Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-11-17
LATER NEWS.

A fire and an explosion in store In
Hanover, Mass. killed four men.
According to astronomical caloula-
tions shower Of meteors ID duo this
month.
Five hunrdcd mon were thrown ont
Of employment by fire In copper
mine at Houghton, Mich.
Havana torcadora will petition Presi-
dent Mckinley TO permit professional
bull-fghting in Cuba under tho now
regime.
With desire TO encourage invest
ment, bill has been sent 10 the Mex
lean congress TO exempt from taxation
special privilege companies.
! Charles A. Wheeler out his throat
with razor in the Woodmen's hall at
Portland, Or. He left letter, saying
that drink was the cause Of his down.
fall.
No provision was made for the COM
fort Of the evacnating Spanish troops,
and OF those embarking at Santiago, 80
per cent are certain mover to reach
Spain alive.
A fierce duel between tho notorious
Herr Wolf and the Polish deputy,
Cheyalier dc Gniewosz. is the sensation
Of the hour In Vienna. Swords were
the weapons used and Do Gniewoss was
badly wounded.
Tho insurgents have taken the island
OF Negrns, one OF the Philippines sep-
arated by narrow channels from Panay
and zebu, and are besciging Iloilo, the
capital OF the island Of Panay, and the
second largest port in the Philippines.
Miss May Wallace, teacher In the
Pendleton academy. was shot through
the body while standing by window
at the home Of her parents in that city.
A Chinese youth ia suspected, his
motive being revenge for being expelled
from class.
Five were instantly killed and four
others seriously injured In collision
on a Pennsylvania railroad. Two ex.
press trains crashed head-on by failure
Of tho air-brakes on one OF the locomo-
tiyes 10 work. All the killed and in
\ jured men were members OF the crews
Of the wrecked trains.
Sickness among the soldiers In camp
at Honolulu is increasing. Typhoid
fever Is rampant Tho military hos
pital Is crowded. and the nursing force
Is entirely inadequate to the demands
made upon 1t. Since August 2S, is
soldiers have succumbed to various dis
eases, typhoid carrying or seven.
There are no lees than 2OS New York
ers on the sick list.
The administration has decided says
Washington dispatch, to pay but little
cash to the Dons. Tho Philippine pub
lie Improvements debt will be made
good, but no more. The whole amount
to DO allowed will probably not exceed
one million. The president and cab-
met carefully noted the sentiment OF
the country In regard to an indemnity
as expressed at the election. and con-
clude that payment OF the sum first pro-
posed would not be in accord with the
viii Of the people.
A new cabinet has been formed in
Japan.
The Greek Indians had a fght over
the elections, and one OF them was
killed.
AT Geneva. Switzerland, Luchenni,
the Italian anarchist who assassinated
tho Empress Of Austria, was sentenced
to Imprisonment for life.
There ia general belief in England
that the danger is not past. that
Fashoda was but one incident, and that
war with France Is yet probable.
The Cubans at Holquin are reported
to be in a terrible condition and are
rotting TO death without the care OF
doctor. The death rate is so day.
At council Of admirals held in
Paris II was decided to fit out all
French war vessels available. Thirty
reserve ships have been ordered into
commission.
Lake Michigan was again swept by
northeast gale, and great damage to the
sea wall has resulted. The work Of re-
| pairing the damage created by the last
gale Ia all undone, and the outer drive
way in Lincoln park was undermined.
French newspapers are becomln. hos
tile and are critoising the proceedings
OF the peace commission. The Ameri-
cans are accused of having adopted an
irregular form of procedure in present
ing the reply to the Spanish proposal.
An early rupture in the negotiations Is
predicted.
A serious clash Of authority, in which
che government inspector and Red
Cross agent we're involved, occurred in
Cuba, and the warehouse at Gibara was
seized. The agent protested against
the seizure, but his protest was disre-
garded. He then appealed to General
Wood. who promised to see that no
further friction occurred.
AT Wilmington, N. O., white men
provoked trouble with negroes and a
fight to the death ensued, In which
eight OF the blacks were killed. Armed
men patroled the streets OF the city.
The battle was precipitated by the de-
struction Of the plant OF newspaper
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