Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-30
LATER NEWS.


an attack of the grip in February,
caused his death.
Lieutenant Colonel Alfred C. Cir.
ard, chief surgeon. has been ordered to
Vancouver barracks. Wash. as chief
surgeon of that department. Acting
Assistant Surgeon Z. q. Holmes has
been ordered to new Fort Spokane.
Wash.
The Paris correspondent Of the Lon.
don Observer telegiaphs that a furious
fight occurred on the Boulevard St.
Michael between parties OF Dreyfus
and anti-Dreyfus students. Several
persons were injured and two cafes
were wrecked.
Fifteen hundred employees OF the
Philadelphia clothing manufacturers
have struck for increase OF waves. abO-
litiOn OF sub.cOntractOrs and an agree
ment that the wages will not be- re-
duced. Other operatives were thrown
out of work, making in all 5000 per.
sons out.
The American army. some 10000
strong. is advancing against the Fill.
Pine insurgents, numbering $4,000.
The Americans are successfully driving
the rebels from their stronghods after
stubborn resistance. The American
loss is quite heavy, but not nearly 90
large as that of the insurgents.
In the storming OF the rebel capital
the killed in the Second Oregon were:
Company b. Private II. B. Adams: D.
William W. Cook; l., Charles Herbert,
Guy Willard. Thirty.eight were
wounded. The First Washington i'm
fantry had seven wounded. one NOR
tally, Captain Fortson, whose home is
near Seattle.
The Cuban military assembly has
decided that dissolution of the assem-
bly, at the present time would be preju.
dicial to the interests of the army.
The assembly has sent Senior Here
and Villallor to Washington to en-
deavOr to obtain the presidents CO.
operation in its efforts to raise more
money for the Cuban troops.
Spanish officers at Madrid acquaint-
ed with the Philippine islands con-
time to predict the failure OF Major
General Otis campaign. notwithstand-
ing the American success. They say
that while the Americans will un-
dOubtedly win all the battles, they will
lose the campaign itself. owing to the
aptitude of the Tagalos to conduct .
war OF surprises and ambuscades.
The United States district attorney
at San Francisco has been instructed
by the United States attorney general
to bring suit against the San Francisco
Dry Dock Company to secure possession
of Mission rock, in that harbor. 1t is
proposed to establish a naval coaling
station there. The dock company
claims the rock under title from tie
state.
China has fatty refused to cede San
Mum bay to Italy.
Secretary Alger and party have left
Washington on a visit to Havana.
The British, German and American
ministers at Peking have addressed
notes to the Tsung.li.yamen. demand.
ing settlement OF the Shanghai for
eign settlement extensions question.
Work in the ruins of the Hotel
Windsor, in New York, continues with
undated vigor. A great many charred
bones are being found. but cannot be
put together to form entire skeletons.
The Erie Limited jumped the track
10 miles from Akron, O., the engine
and baggage car going into the ditch,
almost instantly killing tine engineer.
and seriously injuring the fireman aud
one passenger.
A rear-end collision between two
freight trains on the Flint & Pere Mar.
quette railroad near New Boston,
Mich. in heavy fog, killed the fire.
man and badly injured the engineer of
the rear engine.
According to a report from Seoul.
capital OF Corea. the whole Corean
cabinet has been di SIN Used and two of
the ministers have been banished be-
cause OF wholesale changes made by
the cabinet in provi ncial offices.
Queen Victoria is likely to receive
an unprecedented honor by the city of
A"oW VIM VII tIIo Quccu
birthday, the national, state and city
flags will be flung to the breeze from
all public buildings in Greater New
York in honor of the queen.
General Porter, United States am.
bassador at Paris, answering an in
qury of a correspondent, said he was
unable to discuss rumOis to the effect
that he may succeed Alger as secretary
of war, as all information on the SUBJ
ject ought to come from Washington.
The Spanish government has ordered
the prosecution Of General Weyler's or.
gan. Ell Macdonald. and Of several re-
publican and Carlist newspapers for
publishing. with offensive comments,
report that the queen regent was
about to abdIcate and to marry an
Austrian archduke. The offending pa
pers have been seized.
According to prisoner captured by
our troops, Aguinaldo has announced