Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-02-04
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome Of the Telegraphic
News Of the World.
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

Judge Lewis T.. McComas has been
been elected United States senator to
succeed A. p. German, OF Maryland,
The reorganized Union Pacific rail.
road had to pay $50, ,402. 30 fees to in
corporate under the laws of Colorado.
The u. S. battle-ship Maine has ar
rived at Havana. Visits were ex-
changed between Commodore sigsbeo
and Spanish officials.
President Eaton, Of Beloit college.
will inspect the work OF the board OF
American foreign missions in China,
under invitation.
The observations of the eclipse in
British India were successful. condi-
tions being most favorable. Many
valuable photographs We're secured.
William Hepburn, an alleged count
erfeiter. has been arrested in lonely
cabin In Placer county, Cal, and all
the paraphernala for countufeiting
was found in his possession.
Russia will demand the immediate
payment by Turkey of the f2S. 900, 600
war indemnity yet duo, as means Of
making the sultan moro docile in the
treatment Of the Cretan question.
The National Stockgrowers' conven-
tion IL In session in Denver, Colo.
About | 900 delegates, representing 2l
states and territories Of the West,
Northwest and Southwest are present.
On FRIDAY gale sprung up on Put
in Bay, Lake Erie, and the ice COM
menced TO break up. Two hundred
fishermen occupying shacks built on
the ice, were in imminent peril, but
made shore in safety, assisted by res
cuers, who put OH in boats and battled
with the ice foes.
The body OF l.. Dickerson was found
in the ruins Of building destroyed by
fire at Spencer, Ind.
John G. Beresford, cadet of the
noble family of that name il engaged
to marry Mics Emily. the third daugh-
ter OF Adrian Isclin, of New York.
British ship Samonca, while being
towed in Liverpool harbor, ran into
the ship Wendura, lying At anchor,
and both vessels were seriously injured.
Coils p. Huntington. IN nm affidavit
filed in suit brought against him,
makes oath that he has mo intention
of removing his residence from New
York to San Francisco.
Western roads have agreed to make
the same reduced rates to the Mardi
Gras in New Orleans as last year.
Tickets will be sold February ii to 30,
aud will have final return limit OF
March 10.
A Malta murder was revealed at New
Orleans by the finding Of trunk il
the open street in the rear OF the city
hall, which contained the body Of m
Italian, with the head almost cut from
the body.
Four members of tho crew OF th'
schooner Viking were taken in charge
| by the Boston police ON the vessels ar
rival, charged with attempting mutiny
They had threatened the captains life
and we're placed III irons.
1t is said by those in position tC
know that there is not q map of Cub'
in the war department that would Civ,
any guidance to an army which should
land on that shore. There has no
been military officer conneo ted will
the government in Cuba since the dis
| turbance there began.
Reciprocity negotiations continue Il
proceed in manner satisfactory {,
Washington officials, bat there is n
present prospect that the treaties o
agreements will be concluded in tn
near future. The negotiations witt
Peru are farthest along, and thes
reached point where the draft OF
treaty has been made.
Anti-Jewish riots have been renewed
Mt Algiers. The mob invaded tht
Jewish quarter and pllaged the shop
in the Rue de Babazun, driving tn
Jewish merchants out into tho streets
A squadron Of chasseurs was ordered Il
the scene and charged at the mob will
drawn swords, but the mob reformed
further on, cheering for the army. Re
volvers and daggers were freely used
One man who was stabbed in the bacl
ana shot in the head died, and man.
were seriously wounded.
Acting Secretary Spaulding has de
cided in case presented by the Cana
dian Pacific Navigation Company tina
the transportation Of American freigh
from Seattle or other American port
consigned for Alaskan ports, Victori
or Nanaimo, and at these ports trans
ferred to British vessels, is violatiol
Of our coasting laws and subjects tn
merchandise to forfeiture. The de
cision is a strong measure for the PIC
lection Of the American coasting trad
to Alaska in which there have been In
dications that British corporation
hope to break into. rT