Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-21
DOINGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened in the
Civilized World.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
A Complete Review Of the News Of the
Past seven Days In This and
All Foreign Lands.


chcat 6ampson's warships out Of Job.
A large majority Of our troops In
Cuba Sill be withdrawn at oncc.
Major-Gcneral Brooke has boon or
dered from ChIokamauga TO Washing
ton Immediately for consultation 70.
garding the Porto Rican expedition.
The news Of tho fall Of Santiago
brought Joy 10 the troops In Cuba, as
campaigning before Santiago was pros
ecutod under severe difficulties. Rest
was impossible. Chilling rains soaked
the men by night and broiling sun
scorchcd them by day.
Commodore HichboTn, chief naval
constructor, 10 anxious 10 keep Hobson.
The proposed transfer ot the hero to
the line is not favored. He says .
greater careor IL open TO a man OF Hob
sons abilities In the construction corps
than % the commander OF vessel Of
the United States navy.
In compliance with the cabinet de-
cision Chief Of Engineers Wilson has
ordered the removal Of oil the mines.
and harbors will be freed al once Of all
dangerous distractions TO navigation.
The task 10 n difficult one, M great care
must bc observed In raising or explod-
Ing the mincs TO prevent accidents
Believing the effect o. the appearance
Of tho American squadron on the Span
ish coast will be in direct proportion 70
the strength OF the feet, Secretary
Long and the naval board have decided
10 strengthen Commodore Wateon's
command by an additional armor.clad
and probably three or four protected
and unprotected oruiserA
New York reported heavy demand
for war bondsat their close Wednesday.
The signal officer at Key West 10
ported 70 the war department that tho
ship San Domingo was wrecked of the
Islo oi Pines. Cuba, while trying TO
run tho blockade. Tho nationality Of
the vessel 10 unknown.
Correspondence published In Madrid
Gays there is an enormous difference
between tho concessions which Spain is
willing to make and the demands OF
tho Americans. Peace Is impossible
until a Spanish victory has lowered the
pride Of the Americans or another dis
astcr forces Spain TO make concessions.
The actual departure OF Commodore
Wasson'a raiding squadron for the coast
OF Spain. indicates sufficiently the com.
plete ahandonment OF any intention to
hesiege Havana In tho next three or
four montha. and confirms the impress
sion that no extended military opera
sions will be prosecuted In Cuba after
tho capitulation Of Santiago.
A great military hospital under tents
Ia 10 be established at Fort Monroe
Still another cabinet crisis is report.
cd In Spain. All the ministers have
rendered their designations. and Sagas-
e is to form new cabinet.
frances now minister, NJ. dc L
Case. has notified tho Spanish ambas.
sador at Paris. Senior Leon Castillo, that
the French government Ia ready to ten-
der the good Offices Of the Froneh am.
bassador at Washington In opening
negotiations for peace II the Madrid
government win permitit to do 80.
Ambassadors at Madrid have en-.
pressed desire that negotiations for
peace be opened at once. The senti.
ment In favor OF peace is said TO be
gaining in strength throughout Spain.
The Madrid government favors the
movement II II implies only the loss Of
Cuba. No peace overtures have been
received at Washington.
A dispatch from Nicaragua says Ze-
iaya'e government has released several
hundred political prisoners. A coali.
tion is being planned and representa-
tives of Salvador, Honduras and Nicar-
aqua have held meeting with the
purpose Of forming union to succeed
the greater republic Of Central Amefi-
ca, which Is thought to be upon the
eve OF dissolution.
General Shaiter has sent revised
and corrected report Of the casualtlea
before Santiago July /, . and 9. II
slightly increases the number killed
and wounded, as given In the first re.
port, and Is as follows; Killed, 20
officers, 20e men; wounded. 80 officers,
l,028 men; missing, 81; total, 1888.
General shafter Ia Of tho opinion that
the number Of missing will be reduced
somewhat.
Tho movement Of the American army
on Porto Rico may DO said TO have be-
gun. The continued forwarding Of
additional troops TO Santiago, when II
10 recognized that 4haiter has as large
an army as he needs TO hold that town,
Ia in reality the laying of the founda.
tion oi the Porto Rican expeditlonaIy
force. An effort will be made to avoid
the mistakes of the Santiago campaign.
Tho expedition to go against Porto Rico
will consist Of between $4,000 and s0,.
900 men.
Minor News Items.
Spain Ia arming third feet and en-
poets TO have II at soa In five weeks.
President Mckinley will take no
vacation until the war crisis Is passed.
The harbor patrol vessels, Governor