Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1905-03-02
news OF The week
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
A Resume of the Less important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.

JOnu ~ LUX says hAS %'AShANN
trine is carried too far.
The blockade of vladivostok is now
complete, but food is not scarce.
King Edward favors Irish liberty as
a step to Anglo o-American alliance.
The cazr has yielded to the railroad
strikers and traffic will be resumed.
Norway threatens to dissolve her
union with Sweden and establish re-
public.
The greatest battle of the war has
begun in Manchuria, the Japanese out
fianking the Russians.
The bill dividing Oregon into two
judicial districts has been killed and
similar Washington bill passed.
Fire broke out in the New York ju-
venile asylum, but all the 1900 child
rem were taken out in Is minutes and
the flames were soon extinguished.
DR.. Louis wilcoxson, who was
charged with having a United States
bond. stolen 20 years ago from the
Manhattan bank, has been released on
$40, 900 bail, and will now seek for s.
w. Millecr, from whom he obtained
the bond.
The freezing of the Chesapeake bay
has caused an oyster famine in Boston.
Riots at Baku, Russia, have caused
1000 deaths, and twice as many were
wounded.
Railroad strikes have cut off Poland
and all southwestern Russia from the
rest of the world.
All talk OF peace is secuted by both
Japan and Russia, and both nations
are preparing for decisive battle.
Following an operation for appendi-
citis, Sidney Dillon Ripley, the finan-
cier, is critically i'll at his home in
New York.
The state assembly of Wisconsin has
passed a bill prohibiting the sale oi
giant frecrackers and other danger ous
explosives.
Twenty-one buildings in the heart OF
Cape May Courthouse, the county seat
of Cape May county, n. j., were de-
stroyed by fire.
1t seems that the decision of the
North sea commission will let both
nations down easily, not being de-
cided report either way.
The work of rescuing the dead from
the Virginia mine, in Alabama, is pro-
ceeding slowly. Foul gas greatly him
ders the work. The fourth day after
the explosion 80 bodies had been recoy-
cred.
A great battle is impending in Man.
churcis.
Senator Mitchell will endeavor to
have his trial in April.
A life saving station is to be estab.
lished at Nome, Alaska.
Hearst will be an independent candi-
dte for mayor of New York.
The funeral of Grand Duke Sergius
will be private for fear of terrorists.
The government has begun a thor
ough investigation of the beef trust.
King Alfonso, of Spain, is to marry
Princess Victoria, of Prussia, daughter
of Kaiser Wilhelm.
Japan has a strong feet in the Indian
ocean awaiting the arrival Of the Rus
sian Baltic squadron.
Kansas will extend the investigation
of the Standard Oil to all the trusts
and other states offer aid.
Two trainmen and two women wert
seriously hurt in wreck on the North
ern Pacific near Plains, Mont.
Chinese junkmen have confessed II
having murdered a German and {
French attache and one other European
while they were attempting to escape
from Port Arthur last August.
The senate has ratified the treaty be
tween practically all nations for the ex
emption of hospital ships in time 0
war from the payment of all dutiet
and taxes imposed for the benefit of th'
same.
Fire destroyed two piers and TIVE
steamers at Boston.
Utah will spend 100000 at th'
Lewis and Clark fair.
The Cody, Wyoming. bank robber
have been caught in Utah.
Pennsylvania oil men will build I
large refining plant in Kansas.