Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-10-20
OOINCS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened in the
Civilized World.
GIVEN n THE PRESS DISPATCHES
Complete Review Of the News OF the
Past Seven Days in This and
All Foreign Lands.

a plan to dismember the republic OF
Switzerland is under discussion in
Europe.
Twelve men, it is said now, were
killed and % wounded in the riot at
Virden, III.
Mrs. Nancy Geer, wife OF the gov
ernor-elect OF Oregon, expired suddenly
OF heart disease il Omaha.
All Spanish civil courts in Philippine
territory now subject to American con-
troll have resumed business.
The government now has So warships
in course of construction. When COM
pleted, the United States navy will
rank third.
Secretary Alger has wired Governor
Tanner, of Illinois, placing the Fifth
Illinois volunteer infantry at Tanner $
orders, in case the state militia is in
sufficient to end the coal troubles.
The Spanish mail steamer Reina
Maria Christina has sailed from Ha-
vana for Spain with 1913 officers and
troops, 65l cases OF military archives
and a heavy cargo OF ammunition.
AS result of eating canned lobsters
shrimps, and clans, two knights Of
Pythias, J. l. Jones and Charles Young,
who live near Rainier. Or, are dead,
and Walter Furrow. Of the same lodge
and town, is critically i'll from the same
poison.
The government has apportioned the
prize money for the men OF our war;
ships. Sampson gets the lions share,
Dewey the next largest sum, while
Schley will receive less than some Of
the captains. The men will receive
from $50 to 5000 each.
The imperial Chinese government
has granted to the Picking syndicate of
London the right to open and work
mines and to construct and operate
railroads in the empire free from Chi.
nese control. This is the first conces.
sion ever granted by the Chinese gov.
eminent to foreign syndicate.
The annual report OF Land Commia
soner Hermann estimates that over
1000, 600. 900 feet of public timber
has been destroyed by fire during the
past % years. The report says forest
fires form the main subject for the at
tention Of the land Office. now threaten
ing, as they do, not only the growing
forests but the forest lands whose pro.
ductiyeness they retard indefinitely.
The report that the treasure of the
khalfa was found at Khartoum and
forwarded to Cairo is without founda.
ton.
Alexandria advices received at Lon.
don say that the troops who have just
returned to Khartoum are dying OF
like flies from enteric disorders.
Jesse James, jr., son Of the notorious
bandit, has been placed under arrest
for completely in the many train rob-
berries in the outskirts Of Kansas City.
The anniversary of the death of
Charles Stuart Parnell WIS observed in
Dublin with procession and exercises
at the grave Of the home rule leader
Marquis Ito, the Japanese states.
man, has expressed the opinion that
the anti-foreign policy recently adopt.
ed by China would be modified upon
representations being made by the
powers.
An unknown white man was burned
to death in negro church at La Flore,
Miss, by the negroes. who thought
that because the man was Ill he must
be affected with yellow fever. The
church was entirely destroyed.
The Bear Island or Pillager Indians
will surrender, and the threatened
war has bee averted. The recalcitrants
have agreed at conference to come
into the agency as soon as details OF
the terms are arranged.
A terrible experience is related by
Samuel Ensign, an American. He
was deprived of his liberty for IS long
years, and robbed of all his worldly
possess IONS, and thrown into Cuban
dungeon. He finally escaped and re-
turned to his native land.
Two bloodless uprisings have occur.
red at Guam since American rule was
established. Both We're quickly Quel.
led. Spanish priests melted the ma
tives to deeds Of violence. Tho Amer.
lean flag was hauled down on each oc.
casion. but soon replaced ~ the local
police. A young sailor is now running
things for Uncle Sam.
A rear-end collision between two O.
Il. " n. trains occurred at Sulliyan's
gulch, near Portland Two engines
We're wrecked, four box cars smashed
into kindling-wood and the caboose OF
the first train wrecked and thrown
down a steep embankment into the wa.
ter. Almost ruiraculously no lives
were lost The trainmen saved them.
selves BY jumping.
Minor News Items.