Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-09-14
Epitome of the Telegraphit
News of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of fItems FIRES
the Tive Hemisphsres Presented
ia o Condensed Form.

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sials Of Chicago.
The plague IL reported to ho spread
Ing In India and famine 10 staring
them in the face.
The state department has been In.
formed that revolution has broken
ont In vcneznela.
Mira Sarah A. Baker. who has just
died at Forest Home, Pa, was the old.
est American actress.
A band OF Macabce scouts number.
ing 100 has been organized at Manila
from former Spanish volunteers.
An American interviewed at Allan.
Ia, Ga. knows much about tile Drey-
fus case. and Gays Edterliazy 10 the
guilty one.
The Thirty.third regiment OF yolun.
teers has started from Houston. Tex.
for San Francisco, for embarkation to
the Philippines.
An American company will estab-
lish gigantic locomotive building
plant In Switzerland, employing
American methods.
The retail business OF the country is
now being done largely ON cash basis.
and banks are seeking new mediums
for investment.
President schurman, of Cornell uni
versity, will act as Governor Roose.
velt's representative at the Chicago
| trust conference.
At Johnson Springs, Va, mob as
saulted Mormon Elder Jose Wuffln.
and then threatened lynching II he at
tempted prosecution.
This years corn crop breaks the rec.
ord. The United States will produce
2.b00. 600. 900 bushels. with Kansas in
the lead and Nebraska second.
Chicago will have hotel for the
poor. First class rooms including
bath can be hal for 30 to 80 cents a
night. The building will be 10 stories
high.
The American Bankers Association
at their annual convention In Cleve.
laad, o., took stepa 10 have the com.
mercial paper laws the same the world
over.
English newspapers seem TO regard
the outbreak OF hostiiities with the
Boefa as mere matter of time. The
officials. however. deny the situation
is 30 serious.
| A Washington special saws Great
Britain and the United States have
faetically agreed upon the Alaska
boundary line aud present negotiation
relate only to minor questions.
All peace negotiations with the In.
Hureents have been suspended. The
commission has been dissolved and
military men OF the service have been
given full sway in the Philippines.
Copies OF General Otis order grant
ing home rule to the inhabitants OF
the island OF Negros have been received
by tho war Department., together with
constitution proposed by the people.
upon which they seek to have estab.
lished for themselves republican form
OF government.
A silk ribbon trust has beon organ.
ized.
Fear OF war ia effecting trade In
England.
Toronto bricklayers earn s7J6 cents
per hour.
The Washington volunteers l have
sailed for home.
The condemned ship Relief is to be
ased as floating hospital at Manila,
Otis will send the Ohio after the
grounded Morgan City troops at Nag
asakl,
Yucatan Indians now refuse to pay
taxes IN Mexico, and more trouble is
expected.
British seamen have declared a gem
eral strike and tile movement will
effect all British ports.
Thousands of veterans are in attend.
ance at the national q. A. Il, enoamp-
ment In Philadelphia.
The retail butchers propose to make
great fight against the trust. They
have $40, 900. 900 OF capital and mem
hers In nearly every large city in the
United States.
Kruger has Withdrawn his conces.
sions to England The time of real.
dence necessary to obtain franchise has
been increased instead of decreased az
England demanded.
At the next session OF congress,ths
Nicaraguan government will open nego'
tiations with the United States for 9
treaty ON the subject OF the canal, and
will agree to wipe out all othor con
cessions that have heretofore beer
granted.
Tho legislative council OF Western
Australia has passed hill enfranohs
ing women.
! Faneuil hall, Boston, which has beer
undergoing repairs for several months
10 to be reopened to visitors about tn,
middle OF September.
Governor Atkinson. OF West Vir,
ginia, claims that his state leads thu
union In the production OF oil and
lumber and that II ls second In COX.
and third In lumber.