Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-10-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for the
Busy Reader.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO HEMISPHERES
Resume Of the Less important bat Not Less
interesting Events Of the Past wssk--llIs.
tOrIea. National. Political. Personal.

In q clash between Greeks and Bull
garihns, 20 OF. the latter were killed.
Gordon, Ala, has been destroyed by
Are and 40 inhabitants are destitute.
Reyolutionists are active in Russia.
Police authorities declare the Hebrews
are most at fault.
Coos bay people are excited over q
conference at MarshHeld OF number
Of prominent railroad men.
Bransford, q small village In Ten.
ne Zee on the Chesapeake Il Nashville
railroad, was entirely destroyed by hie.
The city of Portland may have to
lower its water mains across the VIII.
lamette river In order 10 allow OF q
deeper channel 10 be dIedged.
A shipbuildinR race between the
New York and Mare Island navy yards
has begun over the construction Of two.
colliers authorized by the last con.
gress. They are to be the largest and
fastest boats OF their class in the world.
Military operations in Manchuria
are awaiting the drying OF the ads
and plains rendered impossible for
artillery and even for infantry by the
recent heavy rains. Only disultory
cann0nding and unimportant skivm-
iHheg are occurring,
Fire destroyed several business
houses in oakwood, Texas. Loss, 49,
900.
A resolution disapprovine OF reci-
procity with Canada was adopted in the
Vermont house without opposition.
Intense fog and terrible condition OF
the roads have put stomp to oil move
ments Of the two armies south OF Muk-
den.
Or. Atkinson, who organized the
school system in the Philippines, de-
claTea the natives are not capable OF
self government.
There are rumors Of Colombian
troops gathering near Culebra with the
intention OF making an attack there on
Noveu ber 8, the first anniversary Of
the secession Of Panama from Colombia.
The British army council has issued
an order which, instead OF enlisting
three years with the colors and nine in
the reserve, infantry OF the line will in
the future enlist for nine years with
the colors and three In the reserve.
For the first time in the history Of
the money order system, the number
issued during the last fiscal year reach.
ed so, 900, 900. The value OF the do
mestic orders issued was s37S, ,77S, 4sS
and the International money orders is
sued were valued ats AZ, 1850, l60.
Russia resents peace talk and regards it
as most inoppoitune time to broach
it.
China's opposition to the treaty Of
Great Britain with Thibet may upset
British calculations.
General Kuropatkin has abandoned
his headquarters at Mukden, remaining
with the troops in the field.
Since the fighting began south Of
Mukden the Russian losses have never
been less than 1000 per day.
Troops and bandits engaged in bat
tie near Mexico City. Three men we've
killed and number wounded.
Fire destroyed the works of the
Anchor Rubber Tire company, at Set
acket, L. l. Loss, $500, 900.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that
1t is reported the Japanese shells have
sunk the Russian cruiser Bayan in the
harbor at Port Arthur.
The jury in the case OF Philip Vein.
seimer, on trial in New York for ac-
Cepting bribe to settle strikes, re-
turned verdict Of guilty.
A general falling off from the attend
ance Of last year is shown by the ofic-
ial enrolment figures at Harvard uni.
versity. The authorities attribute the
decrease to some extent to the increas-
ing rivalry OF Western colleges.
Fire destroyed large raisin plant
near Fresno, burning 200 tons Of seeded
raisins.
English war experts agree that the
temporary success of the Russians can
have little effect in the end.
A treaty of peace has been signed be.
tween Chile and Bolivia.
ERussia still realizes that the position
OF her Manchurian army is critical.
According to Japanese official the
Russian forces engaged in the battle
south Of Mukden consisted of about
200, 900 infantry, 10000 cavalry and
$50 guns.
J. E. Bennett, of Portland, has SUBJ
mitted the lowest bid for the construc-
tion of the government buildings at
the 1905 fair and he is likely to be
awarded the contract.
Hunters are reported to have killed
a number OF elk in the mountins of the
eaatern part OF Linn county, Oregon
The game warden is investigating.
| A field party sent out by the reCla-
nation service to investigate the possi-
bility of diverting the waters of the
John Day river to the Umatilla lands
in Eastern Oregon. says 1t is too costly.
A rough estimate places the expense at
81, 900, 900 for canal.
Prominent Oregon men are likely to
be indicted for land frauds.