Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-29
LATER NEWS.
Over 10000 people witnessed the
opening Of the Portland exposition
Thursday night.

and exhibits arc ON the ground.
Fifty men were cntombed 10 mine
at Brownsville, Pa. as result Of All
explosion OF fire damp. Several bodies
have been recovered.
Mr.. Angel, our lato minister to
Turkey, reports that tho sultan Ttpidi-
ates tho American claims. and recon-
mends naval demonstration to bring
him 10 time.
Official returns aH to tho morality
In the Santa Clara province among the
Cuban soldiers during the month OF
July show 2,06s deaths. Of which li5
resulted from smallpox.
Major-Gencral Miles, commanding
the United States army. has completed
his plan for tho reorganization Of the
volunteer forces into corps, divisions
and brigades. This plan has been snb-
mitted to the war department for up.
proval. II contemplates reofganiza-
tion Of the volunteer force which has
not been ordered mustered out.
Frank p. Myers shot and killed John
Lenhart, constable. and NJ. Kerns, by
stander. at Garrett. Md. while resist
ing eviction from house which was.a
subject OF family dispute. He then
barricaded the doors and windows, but
was finally captured by the sheriff. As
he was being taken to Jail, some one
in tho crowd shot the prisoner and he
fell dead.
According to special dispatches from
Poklng. members Of tho European com
munity there believe the emperor OF
China Ia In danger. II Is added that
the dowager empress desires to place
Prince Kwang's grandson on the
throne. The emperor realizes the
strength Of tho conspiracy against him
and has ordered the guards at the pal
ace strengthened.
A dispatch TO the London Globe from
Hong Kong ports gives the details Of
secret convention signed recently at
Peking. II appears that the Chinese
thereby concluded an agreement with
St. Petersburg by which China ceded
Port Arthur aud Talien Wan. stipulat-
ing that only Russian and Chinese
warships should enter or dock at Port
Arthur.
Aguinaldo and his chiefs have made
plea to the powers for recognition OF
belligerency and independence. An
gonclllo, his agent, who was passen-
ger on the steamer China, Is on his
way TO Europe to submit the question
to foreign arbitration. Before proceed.
ing to Europe Angoncillo will stop in
Washington and attempt to impress
the administration with his appeal.
M mention OF the United States nor
any American force is made in tho doc
umont which he carries.
Cambon. tho French ambassador at
Washington, is TO be transferred 10
Vienna.
General Miller, now in command at
San Francisco. will. 1t Is learned, COM
mand the reinforcements ordered to
Manila.
Gomez has issued general order to
the army under his command to the
effect that Spaniards must have con-
sideration shown them, and American
orders obeyed.
The navy department has ordered
400 sailors TO be sent to Admiral
Dewey's squadron at Manila to take the
place of sailors whose terms of service
have expired.
General Blanco has issued an order
authorizing tho soldiers Of the Cuban
army to travel unarmed on railway
trains In the provinces OF Pinar del Rio
and Havana.
As fur rs new discoveries went. the
expedition sent out by the university Of
Pennsylvania to study North Alaska
from a scientific standpoint has been
failure. Three men OF the marty 10
turned TO Seattle ON the Excelsior.
Nearly 10000 specimens, weighing
liz tons, were brought back.
The report that the last Spanish gar
rison In the island Of Luzon had sur
rendered ls premature. The Spaniards
still hold seven seaports In Albay prov.
inco. the principal hemp district.
Tho disturbances have already resulted
In the diminution Of the output of AL
bay hemp by 100000 bales. as COM
pared with last years figures.
Advices from tho Orient state that
China and Japan have been visited by
thunder storms and destructive floods,
In which many hundreds OF people have
lost their lives. Tho region north OF
the Anshang mountains has been inun-
dated for hundreds OF miles by the yell
low river. Several hundred thousand
persons have been plunged into the
deepest distress. and many into abso-
lutte penury, which local authorities
are unable to alleviate.
News received at San Francisco re-
ports the loss Of the schooner @. @.
Funk. ON Flanders island, on July 81,
with 10 OF her crew. Only two seamen
were saved. and but one body has been
recovered. The list Of the drowned Is
as followe: Captain and Mrs. Nesson
and two children, aged and years,
respectively; A. Hansen, chief mate;
j. Stump, second mate; Charles Olsen,
Peter Nelson, Charles Joahansen and
Peter Anton. able seamen. The vessel
was driven ashore by gale and went
70 pieces in the surf.
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