Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-06-16
DOINGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened In the
Civilized World.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
A Compiets Review Of the News OF the
Past Seven Gays In This and
Ali Foreign Lands.

bay.
The Masonic festival In San Fran
cisco has among numerous interesting
exhibitions sword cane presented Il
George Washington by General Lafay
ette.
The auxiliary cruiser ST. Paul sailed
nom New York at noon Wednesday
under sealed orders. She has taken
aboard nearly 5000 tons OF coal and
2b, 900 gallons Of water.
Tho Oregon Republicans have elect.
cd the entire state ticket by pluralities
Of ., 900 TO 1000. Tho plurality for
governor will probably reach 1900.
The Republicans claim tho legislature
by 40 on joint ballot.
President Mckinley received press
dispatch to the effect that Captain
Phillips, of the battle.ship Texas, had
been killed by Spanish shell at San
tiago. lie said there was no reason to
believe 1t true, and cited Sampson q
Official dispatch announcing no casual
| ties.
A special from Kingston, jamaica,
reports that the Spanish cruiser Viz
caya and the torpedo boat destroyer
Furor were badly damaged during the
bombardment Of Monday. A shell
from the Brooklyn Is said to have burst
under the Vizcaya's port quarter. dis.
mounting a gun, injuring the cruisers
ruddcr and wounding several sailors.
The Spanish forces have been defeat.
ed with heavy loss in battle at jig
uani. province Of Santiago After six
hours fighting the Spaniards raised a
flag OF truce and expressed themselves
as willing 10 surrender, and the Gu
bans took as prisoners one Spanish col
onel. seven captains and several other
officers, besides iC3 soldiers. The
Spanish loss amounted to 40 dead and
large number of wounded. Included
In the Spanish losses were IL officers.
Assistant Secretary Meikel)ohn has
chartered The steamships Indiana, Nor.
gan City and City oi Para for the trans
portation Of troops to the Philippines,
an has closed contract for the VIC
toria, Olympia and Arizona, of the
North Pacific steamship line and 40.
cure the privilege Of acquiring the Ia
coma and Columbia II needed, all five
on condition that they are given Amer
lean register. He also has ordered
impressed into service the steamer
Queen aud City OF Puebla, of the Pa.
ciiic Steamship Company. II found sat-
iSfactory.
Tho bill for the removal OF all po-
litical disabilities arising from the
civil war is now law, President Mo
Kinley having formally approved II,
A dispatch TO the London Times
from Manila, referring TO the sight on
May 80, and June |, says: The Span
ish loss In killed and wounded and
prisoners was heavy. but the most seri-
Gus feature OF all for the Spanish is
the detection OF hundreds Of natives.
The Spaniards aro cndeavoring by
every means TO win over the rebels,
who are attracted by promises Of par.
don and high offices. But Aguinaido's
attraction Is stronger. He has COM
pletely surrounded Manila by cutting
the railroads and holding tho rivcrs by
which food had previously reached the
city. II the city Is not starved into
surrender the rebels may carry it. bav-
Ing an increasing number Of rifles and
field guns.
Fighting before and in the vicinity
Of Santiago continued the greater part
Of Monday from 7:45 A. M. Ten war
ships maintained steady and careful
ly directed Ere against Moro castle
and the batteries at Punta Gorda, soc-
apa and Cinnremles, In addition to
bombarding the Spanish fleet In the
harbor. The military colnnhnder Of
Santiago acknowledges the Toss Of six
Spanish officors and many soldiers.
He also admits severe loss oi naval
forces. Tho loss on the American
side, Santiago reports say. Is not
known. The Spaniards acknowledge
that great deal OF damage was iniiict-
cd on the Spanish cruiser Roina Mer-
cedes, and say MORO castle shows great
gaping breaches in its walls.
A special from Cape Haytien do.
scfibing the bombardment OF Santiago
on Monday says the forts OF the harbor
are now mass of ruins, Scarcely
yard OF coast from Port Cabrera on the
west to AgnadoTes on the east escaped
the deadly oannonading Of the 10
American ironclads, which passed back
and forth discharging their heavy guns
as they steamed along. Later in the
day the old cruiser Reina Mercedes
WAS discovered attempting to clear the
Of the Merrimao wreck. A 18-
inch shell from the Oregon landed
sluarely abaft her pilot-house and tore
her upper works to shreds. MANY OF
her officers and crew were killed or
wounded and the vessel 20 badly dam
aged that Admiral Ceryera ordered her
abandoned about noon.
There are believed to be only 49,.
90 Spanish troops In Porto Rico.
II IL said that the populace Of Man
la is reduced to eating horsehesh.
Spaniards in the Canary Islands live
Ia dread OF bombardment by the
fleet.
The Russian Jews OF Cincinnati, /