Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-28
DOINGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened In the
Civilized World.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
4 Complete Review Of the News Of the
Fast Seven Gays In This and
All Foreign Lands.

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being organized between the different
parties and against the government on
account ci the suspension 81 the consti.
tuition.
The Washington volunteers who have
been stationed at Vancouver for some
! timo have received orders 10 proceed Ia
San Francisco. where they will embark
for Honolulu.
Captaln-1eneral Blanco has cabled
| the Spanish government that Santiago
was surrendered without hia knowl.
edge. Al result General Toral will
be tried by court-martial.
A special dispatch from Madrid says
Spain 10 not ready to sue for peace, and
tho powers are exchanging notes re-.
garding the coming Of Commodore
Watson, and the progress made thus
far ia satisfactory 70 Spain.
A London dIspatch 10 the New York
Journal aaysthat Sir Henry Drummond-
Wolff, British ambassador at Madrid,
has been fully informed OF tho terms
upon which the United States govern.
ment 10 ready 20 make peace.
New Jersey and part Of New York
vas swept by storm which caused
great destruction 10 life and property.
-Four men were struck hy lightning and
instantly killed, and 1--we others were
badly injured. while seeking shelter
from tho storm under a tree near Tgen.
ton, N. J.
A serious riot has occurred at Maya.
gneee, Porto Rico. resulting In the
killing OF nine persons and the wound
ing OF many others The snanifh feai-
dents Of tho place attacked tile natives,
whom they accused Of being American
syInpathizefs and intending 10 aid the
invading army from the United States.
According 10 Hong Kong advices
Manila IL ready TO surrender. Tho
backbone Of Spanish resistance at the
Philippines II said to have been broken.
and no fight is probable. A real show
Of force BY the Americans Will be fol.
lowed BY the hauling down OF the Span.
ish aag. Tho continued presence OF
the German feet at Manila gives Rise
to much uniayorablo comment.
General Parreia, the Spanish com.
mandcr. refuses to be included In the
capitalization Of Santiago do Cuba. Ao-
cording to Spanish military Law com-
mandcr can surrender the troops he
personally commands. but he cannot
obliga other commanders ut distant
points, even though under his author.
ity. TO follow suit. Consequently Il
is held that the capitalization only com.
prises about 1000 troops actually at
Santiago.
Ths New York World has dispatch
from Manila which says the German
admiral has apologized TO Admiral
Dewey,
The burean OF construction and re-
pairs Ii expending 1890. 900 month |
upon repairs. fitting and refitting veg
sells for the war with Spain,
Our money is to be the money OF |
Cnba. The government proposes TO in-
tEoduce II by paying of the American
soldiers at Santiago In colin.
The output OF smokeless powder for
the navy Ii steadily increasing, and the
ordnance bureau IL receiving more than
/, 900 pounds daily for the big guns
The schooner Three Bells and the
sloop Pilgrim, captured by the gunboat
Dixie. near Manzanillo. on July 0,
have Arrived In Key West under prize
crews.
The Spanish flag no longer waves
1vef Caimanefa. The town and har-
Dor, together with 5000 Spaniards,
have surrendered TO officers from the
The transport steamer Pennsylvania.
with the First Montana regiment and /
300 recruits for the First California
volunteers, has sailed from San Fran.
,isoo for the Philippines.
Four Oregon volunteer officers are in
rouble at the Philippines. Captains
Heath, Wells and Prescott and Lieu
enant Teller are likely to be court.
nartialed for having overstayeda leave
II absence.
Tho cruiser Buffalo. our purchase
rom Brazil, Ii to be fitted out at once
or service. Commander HemphilI will
uperintend the work OF repair and
cmmand the vessel whom she goos into
From Oakland, CAL, comes report
i terrible deed committed by Chi.
lese murderer. Brought to bay In q
'owder magazine, be blew II up and
wrecked the entire plant. killing six
'ersons besides himself
The war department has received a
Iispatch from General Shafter. saying
hat the roster OF prisoners has been
hnded In BY General Toral, and that
he total Is sa. 7s0 men. General
haftaT's dispatch added that tile pris-
mere turned over to him far exceed In
lumber the strength of his own army
Minor News Items.
The actual cash expenditures on ao-
ount Of the war thus far amount 10
90, 900, 900.
In the event Of an upriaing Of tile
opulaoe In Spain there ID grave dam
Or of q mntiny In tho army.
Mail advices from Hong Kong aay
lat the Caroline islanders have re- /
olted against Spanish rule Fl
The siefenAea Of the ooaas oiliea oF !