Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-06-01
LATER NEWS.


make Newport. X. l.. It's summer
quarters.
Cuban soldiers at Havana refused on
the first day TO accept the $50 allotted
them by. the United States to surrender
their arms.
Secret service officers have nm
earthed the counterfeit face and back
plates Of a $40 legal tender United
States note at Philadelphia.
From Hardeeyille. s. O.. Is reported
the burning to death OF Jacob Solo.
mon, his wife and seven children, In
an accidental fire which destroyed
their house.
Particulars received regarding the
famine In Russia confirm the previous
narrowing accounts. Some authorities
estimate that as many as 10000, 600
peasants are starving.
The spanish troops have withdraw
from Zamboanga after battle with
the insurgents. The insureent LOSE
was severe. The Spanish loss was nine
killed and ~ wounded.
Harry and John Anderson, brothers,
went out sailing on Young's bay, near
Astoria. Or. in small boat. and were
drowned by the capsizing OF the boat
when they were less than 80 yards
from shore.
Howard II. Kretz. young man
about 20 years Of age. an art student
OF the Academy OF Design OF New York,
made a startling and successful jump
from the Brooklyn bridge. and came
out Of the river uninjured.
An Oakland. (0al.. } miner. who has
just returned from Copper river, Alas.
ka. says that he knows Of 80 prospec.
tors iE that section who are missing.
II not already dead they will die In an
effort to reach civilization. Most Of
them went out In small parties. with
only provisions enough to last them q
few months. Rescue parties have been
unable TO get trace Of them.
The London Times in an editorial
dealing with the prospect that the ro.
suit OF the peace conference will be .
permanent arbitration tribunal says:
No government or people have devot-
ed themselves with greater ardor to the
study Of the theory oil arbitration than
the government and people OF the
United States. The Americans not
only possess great lawyers. but are Q
community in which knowledge OF
legal principles is more widesplea
than in any other"
A Manila dispatch says the approach
OF the wet season finds the insunec-
tion seemingly taking new lease Of
life. All along tho American lines
the rebels are showing more aggressive
activity in their guerrilla style than
at any time before or since the fall OF
Malolos. They keep the United States
troops in the trenches. sleeping in
their clothing. and constantly on the
alert against dashes on our outposts.
and then make life warm for the
American garrisons in the towns.
Colonel Summers. Of the Second Or.
egon, has been promoted to brevet
brigatlier- gen eral Of volunteers, and
Captain Case TO be major by brevet.
Queen victoria's s0th birthday was
celebrated throughout the British en-
piIe. Festivities we're also held in the
leading capitals of America and Eu-
rope.
The coroner's jury investigating the
train wreck at Exeter, ON the Reading
railroad, found that the accident was
due to the negligence Of employees Of
the company.
The Duke OF ARGOS, Spanish minister
10 the United States. and the duchess,
were among the passengers on board
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, sailing
from southampton.
The naavl orders posted at Washing
ton, assign Captain J. b. Coghlan to
duty as oommandant OF the p uget sound
naval station. June 80, by which time
the Raleigh will be out OF commission.
At Griffin, Ga, the tlogging OF four
colored operatives OF the Kincaid mile,
by whiteoaps, has led 70 sensational
developments. The mayor has called
out the militia to protect the negroes.
At Copenhagen, while some men
were engaged In filling shells at mil
itary laboratory, some OF them exploded,
killing several men and severely injuI-
ing noncommissioned officer and two
woikmen. The laboratory was de-
stroyed.
Rain and hail has done much damage
to the crops and property In Central
Kansas. In Saline county, wheat and
other crops for miles were completely
destroyed, many buildings were dam
aged and thousands OF window lights
were broken. Some cattle and many
chickens and birds were killed.
Joohn Burkholder. Of Martindale.
and L. W. Frank Howser, Of Terre
Hill, Pa, have been arrested on the
charge Of counterieiting labels OF the
Cigarmakels' international Union. 1t
Is alleged they have been engaged OK
tensively in this business for years, and
,upplied large number OF factories.
james Neil Gresham, a young man
from La Grande, shot himself through
tho heart while in his room at the
Hotel Perkins, Portland. He was a
nephew Of the late General Walter q,
Gresham, Cleveland's secretary OF
state, and q nephew OF Ex-Governor
Taylor, OF Tennessee. The young man
was In tha custodv of mn officar and