Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-04-20
L.A1ER MEws.


Three persons perished.
8. W. Ginst cad, q Humboldt. New,
bank cashier, committed suicide. His
accounts were 0,000 short.
The president has appointed Law
renee Townsend, Of Pennsylvania. to
succeed BelIamy Storer as United
States minister to Brussels.
Mrs. Ida Ewing, charged with hav-
Ing murdered her sisteT.in-law, Mrs.
Lizzie Ewing, was acquitted by a
Maryville. Mo-, jury.
The schooner Mary Bidwell, that left
st. Michaels. Alaska, In August last.
for Alaska ports, has been heard from
at Port Clarence. waiting to sail for
the south.
Arrangements have been completed
whereby President Mckinley will
push an electric button which will
start work on the San Pedro break
water.
Vice President Hobart, who is sick
at Washington, 10 holding the gain
shown last week. He is able TO par
take Of more hearty food, and sits up
about half an hour daily.
The Americans plan to trap Agui-
naldo BY sending troops via the sea
route 10 the north Of him. Then he
will be between two lines OF Ameri-
cans, and II may besuit in his capture.
A verdict OF $5, 600 damages against
7. J. Carson. Kentucky racehorse
breeder, in favor Of w. II. Singleton,
photographer, who was shot by Car
sons, was returned at Lexington.
BY the explosion cf sawmill boiler.
near Chippewa Falls, Wis, Lem Will
cox. John Brisnois and William Olson
were killed and Engineer p. A. Briggs
and four others were injured.
Naval orders posted at Washington
announce the promotion TO the rank Of
rear-admiral Of Sam pson, Schley and
Farquahar, the latter commandant Of
the Norfolk navy-yard.
The Madrid official gazette con-
tains a royal decree appointing the
Duke de ARGOS to be Spanish envoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary 10 the United States.
The United States consul-general at
Berlin, Frank Macon, has revised fig
ures showing that in the last three
months there was an increase OF
e4.s07, ,OS4 in the expectation to the
United States from Germany.
The 26th annual meeting Of the ma
tional conference Of charities and cor
rections will be held in Cincinnati
May IA to 28. Every state in the
Union will be represented except per-
haps Idaho. Montana. Nevada, Utah
and Washington.
In order to contTovert the claim Of
the Washington agricultural depart
ment that German toys contain certain
poisonous dyes and paints. the German
minister OF commerce has ordered an
investigation to be made In all the toy
making centers OF Germany with a
view OF gathering evidence to the con.
traTy.
The hospitai-ship Missouri has ar
rived at Fortress Monroe from Havana,
with ala sick soldiers
One thousand United States militia
men will take part in the queens birth
day celebration In Kingston. Ont.
The sixth annual convention of the
Association OF Railroad Air Brakemen
is in session In Detroit. with about 100
delegates present.
The British house OF commons re-
jected the bill providing ioF the com
pulsory reinstatement OF Irish tenants
evicted since 1879.
A miner has reached Dyea, Alaska.
who claims to be the survivor Of a
party OF three. two OF whom were MUIR
derd by Chlkat Indians near the viii
lago OF Klukwan. The men killed
we're Sidney Vance. an Englishman,
and Chalres Erickson, Swede.
In the battle between the revolution.
ists under Pando and President Alon-
so's army, near Oruro, Bolivia, zoo
were killed. General Pando occupied
Oruro without confusion. President
Alonzo, with small body guard, is q
refugee at Antoiagasta. bay of Morena.
Chile.
Ensign Monaghan, who was brutally
killed at Apia, Samoa. was born al
Chewelah, WASH, in 1878. He was
educated in private schools Of San
Francisco and Portland, and In Con.
zaga college. Jesuit institution Of
Spokane. His father is now q resident
Of the latter city.
The Maryland Steel Company al
Sparrows Point. has received an order
for as. 600 tons Of 67-pound steel rails.
for the Chinese Eastern railroad. The
mills are working day and night on q
large order OF similar rails for the
trans-Siberian road, OF which the
Chinese Eastern will be continuation.
Prospectors who have arrived from
| Alaska bring news that thee are al
least 400 prospectors on the Edmonton
trail between Dease lake and the Hud'
sons Bay post on the Lia'd river. most
OF whom are In destitute circum-
stances. Many Of the men are said to
be suffering from scurvv and frosi
bites. The sick cannot receive proper
medical attendance. and many are
dying.
BY the will Of Edward Austin, ol
Boston, Harvard college receives $780,