Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-05-19
DOINGS Or THE WEEK
What Has Happened in the
Civilized World.


A1e HNeSW Ab&43 IN Arms MnQ
All Eereign Lands.
The house. by vote OF 90 to 4s, has
refused to consider the senate immigra.
tion bill,
As result OF the deficiency Of rain
fall In the principal grain-growing dis
tricts, California's wheat crop Is pro-
nounced failure.
The expedition under command OF
Captain Dorst, Fourth cavalry, which
left Tampa on the transport Gussie, has
made successful landing within so
miles Of Havana.
The correspondent in Rome OF news
papers In Paris all affirm that revolu-
tion In Italy is imminent, and that .
popular rising throughout the country
will not long be- delayed.
A bold attempt was made to hold up
the stage running from Alturas to Red
ding, Cal. The highwaymen three
times shot the driver. who, however,
fought desperately, and finally succeed
ed in beating off his bold assailants.
The Manila rebels cannot be re-
strained. and massacres Of Spanish
priests and officials continue. A proc
lamation issued by the rebel chief CALI
ing upon all insurgents to obey Dewev's
orders fails to completely stop the
bloody work.
A serious outbreak by hungry Span
ish peasants occurred IN the town of
Logsonok, Spain. Grain stores were
attacked and pillaged. A cavalry troop
charged the mob, but it was repulsed
by determined onslaught made by
women armed with axes and cudgels.
A Hong Kong special to New York
paper says trading vessel from the
Philippines report having witnessed the
destruction of a Spanish warship by
the United States gunboat Concord at
Iloilo. The fight lasted two hours.
There was no casualty or damage on
the Concord.
Commissary-Gene Egan has or
dered the purchase of ! 900, 600 rations
at San Francisco for the troops to be
sent to help Admiral Dewey complete
the conquest of the Philippines, and
Assistant Secretary Meikeljohn has
chartered two fine steamers as trans
ports.
The Hawaiian mail has arrived in
Washington, and 1t is given out that
the Hawaiian government stands ready
to afford the United States all possible
aid In carrying out its military and
naval plans in the Pacific, furnishing
its ships coal. refuge and facilities for
repairing.
A Cadiz special says the Spanish war
and naval departments are advancing
preparations for relief expedition to
the Philippines. which It is said will
be composed Of 5000 regular soldiers
and two batallions of marines. In
structions have been sent to General
Augusti to hold out as long as possible,
40 days being required for the arrival of
an expedition going by way of the Suez
canal and the Red sea.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn has
chartered about 80 ships with a ca
pacity OF %, 900 men. They are to be
used to convey troops to the Philip
pines and Cuba.
The Spanish government has no
money to buy war supplies. and will
therefore insist that the cortes sit con-
tinuously until credits are voted. Pro-
visions and especially wheat are becom-
ing scarce at Madrid.
A correspondent OF a London paper
says Sagasta knows Spain's cause is
hopeless. He acknowledges the situa-
tion is most grave, and again declares
that his country was forced into war by
the United States.
1t is asserted in Hong Kong that ADJ
miral Dewey finds the insurgents at
the Philippines growing dangerous.
He cannot control them, nor can he en-
able the Spaniards to do 80. Massa-
cres are said to have occurred outside
Manila, the insurgents killing Spanish
women and children.
Under the law Admiral Dewey and
his meu have become entitled to a rich
bounty. Even If the numerical Inn
portance of the feet Of Admiral Mon
tejo has been overestimated, the Off
GERS and men Of the Asiatic squadron
will be entitled to share among them
something like $i87, 900 bounty money.
Sir Charles Dixie, an eminent British
authority, when asked whether any
question of international law or prac-
tice affected the United States right
to retain the Philippines. said: "None
whatever The States will hold the
Philippines by the right Of conquest.
No power or powers will have the
slightest title to interfere"
The large number of reflections Of vol
unteers has caused much comment in
the army medical corps. The physi-
clans who have conducted the examina-
tions say that outside OF the ranks Of
cigarette smokers there are even fewer
rejections than there were in the days
of the civil war. Among habitual users
Of cigarettes, the reflections are about
90 per cent.
---------l-----