Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-10-08
Epitome Of the Telegraphic
News Of the World.
rEasE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

The Daily Mail laughs at the report
Of the Canadian expedition in Hudson's
bay hosting the British flag over
Bafiin's Land, to get ahead Of the
Americans, and declares that the terri
tory has long been British possession.
The first OF the sealing feet to re-
turn to Victoria was the Casco.
She brought ], ,084 skins, taken off the
Japanese coast and Copper islands. She
reports that the Calotta, with i,40o
skins, and the Director, with 1000
skins, are close behind her.
Five men met horrible death from
black damp. the after-accumulation OF
q fire In the Jermyn mine near Rend-
ham, Pa. The bodies were discovered
by a gang OF men who went down into
the mine with supplies for combating
the FIRE. Noobdy knew Of their deaths
until the discovery Of the liieless bodies.
During the past month nearly s5,-
900, 900 worth Of grain has left the Pa
cific ports FOR Europe. Besides this, 20
lumber vesses have sailed for foreign
ports with cargoes valued at over $780,
900. As the month of August nearly
equaled September. the export Of grain
and -four alone for the two months
would easily run into the ten-million
figures.
Baron Won Stumm's organ, the Post,
Berlin, published an article calling at
tention to the fact that 3,30S horses
were imported from America during
the first seven months OF 1897, and in
sisting that this new import ought to
be excluded. In the same article the
Post claims America sends even greater
numbers OF dead horses to Germany in
the shape Of sausages.
Over 5000 textile workers have been
locked ont at Loebau, Germany, and in
its vicinity.
Commander Booth Tucker has ar
rived in Denver to complete the ar.
rangements for establishing Salvation
Army colony in the Arkansas valley.
Michael Simmonds, railroad brake
man, aged 28, shot and tried to kill his
sweetheart, Miss Jenny Long. aged 10,
at Baltimore, and then committed
suicide.
Rose the 19.yeabr-old daughter Of
John Miller Murphy, died at Olympia,
Wash. Her death was caused by an
overdose OF laudanum, taken to allay
neuralgia pains.
| Engineer +. Bennett Mitchell was
killed and Fireman John II. Cawley
seriously injured by the explosion Of q
locomotive on the Northern Central
railway at Georgetown, Pa.
Secretary Wilson has secured an or
der from the postoffice department u
attach the government frank to pack
ages OF sugar-beet seed to be sent
throughout the country Cor analysis.
The latest news from Guatemala re-
ceived here states that price of 500,
900 has been placed on the heads o
Prosper Morales and his aide, Manue
Fuentes. II is asserted that an orde
to this effect has been promulgated b.
President Barrios.
As a result Of the breaking Of cable
three colored men who were being car
ried up in an elevator shaft Of tn
Northwest Land tunnel, at Chicago, fel
95 feet to the bottom OF the excavation
One OF them was killed instantly, ant
the other two sustained fatal injuries
Word comes from Kaslo, B, c., tina
three men who we're out on the lax
about 500 yards were drowned by tn
boat capsizing. A stiff breeze wa
blowing, and, as the boat reached tn
beginning of the swift undertow oppo
site Kaslo, the men tried to change pc
sitions, and the boat was overturned.
In q recent interview, Lieutenan
Peary, who has just returned to Bosto
from the Arctic on the whaling bar
Hope, said: ''The l00-ton meteorit
In the hold Of the Hope fell from tn
skies hundreds Of years ago, and ha
long been the source of iron supplies fc
the Esauimaux. | discovered it /
May, 1894, and since that time hav
been trying to secure it and bring it
America.
The duel between Count Badeni, th
Austrian premier, and DR.. Wolf, tn
German nationalist leader, has cause
the widest sensation. Count Bader
sent his seconds to DR.. Wolf, who az
cepted the challenge. The premit
sent telegram to the emperor, askin
permission to fight the duel, and at I'll
same time rendering his resignation
In reply he received not oaly permi
sion to fight, but also the imperial a.
proval. Count Badeni then made h
will, after which he spent the evenir
at the Jockey Club and pleasure r.
: sort. His wife and family knew notl
ing about the affair until the duel WI
over. It is thought that, as the premi'
has aet example, with the emperor's a.
proyal, there will be serious epidem