Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-01-11
EVENTS OF TIE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphie
News Of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items Fior
tho Two IIemispheros Presented
~ y Condensed FERN.

with the Beers near the scene OF Me-
thuen's defeat.
Tho gold yield for 1900 in New South
Wales was 500. 9.4ls ounces, an increase
Of l08, ,02b ounces over 1893.
Tho battleship Wisconsin will hava
tho heaviest battery in the navy. The
boat viii have her trial trip soon.
South Dakota Christian Scientists
are opposed 10 vaccination and will
take tho question into the courts.
twenty-five thousand pittsburg Ia.
borors were advanced from TO 10 per
cent and In some cases even greater
percentage.
In ST. Louis the electric lights In
parks, public buildings and alleys are
turned of because q contract has not
been renewed.
A German steamship company 70.
fused 10 take back contract-labor emi-
grants and the captain was arrested at
Texas port.
Booker 7. Washington, tho promi.
nent colorod man, says the Negroes
only salvation In 20 make himself use.
iul and keep pace with the times.
At Colesburg General French was
opposed by from 5000 10 1000 Beers.
The British losses were slight, while
Beers are said TO have lost heavily.
A horrible murder occurred near
Ro@er, Ala. woman was cut 10
pieces and tho remains were partially
burned. An old negress Is suspected.
Secretary Hay announces that favor
able replies have been received from
England. Germany. France, Russia
and Japan TO an open door policy In
China.
Secretary Root has taken measures
to break the corner In hemp. Ho has
had many complaints and has instructed
Otis 70 open Southern Luzon ports
soon.
Senator IIarrell, OF Kentucky, says
whallen tried TO bny his vote against
Goebel. Harrcll wanted $6. 900, but re-
ceiyed only $4,000 and now charges
bribery.
Secretary Root has directed tho es'
tablishment OF a government line ol
steamships connecting San Francisco,
Honolulu and Manila, similar TO that
running between New York, Cuba ane
Porto Rico points.
Tho last link In the great waterway
connecting the great lakes with the
gulf has been completed. Water hal
been turned into Chicagn's big canal
which took soven years to build, at I
cost OF $33, 600, 900. Tho primary pur
pose Ia TO drain Chicago. but its posi-
bilities arc great.
A railroad boom has struck Hawaii
Six inches OF snow fell at Macon
Ga.
Bechuanaland farmers are helpinI
the Beers.
Boers fired plum pudding ut Lady
smith garrison.
Oregon woolgrowers expect to got q
cents for their 1900 crop.
Vigilance of Americans prevented
projected uprising in Manila.
At New York Kid Mccoy knocket
out Peter Maher In five rounds.
Idaho produced $500, 900 in gol,
and 80, l0S, 900 In silver last year.
France and England may hav
trouble over Newfoundland fisheries.
The United States may buy tn
Danish West Indies for "a, 600, 900.
Ohio Irishmen offer sympathy
money, arms and soldiers to the Beers
Nicholas, czar OF Russia, has agai
issued an appeal for peace to tn
powers OF the world.
Multnomah's football team defeate
Stamford university's eleven at Port
land; score, IL to O.
Ililliard +. Johnson, water'iror
reporter In San Francisco, Wa
drowned in bathtub.
Government officials say the cruise
Montgomery was sent TO Liberia
give tho Black Republic assurance
protection.
More miles OF new railroad hay
been built during 1899 than in M
previous year since 1890, when b07
miles OF line were completed. Sint
January /, 1909, no less than 4,bC
miles OF track have been laid in Il
United States on 3l2 lines In Al stat
and territories,
The torpedo.boat destroyer Gold
borough, built by Portland, Or
firm, on her second contractors tri
covered eight miles Ia 10 minute
which is at the rate OF 32 miles q
hour, against 21b-knot curren
Steam was made without effort, NJ
not n bearing was heated. The n
was made In the Columbia river, ne
Kaama.
Mrs. Ezra Shoupe, near Saltillo, Pa
had n lively fight with u big buc
which she first wounded with ril
and then dispatched with knife.
The Russian government has ordert
ell the rivers OF the empire surveys
with view to connecting all tho IL
portant streams with canals.
The Noah Webster associatio
which has been formed at Hartfor
Conn, will raise funds for a libra
building in memory of tho lexicogr
pher.