Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-04-09
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE Day
Epitome of the Telegraphio
News Of the World.
rEasE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of Items From
the New and the Ola World In
Condensed and Comprehensive Form.

the New and tho OLD World In .
Condensed and Comprehensive Form.
A bill making Immediately available
$3.50, 900 for saving life and property
along the Mississippi has been agreed
to In congress in an amended form and
sent to the president for his signature.
United States Minister DENLY, at
Pekin, has notified the department OF
state that, as a result OF the efforts OF
the British government, China has con-
sented to open to commerce West river,
which is situated in Canton, and at tho
mouth Of which lies Hong Kong.
Representative Spaulding, Of Michi-
gan, has introduced in the house joint
resolution providing for the annexation
Of Hawaii to the United States. IL
gives consent Of congress that the Sand
wich islands be made into the state OF
Hawaii, with republican form of gov
eminent.
/ Captain Il. W. Reed, Of the ship T.
| II. Oakes, was arrested in New York
on warrant issued by the United
States court. The Oakes is the ship on
which. during its last voyage, there was
much suffering and several deaths, re-
sulting, as alleged, from insufficient
I food.
The issue raised between Peru and
the United States with regard to the
imprisonment Of Ramsey, the American
| sailor, il becoming serious matter.
The Peruvian government refuses to
accede TO the demand of the United
States minister, Mckenzie, to set Ram
sey at liberty Immediately.
An attempt was made to destroy AL
toona, Pa, four incendiary fires being
kindled in different parts Of the city be-
tween the hours OF II and 1880 o'clock.
Prompt work by the fire department
alone saved the town from possible de-
struction. The entire loss will aggre-
gate between $50, 900 and 500, 900.
Word is received in Brooklyn OF the
death from jungle fever last January,
In Central Africa, OF Samuel H. Ar
mour, young physician in the service
OF the Belgian government. DR.. Ar
mour was we'll known socially and
among the medical fraternity of Brook
Iyn. He obtained his education at the
Long Island college hospital. He is q
nephew of Justice Walker, of Ohio.
Governor Rogers, Of Washington,
has hopes of being able to retain all
companies of the state militia now in
service, While the meager appropria.
ton would not allow more than six, OF
at most eight. companies, II they re-
ceived the full allowance. arrangements
may be made to allow one-half of the
former appropriation to companies in
smaller towns where armory rent IL
cheaper and expenses are less.
1t is reported in Washington that
President Mckinley will shortly send q
commission to Cuba to participate in
the investigation of the Ruiz murder.
The United Press, having its prin'
cipal Office in New York, has made al
assignment for the benefit OF its credit
ors. The collapse was due to the with
drawal of four New York dailies.
Eight lives were lost by the wreokinl
of Pensacola bar, Fla, of an oyste
sloop bound hence from st. Andrews
The craft was caught in a squall wal
swamped and sank within few min
. utes.
The sultan of Morocco has prohibit
cd the usual pilgrimage of his subject
to Mecca, on account Of the prevalence
Of plague in the districts through whicl
they must travel on their journey to tn
shrine.
Captain Meyers, Of the steamer Dan
ube which has arrived in Victoria, re
/ ports that the steamer Willapa is nov
a complete wreck, waves having pound
cd her to pieces. The captain and pas
sengers are still at Bella Bella.
The secretary of state has sent tn
following identical note to all martini
powers, about thirty or thirty-six i
: number: "The Grant municipal In
augural committee has requested tn
president to officially invite the mari
time nations to send warships to pal
citipate in the ceremonies on April 2
\ next, when the Grant Monument Ass'
citation will formally deliver to the cit
Of New York the tomb of Gener'
v Grant, erected by voluntary subscril
! ton, at Riverside park. 1t will t
gratifying to this government II tn
invitation could be accepted.
The secretary of the treasury is in r.
ceipt of information from the ministt
of Toxic, Japan, that during the pre-
s ent session of the Japanese diet, go
ernmental coinage bill will be presentt
for consideration by that body, whiC
4 will, II passed, change the standard
I value in Japan from silver to gold.
. is proposed to fix the government rat
between the two metals at 32 to l. II
:, unit of value will be gold yen, whit
" will be one-half the weight and val'
:, Of the old gold yen, which is the san
weight and fineness as the gold doll
Of the United States. The propos'
unit OF value will, therefore, be the Q
act equivalent Of 80 cents in Unit