Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-12-15
LATER NEWS.

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Savannah for Havana with the first
regiment, North Carolina, TO help gar.
rison the turbulent city.
The Paris court Of cessation has
granted stay Of proceedings in the
Picquart trial. and thereby invoked the
fury Of the anti-Dreyius press.
A mining suit involving property
valued at f8, ooo, 900 has been entered
In the courts OF California by Mon
tana syndicate against prominent Cali
fornla capitalists.
In recent public address In Wash
ington Count Won Goetzen said that the
only good volunteers among the United
States troops during the late war were
the Rough Riders.
II IL now understood that Major-Gen-
efal James II. Wade. president OF the
United States evacuation committee,
will be appointed by President McKin.
ley military governor OF western Cuba.
The supreme court Of Nebraska has
decided that th3 bondsmen OF ex-State
Treasurer BARLEY will have 10 make
good that officials shortages and steal
ings from the state, amounting In all
to about t700.00
ID. Ii. Howard, a New Mexico cattle
dealer, with two detectives. is on the
trail OF Gilett, the Kansas plunger, on
whom Howard 10 $4,000 short. How
ard will ask the governor OF Kansas to
Issue reonisition papers for his extradi-
tlon 70 New Mexico.
Sam Smith, trainrobber. has been
sentenced to be hanged at Eldorado,
Kan. for the murder OF citizen Bel
ford, who was one Of posse that resist
cd Smith and his partner. Tom Wind.
Wind pleaded guilsy 10 second-degree
murder and was sentenced to 30 years.
The Spanish government has issued
the following semi official note relating
TO tho presidents reference to the loss
OF the Maine in his message to con-
gress. ''Spain has been treated by the
conqueror with unexampled cruelty and
Ia resigned to her fate; but she can not
tolerate President McKinley's aecusa-
tion. for she is conscious OF her COM
piete innocence.
A bill will soon be drafted providing
for the taking OF the 18th census.
New York savings banks have re-
duced interest on deposits to az per
cent.
A dispatch 10 the New York Herald
from Panama says Salvador IL now com.
pietely pacific.
The presidents message is satisiao-
tory to the Cubans and is taken as
proof OF honesty Of purpose.
Assistant Naval Constructor fIobson
will 90 to Manila to superintend the
raising Of the sunken war vessels.
The steamer Rosalie, which has just
arrived from the towns ON the Lynn
canal. reports that thousand men
from Dawson are making their way to
the coast.
Francisco de Franchi, who was shot
dead by Antonio Rosso after saloon
quarrel in San Francisco, is said TO
have been an agent of the muiderous
In Mafa Society.
One more request of the Spaniards
was negatived by the peace commits
sioners. Ships and products OF Spain
will not be granted the same rights in
Cuba and Porto Rico as those Of the
United States.
disappointment was the dominant
Impression left in the kaiser's mind by
his visit to the Holy Land. His ad.
dress to tho Evangelical clergy in Beth
lehem just published, candidly ex-
pressed that feeling.
From the war department comes the
announcement that il is proposed to
send regular regiments to relieve the
volunteers In Manila just as soon as
transportation can be arranged. The
volunteers will be returned to the
United States in the order in which
they left.
The finding Of the court Of inquiry
concerning the abandonment Of the
Infanta Maria Teresa during the storm
OF October 30. has been made public,
The court finds the abandonment was
not due to any fault or neglect on the
part of any officer of the navy, and
does not think any further proceedings
should be instituted.
| While fighting flre In the dock Of
the Lehigh Coal Il Coke Company at
West Superior, Wis, crew Of men
was caught by bad eave-in. caused by
the weakening Of the pile foundation.
-Four were buried under thousands of
tons OF burning coal. One, John NAL
inowski. has been rescued alive, but is
in precarious condition. The other
three have probably perished.
| OF the emergency national defense
fund of $50, 90, 5000, the navy depart
i ment got the largest amount, viz, $780,
978,274. The war department expen-
ditures OF the emergency fund amounted
to &l8, 96l. 908. The state department
received $89S. 900 from the emergency
fund. OF this &i00, 600 has been trans
feired to bankers for this department
at London for the use OF the commits.
sion at Paris, and $40, 900 was advanced
to TIE disbursing officer for the com
mission prior to It's departure for Paris.
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Senator Hale, Of Maine, chairman Of
the naval affairs committee, has intro.