Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-01-05
LATER NEWS.

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with guarantees Of It's neutrality In case
Of war.
Ordres have been issued for the dis
patch OF additional troops to Cuba TO
assist in the maintenance Of good gov
ernment theTo.
A crisis IL imminent at Berlin. The
emperor and chancellor cannot agree,
and new cabinet 10 looked for. The
principal trouble is over the wholesale
expulsions Of Danes and Austrians.
representative Nelson Dingley, Of
Maine. is critically i'll at his apart
fHents st the Hamilton house, In Wash
ington. with an attack OF pneumonia.
Because of his age, much concern Ii
felt over bis condition.
The new year brings Ireland the
greatest experiment since Catholic
emancipation, namely. the initiation
Of thb local government act, which
really, In many Of its features. is an
extension Of the emancipation acts and
policy.
The war department has come TO the
conclusion that II will be necessary to
accord General Brooke. military COVER
nor Of Cuba, the assistance Of special
cabinet approaching In functions the
late autonomist cabinet Of Cuban adj
ministration Of the civil affairs Of the
island.
The situation at Iloilo IL grave. FIJI
teen hundred natives, fully armed,
are at Melo, . subnrb Of Iloilo. Seven
teen Thousand mora, IL is reported. are
awaiting orders to embark at several
points on the island OF Negros, l5
hoprs' sail from Iloilo. All the women
have withdrawn, and many families
have taken refuge With the Americans.
Unless congress should pass law
authorizing him to remain on the ao-
tive list, Rear-Admiral Dewey will be
placed on the retired list on December
20. 1899. Only one other retirement
will occur this year, that OF Commo.
dore II. L. Howison. now commandment
Of the Boston navy-yard. There Is a
strong sentiment In naval circles in
favor Of tho passage Of law which
will permit the retention Of Admiral
Dewey upon the active list for 10
years. as was done In the case oi heroes
Of the civil war;
The American line steamship Paris,
which has arrived in New York from
Southampton. after tcmpestuous pas.
sage. reports that Tuesday, December
az. in latitude 1920 north. and longi-
tude 3i:29 west. at 1850 in the morning.
she sighted nteemer flying signals Of
distress. She proved TO be the British
tank steamer vindobala. Captain
Clark. from Rouen, France. December
Is, for Philadelphia. in ballast. She
showed the signal letters. ''Must aban-
don VESSEL The Paris rescued her
crew, and no lives we're lost.
William X. Vanderbilt, IT,. is to wed
Miss Virginia Fair. OF San Francisco.
Only about s400 worth of property
was recovered from the wreck OF the
Maria Teresa.
Gold shipments from Australia for
the year 1898 amounted ei2, 1890, 900.
Shipments 10 America increased By
G.. 900. 200.
A deficit In the German beet sugar
crop OF ut least s50.0 tons Is figured
upon by United States Consul Diedrich.
at Madgeburg. He says that the back
ward season resulted in deficiency.
Negotiations aie progressing in the
matter of the payment OF the Cuban
troops. so that on laying down their
arms they may be enabled TO enter
upon civil pursuits and earn their
living. Probably no further appropIia-
lion by congress will be necessary to
enable the president TO carry out the
plan. II II should be decided, as the
money will eventually come out of the
revenues Of the island.
Immediately upon the ratification OF
the peace treaty by the senate, the
president will recommend to congress
the enactment of Legislation looking to
the settlements OF the claims OF Ameri-
can citizens for damages sustained in
Cuba, Porto Rico aud other Spanish
possessions which formed tho seat Of
war. Claims TO the amount OF e26,-
900. 900 on this score have already been
lodged with the state department..
Near Austin. Tex. passenger train
escaped serious wreck through the in
tervention Of bird. Some one had
tied q rail securely across the track. A
few miles before reaching the spot q
bird, blinded by the headlight, flew
against the glass, Lreaking and extin-
gushing the light, which necessitated
running slowly to the next station.
The train. at reduced speed, struck the
obstruction, tearing up the track and
damaging the front OF the engine. but
no one was injured.
Part OF Red Rock mountain. accord.
Ing to n dispatch from Airolo. a village
Of Switzerland, canton Of Ticino, has
fallen into Airolo, destroying hotel
and several houses. The scene of the
disaster presents terrible spectacle,
the debris Of the avalanche covering a
square mile. The hotel. with eight
houses and ~ other buildings. were
swept into great heap Of matchwood.
A new terror was added by the outbreak
Of fire amid the ruins. Three dead
bodies have been recovered. II Is esti-
mated that the damage will reach
$40, 900.
The will Of the late Charles p. Will
n M nm.