Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-06-08
EVENTS OF THE DAY
av
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Intsrcsting Collection Of Items From
the Two Hsnisphsres Presented
in Condensed Form.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

X. II. Rollins, a ranoheT at Quilcene.
WASH, was crushed to death by tree
falling on him.
Major Marchand was welcomed with
enthusiasm by the French on his ar
rival at Toulon.
At Paris ex-P President Harrison de-
livercd the Memorial day Grafton at
the tomb OF La Fayette.
The United States cruiser Brooklyn
was damaged by striking hidden OBJ
srtuCtion In New York harbor.
Frank Bouts. a brutal parent, was
killed while he slept by his two young
children, whom he had almost starved
10 satisfy his own wants.
A tramp assaulted the l2-yeaT.old
daughter OF +. w. Mespelt. near Scio,
Or, as she WAS returning from school,
The girl broke away and escaped.
The winter wheat crop-of Southern
Russia has been com pletely destroyed
by a piotractod drought. The spiing
wheat crop Is also in jeopardy from the
same cause.
As a result OF the tests made at the
Chicago stookyards by the livestock
commissioners and health officials. 1t
has been discovered that oil Of 23 cows
examined we're suffering from tuborcu-
losis.
M. do Beaupre created deep sensa-
tion In the French court OF assizes by
solemnly declaring that he had become
convinced that the bordcreau was writ
ten by Major Count Ferdinand Walsin
EsteThasy.
Reform In the navy 10 being talked
OF In Washington. A plan for reor-
ganiz ization OF that department is on
foot. Dewey, 1t 10 said, NAV DO placed
at tho head Of board to pass on bu-
reau matters.
| A dispatch from Manila says that
the men from tho hospital-ship Relief
captured by the insurgents of Para
naque were the third engineer. another
officet and boats crew. They were
sailing In q catboat, and natives from
the shore set out In boats and took
them.
Abraham and Oscar Juntti. brothers.
are the first Columbia river fishermen
reported drowned this season. Theii
boat was capsized on Peacock spit, and
they sank before the lifesaving crew
could reach them. Another fishing
, boat containing two men Was carried
over the bar. The Point Adams life
saving crew went out after them, but
was unable to pick them up and re-
turned. What became OF the men II
not known.
The run Of salmon In the lower Co
lumbia is increasing.
The total number Of plague cases 10
ported at Alexandria is eight. Tw'
have died and two recovered.
A Paris dispatch says Dreyfus viii
!, certainly be acquitted at his secon'
!, trial. All hls aocusers are dead, o
!. have fed the country.
Two score scientists Of note, con
stituting the Hartman exploring ex
. pedition to Alaska. have arrived IL
! Portland. They will embark from
Seattle on the steamer Elder.
Baron Won Munohausen's Sperbors
bruder won the race for the grant
prizo OF Hamburg. valued at 100. 0Ot
: marks The baron married Miss Net
tie Crosby. Of Chicago. some years ago
President Mckinley has issued th
long respected amendment to the civi
service rules which no has had unde
consideration for about a year. II re
leases from the operations Of civil serv
D leo rules about 1900 Offices.
: An order has been issued at Manil
re-establishing the Philippine courts
which have been closed since tn
: American Occupation. 1t revives a
the Spanish system not confictin
with the sovereignty OF the Unite
States.
Secretary Alger has received cable
gram from General Otis In rospons
10 his inquiry, announcing that mi
jority Of the Oregon regiment Of volur
teers at Manila have decided TO retuT
by steamer directly to Portland. Th
Washington regiment decided TO com
first to San Francisco.
Within one week the states OF NJ
braska, South Dakota, Iowa, Wiscol
sin, Minnesota and Northern Illino
!, have experienced seven OF the most VII
lent storms known In years, resultir
In the loss Of nearly dozen lives an
doing damage to property and crol
that will run into the hundreds {
y thousands.
The steamer China. from Hong Kor
and Yokohama, via Honolulu, brinI
= news to San Francisco of the murder
an American soldier named GeorG
a. Ryan, near Malolus. His irightful
mutilated body was found on April 1
The body was lashed to raft foatir
In the river. the skull crushed and boi
= srms had been cut of at the elbows.
~ Miner news Items.
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