Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-03-09
LATEa NEWS.
The transport Senator has arrived
at Manila with reinforcement

created In Havana through the actions
Of the Cuban assembly.
The Bethlehem Iron Co., Of Bethle-
hem, Pa. has shipped three 10-inch
guns to Fort Wilson, at the western
city limits Of Port Townsend, Wash.
The Allan line Of steamers has met
the cut Of the other rans-Atlantic lines
by cutting it's rate TO s4b for first cabin
and $50 for second cabin to Liverpool.
The congress Just closed appropriated
total OF over 81, ZOO, 600 TO be eapend-
ed In Washington and Oregon. under
the liver and harbor, sundry civil and
Indian appropriation bills.
Admiral Dewey has raised his flag as
admiral on board the Olympia at Ma
Mia. Salutes were given the flag by
the British and German cruisers in
port, and by the United States feet.
Admiral Dewey now holds the high
est rank In the military service Of the
United States army or navy, and ranks
with the highest officers in the princi-
pal foreign navies. His pay 10 via, 500
per year.
Tho Bombay correspondent Of the
Morning Post says: The bubonic
plague is raging here with unparalleled
severity. According TO official returns,
there were 9I2 deaths last week, but
these quite underrate the mortality.
The Carpenter Steel Company. Of
Reading. Pa. has shipped four car
loads OF projectiles OF various calibers
to the Norfolk navy-yard. They are
intended for both the army and navy,
and some OF them will Le used for coast
service.
Advices from Juneau. Alaska, say
that new strike In the Porcupine dis
trict has caused quito rush Of miners
10 the Chilkat country. The find was
made on Talikin creek, which flows
into the Chilkat, about IL miles from
Haines' Mission.
Negotiations have been concluded for
the building by the Cramps Of two and
perhaps three large ships OF the ORR
entail q Occidental Steamship Com
pany. Of which company John d.
Spreckles is president. The new vessels
will be about 5000 tons each.
The lives OF nearly 100 persons were
jeopardized by fire which broke out
In the Lackawanna Valley House block.
at Scranton, Pa, and communicated to
the second, third and fourth foors.
The occupants were taken out safely,
but clad only In their night clothes.
The Eighth United States volunteer
regimeat IL now being mustered out.
The Covington. KY, postoffice has
been robbed OF stamps and money TO
the amounst OF $4,000.
The pope has undergone an opera
tion for removal OF lone-standing
cyst which suddenly became infamed.
Professor Wallace P. Day, director
Of the Illinois college Of music, and
we'll known among musical celebrities
East and West. Is dead at Jacksonville,
Fla.
By collision between passenger
train and helper" locomotive on the
Southern Pacific near Hot Springs.
Nevada. the two engineers and the fire.
men Of the two engines were killed.
Il Is said the United States has sen,
q dispatch to Madrid protesting against
the false statement being cabled from
Manila by General Rios. who formerly
commanded the Spanish troops In the
Philippines.
Among the passengers from Honolulu
on the steamer Australia, were Al sol.
diers from the Kansas and New YoIk
regiments, six of whom have been dis.
charged. The others returned on &C.
count Of illness.
Rain has fallen in many sections oi
California and the long g-continued dry
spell 10 thought to be over. The pres
ent rain will save the wheat crop In
critical districts and add to production
where growth Is favorable.
II is reported In Madrid that Spair
authorized General Rios to offer the
Philippine republic $500. 900 for the Ie-
lease OF the Spanish prisoners. The
offer was indignantly declined, and thu
insurgents asked $1,000, 900.
1t is reported on good authority tha,
the interests of the Royal Baking Pow
der Company. the New York Baking
Powder Company and ths Cleyelant
Baking Powder Company have beer
sold TO William Zeigler for between
ell 900. 600 and s12, 900. 900.
Affairs are still unsatisfactory In
Samoa. The provisional government
it appears, is interfering with the ma
tive and British subjects. and also
with the servants Of the British sub
jects, and is taxing the Malietoa people
| %, and the Mataafa people vi each.
Lord Herschell, one Of the joint high
comm issioners from Great Britain, who
was sent to take leading part in th'
negotiations between the United State,
and Canada. died suddenly in Washing
ton. He expired In half an hour aftel
being taken III. Heart failure wal
the cause.
| DR.. Rafael. the German president o
the municipal council at Apia, at th'
instigation OF the British consul, ha
apologized for boyootting the British
third-class cruiser Porpoise and for In
sulting the chief justice and Malietoa'
lawyer. while they were guests on boar(
the Porpoise.
A writ of habeas corpus has been ap
piled for in the case OF four Indians un
der sentence Of death for murder.
The Japanese cruiser Chitose will b
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