Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-25
WEEKS DOINGS
NewSy Items Gathered frOmAlI
Parts Of the World.
General Review OF important Happen
pehiGs presented In BrIes end
Condensed Eorm.


valuable timber.
Japanese shlpa aEe cruising on Che
loo In search Of the Russian boats Di.
ana and Noyik.
Paraguayan rebels have demanded
the city OF Asuncion, allowing II "a
hours 10 surrender.
A cloudburat near Globe, Arizona.
caused loss Of several lives and great
damage TO property.
A Russian gnnboat was sunk by com.
Ing In contact with mine near the
Liao rung peninsula.
The Russians will sink their ships
at Port Arthur rather than let them
fall into the hands Of the enemy.
The corporation counsel Of Chicago
has decided that the packers have no
right TO house employees In their plants.
Forest fires In Clarke county, Wash,
are doing great damage A number Of
homes have been burned and much
eordwood destroyed. A suspect has
been arrested.
The Russian Baltic feet has sailed
foE the Far East. 1855 ##&8&E Al
General stoessel made defiant reply
to the Japanese demand that he sur
render.
The weat eiop In Eastern Oregon and
Washington will be 20 greatest ever
known. ~
The Russian ships damaged In the
recent battles can take no further part
In the war.
The urand Army has elected General
Wilmon Blackmar, Of Massachusetts,
commander In chief. ~#8&
II Il believed that the raids OF the
Russian squadron win not cost ship
ping more than $3.50. 900.
Indications are more favorable than
ever that Russia will agree 10 the
American definition Of contEaband OF
war.
The Japanese consul general at
Shanghai has notified the taotai that q |
feet 10 coming TO seize the Russian war |
vessels there.
The Japanese are making Anal 90.
sault on Port Arthur, and reports say
they have already sacrificed 20, 900 |
men. Several important positions
have been taken.
japan has demanded the surrender
Of Port Arthur.
A Georpia mob overpoweEed the
militia. seized two negro murdereVs and
burned them alive.
Great Britain. In her answer TO Rus
sia, contends that ioodstuffs cannot be
classed a. contrabAnd.
The government 10 experiencing trou.
BILE in securing Oregon gold Tor the
Lewis and Clark souvenir gold dollars.
The Russian admiralty is still In the
dark asto the fate Of Withoeit's ships
not heard from sinCe the Port Arthur
battle.e
America deems that Japan was In
the wrong in taking the Russian tor
pedo boat from Chefoo and that the
vessel should be returned.
II is now certain that the Japanese
have taken impoi tant land positions at
Port Arthur, the fire from which COM {
PEELED the Russian feet to leave the
harbor.
To date the Russian navy has lost
seven cruisers an one battleship besides
those which have just taken refuge in
neutral ports and disarmed. The Jap.
anese have lost one cruiser and one bat
tlsehip. Il
st. Petersburg expects the fall OF
Port Arthur at any moment. Is
The Malheur irrigation withdrawal {
has been increased 20 900 acres.
Japan is laying in great quantities OF
supplies for winter campaign In Man
churia. .aa
The Japanese navy 10 cooperating
with the army in the fnal assault on L
Port Arthur. II
Admiral Togo sowed many mines in
the path Of the Port Arthur deet.
Over SOC, 900 acres OF land in Eastern s
Oregon In forest reserve Withdrawals l
have been restored to entry. 4
The national encampment Of the @, :
A. r. lie being held in Boston. 1t is
estimated that $4,000 veterans are
present.
The commander Of the Japanese feet
is reported to have notified the Rus 9
sian commander Of Port Arthur that If 7
he sinks the vessels In the harbor the I
town will be shelled with lyddite.
Great Britain will reply to Russia q
that she cannot Concede that the
knight Commander was sunk lawfully.
A launch turned turtle at a Potomac :
regatta and ten people we're drowned. =
Fire at New York gas tanks caused
great panic, many people in fleeing for
getting their children.
The Russian flagship Czarevitch was 7
badly damaged in the recent battle and t
may be dismantled at Tsing Chou. 'e