Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-12-07
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.

One day recently 1850 steerge pas
sengers arrived in New York from Eu-
rope.
There is coal shortage in San Fran
cisco and the price has been boosted 50
per ton.
At its next session congress will be
asked to pay for entertainments by our
foreign ambassadors and ministers.
1t is alleged that an attempt has been
made to poison one of the WITNESSES
in the land fraud trials now ON at Salt
Lake.
Tenement house residents Of New
York's East Side have begun war on
butcher shops for raising the price of
meat.
Realty in Victoria, b. c., has in
creased 25 per cent in value on the an
nomcement of improvements by the
Canadian Pacific.
A new all-Canadian mail service re-
cord has been established by the trip
from London to Vancouver, b. c., be-
ing made in II days.
Investigation has shown that large
amounts of money intended to relieve
Russian famine sufferers has been pock-
eted by those intrusted with the funds.
British Columbian Indians are in the
habit of selling their girls as soon as
they are oil denough to find buyer.
An effort is to be made to stop the prac-
tice.
With the thermometer standing near
the zero mark large number Of prom
inent citizens Of Payette, lnaho, held
up coal train and took two cars for
their own use. Thye were prevented
from taking moreb y promis eof relief
by the railroad company.
Helena has voted to own her own
wa er plant.
The use of tobacco in any form is be-
ing driven from the university at Lin
coin, Neb.
The Canadian governoment has agreed
to place lifeboat service OF the south
ern portion of Vancouver island coast,
the marine graveyard.
The Alabama Great Southern rail-
road has given an increase Of 5 per cent
in wages to all its employees receiving
less than 5000 per month.
In theI interstate Commere hearing at
Salt Lake witness declared the Unon
Pacifcr abroad prevented opposition
from acquiring coal lands by the use of
dynamite.
DR.. D. P. Barrows, director Of educa-
tion in the Philippines, says the is
lands are in good condition generally
speaking. There is no market for sugar
and tobacco.
The japanese governments said to
understand the recent school situation
in San Francisco. While she may
punish the Bay City a bit, nothing
more will come of the affair.
An international committee has been
appointed in China to secure relief for
the hungry. An appeal will be made
to Europe and America. Ten thousand
people are on the point Of starvation.
Booker T. Washington, leader of the
colored race, says Andrew Carnegie
wears shoes made in ngreo industrial
school.
The United States government has
been asked to furnish protection to the
leader of the street car strike now on at
Hamilton, Ont.
The president, vice president and
counsel of the Mutual Reserve Life In
surance company are on trial in New
York on charge Of grand larceny.
While holding up passengers on a
Chicago & Alton passenger train near
Kansas City bold robber was captured
by the conductor and later turned over
tosthe police.
Advices have just been received Of a
disastrous tidal wave which followed
an earthquake at German New Guinea.
Many natives were drowned and the
property loss is enormous.
Mrs. Stilwell, head of the Salvation
Army rescue work in Chicago, believes
the bets way to cure vice in that city
would be to take pictrues of the fire.
quenters Of notorious places and publish
them in the newspapers.
The American Insurance company
has been barred from doing further bus
mess in Massachusetts and the justice
of the State Supreme court says con-
panies must show that they can protect
before they will be allowed to continue
writing policies.