Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1901-05-09
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS
OF THE WORLD.
A Comprehensive Review Of the important
Happening, Of the Past Week Prsss ted
ina Condensed Form Which Is Most
Likely TO Prove Of interest to Our Many
Readers.

Honolulu.
France has restored loot taken from
the Chinese.
| German soldiers fired on q British
tug at Tien Tsin.
Seven people were burned to death
in Chicago fire.
! Ex-state Superintendent McElroy,
Of Oregon, is dead.
The Shamrock II had her first trial
spin at Southampton.
About dozen people were injured
in train wreck in Ohio.
A commission has been appointed
to improve the Pei Ho river.
Another battle has occurred be-
tween the Beers and British.
Revolution in Colombia has degen.
Grated into guerrilla warfare.
Fire in Nashville, Tenn, did dam
age to the amount of 500, 900.
Wholesale arrests resulted from re.
volutionary movement in Russia.
China suggested to powers the open.
ing Of Manchuria to all countries.
Another oil gusher has been struck
at Beaumont, Tex. near the Other
one.
Mrs. Mckinley has been given the
honor of launching the battle ship
Ohio at San Francisco.
The homeless OF jacksonville, Fla,
as result of the recent fire, will be
quartered at st. Augustine army bar
racks.
The force of soldiers in the Philip
pines will be reduced to 40, 600, and
il improvement continues, still fur
ther reduction will be made.
President Mckinley, while at FL
Paso, Tex, exchanged felicitations
with President Diaz, Of Mexico, and
received delegations from that coun-
try.
Vanderbilt and Gould are buying
heavily of Union Pacific stock.
The merchants OF New Orleans
gave a banquet to the president.
King Alfonso will assume the
throne of Spain in one more year.
Six thousand soldiers are needed in
and around Tien Tsin to keep order
The man who robbed the American
express Office in Paris has been ar
rested.
Two masked men entered a resi-
dence at Springfield, Mich, and stole
$8, 600 in gold.
The report that 200 men had frozen
to death in an Alaska stampede has
been confirmed.
In a wreck on the Great Northern
in Montana, one man was killed and
several injured,
The French are making prepara-
tions for withdrawal of portion Of
their troops in China.
"Apache Kid, +" leader of band
of Yaqui Indians has been executed
by Mexican officials.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, true to her
word, has again returned to her cell
in the Wichita, Kan, Jail.
A congressional committee has
been appointed to inspect harbor i'm
provements on the Pacific coast.
The course OF Minister Loomis has
been sustained by the United States
and Venezuela will be so notified.
The indemnity committee, COM
posed of representatives of the powers,
has decided that China must pay
$273, OO0, 900.
An agreement has been reached
whereby all the principal trans
Atlantic steamship companies will
form an immense trust.
The gates of the Pan-American
exposition at Buffalo have been
thrown open to the public. Notwith-
standing the fact that the big fair is
far from complete large crowds are
constantly in attendance.
Chinese officials have apologised to
an insulted French consul.
Much land in the Palouse, Wash
ington country is being bonded for oil
and gas.
Two more prominent Filipino gem
erals and several officers have surren-
dered with their forces.
The transport feel is on its way
from Manila to transport Chaffee's
army to the Philippines.
A reuglar semi-monthly steamer
service between San Francisco and
Manila is to be established at once,
two first-class steamers to be placed
upon the route.
During 1889 the total value of
mules exported to all foreign coun-
tries was $5l6, 900, while during 1900
the figures reached SO, 9l9, 600. Mem
phis used to be the great distributing
point for mules, but Louisville has
recently taken precedence.