Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-07-09
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE day
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News Of the World.
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An Interesting Collection Of Items From
the New and the old World In Z
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the New and the Old World In .
Condensed and comprehensive Form
The Oregon state Sunday school
union met in convention at The
Dalles. The secretary reports that dur
! ing the year 20 new Sunday schools
were organized. There has been loss
from enrollments OF last year of 22b
schools, 2.544 officers and teachers and
i5,y scholars.
At special meeting OF the San
4 Francisco chamber Of commerce the
question OF the advisability Of an
nexing Hawaii was considered. A
memorial was drawn up for prcsen-
tation to both the houses 0! congress,
urging prompt action looking to the an
nexation Of the Hawaiian republic.
The administration has determined
to solve the Behring sea question by
branding all seal pups found on Priby-
Low islands this season. Instructions TO
this effect have been transmitted TO
Professor David Starr Jordan, the seal
expert, who will soon leave San Fran
cisco for Behring sea.
II has been decided at the admiralty
TO build new yacht for the queen and
the design has been submitted to and
approved by her majesty. The new
vessel, which will be built at the Penn
broke dqckyard, will, in general out
line. resemble the great Atlantic liners.
II will be $50 feet long, with only 80
feet beam, and be fitted with powerful
engines, 50 as to have great speed.
Representative Crumpacker, OF Indi-
ana, has introduced in the house res0-
luton for constitutional amendment
providing that hereafter no noncontig-
uous territory shall be annexed to the
United States except in pursuance Of a
treaty negotiated by the president, con-
Cured in by tw0-thirds OF the houses Of
congress and ratified by the Legislature
| OF three-fourths OF the states, and no
| contiguous territory except by treaty
concurred in by two-thirds of each
house, the vote Of concurrence not to
be taken into the house of representa-
tives until two years have elapsed from
the time OF taking the vote in the sem
| ate.
Nine children have been killed and
many others injured by the collapse Of
a church wall at Solino. in the province
OF Guido Real.
George d. Ladd, an attorney, and
one of the most prominent wealthy
business men OF Peru, ILL.,, committed
suicide by shooting
The estimate OF Chicago's population
by the publishers OF the directory just
printed Ii | ,s2s, 900, an increase OF 70,-
600 over last year.
Minnie Rose, aged 90, whose mind
was unbalanced by the great tornado
Of last year, committed suicide at st.
Louis by taking dose OF Paris green.
A dispatch from Berne says the fed
I eral council has refused TO ratify the
commercial treaty with Japan, owing
to the prohibitive duty placed by Japan
upon clocks and watches.
The Spanish government has signed q
contract for six per cent loan Of e8,-
900, 1000 to meet the expenses OF the
Philippine war. II will be guaranteed
by the Philippine customs
One OF the most sensational tragedies
ever enacted in North Texas took place
| in the Methodist church in Pleasant
Valley, Dallas county, in the course OF
the services. As result Augustus
Garrison and Frank Jones are dead and
Thomas Jones fatally wounded.
The volcano Mayn has been in a
state Of violent eruption, and the flow
OF lava has done great damage in the
province of Albay, particularly to the
village of Libon, where the tobacco
crop has been completely destroyed.
There has been considerable loss of life.
During thunder storm. lightning
struck convict camp near Dakota,
Ga, and as result four convicts are
dead, 10 are dying and 90 escaped DUR
ing the panic which ensued, The camp
Is at the lumber mills of Grees Bros,
and about l50 prisoners from the state
penitentiary were at work there.
Several mysterious robberies have oc-
CURED on steamers touching at Hong
Kong. The steamer Tayuan on arriv-
ing there recently from Australia, re-
ported that boxes containing $25, 900
in gold sovereigns had been stolen from
her treasure room. A few days later
$4,000 in gold leaf was stolen from the
treasure chest of the steamer Loosook
while she was loading at Hong Kong
for Bangkok.
On June IA men from the United
States cruisers Marion and Philadel-
phia were landed at Honolulu. While
on march to the drill grounds an order
ly brought an order, and the battalion
returned on board. This action was
taken, 1t is understood, on account Of
rumor to the effect that the Japanese
cruiser Naniwa would land force Of
men to take charge Of the Hawaiian
custom-house. The Japanese failed to
act, and 1t 10 believed that Admiral
Beardslee's prompt action caused the
captain Of the Naniwa to change his
mind.