Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1905-11-02
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.
Taft has started for Panama.

Southern congressman are united
or q rate bill.
A split in Maryland Democracy may
end Germans rule.
Fire has destroyed one Of the Prince
ton college buildings.
King Oscar has declined the Norwe-
gian throne for 9 member Of his family,
The czar may grant a constitution in
Russia similsar to that Of Great Brit
ain.
A prairie FIRE near Minot, N. D., has
destroyed thousands of tons of hay,
some buildings, large amount of grain
and some stock,
The steamer conveying President
Roosevelt from New Orleans to the
warship at the mouth of the river col
lided with a fruit steamer. No one
was injured, and after a short delay the
president proceeded.
Acting Public Printer Ricketts, has
been in conference with the senate and
house committees ON printing. Ac.
cording to him thousands of dollars
might be saved every year by refusing
to print worthless reports.
A Louisville Southern passenger
train travelling so miles an hour plung.
ed through bridge eight miles west of
Lexington, Ky. A large number OF
passengers were injured, many of whom
will die. The death list is expected to
reach at least 16.
The only trains running in Russia
are manned by soldiers.
Senator German defends negro dis
franchisement in Maryland
Togo continues to receive many hon.
ors from Japanese business men.
A new counterfeit silver dollar has
made its appearance in Portland.
Fire which burned Hot Springs,
Arkansas, hotel caused the death Of six
guests
Kaiser Wilhelm has Just made
speech warning the army to be ready
for war.
1t is Iumored that Gomez is buying
arms for Liberals and will start a revo-
luton in Cuba.
All the formatlities Of the dissolution
of the union between Norway and Swe-
den have been concluded.
Foreign bankers have refused to
make another loan to Russia until
peace is restored in the empire.
1t is believed the senate will ratify
the treaty with Santo Domingo for
financing the affairs of that country.
Leading bankers of Europe have
formed big organization to do bust
mes in various Central America coun-
tries.
1t is reported from Sebastopol that
the Russian battleship Pateleimon,
formerly the Kniaz Potemkin, ON
which the mutiny recently occurred,
has been destroyed by revolutionists.
Canal engineers cay the work can be
done in ten years.
Japan says she has no desire to ac-
quire the Philippine islands.
Senator Foraker will lead the fight
for the railroads against the rate bill.
The American minister is acting as
mediator between France and Vene-
Zuela.
Robbers wrecked the safe in the
Ridgeville, indiana, bank, and escaped
with $4,000.
The czar has adopted Whites recon-
mendatiou of enlarged suffrage and will
make him premier.
Spanish Republicans have started an
agitation looking to the establishment
of republic in Spain.
The first damage suit against the Iro-
quois theater owners has started in
the United States Circuit court in Chi
cago.
Secretary Hitchcock favors abolish
ing the Office of land receivers and let
ting the registers do all the work. At
present there are ITO receivers, draw
ing total 70 $3.50, 900 year.
Baron Won Sternberg, German am
bassador to the United States, says the
Anglo-Japanese alliance means the es-
tablishment of a Monroe doctrine in
the Far East by those countries.
The beef trust has made new attack
on the indictments against it.
A large area in Clackamas county,
Oregon, has been added to the Cascade
forest reserve.