Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1905-06-22
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.

General Maxine Gomez is very low
and may die at any time.
Norway is likely to become repub-
lie, as no one desirable for king is
willing to accept.
President Roosevelt is striving to
prevent another big battle in Manchu-
ria before peace is concluded.
The next step in the Far Eastern
peace negotiations will be the signing
of an armistice by the generals COM
manding on the field of hostilities.
Governor Brady, of Alaska, wants to
attend the Lewis and Clark fair, but
Secretary Hitchcock has ordered him
to remain at his post for the present,
as he may be needed.
The Federal grand jury at Chicago
has turned in a number of indictments
against beef trust Officials, but particu-
lars will not be given out until the
jury has finished its work.
Not man was saved from the Rus
sian battleship Alexander III, and but
one each from the battleships Borodino
and Navarin, sunk by the Japanese in
the battle of the sea Of Japan.
Commissioner Richards, of the Gen.
eral Land office, has been ordered to
Portland to attend the land fraud trials
and lend assistance to the prosecution.
A number of clerks are alao being sent
with records.
The kaiser is planning to become
master of Europe.
Japan's peace terms have been out
lined and will be moderate.
Washington has been chosen as the
meeting place of the peace envoys.
Turkish troops have completely ex-
terminated a Macedonian insurgent
band.
Grand Duke Alexis and Admiral
Avellan, heads of the Russian navy,
have resigned.
Missouri railroads have united in en-
joining the sstate from enforcing the
maximum rate law.
A case of plague has been reported on
a vessel arriving at Manchester, Eng
land, from Buenos Ayres.
Orders have been issued at the War
department for the formation of two
provisional regiments of field artillery.
Taft says he will not run for presi-
dent OF succeed Roosevelt, but desires
to become chief justice OF the Supreme
court.
The Mexican Central railroad has
increased its capital from $50, 900, 900
to 500, 900, 900, and will acquire con-
troll Of other important roads.
Secretary Hay is home from Europe.
His health is greatly improved, but ne
has not entirely recovered. He says
he has no intention OF resigning.
The premier of Greece has been muir
dered by a gambler.
Germany will fortify Kiao Chou bay,
on the Chinese coast.
Britain and America refuse to join
in the conference on Morocco.
Exports from the United States to
Mexico show great increase.
Russia has formally announced the
acceptance of Roosevelt's paece offer.
One of the seven largest locomotives
ever built will be placed in service on
the o. r. & n. lines.
Supreme Justice Warren R. Hooker
has announced his intention of resign
ing. He is accused of postal grating.
The number of plenipotentiaries and
pace of meeting to conduct peace nego-
tiations between Japan and Russia are
now to be decided.
The motor car ordered by the South
ern Pacific for use between Forest
Grove and Portland is little light for
the heavy grade out of Portland.
The Lake Shore road has established
new record for fast time, having
made the run from Chicago to Buffalo,
a distance OF 526 miles in 453 minutes.
In the army and navy maneuvers to
test the effectiveness of the defenses
about Washington, the attacking feet
. was defeated and constructivey joined
Rojestvensky's.
Mount Pelee is in eruption.
A smallpox epidemic prevails in
Chile.
Norway will send a special envoy to
all the powers to ask recognition.