Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26
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 iemispheres Presented
in u Condensed Form.

The new Panama Canal Company
was given a hearing before the house
committee ON commerce. The hearing
was in accordance with recent deter
mination OF the committee to hear all
persons concerned III an isthmian canal.
King lInmbelt. OF Italy, has signed
decree amnestying or reducing the
punishment Of the rioters who took
part in the disturbances last spring.
About 700 persons who were sentenced
by court-martial and about 1900 who
were condemned by civil courts have
been liberated.
/ The secretary of the interior has for
warded to the senate the papers lear
ing upon the proposition to remove the
Northern Cheyenne Indians from their
reservation in Northern Montana to
the Crow reservation. The secretary
states that the Cheyennes are averse to
the change, and he recommends that
, they be allowed to remain where they
are, and that legislation be enacted
looking to the improvement of their
condition.
Herr Schmidt. a socialist member of
the German reichstag, has voluntar-
lily informed the public prosecutor at
Madgeburg that he was solely respons.
ible for the publication in the Social
. list Vulks Stimme, OF the article pur-
porting to be a conversation between
the Prince of Bagdad and his tutor, on
account of which the editor, Herr Au-
gust Mueller, was sentenced last week
to 40 months imprisonment on the
charge OF lese majestic. The whole
case must now be reopened. The
Madgeburg court interpreted the ale
cory of which Herr Schmidt confesses
/ the authorship as an insult to the Sec
ond son of Emperor William, Prince
Fitel.
| A most daring attempt was made by
three youths of Boise, Idaho. to wreck
the Oregon Short Line pay-car a short
distance west OF Mountain Home. A
heavy log chain had been tied around
the track, but was fortunately dis
/ covered and removed by some section
men before the pay-car passed the
point. A search was instituted in the
ghbOrhood, which resulted in find
ing Emmett Allen, Hugh Bieen and
John Richardson, boys OF Boise, rang
! ing from IL to IS years of age, in hid
ing near by. They subsequently con-
fessed to the attempt at wrecking the
! pav-car for the purpose of getting the
money. They are now in Jail at
Mountain Home.
! Commissary-G General Eagan has sent
to the war investigating commission a
revised statement in place OF that oiig-
inally made in response to Miles
charges. He has omitted the objection.
able portions.
Austria's hesitancy in raising the
rank of her diplomatic mission to the
United States is due entirely to her de.
sire not to give otfense to Spain. In.
formation to this effect is in the posses.
sion OF the state department.
West Point appointments are to be
made by the present congress. One
will be from the first Oregon. The list
will include eight cadets, all of whom
must enter West Point next June. No
further vacancies Will be filled until
1900, when 50 cadets will be named.
The present class will graduate Febru-
airy 10.
Commodore Watson, now in COM
mand at the Mare island navy-yard,
has applied for the command of the
Asiatic station to succeed Admiral
Dewey, when that officer shall have
ceased duty. Dewey will retire from
active service next December, provide
ing the law be not amended in his in
terest.
French sentiment is once more being
worked up against the United States
on account OF the Spanish war Hos.
! tile newspaper criticism, which tenn
porarllv was shut down by the victor
les of Manila and Santiago, is now re-
assuring itself in consequence of the
difficulties which President McKin-
ley's vacillating policy has caused in
the Philippines.
The steamship City OF Macon, from
Boston, brought into Savannah, Ga,
Captain kennerly and the crew, nine
men all told, of the schooner Aloha, of
Bath, Me-, abandoned Saturday night,
$50 miles southeast OF Georgetown
light, in a sinking condition. The
Aloha left Fernandina a week ago with
cargo OF phosphate rock, bound for
New York.
AT Pana. H., the scene of the re-
cent labor trouble. Ike lngIes shot and
killed Dave Evans, a fellow-negro
miner, at the Springside mine. The
trouble arose over dividing their wages.
Frank Jones and James Palmer, non.
union white miners, were assaulted to-
day and seriously injured. Their as
sailants are unknown. Three COM
panies OF militia, which have been do
ing guard duty for several months,
have beer ordered home.
Minor News Items.