Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-10-06
'DOINGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened in the
Civilized World.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
q Complete Review OF the News or the
Past sevon Days In This aud
All Foreign Lands.


The Dominion government has takcr
steps to relieve the destitute prospector,
on Ashcroft trail.
The government at Madrid reconsid
ers the matter Of the repatriation O
Spaniards in Cuba and decides to Civ,
them free passage home.
The sailing Of the battleships Ore
gon and Iowa has been temporarily de-
layed. In order that the eight.incl
guns of the latter may be tested.
The transport Massachusetts, has ar.
rived at New York from Santiago. Or
board were Captain Mccoy, Second
United States volunteers. and mum.
Der OF clerks and stevedores.
Dr. Jose Congosta. one of the Span.
ish peace commissioners at Havana,
declares that the commentaries are
all dead. He blames Toral for having
surrendered Santiago de Cuba.
A total expenditure of less than
500. 600, 600 will be necessary. to build
the Nicaragua canal, according to the
figures Of the eight government en-
gineers who have been engaged on the
survey.
Judge Showalter. in the United
States circuit court at Chicago. upheld
the constitutionality Of the provision
in the war revenue act requiring brok-
ers to file a memorandum OF sales.
The American peace commissioners
have begun their sittings at Paris. Gau-
lois claims to have information that
the members are divided on the ques-
tion Of disposal Of the Philippines.
There has been a distinct breach Of
the protocol terms In Cuba. The
Spaniards removed a rapid-fire gun
nom Havana, and the American COM
missioners promptly filed protest
with the Spanish commission, to which
an unsatisfactory reply was returned.
The matter is still open.
The New York republican state con-
vention nominated Theodore Roosevelt
for governor; lieutenant-governor, Tim
othy L. Woodruff, controller, William
J.. Morgan; secretary OF state, John t.
McDonough; state treasurer, John B.
Jaeckal; state engineer. Edward A.
Bond; encouragement, John 7.
Davies.
An explosion of powder in st. Louis
Rporting goods store, set the place on
fire, caused its destruction, and re-
suited in injury to a number of peo-
pie. several of whom will die. The
fatally injured are: Kate Weldon,
Kate Gaul, Pauline Bender and Flor
ence Higbee, employees of the Mccain
Company. Those seriously hurt are:
Firemen Joe Deter. Frederick Bodily,
-- Geley, Gus Jansen.
General Sir Herbert Kitchener has
been elevated TO the peerage by the
British government as a reward of
merit.
The Italian government has sent to
Russia automatically worded accept
ance of the czar's invitation to take
part in the peace conference.
Damage to the amount of about $780,
600 was caused by fire in the Hotel
Vendome, San Jose, CAL, which is one
OF the finest hotels on the coast.
The president has appointed Harvey
Humphrey, of Washington, special
agent TO allot lands in severalty to the
Indians on the Colville reservation in
Washington.
The Farmers bank in Flora, Ind,
was looted, the robbers securing about
sl2. 200. Cashier William Lennon,
who was aroused by the noise, was shot
and probably fatally injured. Blood
hounds were put ON the trail Of the
bandits.
The commission to investigate the
conduct Of the war department held a
secret meeting Monday. Nothing can
be learned as to what transpired. The
commission decided to hold two ses-
sions daily, one from 10 A. NJ. to 1890
2. NJ, and the other from to P. M.
The first word that has come to
Washington from the American men,
Ders Of the peace commission since their
departure was received at the navy de-
partment Monday, being a cablegram
that Captain Bradford, chief
If the equipment bureau, be sent at
,nce to Paris to assist the commission.
A new and highly important inven-
ion has been tested at the German
laval maneuvers at Berlin. II was In
he shape OF Greek Phoenician fire,
invented by Berlin engineer. 1t ig-
iites on contact with the air or water,
md cannot be quenched by either
yater or earth. It burns with a bril-
liant fame, exceeding big searchlights,
nd it can be sunk under water or un-
Ier ground, and, when brought to the !
urface, instantly bursts into fame at (
ny desired point. It was tested dur
ng the night eyolutions off the island
1 Heligoland, and off Kiel, and proved
most efficient in detecting tho presence
! the enemy.
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