Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-04-06
LATER NEWS.

Count de villa tOnZalO. FORMER Spans
ish ambassador to Russia, has been APP
pointed Spanish am bassador to Great
Britain.
Samuel Halter, 80 years old, a tick.
etseller with Buffalo Bill's wild west
show. was shot and probably mortalIy
wounded by William II. Holland, at
New York.
Oscar Straus, the United States min
lister at ConstantinOple, has had an au.
dience with the sultan. The interview,
which was prOtracted, was Of the most
cordial character.
The secretary of interior has ap.
proved patent Of 3,l94 acres in the
Walla Walla, Spokane and Olympia
land districts, Wash. to the Northern
Pacific Railway Company.
1t is announced that the Paris Fig.
arc. which is publishing daily the evi.
dence given before the criminal cham.
Der OF the court OF cessation in the
Dreyfus affair, will be prosecuted.
Miss Mary Wilson, prominen,
young society woman Of Augusta,
Kan. committed suicide on learning
that Alva Dix, her lover. had been
killed on the battlefield of Malolos.
The Third United States volunteers
(Ray's immunes) has arrived at Savan-
nah, Ga, from Sagua de Tanamo, on
the transport Sedgwick. The regiment
will 60 into detention camp at SapellO..
The body of Austin Bidwell. the
Bank OF England swindler, was buried
at Chicago. The body Of his brother
George was shipped to Hartford. Conn.
Both men died recently at Butte.
Mont.
While suffering from nerovus trou-
BILE. Rear-Admiral Charles 9. Carpen-
ter committed suicide at a sanitarium
in Boston. At one time he enforced
American demands on China by firing
upon Chinese vessel.
The Chinese authorities have noti-
fed the British consul at Tien-Tsn
that the whole foreshOre recently
opened at Port Ching Wan Tao is re.
served for Chinese mining company.
The British legation has enetered a
protest, pointing out that this action
renders the opening Of the port nuga-
tory.
The whole country between Malolos
and Calocan is now full of friendless
women, children and old people. who
are returning to their homes, carrying
white flags. The Americans are trying
to gain the confidence of the inhabl-
tants by proving to them that, if they
will return and attend to their ordi-
nary work peacefully no harm will be-
fall them.
An event of interest to all Ameri.
cans, whether foreign or native.born.
will occur in Cincinnati during the
week OF June 10. The 2lst annual
convention OF the Music Teachers AS
ISOLATION, organized fOi the purpose OF
encouraging American musical art,
progress and professional fraternity.
will then hold its sessions. A large
attendance is promised.
Ecuador has decided to 60 to the gold
basis.
Immense damage to Texas crops by
frost is reported.
The maple sugar crop of Vermont
will be total failure this year.
A presidential boom in behalf OF
Ri ;hard Olney has been launched.
Five bodies were recovered in the
ruiEs of the Armour felt works. at Chi
cago.
Washington gossips are busy with
the name of General Macarthur as q
presidential possibility.
Admiral Dewey is said to have
cabled to Washington a requisition for
more men and more ships.
Plans are afoot to reorganize the
National Red Cross Society, with a
view to greatly increasing its scope.
Brigadier. General D. A. Flagler.
chief of ordnance, is dead at his home
at Old Point, Va.
Claude Holland, victim OF the
Santa Fee wreck, at Lang, Kan, in
1897. has just received $ll,5 in set
Element of his claim against that com.
pany.
A positive statement to the effect
that the Philippine group was offered
by the United States to England on
certain conditions has been published
in London.
The steamer Rowena Lee, with
about 81 pass engers. besides her crew
of 30. exploded opposite Tyler. Mo-,
and Immediately sank. with all on
board. except Captain George Carvell
and one Of the crew.
Claus Spreckles has decided to es-
tablish in San Francisco an electric
plant that will be without a rival in
the world, and which will furnish to
the people of that city light, heat and
power almost at cost.
The Oregon wounded will be brought
home as soon as possible from Manila.
They will come on the first ships desig.
mated for that purpose by the wal de-