Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-04-30

Despite the fact that there ID no APP
preparation to pay their expenses and
that Secretary Kincaid has refused to
file their claims, the railroad commits
sioners are holding onto their offices
with the tenacity Of a bulldog, and have
just started on their sen-annual tour Of
'inspection" Of the Southern Pacific.
That is, they are out on one Of their cus-
tomary junketing tonrs, riding on free
passes and attempting TO draw salaries
from the state.
The N. Y. Journal, within the last
year, has cut frightfnl cash in the bus
mess OF the World, whose subscription
list has fallen Off 10000 in that time.
Young Hearst, Of the Journal, is max
ing those old mossback publishers get In
and hump as they never bumped before,
and has already starved out half-dozen
or 80 Of the big papers Of that city.
Hearst is now making preparations to
build in New York the finest newspaper
Office in the world. Az he IL worth only
about 800 600, 900 he can afford it.
It'a an i'll wind that blows nobody
GOODYEAR In the old world will make
good prices for the products Of the new
world. Greece and Turkey have been in
deadly combat for the last two weeks and
are still fighting day and night with the
desperation Of demons. So far the hon
ors are about even. As half dozen or
more Of the European countries are inst
itching 10 fly at each others thrOats, 1t
will not be long before some Of them are
dragged into the fight. The old Russian
bear is watching them like hawk, and
the first one that bats an eye will canse
old brnin to let out n roar that can he
heard clear TO America. And then the
hair and teeth will fly in earnest.
Rev. Frank Spaulding, at one time
presiding elder Of this district, accompa-
MED by his family. has returned from
Brazil and will henceforth reside in the
United States. Mr.. Spaulding went to
Brazil as a missionary about four years
ago and has been laboring in that field
until recently. Mr.. spaulding and fam
lily reached New York on the 18th Of
this month and at once started for their
old home in Oregon, and are now in The
Dailes. As yet Mr.. Spaulding has not
yet determined where he will locate, hut
no doubt will at once be assigned to some
pastorate by the conference. There Is
one thing certain, he will not return to
Brazil, the climate there having proven
very injnfions TO his health. The Times
Mountaineer gays he looks like he had
been living entirely on anti-fat.
Not satisfied with salary Of $500 a
year for supporting the title of sheriff OF
Umatilla county, Zoeth Houser, whom
the people have elected twice to that Of
fee, is suing Umatilla comfy for expen-
ses Of himself and deputy. Sheriff
Houser contends that it was the inten-
tion Of the lawmakers to give him $500
year clear profit for his services, and
that all expenses should he paid. The
outcome Of the case he has begun in cir
cult court, and which will he carried to
to the supreme court, will be watched
with interest, for il it is decided against
the county, every sheriff in the state will
be asking for expenses above his salary.
They are only human, and when they
ge, to feeding at the public trough, want
To eat their fill.-East Oregonian.