Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-02-09
LATER NEWS.

Mia will hasten the ratification Of the
,rqaty with Spain by congress.
Two soap trusts are being formed
one at Chicago, with 800, 900, 900 cap
ital. and one at Boston with $40, ,0O0,-
600.
San Francisco is to have worlds
fair In 1901. II 10 to be known as the
Pacific Ocean and international Expo
sition.
Turkey 10 making military prepara.
tions in view OF q possible Macedonian
uprising. Bulgaria is also hastily or.
ganizing and arming troops.
President Mckinley has presented to
Charles A. Schott. chief OF the oomput.
Ing division OF the United States coast
and geodetic survey. the prize recently
conferred upon him by the Academy Of
France.
Mrs. CoTdelia Botkin, fouIsl guilty
by San Francisco court Of the murder
OF Mrs John p. Dunning, has been
sentenced 20 prison for life. the Judge
refusing new trial. The case will be
appealed.
The commission TO investigate the
conduct Of the war IL deyoting all Of its
energies 10 closing mp its report. The
rough draft Is practically completed.
and copies are being made Of the docu-
ment. 20 far as II 10 ready.
II 10 said administration officials are
urging the president TO endeavor 20 en-
list the services Of Aguinaldo in the
settlement OF the Philippine question.
az he has the services OF General Go
mes In the pacification OF Cuba.
Lord Charles BeTesford. the distin-
guished British naval officer and states.
man, Will arrive in San Francisco on
the Japanese steamer American Maru,
due on February IL. and the chamber
OF commerce 10 arranging for public
reception to the Englishman.
A battle between American troops
and insurgents began at s:45 Saturday
night at Manila, which last into Sum
day, the insurgents being the aggIessors.
Twenty Americans were killed and
about ITS wounded. The loss OF the
insurgents is estimated TO run into the
thousands. Naval vessels took part In
the battle by shellina the insurgents
position.
The situation at the mining camp Of
Independence, Is miles from Aspen,
Colo. is critical In the extreme. Star
yation stares the inhabitants Of the
town In the face Provisions and fuel
supplies are nearly exhausted. Wood
that had been cut and piled for winter
nse lies buried under many feet OF
snow, and cannot be reached. Roads
leading to Aspen. the only source OF
supply for Independence, arc impassa.
BILE. Snowslides are 80 frequent be-
tween Aspen and Independence that II
is almost SUICIDAL TO venture on the
route.
Fine buildings covering halt block
In the heart OF the businesss portion Of
Columbus, o.. were destroyed by FIRE.
The transports, Ohio and Senator,
bearing the Twenty-second infantry to
the Philippines have sailed from San
Francisco.
A freighting patty was caught In a
snow slide in Lincoln gulch. nine
miles above Aspen, Colo. and Ii Is be-
lieved flye men were killed.
The second battalion OF the Seven
teenth infantry are en- route to Manila
via New York. They sailed from that
port on the transport sherman.
The largest combination Of whisky
and distilling interests yet attempted
has been concluded In New York. un-
der the title of the Kentucky Distillers
q Warehouse Company.
Negotiations for the consolidation OF
the leading pottery interests have been
concluded In New York by the forma-
tion Of the American pottery compa-
MES, with capitals alton Of $40. .000,-
900.
A snow.slide occurred on the Cana
dian Pacific at Rogers Pass. in the Sell
kirk range. Tho railroad roundhouse
and other buildings were demolished.
Nine persons are known to have been
killed and two injured.
Contracts have been let for the erec-
tion Of large beet-sugar factory at
Amers. a small town west OF Omaha,
on the Union Pacific. The men who
are furnishing the money to build the
factory are Boston capitalists.
The United States transport Grant.
which left New York January 10, hav.
ing on board Major General Lawton,
the Fourth infantry and battalion Of
the Seventeenth infantry, bound for
Manila, has arrived at Gibraltar.
Steamer Rhynland, from Liverpool.
for Philadelphia. went ashore four
miles north OF Penwick's island life
saving station. A heavy snow storm
was prevailing at the time. There
we're az passengers and Grew of 20 ON
board, all of whom were rescued.
There has been no further general
fighting between the partisans Of the
rival chieftains in the Samoan islands,
since the last advices except that a
party Of Mataafa's followers was routed
In the bush by Malietoans, 1t is ex-
pected, however, that fighting will be
resumed. as Mataafa is arresting per-
sons who have been already fined and
released. The work Of pillage con-
tinues, among the houses looted being
Wilma, the homo Of the late Robert