Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-11-03
.DOINCS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened In the
Civilized World.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
q UompIete Review of the News OF the
Paat Seven Days in This and
All Foreign Lands.

A cabinet crisis is again reported TO
be imminent In Spain.
The Cook county circuit court has
decided that the Chicago wheel-tax law
is Illegal.
The Mississippi basin was visited by
storm, and considerable property loss
has resulted.
The postmaster at Sweet Home. Or,
has been arrested for embezzlement.
lie made no returns to tho government.
Tho British steamer Moana. which
sailed from Sydney, N. S. w, for San
Francisco, had on board 1900, 900 SOW.
ereigns In gold.
Extraordinary precautions are being
taken by Palestine authorities to insure
the safety OF Emperor William during
his tour Of the Holy Land.
The Philippine insurgents have
peaceabiy Withdrawn TO tho distance
desired by the Americans, except In
Caiocan. the northern suburb Of Manila.
Pardo Lucero. whose age, as shown
by the records Of tie missions OF Los
Angeles and Soledad, was 1876 years,
died at the county hospital al Salinas.
Cal.
A Kobe dispatch says the Japanese
steamship Milagala sank after being In
collision with the Japanese cruiser
Kingsamaru. Sixty Japanese were
| drowned.
Further information, received from
Forest, Miss. says that IA Is the num-
beI OF negroes killed In the IIarpefs-
| VILE race riot. The negroes who fed
10 tho swamps have all made good
their escape, and the race conflict 10
now at an end.
Spain wants the battleships Oregon
and Iowa recalled. and protests against
the United States sending the warships
to Manila. sho claims such action is
In violation OF the terms OF the proto.
col, and that the status quo must be
maintained until peace Is concluded.
| Cotton buyers Of Dallas. Tex, on for
eIgn orders cay that owing to the
threatened war between England ard
France they b. received cables say
ing: "All shipments from this date
until otherwise instructed must be
made subject TO war iIsks.
| ChanoIne, the French minister Of
war, has resigned.
Tho total registration Of voters in
| New York was 500, $50, rs against 676..
i92 in 1907.
/ A great improvement is reported In
tho health Of the Spanish troops at ua'
vana during the past ten days
A movement TO restrict the town Of
Pullman. ILL.,, to It's charter limitations
has been approved by the supreme coui'
Of that state.
Another demonstration has beer
made In Havana by city officials who
have not received their salaries foi
many months past.
II American exports are Increasing
more rapidly than those Of any othel
county. In 1870 we had ~ per CEN
Of tho worlds commerce; now We have
Is per cent.
Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hob
son has arrived home again. lie be
lieves the sunken Spanish warship Via
caya can be saved, but 1t would cos
81, 900. 900 TO raise her.
Emperor william has designated
largo fountain which he proposes I
erect In Constantinope as a gift to com
memoratc his visit and that OF Empires
Victoria TO the sultan's capital.
The steamship Victoria brings new
to Tacoma that two more battles hav
: been fought In Formosa between Japan
Csc troops and tho native savages, VIII
seem bent on exterminating all th
: Japanese on the island.
Aguinaldo is desirous OF going I
Paris for the purpose of appearing bt
foro the peace commissioners. says
Manila dispatch. but he Is preyonte
from so doing by the jealousies existln
between the insurgent leaders.
Tho principal fact brought out by tn
newest British blue book 10 that n
: offer to negotiate on the matter Of po'
session Of Fashoda was ever made. TIL
French papers now seem hopeful Of
peaceful solution OF the dispute.
The canal route survey has bee
completed and there Ia an exodus
civil engineers from Nicaragua. Lou
Wickman. who has Just arrived at Ne
y York from GTeytown. thinks zelaya
opinion as to the time OF the explratio
OF the Maritime Canal Company's col
: cession Is faulty.
Time to the Yukon will be shor
enod as the result of the discovery Of
new channel for vessels. Steamers
moderate draught may enter the mou
OF the river and ascend four OF Il
hundred miles before trans.shippin
Expansion OF territory under the ne
survey 10 important,
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Minor Nsws Items.
The Virginia grand camp Of confe
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