Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-09
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Heuispheres Presented
in - Condensed Form.

by the collier Iris, sailed from Homo
lulu for Manila February 20.
The snndry civil bill, together with
large number of public building
measures were passed by the United
States senate Tuesday.
The American Pottery Company
with its burden of $50, 900, 900 capital.
ization, is likely to fail in its purpose
of uniting the potteres.
Monday congress passed the army re-.
organization bill with an amendmen;
providing that no permanent increase
in the army shall be made beyond 1901
The German government has ordered
its warshirs to leave the Philippine
islands and has placed German sub
jects there under the protection of the
United States.
According to advices from Genoa,
province OF Barcelona, the number o.
disbanded Spanish sailors in Cuba who
are joining the American navy is con
siderably increasing.
Six secOndlieutenants in the regulai
army. just graduated from the mill.
tary academy at West Point, have ar.
rived at San Francisco, on their way t.
Manila to join various regular infantry
egiments.
The Southern Pacific overland from
Portland ran into landslide in can.
yon As miles south of Rosebuig, Or
The locomotive and baggage car were
derailedsand the fireman badly injured
A tramp who was stealing a ride wa!
slightly hurt.
A dispatch from Vahi, capital of the
island Of Samos, off the west coast OF
Asia Minor, says that Il boat belonging
to the British torpedo.boat destroyer
Bruiser has foundered in squall of
Samos. and that eight OF her crew were
drowned.
Orders have been issued to the hos
pital-ship Relief, now at New York,
to sail for Manila at the earliest posi-
BILE moment, and to move at as great
speed rs is safe. The Relief's cargo
will consist OF enough medical supplies
for 900 men for a year.
The senate committee on naval af
fai's held IA meeting Monday for consul.
tation on the naval appropriations II
was decided to antagOnize the house
increase for the navy, and the commit
tee will recommend only six new wa
vessels instead of twelve provided tol
in the house bill.
The gunboat Princeton sailed from
Suez Monday for Alden. She is bounC
for Manila, where she should arrive il
about three weeks.
The North Dakota senate has passed
bill providing for the appointment o
commission of three physicians iT
each county for the examination Of all
applicants for marriage licenses.
In the federal court in Tacoma Judge
Hanford has ordered decree of fore
closure on the Shelton Il Southwestern
railroad. The sale of available prop
erty has been ordered to settle claims
which, all told, amount to nearly $50.
900.
TIL extent of the loss by fire in the
suburbs of Manila since February 90
has been given. Sixty buildings o.
stone and $50 substantial wooden
structures with iron roofs were de-
stroyed. In addition, 5000 Nips
houses of the natives were burned.
The Spanish senate has by a vote o
1870 to Z, approved the motion of Mar
shall Martinez de Campos, signed by
all Spanish generals in the senate, dc
mandng parliamentary inquiry into
the conduct of the recent war. The
government supported the motion.
Two commissioners who returned t(
Manila from Malolos, the headquarter
of Aguinaldo, report that 5000 OF the
insurgents at that point are anxious tt
surrender, and that it is believed Agui
naldo is ready to receive peace propo
sals The commissioners were sent tt
the insurgent stronghold under f1al
OF truce.
Officials of the German foreign Office
have notified the United States EN-
bassy, at Berlin, that the government
will henceforth admit American
oranges, lemons and raisins without
examination, and also all American
fresh and dried fruit will be allowed t.
pass in bond through Germany withon,
being examined.
1t is announced that Germany will
insist that Mataafa be made king o.
the Samoan islands. The United
States, however. with the approval o.
England, is determined to support
Malietoa Tanus. Chief Justice Cham
bers will likely be recalled from the
islands on account of the letter ht
wrote to his brother, and the publica
ton of which offended Germany.
Minor Nuws Items.
A letter received from Dawson re-
Gently says that the first mail that has