Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-08-10
lATEr NEWS.
Bubonic plaluge has made its reap.
pearance at Calcutta.


The Mexican government, II is said,
has determined to exterminate the
Yaqui Indians.
Tie American and German repre-
OF the Samoan com mission
have returned to San Francisco.
Officials at the Soldiers Home now
believe they have succeeded In effect
ually stamping ont the yellow fever.
BY the collision OF electric cars at
saunderstown, X. J., the motorman,
NJ. w. Abbey, was killed and one lady
injured.
Toral and PaTeja. who were on trial
in Madrid for having surrendered
10 the Americans, have been
acquitted.
Pension Examiner Benjamin II.
Smell brutally murered a 1S-year-old
girl with whom he had become iniatu-
ated in Washington.
Captain Dreyfus is again facing his
accusers. Hs retrial began at Rennes,
France. There was no demonstration.
The prisoner was firm but pallid.
At Bridgeport. Conn. 86 persons
were killed and large number In
juied In q street railway accident. A
trolley Car dropped 40 feet into a mill
pond.
Paris was visited by an electrical
storm and many buildings were slightly
injured and scores OF trees destroyed.
The lightning conductor Of the Eiffei
tower was struck ten times.
A colored American citizen, q black
smith, was mistaken for Kaffir at Jo-
bannesburg. South Africa, and cruelty
maltreated by the police. The United
States consul has taken up the matter.
Hon. John Goodnow, consul.general
Of the United States at Shanghai. has
rendered decision, as referee in the
consular court. that will result in cut-
ting of Aguinsldo's supply Of aims he
has been receiving from China.
A big river coal combine has been
completed at Pittsburg. Pa. and 96 OF
the l02 working coal mines along the
Monongahela river. together with 8
large number Of steamers and baTges,
will be merged into one concern.
At Juvisy. suburb OF Paris. tive
fast trains collided and IL persons were
killed and 10 injured. The collision
occurred during thunder storm, and
1t is supposed that the electrical cur
rent may have been responsible for th'
defective signalling.
During the excitement attending th'
arrival OF battleships at Bar Harbor
Me-. ctowded gangplank gave wa'
and l60 persons were precipitated int
the water. Seventeen were dTowne'
and three died subsequently from in
juries.
The cotton duck trust is the latest
capitalization. $2S, 500. 900.
1t is said that Mexico's bad faith i
the cause Of the Yaqui Indians out
break.
North Mississippi valley corn an
wheat suffered from hail and win'
storms.
The Charleston shelled the enemy o
the island OF Cebu and compelled ther
to retreat.
The Standard Oil Company has sn'
ceeded IN purchasing the interests
its only competitor in Mexico.
Charles franklin, q Portland mar
, has been appointed to an important p'
sition in the Philippine postal servic'
Zachert's remarkable story assertin
that the Alaska boundary is outline
by monuments 10 not credited at Wasl
ington.
The hospital ship Relief has arrive
in San Francisco with $40 sick nj
: wounded soldiers on board. Two di'
en- route.
: The new bankrupt act is not popul
in New York. Those taking advantal
of 1t have not reached near the expeC
n cd number.
y While on tryout the new Columb
broke her mast. When the accide
d occurred she was mile in the lead
}. the Deten Ter.
Dave Connell was shot and probab
u fatally wounded while trying to secu
o miners in Colorado for the Coe
} d'Alene country.
A tramp at Independence, Kar
7. has confessed to killing two farms
|. who had let him ride all day.
ID says he secured but $50 in money.
An American has cinoh on coal
Ia the straits OF Magellan. and patriotic'
10 " charged the Oregon $ll ton
us supply when she made her long crui'
Rumor saysthat William Waldo
no Astor became British subject In orc
o. TO marry Lady Randolph church,
10 His children also became subjects
the queen.
Il The political situation at Port
ia Prince, Hayti. is causing anxiety a
ey numerous arrests have been ma,
The United States minister interfel
4. In one instance.
n. United States Senator Hull, who
g. Just returned from Alaska, says
Hudson Bay Company paid Russi
tt stated surl for 10 years' lease ON
re same land now in dispute. This
oi virtual recognition OF ownership
at Russia, and the United States can
now back down.
Admiral Dewey is paying the pen
no ~ ~ oyaatneaa Curioua crowds fol