Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-05-11
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 Homisphcres Presented
In n Condensed Form.

Now II 10 a peanut trust, to control
the whole product OF the country.
Quay's friends arc working hard to
influence senators In favor OF seating
him.
The Reading, Pa. Iron Company adj
vanced wages for the second time this
year.
Strikers at Cleveland were success.
iul In obtaining more wages and shorter
hours.
Tho price Of gas In New York has
been reduced from 81 10 to 65 cents per
1000 feet.
German papers are anxiously adyis-
Ing President Mckinley to give up the
Philippines.
Lieutenant Gilmore has been heard
from. lie has sent word Of his cap
ture to General Macarthur.
Cecil Rhodes has failed to secure the
aid OF the British government IN his
Cape-to. Cairo railway scheme.
Paymaster. General Stewart. having
reached the age limit, will be retired
with the rank OF rear-admiral.
Howell T. Morgan, who returned to
South Bend, Ind. from Alaska. where
he had lost his mind and money, COM
mitted suicide.
Secretary Hay has been formally no.
tilted Of the release OF the Spanish
garrison at Ponapet, In the Caroline
islands. and OF naturalized American
citizen named Melinder. held as n pris-
oner OF war since last summer.
Aguinaldo has again sent ENJOYS to
General Otis with peace proposals. but
as they bear tho same instructions as
before they will accomplish nothing
They still insist that consent OF tho
Filipino congress must DO obtained.
As result OF General Torres OPP
pressive conduct toward American
merchants trading at Bluefelds, Mica.
ragua, this government has deter.
mined TO require the Nicaraguan gov
ernment TO relieve him from duty at
that point.
Archbishop Corrigan's letter to the
pope. thanking him for his declaration
against "Amerieanism." was answered
Immediately by the cardinal secretary
Of state, who expressed TO the arch
bishop the great satisfaction which 1t
gave his holiness.
The postmaster general has directed
the postmaster at San Francisco TO take
out OF the mails for Manila three pam.
phlets issued by Edward Atkinson, Of
Boston, vice-plesident of the Anti
ImpeIiallstic League, discomfort and
even mutlny among the soldiers being
stated by the department TO DO the de-
sign OF these publications.
Ex-Governor John p. Al.geld is dan
gerously III.
Various Toronto workmen struck for
higher wages
Admiral Dewey cables that ten oil
the Yorktown's crew arc prisoners in
insurgents hands.
Chilkat Indians are reported on the
warpath In Alaska, and driving whites
of the White Pass trail.
Returning Copper river prospectors
bring horrible tales OF suffering. sick.
ness and disappointment.
While Americans In Manila expect
peace soon. Otis keeps vigorously pre-
pairing to prosecute the war.
Captain Baxter. chief qnartermaster
Oi the department OF the Missouri. has
been ordered to Manila for duty.
Fred Whiteside, ex-senator from
Flathead county, has brought suit for
500, 900 against the Butte Miner for
defamation Of character.
Under the terms OF the recent naval
appropriation law, the depai itment Is
authorized to enlist $500 boys and half
that number must be constantly at sea.
Murderer W. q. Mayors, under SEN
tence Of death in Polk county. Oregon,
for the murder Of Ray Sink. last Sep
tember, has been granted a new trial
by the supreme court.
An officer Is missing in the Philip
pines. He has not been heard from
sinco April 2S. Captain Rockefeller,
OF the Ninth infantry, went to visit
outposts, and no trace OF him has since
been found.
Bricadier. Genera. Harrison Gray
Otis, lately in high command Ia the
Philippines, has arrived home in Cali
foinia, having voluntarily resigned.
He will at once resume the editorship.
in-chiei of the Los Angeles Times.
Action has been taken by the navy
department which will result, 1t is be-
lieved. in the submission of several
bids in the forthcoming armor. plate
competition. The department has re-
duced the, amount Of the check each
bidder will be required to submit with
his bid from $l,000.00 to 800, 900.
Bids will be opened on May 81.
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