Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-10-06
WEEKS DOINGS
NewSY Items Gathered frOmAIl
Parts Of the World.
or INTEREST TO our RERDERS
General Review Of important lIsppen-
penlcs Presented In q BFisf and
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Mobile. Alabam, Ia having the warm.
est weather In Its history for the tlme
Of year.
The Japanese have adopted tactics
intended TO prevent the return OF the
main Russian force 10 Mukden.
The Russian squadron at Port Ar
thur has made another attempt 10 es-
cape, but were driven back. Another
sally 10 expected.
Kuropatkin now iealIxes that he can.
not 20 ON 10 Hardin and the problem
OF wintering his troops is serious one.
The hope OF the Russians 10 TO defeat
the Japanese at Mukden.
Souvenir Lewis and Clark dollars
have been sent 10 President Roosevelt
and member Of congress who we're In
trumental in securing the appiopria.
tion to the Portland exposition,
A mail car from Paris 10 HAvre, con-
tanning about 100 pouches OF American
mail, was broken into and 9l pouches
opened and rihed OF such valuables as
they may have contained. There Is no
record Of their contents or Of the valu-
ables distracted.
W.. Bryan is q grandfather.
Disease is claiming many Japanese
soldiers.
The battleshiap Connecticut has been
succeessiully launched.
The Russian cruiser orel broke a
cylinder ON her trial trip and will be
dlayd six months.
The main Russian army has retreat
cd from Mukden, leaving only small
force TO guard the rear.
The Japanese army has captured Da
pass. Practically no resistance was
offered by the Russians.
A Puget sound tug Just In from Alas
ka, reports having sighted q Russian
gunboat at Unimak pass.
A dispatch from Cons,antinoplo says
that the village Of Ramsa, Armenia,
was the scene OF massacre OF Armen-
ians by Kurds. Details are lacking.
Hops have advanced two and three
cents throughout the Willamette val
ley and at North Yakima. Independ-
ence growers have receied as high as
80 cents.
Heavy rains have caused serious
damage to railroads In Western Texas,
New Mexico and Northern Mexico.
Several washouts are reported on the
Santa Fe in New Mexico and on ell
roads trains are delayed.
Two more OF the Billings, Mont,
Jail breakers have been captured.
Unofficial estimates by japanese off,
GERS place the number Of their sick and
wounded soldiers at $4,000.
A Massachusetts, justice fined an at
tache OF the British embassy and later
found he had exceeded his authority.
He has apologized.
United States custom officials at
Portland believe that nearly 20 per
cent of the Chinese population ot that
city are in this country illegally.
The Vancouver, B. c., police think
they have in custody the leader OF the
three men who held up the Canadian
Pacific train near Mission recently.
The Philippine islands will not be
able to exhibit at the Lewis and CLARK
fair unless aid is given. Too heavy jar
expense at st. Louis 10 given as the
reason.
A passenger train on the st. Louis &
Iron Mountain railway was derailsd
1876 miles from St. Louis and injured
So persons, a number of whom are sC
badly nurt 1t Is believed they will die
Reports received from near shang
hal say that the Boxers are openly dis
tributing pamphlets couched in the
same language as those circulated be
fore the rising Of 1900. October IL II
fixed as the date for the determination
of all foreigners.
The Chilean training ship Genera
Baguedana is at San Fancisco.
The Japanese are preparing for
fanking movement against Kuropatkin
Reports from Port Arthur claim tina
there Is plenty Of coal for months yet
Large numbers OF Japanese rein
iorcements are being hurried to Muk
den.
The Port Arthur feet is expected t.
make another attempt shortly to es
cape.
Senator Hoar is very low and his Sol
says his death may be expected ct an,
moment.
Figures Just published show Japan
financial coalition to be In good shape
Russia is likely to again yield to tn
protest Of America and remove Cotttol
from the contraband list.
The steamer Crusader, from Port
land, reported captured by Japanese
has been released and proceeded
Shanghai.
President Reyes is meeting wit
much opposition in the Colombian ser
ate to the resumption of amicaDle relt
tions with the United States.