Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-02-15
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome Of the Telegraphic
News Of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of Items From
the Tive Hen,isphsrss Presented
In Condensed FERN.


pushed through both houses thi
month.
Mexican liberals favor the csndi
dacy OF President Diaz for re.electio,
by vote OF three to one.
The league Of Republican clubs o
Oregon convened at this armory In Port
land. with 500 delegates present.
Mrs. Lille Deyereaux Blake la,
announced her candidacy for the presi
dency Of the National Women suisragis,
Association. ~
Members Of the Algonquin Club, 4
leading social organizations OF Bridge.
port, Conn. have declined 10 entertain
w. ]. Bryan.
The plague In TIonolniu has broken
out IN several isolated places outside oi
the originally infected district, and ia
progress Is regarded as serious.
John d. Rockefeller IL no longer
president Of the Standard OIL Company.
He resigned last December, but the
facts were kept secret until now.
Nfty.scven paintings, the property
Of Austin II. King. Of Providence, Il
i, were sold at auction In New Yorf
for $77,375. an average Of si,850 per
picture.
Adclbert s. Hay. the new United
States consul at Pretoria, was received
by the Transvaal government, and pre-.
sented his credentials. lie created an
excellent impression.
Secretary Root has sent 10 congress
an abstract OF the militia force OF the
United States. II shows the total mum.
Der OF men available for military duty.
but unorganised. AZ 10, 84a, 1850 and an
aggregate organized strength OF ioe,.
$3.50.
Astoria, Or, now has the right OF
immediate transportation. A dispatch
from Washington states that Senator
George w. McBride's bin providing for
such has passed the senate. This
means bonded warehouse at Astoria
and the unloading Of Oriental freight
ut that place.
by way Of preparation for the great
struggle now In progress, the IIoers In
the year 1898 bought from France
alone, guns, swords. carbines. pistols,
cartridges, lead, zinc, powder caps,
fuses. etc., 10 tho inyoioed value Of
$3.50, 900. according 10 report of the
state department from United States
Consul Covert at Lyons.
A movement has begun In Oakland
and Berkeley TO send relief 10 the
Donkhobor colonies In Manitoba, which |
are suffering for food. The Donk.
hobors are represented ~ worthy peo.
pie. greatly attached 20 their religious
belief. which resembles that OF the
Quakers. They will not bear arms, |
and were driven out OF Russia by the
compulsory military service.
The British are preparing 70 invade
the Free State.
William Henry Glider, the explorer,
died 1t his home In Morristown, N. J.
The transports Ben Mohr and Meade
have arrived at San Francisco ffOrn
Manila.
Conditions In Cuba are saoh that the
people are not yet ready for seli.goy.
Maior-General Otis has appointed
sivil governor In Northern Luron and
opened the hemp ports.
The Northern Pacific has selected
Everett, WASH, as the point from
which they will ship to the Orient.
Henry Watterson says the Louisville
Nashville Railroad Is the head and
ront OF the present troubles In Ken.
ucky. II
The Echo Mountain house, large
Iotel near Pasadena, CAL, was dc.
troyed by fire. The loss Ii estimated
4 500, 900.
The natives OF Borneo are In rebel.
Ion. The trouble Is serious enough 10
emand the attention OF British lyun.
oat and marines.
Tho Hay-Paunceiote treaty, amend. I
ng the Clayton. .Bulwer treaty, relative q
. the construction OF the Nicaragua /
anal, was signed at the state depart.
rent by Secretary Hay and Lord /
auncefote.
The famous Cherokee hydraulic gold d
line, OF Oroville, CAL, from which I
$4,000, 600 in gold has been taken.
nd comprising 100 miles of water n
itches, 80 miles OF .'debris'' canals =
nd 1900 acres OF patented channels, a
as been purchased by Pittsburg syn &
icate.
The Acknowledgement has received
'legram from Assistant Adintant Gen. r
al Mccain, at Vancouver barracks, y
ating that Colonel Ray. at Fort Glib. !,
Dn, Alaska, reports the safe arriva :,
'ere OF Lieutenant Heron and party, !,
no were supposed TO have been lost !,
lille exploring the Copper river coun. n, n
y. y
Henry Hughes. a hero OF the old navy. b,
Is been admitted into the county 90
mshouse at Chester, Pa, at the age
90 years. :.
Cannonading does not interfere with In
Q sending OF wireless telegraph mes.
ges. This has been tested In South 4.
rica. y,
During the last year OK. 0O0 0Oi I'M uah. Aa