Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-12-15
EVENTS OF TIE DAY
Epitome Of the Telegraphie
News of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection OF Itsms From
the Two Hsnaisphsrea Presented
In Condensed Form.

Over 300 Kentucky tobacco .growsrf
met at Lexington TO formulate plan
OF action against tho trust, which. they
claim. threatens TO deprive tho grow
els Of their lust profits.
General Miles has completed his bill
for the reorganization Of tho army. II
Ia based on European lines and pro,
yidcs for the creation OF three new ofii-
GERS. general and two lieutenant.
generals, and total strength Of i0O.-
600 men.
An explosion OF ammonia on board
the marine hospital ship Bay State. AZ
she was lying at alp on tho Brook
lyn side Of the upper New York bay,
killed Robert Twiss and seriously In
jured i5 men. The accident occurred
in the ice-making plant.
Senator Hale has introduced In the
senate q joint resolution authorizing
the secretary OF tho navy to erect a
monument, in Havana, TO the memory
OF the sailors and marines who lost
their lives by the explosion Of the
Maine. The bill Is recommended by
the navy department.
To shield the flag from desecration
10 the object Of bill to be presented
to congress by the American Flag As
sociation. II provides for punishment
Of any person using tho flag for adver.
tislng purposes, for clothing or avn
Ings or In any other manner which
shall tend to its desecration.
Alex Hanson, a fisherman. about SO
years OF age, was drowned In about
three feet Of water on the tidehais in
front OF Astoria, Or. He was In skifi
that overturned, and he made no effort
to save himself. although ropes and
boards were thrown TO him from net
above. He left a widow and several
children.
The first OF tho appropriation bills.
covering deficiencies for war EXPENSE,
reported TO this house Wednesday. car
ried for the war department and mill.
tary establishments. $50, .639; fol
the naval establishment. %. .60S. .S58; q
total OF t66. $50. 500. This amount,
however. is reappropriation Of fund,
heretofore allowed. but not available
after the close of the present year. The
unexpended balance OF these war funds
Is estimated at e9i,sl0, 1876. Of which
the war department balance Is e6i..
2i0, 26i, and the navy ba' a'anoe $780,
852, eos. The balances, therefore, ai'
considerably moro than will DO reap
propriatcd.
The official trial OF the new torpedo
boat Farragat. In San Francisco bay
was successful one in every respect.
Meyer OF Louisiana. has introduced
In tho house bill appropriating sia.
900. 900 for the construction OF wide,
deep channel from deep water OF thu
Mississippi rivsI TO deep water OF th'
Gulf Of Mexico.
The history OF tho document whicl
will certify the passing OF the oldes
colonial power in the world and thu
advent OF tho newest was epitomizeS
by Judge Day In single sentence; "A
peace treaty to contain anything which
the victors put into it,"
Senior Romer, Mexican minister 4
Washington, has notified Secretar,
Hay that Mexico has determined to ad
vance her mission here to the rank o
an embassy. Consequently, as soon a
the necessary steps are taken, tn,
United States minister to Mexico
Clayton. will become an ambassador
| Representative Cousins. OF Iowa, ha
the honor Of introducing the first bill
In the house at this session. Il Is en-
titlei "a bill declaring a standard o
value In the United Sta'es.n and pro
vldes that the standard OF valus In tn
United States Ia hereby declared to b
and IL the standard gold dollar Of 49,,
grains Of standard gold, 900 fine.
In conformity with the require
ments Of the law the secretary OF til
treasury has transmitted to congress
the estimates OF appropriations 10
quired for the service of the fisca
year, ending June 80. 1900, as fur
nished by the several executive depart
ments. Those estimates include til
permanent annual appropriation az
gregatine sbo8, 0ls,87s as agairs
SS0s, s76. 1856, the amount OF the az
preparation including deficiencies an
miscellaneous expenses for the hscs
year OF 1898, and SAGA, ,647.SSb, tn
amount OF the estimates Of 1899.
i The estimates given below are tn
appropriations for Oregon and Wash
ington for the coming year, Gray
harbor, Washington, 100000; Ys
quina bay harbor. Oregon. $4Oo.oot
custom. house, Portland. Or, 5000
900; Columbia river and Willamett
river below Portland, $l50,0o0; Ct
lumbia river at the Cascades, 500
900; entrance TO Coos bay and harbol
Oregon, si00. 900; lighthouse at Sem
ahmoo bay, Washington, $4,000
lighthouse at Middle Ground, Colun
bia river, $4,000; lighthouse at Blu
rows island, Washington, $4,000
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