Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-08
LATER NEWS.

at his home at San Francisco.
A boiler in sawml near Mont
rose, Colo, exploded, killing three men.
General Miles has prepared draft
for bill providing for a standing army
OF 100, 900 men.
1t is reported that the Great North
ern has purchased an line to Portland
and will soon come into that city over
it's own tracks.
Mad Mullah's fanatical movement
has been partly checked, and strong
British force is held in readiness to
move against the Rebels.
The rapid expansion of our export
trade is illustrated by some figures just
prepared by the treasury bureau of
statistics showing the gains in our ex-
ports to Africa.
The appeal of General Lord Kitch.
ener. OF Khartoum, for funds to found
u Gordon memorial college at Khar-
toum met with an immediate response
in London. Over f70,0 out of the
el0O, 900 asked for has already been
subscribed.
During the past week five bodies
have been picked up on the beach be-
tween Florence and Gardiner, Or,
with few miles space. They are
supposed to be tine bodies of sailors of
the wrecked Atalanta. If SO. they
the ocean currents.
The young king Of Spain has had a
very pleasant windfall in the shape of
a legacy of 100000 pesetas, be-
queathed to him by an old gentleman
named Solar, who had a close though
unacknowledged relationship to the
king, being the natural son of Ferdi-
nand VII, and great uncle of King AL
fOnso.
Advices from Russia say the reports
of threatened famine there are growing
more gloomy every day. Count Leo
Tolstoi has petitoned the government
for permission to form relief commit
tees to cope with the distress, and the
car himself has contributed $780, 900
roubles to the Red Cross Society to aid
the starving peasants.
Thurlow Weed Barnes has brought
suit in the New York supreme court
against the American-China Develop
ment Company for 81. 100000 for SER
vices in obtaining railroad concessions
from the imperial Chinese government,
through the Chinese minister at
Washington. The concessions are
worth in net profit at least $l2, 900, 600
to the company. and they may be
worth $24, 100000.
Thirty-seven people were drowned in
the wreck of the steamer Clan Drum
mond in the bay of Blscay.
A gift to Wellesley college Of $50, 900
from the estate of Charles I. Wilder
has just been announced.
The 5Oth anniversary of Francis
Joseph's accession to the throne was
celebrated throughout Austria.
Three coalbarges were lost and the
lives of 10 or IL men were sacrificed in
the recent Atlantic storm off Bargate.
The Philippine insurgents demand
7,000,0 900 pesetas for the release of 40
friars imprisoned since the commence
ment of the war.
A fire fiend attempted to burn John
Wanamaker's big department store in
Philadelphia, but was arrested before
serious damage was done.
The liabilities of Gillett, the alb
sconding Kansas cattle-plunger, con-
tinue to grow, the latest estimate plac-
ing the total at 81, $780, 900.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to hold up and rob Missouri Pacific
passenger train near Sedalia, Mo. One
bandit was captured and another was
severely wounded.
Aguinaldo is said to be preparing to
make resistance, and Spanish sympa.
thizers in Madrid declare 10000 men
armed with Mausers will oppose Amer
lean control of the Philippines.
Secretary Long has ordered the
cruiser New York to Havana. On his
arrival, Sampson will hoist his flag on
the cruiser, and it is expected she will
bring the admiral north next month.
A German government official, in
an interview with correspondent of
the press in Berlin confirmed the report
that Germany is negotiating with
Spain for the purchase of the Caroline
islands.
Advices from New Guinea say the
native tribes living on Musa river late
ly raided the Masini villages, in Col
linyWOod bay. and massacred Is coast
people. There are no police to deal
with the murderers.
News from Samoa states that the ma
tives held meeting October ID to
discuss the question Of the kingship.
A number of conciliatory speeches
ere delivered. but no candidate was
named, nor was any decision arrived at.
Two men have been arrested at Lon
don on charges Of having robbed the
Duchess Of Sutherland of valuable jew
elry in France last month. Part Of the