Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-08-18
LATER NEWS.

LATER NEWS
Secretary Alger has cabled orders
10 tho military commanders to cease
hostilities.
The government has at last succeeded
in securing slnokeless powder adapted
for Springfield rifles. and 10 laying In
supply.
The American colony at Sidney, N.
3. W., has cablcd Washington, praying
the government TO retain possession OF
the Philippines.
The United States government has
purchased the British tank steamer
Luciline for water-boat. the consid-
Grafton being s22b,000.
The Washington volunteers in camp
Of San Francisco have petitioned Score.
tary of War AIger to either send them
10 Manila or permit them TO return to
their homes.
A Santiago dispatch 10 the New York
Evening Word reports that Garcia has
suspended operations for 30 days, and
has given his mon permission TO 90
home, TO report to him at the end Of
that period.
An order has been issued at the
Office Of tire acknowledgement OF the
United States army, granting one
months furlough 70 the sick and
wounded soldiers and transportation to
their homes.
II is reported that 40 Bannock In
dians from Idaho, who are killing elk
In Jackson's Hole. have successfully re-
sisted arrest. Secretary Bliss has is-
sued orders for the Wasliakie authori.
ties to drive the Indians back.
The steamer Victoria, just arrived at
Victoria from the Orient, brings news
OF a frightful accident in Yokohama
har5or, whereby two lady missionaries
of the American mission board. Miss
Simmons and Miss Allen, lost their
lives by drowning. being run down
by Chinese junk.
Tho question Of the acceptance OF the
J protocol having been settled and It's sig
nature authorized, tho Spanish govern
ment is now considering the domestic
situation for the best means OF allaying
excitement and propagating the idea
that Spain's surrender is not so COM
pIete as indicated by the bald terms OF
: the protocol.
A serious mistake came TO light at a
funeral In Cincinnati. The Iemains
OF Captain W. D. Sherman, Kansas
volunteer. wounded at Santiago, were
, receiving the burial honors intended
, for the body OF Mrs. Elizabeth Winkle-
! man, an aged woman. Both caskets
! came by express. and the wrong one
got TO the funeral.
Admiral Ceryera and number Of his
officers, who are now prisoners at the
naval academy at Annapolis, we're in
terviowed at their station In Annapolis
, for the first time since their arrival.
. Admiral Cervera was reserved in his
!, comment, but hia officers were more
outspoken. All were very grateful fol-
the treatment which they have received
Adviccs have been received at Wash
ington that the revolution in 6uate
mala has been suppressed and peace
reigns.
The total loss by the biz
FIRE at Bismarck. N. D., is estimated
at from 5000, 1000 to $3.50. 600, with in
suranco not to exceed $3.50, 600.
Two Norwegian steamera--the Alad
din and Bergen--were captured while
attempting TO run the blockade at Ha
Havana. Tho Aladdin carried oarg'
Of sugar.
4 Spain Ia increasing her defenses an,
4 guarding against any possible Anglo
American combination near Gibraltar
Forty guns have been added. and tn
= garrison force between Carbonero an'
: Guadaimina reinforced.
q 1t appears that the Cubans unde
' Gomez have determined to forestall tn
!. American commander In the operation
in the vicinity OF Holgnin. rs they hav
already occupied the small towns nea
7 Iiolguin snd are still pressing forward
q Three men dead and woman dyin
\ is the result Of shooting ARRAY q
q Central City, s. D., Thursday. judy
4 J. p. Giddings. Ed Shannon and JAG
\ Wear are the men, and Mrs. Ed Shan
non is the woman. All the partie
are well.to-do.
4 At Truckec, CAL, nm explosion in
!. freight chr containing two tanks G
= naphtha. caused by tramp lighting
q cigarette. resulted In the burning Of
! cars OF merchandise and |, 300 feet {
\ snowsheds. Three men were serlousl
Il burned and all passenger trains wer
n delayed.
Eight hundred Spaniards at Cap
!. San Juan. attempted to retake tn
"a lighthouse, which was guarded by 40 {
!. our sailors. commanded by Lieuter
q ant Atwater, Assistant Engineer Jenl
a ina, Engineer Biownson and Gum,
Campbell. The Spaniards were drive
\. back by shells from tho Amphitrit,
a Cincinnati and Leyden. 1t is reporte
a that 100 spaniards were killed.
IN In official cicrles at Madrid the repl