Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-05-04
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.


Preparations are being made to 70
ceive Dowie in his old home.
The Russian democrats have won {
great victory in the elections.
French police have discovered an in
trigOe between labor leaders and mon
archists.
The Northern Pacific has commenced
work on its bridge across the William
cite at Portland.
Small graft on the relief fund for
California has been discovered and is
worse than feared.
Anthracite operators have rejected
the latest terms of the miners and have
renewed their former offer.
The unwilling of the Franklin statue
in Paris was the occasion of speeches Of
good win by Frenchmen and Americans.
A drenehing rain has made it very
uncomfortable for the San Francisco
refugees camped in the various parks
of that city.
Quartermaster-G General Humphrey has
informed Senator Fulton that there is
no intention of even temporarily aban.
doning San Francisco as an army trans
port headquarters.
Dowie's wife has become reconeiled
with the prophet,
Oakland is making great effort to
capture San Francisco shipping.
Senator Hepburn is improving from
his second attack of appendicitis.
Many of the steel frames of large
buildings in San Francisco are unin.
jured.
The regular troops now have entire
charge of feeding the San Francisco
refugees.
King Edward, Emperor William and
Emperor Nicholas will hold a confer
ence shortly.
Bellevue, Texas, has been devastated
by tornado. Forty people are re-
ported killed.
The japanese mikado has given
100000 to the relief Of San Francisco,
and the people like sum.
The doubtful vote in the senate on
the railroad rate bill is large enough
to swing the result either way.
An area of 45S blocks was burned by
the San Francisco fire. 1t is estimated
that the buildings destroyed will be in
the neighborhood of 10000.
Norway is taking steps to organize a
new army.
A ninth victim of the explosion on
the battleship Kearsarge has died.
The last of the Russian prisoners
have been returned home from Japan.
The total relief fund from all sources
totals more than $4,000, 900 and still
grows.
There is no danger of an epidemic
among San Francisco's homeless, ac-
cording to the health authorities.
The San Francisco bank vaults are
believed to be uninjured, but it will be
a week before they can be opened.
Insurance men will have say on re-
building plans of San Francisco and
will not allow fimsy structures to be
erected.
Most Of San Francisco's people would
prefer to see the city rebuilt on the
plan # the old and oppose changes in
the streets.
Jonathan Bourne is gaining on H
M. Cake, who leads for the Republican
nominee for Senator in the Oregon pri-
mary elections.
All the credit for stopping the San
Francisco fire belongs to three expert |
gunners from Mare Island navy yard.
They blew up strip of buildings one
block wide in front of the flames, using
ton and half of gun-cotton.
Oakland's present population is about |
1000 to the block.
General Funston has barred sight
seers from San Francisco.
San Francisco's Chinatown will |
never be rebuilt on the old site.
A heavy rain has added to the dis
comfort of the residents of the San
Francisco refuge camps.
Men are clearing away the San Fran
cisco ruins. The newspaper offices will
be among the first buildings repaired.
General A. W. Greeley has assumed
command Of the Federal troops at San
Francisco. General Funston will act
under Greeley's orders.
The latest figures on cash subscrip-
tions from all parts of the United |
States for the relief Of San Francisco
sufferers totals 1854. 900.