Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1905-07-20
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.


ship Potemkin have all been shot or
are in chains.
A party has been formed by promin-
ent Italians for the exploration of the
upper Amazon river.
Minister witte has had a stormy in
terview with the czar and may refuse
to act as peace envoy.
Major Langfitt, government engineer,
with headquarters at Portland, is to be
succeeded by Major BOessler.
The battleship Oregon holds the
troph for high scores in gunnery among
all battleships of the American navy.
Indiana officer have arrested IL men
believed to be gang who have been
systematically robbing freight cars of
silk.
Chief Forester Pinchot has ordered
that forest supervisors must accept no
fees for services performed, under pain
of dismissal.
The salaries of the Russian plenipo-
tentiaries have been fixed at 5000 per
day each, besides an allowance of 81
500 for travelling and other expenses.
During high wind, following a Sc
we're rain and electric storm, the walls
of brick building in course of con-
sturction at Winnipeg, Manitoba, fell,
burying pmuber of people. 1t is
feared at least ten are dead.
The British navy is to be concentrat-
ed near home.
There is renewed fear Of war between
Norway and Sweden.
Dynamite has been found in the
cars palace at Moscow.
A great German naval demonstration
istO be made of sw9en.
Sweden will oppose to the last the
election of Prince Charles, of Denmark,
as king Of Norway.
Terrorists have warned Trepoff, as
sistant minister of the interior of Rus
sia, that he will be killed.
The Citizens bank of Yellow Springs,
Ohio, has closed, owing depositors be-
tween s25, 900 and $4,000.
Emperor William has held a con-
ference with King Oscar and German
Swedish alliance was discussed.
Government secret service men have
arrested six men in San Francisco for
issuing fraudulent naturalization papers
and marine licenses.
1t is proposed to have race between
airships at the Portland fair. The con-
testants have both constructed flying
machines with some degree Of success.
The American Medical association,
in session at Portland. adopted reso-
luton advocating new cabinet posi-
ton, to be known as the Public Health
department.
Germany will build ports in Morocco
opposite Gibraltar.
Many Milwaukee officials have been
indicted for bribery.
Yale mayo all on Depew to resign on
account of his connection with the
Equitable scandal.
It is feared another mutiny will
break out in the Russian Black sea feet
because the mutineers who surrendered
have been imprisoned.
An explosion of firedamp in the coal
mines at Wattstown, Wales, entombed
$50 men and it is believed that at least
120 of the miners are dead.
Governor Folk, of Missouri, in an
address before the Fremont, Nebraska,
Chautauqua assembly, declared that
graft is national disease.
A discontented stockholder of the In
ternational Harvester company has
commenced suit against the company
for an accounting and says millions
have been exacted from railroads in re-
bates.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has
ruled that eamels hair cloth is wool
and duty must be paid on it as such.
The Santa Fe railroad has just run a
psecial from Los Angeles to Chicago
in Al hours and 81 minutes, which es-
tablishes a new record. Eliminating
"dead' time and stops, the 2,244K
miles was covered at an average speed
of 81 miles an hour.
Extreme heat is killing many in Italy
and Germany.
Terrific heat has killed many people
in New York and Pittsburg.