Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-08-25
OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened in the
Civilized World.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
a Complete Review or the News Of enc
Past Seven Days in This aud
All Foreign LsndA


iinal pence negotiations In paIia
The Democrats OF California met Ia
state convention at Sacramento Wed.
nesday. Governor Budd presided.
Tho London Times declares the carry.
ing OF Augustin 70 Hong Kong on q
German cruiser an irregular act. and
nearly breach Of neutrality.
Mrs Olga johnson has returned TO
civilization with 90, 800 In Klondike
gold. She Is the only successful wo.
man miner from tho frozen north, 80
far as known.
The Madrid government has decided
to reject the designations Of the govern.
or,general OF Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines. The cortes will reasHem.
BILE September 10.
The Dominion custome department
at Ottawa reports that quarter OF a
million dollars was collected In duties
during tho fiscal year jnst closed upon
miners outfits at tile boundary limo
on the White and Chilkoot passes,
leading into the Yukon territory. The
collections we're chiefly made from
An. ricans,
II Is rnmored In Hong Kong that the
United States troops at Manila hayo
had trouble with tho rebel forces. Ac-
cording TO ono account. the insurgents,
upon whom various restrictions had
been placed by Merritt. mutinied at
not being permitted 10 hayo any share
In tl.l surrender OF the city. II Is re.
ported that they attacked the Amerl.
cans In the trenches
The apathy OF the sarnish leople is
condemned by the conservatives, who
arc enraged at spain's phcid accept
ance Of her defeat. A stirring appeal
has been circulated by III Tiempo,
warning the people that unless they
rouse Themselves Spain as a nation Is
doomed TO complete extinction. Sill
vela. the conservative leader. Is be-
lieved 10 bc tho author OF the article.
A Ponce dispatch says tho Porto
Ricans ave delighted at the change Of
government Tho march Of the AmerI-
can troops through the island was
triumphal tour. and they weie ac-
corded hearty Welcome. Women
bombarded tho soldiers with flowers,
men cheored them and alcaldes of tho
towns turned out to greet them. The
popnlace evidently docs not desire the
independence Of the island.
Colonel John Hay. ambassador to Eng.
land, has been offered and accel lted
the office Of secretary OF state.
Augustln's departure from Manila
10 said 20 have been due to his having
been superseded BY general Jaudemes
as military governor.
Scores Of dead bodies arc still In tho
wrecks OF the Spanish waiships at San.
tiago. The Almirantc 0quendo has
broken In two and cannot possibly be
saved.
Tho American bark O. G. Funk. Cap
tain Nilsson, bound from Tacoma ios
Melbourne. was wrecked off Flanders
island. Tasmania, with tho loss.of II
lives. including those of the captain,
his wife and two children. .
An order has been issued mastering
ont Of service about $4,000 Of tho vol,
unteer army feroe. The troops to DO
mustered out will include all tho vol
unteer cavalry and volunteer artillery
~ ifLa tfntknd Glokna 10 thn ,,.s.r,.,k
time. and large number Of infantry
regiments,
Uncle Sam has no Intention Of rcduc.
Ing his navy to a peace footing. The
hired ships are to go, but those owned
by the government, to the number Of
at least 100, will be retained In tho
service at least temporarily. The rev.
enue cuttors will be turned back to tho
treasury department.
At San Francisco, p. j. Corbett,
father Of JamesJ. Corbett, tho pugilist,
shot and killed his wife and then
turned tho weapon upon himself with
fatal effect. Il is believed tho mur.
deror was demented. lie has been in
extremely poor health for somc time.
Death was instantaneous In both cases.
Captain John W. Phillip will be do.
tached from tho command OF the bat
tleHhip Texas and Captain Charles d.
Sigsbee will succeed him In command.
Captain Phillips detachment Ia due to
the fact that he will reach the flag
rank, tho grade Of commodore, upon
the retirement Of Admiral Sicard on
September 8. =
The president has appointed two
commissions 10 adjust the evacuation
OF Cuba and Porto Rlcos They arc
made up as follows; For Cuba Major
General james Il. Wade, Rear-Admiral
w. T. Sampson, Major-General Mat
thew q. Butler. For Porto Rico
Major General John X. Brooke. Rear.
Admiral Winfield Scott 6chley, Brlga-
dier-Goneral William w. Gordon
Il 10 against tho fulo to carry
on board aE modern man-oi-
war.
Minor News IteMs.
Bismarok's personafestate, 1t Ia said,
amounted to about $4,000, 900.
Tho Pennsylvania alien tax law has
been declared unconstitutional and
void.
Twenty school ynrds III Boston wero