Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-08-25
DOINCS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened in the
Civilized World.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
a Complete Review Of the Ncws OF the
Past Seven Days in THE and
All Foreign Lands.

eon, is seriously i'll, and cannot al pres.
ent be removed from the auxiliary
cruiser St. Paul.
The president has directed that the
Twenty third Kansas regiment, colored,
be dispatched to Santiago, to form an
army of occupation in Cuba.
Congressman James 6. Mcguire has
been nominated for governor by the
Democrats of California. The fusion
plan carried almost unanimously.
Frank Gelding, an expert miner and
mineralogist, of Benton, Wis, com
mitted suicide by blowing himself 20
atoms with dynamite in a powder
house.
Gen. Merritt has prepared a procla-
nation to the Philippine natives which
provides a scheme of government for
Manila and surrounding territory and
other islands placed in our possession.
Governor General Blanco's orders TO
his generals decree that property in
Cuba must be fully protected. The au-
thorites AT the various towns are in
structed to cooperate With the Ameri-
can military leaders for this purpose
and to prevent pillasing by insurgents.
A site has been chosen at the Pie
sidio reservation. san Francisco, for the
Red Cross convalescent hos pital, which
will soon be erected. II. @. Low
Chinese consul, has forwarded to tie
San Francisco Red Cross Society $50
contributed by the Chinese cigar
makers union.
The government intends to take
vigorous measures 10 preserve peace
and keep order at santiago and the
territory under United states control.
The emphatic order issued TO Lawton
few days ago will be followed by or
deIs sending enough disciplined troops
to enable him to carry out the instruc-
tions OF the secretary.
a naval programme for presentation
to congress involving the immediate
construction of Is warships, has been
adopted by the naval boards of experts
to which the subject has been referred
by Secretary Long. 1t provides tor
three battle-ships, three fist. three Sec
each to be the finest and most forInda-
BILE of its class.
The names of the men killed and
wounded in the battle before Manila
are John Dunsmore. First California;
Edward O'Neil, First California; Au-
gustus Thote, Twenty-thir1 regulars;
Clements Bauer, Twenty-third resu-
lars; Archie Patterson Thirteenth
Minnesota; William Lewis, Nebraska
regiment Robert Mccain, Fourteenth
regulars Samuel Howell, Fourteenth
regulars.
1t has been decided TO conduct the
final peace negotiations III Paris.
The London Times declares the carry.
ing of Augustin to Hong Kong on a
German cruiser an irregular act, and
nearly breach OF neutrality.
Mrs Olga Johnson has returned to
civilization with $4,000 in klondike
gold. She is the only successful wo-
man miner from the frozen north, so
far as known.
The Madrid government has decided
to reject the designations OF the govern
or.general OF Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines. The cortes Will reassem
bic September IS.
The Dominion customs department
at Ottawa reports that Il quarter of a
million dollars was collected in duties
during the fiscal year just closed upon
miners outfits at the boundary line
ON the White and Chilkoot passes,
leading into the Yukon territory. The
collections were chiefly maze from
Americans
1t is rum ored in Hong Kong that the
United States troops at Manila have
had trouble with the rebel forces. Ac-
cording to one account, the insurgents,
upon whom various restrictions had
been placed by Merritt, mutned at
not being permitted to have any share
in the surrender of the city. 1t is re.
ported that they attacked the Ameri-
cans in the trenches.
The apathy of the Spanish people is
| condemned by the conservatives, who
are enraged at SPANS placid accept
ance OF her defeat. A stirring appeal
has been circulated by FL TEMPO,
warning the people that unless they
rouse themselves Spain as nation is
doomed to complete extinction. Sill.
vela, the conservative leader, is be-
lieved to be the author OF the article.
A Ponce dispatch says the Porto
Rcans ale delighted at the change of
government The march OF the Ameri-
can troops through the island was a
triumphal tour. and they we've &C.
corded a hearty Welcome. Women
bombarded the soldiers with flowers,
men cheered them and alcaldes of the
towns turned out to greet them. The
populace evidently does not desire the
independence of the island.
Minor News Items.
Bismarck's personal estate, it is said,
amounted to about SO, 900, 900.
The Pennsylvania alien tax law has
been declared unconstitutional and