Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-11-10
LArsR NEWS.


A proclamation has been issued
bringing Santa Cruz and other islands
under the British solomon islands pro.
teotorate.
At Friday's session Of the Paris peace
commission the Spaniards rejected the
Americana proposals, and refused to
give up the Philippines.
Later reports from the conhagration
at Ilankow, China, say that 10000
houses were destroyed and 1000 peo-
pie killed and burned 70 death.
Ellis II. Roberts, treasurer OF the
United States, in his annual report,
shows that the treasury was stronger at
the close than at the opening Of the
fiscal year.
Senator Redfeld Proctor in an adj
dress at Montpelier. VI, declared that
there should be divided sovereignty and
that the United States should retain
tho entire Philippine archipelago.
The work of removing the bodies OF
all government soldiers buried in Cuba,
Porto Rico and Manila will begin in q
few weeks. The expense Of the under
taking will be borne entirely by tho
government.
Major Helburn's recital before the
war investigating commission. while In
session at Cincinnati, disclosed ter
rible state OF affairs al Camp Thomas.
Chickamauga, due TO ignorance and ne.
glect. The sick soldiers were treated
like dogs
The board OF control OF the Joint
Traffic Association has decided to dis.
solve the organization. This action
was taken because Of the recent decision
by the supreme court that the efforts OF
the association 10 control railroad rates
was illegal.
BY the explosion OF boiler at the
Oil City tPa.l boiler works. two men
were killed, two fatally injured and a
dozen more slightly hurt. The killed
are Richard McCloskey and John Fraw-
ley. The fatally injured are b. J Gid
ders and Denis McMahon.
A recent discovery Of bituminous coal
In the Klondike region was made in
American territory about 100 miles
below Forty-Mile. A tunnel has been
dug into the hillside distance of 45
feet, and there the vein Is six feet in
thickness. The coal is said to be of su-
periot quality.
The mayor Of Spokane has declared
an emergency, and issued a proclama-
tion enrolling all persons over 81 years
OF age as special constables, to assist in
arresting robbers who have been ram
pant lately. A reward of $500 is
offered for the conviction of any one of
the robbers.
Western railroads have been enjoined
from excluding Pueblo steel from Pacific
coast points.
The transport Panama. which was
reported lost with 800 lives. has arrived
safely in Havana.
Germany's exports for the first nine
months Of the fiscal year showed an In
rrcase OF 5s, $50, 600 marks over 1897.
The newly.organized French cabinet
announces that 1t will support the
court Of cessation in the revision of the
Dreyius case.
Several companies Of native troops in
the Visayas islands rebelled. They
were pursued and several were killed.
The rebellion Is ended.
In speech delivered at Worcester.
Mass.. Senator Hoar, OF Massachusetts,.
expressed himself strongly opposed 10
the policy of expansion.
Russia has declined to support France
in the Fashoda affair, fearing that re-
opening OF the Egyptian question would
interfere with her tremendous task in
China.
Action has been taken by the admin
istration looking to the maintenance OF
the status quo with respect to the con-
cession of the Maritime Canal Company
for the construction of the Nioaraguan
canal
NJ. Fontaine, OF Minneapolis, who
has Just returned from the Stickeen
routo, says he has discovered rich Dig
gings on an unexploed creek on the
Hootalinqua river. de shows guam
lity Of coarse gold as evidence.
Tho war between England and France
has been avoited, A general and satis-
factory arrangement is said TO have
boon Effected in relation TO the disputed
Faahoda question. An official note has
been issued on the subject in which the
British government announces that tho
situation is ameliorating.
Tho navy department has practically
decided to abandon wrecking opera
tions under existing contracts on the
cruisers Cristobol Colon, Vlzcaya and
Almlrante 0quendo, near Santiago.
which have become enormously ex-
pensive to the government. A Swedish
company has applied for permission to
raise the sunken vessels,
Tho war department has Issued a
general order for tho movement OF
troops to Cuba. The first troops will
leave on or about November %, and
will comprise brigade under Briga-
dler- General Carpenter. The brigade
will be taken from the Seventh army
corps. Tho brigade will DO sent to