Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-09-01
DOINCS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened In the
Civilized World.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
A Complete Review Of tho News Of the
Past Seven Days IN This and
Ala Foreign Lanstt>

sick soldier.
Acting Secretary Allen SAYS tbcro is
no prospect that the hattlcship Oregon
will return to the Pacific coast in the
near future.
BY tho explosion of the boiler Of an
engine used to operate "a threshoT on
the farm of J. h. Kirk. 10 miles west
of Eugene. Or, one man was instantly
killed and five terribly scalded by
escaping steam.
At Middletown, N. y, ice cream
prepared with lemon extract, pur-
chased from travelling salesman,
caused the death of three persons and Il
score of others are sick, and more fatal
tiles are expected.
Merritt cables IRON Manila annonnc-
ing the arrival of the transports Rio
Janoro and Pennsylvania. Al! were
we'll, and no casualties we're reported,
excepting that Private Wenks, FiIss
South Dakota, died on the voyage.
A serious insurrecton has broken out
at Nadao, in the interior Of the Iiainan
islands. The American missionaries
and native converts have sought refuge
in safe territory. The French may
The Thinvalla line steamer Norge,
which has arrived in New York, re-
ports that she sunk the French fishing
schooner La Coquette, OF Bayonne,
France, Saturday last, on the Grand
Banks. The captain and eight seamen
were saved and Ii went down with the
vessel.
Spain is apparently willing that Ger
vera's men remain in America. Sagas-
ta's refusal to accept Mckinley's offer
is now regarded with suspicion, and the
prisoners in consequence may not fare
so we'll IN the future. No officers will
pany them.
Two passenger trains came together
at Port Huron, Mich, with serious re-
suits. Many persons were seriously
hurt. A panic among the passengers
followed the collision and in the rush
for the doors and windows of the cars
many women We're trampled under foot,
many slight injuries being thus in
f1icted.
The Queen-regent OF Spain bias signed
royal decree, converting the coItes
September 5.
Crops in several provinces OF Russia
BAL Il 10
beginning TO ask the government for re-
lief. a famine is feared.
General Merritt has assumed govern.
or's duties in the Philippines, and the
command OF the army at Manila has
been transferred to General Otis.
Correspondence published bv Score.
tary Long goes to show that Commo-
dore Schley agreed with Admiral
Sampson as to the danger OF entering
Santiago harbor as long as the mines
were in position.
Advices from Honolulu, by the
steamship Moana, states that the con-
gressional members of the commss ion
to report on a form of government for
the territory OF Hawaii, arrived at
Honolulu August II. The commits.
sioners met Dole and the cabinet, and
proceeded to organize for business. Sen.
ator Cullom is chairman.
Madrid is irritated at the failure Of
the Cubans to respect the protocol in
Cuba Trouble may possibly follow,
and the Spanish government threatens
to send the Spanish troops in Cuba
against the insurgents unless the latter
cease their reprehensible actions and
abide by the terms OF the protocol.
The first mastering out orders issued
include eight regiments of infantry, five
batteries and six troops of cavalry.
The list as made up by the war depart
ment include % batteries OF artillery,
nine regiments Of cavalry and So regi-
ments of infantry. Both batteries OF
Oregon artillery are included in the
order.
A Madrid dispatch says the govern
ment has advices from Rios, governor
of the NisCavas islands. and successor
of General Jaudenez in the governor
generalship OF the Philippines, saying
there has been bloody fighting between
Spanish troops and insurgents, with an
estimated loss to the latter of 800 men.
The Spanish losses We're "unimport-
ant" The dispatch says number Of
insurgent chiefs were captured and
shot.
A Manila dispatch says that at a
confer ence held between the insurgents
and Americans, the folmer declared
emphatlcally they were willing to co.
operate with the Americans and to sur
render their arms promptly if assured
the islands would remain either an
American or British colony, under the
protectorate of either nation. Other
wise the insurgent leaders asserted they
would not dare to dsarm.
Minor News Items.
John H. Lane, storekeeper of the
United States transport Minnewaska 4,
dropped dead on his boat at savannah.
Ga.
The total earnings of Sc railroads for
the month OF July amounted to $24, :
423, 4S3, an increase of $650,27S over
the same month in 1897.