Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1907-02-22

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The floods in Nebraska are receding.
A bill for woman SURFACE has been
introduced in the house OF commons.
The house land committee has yield
ed to Rooseyelt's plea for the leasing of
coal land.
Discharged negro soldiers declare
there was plot to kill them at
Brownsville.
The house pension committee has an
nounced that it has completed its work
fort his session. fa.E.
The president has reached final
agreement with the Californians on
the school question.
S,nator Hopkins of Illinois, threat
ems to talk the river and harbor bill to
death. He would have three weeks
task,
The Postal Telegraph company has
announced an increase in pay for its
employees following the action OF the
Western Union in advancing wages.
Railroads of the United States need
$500, 100000 for Improvements, but
lin e the Interstate Commerce CON-
m Ssion inquiries they cannot obtain
the money on watered stock and the
railway magnates don't know where to
look for relief.
Floods in Nebraska have blocked
railway traffic.
Castro has caused the wholesale ar
rest of suspected enemies.
The British cabinet has announced
the first step towards Irish home rule.
Senator Knox, OF Pennsylvania, de-
fends Smoot's right to a seat in the
senate.
The Massachusetts legislature has
petitioned congress to revise the pres
ent tariff laws.
The Thaw trial has been postponed
on account of the death of the wife of
one of the ioroIs.
Trouble with employees has caused all
papers in Butte and Anaconda to sus-
pend and in statement the publishers
declare they will not issue another pa
per until the men give in.
Hermann's original letters have been
admitted as evidence in his letter book
trial. Postponement has also been
granted to give further time for the de-
fense to prepare for the admission of
these letters.
Kuropatkin says he met defeat at the
hands of the japanese because his gen.
erals disobeyed orders. He makes
ghastly contrast between Japanese valor
and efficiency and Russian Indifference
and incompetence.
Ex-Governor Higgins, of New York,
is dead.
new santo Domingo treaty has
been sent to the senate.
Roosevelt has way to settle the
Japanese trouble and will call on con-
eress for help.
The British parliament is open. The
kings speech foreshadows war between
the two houses.
Jerome will attempt to send Thaw TO
an insane asylum if he escapes convic-
tion for killing White,
Fourteen persons we're injured by a
freight train on the Northern Pacific
crashing into a passenger train near
Seattle.
The San Francisco unions which
struck against the street car company
will win their point through an arbi-
tTation board.
The Hermann jury is almost COM
plete. This is for the trial of the rep
resentative for burning letter books
while in the general land office,
In twelve states Lincoln's birthday
is legal holiday and February IL was
appropriately remembered. The states
are New York, Colorado, Connecti-
cut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts,
Minnesota, New Jersey, North Dakota,
Pennsylvania, Washington and Wyom-
ing.
Nicaragua is preparing to invade
Honduras.
A revolt against the government is
on in Persia.
Ex-Governor Higgins, of New York,
is again failing in health.
Beers are gradually securing control
Of the Transvaal parliament.
A Clinton, N. c., grand jury has in
dicted number Of county officials for
embezzlement.