Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-02-12
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
From All Parts Of the New
World and the Old.
o. INTEREST TO OUR READERS
Usmprshsnsivs Review Of the Import
ant Happenings Of the Past week
0uIIsd From the Telegraph Columns.

0ulIed From the Telegraph Columns.
The Great Northern west-bound over
land passenger train was wrecked near
Wenatchee, Wash. The wreck was
caused by the spreading Of the rails,
and the entire train left the track.
Some Of the coaches went over twelve
foot embankment and landed on their
sides. There were about thirty people
In each coach, but almost miraculously
no one was killed, and only three per-
sons were painfully injured.
The Pennsylvania state capitol has
been destroyed by fire. The legislative
halls are in ruins and q new structure
must rise from the ashes Of the building
that has served as a meeting place Of
the state legislature since 1922. The
flames within the short space Of an
hour, ate up 81, 10000 worth Of prop
erty. The inefiiciency Of the Harris.
burg volunteer fire department Ii gem
orally blamed
A special cablegram from Frankfort
on-the-Main to the New York Post says
that the Berlin committee OF holders Of
Oregon Railway q Navigation Com
pany per cent bonds have received a
point bid Of 45 from the Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern railroad COM
panies for all the stock Of the Railway
d Navigation Company represented by
them, the purchase price TO be payable
July /, with per cent interest. The
bid is conditional on its acceptance by
at least $s, 900, 900 Of stock. 1t is un-
derstood the Union Pacific will also
become interested later in the purchase.
The committee recommended acceptance
10 the bondholders.
George Edward Butler, the most
noted criminal OF late years, has just ar
rived in San Francisco on the Swan :
hilda from Australia. He was imme-
diately arrested by Australian detec-
tives and will be taken back to answer
To his numerous crimes. He is known
10 have killed at least twelve men, and
IL is said his crimes may reach forty.
His cold-blooded method was to insert
an "ad" In Australian papers for a
prospecting partner. When he found q
man that suited his purpose he would
lure him to some desolate spot and
there request him to dig. When the
unsuspecting victim would have dug
deep enough in the earth, Butler would
come behind him, and either shoot or
stab him. He would then rob him,
bury the body in the newly made
grave. destroy all traces OF his crime
and return TO the city for fresh vic
tim. His crimes show that he was ut
terly devoid Of any sense of humanity.
It is understood among Massachusetts,
Republicans that ex-Congressman John
d. Long has been rendered and has ac-
cepted the Office Of secretary OF the
navy in the incoming administration.
The Chinese New Year in San Fran.
cisco was gloomy festival. No fire.
crackers were discharged, the edict Of
the chief Of police positively forbidding
any noisy demonstrations. A high
binder riot was feared and many sus-
picious characters have been arrested
by the police.
A Washington special says President
Cleveland has decided to veto the immi-
CATION bill passed by congress. He has
disclosed his intentions to Senator
Palmer. The chief executive will ac-
company the veto with strong mes,
sage pointing out the alleged eccentrici.
ties Of the bill. The president is very
bitter in his denunciation Of the bill.
I A Berlin dispatch says the court al
Mayence has condemned Percy Bar,
tholow, United States consul at that
place, to pay fine Of 400 marks for as
saulting and severely injuring an in
mate of his house by striking him or
the head with revolver. The assault
was committed in October last, and in
November it was reported that pro
ceedings had been abandoned upon hi
settling with the man privately, but
this appeared not to have been the case
Congressman James Wilson, O
Iowa, has announced his acceptance Of
the cabinet portfolio recently rendered
him by President-elect Mckinley. Mr.
Wilson in an interview said: 1T il
true have been invited into President
elect McKinley's cabinet. / have nc
cepted. That is all there is to 50,
about the matter" 1t is general,
known that Mr.. Wilson will be score
tary Of agriculture, he having wired t.
Senator Allison that that portfoli,
had been offered and accepted.
Attorney-General Harmon has givel
instructions to the United States attor
ney at Jacksonville to proceed agains
the alleged filibuster Three Friends
under section 4297, Of the revised stat
utes, for engaging in an act of piracy
The action is taken by the attorney
general in view of the recent decision
OF Judge Locke, of Jacksonville, whicl
held in effect that the Cuban insur
gents We're not people, state, district
or colony within the meaning of sec
tion 1888 Of the revised statutes, IN
der which the libel was brought. i
other words, that the expedition i