Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-11-05
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome Of the Telegraphic
News Of the World.
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

I'm Interesting Collection Of Items From
tho New and the Old World In o
Condensed and Comprehensive Form
The Union knitting mill, In Hudson,
N. j., was destroyed by fire. and many
Of the 600 persons employed in the mill
had narrow escapes from death. The
loss Is over $500. 900, and the insurance
| 800. 900.
| A dispatch from Simla, India, says q
cyclone struck the town OF Chittagong,
In the Bengal presidency. Half OF the
houses of that place were demolished,
all the roads in its vicinity were blocked
and several vessels sunk.
The statute under which for several
years the police department Of Denver
has at will seized, confscated and de-
stroyed gambling implements, was de-
clared by Judge Allen in the district
court to be unconstitutional, and in
conflict with the federal statutes.
Since the cruiser Baltimore has been
anchored at San Francisco preparing to
10 TO Honolulu, her commander has
reported to the police almost daily the
dcsertion Of three or four Of the crew.
Already 20 have succeeded in escaping,
and, unless stricter watch is kept, 1t
is believed another draft OF men will
have TO be sent from the East to fla
her complement.
There is movement on foot 10 con.
solidate the wire manufactures OF the
United States into single corporation,
with capital OF 800, 200, 900. To
evade the antitrust, law, the wire in
dustries will surrender their independ-
ence, and sell their plants to a new
organization for cash at an appraised
value, the money TO be furnished by
syndicate Of New York bankers.
Pierpont Morgan IL said to be at the
head OF the scheme.
The food Of San Francisco lahorers 10
to be analyzed by the professors at the
State University.
The Fort Randall military reserva-
tion, which contains over 100, 900 acres
in South Dakota and Nebraska, has
been opened TO settlers.
Negotiations of the Chinese govern
ment with the Hooly syndicate for .
loan OF $50, 900, 600 have fallen through.
The government is now negotiating
with the Hong Kong & Shanghai bank.
The Washington state grain commits
sion announces that 1t will not lower
No. wheat grade from SO to 5s pounds
TO the bushel, Notwithstanding the agi.
tation to that end in the eastern para
OF the state.
The Long Island coast for distance
OF six miles, between Far Rockaway
and Rockaway beach, was more or less
damaged by very high tide. The
Edmore hotel was damaged to the ex-
tent OF $25, 900.
Speedy, the professional briigejump-
or, jumped from the Louisville g. JEFF
fersonyille bridge in Louisville, KY,
before an audience Of $4,000. Speedy
made the jump Of 1870 feet in safety,
and was mingling with the crowd a
few minutes later.
Frank Moon, aged so years. and Mrs.
Wells, were found dead at the bottom
OF So.ioot well on Moons farm, near
Derby. Kan, having been asphyxiated.
Moon had been overcome while work.
ing, and the woman, fearful at his not
returning home, went to the well late
at night to investigate, and fell in.
Admiral Matthews. chief Of the bu-
roau OF yards and docks. in his annual
report to Secretary Long. recommends
the construction Of four drydocks of the
best type. He recommends that con.
crete docks be built at Boston, Norfolk
and Mare Island, and that u floating
dock be placed at either Key West, Tor
tugas, or Algiers, La. The estimates
for the maintenance of the yards next
year aggregate 90, S84, ,202.
Following close upon the recent am
nouncement Of great syndicate to con.
troll the trade OF Honduras comes the
information received from reliable
sources that a gigantic syndicate Is in
pioSNas Va VisohiSativh ioI lllo puIpu
of promoting direct trade between the
United States and Russia. The project
originated with Russian merchants and
has the sanction, il not the direct sup
port, of the imperial government.
A dispatch from Managua, Nicara-
qua, says John Augustine, an Ameri-
can citizen, was arrested at San Carlos,
at the mouth of the San Juan river, by
order Of President Zelaya's brother,
and, without any pretense of a trial,
was imprisoned in the penitentiary.
Mr.. Augustine was formerly United
States consul at Bluefelds, Mosquito
territory, and is at present in charge Of
the navigation company's steamers on
the San Juan river.
John Griffith essayed Richard III''
at the opera house in Butte, Mont. In
the closing scene Grifiith's sword struck
John Fay Palmer, who was doing Rich
mond, in the face, cutting a cash ex-
tending from above one eye across the
nose and cheek. The bone of the nose
was broken and little more force
would have penetrated the brain.
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