Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-11-09
LATER NEWS.

The British think they inflicted terri
bic loss on the Beers in Thursdays
fighting.
President Harrison has returned
TO the United States after an extended
trip abroad.
Puerto Cabeilo has surrendered TO
General Castro and the officials Of the
dc facto government.
Half million dollars worth OF
property was destroyed by fire In Kan
sas City.
The. Washington boys are home.
They were greeted everywhere with en-
thusiastic demonstrations.
The general belief In London is that
the Beers are now waiting for more
guns from Pretoria before attacking
Ladysmith.
Eastern Oregon is experiencing its
first labor strike. Fifty miners OF the
Bonanza mine near Baker City, are out
for shorter hours.
OF the Coeur d'Alene rioters tried in
Moscow for conspiracy against the
United States, 10 were found guilty
and three were acquitted.
The ship Charles 4. Moody, long
overdue at Honolulu, has at last ar.
rived. She was 100 days in making the
passage from Norfolk navy yard.
Beers are said to have issued letters
OF marque in Europe and the United
States. and British commerce may
suffer. even II the transports do not.
In his annual report United States
treasurer suggests the impounding OF re-
deemed treasury notes and thinks
banks should increase their circulation.
England has sent 10000 rounds Of
lyddite shells TO South Africa. Ac-
cording 10 estimates, single shell Of
this kind falling into q compact body
will kill 800 men.
John r. Mclean, Democratic candi.
date for governor Of Ohio, has given
out an address through the press in
which he predicts that Hanna is
beaten"
The most important expedition OF the
fall campaign chasing Aguinaldo 10
now on, and 1t Is predicted that the
rebel capital will soon be untenable for
the insurgents.
Marconi will not operate with the
signal corps OF the United States, but
will return to England in connection
with the use Of the wireless system Of
telegraphy in South Africa.
Nicaragua wants some OF Costa
Rica's coast territory. The govern
ment has completely routed the insur-
gents and dealt death blow TO the re.
volutionary movement in Peru.
The Shamrock has sailed for home.
President Hobart's days of pub
lie service are said to be over.
A lone highwayman held up six peo-
pie at one time near Pendleton, Or.
II was reported In London that one
OF the troopships which sailed for the
Cape last week had been lost at sea.
The Russian minister OF finance as
serts that his country is better In con-
dition than either France or England.
The disaster to the British at Lady
smith was caused by mules running
away with all the reserve ammunition
The receipts for the Jeffriss-S -Sharkey
prizefght in New York were the largest
for any sporting or dramatic event in
history.
The transport Hancock since her
remodeling at San Francisco can lay
claim to being the finest troopship in
the world.
One of the greatest financial combi.
nations OF the century is now forming,
1t will control all the telephones and
telegraph lines.
Inspector General Breckenridge OF
the United States army, is in San
Francisco, where he will remain some
time on official business.
Announcement is made at San Fran.
cisco that the Pacific Coast Biscuit
Company 10 q go, 1t is otherwise
known as the cracker trust.
Germany cannot trade for England's
interests in Samoa without the ap.
proval and consent OF Uncle Sam.
Negotiations to that end are now on.
Wireless telegraphy is to be used in
the Samoas. II costs much less and
will be more practicable than the cable
system, In view OF tho coral growth In
the sea.
| Senator Allison says President Nc
Kinley has no authority to order with
drawal of the army and navy from the
Philippines. II would require spe
cial act of congress to do this.
President Schurman, of the Philip
pine commission, says that we did NOT
acquire entire control OF the sultan O.
Sulu's domain in the war with SpaiI
and we have only an external protec
torate.
The international commercial con
gress in their resolutions adopted al
Philadelphia favor lasting peace among
nations, assimilation OF trademark
laws, parcel post system, internationa
bureau of statistics and inter-oceani'
@nal.
General Funston, of the Twentieth
Kansas, was charged in the San Fran
cisco Monitor, Catholic paper, will