Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-07-20
LATER NEWS.

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ing fogs are threatening disease TO Ore
gon's brave soldiers camped at the San
Francisco Preside.
To July /. 1899. the United States
government has paid in pensions &2,.
623. .428.2l2.9l. Nearly double this
sum 10 yet to be paid.
The civic federation Of Chicago, that
will investigate trusts, has sent letters
to 450 trusts and combinations asking
20 pertinent questions.
Fifteen Austrian coal-miners. who
came TO this country in violation Of
the contTact.labor law, are being de.
ported from Nebraska and Iowa.
The Indians OF Oklahoma Territory
are largely engaged In dancing, in
spite Of the efforts OF the government
to prevent the practice and trouble 10
feared
Another trolley strike lie on in Brok-
Iyn, N. Y. SO far II has not been as
effective az the strike OF 1895. but there
is no telling how far.reaching 1t may
become.
At Libertyyille. Ill. following
family quarrel. Mrs. George Treiter
shot and killed her mother, Mrs.
Christian Foss. wounded her husband
and killed herself.
The new treaty between Argentina
and the United States gives reduction
In duties on Argentina sugar, hides
and wool, and on American canned
goods, timber and certain foods.
Captain Andrews, "the lone navi.
gator" who left the Atlantic coast in
June for England In i2-foot boat.
has been picked up 700 miles from the
Irish coast In an exhausted condition.
Japan is now on new basis. and the
friction Of extra.teriit itoriality is at an
end. New treaties between Japan and
the United States and European and
South American countries have gone
into effect.
A bad derailmsnt occurred at Blue
cut. near Delta, Cal. The car on
which Governor Geei and party were
returning from San Francisco jumped
the track. and narrowly escaped going
of bridge. No one was seriously in
iured.
Tinpla.e workers throughout the
country, to the number Of nearly 50,-
900 have resumed work after an idle.
ness Of two weeks. They will receive
an advance OF Is per cent and 30 per
cent further because OF the recent rise
in tinplate.
The English annual naval maneuvers
have begun.
Agricultural implements have ad.
vanced in price.
General Joe Wheeler's seat in con.
gress will probably be declared vacant.
An industrial commission will in.
vestRate the smelter troubles in Colo
RADIO.
Great Britain's argument in the
Venezuelan boundary dispute Is com.
pleted.
A war department order permits col.
diers' families 10 purchase fuel and
supplies at post prices.
A tube trust has been formed. II
will be the third largest steel and iron
incorporation in the world.
Subscription books have been opened
in this country and Europe for the gold
loan TO Mexico. 1t will amount TO
tilO, ,096. 900.
The president has appointed Colonel
Alfred Z. Bates paymasteI general of
the army, to succeed General Asa b.
Carey. retired.
The Second Oregon regiment has ar.
rived safely In San Francisco. The
health OF the regiment Is good. and
there were no casualties on the trip
over.
Seven persons already have died at
or near New York from lockjaw. result.
ing from Fourth oi July pistol acci.
dents, and others are in precarious
condition.
The Atlantic liner Paris. which was
stranded on the Manacles. of the Eng.
lish coast, and given up for lost, has
been foated and is now safe In Fal.
mouth harbor
The cruiser Olympia from Colombo.
Ceylon. has arrived at Suez and has
entered the canal. Admiral Dewey
said that his men and himself we're in
very good health.
A copy OF the Independence has
reached Manila containing the speech
which Aguinaldo made during the re.
cent celebration at TaIlac OF the an.
nual anniversary Of the proclamation
OF Filipino Independence. It is very
fiowery, and in 1t he calls attention to
the anti.expansion sentiment In the
United States.
An offer from q prominent firm Of
shipbrokers, to purchase the Reina
Mercedes and any and all OF the other
war craft captured during the late war
has aroused suspicion that Spain Ia
trying in this indirect manner to OBJ
tain possession OF the vessels and thus
remove the offense to Spanieh pride
caused by the floating of the American
flag over her ships. The navy depart
ment will not sell any Of these vessels,
and that anwer will be returned to the
writer OF the letter.
An organized effort is being made tC
stamp out consumption in Germany by