Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-04-27
LATER NEWS.


the City Of Kingston In fog near Ia
coma.
Sam Hose, negro, was burned at
the stake IN Georgia. lie had killed
Alfred Crawford, white farmer, near
Palmetto. aud outraged Ills wife.
Major-Heneial Otis at Manila reports
that one Of the regiments under his
command has received some cable
grams reading Don't enlist boys. "
The Duke Of Tetuan. ex-minister Of
foreign affairs. has been appointed
SpaiD's delegate TO the peace confer.
ence, which 10 10 meet at The Hague
next month.
Contracts were signed In. London
Friday which formally transferred 10 i
single organization practically all Of
the large producing copper mines In
the United States.
An informant Of London paper as
serts that the Chinese, European and
even American merchants doing bust.
ness In China are helping to supply the
Filipinos with arms and ammunition.
The senatorial elections for the new
coItes was held al Madrid. and passed
of TRANQUILITY throughout the country.
They have resulted In giving the gov.
ernment larger majority In the sen.
ate than 1t had secured In the chamber
OF deputies.
President Zeiaya has granted an OPP
tion. In force until January /. 1900. to
Nj. Charles Nicoll. British counsel at
Managua. to purchase the railroads and
steamboats, az Nicaragua, with the
workshops appertaining to them. ior
the sum Of $500. 900 pesos (silver).
At Oakland. CAL, John Mccain, q
laboreT, was beaten TO death during
quarrel which began during game Of
dice In barber shop. Cornelius
Townsend, Democratic county cen.
tral committeeman. is accused Of strik-
ing the blow which proved fatal. He
Is under arrest. as are also Frank
Remillatd, Frank Reaidon and Ed
Roach. all suspected Of completely In
the crime.
The steamer General Whitney. Cap
tain Hawthorne, sunk 80 miles east OF
Cape CanavaIei, Florida. One boat
load OF 10 men, attempting to land at
Mosquito lagoon house OF refuge. upset
anil 10 men. including the captain,
were drowned. The chief engineer. as
sistant engineer, fireman aud one sailor
were saved. The captuin's body has
been recovered. Fifteen men in an.
other boat aIe still unheaid from.
Three young girls perished in the
burning OF an orphans home at Berne,
Ohio.
Cosimir, the Indian who murdered
Philip Walker, has been captured at
Kamloops.
Fire destroyed the department store
Of Ever & Co.. at Newcastle. Pa. Loss,
500. 900: insurance. $50. 900.
President Mckinley has accepted an
invitation TO attend the Ohio state en-
campment of the q. A. II. in June.
The American Car & Foundry Com.
pany. at Jacksonville. Ind, increased
the wages OF its 2.000 employees 10 per
cent.
At Sioux Falls. Judge Garland SEN
fenced Bad Elk to be hanged June 10
for killing policeman who tried to
arrest him.
1t has been decided by the German
government to adopt the English
'rhornycroft system Of water-tube boil
eis in all German men-of.war.
Reading railroad repair.shop me-
chanics and other employees will have
their wages advanced from TO 10 per
cent. Two thousand men will be
affected.
The new sternwheel revenue cutter
Nunivea had her trial trip at San Fran
cisco. She is for use on the Yukon.
and will be towed to ST. Michaels by
the Bear.
Gomez has determined TO announce
to the people OF Cuba his support OF an
American protActoTate until such time
as stable. independent government may
be formed.
Serious student riots have occurred at
the university of Rietf, Russia, the
rioters smashing windows with stones.
Troops dispersed the mob and arrested
400 students
The Major investigating committee
OF the Missouri state senate, which has
been turning over the affairs of the
state and municipal offices in st. Louis,
has made report In which it finds
millions of dollars worth OF property
In st. Louis has escaped taxation.
Speaker Reed has decided TO become
member OF the law firm OF Simpson,
Thacher q Barnum, OF New York. Il
is understood that Reed will resign
his seat in congress and remove TO New
York. The statement has been made
that Mr.. Reed is guaranteed q yearly
income Of $4,000,
Mail advioes from Australia give full
particulars OF the terrible hurricane
which swept the northeast coast of
Queensland early in March, and in
which IL white and about 400 colored
men were drowned. Eighty luggCts
and SIX schoonera were wrecked. The
damage is estimated at g250, 600.
Within six months Venezuela as the