Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-10-20
LATER NEWS.
A reception was rendered the army
heroes at the Omaha exposition.

Colombia will risk no future trouble
and diplomatic relations with Italy
have been reversed.
/ II 10 reported that Gen. Maxine
Gomez has been selected for president
Of the Cuban republic.
| A military plot against tho French
government was discovered and fius-
tratcd by prompt action.
The international Typographical
Union in biennial session at Syracuse,
N. X, voted to abolish the refcren-
dun.
A cabinet crisis has occurred In Cape
Colony, South Africa, and the assembly
has voted want Of confidence In the
government.
| Murderer John Miller was hanged at
San Quentin, CAL, for the killing OF
James Childs In San Francisco, in No
yember, 1893.
The American peace commissioners
were entertained In Paris with pri-
yate theatrical performance. arranged
In their honor by Figaro.
Frauds amounting TO millions Of dol
lars have been discovered in the Chilean
arsenal. Senior Navarro, the chief ac-
countant, has committed suicide.
The Paris peace commissioners can
not agree over the Cuban debt ques-
tion. The Americans claim the matter
IL irrelevant, because the United States
is not annexing Cuba.
II ls reported In Manila that Macab.
ulons, chief Of the FIVE northern Prov
inces OF the Philippine islands, has
rebellcd against Aguinaldo, and that
| fighting has taken place between the
opposing factions.
News to the effect that large num-
bers OF political prisoners have been
horribly tortured in Ecuador by order
OF the government, has been brought
TO San Francisco by the steamer Pan.
ANA.
Han KY, the Corean minister Of
Justice. has been dismissed for having
permitted the brutalities perpetrated
by the populace on the bodies Of the
men recently hanged for conspiracy to
poison the emperor.
Chief Sweenie, OF the Chicago fire
department. while directing his men at
work on a fire, fell into manhols and
was severely injured. The engineer of
the building, John Medium, was
killed, and two other men were scalded
by escaping steam.
Lieuteuan Brands has written let
ter saying that the voyage Of the OLDHAM
from F0rto Rico was not fraught with
danger or suffering. The sensational
newspaper stories Of fire on the trans.
port and to the effect that the wounded
and sick soldiers being brought home
were badly fed, are denounced as un.
founded and ridiculous.
Manzanillo. Cuba, is now fully con.
trolled by the American authorities.
A plan to dismember the republic Of
Switzerland Is under discussion in
Europe.
Twelve mon. II is said now, were
killed and 23 wounded In the riot at
Virden. III.
Mrs Nancy Geer, wife Of the gov.
ernor-elect OF Oregon. expired suddenly
OF heart disease in Omaha.
All Spanish civil courts in Philippine
territory now subject to American con-
troll have resumed business.
The transport Rio Janiero sailed from
Manila September is, with a large
number Of sick soldiers for San Fran
cisco.
The government now has 65 warships
In course Of construction. When COM
pleted, the United States navy will
rank third.
Secretary Alger has wired Governor
Tanner. of Illinois, placing the Fifth
Illinois volunteer infantry at Tanners
orders, In case the state militia Is In
sufficient to end the coal troubles.
The Spanish mail steamer Reina
Maria Christina has called from Ha-
vana for Spain with l,073 officers and
troops, Col cases OF military archives
and heavy cargo OF ammunition.
The government has apportioned the
prize money for the men OF our war
ships. Sampson gets the lions share,
Dewey the next largest sum, while
Schley will receive less than some of
the captains. The men will receive
from $50 to 5000 each.
As result Of eating canned Holsters.
Shrimps, and CLAIMS, two Knights Of
Pythias, J. i. Jones and Charles Young.
who live near Rainier. Or, are dead.
and Walter Furrow. Of the Same lodge
and town, is critically i'll from the same
poison.
The imperial Chinese government
has granted to the Peking syndicate of
London the right to open and work
mines and to construct and operate
railroads in the empire free from Chi
nesc control. This is the first conces-
sion ever granted by the Chinese gov
ernment to foreign syndicate.
Tho annual report OF Land Commits
sioner Hermann estimates that over |
IL, 900, 600. 900 feet Of public timber
has been destroyed by fire during the
past a5 years. The report says forest
fires form the main subject for the at.
sention Of the land office. now threaten
ing, as they do, not only the growing |
forests but the forest lands whose pro-
ductiveness they retard indefinitely.
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