Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-09-24
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE day
Epitome Of the Telegraphic
News OF the World.
reRsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

An Interesting Collection Of Items From
the New and the Old World In a
Condensed and Comprehensive Form
A great dock strike il immiDent at
Hayre in consequences OF the refusal by
the employers 10 grant an increase in
wages.
Chicago is eweltering, with no indi-
cations for cooler weather, and in the
Ohio valley the hottest September
weather on record prevails.
The Michigan cropreport for Septem-
Der, issued by the secretary OF state,
says the wheat crop will be 25, 600, 900
bushels, the largest for five years.
The celebrated Anens-Craven will
contest has been decided in San Fran
cisco. The Fair heirs have won their
case, and new trial has been denied.
A Washington correspondent Of q
New York paper says the United States
is getting ready to deal with Spain vig-
orously, and that the department has
already decided upon a plan cf action.
A tremendous explosion occurred at
the camp close by the Chinese arsenal
OF Kiangnan, near Shanghai. Forty
bodies have been dug out Of the debris.
Two fine Krupp guns, 1000 new pat
tern single-fre an3 magazine rifles,
with 10000 rifle cartridges were de-
stroyed.
Probably the largest and finest tur-
qose ever found on American soil has
Just been received In Denver from
Southern Mexico. 1t weighs in the
rough i76 karats, and 1t Ia estimated
by competent experts that it will weigh
fully SO karats when cut and polished.
II has the best color known, being a
delicate sky blue, just u shade lighter
than bluebird's wing. This. with a
number OF smaller stones running from
40 to 10 karats, was taken from newly
lWiEec0vered mine, the location Of which
il in Lincoln connty, New Mexico.
Absolutely no deta{lN Of this discovery
can be learned N large stone is
estimated 70 Be Worth $4,000.
| A dispatch from Madras says: A
most serious accident has occurred at
the Champion reef mines. Forty per-
sons are known TO have been killed.
The home OF Thomas Hawkins, a
farmer who lives near Greenwood, Cal.
was destroyed by fire and his 5-ycar.
old daughter rerished in the flames.
The Fraser river salmon pack is the
largest ever known in the Northwest.
Altogether 2, 800, 900 fish OF the sockeye
variety were caught off the mouth OF
! the river during the season.
| The Japan Mail. discussing the silk
trade, says: Prices in Japan are now
steadily rising, orders on large scale
having been received from abroad by
many foreign firms in Yokohama.
A tornado struck the town OF Port
Arthur, Tex, killing six people, and
injuring several more, besides destroy,
I ing much valuable property. The
town was practically leveled by thC
cyclone.
George +. Reginer, chairman of th'
Democratic county committee, shot ant
instantly killed Simon Fransdel, I
young butcher, at Monmouth, Ill
Fransdel had been paying attention t
Reginer's daughter against her father'i
wishes.
The startling news comes from For
Lockhard that the combined forces o
the Afridis and Orakzais number Az,
600 men. They are now all collected
near Khan-Khi valley. and massacre
is feared at any moment.
John L. Sullivan. ex.champion pu
gilist, has announced that he will rul
for mayor OF Boston, and expected Il
poll 5000 or 10000 votes. Sullivan
says his principal platform will be t
license gambling places and disorderl,
houses
A later account of the Mexican hor
ror, says: The people killed at Pan
uelas quarry exposition, numbering "a
were asphyxiated by the dense gasse
generated by the explosion. Among
the number were several horsemen
who perished with their horses, anc
the bodies Of the men and horses la
together in horrible manner.
Rev. e. +. b. Howard has escape,
from the Ohio penitentiary, at Colum
bus. He was famous United State
prisoner from Tennessee, He wa
trusted in the front office and walked
away. Howard was convicted at Clarks
vile, Tenn, and sentenced for min
years and fined 200 on 90 counts q
using the United States mails for fraud
ulent purposes.
Further details of the capture Q
Victoria de las Lunas province OF San
tiago dc Cuba, say that the insurgents
after capturing the town, killed wit
the machete 40 guerillas for havin
made stubborn resistance. II is 9,
planned that the Spanish hoisted tn
red cross flag over the hospital, an
that the insurgents, mistaking it for
parliamentary flag, sent an officer !
that direction. The Spanish clair
that the insurgent commander did no
respect the flag over the hospital, an
bombarded the building, killing {