Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-02-01
Epitome Of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of Ttesns From
the Two nsn,isphsrss Presented
In . Condensed rorm.

ported through Delagoa bay by the
Beers.
A Boer patrol. mistaking signals,
was badly cut up by hot fire from q
British kopje.
The headquarters OF Generals Whits
and Hunter was smashed by shot
from Long Tom"
Despite reports 10 the contrary, Web,
ster Davis is 10 DO retained as assistant
secretary Of the interior.
The steamer Townsend. plying be.
tween Seattle and Alaskan points, IL q
total loss near Iiaine's Mission.
Montagu White will be recsived as
the consular and diplomatic represent.
atiye Of the South African republic.
Secretary Root has issued an order
appointing complete now board oi
ordnance. with the exception Of Gcn.
eral Miles.
Governor Gage will call an extra scs.
sion Of the California Legislature. A
United States senator win probably
be elected.
Captain I. Friedman, who died in
San Francisco recently, left three.quar.
ters OF his fortune, amounting 70 $780,
900, 10 charity.
The new ships now being built for
the Oceanic Steamship Company will
be without peers in the Pacific, and
will greatly improve the service.
Matt Hilstrom, who killed Luke
Mooers, the Clataop county logger.
was adjudged insane. Tho evidence
showed the insanity 10 be hereditary
The overdue City Of Seattle. has been
reported from juneau, whore she was
towed by the Cottage City. The
Seattla's delay was caused by the
breaking Of her propeller.
The transport Pennsylvania, which
sails from San Francisco. will carry
funds for paying OF the United States
troops now In the Philippines. About
i.2b0.OO9 will DO taken.
The captain and crew OF ~ Of the
British steamer Sutton, which went
ashore on Fenwick shoals, In Delaware
bay, have arrived In Philadelphia. II
Ia believed the sutton will prove :
total loss.
In the senate Pettigrow offered .
resolution calling on the president tc
send the senate the report Of General
Bates relating 70 tho treaty with the
sultan Of Sulu. Among other things
the resolution asks whether the sultan
and his officials arc under the civil ser.
vice.
The coui sing OF rabbits was stopped
In Chicago by humane officers.
Mines at Johannesburg have made
impregnabie that city from All attack
ing force.
Methodist missionaries will begin
active work in tho Philippines to CON
vert tho Tagals.
Count Boni de Castellane says he Il
going 10 use his cane on the editor ol
the Paris Figaro.
Tie pope warmly praises the work o.
an endowment for Catholic univer-
sity at Washington
The Duke OF Teck IL dead at London
lie died from pneumonia after an Ill.
ness Of several days.
The sugar war is 10 be continued on
the same lines as heretofore. and nc
Rattlement Ia In sight.
At Butte, Mont, Dominick Massa, 4
paintef, mounted ladder 10 paint Z
uilding. He grabbed live wire and
lell dead.
Colonel George M. Randall and Col
onel James Bell, have been named BY
the president for promotion 10 the ranl
OF brigadier-general.
Half q million dollars IL the esti
mated cost OF repairing the Olympus
according TO the report Of the naval
construction board. The work will b,
done ut the Boston navy-yard. and will
occupy about year.
According to the New York Herald
Washington correspondent there is al
excellent prospect that the Nicaragui
canal bill will 60 through this session
without waiting for the report Of the
Walker commission.
Mrs. AMMO Ellsworth Smith Is dead
at New York. She sent the first tele
graphic message, "What hath Got
wrought?h from the United States su
preme court room, Washington, TO Bal
timore.
Two negroes were shot to death ant
two white men desperately wounded al
the result OF an attempt to arrest ne
gro murderer at Macon, Ga, J, II
Butler, colored, is the man who dix
most OF the shooting, and who wa
himself shot to death.
Berlin. Germany, Is TO construct ar
underground railway costing $25, 1000.
900.
Twenty.three years ago Senator Tel
Ter entered the senate. Only thre'
senators who saw him sworn In arr
still his colleagues--Allison Of Iowa
Cockrell OF Missouri, and Jones OF Ne
vada. In the intervening 20 year
over hundred senators have died
But Mr.. Teller, although nearly thre,
score and ten, 10 still strong and Wig
prous.