Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1905-05-18
news OF THE week
h q Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
A Resume Of the Less important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.

Seven miners were killed in an ex-
plosion at Butte, caused by careless
handling of dynamite.
The Chicago grand jury investigating
the beef trust has secured Armor's se-
cret code used in making rebates.
The financial loss at Snyder, Okla
homa, will reach $500, 1000. Several
more injured persons have been found.
American employees in the Panama
canal zone are leaving as fast as pos
sible ON account of yellow fever, and
charge the officials with taking no steps
toward protection of health.
Togo's feet has been seen off the
Pescadores islands, and it is believed
battle will occur near Hong Kong soon,
as the Russians must fight before June
or be caught by the typhoons.
The president has established for
est reserve in Wallowa county embrac-
ing about 800, 900 acres of land, and
will create several more in Oregon.
Altogether nearly 10, 900, 900 acres will
be placed in reserve.
Nan Patterson has been released from
Jail. 1t is not probable that she will
be called upon to face another jury, as
District Attorney Jerome believes his
assistants have done their best and
further efforts would be useless.
France accuses Japan of bluffing on
the neutrality question.
The Japanese have made the first
move towards a new flank attack.
The Union Pacific is building six gas
oline motor cars at the Omaha shops.
The Russian fleet is reported to be in
Vafong bay, which is French waters.
An earthquake throughout central
and southern Mexico damaged many
houses.
During the next IL years Italy ex-
poets to spend $27 900, 900 for new war
vessels.
Judge Bellinger is growing weaker
and his physicians hold out little hope
OF his recovery.
The klamath Canal company in
Southern Oregon has offered to sell
out at reduced price.
Twenty person are known to be dead
and more than hundred injured in
the railroad disaster at Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania.
Prosecuting Attorney Heney says the
illness of Judge Bellinger will make no
difference with the land fraud trials.
Some other Judge will preside.
1t is said that negotiations for peace
between Japan and Russia were nearly
complete when the appearance of the
Pacific squadron in the China sea re-
vived Russia's hopes.
An earthquake in Persia killed so
persons.
A visitor to the Russian feet gives
bad account of the crews.
Roosevelt reiterates his decision not
to be candidate again and says he will
accept no compromise rate law.
Secretary Hay will return to the
United States in June, after visiting
all the great capitals of Europe.
The Carnegie Steel company pro-
poses to erect new furnaces and mills
at Youngstown, Ohio, which will cost
900, 900, 900 and employ 5000 men.
Chicago employers are running more
teams, but rioting continues. More
unions are expectd to become involved
in the trouble.
Germans feel much satisfaction at
the uncomfortable position England
has been placed in by the violation of
neutrality by France.
Oliver W. Nixon, the author, is dead.
Among his works was "How Marcus
Whitman Saved Oregon to the United
states," and Memories of a Forty
Miner"
Cnarles b. BelIlnger, Judge OF the |
United States court, is critically i'll at
his home in Portland. His physician
says that the outlook for his recovry is
exceedingly grave.
Reign of terror Is renewed in War
saw.
Tariff revision is again leading SUBJ
ject in Washington.
The Japanese feet awaits the Rus
SLAMS in Corean straits.
Americans have obtained valuable
mining concessions in Corea.