Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-02-11
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE Day
Epitome Of the Telegraphic
News Of the World.
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

Brazil, ex-repreaentative, ex.secretary
of state, and one cf the most prominent
Democrats In California, cut his throat
while temporarily insane at San Jose.
The British Atlas Company, Of Pana.
ma, has offered to purchase railroads
from ocean 10 ocean and steamer
owned by the government foi 81 800.
900 silver. The government demands
81, 800, 600.
Word has been received In Spokane
from Washington that the committee
on agriculture has reported favorably
Senator Warren's amendments for the
establishment of division Of irriga.
tion in the agricultural department.
The monthly statement Of the public
debt just issued shows that at the close
OF business January 81, the debt, less
cash In the treasury, amounted TO $l,-
oil, ,70l, 1888, an increase for the month
OF $i2,bs9,77i This increase is &C.
counted for by the decrease In the
amount OF cash on hand.
The most violent storm known since
1851 swept the shores Of Cape Ann
Tuesday night and early Wednesday
morning, causing heavy loss OF life and
about 5000, 900 damage, More than a
dozen vessels are ashore near Gouces.
ter, at least four more are lost and
many others are damaged. The water
front OF Gloucester harbor and along
tho cape Is dotted with wrecks and
wreckage, sohooners, sloops and other
vessels having been driven ashore by
the fierce gale.
A Washington special says: Repre-
sentative Ellis, OF Oregon, is very m xi.
ous to have the land south Of Hood
River and Mount Hood excluded from
the Cascade forest reserve. and opened
up TO settlement. He holds that thls
land. being very fertile and well loeat.
cd, should be given up to farm and
school purposes, and opened to those
wishing to avail themselves Of its
many advantages. Just now tho In
! terror department has the matter un-
| der consideration, but from what Mr..
| Ellis has heard from officials there,
and from his colleagues in congress, he
feels tolerably certain OF succeeding in
having this land thrown open to settle
| ment.
Chief OF Police Jansen, of Milwaukee.
has decided 10 put stop 10 all boxing
contests in that city in the future.
Mrs. Julia D0rr, the wcll-known
authoress and poet, is reported to be
critically i'll at her home In Rutland,
VT.
Mrs. Hearst, widow OF Senator
Hearst, is visiting the City Of Mexico,
and has been received with public
1 honors
Bishop, the man who assassinated
the Brazilian minister of war last No,
yember, has committed suicide in
prison.
There is much excitement in Bolivia
aud the press is urging the govern
ment to prepare for an impending war
with Peru.
Over half a million pounds Of
naptha were burned and several per-
sons lost their lives during a contlagra.
tion at Baku, Russia.
Rear Admiral McNair, who has been
succeeded in command oi the Asiatic
squadron by Commodore Dewey, has
arrived in San Francisco.
Three men were killed and four in
jured in head-end collision between
two freight trains on the Louisville q
Nashville, near Upton, Ky,
A ledge OF free milling quartz ten
feet wide and assaying MS high as $500
o ton was struck in the Roanoke mine
near, Mokelumne hill, Cal, at depth
Of 400 feet.
The Central Labor Union, Of New
York, has passed resolution opposing
the bill pending in the New York leg
islature for the opening OF the theaterI
in that city on Sunday,
George s. Yantic and A. NJ. Hyde,
Of Shoboygan, have started on jour
ney to the Holy Land, where they 20
to carry assistance TO a colony OF Dun
kards, who went to Palestine in No
| NehUcTi louO'
George Q. Howard, superintendent
OF schools Of West Bridgewater, Mass.
moderator at the last town meeting
and ex-state representative, is self
confessed forger to the exent of 5000
and is under arrest.
Ross w. Latshaw, Of Kansas City
ex- Justice of the peace, was acquitted
by a jury in the criminal court Of thu
charge OF attempting to bribe Juror II
the recent trial of DR., Goddard for thu
. murder OF Fred ]. jackson.
Mrs. Lucille Blackburn Lane, daugh
ter OF ex-senator Blackburn, Of Ken
tuoky, who accidentally shot hersel
! with revolver two weeks ago, is agar
+ in serious condition, after a period o
improvement, and her relatives anC
physicians are apprehensive lest thu
wound, with new complications which
have set In, may result fatally. ~