Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-12-01
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome Of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection OF Items From
tho Two Hemispheres Presented
In Condensed Form.

nation declaring pana, ILL.,. under
martial law.
Captain McCalla has wired the navy
department that he has abandoned the
cruiser Maria Teresa.
Nine millions and quarter 10 tho
price tho Union Pacific. Denver a Gulf
railroad brought at foreclosure sale.
Tho reorganization committee was the
purchaser.
Senator Quays Penpsylvania's po-
iitical boss, 10 in serious trouble Five
indictments which are not easily ex-
planned away, have been returned by
the grand jury.
A number OF Filipinos have arrived
In San Francisco on their way to WASH
ington 10 look after their claims
against the government for damages
sustained by the American invasion OF
Manila.
Star Pointer, the famous PAGER with
the worlds record OF 1904 for mile,
was cold in New York to w. J. White.
Of Cleveland, o., Tor $4,000, 5000 lcsa
than he was sold for In 1897 to james
A. Murphy. Of Chicago.
Late adylces from Japan state that
10, 900 more fishermen living on Etrup
island, northern japan, are on tho
verge OF starvation. Some have moth.
Ing 10 eat. while others are existing on
rats and puuoncd herrings.
The Spanish mail steamer San Au-
gustin, which sailed from Nuevitas for
Spain, carried the Columbus monu-
ment, formerly In the cathedral at
Havana. with 2s7 boxes Of archives.
She took also 2S officers and l60 SOL
diers.
President Brown, OF Norwich uni
versity, has received personal letter
from Admiral Dewey, in which the adj
miral Gays: ~ trust the entire archi-
pelago will be retained by the United
States. ANY other arrangements will
lead to no end OF trouble.
The semi.ofiicial Journal de St.
Petersburg repudiates the anti-Ameri.
can views with reference to the Philip
pine islands recently expounded by the
Bourse Gazette, which, II declares, in
no way represents the views held In
leading Russian circles.
Nearly all the bucks Of the White
| river Utes. and part Of the Uintah tribe
are OF the reservation, and probably q
great many OF them are in Colorado.
The Indians say II the government
Won't pay for the land they bought
from them they will hunt on It as Otter
&c they can get there to hunt.
| A highbindcr war has again broker
out in San Francisco.
Four companies Of engineers have
been ordered by the war department 4
Havana.
| The president has appointed Johr
Morgan collector Of customs for th'
Southern district Of Oregon.
Both branches OF tho Vermont legis
lature passed joint resolution appIov
ing President McKinley's demands 70
the retention Of the Philippines
Rear-Admiral Joseph N. Miller. wh'
hoisted the American flag over Hawai-
on August 10 last, has retired aftel
spending AZ years in active service
Tho London Chronicle cIiticizes tn
aution Of the United States in killin
Canadian shipping trade with Port
Rico. and spcculates as TO the meanin
Of the action.
Sixteen families OF Canyon City, Or.
left homeless by the recent FIRE, AZ
shelteiless and In dire distress. !
Portland evening paper Is collectin
contributions to relieve them.
: Acting on the recommendation G
Captain Dickens, Secretary Long h0
increased the age requirement In N
case of apprentices admitted to III
naval service from Ii to i5 years.
According 10 plan Of Secretar
Gage, paper money Is to be made un
form, and bills OF one denominatio
must all look alike. II Is thought tn
will make easier the detection Of coul
terfeits.
The San Francisco Examiner say
No less than FIVE new sugar companl'
have boen Incorporated In the Hawaiia
islands, and within two years fro
now the output Of raw sugar will be 4
: creased considerably.
A Philadelphia dispatch says thI
American vessels are In scanty supp
and that shippers are forced to reso
largely to foreign ships. Over $a0C
: 600, 900 will be paid this year to ow
ers OF vessels under foreign flags
Americans.
England Is rushing munitions OF VI
to Esdnimault. The intention appa
I emily Is in case Of war to fit out wa
ships and transports at Esquimault
: service In Eastern waters, and to dra
whatever troops are needed for Il
British forces in India.
= Minor News Items,
!. The Oxford University Press has a
y pliances for printing 100 differe
languages.
Tho ST. Louis, Peoria o Northe
- Railway Company has been reorganiz
= 40 the st. Louis q Northern Short Lii
; The widow the laie Cuban gener'
Jose Maceo, was one OF the applical
for rations at the American FREQ q
trlbution depots at Santiago. She h
hoan on the verge OF starvation