Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-08
LATER NEWS.
General ehaitor says tho surrender Of
Santiago was great surprise to him.

AhV GuDhH oVHmisblUnefb Will make
an attempt while In Havana to ferrc,
out the persona who destroyed the
Maine.
Orders havc been Issued by tho war
department that all tho regular army
regiments now at M0ntauk, which
were started previously east Of the Mis-
sissippi river, shall return 10 tho same
stations.
A semi-offlclal note from BerBn saye
that peace having been re-establixlled
between the United States and Spain,
orders have been given that the German
naval force at Manila DO at once reduced
to one or two ships.
A report Is current In London that
Great Britain and Germany have signed
n treaty OF alliance for Germany's sup.
port In Egypt. England will recog.
nize Gormany's claim to Syria as an
outlet for her surplns population.
Reliable information has been OBJ.
talned by the Associated Press to the
effect that Russia intends to convene
tho international peace conference at
st. Petersburg one month after the ad.
tournment OF tho Spanish-American
poace conference at Paris.
Tho monthly statement OF the public
debt, shows that August 81, the public
debt less cash In tho treasury, was
si,0i2, TIT, which IL decrease for
the month Of es4. 4.7SD,7ii. This de.
crease Ia accounted for by q correspond
Ing increase in the cash on hand, due
70 tho receipts from tho war loan.
Tho Chicago Tribune prints statistics
showing the number OF soldiers who
liayo been killed in battle and have
died OF diseases in camp during the war
with Spain. While $50 officers and
men have been killed In battle or died
OF wounds received. there have died Of
disease in camp between 1900 and
1000 volunteers and regulars.
A Madrid dlapaich says: All Cata.
lonia protests against tho continuance
Of the special war taxes, and insists
upon their immediate repeal. threaten.
ing to close all the factories II the de-
mand is not complied with. The lower
classes arc deeply and perhaps danger
ously impressed by the ghastly appear
ance OF the repatriated soldiers from
Santiago de Cuba.
The annual report of the commls.
sioner Of pensions shows that the mum.
Der Of pensions allowed during the past
fiscal year. including pensions OF the
war OF 1919. was 90, 7s7, Of which 54..
6b2 were Tor soldiers and 1885 for
sailors. Tho number Of pensioners on
the rolls July 80. 1903, was 003, TIA;
amount paid for pensions during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1898. si44,.
e5l.S70; average value Of each pen.
slou. el3i.79.
Lighthouses In Southern Philippines
have been re-established.
The transport st. Paul has arrived
In Manila from San Francisco witlrall
we'll on board.
Foreign vessels will be allowed to
enter the ports OF Hawaii as usual,
pending revision Of the United States
laws.
Schley and Gordon. commissioners
to settle the conditions for the Spanish
evacuation OF Porto Rico. have sailed
ioI San Juan.
Being out OF work aud without means
TO support bis family. a Chicago drug
clerk turned highwayman, and in at.
tempting to rob a saloon was forced to
shoot the proprietor,
Several vessels OF the Mosquito"
fleet are useless. The board of survey
has found upon examination that their
machinery and boilers are badly worn,
and will make report condemning
them.
The annual session of the National
Irrigation Congress opened at Chey-
enne Thursday. Ex-senator Carr. the
president, delivered the annual ad-
dress, urging the necessity for extend
Ing irrigation facilities.
Eight lives we're lost and considera.
Bile damage wrought by the Georgia
storm, which was more serious than
first reported. Lieutenant Morgan and
q crew oisix were drowned by the up
setting OF yawl of Tybee island.
The mate of an Italian ship lost his life.
The American ship Barring Brothers,
from New York, has been burned in
the harbor of Kobe. About 5000 tons
Of mating was also destroyed. II Is
intimated that the fire was OF incendiary
origin. When the vessel arrived at
Kobe from Yokohama six OF the crew
were in irons. Four were aftefward
liberated.
Orders have been received In An
napolis from the president directing
Cervera to make arrangements to pro-
ceed with his officers and men back to
Spain Immediately, In accordance with
instructions issued by tho Spanish
ministers OF marine. The officers were
very enthusiastic when they received
tho news.
A passenger train on tho New York,
Ontario & Western railroad. was
wrecked at Ingalls,, near Saratoga. Tho
wreck was doubtless due to the BASTARD
ly work OF tramps, who threw open the
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