Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1907-04-26
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.

have been visited by a snow storm.
Early fIuit in Tennessee is reported
to be severely damaged by cold weather.
A slight-earthquake shock at Charles
ton, S. c., threw the people into
panic.
There is no chance for the election Of
senator from Rhode Island the present
session of the legislature.
Chinese famine sufferers are dying
by hundreds and there is difficulty in
securing the dead suitable burial.
The Austrian premier declares every
colony Of the various nations should be
made an independent government.
President Roosevelt has about made
up his mind that the best way out Of
the national campaign trouble is for the
government to pay the legitimate ex-
penses of all candidates.
San Francisco street railway employ
es are receiving back pay. The arbitra-
tion board granted the men an increase
from the time the trouble began last
fall and now s4l5, 900 is being distrib-
uted.
DR.. Kennard, an American agent in
Russia, says the suffedring there from
famine is appalling. Not less than
10000, 900 are dependent on aid until
another harvest. Epidemics Of disease
add to the suffering.
Hearst is said to be building up a
third party.
There is deadlock in the Wisconsin
senatorial contest.
Jerome is investigating a charge Of
tampering with Thaw juror.
The vice president Of the New York
Central railroad favors government
control.
The British budget proposes a PEN
sion for old age and increased taxes on
the rich.
Southern cotton manufacturers COM
plain Of rate discrimination by the
railroads.
Captain George Curry has been in
augurated governor of New Mexico in
place of F. G. Hagerman, who resigned.
The thief who stole $4,000 from
the Northern Pacific Express company
at st. Paul has been captured and the
money recovered.
The Illinois Supreme court has de-
cided the municipal ownership law in
valid and Chicago will not be able to
own her own street railway system.
Regis H. Post has been inaugurated
governor of Porto Rico in succession OF
Beekman Winthrop, who resigned to
become assistant secretary of the treas
ury at Washington.
The Hermann trial is approaching
the end.
San Francisco street car employees
may strike for s hours and So day.
Coal miners at Coleman, Alberta,
have struck for an increase Of 10 per
cent in wages.
The Chicago & Alton railroad has
been fined $50, 900 for granting rebates
in meat shipments.
Spain has outlined program for a
new navy which calls for an appropria-
tion Of $64, 100000.
Robbers held up the Northern Pacific
Express company's Office at st. Paul
and secured $25, 900.
Portland piolce have captured the
"pink domino" bold burglar who
has terrorized the Mob Hill district for
several weeks.
Snow storms and freezing weather
prevail from Wisconsin down into Kan
eas. In places trains are delayed on
account of the snow.
The United States census bureau has
placed seattle's population in 1905 at
l04,169. Senator Piles is indignant
and declares the city has over 200,O00
Governor Buchtel Of Colorado, has
asked the governors Of all states con-
tanning public land to join him in a
conference June Is, 10 and 20 at Dem
yer TO discuss the question Of public
land laws.
A Northern Pacific train was wrecked
near jamestown, N. D., and five per-
sons injured.
Russia and Japan have completed the
evacuation of Manchuria, leaving only
a few railway guards.
officials CT the Zortman, Mont,
minse deny that the stage robber got
e2s,000 for his work.