Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-12-21
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.

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The president will endorse ship SUBJ
sidy in special messatge to congress
after the holidays,
Two lake steamers collided off Duluth
and it is feared one Of the vessels is lost
together with 81 men.
The Northern Pacific announces an
increase in its capital stock from 1885,
600, 900 to $250, ,000, 900.
All copper properties in the United
States and Mexico are now controlled
by Standard Oil interests,
An amendment to the rate law has
been introduced allowing newspaper
publishers and railroad companies to
exchange tickets and advertising.
The kaiser is in conflict with the
Clericals and Socialists, and more
bitter church war is promised in Ger
many than that now on in France.
North Dakota and Minnesota are
without fuel and severe blizzard is
raging. There is much suffering and
death is expected as result of the cold.
The mother Of DR.. Osler, who advo-
Gates death for persons on reaching so,
hats Just celebrated her Tooth birthday
and does not appear to be in the way
even at that advanced age.
King Oscar, of Sweden, is seriously
ill.
Andrew Carnegie favors an inherit
ance tax.
Church affairs in France are assum-
ing a serious aspect.
A blizzard has tied up railroad traffic
in North Dakota.
Roosevelt has yielded to congress and
will drop the spelling reform.
The Pittsburg chamber of commerce
proposes suppression Of divorce news.
Poachers are slaughtering elk in the
Yellowstone park preserves to secure
their teeth.
Roosevelt will send a sensational
message to congress in few days on
the japanese question.
In the trial Of the new battleship
Kansas every test was successful. Her
speed exceeds Is knots.
Hartman claims the car shortage is
due to the car builders. He says over
a year ago he ordered l6, 900 freight
cars, and they are just being delivered.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion says there is not single large
railway system but what can go into
its big terminal yards any day and
gather 500 empty freight cars.
Senator Brown is at the point Of
death.
Democrats in the house oppose
Moody's confirmation as supreme judge.
Mexico had net surplus Of 500, ,000,-
900 for the year ending June 30, 1905.
Three women are implicated in the
Nebraska land frauds now on trial at
Omaha.
Representative Kahn, Of California.
is very bitter against japanese immj-
grafton.
France has expelled the pope's agents
and is otherwise pushing the war on
the church.
Rockefeller has offered 800, 900 to-
ward missionary work in Egypt and
the Soudan.
The Spanish government is consider
ing the question Of placing an import
duty on wheat.
Ice blocks the $500" canal and there
is great feet Of vessels at each end
waiting to get through.
Roosevelt will drop Bristol il the
senate refuses to confirm him as United
States attorney for Oregon.
The Russian minister Of foreign
affairs declares it will not be necessary
to borrow money again in the near
future.
Commissioner Garfield says Federal
license is the method which will con-
troll the trusts and corporations in the
future and is the only solution.
Religious strife is assured in France.
Mayor Schmitz wants the time of his
trial extended.
Canada is also having trouble with
japanese coolies.
The pope declares nothing will stop
the struggle in France except victory for
the church.