Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-03-23
LATER NEWS.

las vetoed the two school textbook
bills passed by the recent legislature.
NJ. Cambon, the French ambassa.
dor. has called at the department Of
state and served formal notice OF the
signing Of the peace treaty at Madrid.
The navy department has been ad.
vised OF the arrival ut Manila Of the
battle.ship Oregon and Iris. Admiral
Dewey cabled that tile Oregon is in o
fit condition for any duty.
A tornado has swept over a large
area OF the South. The loss Of lifeTand
destruction Of property has been es-
peciaiIy heavy in Tennessee, Alabama.
Arkansas and Mississippi.
A Finnish deputation OF 400 persons,
who recently arrived at st. Peters
buig. TO petition the czar against the
classification deeciess. has been or
dered u return home Immediately. the
czar refusing to receive its members.
George Dewey, IT,, has received
letter from his father. the admiral. In
which he says he is In good health. al
though somewhat fatigued. The adj
miral expressed the hope that his task
would be finished before long.
The California legislature has adj
journed without electing United
States senator Nineteen ballots were
taken during the last days session.
and I04 ballots since the convening Of
that body.
The International Steam Pump
Company has been organic zed in Jersey
City. All the prominent steam manu-
facturers in the city are. said TO have
gone into the combine. The com
pany has capital Of 1000, 600.
/ Two explosions have occurred at the
government ammunition factory at
Bourges. IN the shell filling shop.
4 Three men were killed and five were
injured. At Marseilles a cartridge ex-
ploded, blowing up quantity Of guE-
powder. Three men were injured and
great damage was done 10 the building.
Il The Imparcial, Of Madrid. asserts
that republican plot has been discoy.
cred In the province OF Seville;. that
three OF the leaders have been arrested.
and that Cailist movements have taken
place at Perpignan, capital OF the
French department OF the Eastern Pyr-
enees. where arms are said TO be ac-
cumulating.
BY the burning Of the Windsor ho-
; tel, in New York, l6 persons lost their
lives, and others will probably die from
injuries received. The number OF
missing is GO, and 81 were injured.
! lewelry to the value Of 81 900, 600, be.
longing to guests, was lost. The
: Windsor was large but old building,
} aL j burned very rapidly.
The directors OF the Pacific Coast
Company declared dividend Of 2 Il
and Q per cent on preferred and com
mon stock.
Reports Of the likelihood OF renew.
al OF the trouble among the Indians al
Leach Lake, Mimi, are not credited al
the Indian bureau, at Washington.
! A report is current involving the es'
Enlistment in San Francisco by tht
most widely known financial men o
the world OF a commercial bank, will
! q paid.up capital of 90, 900, 900.
The snow. bound train on the Chey
, enne 81 Northern at Wheatland hsi
, been abandoned by the company offi
. cials, who will take steps to rescue thu
passengers by sleds.
Acting Postmaster-General Heatl
J has issued an order directing that here
' after fees for postal money orders issueC
in the United States for payment il
Cuba shall be the same as those tixeC
for domestic money orders.
. Orders have been issued for the mus
: ter out OF the First Texas at Galveston
: and the Second Louisiana at Savannah
= Both regiments are now at Havana
;. The Sixth company volunteer sigma
y corps, at Augusta. Ga, was also ordere'
mustered out.
l. The drought which was threatening
9 the loss of millions OF dollars to Cali
l. fornia has been broken by rain storm
o continuing for several days, Report
show that both grain and fruit crop
y are in excellent condition through th
d big Sacramento valley.
n A special from Madrid says; Pre-
mier Silvela. in an interview just pub
!, lished, spoke in favor OF the interven
ps tion OF France for the purpose OF oh
ie tanning permission from the Unite
D. States for Spain to resume direct nego
N tiations for the release OF the SPANS
m prisoners held by the Philippine rebels
ie six men have arrived at st. Michael
W from the North American Transports
.. ton ~ Trading Company's steamer, /
% b. WeaIe, which Is ice-bound in tn
< Yukon, near Holy Cross mission. Th
10 mon do not think they will be able
ID save her in the spring. Seven me
IL left the steamer, but one got lost con
10 ing down, and the others think he wi
ne frozen to death.
u A party OF some 90 members OF col
gIess, senators and representatives, WI
g. accept the invitation extended by ger
st tlemen representing Panama canal II
IL terests and will inspect the NicaTagr
o. and Panama canal works. The part
hs left New York, March 3, This boo
as has nothing to do with the official Il
en- yestigation which win be made by Il
90 commission to be appointed by Pres
10 dent Mckinley.
A monument costing $40, 900 is to
erected over the grave Of simple kel
hs tucky private killed in the San Jua
ON fight. The soldier was only one