Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-08-25
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of for their native land. A steamer
carrying over 1000 Of them sailed from
Santiago Saturday.
| The victorious fleets OF Sampson and
schley have arrived at New York.
They were accorded an enthusiastic
reception by the populace.
The Cubans arc 10 disband. Orders
for tho execution OF such a movement
have been sent to the island emissaries
from the junta In this country.
The hardest AghtIng Mt the battle Of
Manila was done by the Astor battery,
which led the advance. Brigadiet.
General Macarthur, commanding the
brigade, -compllmented the men In the
highest terms right in the midst OF the
battle for their vAlor and success.
A cloudburst over a saw mill run in
Pittsburg caused tidal wave In the
stream and endangered the lives OF a
dozen persons. Five children were
drowned They are: Irene LOTUS,
Reggie LOTUS, Gsnevive Shaughnessy,
Margaret Shaughnessy and Nellie sauls.
There is considerable work ahead OF
the new Cuban commission. The adj
ministration Of the affairs Of the island
will be no easy task, and the Cubans
must BIO held in check after the Spanish
troops are withdrawn. Tho notorious
practices carried on under Spanish rule
arc TO be abolished and the co-opera.
tion Of Cuban leaders must be sought.
Nathan Hollenbeck. deputy pound
master Of Oakland. CAL, was shot dead
by Quang Mon. Chinese gardener,
who was watching for vegetable thieves.
Hollenbeek was passing through corn
patch. and was fred at four times by
the Chinese, one Of the shots proving
fatal. The murderer surrendered him.
self.
A Madrid dispatch says the govern.
menth as resolved to insist that the
capitulation Oh Manila. after the sign
ing Of the protocol. shall have no effect
in the peace negotiations unfavorable
to Spain. In any event the government
holds that capitulation. signed by the
commanders OF the two forces, does not
entail the surrender OF the whole Phil
ippines.
Captain Clark, Of the bat.le-ship Ore.
gon, IA seriously i'll. and cannot at pree-
cnt be removed from the auxiliary
cruiser st. Paul.
The president has directed that the
Twenty-third Kansas regiment. colored,
be dispatched to Santiago. TO form an
army Of occupation in Cuba.
Congressman james @. Mcguire has
been nominated for governor by the
Democrats OF California. The fusion
plan carried almost unanimously.
Frank Gelding. an expert miner and
mineralogist, of Benton, Wis, CON-
mitted suicide by blowing himself to
atoms with dynamite In a powder
house.
Gen. Merritt has prepared n procla-
nation to the Philippine natives which
provides schcme Of government for
Manila and surrounding territory and
other islands placed in our possession.
Governos-G General Blanco's orders to
his generals decree that property in
Cuba must be fully protected. The au-
tho:ities at the various towns are in
.structed to cooperate with the Ameri-
can military leaders for this purpose,
and to prevent pillasing by insurgents
A site has been chosen at the Pre-
sidio reservation. San Frncisco, for the
Red Cross convalescent hospital, which
will coon be erected. II. o. Low,
Chinese consul, has forwarded to the
San Francisco Red Cross Society $50,
contributed by the Chinese cigar
makers union.
Tho government intends to take
vigorous measures to preserve peace
and keep e-fer at Santiago and the
territory under United States control.
The emphatic order issued to Lawton
q few days ago will be followed by Or
dcIs sending enough disciplined troops
to enable him to carry out the instruc-
tions Of the secretary.
A naval programme for presentation
to congress involving the immediate
construction of 10 warships, has been
adopted by the naval boards of experts.
to which the subject has been referred
by Secretary Long, 1t provides for
three battle-ships, three first. three Sec
ond-class and six protected cruisers,
each to I've the finest and most formida.
BILE of it's GLASS.
A Ponce special says: Repoi ts are
coming In from all directions OF out
RACES committed within the Spanish
lines. Doubtless many OF these arc ex-
aggerated, but rumors OF massacre at
Ciales are confirmed. Some OF the ma
tIyes took refuge In the beliry of
cathedral and fred on the Spanish
troops, but they were oyerpowered and
macheted to the number Of so.
The names Of the men killed and
wounded.in the battle before Manila
ore John punsmore, First California;
Edward O'Neil. First California; Au-
gustus Thote, Twonty-third regulars;
Clements Bauer, Twenty-third regu-
lars; Archie Patterson, Thirteenth
William Lewis. Nebraska
regiment; Robert McCann. Fourteenth
regulars; Samuel Howell, Fourteenth
regulars.