Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-10-01
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitone Of the Telegraphic
News Of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

An Interesting Collection Of Items From
the New and the Old World In n
Condemned aud Cepprehensive Form
Commander Booth Tucker has ar
rived In Denver TO complete. the ar
fangements for establishing Salvation
Army colony in the Arkansas valley.
In Joseph Hayward's saw mill, near
Macon, Mo-, large boiler exploded
and killed three workmen, Charles
Heator, Walter Fergurson and Albert
Yost. The mill was blown to frag-
ments.
The graduates OF the deaf, dumb and
blind asylum at Berkley, CAL, have
organized novel society. Its purpose
Is TO influence wealthy people, and, IL
possible, the federal and state govern
ments, In establishing scholarships for
the blind in leading educatioanal insti-
tutions.
The United States steamship San
Francisco, the flagship Of the European
squadron, has arrived at Tangier,
Morocco. in order 70 investigate and
obtain redress, il necessary, for the re-
ported fiogging Of American citizens at
Mogador, and also to enforce the prom
ised settlement OF former claims OF the
United States against Morocco.
The inexorable discriminating law Of
China, which condemns a paracide 70
death by the slicing process, whether
he be the perpetrator Of wiiful crime
Ifor the victim OF an accident, is terribly
illustrated by case now vexing the
people Of Shanghai. A boy Of II was
swinging some article about his head in
play. when il happened to strike his
mother, who died from the effects OF
the blow. He was condemned 10 be
sliced to death. and, though efforts have
been made to save him from this fear
ful end, 50 far they have not been suc-
cessful.
A dispatch from Vienna says that
the steamer lka, with q crew Of 10,
and carrying 80 Australian passengers,
was entering the port at Fihme, ON
the river Flumara. while tire bora was
blowing hard, whcn,she eollided with
the English steamer Tira, which was
leaving. The bows Of the lka were
stove in and she sank in two minutes.
Boats hastily put of and saved the
captain and seven others, bat most OF
the passengers persisted. The casualty
took place in full view of thousands
who crowded the pier in the greatest
excitement and alarm.
According to Il. Baldwin, the we'll
known authority on polar expeditions,
there are many reasons for believing
Andree, the Swedish aeronaut, is now
on his return trip from the polar re-
gions, and may soon be heard from.
Mayor Phelan, of San Francisco, has,
In very pointed way, warnd the board
OF education that il it does not keep
strictly within the lette, OF the law in
the matter Of appropriations it may be
iousted from Office, as was the board Of
supervisors. s ~ ~
Three daughters of Preston Howard
were burned to death in their home at
Port Alma, Ont. The rest Of the fam
lily escaped from the burning building.
The girls were aged 1S, 10 and years.
One OF them had escaped, but met her
death in returning to assist her sisters.
Acting upon the request of the secre-
tary OF agriculture the treasury depart
ment has requested the secretaty Of
state to instruct all the consular officers
of the United States to refuse authenti-
cation OF invoices OF hides OF meat
cattle from districts in which anthrax
exists. tE{4It
The unclaimed jewels and curios to
the value Of $3.50. 900 which were found
in the ruins after the fire at the charity
bazaar in the Rue de Goujon, have been
sold at auction. The money realized
will remain bonded for 30 years, after
which all the money unclaimed goes to
the state. se
Congress will be asked at its coming
session TO make a large appropriation
for the manufacture OF modern high
power guns to be installed for service
on board auxiliary cruisers OF the
United States navy in time Of war.
Captain Charles O'Neil, chief OF the
bureau Of ordnance, proposes to make
recommendation in his forthcoming an
nual report that at least $500, 900 be
appropriated for this purpose. 1t is es.
timated that &S,000,0 900 will be re-
quired to equip with modern batteries
the 28 steamers now enrolled in the
government service as auxiliary
cruisers.
Fire was discovered in the main
slope OF mine No. 2, at Stockton, Ala.
About 100 men were employed in the
mine. AT once an alarm was given.
A panic followed among the workmen
and hundreds gathered at the main en-.
trance Of the smoking mine, while
rescue parties were atlonce formed to
relieve the miners. More than so were
gotten out from the various entrances
without harm. Others were overcome
by smoke and fell by thewayside.s Five
men, who were working about the
slopes beyond where the fire originated,
could not be reached, and it has been
regarded as certain that they are dead.
It is thought three Or four others may
be IN the mine.