Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-07-12
LAlER NEWS.


A Franco-American alliance Is pro-
posed by an enthusiastic Frenchman.
Fire in the business section OF Pitts
burg caused the death OF four persons
and injury TO six others.
Fire in the Cramps shipbuilding
yard near Philadelphia, destroyed prop
erty TO the value Of 100000.
Nine deaths In one day in Chicago
from extreme heat. The record for
week Is "a deaths and 90 prostrations.
The total number Of bodies recovered
from the recent Hoboken fire now
number l48, and 140 persons are re.
ported missing.
A cyclone, accompanied by a cloud
burst and hail storm, swept over Kala
mazoo, Mich. resulting In damage TO
property OF 100000.
On June IL. the Chicago a North
western railway opened for traffic their
new line from Belle Plaine, la, to Ma
son City; also their new Fox lake
branch. The length OF this new line
IL 1875 miles, which added to their mile.
age gives them total OF S,462. So
miles. the largest mileage Of any rail
road In the world.
The dock laborers' strike at Rotter-
dam, Germany, Is assuming threaten-
ing proportions. The carmen have
now Joined In the strike. and the police
and marines are guarding the streets
In order TO check disturbances. The
strikers have picketed all the ap-
proaches 70 the town, no as TO prevent
non.unionists frola entering. The In.
borers OF Rotterdam will hold mass
netting 10 discuss the best means Of
aiding the strikers.
The orders recently issued for the re-
moval Of a large number OF troops from
Cuba have been gladly welcomed by
the Cubans. and General Wood is in
receipt OF many letters from various
municipalities offering thanks for what
they call his disposition 10 trust the
Cuhans, and declaring that the entire
island is In state OF absolute tran
quillity. The Tenth infantry, IL IL be-
lieyed, will leave the island shortly af-
ter the departure OF the regiments now
under orders TO proceed home.
James w. Porter, OF Chicago. has re-
ceiyed cablegram from Che Foo, an
nouncing that his brother, the Rev.
Henry ]. Porter, and his sister, Miss
Mary II. Porter. missionaries OF the
American board OF commissioners for
foreign missions. stationed at Pang
Chuang, 200 miles south OF Tien Tsin,
had arrived safely at Che Foo. July s,
coming overland from Gilman Flu, cap
ital Of the province. They were accom-
panied by the Rev. II. p. Perkins, an
other missionary stationed At Psng
| Chuang.
President Kruger is reported to have
moved to Nelspruit.
Eight deaths from extreme heat are
reported from Chicago.
In wild plunge OF a street t-car into
gulch at Tacoma, 80 people we're
killed and 90 injured.
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Elizabeth Chapman. a Salem pioneer
OF l84S. died at that city in her 8lst
year, OF complication OF diseases.
An explosion OF fireworks in Phila.
delphia caused the death Of four chill.
dren and the fatal injury Of three 9TH
ers.
BY the explosion Of an oil tank in
! Parkersburg. w. Va, six men were
blown 20 atoms and three others fatally
injured.
Three mon were killed; one wound.
cd in wreck ON the Delaware, Lacka.
wanna g. Western road at Durkin'l
Cut, near Henryville. Pa.
Southern provinces OF China are
drifting away from the empire. Ii
Hung Chang and the friendly viceroys
are engineering the movement.
The foreigners in Pekin will be left
| TO their fate. The allies cannot rescue
them ON account OF the overwhelming
force OF Chinese that oppose them.
The United States battle-ship Ore,
gon. which ran ashore of the island Of
liow Ke, in the Miatau group, S5 mile,
northeast OF Che Foo, ON June 2S, has
been iioated.
The steamer Dirigo arrived at Seat
tie from Skagway, bringing 10 boxes o.
gold dust. valued at nearly $500, 900
Tho Dirigo carried az passengers
mostly from Dawson.
Rear-Admiral Bare. now command
ant OF the Norfolk navy yard, has beer
selected 10 succeed Rear-Admira
Philip, deceased, as commandant OF the
New York navy yard.
Charles w. Dickinson, inventor o.
the geometry q lathe, which made q
successful counterfeinng of bank notes
impossible. is dead at his home in
Bellsville, N. j., aged n years.
i June 80 the grand star Of the Rus
sian army estimated the Chinese army
to number l,720, 900 men. He also
said that about 900, 900 Mausers have
been imported within the last three
years.
A dispatch from Bombay says that
in all except three districts cholera il
raging in Bombay presidency, the casei
reported for the week ending June q
numbering a0.6so. and the deaths. IL,
1888.
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