Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-02-23

point conference committees before
agreement could be reached. This
prolonged the session till Z o'clock in
the evening, when the session was de-
clared ended.
Rioting is occurring in different
parts of Paris, the result of the election
of Loubet.
The Columbia river fish cannery
combine will close half of the canneries
the coming season.
Nj. Loubet was elected president of
France on the 2lst. The assembly
ceived 4S3 to 279 cast for NJ. Meline,
and 80 scattering.
A battle has occurred at Talien.Wan
between Russian soldiers and Chinese,
in which 800 of the latter were slain.
The trouble is said to have originated
over the question of taxes.
Grading has begun on the Snake
River Valley railroad, between Union
fiat and the head of the south fork of
the Penewawa creek. A large force Of
men and teams is working on the big
cut between those two points.
A dispatch from Cape Charles, Va,
says 80 oyster sloops and schooners
have been carried out to sea by drift
ing ice from Magothys bay. 1t is be-
lieved many are manned, and the crews
may suffer from exposure and hunger.
Tugs will be sent to overhaul the yes.
sells.
1t is expected that General Otis will
shortly begin an aggressive campaign
in the Philippines as the recent battles
have not subdued the insurgents, as
was expected. The rainy season will
soon set in, when military operations
can not be we'll carried on. and deci.
sive blow must be given before that
time.
The torpedo-boat Fox, built by the
Wolff IL Zwicker iron works, at Port
land, Or, is the first torpedo-boat in
the world to come up to the require.
ments specified in the contract upon
her first oflic trial. For two consec.
utive hours in her first trial she main.
tanned an average speed of 231a knots,
her engines turning at a rate of 3Sl Il
revolutions per minute, which exceeds
the requirements by ii 4 turns.
A fire at the Brooklyn navy yard on
the 18th destroyed 81 900, 600 worth of
property.
The graves of tho Maine victims at
Havana were decorated with flowers
on the 18th, the anniversary Of the ex.
plosion.
A British syndicate has obtained a
concession from China to build a rail-
road from IIankau to Canton, along
the coast.
Col. Miller, who captured lilo Ilo
mand, has been promoted to be briga-
dier- general by the president.
The Cunard liner Etruria and the
cruiser Marblehead narrowly averted a
collision during binding sleet and
snow storm about 20 miles off Sandy
Hook Monday morning.
Representative StalIings, of Ala.
bama, has introduced in the house a
bill to authorize the president to APP
point General Wheeler a major general
in the regular army.
Terrific weather is prevailing on
the coast Of Jamaica. The winds are
high and the sea is encroachng on the
land. Coasting vessels have been
wrecked, and several hundred acres of
bananas swept away.
oar -.
ton are elated over the remarkable re-
suits secured with the new smokeless
navy powder for large caliber guns in a
test at the Indian Head proving
grounds on the Potomac.
State Entomologist Scott, of Georgia,
says the peach crop has been utterly
destroyed, and in all probability The
gOrwers will be so discouraged that
they will abandon the business. Last
years crop was valued at 1000, 900.
A battle took place near lilo lilo on
Sunday, when battalion of the
Eighteenth infantry met large force
of insurgents and put it to flight.
Lieutenant Bowes was shot in the leg,
one private seriously and two slightly
wounded.
Ex-Consul Duckert, of BELGIUM, has
been commissioned to make tour of
China in the interests of Belg AN manu-
facturers at a salary of $4,000 year.
The idea of the tour emanated from
King Leopold, who will contribute GS,-
600 to the salary.
President Zelaya has issued decree
declaring the republic OF Nicaragua to
be in state of seige. A battle is
expected to take place at any time
west of Chile mountain, the dividing
line of the Coldlleras. The president
is sending troops to the FROM AS rapid
ly as collected. The United States
gunboat Marietta, which arrived at
Greytown February 3, has sailed for
Bluefieds, the headqual ters of the
revolution headed by Gen 4ral Reyes.
A deposit of earth strontian has
been found on Put-inBay island in
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