Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-02-19
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
From All Parts Of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
Comprehensive Review Of the Import
ant Happenings Of the Past week
Cuiled From the Telegraph Columns.


upon DR.. Nansen, the Arctic explorer,
the special medal OF the Royal Geo
graphical Society.
San Francisco capitalists are said to
be engineering plan to get lottery
bill through the Nevada legislature,
having been encouraged TO make the at
tempt by the ease with which the prize
fighting bill was passed.
The house committee on Pacific rail-
roads has decided to report favorably
the bill drafted by Representative Har-
rison, which provides for the creation
Of q commission TO settle the indebted
ness OF the Pacific roads to the govern
ment
II Is said that Speaker Reed will
forestall legislation, other than tariff,
at the extra session Of congress by ap-
pointing only two committees, those on
ways and means and on mileage, and
reserving the appointment OF other COM
mittees until the regular session.
While the action Is unprecedented,
members say IL would be legal.
George Davies, prominent com.
mission merchant OF Cleveland, o., was
shot and killed by his wife at their
residence in that city. The tragedy
was the result Of long series Of quar-
rels. Mrs. Davies when taken into
custody wept bitterly, and said her hus-
band had treated her unkindly and
called her bitter names.
During the voyage from Hampton
Roads OF Admiral Bunce's blockade
squadron, which reached Charleston,
three men were lost overheard from the
battleship Maine, one man was crushed
20 death on the cruiser Marblehead, an
other was fatally injured and six others
were so badly hurt that several may
lose limbs. The officers say the voyage
was made in the worst gale ever expert
enced by the fleet.
A press representative who visited
the poor houses OF the famine district
OF India says the inmates were found to
be in deplorable condition. The
buildings were overcrowded and med
ical attendance was lacking A man
outside Of one OF them was dead and
another was dying. A girl OF years
OF age weighed only ten pounds, and
several adults were under fifty pounds
in weight. The skin in all cases was
drawn over the faces, showing the out.
lines OF the skulls and the limbs and
joints had the appearance of those OF
articultatcd skeletons. 1t is estimated
tina. the present famine is the greatest
OF the century, and will greatly surpass
that OF 1876, both in area and severity.
The famine belt is 1900 miles long by
400 miles wide.
Mrs Mary Scott, pioneer Of 1864,
died at her home in Walla Walla, at
the age OF 10 years. Her husband,
John Scott, died only three months ago.
The president has signed, on the rec
ommendation Of the secretary Of the
interior, an order, reducing the mum
Der Of pension agencies in the United
States from eighteen to nine. 1t is said
this will save at least $3.50, 900 per an
nun.
Hon. J. +. Boyer died at his resi-
dence in Walla Walla. Mr.. Boyer was
one Of the best known men of that
city. In business, in church, in social
life and in almost every matter of pub
lie interest he was for many years one
Of the most prominent men OF the In
land Empire.
A Santa Fe train was held up and
robbed by two masked men near Nell
son, A. I. One of the robbers while
attempting to break into the express
ear was shot and killed by Messenger
Summers The other escaped, taking
with him about half a dozen registered
packages, the through mail pouches
being unmolested.
A grand ball, on a luxurious scale, in
honor of President and Mrs. Diaz, was
given Saturday night at the palatial
residence of Pablo Escandon, of the
opulent family Of that name. 1t was
in point of importance, taste and dis
| play, what the Bradley Martin ball
will be in New York.
News has been received OF the whole.
sale killing Of paciticos at Jubaco, Ma
tanzas province, last week, by one OF
Weyler's captains, named Marios. He
raided a small village, expecting to find
an insurgent hospital there. Being
disappointed he arrested twenty Of the
men, and, putting them in line, he or
dered every odd numbered man shot,
promising to spare the others. Nc
sooner had these been dispatched than
he had the others put to the machete.
Rev. Myron Reed, pastor of the Dem
yer Broadway Temple Association,
preached sensational sermon last
Sunday, in which he discouraged the
collection Of grain and money for the
starving people of India, while there is
so much suffering and need in our own
country. Rev. Reed declared that
present conditions in India were
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