Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-06-01
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News Of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items IF rom
the Two HemisPheres Presented
in Condensed Form.

A Philadelphia company is building
bridge for shipment to Japan.
The Missouri legislature has ad.
journcd after session OF 1873 days.
IN skirmish with the rebels near
Maliauina, two Americans were killed.
a clash is reported between General
Otis and the civil Philippine commits
soners.
Admiral Dewey was given trcmen-
dous ovation by the Britshers Oh his
arrival at Hong Kong.
The Washington state law requiring
railroads to accept grain for shipment
over competing roads has been de-
clared invalid.
In the Sahara dessert Frenchmen
were attacked by Arabs. The tribes
men were repulsed, and lost 10 killed,
without any loss to the French.
Charles w. Whitney and Frank
Whitney, brothers, were drowned at
Palouse rapids, about three miles below
Grange. Wash, by the capsizing OF their
canoe.
Miss Hilton, of Aurora, Or, was
dragged from her horse by maniac.
Solomon Bachart, her assailant. at.
tempted to commit suicide by shooting
himself.
Rostario, Filipino congressman,
wealthy resident of Manila, and for
meily Aguinaldo's commissary gem
eral, accompanied by an insurgent cap
tain has surrendered to General Otis.
The war department is not going to
spare any pains in making the return
voyage of the volunteers pleasant and
com Portable, and the trip across the
Pacific will be made in style.
Receipts of wool OF the 1899 clip at
Pendeton have been to date $500
pounds. Some wool is selling, and the
prices range 2 cents under the figures
of last year. The quality of the crop
is below last years standard.
A confession of Claude Branton,
recently hanged at Eugene, Or, has
been made public in which he admits
firing the shot that killed Linn. The
confession was left to minister to be
published ten days after the hanging.
The Oregon state grange. Patrons OF
Hushandry, convened in its Goth annual
session at Portland. Reports show
advancement all along the line. The
membership is growing fast, ana mere
than uasual interest is being shown
by farmers.
General Lawton SAYS he has found
a letter near San Isid,o, written by one
of the Yorktown's crew, saying that
they were being kicked, that their hair
was being pulled ont and that they
were cruelty treated in various other
ways, and imploring the Americans to
hurry to their release.
The grain shovelers' strike at Buff.
alo, N. Y, has been settled, and the
men will return to work.
The body of II. d. Mcclure, Ore
CONS fish commissioner, was found in
the Umpqua mile from where the
drowning took place.
The section men of the Grand Trunk
railway system recently asked for an
increase in wages, which was refused,
and about 500 men have struck. The
strike affects the road from Sarnia,
Ont, to Portland. Me.
A portion of the Ilwaco Railway &
Navigation Company's trestle at II.
waco collapsed, while the beach train
was passing over it, and the locomotive
was dumped over board into the bay,
but fortunately no one was injured.
While digging for relics at the site
of old Fort Macknac. in Michigan,
six complete skeletons We're un.
earthed. This is possibly the burying
place of some OF the victims of the
massacre which took place 1870 years
ago.
Three Chicago men, employees of the
Aetna Powder Company, at Aetna,
were blown to atoms in the explosion
of tank of nitro gycerline. A pipe
leading from the engine burst, igniting
some saw dust and leaves near flue
leading into the room containing the
nitlo-glycerine tank.
General del Pillar, one of Aguinado's
peace ENJOYS, says: 1.-THE insurgents
are anxious to surrender, but want the
assurance first that there will be nc
putting to death of the leaders in the
rebellion. and some proof that Ameri-
cans will carry out the general state
ments in their proclamation.
Private letters from Riga, province
of Livonia, Prussia, report that Lettisll
and Lithuanian workmen there quar-.
relied because the latter worked for
lower wages, and street fighting fol
lowed, whereupon the military inter.
fered. Several workmen were killed,
many injured, and a number of houses
were destroyed.
Minor News Ite,ns.
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