Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-12-10
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News Of the World.
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES


to the error Of pointsman. Eleven
persons we're killed and 20 others were
seriously injured.
The receipts OF the customs 80 far
this fiscal year undoubtedly will fall
considerably short Of estimates made
by the managers OF the new tariff bill
during its pendency in congress. At
that time IL was estimated that the
customs would yield about $3.50, ,000,-
900 during the first year. The indica.
tions are now said to be that the re-
ceipts from this source will not aggre-
gate more than fi05. .000, 900.
A plate Of armor. representing lot
Of 500 tons for the turrets Of the battle
ships Kearsarge and Kentucky, was
tested at the Indian Head proving
grounds Tuesday. For testing Iur
poses, two cight-inch shells, one Car
penter projectile and the other q
Wheeler sterling. were fired at the
plate. one at high and the other at
low velocity. Neither penetrated nor
cracked the plate. but both partially
welded themselves into 1t.
Word comes OF q wreck on the Santa
Fee near Williams, Ariz,, in which
three men lost their lives and much
valuable property was destroyed.
After the first section OF freight train
No. 83 had pulled ont OF Williams the
air that controls the brakes gave out
and the train dashed down the steep
grade with rapidly increasing velocity.
The hand brakes were unavailing to
check the speed, and when point
about 10 miles west was reached the
train left the track. Two engines were
coupled 10 the train, which was very
heavy one. Engineers Newton and
Watsons and Fireman Berry were PIN
ned under their respective engines and
lost their lives, Il 10 said, by being
burned TO death.
The celebration in honor Of Oregon's
martyred missionary. D.. Marcus Whit
man. was begun in Walla Walla, Wash.
Monday. Large crowds were in attend
ance The opening address was made
by Rev. l.. II. Halloek. A monument
il to be erected over the grave of DR..
! Whitman.
Senator Lodge, of the committee on
foreign relations. was at the state de.
partment early in the week. He would
say nothing about the Cuban situation
except that the committee had accom-
plished great deal. The first business
would be to confirm the annexation OF
/ Hawaii, which wouli he done by rati.
Tying the treaty, or by legislation.
Asphyxiation caused the death o.
three men in the Grand Trunk railway
tunnel at Port Huron, Mich. The
train which was being hauled through
to the Canadian side, broke in two.
The engine backed down to get the de-
tached portion IL the train, but fol
hours nothing vs. sfeard OF the crew
Finally a searching party found the
dead bodies. and also rescued two brake
men, in an unconscious condition
Three members of the searching party
we're also overcome, but were rescued
by another party. The tunnel ga
arises from the hard coal used by thu
locomotives.
Colonel Domville. NJ. p, who wen
north in the interest Of the Klonkide
Yukon Stewart Company, Of London
says his company will build wagoI
road through White pass, placing stee
bridges over the canyons, Work is 4
commence Immediately, and the roat
is to be ready by February. They vii
build steamers 10 run from Lake Ben
nett to White Horse rapids, aroun,
which they will have tramway
From the end OF this trawmay they vii
have steamers to run direct to Dawson
These steamers, he says, will be read,
when the river opens. The wagon roa
J through White pass is to be followe
immediately by railway.
One Of the bills that will be pushe
In the coming session of congress |
that introduced by Representative Sha
froth, of Colorado, which provides 70
changing the time when congress shal
UlGGt, ~ 10 " WI 0NHSibio bA'it 0u
ought to be passed. The first sessio
OF congress after an election would b
in the January following the electio
in November. This session could laI
as long as would be necessary. Th
congress elected in November coul
legislate before another election was 0
hand. The second session could mee
in December previous to the comm
congressional election, and the congres
would expire before the election too
place. As the matter now stands tn
first session Of congress is given over
0 politics by representatives who wish
0 be reelected. The short session
: often discredited and defeated col
gress and oftentimes enacts very ba
!. legislation because 1t will not be calle
to account before the people. Po
sibly, Mr.. Shafroth's bill will get
hearing, though such reforms as tn
move very slowly.