Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-12-20
NEWS Of Till w[[k
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and the Old.
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Comprehensive Review o. the Important Hap
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Lord Roberts has left the Cape for
Enlgand.
Holland refuses to intervene in the
Boer war.
Senator Clay spoke against the ship
subsidy bill.
French troops have ceased looting
Chinese obseyvatories.
Ii Hung Chang claims TO have abso-
lutte power to negotiate.
Chaffee protested to Won Waldersec
against German looiing.
The debate ON the war tax rsduc-
tion bill began In the house.
The house OF commons voted fl6,-
900, 900 TO carry on the Boer war.
! The y.Pauncsiote treaty was
again considered In executive session.
A congressional committee was ap.
pointed to investigate the Booz hazing.
The Philippine commission gave
merchants hearing on the traiff bill.
| A $4,000 irrigation ditch will be
constructed at once In Mckee valley.
Washington.
| Oregon delegation decides upon con.
tinuing contract for Columbia river
improvement.
| State Superintendent Alderman re-
commends that Oregon schools observe
John Marshall day.
The matter OF developing Lower
4 Nehalem coal " said 10 have been con.
sidered in New York.
In his annual report, Fish Commits
sioner Reid says value Of fish output
for Oregon is over $s,o00,000.
A number OF persons suspected o.
plotting 10 murder Lord Roberts durinD
his visit to Cape Colony recently, ahan
doned their schemes on learning tina,
they were shadowed.
outlawry In Kwang 81 and Kwanl
Tuung 10 increasing. The officials
appear to be losing their hold OF ths
situation and aru powerless 70 restore
order. Pirating on the. West river Il
increasing.
Owing to lack OF proper iacilitie
In the way OF telegraph, caused by this
strike, serious collision occurred OF
this Atchisnn, Topeka & Santa Fe, II
which several persons we're probably
! fatally injured.
Hay may resign IL the canal treat
10 amended.
Lord Roberts was given an ovation
at Cape Town.
The United States wants Chiriqui 70
q ooaling station. /.
) There Is little change in the SAINT
Fe strike situation.
Charles A. Towne was sworn in q
senator from Minnesota.
The house passed the legislative, es
ecutive and judicial bill.
The tension between Holland an
Portugal is increasing.
Benjamin Wise was held at Salem
Or, for arson at Silverton.
A house Republican caucus decide
10 stand by the war-tax bill.
Tie sultan OF Turkey dined oiIloel
; OF the battle-ship Kentucky.
Won Bulow explained whv Empert
= William would not receive Kruger.
Erection Of poles and wires for al
other lighting system began In saleu
Or.
Four men were killed by an expl
sion In the Union Pacific tunnel
: Aspen.
Attacks ON Salisbury and Chambe
ain were made In the British house
commons.
: Only 5000. 900 can be obtained fro
thia session Of congress for the Colur
bia jetty.
The Oregon supreme court uphol
the street improvement section OF &
: Portland city charter.
The Idaho supreme court decid
that patented mining property IL to
regarded the same as other realty
purposes OF taxation.
- The Austrian corvette Donau has /
rived at Lima, Peru, bringing BE
" Bakowegily, commissioner OF the Al
trian government, who is visiting {
consulates OF South America.