Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-10-13
WEEKS DOINGS
NewSy Items Gathered frOmAll
Parts Of the World. a I
or INTEREST TO OUR READERS
General Review OF important Happen
penl0s presenied In Q brief and
Condensed Horm.

changed.
German shipbuilders are busy turn
Ing opt war supplies for Russia.
Russian Ambassador Mccormick 1,
comlng home on leave Of absence. F
The dredge Chlt ook has made the
ehannel across the bar at the mouth oI
the Columbia two feet deeper.
Russians claim that japanese are
cutting of the queues Of CoIeans and
ioIeiug them to Join the army.
The German steamer Progress has
run aacargo Of coal into vladivostok
and olilcers Of the vessel say II 10 easy
10 elude the Japanese.
The British steamer sishan, from
Hopg Kong, hes been seized by the
JapaIlese off Niu Uhwang. The Sis.
han cAiTied n cargo Of cattle and aour
intended for Port Arthur.
II d reported that the iire OF the Jap.
aneses land batteries have severely dam.
aged Hour Russian warships In the
harbor OF Port Arthur. II 10 stated
that one Of the vessels was completely
wrecked.
The volcano Pelee. Martinique island
Is In violent eruption.
Brigadler General William 8. Worth,
Ietiied, is critically III.
Hartman lie endcavoring to gain con.
troll OF the st. Paul railroad.
The JapaneEe are capturing many
junks loaded with provisions trying TO
enter Port Arthur.
The Russians are displaying great
activity at Mukden. The meaning Of
the move IL IN doubt.
A Japanese leader predicts long
struggle aud rxpects that Japan will be
out 81 ,OoO, 900 900 tn two years, fl
Filipinos are holding meetings at
Manila for the purpose Of discussing
ways and means Of securing independ.
ence. lt%t = t
Fire OF an unknown origin started In
the hold OF the cruiser Washington. be.
Ing built at New York. II was extin.
gulshed before serious damage was done.
A robber walked into the bank Of a
small town near Council Bluffs, Iowa,
and after compelling the assistant
cashier to hand over 81 500. locked her
In the big vault and departed.
Russia is finding 1t very difficult to
secure ships TO carry coal 70 Vladivo.
ToA' %A ~ & -a H
The Russians have frustrated several
attempts OF the enemy TO break
through their lines.
The international Peace congress has
made an earnest appeal to all nations
TO take steps to avert more wars.
The Japanese are feeling out the Rus.
sian positions around Mukden and a
general advance is expected next week.
II ID said that Secretary Eitchcock's
report on land frauds was largely In
tended TO cover up his own shortcom-
ings. st&# #E
Hops have made another advance In
the Willamette valley, several sales be-
ing reported at Independence at 81
cents. IA
The Chinese government says that II
foreign capital is needed for proposed
railway construction, 1t will first turn
to America.
Chinese refugees from Southern Man.
churia cay the Japanese are admins
tering affairs with a high hand,
There is great scarcity Of provisions
among the native population. "
Lieutenant Granville Fortescue,
American attache, who has been with
the besieging forces at Port Arthur, Is
returning home. He is. pledged to
secrecy az to the conditions around the
fortress.
-Four persons were killed and fifty in.
iuTed In an English railway accident.
Fire wiped out an entire village In
Southern Russia. Five hundred fam
lilies are homeless.
The Norwegian bark Sir John Law
renee, from London, struck on rocks off
the coast OF Norway and went down
with all on board.
Detectives are unable to find any clew
to the persons who have attempted to
destroy the battleship Connecticut.
There is little danger that any further
attempt will he made. Marines are
stationed all around the boat and 9TH
ers on it..
According to dispatches from Okla.
hma the South Canadian river Is high
er than in 40 years. 1t is feared that
the loss to cotton and corn crops and
bridges, with other properties along
the river, throughout the territory,
will be enormous. No loss of life has
been reported.
Toxic is advised that the army is
making steady progress at Port Arthur.
The Santa Fe has large gangs of men
at work in Colorado repairing the work
of the flood 1t will take a week to
make the road passable.
Sir William Harcourt, noted Brit
ish politician, is dead.
Trinidad, Colo, reports that It can
relieve all distress caused by the food.
A third attempt has been made to
wreck the battleship Connecticut.