Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-05-12
.DOINGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened in the
Civilized World.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
A Complete Review Of the News Of the
Past Seven Days In This and
All Forsign LaBds.

All ForsiEn LsBds.
Tho president has nominated Allen
y. Croasnan 10 be postmaster at Port
land, Or.
The combined fleets OF Spain, says .
Lisbon dispatch, are ready TO sail for
American waters.
The battle-ship Oregon and the gun.
boat Marietta have sailed from Rio
Janoiro. presumably 10 Join Sampson b
tieet In Cuban waters.
Tho British consul at Santiago de
Cuba is said to have been attacked by
a mob. TO have killed n spaniard, and
10 have been imprisoned. The British
consul. on account OF his iriendlness
to American and Cuban refugees, has
recently been subjected to great deal
Of abuse.
President Dole has sent long COM
munioation to President Mckinley
offering 10 transfer the Hawaiian
islands TO tho United States for the
purpose Of ita war with Spain and to
furnish America ships after the war In
Pacific waters with large quantities Of
coal. supplies and ammunition.
DIR. John b. Hamilton, former sur
geon-general Of the marine hospital
service OF the United States, In an nd.
dress at the Physicians Club, Of Chi.
cago, maintained that the danger from
yellow fever In Cuba is much exagger-
atcd. DR.. Hamilton says that no epi.
demic is probable II proper precautions
are observed.
A new Spanish fort just being built
near Cojimo, was reduced In two min.
utes by the gunboat Wilmington. The
ruin was complete, and at least two
Spaniards were killed during the bonn
Jardment. A body Of Spanish torops
were scattered and demoralized by the
aame vessel near Juraco beach. Two
men were also killed by the Whining
toms fire during this engagement
Troops will be sent to the support OF
Commodore Dewey at the Philippines.
II Is probable that not less than 10000
troops will compose the expedition, and
that they will sail from San Francisco
for Manila not later than May is, The
present plan is TO take all the National
Guard from California, Oregon, Wash.
ington, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and
far Western states generally. To these
troops will be added probably regi
ment Of regular infantry and one Of
cavalry, and possibly the Texas Rang.
ers, or one Of the new volunteer rogi.
ments now being organized. The com.
mand will probably be given to Major.
General Merriam, in which case he
will be made major-general of yolun.
teeTs.
A London dispatch says England has
advised Spain to yield, saying that re.
sistanco Of the American demands nj
Manila is worse than useless.
Deficiency estimates Of $40, 900, ,00O
for the purchase OF supplies for the
Asiatic squadron have been prepared
for submission to congress.
Report that the Spanish fleet was
completely destroyed Is confirmed In a
dispatch received by the New York
Herald direct from Manila.
Secretary Long says Commodore
Dewey's gallantry win be recognized,
and that he will be made acting ad,
miral and later nominated rear-admral.
Fearing an attack upon the seaports
OF the North Atlantic coast by Spanish
men-of-war now on thoir way to West.
ern waters, Secretary Alger has taken
steps to further improve the seaeoast
defenseB
William Astor Chanler, a New York
millionaire, is to fight for the freedom
OF q uba. Ho will head an expedition
OF wealthy New YoIkers and join the
army Of General Gomez, paying the OK.
penses Of the expedition himself.
A dispatch has been received In
Washington from New York sayinp
that Wall street news agency pub.
fishes under date OF Hong Kong dis.
patch declaring that Manila has fallen,
and that the Stars and Stripes fioai
over the Philippines.
The government will take stops al
once to supply Dewey's fleet with pro.
visions and other supplies, INCLUDING
ammunition and coal, and 10 this end
win dispatch at the earliest possible
moment sufficient number OF ships tc
supply amply all possible needs Of the
Asiatic squadron.
The British ambassador at Washing.
ton, Sir Julian Pauncefote, Is to be re-.
called. He will be succeeded by SiI
Thomas II. Sanderson, permanent un.
der-secretary Of state for the foreign
affairs and one of the most prominent
officials In the British service.
It is stated In Madrid by those re-
sponsible for naval movements that IL
has been determined to avoid the iso.
latod comhats ON equal terms with q
superior enemy, and that they now In
tend to throw the whole united naval
strength Of Spain into one supreme
effort to crush the American squadron
In Cuban waters.
Minor News Items.
A Christian scientist In New York
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