Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-02-02
LATER NEWS.

points in Wisconsin tho first OF the
week.
Ore asssying from $4,000 TO $780,
900 gold per ton Is reported TO have
been struck In the Isabella mine at
Cripple Creek, Colo.
On the nth ballot taken in the Joint
session Of the Montana legislature Sat-
nrday, Hon. VIM. A. Clark was elected
United States senator.
In the lower house Of congress
joint resolution has been adopted grant.
ing to Venezuela the privilege Of send
ing cadet to West Point.
Charges affecting the integrity Of
District Judge Scott. Of Omaha, and
seeking his impeachment by the iegis-
Iature have been presented to that
body.
Ex-senator Slater, a prominent figure
In Oregon politics for a number of
years. died at his home In Ia Grande
on the 2sth. He came to Oregon in
1850.
The Montauk Club, Of Brooklyn, ten
,lered banquet on the 28th TO Admiral
William T. Sampson, and principal
among the other guests was Secretary
OF the Navy Jonh d. Long.
A big celebration was held in Havana
In honor Of the memory Of the first Gu
ban president, Jose Marti. Four thou
sand people were present, and there
was no disorder OF any kind.
The body Of Captain 6turtevant.
pilot OF the Paul Jones, has been found.
From the clothing Of the body It is be-
lievcd he was of duty and asleep when
the disaster was caused by the boiler
exploding.
General Eagan, tried by oouIt-mar-
tial on charges OF conduct unbecoming
an officer and gentleman. was found
guilty and sentenced to dismissal from
the army. The president has the
power to mitigate OF entirely set aside
the findings.
The district attorney at Philadelphia
has notified counsel for Senator Quay,
his son, Richard. and ex-State Treas
urer Haywood. that he had fixed Mon
day. February 30, as the date for trial
of the three defendants ON the charge
OF conspiracy in the misuse of the
money Of the state on deposit in the
Peoples bank.
Private advicea received at Seattle
state that the government will send
three detachments OF soldiers into the
Copper river district OF Alaska next
spring 10 lay out mail route to the
Yukon river and establish ports. The
purpose is to establish an all-American
route to the Yukon. II will extend
from the mouth Of Copper river to
Eagle City. 90 miles below Dawson.
The New York Evening World prints
an interview with John sherman, in
which the latter iorcibIy expresses him
self against expansion.
According TO figures published at
Madrid. $4,000 Spanish soldiers per-
ished, chiefly through sickness, during
tho last campaign in Cuba.
II is reported In Havana that Gen.
eral Rabi, with 1900 Cuban insur-
gents, has taken to the hills in Santa
Clara, In defiance Of American author.
| tiles.
A battle has taken place at San An.
Gamma, Ecuador, between government
troops and insurgents. Four hundred
men were killed and 800 wounded, and
/ 400 insurgents were taken prisoners.
The premier. Senior Sagasta. has an.
nounced that the government had de-
cided TO convoke the coItes during the
second half OF February, whether the
United States senate ratifes the peace
treaty or not.
A bicycle saddle combine is to be or.
ganized and capitalized at 81, 800, ,00C
preferred and $3.50, 900 common stock.
Those already in line are said to pro
duce 90 per cent OF ell the saddles used
in North America and fair percentage
Of those used abroad.
Considerable alarm is felt in admin.
istration circles over the possibility
that Spain and Germany may recogniz,
the Philippine republic = Germany
from interested motives and Spain L
free the 5000 or 10. 1000 Spanish troopl
held as prisoners by Aguinaldo
The strike which has been in prog
ress at Colon, Colombia, for nearly 4
fortnight, among the dock laborers, has
extended to Panama. partly owing I,
tho fact that the Chilian line Of steam
ers has increased the wages OF its EN-
ployes. thereby acuentuating the dead
lock.
| John II. Kennedy, who attained no
toriety in connection with the numer
ous train-Tobberies and other crimes il
the vicinity of Kansas City, has beer
held without bail at Mansfield, Mo.
for hearing before the grand jury o
Wright county on charge Of train
robbery.
The Planters bank, at Kansas City
| with a capital Of S2b. 900, has beer
closed by the state. The proprietor
are under arrest by order of Secrctai.
OF State Leseur andAssistant Attorney
General Jeffries. The bank has no Wis
ible assets, II is alleged, whatever.
The two richest prima donnas ar
! Adeline Patti and Sibyl Sanderson.
penaiona have heon vranted To th