Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-12-28
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News Of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items Fror'
the Two HsInisphercs Presented
On y Condensed Form.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

Tho senate will take up the currenG
bill on January I.
The Negros uprising was caused BY
tho Filipino junta ut Hong Kong.
Two Chicago electricians are heirs to
nm estate In Hungary worth ~, ,000,-
900.
Fire in Florence, s. c.. destroyed
the city hall, hotel, bank and five
stores.
The controller OF the treasury finds
that Admiral Sampson was allowed too
much pay.
The remains OF the late Lieutenant
Brumby were sent to Atlanta. Ga, for
interment.
Eight lives were lost In the burning
Of two big tenement houses in New
York city.
Goebol 10 making preparations for his
coming fight against Governor Taylor.
Of Kentucky.
Tho transports Hancock and City Of
Puebla have reached Manila with two
regiments OF infantry.
All aged employees Of the Pennsyl'
vania railroad will be retired and pen.
stoned January 10. 1900.
England has at last decided to send
more cavalry TO South Africa. This is
according to Buller's wishes.
Senator Mcbride, OF Oregon, has in
troduced a bill to increase tho pay OF
letter carriers in large cities.
Senator shoup and party will visit
Arizona and New Mexico to report ON
their application for statehood.
General Lawton was killed while In
front OF his troops at San Mateo, Luz
zon. lie was shot in the breast and
died Immediately.
Chairman Joseph II. Manloy, Of
Philadelphia, believes that only metro
politan newspapers should be repre-
sented ut national conventions.
The supreme court OF Ohio has rem.
dered its decision In the bribery case
OF Attorney. General Monnett against
the Standard Oil Company. The ut.
torney general furnished Information "a
the effect that he was approached by
Charles squires, OF New York, with Q
bribe OF $500, 900 II he would permit
the cases pending against the Standard
Oil Company TO go by default. II was
claimed that Mr.. squires was the repre-
sentative OF the Standard OIL Com
pany. The decision dismisses the cases
on the ground that this fact was NOT
established.
The New York stock exchange wal
thrown into panic by two large fail
ures.
The house passed tho currency bill
by vote OF 100 to l50. Eleven Demo
Gratis voted for It.
The weather bureau at Fort Canhy
has been closed and the work will here
after DO done at Astoria.
The verdict OF the jury in the Mo
Daniel case was manslaughter, with thu
extreme penalty recommended,
Howard Tuttle, a former Portland
Or, boy, denies that he is the mar
who jumped into the bay near Sar
Francisco.
Yamhilll county hopgrowers hay'
decided 10 go into the pool and hav'
sent delegates to the Oregon Ilopgrow
ers' Association.
The La Marie Optical Company, o
France, with capital of $l,000,OO0
will establish branch factories In Hi
nois'and Connecticut.
The executive committee OF thu
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineer
have decided to build $500, 900 build
" in Cleveland. o.
A South Pacific naval station viii
DO established as soon as conditions II
the Philippines admit OF the with
drawal OF some OF the ships there.
The German navy may be used Il
conjunction with those OF France ant
Russia to exert pressure to prevent re
inforcements reaching South Afrisa.
The president OF the Brown univers
ity asserts that II England whips tn
Beers 1t will bring on war OF nation
in which the United States must par
ticipate.
In the steer-tying contest at Denver
Col, Ed. Harrell defeated "Doo.
Goodin, tying five steers in minute
30 seconds. Goodin claimed tn
worlds championship.
II Is probable that the distresse,
bark reported ashore near Point BonillI
ON November l8, is the long-missinI
Colusa, which sailed from Honolulu o
October for Esquimault.
Lieutenant Thomas M. Brumby, fla
lieutenant to Admiral Dewey durin
the Manila campaign, who has bee
Ill with typhoid fever for several weeks
died at Garfield hospital, Washington
d. @.
The Chicago 8 Northwestern roa
added 20S miles to its lines durin
1899.
Governor Nash, OF Ohio, Ia
widower, and the social duties OF hi
administration will devolve upon hi
stepdaughter, Mrs, Babcock.
Miss Mayme Jester, u niece Of Blu
falo Bill, is said to be the only femal
Ak., he lae