Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-12-07
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome Of the Telegraphit
News Of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection OF Itsms Frog
the Two Hsmispheres Presented
in Condensed Form.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

Chicago Ia after the Republi can ma
tional convention.
Admiral Dewey believes war In the
Philippines Is practically over.
New Zealand's government Is stock
Ing up the island with American game
birds.
Great Britain now realizes that the
war IL real and seeks expression OF neu-
trality.
Bert Repineff, OF Nashville, Tenn,
won the six-day wheel race at St.
Louis.
The transports Elder and Belgian
King are now out OF the government
service.
IL is expected 70 have an all-trolley
line from Portland. Me-. to Boston opez
by spring.
II Goebel Is given q certificate o.
election martial law will be declared
in Kentucky.
Whalers are preparing to 50 ont
again. Expense OF the business has
increased 40 per cent over last year.
General Methuen's second battle in
the advance TO relief OF Kimberley re-
suited In the loss OF nearly 200 British
soldiers.
The Pacific Mail Company is charter
ing tramp steamers TO replace these
chartered by the government for trans
port service.
The Knights OF Labor will depart
from their time-honored custom and
take hand In politics. 1t also con.
templates establishing schools for Ito
members.
A manufacturer OF wine asserted be-
fore a senate committee that 30 per
cent OF the imported wines are Ameri-
can wines sent abroad, doctored and
sent back.
The Puget Sound Can Company has
Incorporated under the laws OF New
Jersey, capital 5000. 900; Oregon Can
Company, 5000, 900, and California Can
Company, 100000.
sc. ii. Whites Bureau get
rich.quick" concern, located In the
cotton exchange building. New York,
has closed its doors and the promoter
have decamped with over $500, 900 o.
other peoples money.
General Miles has returned from hi
trip to the West and South. He re
ports the deienses OF the Pacific in gooC
condition, but thinks more men ar,
needed. He favors q regular army o
one soldier TO every 1000 of popula
tion.
| Major General Otis will come hom,
soon.
In England, the ''antis" are not al
lowed free press.
Three hundred Spanish prisoners ar
now ut Manila.
| Much damage has been done to po
tatoes by the recent rains In Oregon.
| Hundreds are dying weekly In Chin
from the plague, and the government
refuses to take sanitary precautions.
The United States ship Ranger a
Mare island. is supposed TO be fittin
for some secret mission
France Is hostile to Catholic orders
Seven bishoprics and salaries OF 20
Wears are to be suppressed.
Troops will continue to go TO tn
Philippines. They will be needed, a
other islands than Luzon are requirin
attention. !,
Roberts will not be able TO retain hi
scat, as majority are against him
He has some supporters who will insis
. ON hearing.
The rebels evacuated Mangalaren
a hurry. They did not fire shot an
left an hundred American and SPANS
prisoners behind.
Two men, Engineer Robert HIunte
and Fireman ID. L. Miller, were kille
in the o. r, q N. wreck near R0ostt
Rock. w. +. Herzinger was badly In
jured.
The Beers at Estcourt were defeate
by Hildyard's forces. The defeate
force retreated toward Colenso. destro.
ing railway bridge at Frere, an
Britishers are after them with fyiT
column.
The young colestials OF San Francist
have plan ON foot to restore to pow
the young emperor OF China, The
will raise fund OF 500, 1000 to carry
out and introduce certain needed +
forms In the empire.
Yiceroy Curzon in his report on Il
famine in India says that 80,000,0(
people In the area are now affecte,
Relief work up tc the present time HI
cost the government $4,000, 900, asit
: from losses OF revenue and loans.
The descendants of Queen Victor
now number IL. She has seven sol
and daughters living, 3S grandchildr'
and 0 great-grandchildren.
N Fritz Eloff, one OF President Kruger
30 grandchildren, bears the honora
J title Of lieutenant, despite the ia
that he Is only 4 years old,
Mrs Roger Wolcott, OF Boston, h
given an imposing monument to Pc
perell, Mass, in memory OF the m'
of that town who fought at Bunk
Hill,