Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-04-19
LATER NEWS.

The Paris exposition was formally
opened.
Filipinos are again active near
Manila.
Beers bombarded British trenches al
WGrenton and inflicted heavy damage.
Cne man was killed and boy fatal.
" injured in a $400. 900 fire which oc.
CURED In Brooklyn,
During fire In q coal mine near
Pittsburg. Pa, one man perished and
two others In the pit escaped.
During the siege Of Ladysmith. Gen.
eal Whites total losses from all
esuses were 100 officers mad 8, I83 men.
British people insist on change in
the army service, owing TO the unsatis.
factory conduct Of the campaign against
the Beers.
Three men are said to have found
gold In quartz formation within two
miles OF Joplin, Mo-, which assays $40
TO $50 q ton.
A Chinaman, possessing documents
bearing the seal OF the court OF Peking,
identifying him as emperor, was arrest.
cd ut Wu Chang.
The University OF Edinburgh. Scot.
land. conferred the degree OF LII d. or
Joseph ii. Choatc, United States am.
bassador 10 Great Britain.
At New York, 5000 cigarmakers,
EMPLOYED by six Of the largest firms ir
that city, have been locked out. Nc
reason is given for the action.
Rufus Wright, q millionaire ani
treasurer OF the firm OF Morgan q
Wright, bicycle tire manufacturers,
was fatally shot by woman in Chicago.
The cruisers Detroit and Marblehead
and gunboats Bennington and Concord
have been ordered ont Of commission,
owing TO the lack OF sufficient number
OF officers.
The Chinese government has sent
1000 troops to Shan Ting TO suppress
the Boxers" However. it Is notori.
ous that the majority OF the troops art
members OF the same society.
The transport Lake Erie. with up
wards OF 500 Transyaal prisoners, in
cluding French. German and Russian
members OF the foreign legion, captured
Mt Boshoi, sailed from Cape Town fol
st. Helena.
The trial OF Perico Pipin, who re
Gently led a small uprising against the
government OF Santo Domingo, hat
ended with the conviction OF the pris.
oner. who was senhsnced to 20 years
imprisonment and to pay fine OF $780,
900 in gold.
Mrs. Kruger. wife Of Dom Paul. or
being interviewed, said that she trust
ed God would soon stop the mercilesi
bloodshed, but that the republic woult
be victoriously defended, even II Pre-.
toria we're finally taken. She added
that she had had in the field 33 grand
sons, two OF whom were killed, fom
sons, six sons-in-law, and numerous
other relatives.
Bloemiontein is badly Ia need o
water.
The total British losses In the Boe,
war are now $4,000.
A Texas town in the flooded district
was destroyed by tornado.
Fishermen testing the Columbii
river near Astoria found but few Chi.
hooks.
The Puerto Rican bill, as amended
by the senate, passed the house by 6
vote OF 1853 to 1853.
Admiral Dewey denies the story Of
Ills withdrawal as a candidate for presi,
Dental nomination.
II. G. Frick will dispose OF all HE
holdings. something like $l6, ,000.0 900,
in the Carnegie Company.
An international naval demonstra alton
will soon take palce at Taku Gin, the
gulf Of Pc Chi LII, China.
During fight with riotous laborers
in New York, one Italian striker wat
killed and several wounded.
At the Georgia Populist convention,
Senator Marion Butler, of North Caro-
lima, was denounced as the ''chief OF
all traitors"
George w. Hull, an Arizona million.
aire. was arrested in New York on 9
charge OF perjury in a divorce case
against his wife.
Competent authorities estimate that
the wastage OF horses monthly by the
British forces in South Africa, must be
calculated at not less than 5000.
b. 9, Bergin, an assayer in the Uni,
ted States mint ut San Francisco, hat
been arrested for stealing small
amounts Of gold daily for months past,
Capitalists of Berlin, through Chi.
cago firm, have made an offer to pur,
chase the Ferris wheel. The wheel,
which weighs 1900 tons, will be ship
ped to Berlin.
In San Francisco. 500 pounds OF
plug, cut tobacco have been seized in
various local stores by internal revenue
agents, because the packages were in.
sufficiently stamped.
Burglars in Chicago stole diamonds,
jewelry and silverware valued at $780,.
900 from the home OF Orrin w. Potter.
the multi-millonaire and ex-presi.
dent OF the Illinois Steel Company,
The period of time allowed Spanish
residents in the Philippines to elect