Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-08-11
LATER NEWS.

.U0lon.
The Italian government intends to
propose the construction Of six armored
cruisers.
The transports Arizona and scandia
will. when they reach Manila, be con-
verted into floating hospitals.
President Mckinley has decided to
assert our rights In the Pacific by es-
tablishing q coaling station al Samoa.
The next troops for Manila may 90
by way Of the suez canal. A scarcity
of transports on the Pacific coast IL
the cause.
AguinaIdo has sent q message TO
Consui-tiencral Wildman, saying the
United States should declare Its inten-
tions before asking the insurgents to
state theirs.
General Shafter has received orlers
TO move his entire army North. This
will apply not only to tho sick, but to
the well, aa II 10 thought that the hard
chips through which themen have gone
must have taxed the vitality OF even
the strongest.
General Garcia has expressed his
opinion that the welfare OF Cuba de-.
pended on her joining the sisterhood
.of the United States. Partly on ac-
count OF his attitude. and partly on
account Of the same reasons which led
10 his conversion, many OF bis officers
now side with him.
WelI-founded rumors are In circulaq
tion that concerted attempt will be
made next month by fleet of Cana
dian sealcIs TO raid the rookeries on the
islands OF st. Paul and St. George.
There is but one government vessel, the
gunboat Wheeling. TO guard Behring
sea against pelagic sealers.
There 10 great uneasiness on all sides
says London dispatch, in regard TO
the Chinese situation, which ia re-
Garsled ~ bringing an open conflict be-
tween Great Britain and Russia within
measurable distance, and II IL univers-
ally felt that the Marquis Of Salisbury,
In yielding to Russian aggressiveness, Ia
responsible for dangerous complica-
tion which can only be overcome by
prompt and most fiim intimation that
Russia'e open opposition 70 British
commercial concessions must cease.
In this connection story is current
that the Princess of Wales hurried de-
partuse from England was in response
to dispatch from her sister, the dow
ager empress OF Russia, bearing upon
Anglo Russian relations. II is we'll
known that the dowager empress Ia
strenuouAly working to conclude de-
tinite understanding regarding Anglo
Rusaian1 interests In the Far East,
and It is said that great importance
attaches 10 the meeting of the sisters
At Copenhagen.
On Wednesday General Brooke land
ell Q 900 mon ct Arroyo. so miles east
OF Ponce. Porto Rico. From there be
can strike the military road leading
to San Jnana 20 Cayey, beyond Aibonito.
This will compel the Spanish COM
mander, General otega. to abandon his
stronghold. or be caught between two
fires.
Mayor Van Wyok of New York,
made . record as beach hero He
rescued three Young women from death
In the raves at Freeport. L I. One
had gone beyond her depth. and The
others, In attempting her rescue, also
went down. when tho mayor dashed
In and brought ell three ashore uncon-
scious.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt hes sent
an urgent appeal to General shafter
70 reomve our troops from the fever
distriets OF Cuba. do says; TO
keep US here, in the opinion of every
officer commanding division or brig
ade, will simply involve the destruo-
tion OF thousands. There is no possible
reason for not shipping practically the
entire command North at once"
A oablegram to the Boston Journal
from Ponce, Porto Rico, says A tire.
mendons sensation has occurred in the
Sixth Massachusetts,. The friction be-
tween the line officers and the officers
Of the brigade, which has been grow
ing ever since the command left Cuba,
reached a climax Monday. when Col
onel Woodward. Eieutenant-Colone
Chain. Major Taylor, Chaplain
Dousseault and Captain Go0dell. COM
pany X. resigned their commits ions.
The exact reason which prompted them
to take this action is not at present
known. The matter has been fully
reported TO General Miles. and rigid
Investigation ordered
Aepecial to the Tribune from Wash
ington dated Wednesday says; Spain
has practically agreed TO the terms Of
peace without asking for their material
modification. The hour spent by AM
bassador Cambon al the White House
this afternoon not only removed all
doubt on this point. but sufficiently
Indicated that formal conclusion OF
the negotiations would be secured more
promptly than had been expected by
even the most sanguine, The charao-
ter OF the inquiries regarding certain
details demonstrated that Spain in all
sincerity was ready to end the war. the
sooner the better, but apparently could
not resist temporixing for a few days
for The sake Of avoiding an appearance
Of too great precipitancy In surrender