Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-04-28
EVENTS OF THEDAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS or THE
TWO HEMIsPHERES.
Comprehensive Review Of the Import
ant Happenings sf the Past Week.
Presented In cerAensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.

Eeidermeir, Marx and yandine, tht
Chicago carbarn bandits, have paid ths
penalty Of their crimes.
Russia may not send her Baltic fee
TO the Far East, as it would leave hel
European ports uDguarded.
Twenty Russians engaged in planting
mines In the entrance to Port Arthur
we're killed by an accidental explosion
A Port Arthur report says an entire
Japanese column was destroyed on tht
Yalu river. No confirmation is obtain.
able.
It is reported that two Japanese, dis
gu,sed as beggars, attempted to assassi-
nate General Kouropatkin while be
was in Niu Cbwang recently.
Russian troops en- route to the FaE
East have been denied liquor as there
is determination on the part Of Off
GERS that the army shall conduct itseli
we'll.
The Hansbrough bill recently passed
by the senate repeating the timber and
stone act, and authorizing the sale Of
government timber to the highest bid
der, has been practically killed in the
house public lands committee.
Many floating mines have been seen
off the Shan Tung promontpry in the
path followed by vessels bound to and
from Shanghai and Che Foo and Tien
Tsin. This is extremely dangerous to
shipping and probably will cause an
increase in marine insurance.
The senate has passed the pension
and the river and harbor bills.
The cost Of the war to Russia, up to
April 5, is placed at SAC ,250, 900.
st. Teterbsurg is in receipt Of a re-
port that Niu Chwang is being bonn
barded.
Colorado miIitiamen dubbed the sec
retary Of the Miners Federation for de-
flying their chief.
The house has passed bill provid-
ing temporary government for the
Panama canal zone.
Secretary Hitchcock has issued ar
order prohibiting sheep on the Baker
City forest reserve.
The river and harbor bill was amend
ed by the senate so as TO authorize the
survey of Goes and Tillamook bays.
The secretary of the interior has tenn
porarily withdrawn 100000 acres Of
land adjoining the Yakima Indian res
ervation,
The secretary of the interior has set
aside $2,600,000 for the construction
of the Minidoka irrigation system in
Southern Idaho, and has directed that
advertisements for the work be issued
Immediately, bids to be opened June
81.
Another battle is reported raging at
Port Arthur.
Secretary Shaw says he will not be a
candidate for vice president.
The body of Admiral Makaroff has
been washed ashore with number oi
others.
Secretary Hay has advised the 1905
exposition to prepare invitations to
foreign countries to participate and he
will dispatch them.
The house has passed the bill Great
ing state of Arizona and New Mexico
under the name of Arizona and one ol
Oklahoma and Indian Territory under
the name of Oklahoma.
On motion of Senator Fulton, the sen
ate has passed Mitchell's bill authoriz,
ing the citizens of Oregon, Washington
and California to cut and remove tim
Der on the public domain or mining
and domestic purposes.
The Japanese are fast preparing t
force the Yalu.
Russia would make an agreement
with Great Britain to gain an outlet tt
the sea.
Neidermier, the Chicago carbarT
bandit, made two desperate attempts t
end his life, the first nearly proving
successful.
The house has passed bill change
the Washington custom Eeadquarterl
from Port Townsend to Seattle, despite
the protests of congressman.
The foreign countries represented a
the st. Louis fair viii be invited by the
government to transfer their exhibits
to the Lewis and Clark exposition.
The conference committee has elimi
mated from the military appropriation
bill the appropriation of 100000 for /
bridge across the Spokane river at Spo
kane.
Senator Fulton has secured al
Au6UuIuonb " buC ou1lOAJ OlNl1 JILL III
creasing the appropriation for roads il
Crater lake national park from $4,000
to 1900.
The senate has adopted an amend
ment of Senator Mitchell to the emer
gency appropriation bill by which tn,
senator expects to have 100000 al
lotted for continuing the improvement
at the mouth of the Columbia river.
The Grand Ronde valley is vas
lake and thousands of acres of whea
are flooded.
The Russian press regards the Anlo
French treaty as hard blow to Ger
man prestige.