Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-02-01
LA1Ea NEWS.

Buffers army has ,etreated to the
south OF the Tugela, with heavy losses.
Revolution in Venezuela, under the
leadership OF Hernandez, IL spreading.
Fire In Minneapolis destroyed four
story brick building, causing loss OF
$l20.000.
II was reported on good Transyaal
authority that Mafeking was relieved
on January 20.
Edgar Oswalt, e-year-old boy OF
Astoria, was run over by q street car
and fatally injured.
The Bank OF DeerHeld, Deerfield,
Wis.,, was robbed OF about $4,000.
The vault was blown open by dynamite.
Fire destroyed the works OF the Elec.
trio Improvement Company at San
jose, CAL, entailing loss Of 800, 600.
Samuel Gompers, In q conference
with President Mckinley, advocated
IN eight-hour law for all government
york.
IL is said that Lord Roberts favored
leaving Ladysmith 10 its fate and
marching on Bloemiontein, capital OF
Orange Free State.
Tho surgeon-genera OF the marine
hospital service has shipped 10 Homo
lulu | 200 doses oi halifkine prophylac-
tic, plague serum.
Phil Armonr Jr., son Of the Chicago
millionaire, died suddenly near Santa
Barbara. Cal. Death was due 10 con-
gestion OF the lungs.
DIR. Leyds. diplomatic agent Of the
Transvaal. says the Beers do not need
TO apply for mediation, as everything
was going splendidly.
Three masked men entered the fac
tory Of DR.. Peter Fahrney q Son, al
Chicago, blew open the safe and escaped
with VI 700 in currency.
The senate committee on Puerto
Rico, has decided that the island shall
be known AZ Porto Rico, and not
Puerto Rico, AZ tixed by recent execu.
tive order.
The weather In the vicinity Of Mel.
bourne. Australia, has broken all re-
cords for heat recently. On New
Yea . deaths occurred from
pros The thermometer stood ~
ia =. s..g made. and 1850 in the sun.
Cowboys and miners In Southern
Arizona and New Mexico, have organ
ixed and are preparing to invade the
state OF Sonora, Mexico. to avenge the
murder of the six American pros
pectors by Mexican soldiers under Gem
eral Torres. They will fight against
the Mexican troops for the independ-
once Of Sonora and the Yaqui nation.
Recent Dawson fire destroyed prop
erty worth 100000.
Bubonic plague has broken out ct Ro-
sArio. South America.
A race riot occurred at Coalberg.
Ala. One negro was killed.
In long article In Paris paper
Emile lola defends his fathers honor.
Tho Alaska mail service will be ex-
tended 70 Cape York the coming
spring.
The National prohibition convention
has been called 10 meet at Chicago.
June 27.
The census OF Puerto Rico Just com.
pleted shows total OF 969 GOO innhab.
itants ON the island.
Nelson and Rossland have estab.
lished smallpox quarantine against
Northern Washington and Idaho.
Il is said the pro-Boer meeting al
Washington was conducted almost
wholly by anti-expansion and anti-ad.
ministration men.
Nearly all the business buildings and
many frame dwellings at the mining
towns Of Ward and Lafayette, Colo
RADIO, were destroyed by fire.
william Kirk. first mate Of the
American ship Clarence s. Bement
was murderously assaulted in his cabin
while his vessel was at anchor in Port.
land. Or. harbor.
| Chairman Lacey. Of the house COM
mittee ON public lands, said that II
will be impossible TO pass general LAND
laws for Alaska at this session, owing
10 opposition in the senate.
The North China Daily News pub
fishes an edict, signed by Emperor
Kwang Su, appointing as emperor in
his place Put Sing, the nine-year-old
son Of Prince Tuano. The new emperor
will ascend the throne January 81.
The senate committee will report
favorably ON Senator Fosters AlaslEs
lighthouse bill, making an appropria'
tion OF $4,000 to include q light
house AZ Unamak pass. Foster agreeing
to reduction In the appropriation
from $500.OO0.
Commander Richard Wainwright
who was In command of the Gloucester
at the battle Of Santiago, was presented
a sword OF honor and silver service
by committee representing the citi
zens OF the District Of Columbia in the
Columbia theater, Washington.
General Otis reports to the war de-
partment that the Western coast Of the
island OF Panay IL now open for trade
and that tho coast Of Laguna dc Bay
and neighboring sections OF the country
will also be opened to unrestricted
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