Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-22
LATER NEWS.

dorsed.
-Four persons were killed and Others
seriously injured in. Paris by the col
lapse of a house in course of construc-
ton. 1t is feared that five bodies still
remain buried In the debris.
Mrs. Mary Tut Throckmorton, who
i'll her early life was leader in Wash
ingtou society, is dead from the effects
of nhaling illuminating gas which es-
capped 10y accident in her room. She
was IS years OF age
The British steamer Pawnee has ar
can ports, and brought 10 ship-wrecked
people, eight men and two women, who
were taken from the disabled schooner
Deer Hill. of st. Johns, N. b., in
midocean.
The navy department has made pub
lie Il report from Admiral Schley COW
ering that part Of the operations and
movements of the flying squadron
from its sailing from Key West for
Cienfuegos up to, but not including the
first bonn bardment.
AS result of coasting accident at
Turtle creek, eight miles from Pitts
burg, Joseph West, aged 80 years, is
dead and eleven others are injured, two
seriously The sled collapsed at the
bottom of a steep hill and hurled the
party with great force in every direc-
ton.
Thomas Jones, living near Greer.
W. Va, attempted to light fire with
crude oil. An explosion occurred,
wrecking the room, and the dresses Of
his twin daughters, aged 1 years, ig.
nited He was too badly burned to
asst them, and they were so badly
burned that both of them died shortly
afterwards.
Exports to Cuba are air eady begin
ming to show the effect of returning
peace and the reopening of our ports to
commerce. The October figures OF the
treasury department bureau of statis-
tics show mark ed increase in the ex-
ports of the United States to Cuba in
nearly all articles, comparing October,
1898, with October, 1897.
The international anti-anarchistio
conference which has been in session
here for several weeks, has proved a
success. Great secrecy is maintained
regarding the proceedings and conclu-
sions, but the delegates seem satisfied
that they have laid splendid founda-
tion for uniform system of dealings
with anarchists The conference de-
clined to recognize anarchist outrages
us political crimes.
The drought in California has ended
and rainfall is reported from nearly
every section of the state.
Puget sound oystermen have formed
an association, and will make an effort
to secure needed legislation.
The war department has decided to
have the remains of all soldiers who
died in Mairila returned to this country.
Captain Knoch, custodian of the
relics in the famous Luetgert case, is a
victim Of blood poisoning and may not
recover.
Clyde Bennington. aged 90, has been
sentenced to life imprisonment in San
1 Quentin for his part in the ORC Glande
train robberles.
The death sentence of Private Lind
say, Tenth cavalry, has been committed
by the president to life Imprisonment.
on recommendation of General Wheeler.
Since the cessation Of hostilities this
government has spent about 81, 900, 900
in feeding the starving Cubans, and the
work is still going on with untiring
vigor.
The United States troops in Cuba and
Porto Rico have not beer forgotten.
They will be sent for Christmas 10, 200
pounds of prime turkey and 1000
pounds of cranberries.
The body of an unknown man was
found on one of the bars of the william
cite, three miles east of Monroe. The
head and feet We're missing. There was
no means OF Identification.
A dispatch from London says 1t is
understood that the Prince of Wales
has spoken approvingly of the proposed
monument to George Washington to be
placed in Westminster Abbey.
The halibut schooner Two Brothers,
plying in Alaska waters, has been miss
ing nearly six weeks, and it is feared
that she has been lost with all on board.
One Of her boats was recently found in
badly battered condition.
Eight additional survivors Of the crew
of the lost ship Londonian were brought
into Baltimore by the North German
Lloyd steamship Maria Rickmers. They
are: Captain f. b. Lee. Third Officer
Joseph Cottier, Boatswain T. Behem,
Quartermaster r. Carlson, Able Sea-
men J. Webb and W. Cadness, Second
Steward d. Darnell and Second Cook
W. Martin.
b In the German reichstag, Count Won
kardortf, leader of the free conserva-
tives, condemned the sentimental Ger
man sympathy with Spain, and well