/ ages was forever forbidden, and com
manding the legislature to enact suit
able laws for the enforcement of thu
prohibition.
!. The topic of the day in Paris has beer
the refusal of M, Lozo, French ambasa
dor at Vienna, to accept the appoint
ment rendered him as governor Algeria
on the ground that he does not desir
to leave his aged parents. He declares
that he will remain in Vienna, but tn
Marquis d'Reversau has already beer
appointed to replace him, and the cab
met has decided that this appointment
must stand. NJ. Lozo, therefore, viii
have to make an ignominious retreat
The Orange-Judd Farmer, in it
final estimate Of the years crop, say
that figures, based on actual threshin
returns, indicate total yield of $50,
600, 900 bushels OF wheat, of whicl
873. 900, 900 bushels in winter, an,
215. 470, 900 bushels in spring wheat
The report says the corn crop is exceed
ingly disappointing, and an outside es
innate is 1850, 900, 900 bushels
Drought during the past two month
reduced the average condition fron
e2.3 a month ago to 1879 on October
An average oats yield of 28.7 bushel
per acre suggests crop OF $4,000, 90
bushels, 100,ooo,O0o more than las
year,