Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-01-14
EVENTSOF THE
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review Of the import
ant Happenings Of the Past Week.
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely TO Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.

Corea may appeal to the United
States in the event Of an invasion,
The house has voted $3.50, 900 for
eradication Of insects affecting cotton.
Senator Dietrich, Of Nebraksa, has
been cleared Of the charge Of selling an
office.
Ex-Secretary Of the Treasury Charles
Foster is dangerously i'll at his home in
Springfield, Ohio.
General Chaffee has been nominated
to succeed General Young as chief Of
the staff Of the army.
Mayor Harrison, Of Chicago, is being
guarded for fear Of assassination on ac-
coun tof the theater horror.
warships are assembling at Colon,
presumably for the purpose Of making
a hostile demonstration against Colom-
bia.
A bill is before the house providing
for the consolidation of third and
fourth class mail matter to be admit
ted at the raet Of one cent for each two
ounces.
Brigadier General Randall is likely
to be promoted to major general.
Great military activity prevails at
Cartagene and Savanilla, Colombia.
Ex-Congressman briggs, Of New
York, has been convicted Of accepting
bribe.
Miss Ruth Cleveland, eldest daughter
OF ex-President Cleveland, is dead from
diphtheria.
The senate committee has fayorably
reported the bill giving Tillamook
life-saving station.
The Colorado militia proposes to
drive out all striking miners at Cripple
Creek who will not work.
The senate committee on expositions.
after hearing Oregon men, unanimously
decided in favor of the 1905 fair bill.
the Oregon senators to name man to
succeed Asa B. Thompson as receiver at
La Grande.
Governor Taft, of the Philippines,
has assured the mikado that the policy
of the United States will be one Of
friendly neutrality.
The entire East is experiencing Bit
ter cold.
The Ontario, Oregon, fish hatchery
may be taken in charge by the govern
ment.
Two-thirds of the Chicago theaters
now closed will probably never be able
to reopen.
Two "Holy Roller" apostles were
given coat of tar and feathers by citi-
zens of Corvallis.
The navy department wants 5000
additional enlisted men to man the yes
sells now completed.
| Minister Bunau-V -Varilla, of Panama,
will resign as soon as the canal treaty
is ratified by the United States senate,
/ John Redmond, leader of the Irish
parliamentary party, denounces the
present British government as corrupt
Prince Cupid, delegate to congress
from Hawaii, spent night in the
Washington Jail on account of intoxi
cation.
, Dowie has been looking over Texa
J for a favorable site for the establish
| ment of new Zion, to- be called "Eter
nal City,"
Representative Dixon, of Montana
has introduced resolution providing
for wire fence along the Canadial
boundary between Lake of the Wood
t and Point Roberts. 1t is the intention
to endeavor the illegal entering OF Chi
nese into the United States. The fenc
e is to be so constructed as to give sig
nal when any one climbs over it.
r Japan is placing large orders for cos
in Wales.
King Edward is reported to be tryin
to get the car to yield to Japan.
The conspiracy count in the indie
ment against Senator Dietrich has bee
Is qusshed.
The British masses are heart an
Y soul with Japan.
l. Roosevelt has sent message to IL
senate defending his Panama policy.
Fire in the Iowa state house PARTIAL
TO destroyed that building. The loss
placed at 100000.
. The supreme court has decided tn
Porto Ricans are not aliens and CO
- freely enter the United States.
II The senate committee, by eight
IN three, has decided for confirmation
If appointment of Wood as major ge
l eral.
Id The president has sent to the sena
= the nominations of William II. Taft
be secretary of war and Luke E. Wrig
to be civil governor of the Philippine
en- Princess Mathilde, one of the last
the Napoleons, is dead.
no The Washington shingle mill col
he bine expects large profits during t
coming year
If Marine insurance companies ha
made great advances on all vess'
bound for the Orient.