Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-11-10
.DOINGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened In the
Civilized World.
GIVEN in THE PRESS DISPATCHES
4 Complete Review Of tho News OF the
Past seven Gays In This and
All Foreign Lands.

The business portion Of Divide, Colo,
has been wiped out by fire.
Tho Sixth Virginia regiment, COM
posed Of negroes, has mutinied, and
refuse to serve under white officers.
Frightened settlers are fiocking In
droyea out Of the Izee country In East
ern Oregon, fearing more Indian out
breaks.
The transport Peru has arrived In
San Francisco with Is sick soldiers
from Manila. Fifteen hundred sick
men are reported among the troops in
the Philippines.
Seven Californians lost their lives In
q disaster In the north. The party
wandered from the trail while on route
to the Atlin gold fields, and unwitting-
ly walking into quickaands In swamp.
All were engulfed.
The monthly circulation statement Of
the controller OF the currency shows
that tho total amount OF national bank
notes In circulation October 81, 1903.
was $3.50, $40, 2si. ON increase for the
month Of $4,l80,38i, and an increase
for the year Of ~, 499.9i0.
Tho annual report OF the general su.
pcfintendent OF the railway mail serv-
Ice shows that az tho close Of tho year
there were s.o74 CLERKS employed, and
that with the closed pouch and express
pouch service the grand total Of miles
travelled In the service was 2s5, 500, 84s.
General Leonard Wood, governor Of
the military department of Santiago,
authorizes the statement that there has
not been case OF yellow fever In San
tiago city during the last 90 days, and
that the ordinary sickness during the
same 90 days has been 90 per cent loss
than was usual at this season Of the
year.
The monthly statement OF the public
debt shows that at the close of business
on October 81. 1893. the debt, less net
caah In tho treasury, amounted to ST..
ITO. 900. 922. an increase for the month
Of et8, 8,4s7,7i7. The increase Ii ac-
counted for BY the issue during the
month Of about $50. $50, 900 Of the new
. per cent bonds. and decrease oil
about $7. 2as, 900 in the cash on hand.
War between England and Russia Is
declared to be imminent. The war
ships at Wei-Tiai. Wei have cleared for
action AZ result of the seizure by Rus.
sia Of the town OF Niu Chuane. China.
A strong fleet Of Russian warships has
assembled at Port Arthur. British
government officials claim that Russia
has taken advantage of the Fashoala
crisis to forward her aims In the Far
East. Non-fesistance means loss to
Great Britain Of the strategic point OF
Manchuria.
The departure of troops tor Cuba has
been postponed. Yellow Jack has
caused the delay.
The United States OF Central Amer
lea. the new republic, has sprung into
life. Il Is composed OF three countries,
Honduras. Sal ;ador and Nicaragua.
II Is the Intention of the administra.
tion to urge the construction of the
Nicaragua canal by government aid. In
accordance with the concession of the
Maritime Canal Company.
Rear Admiral Bunce's retirement on
December 26 will make Rear-Admiral
Dewey the senior officer of the navy.
and II congress reyives the grade OF adj
miral, aa desired by Secretary Long.
his appointment to that rank will fol,
low without any further jumping.
A cash indemnity will be demanded
OF Spain. and tha United States will
insist upon being reimbursed for every
dollar expended directly or indirectly
on account Of the war. A general bal
ance OF accounts Is to be struck and the
indemnity will be deducted from the
sum allowed for the Philippines.
The murder OF proapector named
Botleau, on the Ashcroft -Glenora trail
has been reported to the provisional
police. The murderer Ia variously
known as T. Wilson, McGregor and
Modraw. The killing was the culmina-
tion Of several weeks OF quarreling. In
duced by privation and disappointment
on that desolate trail.
A dispatch to the Herald from Ha-
vana says no decision has yet been
reached by the commissioners regard.
Ing the dateof evacuation. One or two
communication have passed on minor
agreements as to the day whom Spanish
sovereignty in the island shall cease.
The Spaniards, however, will again be
ordered to get out by January |.
Four privates OF the Nineteenth in
fantry. who were left at Fort Wayne
when the regiment went South. were
badly injured by an explosion OF pow
der which they were transferring from
the basement of the gruadhouse for
tranahipment to the regiment In Porto
Rico. The mon are Fred Fisher. Archie
Miller and Robert laval. 1t Ia DO,
lieved the powder was ignited by q
spark from cigarette. which soldier
was smoking.
Miner News items.