Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1907-04-12
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.


Cubans are eager for decision as to
when the end Of Intervention will come.
President Joseph Smith says the
Mormon church has abandoned poly |
gamy.
President Bonilla, OF Honduras, is
gathering forces to continue the Central
American war.
The amount OF coffee being import
ed into the United States is decreasing, |
but the importation of cocoa is increas-
ing.
Roosevelt is counting on compelling |
congress at its next session to pass
reform land law by enforcing present
statutes.
Eight more indictments are coming
for San Francisco telephone men.
Heney has sent warning to Detwiler
that he had better give up.
England is becoming aware Of the
fact that 10 per cent Of the canned
goods used in that country come from
the United States unlabeled and that
English labels are put on by the inn
porteIs.
A part OF the outer wall OF the vati-
can has collapsed.
A denunciation of the car may cause
dissolution of the douma.
Roosevelt says corporations have con-
spired to defeat his policy in 1908.
Thaw has been declared sane, but
Jerome will appeal for right to see
the evidence.
/" John A. Lewis has reached Chicago
from Mexico and will at once start the
fight to secure control Of Zion City.
Governor Swettenham, Of Jamaica,
resigned because he was ordered to
apologize by his home government.
The army quartermaster's depart
ment at Manila is under fire because
the payroll has been found to be pad
ded.
Heney has found that the telephone
companies contributed to both sides in
the campaign of Schmitz for mayor of
San Francisco.
Harriman's lawyers are defending
before the Interstate Commerce COM
mittee the right of railroads to water
stock. They also claim rival roads have
a right to combine.
Oklahoma elections gave Republicans
control.
Six men were overcome by gas in
mine at Lead, S. D.
The Hermann defense has attacked
Hitchcock's methods Of conducting the
land office.
Doctors in the Thaw case have dis
agreed, some saying him sane and 9TH
ers insane.
J.J. Hill has formally retired as
president of the Great Northern and his
son Louis has assumed control.
As result of the city election in st.
Louis the Democrats are in complete
control Of every branch Of the city gov
eminent.
All cities and towns Of Colorado ex-
cept Denver have Just held municipal
elections. The liquor question was the
chief one and in a large number Of
places the temperance people carried
the day.
A letter from Hartman to a friend
published in Eastern papers, says
Roosevelt asked him to raise 5000, 900
for the 1904 campaign fund, which he
did. The president says the statement
is false.
On the liner Siberia, due in San
francisco May 8, are coming number
of Chinese military officers being sent
by their government to the jamestown
exposition to study the warships Of all
nations.
Nicaraguans have captured another
Honduran port.
Ruef has appealed to the Supreme
court for release on bail.
A new movement has been started in
the South to end the race problem.
The government is to prosecute Hill
for violation of the 28-hour law for
stock.
Railroad employees are willing to
yield on the question of wages but are
firm for nine hours
A storm at Havana drove waves into
the city, causing much damage. Many
Lives were endangered.