Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-11-24
VENTS OF THE DAY
,itome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
RISE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
Interesting Collection of Items From,
the Two Hemtspheres Presented
in IL Condensed Form.

Nm. Fink, farmer living near Ty.
Wash, was killed by runaway
IN.
h corporal and three merchants of
antanamo were arrested for steal
government supplies.
The spruce lumber exhibit of the
ktsop Mill Company, of Astoria, has
en awarded the first prize, gold
dal by the Omaha exposition direct
While gang of 20 track hands was
work on the Pennsylvania railroad
e, near Jersey City. they were run
wn by train. Eleven workmen
re killed outright and six seriously
ured.
Conductor William Hatfield and
akeman Harry Crogin We're killed in
} wreck of caboose attached to "a
rthbound train near Ardmore, |. T.
e caboose left the track and was
erturned.
There is leper scare IN Manila.
rough neglect of Spanish officials
arly 200 lepers escaped confinement.
ders have been issued that all lepers
arrested and sent to small unin-
bited island southeast of Luzon.
Advices by the steamship Empress
China tell OF terrible disaster on
tober %, when the steamer Kinshui
hru came into collision with the
eamer Myagawa Maru, off Takami,
hiking the latter. Seventy persons
re drowned.
The secretary of the navy has ord
I'D court of inquiry to meet at the
vy-yard at Norfolk for the purpose
investigating the circumstances at
hiding the abandonment of the Span
b cruiser Maria Teresa, with view
determining the necessity and re-
possibility therefor.
George W. Lake. an American, re-
Fling at Chemulpa, has been MUIR
BRED. Lake kept big store near the
hinese consulate. The murderer en-
Pred for the purpose of robbery. With
b iron weight attached to Chinese
|eelyard he killed Lake with one blow
he slept.
vi Charles S. Cross, president OF the
rst National bank of Emporia, Kan,
ot and killed himself near that city.
ID hour previous the bank had been
yosed by order Of the controller of the
tprrency. The failure is a bad one,
Nd all the county and city funds are
Involved.
Il An electric street-car of the Tacoma
&ilway line was derailed five miles
POM the heart of the city on the Stella
pom line. by the controller refusing to
hut off the current on heavy down (
)rade. The car was smashed to splin. ,
PRS by striking the side of a cut lC
pet deep, through which it was travel
hg. Seven persons were aboard, an
|ll received injuries.
John Collins, an employee of the
!. q N. Company, was fatally injuh
y premature blast near Meacha, 8
Wash.
War preparations continue at Hing (
Yong without abatement, and he ,
pines in the Lai Mum pass have cen ,
|harged.
General Miles in a speech deliered {
i the New York chamber of commerce. {
Rnquet, says the United States must
Protect the Cubans. '
The survey of the west ent,nce of
pc proposed Nicaragua canal lbs been
|nlshed, and the map. with sondings,
Halted and the contours put j..
The rumOrs circulated in Lorlon that
he American fleet was on thu point of
tartlng for Europe, caused great eS-
itement in commercial and social cir.
les.
Fumes OF burning sugar q board the
american ship Kenilwortb from VAL
araso to New York, causd the death
I three men and nearF that of
Durth.
Baron Waldeck DE Vllmil, an AVS
nan nobleman, and a cptain Of the
eventh volunteer infantry Gmmunes),
In disgrace, and has LIT Lexington,
~. for parts unknown {
There is report in Washington that
uring the delay whi,h has occurred,
pain has been able oform some sort
coalition with the European powers
back up the pretensons she has been
taking in the negotiations. An inter-
sting feature of the matter IS the re-
lsal OF the authorities to order the
ulster out of the volunteers who re-
'ntly returned from Porto Rico.
There has been remarkable activity
bout the war department for several
AVS IN the way of preparing the troops
n service in lands beyond the United
.ates. An order has been issued di-
citing at least ten regiments of the
gular army now stationed in north
estern forts and posts to hold them
Ives in readiness for immediate trans
'rtation and service in tropical cli-
ates.
Minor News Items.
Husbands and wives travelling to-
ther in Norway, Austria and Hun
Try pay only ono fare and half on the
i lWayc