Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-08-11
.DOINGS or THE WEEK
&asA
What Has Happened In the
Civilized World.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
a Complete Review OF the News Of this
Past seven Eays In This and
All Foreign Lands.

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Cayise. Massacre by Asuinalio and
bis forces IL feared. &
A strike involving over . 900 mem.
bers OF the Federated Wirs Trades has
occurred lit Cleveland. q. Tho cause
II an9aIleged cut Of about SO per cent
In wages.
II ID reported that George N. Cur.
ron. parliamentary secretary OF foreign
Office, has accepted tho Office Of viceroy
Of India, in succession to the Earl Of
Elgin.
Tho village of Medina. Spain, has
been wrecked by cyclone, which kill
ed many persona Several houses at
Hornillos have beon enguifcd by floods
and number Of people have perIahed.
AT Anardkah, Oklahoma. negro
named Barrett was killed while trying
10 enter tho room Of Miss Phoebe
stokeR d school teacher. Miss Stokes
heard him opening the window and
fired six shots into his body. killing
him Instantly.
Assistant Secretary Howell has made
public the following statement 10 re-
gard 70 the receipts aud disburscments
of the government during The last is-
cal year: Receipts. including paolap
railroad items. s40b. 1921 1885; expcdi-
lures, including Pacific railroad. $iaS,.
s8S, ,bS2; deficit, ssS, 047,2s7.
Reports from Madrid by way Of Lon
don, stating that Spain had determined
upon an answer TO the demands of the
United States, had the effect Of ar0us-
ing tho most lively interest Ia All offic-
iaI quarters Tuesday. While the 70.
ports arc accepted az showing the nm
doubted tendency oi the Spanish gov
crnmcnt toward peaco, and as likely to
be borne out In the near future hy the
formal response oi Madrid. yet ii can
be stated positively that 70 far the Unit
cd States has received no answer from
Spain. nor has the French em basay re-
ceived an answer which will bc eommu-
nioated 10 the authorities here II is
apparent from this that the answcr
could not have been aont from Madrid
on Monday. as stated lu some OF the
foreign reports. The mlsapprehenslon
doubtless arises FROM the fact that the
Madrid cabinet, after receiving the
American terms. desired more informa-
tinn upon some Of the points involved.
This led 10 q communication to AZ.
CAmhon. II was not intended as a re.
appnso % the American terms, and was
In no sense conclusive upon tho subject
% after Of The negotiations.
The Peruvian government is sending
agents 10 Europe to purchase warships
Tor the purpose Of strengthening her
0avy.
Tho designs Of the three new veasols
Of the Illinois typo arc TO be changed
20 as TO make their minimum speed Is
knots an hour.
II the coal operators of the Pittshurg
district do not conform with the .terma
Of the Chicago agreement by August
10, 5000 miners viii be ordered to
stiiko.
President Mckinley, II is aaid, will
call an extra session OF both houses OF
congress as soon a. Spain accepts the
terms Of peace offered by the United
States.
Lieutenant II. r. Hohson, OF Merri-
mao fame, is with his mother ut Lithia
Springs. Ga. The meeting between
mother and son was pathetic one.
The son kissed his mother, who threw
her arms around his neck and for SOW
oral minutes rested her head on his
shoulder, shedding tears Of Joy.
Following Is an official statement
ivon out by authority Of the president
IA Tuesday as to the terms oi peace
offered by the United States: tIn
order to remove any misapprehension
In regard tothe negotiations az to peace
between the United States and Spain.
II is deemed proper TO say that the
terms offered BY The United States In
the note handed to tho French ambas-
sador on Saturday last are In substance
as follows: The president docs not
now put forward any claim for pecuni-
ary indemnity, butrequirea relinquiah-
ment Of all claim OF sovereignty over
or. title to the island OF Cub,, as we'll
aa. evacuation by Spain of the island;
cessinn to the United States and im-
mediate evacuation Of Porto Rico and
other isIands under Spanish sovereign.
ty In tho West Indies and like cession
Of an island In the Ladrones The
United States will occupy and hold the
city, bay and harbor OF Manila, pend
ing tho conclusion OF a treaty Of peace,
whioh shall determine the control, .lls-
position and government Of the Philip
pinea. II theee terms are accepted by
Spain In their entirety oommlSsionetD
will be named by the United States TO
meet commissioners on the part OF
spain for the purpose Of concluding a
treaty OF peace on the basis above In
dIcatAd. Y
Miner News fta,ms,
II is said that by brave dash at a
ciitlcl moment the negro troops saved
the rough rideraa from determination