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Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-06-02
oLEx.

Mrs. Fred Hanna Is very sick.
Fred George was an 0lex visitor Sun
day.
Mr. Carvine and wife were at 0lex
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 9. Schott took q trip to
The Dalles last week.
Seven persons were baptized here by
Rev. Brown last Sunday.
Millie Refs and Lillian Peck took a
trip to Bickleton last week.
Rev. Bailey preached ut 0lex Monday
night to Il large audience.
J. w. Mckinney aud wife made q
trip TO Sherman county last week.
Geo. Schott intends going to Westiall
soon to look after his cattle interests.
The many friends of Harry Clay deep
Is deplore his sudden death at Arlington
on Monday,
Having Is In full blast in this section
and tho merry hmm Of the mower can
be heard In every direction.
Decoration Day was appropriately
remembered at 0lex. Miss Parrish took
her pupils to the cemetery, where pretty
wrcaths were made and placed on the
graves OF the departed.
Several Of our people have been on
the sick list the past week. j. A, Crum,
George Crum, Jas. Martin and l.. p.
Ralston were slightly afflicted with bad
colds, tonsilitls, etc, but oil are con-
valescent at this writing,
Quite number OF young folks from
Arlington paid Oex visit Sunday.
John Reed, Mr.. Sharrard, Miss Vining,
Miss Leghorn, and many others whose
names we did not learn, were here and
attended the baptismal services.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-06-02
of Interest to settlers.

II. N. Frazer, County Clerk, at Con-
don, Oregon, continues to give special
attention TO U. s. government land APP
plicatons, filings and proofs, He is also
prepared to receive applications for the
purchase OF state school, lieu school
lands and forfeited railroad lands, at his
niIica
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-06-02
NOTICE.

All persons knowing themselves to be
indebted to me for blacksmith work
must call and settle forthwith or their
accounts will he placed with Il collector
and costs added. mean business.
G. s. CLARK,
Condor, Oregon,
m26-l4 May 2b, 1893
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-06-02
AllcTIoN SALE or HORSES


AIlCTION SALE OF HORSES.
(remaindcr Of the Hoover band Of
horses, consisting Of about 80 head Of
mares and geldlngs, weighing from 800
TO 1900 lbs, including some good driving
and draft teams, viii be sold on
Friday, June 10, 1898,
at the Kelsay barn In Fossil, to the high
est bidder on 4 months time With ap-
proved notes, or per cent discount for
cash. Those desiring to secure good
teams for harvest should not miss this
opportunity. Tie sale will begin at 10
o'clock q. IN.
w. w. HOOVER and W. W. sTErwER,
Executors Of the eetate Of T. B, Hoover.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-08
MUST RECOGNIZE THE SULTAN.
Prince George VIII Fly the Turkish Flag
Mt His Palace In Crete.

Chicago. Dec. Ia special cable
gram to the Record from Vienna. says:
According to the Som und Montags
Zeitung the Cretans have decided to
celebrate the day of Prince Georges
landing in the island by proclaiming
national holiday in commemoration
of the high commissioners coming. The
holiday will be styled "Eleutheria," !"
signifying deliverance.
According to Fremdenblatt of Wen
ma Prince George is appointed to Crete
subject to the following conditions:
He Is TO acknowledge the Sultan's
suzerainty by flying the Turkish flag
permanently opposite his palace.
He Is to summon national assembly
to frame n constitution guaranteeing
religious freedom to all inhabitants OF
the island.
His mission is to be of three years
duration.
The four "Cretan powers''-Great
Britain. Russia. Italy and France
are to devote 4.O0O.0OO fiorins to insti.
tuting the administration of govern.
ment and organizing the gendarmerie.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-08
MONEY FoR FOE SOLDIERS.
Pueblo People to Raise $500 TO He Sent
to Manila

to MsnIis
Denver. Dec. IA special from Pu-
eblo to the Rocky Mountain News
says:
Pueblo's Soldiers Aid Society deter
mined this afternoon at well attend
ed and earnest meeting that II will
proceed ut once TO collect $500 or more
to be cabled to Manila for the relief of
the Colorado men sick In quarters and
In the hospitals. The discussions were
animated and while all opinion was In
favor of the move. there were not II
few others of Colorado soldiers who
lamented the fact in really painful Ian
guage that boxes containing delicacIes
they Ind sent then. soldier SONS had
failed to reach, as they should have
reached long since, those to whom
they were directed. IT was the unan-
imous sentiment that the money should
be sent at once. but not few were
discouraged by the reports they have
received of the failure of relief des-
tined for the men to rench them. The
question OF TO whom the money will
be remitted was not determined, but
the women of Pueblo propose to make
II their business that this contribution
shall reach those for whose benefit II
is collected even IL II is necessary to
make direct appeal or request to
President Mckinley. The solicitation
OF funds will be begun on Monday In
systematic manner so TINT no Pu-
ebloan who wishes to assist In the
work will fail OF an opportunity so 10
do. s
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-08
FILIpPINOs OBJECT.
DON'T WANT ANNEXATION.
LEADER VIII Make Trouble for the onitee
st.tes-rwessy- Fourth Inf4nsry os
dered % Manila

Manila. Philippine Islands, Dec. L
The independent party OF the imp
pinos is not disposed to accept the re-
suit Of the deliberations OF the peace
commissioners ut Paris, Judging from
| the tone OF the native press Inc III
dependencies publishes parficuia,ly
I bombastic article to the effect that tne
Fillppinos will decline to permit their
homes TO be bought and sold ike ner
chnndise. II then repeats that the FIJI
/ ippinos are ready to fight In de1ense oi
their rights. and asserts that the gov
ernment and people are unanimous III
claiming nothing less than inoepen-
dence. The paper also claim tnat tne
Filippinos have incontestible claims up
IN the island of Luzon, part OF tne
vicnyas islands and the island OF MIN
dano by right of conquest. 1t con-
cedes that the Americans helped the In
surgents Indirectly by blockading Ma
nila.r But the Independence claims
that even without help the revolution
lists must have ultimately won.
Finally the Indepencia holds that
Spain cannot cede the Philippine arch
ipelago, because II WAS never hers.
Two companies Of Pennsylvanhins
have been transferred to Corregidor Is
land
With the exception OF battalion of
the Washington regiment, the new
troops have not been landed.
Madrid, Dec. 1.-Advices from the
Philippine islands say the insurgents
there have not decided TO recognize the
cession of the Islands to the United
States and that they will resist to the
Inst. II is also cIaimed that the Unit
ed States will require 10000 troops to
a.. u &c al
legged that the insurgents hold 10000
Spanish prisoners, whom they will
force to serve against the Americans.
Denver. Dec. THE Rocky Noun
tain News Says:
Within the next week the members
of the Twenty-fourth infantry, colored.
Will probably be on their way TO the
Philippine islands.
General Sumner received orders from
Washington instructing him TO notify
the various companies of the regiment
which are somewhat scattered over
this department. to prepare for Manila.
In accordance with this the general
has wired the commanding officers to
have their men ready n shert notice.
II the Twenty fourth is sent 10 The
Philippines the chances for Col0rados
regiment being returned home some
time the first of the year, will be grens-
ly improved. Army officers give 1t out
as their Judgment that til. Twenty
fourth will be sent TO relieve the vol
unteers now at Manila. This is upon
the hypothesis that General Otis will
not need the additional troops 10 pre-
serve order. II he deems the REIN
forcements necessary TO the mainsen-
ance Of order and suppression OF the
lnsurgent element, then the Colorado
boys will probably be in for II for some
time to come. Lack of any announce
ment OF call for additional forces,
however. argues for the Twenty fourth
being sent as n relief for the volun-
teers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-08
GRANT GILLETTE ARRESTED.
He Has been Located at Chihuahua
Mexico

Mexico
Kansas City, Mo-. Dec. 1.-Grant
Gillette. the absconding cattle plunger.
Is under arrest at Chihuahua. Mexico.
and detective. armed with war
rant, sworn out by the president of the
Holmes Commission Company, went
there tonight TO take hlme into custo-
dy while arrangements for his extra
dition are being made. The news of
Gillette's Whereabouts came in a telc-
gram to the Trowers Commission Com
pany here. asking IL twenty-five per
cent. of the money found on Gillette
would be given for news of him.
Whether the offer was accepted or not
the commission men refuse to say, but
in any event they soon learned where
he was and went after him. 1t is said
that Gillette has 100000 in cash with
him, but there is no confirmation of
this.
Application for extradition papers
has already been made to Washington
by Chief of Police Hays. There Is
some doubt as 10 whether Gillette can
be extraditcd on the charge OF obtain
ing money under false pretenses, which
Is the one for which n warrant was is
sued. If he cannot the charge will l.e
changed TO forgery, which, 1t is be
lieved, can be proven against him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-08
VOLUNTEERS TO BE RELIEVED.
They win Not Ii. Sent to Cuba Probably
II Regular. are Increased.

htEuihrs are increhhfu-
Washington. Dec. 1.-If Congress
carly in the session. should make pro
vision for the increase of the regular
army 1t is quite probable that none of
the volunteer regiments now in the
service will be sent to do garrison duty
In Cuba.
The troops first TO do garrison duty
will be composed largely of regular
regiments Plans are maturing for the
muster out of ms many volunteers as
possible. The demand of the enlisted
men to go home and leave the service
Is growing greater and greater every
day. This Is true in nearly every gar
rison. and the arrival of senators and
representatives with requests for the
muster-out of regiments of men In the
regiments has largely increased during
the past three days.
1t Is well known that the volunteers
mt Manila desire TO come home. and
the War Department Is considering
the question of sending regular regi-
ments to replace these volunteers as
soon as arrangements can be made.
The regulars who are available for
this service comprise those regiments
on the western coasts which saw
service at Santiago, and there is dis
position to have them recuperated and
recruited to their full strength before
sending them to Manila.
-Four hundred guns. which were be.
ing smuggled, have been seized in a
Basque village.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-08
GERMANY IS SATISFIED.
Never Thought of Opposing the Annsza.
tIon of the Philippines.


Washington. d. G.. Dec. 1.-The Wis
II OF Baron Sternbcrg. the charge d'af-
faires of the German embassy, TO the
Department OF State was made under
instruction from his government TO con-
vey to the United States an expression
of entire satisfaction on the part OF the
Kaiser concerning the results Of the
negotiations at Paris, and to obtain
some Information regarding the plans
and future policy of the United States.
Baron Sternberg Informed the secre-
iary OF stnte that at no time had there
been the slightest idea of interference
on the part of Germany; that his gov
ernment would very much prefer the
Philippine Islands to he occupied and
controlled by the United States than by
any other nation, and his government
was especially gratified to see a
change from Spanish rule because of
the commercial advantages that would
follow the Introduction Of liberal and
Intelligent form Of government The
Germans We're particularly anxious.
however, TO know what was meant by
the open door"
Secretary Hay explained that 1t was
the Intention to open the ports of the
Philippines TO the commerce of all ma
tions on nn equality for the present. nj
though President Mckinley was not
able to cont oil or .v n predict the action
Of Congress on such matters The
archipelago would undoubtedly be un-
der military rule for year or more,
during which time the tariff duties
would be ms low us they could be. con-
sistent with the demands of the govern
menf for revenue for ordinary ex-
penses and education and the construc-
tion Of much-needed public works.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-08
Victim. of tn. Portland.

Provincetown. Mass, Dec. 1-xn.
other day has passed and the mystery
OF the steamer Portland has NOT beer
given up by the sea. 1t was n day OF
constant watching of more than thirty
miles OF coast line. and the sea grudg,
ingly held It's victims. yielding only
hye. Twenty-Five bodies have been re-
covered out of the entire passenger
crew list. the exact number of whicl
Is still unknown. The number of peo.
pie who went to their death In the
Portland will never be known, but al.
most hourly persons are reported miss.
ing from different places In New Eng.
land, until now 1t seems possible that
the number was over 15O. OF the bod.
les recovered hereabouts thirteen have
been identified and eight remain to be
named
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-08
PRES. ELLIS REPORTS
UPON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
rso~psrous cendision.of the 'Iassis.tion--
Need Of NV building Anrual Pay
Roll Is sss,oss go

Denver. Dee 3.-Governor Adams
Yesterday received n report from Pres
ident Aston Ellis OF the State Agri-
cultural College. Mr.. Ellis says In
part: Ef nm 4 - =
1T is a pleasure to report that the
close Of the last fiscal year sound the
college absolutely free from debt. To
secure this desirable result, the fur
nishing Of departmental equipments
has been greatly limited The college
revenue for the last biennial period
closely npproximates to the following
named sums: Land income fund tact
OF Congress 1862, S1s. 900; additional
endowment fund fact Of Congress,
1890. $4,000: mill tax fund Estate ap-
preparation Of one-fifth milD, $4,000.
Total. $131. 900. The government ap-
proprintion. under the provisions OF
the Hatch act 1887. for the exclusive
support OF the experiment station,
within the same two-year period. has
been $4,000. No part Of this fund Is
available for college support.
college property Is inventoried at
S253. .2sS.73; the station property at
$25,G27 .5s. The annual pay roll
amounts TO s49.O592O. The total en-
rollment for the college year, that
closed June. 1893. wns 347. The en-
roilment OF students for fhc first (falD
term OF the college yenr 1S9S-1s99 was
324. representing two foreign coun-
tries, thirteen states and one Territory.
students from outside the state num-
Der forty-one. The 2s3 Colorado stu
dents represent thirty-eight counties.
The chief need liz an 'admInisfra-
tion building that will afford quarters
Tor the library. literary societies. ora
forlcnl association and Christian asso-
Citations, Here, also. should be the
chapel. the armory md gymnasium.
and n number of bath rooms Of mod
ern construction. To meet this press
Ing want nm appropriation Of $4,000
will be asked for"
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-08
ANDREE CROSSED uRALs.
Alleged Message From the Aeronaut rrnn..
mitted to the Swedish Minister nt
= ST. Peternhurg.

Stockholm, Dec. 2.-An engine driy-
er named Detke has written to the
Swedish Norwegian minister at st.
Petersburg n letter In which he SAYS
that he found In the vicinity of the
Ural mountains u bottle containing
two papers, one of which bore the fol-
lowing message. written In French:
'.Andree's balloon has crossed the
ural mountains. ANDREE."
The other paper. inscribed in Rus
sian, was as follows:
Give this letter to the consul or to
the police"
The balloon Eagle. with Professor
Andree and two companions, Strinde-
berg and Frenkel. In the car, left
Danes island of the Spitzbergen
group on July IL. 1907. In an attempt
TO cross the pole. Since then no def
mite news of the aeronauts has been
received beyond message attached
to n carrier pigeon found by the whal-
ing ship Falken. which arrived at CO.
penhagen on September 2nd. The mes.
sage read: July 18th. 1890 p. M,
latitude 1922 north, longitude 1875 east.
Good voyage eastward. All WELL"
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-08
DEWEY SHOWS SYMPATHY.
Touching Letter To Woman whose Hus
band Died for tn. Flag.

band Died for TIL. Flag.
Greensburg. Pa, Dec. 3.-The fol-
lowing Is letter received from Ad-
miral Dewey by Mrs. Moss of Mount
Pleasant, WHOSE husband. Jesse Moss.
was killed In the battle of. Manila.
July 31st:
Olympia. Flagship. Manila. Oct. %,
1S9S,-My Dear Mrs. Moss: / wish to
express TO you my deepest sympathy.
II must lessen your sorrow somewhat
to know that your young husband fell
fighting bravely for his country, the
noblest death a man can know. From
the Olympia | watched the fight tlint
fearful night, and wondered how
many American homes would be sad
dened by the martyrdom suffered by
our brave men, and my sympathy
went out to each and every one of
them.
Your loss has been sadder than the
others, and am unable to express the
: sorrow | feel for you. Tears come to
my eyes as ] read the sad story of the
father who never saw his child, and
then the loss of all that was left to
the brave mother. 1t is hard some
times TO believe. but our heavenly
father. in his innate goodness, always
does things for the best, and some day
father. mother and daughter will be
Joined. never to be parted. With my
tcnderest sympathy, believe me, your
sincere friend.
GEORGE DEWEY
The daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Moss.
who died, was named for Admiral
Dewey.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-08
Courts at Santiago

Santiago de Cuba. Dec. 3.-The open
ing Of the recently reorganized Su-
preme Court this morning was an i'm
pressive ceremony. General Wood in
a few tactful and forceful words, OF.
ened the proceedings, delivering the
court In the name of the United States
government. to the chief justice and
his associates and demanding from the
public implicit obedience to the courts
decisions and decrces.
The chief Justice, replying, accepted
the judicial offices In the name OF jus.
ticc. formally recognizing the United
States as the supreme power. and de
clarlng that the bench would rendei
Justice to rich and poor alikc.
The local newspapers consider 1t thr
dawn of n new era.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-08
scALDED TO DEATH.
Bursting Steam Pipe Csu.cs Death of -
Mon on u Steamer.


Mon u Steamer.
New York, Dec. 3.-Six men OF the
crew of the Mallory line steamship
Alamo were killed tonight by the
bursting OF steam pipe while the YES
sci lay at her pier in East river.
At the time of the accident, about I
o'clock. the ship had east off her lines
and the tugboat President hnd her line
taut to assist the Alamo into mid
stream. Her engines had made but
two or three revolutions, when the ex-
plosion came.
1t gave forth report that was
heard all through South and Water
streets, and the force Of II sent n shock
and n shiver throughout the length
Of the ship The flooring Of the deck
Immediately over the engine room was
torn into splinters and the steam
poured up through the open seams in
clouds.
The sound of escaping steam was
mingled with the shrleks of the dying
men, who were cnvcloped in it,
The flow OF the steam was checked
| with great difficulty. and not until the
lapse Of five or six minutes. Then II
was found that II had completely filled
the engine room and fire room, and that
all who had been confined were not
only parboiled. but suffocated by 1t.
The second engineer was found Close
to the break In II position which indi.
Gated that he had tried to shut Off the
steam at the boiler when the accident
occurred and has died In the attempt.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-08
eermany w.nt. th. carolln =.

Berlin, Dec. Ia German govern
ment official, in an interview with Il
correspondent of the Associated Press
confirms the report that Germany is
negotiating with Spain for the pur.
chase of the Caroline islands. 1t ls un.
derstood that Spain expects to ges TO-
100000 francs for them, which Ger
many considers excessive. - p
Germany also makes the proviso
that the negotiations 'hall be contin-
gent upon no international complica.
tions arising. especially with the Unit.
ed States.
Prince Won Arenberg, president of
the colonial society. assures the CORE
spondent of the Associated Press that
the acquisition OF the Caroline islands,
Is important, less from the standpoint
OF commerce, which is insignificant.
than from naval point of View p
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-08
Work on the Treaty,

Paris. Dec. 4.-The United States and
Spanish peace commissioners held pri
vate sessions to-day. Afterward repre-
sentntives OF both sides predicted con
fidently that the treaty would be signed
within week. unless unforeseen com
pllcations arose.
The American commissioners say
there Is no foundation for the reports
circulated In the United States aud ca
bled back to Paris that President Me
Kinley has forwarded to the American
commissioners instructions to insist up
on Spain yielding n coaling base In the
Cnrolines, and that the Spaniards are
endeavoring to renew their opposition
to n cesslon of the Philippines.
Both commissions recognize that the
latter question IL settled.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-08
nlsh rrl.e rIe..a up In A,l.n,le.

Philadelphia, Dec. 3.-The British
ship Marstonmoor. Captain Angus,
sailed from Baltimore November 20.
for Rotterdam, arrived at the Della
ware breakwater to-day. having In toe
one OF the richest prizes picked up at
sea for some time. She towed In the
British bark La Escocesa. which was
bound from Iquique to New York. lad
ell with about 1000 pounds of nitrate
of soda. valued at about S65, 5000.
The bark when sighted was In
charge of the chief officer. Captain Ev-
ans. her commander. had died of brain
fever September %. She was In a
helpless condition. having experienced
a heavy gale November 20. According
TO the bargain made by Captain An
gus, the settlement OF the case of sal
wage is TO be left to arbitration.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-08
oovEanoR TANNER INDICTED
Charged with MAIfc2sAnoe In Connection
with the virden Riots

CHARGED with MAIfezsxnce In Connection
with the virden Riofs-
ST. Louis, NO., Dec. la special 10
the Republic from CarllnvIlle, Illinois.
says.
The yirden riot grand jury made its
formal report TO Judge r. b. Shirley
mt $50 this evening. Judge Shirley
came down from Springfield, where he
was holding court, and held short
half hour session TO receive this report
The grand jury dealt pertinentiy
with the affair, as far as II was abe
to ascertain, and returned true bifis
against the principal participants in
the tragedy of October 18th at Virden.
Ten indictments. involving fifty-four
persons, were returned. Against John
r. Tanner. governor of Illinois. there
are three counts for palpable omission
of duty and malfeasance In office.
Fred W. Lukins, general manager of
the Chicago virden Coal Company, is
charged with manslaughtcr ON two
counts. With Lukins, his deputies,
Frank Wilder. J. Il. Sickles and j. ii.
Smith, are indicted for the killing of
Joseph Gitterlc. Mount Olive miner.
Sixteen Thlel guards are held for
riot.
Judge Shirley fixed Governor Tan
ner's bond Mt $500.
The indictments were in brief as fol
lows:
First-Failure and refusal to send
troops to aid the sheriff In checking the
actions OF 1000 or more men who were
preventing certain persons from enter
ing their duties In the service of the
Chicago Virden Coal Mining Company
Second--Fallure and refusal to send
90 ~
vent the sar,e men from doing bodily
violence to the same would-be en-
ployes.
Third-Failurc and refusal to send
troops to aid the sheriff in preventing
the same rioters from conspiring and
combining to do injury to the would
he emuIoyas