Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-09-29
LATER NEWS.

Colon has now been taken up ny tHo
na,y department.
The steamer Resale has arrived at
Seattle with 40 passengers from Klon-
dixie, and $40, 900 in gold dust.
A recapitulation OF the reports OF the
board of health shows a total OF l24
cases in the state OF Mississippi.
The war department will not enter
tain applications for discharge, eX-
cepting they reach it through military
channels
News has been received from Ju-
neau Alaska, OF the drowning of w.
Nutling, of Michigan, and W. II. Lock
wood, of California.
The Louisiana board OF health makes
the official announcement that Frank
lin has had l0l cases to date. Five
persons have died there.
General Gomez gives emphatic de-
NAL to the published reports that he
had presented his resignation as COM
mander-n chief OF the Cuban army.
An official dispatch from s.. Louis,
Senegal in West French Africa, says a
force OF Soudanese sharpshooters in
the French service defeated an army Of
Sofas under one Of Samody's chiefs,
capturing 5000 men.
The most beautiful of the souvenirs
Of the great naval battle of July 3. Oft
Santiago, has reached the navy depart
4 II 20, k,rn
bust of Christopher Columbus, taken
from the flagship Cristobal Colon,
which lies below the surface of the
ocean, 20 miles from Santiago.
Advices firm San Francisco say Gen.
efal Shafter will soon return to resume
his station ~ commander Of the depart
mcnt OF California, relieving General
Meri lam, who will probably be as
signed to his former duties as com
mander of the department of the Colum,
bia
The steamship Topeka has arrived at
Seattle with $50 klondikers, 80 pei
cent of whom have little or no dust
The passengers report that II. Fraser
and +. l.. Tolner, both of Seattle. Were
held up by two men near Haines' mis-.
sion and robbed Of 81, 800 in gold.
The body OF Ike Martin was found nea,
the scene with bullet-hole through
the head. He had been robbed o,
$4,000.
AT meeting Of the French cabine,
Monday, all the ministers being pres.
4 iotn ,s
revision OF the trial of former Captain
Dreyfus, and the documents in the case
will be sent to the court Of cessation.
Crowds Of people outside the ministry
of the interior, where the cabinet coun.
Gil was held, loudly cheered the minis.
tiers. The legality OF the proposed re-
trial proceedings must be passed upon
by the court.
Over 10000 people witnessed the
opening of the Portland exposition
Thursday night.
The state fair opened at Salem,
Thursday. Most OF the stock. poultry
and exhibits are on the ground.
Fifty men Were entombed in mine
at Brownsville, Pa. as a result of an
explosion of fire damp. Several bodies
have been recovered.
Mr.. Angel, our late minister tc
Turkey, reports that the sultan repudi.
ates the American claims, and recon.
mends naval demonstration to bring
him to time.
Major-G General Miles, commanding
the United States army. has completed
his plan for the reorganization of the
volunteer forces into corps, divisions
and brgades- This plan has been sub
mtted to the war department for ap-
proval. 1t contemplates a reolganiza-
ton of the volunteer force which has
not been ordered mustered out.
Frank P Myers shot and killed John
Lenhart, constable. and NJ. Kerns, by.
stander, at Garrett, Md, while resist
ing eviction from house which was a
subject OF family dispute. He then
barricaded the doors and windows, but
was finally captured by the sheriff. AS
he was being taken to Jail, some one
in the crowd shot the prisoner and he
fell dead.
According to special dispatches from
Picking, members of the European com
munity there believe the emperor OF
China is in danger. 1t is added that
the dowager empress desires to place
Prince Kwang's grandson on the
throne. The emperor realizes the
strength of the conspiracy against him
and has ordered the guards at the pal
ace strengthened.
A dispatch to the London Globe from
Hong Kong ports gives the details of a
secret convention signed recently at
Peking. 1t appears that the Chinese
thereby concluded an agreement with
St. Petersburg by which China coded
Port Arthur and fallen Wan, stipulat-
ing that only Russian and Chinese
warships should enter or dock at Port
Arthur.
Aguinaldo and his chiefs have made
a plea to the powers for recognition of
belliscrency and independence. An
goncillo, his agent, who was passen-