Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-03-04
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY.
Epitome Of the Telegraphic
News Of the World.
rERsg TICKS FROM THE WIRES

The steamer Elder plying between
Portland and Alaska ports, reports an
isexceedinly, rough trip down. The sea
was the worst the crew and officers OF
the Elder have ever encountered, and,
owing to her being without ballast, all
control OF the vessel was lost, and 1t
was only owing TO the vigilance Of the
officers that she was saved from going
| with crash ON ono Of the thousands OF
small islands in this district. She was
forced to remain at sea for 80 hours.
The gale, while II lasted, was terrific,
and attained velocity Of at least 100
miles an hour. The vessels propeller
blades were broken and she was COM
PEELED TO lay over at Hanaimo for
repairs.
At Philadelphia the birthday ami
versary OF George Washington was com.
memorated with appropriate exercises
at the Academy Of Music. The feature
dents OF the university Of Pennsylvania,
delivered by President Mckinley. The
president paid an eloquent tribute to
the memory Of the Father Of Our
Country, and from his life and deeds
drew lesson as to the duties Of the
American people Of today. AT Chi
cago, ex-President Harrison delivered
an address before the Union League
Club. choosing as his subject, "The
Duties OF Wealth." At numerous other
cities the occasion was appropriately
observed, with street parades and liter
AIRY exercises.
The senate has passed bill to add
two artillery regiments to the strength
of the army. This measure has been
urged for many months by officials Of
the war department, who foresaw that
while congress OF late years had taken
measures for the protection OF our
coasts by additional appropriations for
extensive work End great guns, II had
not provided the men necessary to
operate these engines OF war. Should
the house pass the bill, II will enable
the department to carry out plans il has
long had in view. Criticisms lately
passed upon the state Of the army and
our Notifications have caused increased
activity In military matters, and to
some extent this is responsible for re-
ports arriving from various quarters Of
movements Mt army posts.
The Bethlehem Company's steel
mill, giving employment to 1000
hands, has resumed work, after an idle
ness OF Iome months.
The Carpenter Steel Company, Of
Reading, Pa, is working double turn
on orders from the navy department for
steel projectiles.
w. ]. Scanlan, the once famous
Irish actor. died OF paresis in New
York insane asylum, where he had
been confined for five years.
Luther 9. Billings, pay director in
the United States navy has been found
guilty OF falsehood and scandaIous con-
duct by court martial at Washington,
and sentenced to dismissal from the
service.
The Great Commonwealth Develop
ment and Mining Company has applied
TO the Dominion parliament for rail-
road charter from Edmonton to the
Alaska line by way OF Peace. Laird and
Pelly rivers.
The board of directors of the Eastern
Oregon 81 Washington Firemen's Asso-
citation have met in Walla Walla and
selected La Grande us the place for
holding the next annual meeting and
tournament Of the associations, June ii,
l5 and l6.
A sweeping reduction OF over $S, ,000,-
600 from the amount carried by the
current law is made in the sundry
civil appropriation bill, reported to
the house Tuesday, the aggregate ap-
preparation carried being $l4, TAO, ,S93.
The total is 1884, 54i less than the
; regular and supplemental official esti-
mates made for the fiscal year 1899,
and IS, 1851, $50 less than the appropria-
tions made for the current fiscal year.
A Port Townsend, Wash, dispatch
says: As consequence OF the unfa.
vorable criticism that has followed the
sinking Of the steamer Clara Nevada
and the trouble that attended the do
parture Of the North Pacific for the
north, carrying godseekers, Colonel
Huestis, collector of customs, has de-
termined to compel vessels bound for
Alaska to carry only the number Of
passengers allowed by the federal Ter-
i. NIT.
The new wharf at Tampico, con.
structed by the Central railroad, under
government supervision, was totally
destroyed by fire Sunday. The cause
Of the fire is unknown. The construc-
' tion OF the wharf was commenced in
: July, 1892, and 1t was to be one of the
finest on the Spanish-American coast,
It's length was 2,575 feet, and all is
! burned. The custom house under con-
struction and nearly completed, was
damaged to the extent Of about $780,
!. 900. The total loss on wharf, custom
house and merchandise ia nearly $2.-
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