Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-02-09
EVENTS OF TIE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of Items From
the Two Henispheres Presented
In u Condensed Form.

Iowa minewOrkers are making an
effort to have eight hours declared
days work.
Native troops are to be utilized in
Cuba and American soldiers gradually
withdrawn.
A syndicate composed of American,
Canadian, English and French capital
lists. is making an effort to secure con-
troll OF all the railroads in Cuba now
building and in operation, and all to
be constructed hereafter.
The bishop OF Havana has declared
that Protestant services cannot be held
over the graves of the Maine victims in
Columbus cemetery, as it is consecrated
ground. Americans were preparing to
decorate the graves on the anniversary
OF the explosion.
The Central Cable Company an
nOnnces that the United States govern
ment in the Philippines has modified
the recent prohibition of kilograms in
cipher or code. Messages in secret lam
guage may now be accepted, subject to
The senate committee on naval
affairs has decided upon favorable re-
port on the bill providing for addi-
tonal pay to laborers in navy-yards
who worked overtime during the emer-
gency of war with Spain. The amount
required is about 100000, and about
5000 men are involved.
General Otis cables the war depart
ment, giving the number OF deaths in
his command since January 7. The
total is 10, many of whom died of
smallpox. The greater number of
deaths ere OF Kansas, Colorado, Cali
fornia and Pennsylvania privates. In
the list appear the names of Allen b.
Carlyle, private, First Washington.
January IS. typhoid; Earld A. Jeans,
First Washington, January 20. ty-
phoid; Wistar Hawthorne, private,
Second Oregon, diphtheiia.
Cuban General Gomez refuses to
disband his army unless paid nearly
$50. 600. 900. He claims to have 40, 900
men under arms. for which he asks
pay for three years service. at the same
rate as given American soldiers. For
his own services in the past he wants
$ll, 900 Il year. the same as paid an
American general. He has
about 200 brigadier.generals, who de-
mand pay at the rate OF Is, 500 annually
for three years past. besides numerous
other officers, whose pay aggregates
IS, 1888, 900.
The North German Gazette again
denies the rumor that Prince Hohenlohe
contemplate resigning the imperial
chancellorship.
Twenty children are reported to have
been drowned by an ice disast ter at the
village of Warpuhnen, Boirheim. re-
Gently.
The president has nominated Colonel
Asa b. Carey. assistant paymaster- gen.
eral, to be paymaster-general, with the
rank OF rigadier-general.
A terrible blizzard was general
throughout the Mississippi valley on
the goth and 3Oth of January, reaching
as far south as St. Louis.
Three representatives Of 40 German
families in the East are looking over
the Pacific MOI thwest with a view to
buying several thousand acres of Ian l
fol a colony.
Mrs. Jane L. Stanford. who has
settled the estate of her late husband,
Leland Stanford. and who would be en-.
titled to 1857, 76S as fees, refuses to ac-
cept anything for her services.
Companies H. d, X and l., of the
Seventeenth United States infantry,
4l2 enlisted men and nine officers,
have left Columbus for the Philippines.
They 60 via New York.
The American shipping interests OF
the Hawaiian islands have largely IN
creased since their annexation to the
United States. There are now load.
ing for or on the way to the islands 80
vessels, of which 80 fly the Am ercan
flag.
+. W. Peck, United States commits
sioner-general to the Paris exposition,
asks congress to increase the amount
set aside for the government exhibit to
! 81, 100000 The first appropriation
was 500, 900. which Mr.. Peck says is
entirely too small.
4 The reported rich strike of gold at
Cripple Creek has been confirmed. II
is the richest ever discovered in the
world, estimated to run as high as
$500. 900 to the ton. There is blocked
out in one level, at depth of $50 feet,
$4,000, 600 worth of ore.
A. Thompson, agent of the Coast
Seamen's Union at Seattle, says: Gun.
less the Shipowners' Association gives
up trying to put scab seamen on coast.
ing vessels. a general strike will be Or
dered, and every sailing vessel on the
coast tied up as soon as she gets into
port. The union men will not accept
less than $40 per MONTH"
Minor News Items.
The third regiment, infantry, has
left st. Paul for New York EN- route tC
the Philippines.
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