Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-02-14
States senate committees attitude on

States senate committees attitude on
the Cuban question. They declare that
the insurgents have fulfilled none Of
the requisites by International law or
usage for the recognition Of belliger-
ency. The government organs, with
view of pacifving the public irritation,
point out that President Cleveland, his
ministers and the federal authorities so
far have preserved perfectly correct
and friendly attitude toward Spain,
contrasting strongly with the popular
sympathy and assistance the insurgents
have obtained from the American peo-
pie.
Lloyd Montgomery, the self-con
fessed murderer of his father, mother
and Daniel B. McKercher, has paid the
penalty of his crime by death on the
gallows. The prisoner exhibited con-
siderable pluck, considering his youth,
and did not finch upon the scaffold.
The execution took place, as required
by law, in an inclosure in the jailyard
at Albany, Or. An hour before he
went upon the scaffold he wrote out
and signed the following statement:
II did it. / am guilty. o God, have
mercy on me. Take me as | am, a
poor sinner. l am sorry for what /
have done. God, do have mercy on
my poor soul; for my sake, do, and
forgive all my sins, each and every one
Of them, and forgive those who sin
against me. Oh, God, help the preci-
ous souls to see the way Of life for my
sake. Do help them and guide them
through this life"
Colonel w. P. Thompson, president
of the National Lead Company, died
Of pneumonia in New York.
The Chicago city council has passed
an ordinance prohibiting any person
from engaging in the traffic Of horse
meat.
It is announced in London that
Justin Mccarthy will resign the lead
ership of the Irish parliamentary party
at the next meeting Of that party.
The unprecedented rains in the lower
Mississippi valley the past ten days
have caused all streams to overflow,
and the lowlands of Tennessee, Arkan-
sas and Mississippi are one vast sea of
water.
Word comes from Brazil that rain
has fallen in such torrents for the last
few days that it has caused the falling
of many houses in the cities. Yellow
fever is increasing and one man on the
Italian cruiser Lomardi has died Of the
disease.
The storthing has been opened. In
the speech from the throne, King Oscar
said he hoped that the meeting of the
committee on the condition of the
union of Norway and Sweden would
tend to an agreement for the happiness
of both nations.
The United States minister to Tur-
key, Mr.. Terrell, has demanded an in
demnity of 100000 for the burning
and pillage of the American mis-
sions at Marash and Kharput He
also asked for the immediate granting
of firmans for rebuilding them.
The celebrated case of DR.. Arthur
Duestrow, the St. Louis millionaire,
who has been on trial during the past
month for the cold.blooded murder OF
his wife and baby boy, two years old,
has ended, the jury returning YER
dict of guilty in the first degree.
After six months search through
ancient and modern history the patent
Office has issued patent on boomers.
The man who gets the credit of invent
ing this up-to-date article is Thomas
II. Royce, of Brooklyn. In the future
the new woman will have to pay Royce
royalty on her neither garments.
: Developments show that Lee Sellers
lynched in Knoxville, Tenn, ten year.
7 ago for the supposed murder and rob
berry of 81, 100 from Edward Mainess
was innocent. Lizzie Hickman, OIL
. her deathbed, confessed that Tx,
/ Wright. notorious character, wa
: the murderer. He is now being pur
r sued by the officers.
Q The federal council has authorizes
9 the president of the Swiss republic t.
: accept the proposal rendered by til
q governments of Great Britain and tn
United States that, in the event of
Y disagreement as to choice of arbitra
/, tor for the Canadian sealers' claim. tn
e president of Switzerland shall desig
3 nate the arbitrator.
L An agent of the Chinese government
- has come to the Pacific coast to plac
70 an order for 80, 900, 900 feet of lumber
~ Most of the timber is intended for th
r construction and repair of governmer
buildings. The agent says the indies
}. tions are good for healthy revival {
d the lumber trade throuhgout Chin
W and Japan this and next year.
& Andrew H. Davidson, of New Yorl
>, who is greatly interested in securin
- the release of Mrs. Maybrick, confine
u in an English prison on a charge
- numbering her husband, says the ne,
Is attempt to secure her release will
~ made by the Masons and Roman Cat
, olios, and that the effort will be mae
,. on the same lines as those in the pas
of The congressional delegates fro
he the Pacific coast are making quite
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