Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-06-01
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome Of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of Items Frem
the Two Hsmispheres Presented
In Condensed Form.


In the Pacific.
A Philadelphia company Is building
bridge for shipment TO Japan.
The Missouri Legislature has. ad.
journed after session OF l8e days.
In skirmish with the rebels near
Mariauina, two Americans we're killed.
A clash Is reported between General
Otis and the civil Philippine commits
siOners.
Admiral Dewey was given tfemen-
dous ovation by the Britishers on his
arrival at Hong Kong.
The Washington state law requiring
railroads 10 accept grain for shipment
over com mpeting roads has been dc.
clared invalid.
In the Sahara dessert Frenchmen
were attacked by Arabs. The tribes.
men were repulsed. and lost 10 killed.
without any loss to the French.
Charles w. whitney and Frank
Whitney. brothers. were drowned al
Palouse rapids, about three miles below
Grange. WASH. by the capsizing Of theii
canoe.
Miss Hilton, Of Aurora. Or. was
dragged from her horse by maniac.
Solomon BachaIt, her assailant. at,
tempted 10 commit suicide by shooting
himself.
Roatario, n Filipino congressman,
wealthy resident Of Manila, and Tor.
meily Aguinaldo's commissary gen.
eral. accompanied by an insurgent cap
tain has surrendered to General otis.
The war department Is not going "a
spare any pains In making the return
voyage Of the volunteers pleasant and
com Portable, aad the trip scross the
Pacific will be made In style.
Receipts Of wool Of the 1899 clip q,
Pendleton have been TO date $50. .o0C
pounds. Some wool 10 selling. and The
prices range cents under the figures
Of last year. The quality OF the CROP
IL below last years standard.
A confession OF Claude Branton,
recently hanged at Engene, Or. ha'
been made public In which he admits
firing the shot that killed Linn. The
confession was left to minister TO be
published ten days after the hanging,
The Oregon state grange. Patrons OF
Husbandry, convened In its 28th annual
session at Portland. Reports show
Advancement all along the line. Th,
membership is growing fast, and more
than uasual interest is being shown
BY farmers
General Lawton says he has found
. letter near San IsidIo, written by one
OF the Yorktown's crew. saying that
they were being kicked, that their hail
was being pulled out aud that they
were cruelty treated III various othA
ways, and imploring the Americans tc
hurry TO their release.
The grain shovelers' strike at Buf
alo, N. r., has been settled, and the
men will return to work.
The body Of II. d. Mcclure, Ore
gon's fish commissioner, was found In
the Umpqua mile from where the
drowning took place.
The section men of the Grand Trunk
railway system recently asked for al
increase In wages, which was refused
and about 500 men have struck. TIL,
strike affects the road from Sarnia,
Ont, to Portland. Me.
A portion Of the Ilwaoo Railway q
Navigation Company's trestle at II
waco collapsed. while the beach train
was passing over II. and the locomotive
was dumped over board into the bay,
but fortunately no one was injured.
While digging for relics at the sit'
OF old Fort Mackinac. In Michigan
six complete skeletons were un
earthed. This is possibly the buryinI
place Of some OF the victims OF tn,
massacre which took place 1870 year
ago.
Three Chicago men, employees OF til,
Aetna Powder Company, at Aetna
were blown TO atoms In the explosion
OF 3 tank OF nitro gycorline. A pip,
leading from the engine burst, ignitinl
some saw dust and leaves near flu
leading into the room containing th'
nitIo-glycerine tank.
General del Pillar. one Of Aguinaldo'
peace envoys, says: ''The insurgents
are anxious to surrender, but want tn,
assurance first that there will be n,
putting TO death OF tho leaders In tn,
rebellion. and some proof that Ameri
cans will carry out the general state
menta In their proclamation.
Private letters from Riga, provinc,
Of Livonia, Prussia, report that Lettisl
and Lithuanian workmen there quar-
relied because the latter worked fol
lower wages, and street fighting fol
lowed, whereupon the military inter
iered. Several workmen were killed
many injured. and number Of house,
vsara daati Ovad