Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-04-27
LATER NEWS.

~ ''S vi 'iie wounded IN the
tsuihsua engagement were Nebraska
men.
Inc Spanlards are afraid and will
not stay in Cuba if the Americans
leave. ans
The Asiatic liner, Glenople. sank
the City OF Kingston in fog near Ia.
coma.
Sam Hose, a negro, was burned at
the stake in Georgia. He had killed
aired Crawford, white farmer, near
Palmetto, and outraged his wife.
Major-Gene,al Otis at Manila reports
that one OF the regiments under his
command has received some cable.
grams reading Don't enlist boys"
The Duke of Tetuan, ex-minister Of
foreign affairs, has been appointeJ
SPANS delegate to the peace confer.
ence, which is to meet at The Hague
next month.
contracts were signed in London
Friday which formally transferred to a
single organization practically all of
the large producing copper mines in
the United States.
An informant of a London paper as.
serts that the Chinese, European and
even American merchants doing bust.
ness in China are helping to supply the
Filipinos with arms and ammunition,
The senatorial elections for the new
cortes was held at Madrid, and passed
off TRANQUILITY throughout the country.
They have resulted in giving the gov
eminent larger majority in the sem
ate than it had secured in the cham Der
Of deputies.
President Zelaya has granted an op-
ton, in force until January l, 1900. to
MI. Charles Nicoll. British counsel at
Managua. to purchase the railroads and
steamboats, of Nicaragua, with the
workshops appertainng to them, for
the sum of $500. 900 pesos (silver).
At Oakland. CAL, John Mccain,
laborer, was beaten to death during
quarrel which began during game of
dice in a barber shop. Cornelius
Townsend, Democratic county GEN.
trail committeeman. is accused of strik.
ing the blow which proved fatal He
is under arrest, as are also Frank
Remillard, Frank Reatdon and Ed
Roach. all suspected of completely in
the crime.
The steamer General Whitney. Cap
tain Hawthorne, sunk 50 miles east OF
Cape Canavarel. Florida. One boat
load Of Is men, attempting to land at
Mosquito lagoon house of refuge, upset
and ~ men. including the captain,
were drowned. The chief engineer. as.
sistant engineer, fireman and one sailor
were saved. The captains body has
been recovered. Fifteen men in an
other boat are still unheard from.
Three young girls persisted in the
burning OF an orphans home at Berne,
Ohio.
Cosimir, the Indian who murdered
Philip Walker, has been captured at
Kamloops.
Fire destroyed the departme store
of Ever & Co., at Newcastle, Pa. Loss,
800, 900: insurance, $50, 900.
President Mckinley has accepted an
invitation to attend the Ohio state en-
campment of the G. A. Il. in June.
The American Car & Foundry Com
pany. at Jacksonville, Ind, increased
the wages OF its 1000 employees 10 per
cent.
At Sioux Falls, Judge Garland sem
fenced Bad Elk to be han ged June l6
60 l. vuhn trioI 70
arrest him.
1t has been decided by the German
government to adopt the English
Thornycroft system of water-tube boil
ers in all German men-of-war.
Reading railroad repair-shop me-
chanics and other employees will have
their wages advanced from to 10 per
cent. Two thousand men will be
affected.
The new sternwheel revenue cutter
Nunivea had her trial trip at San Fran
cisco. She is for use on the Yukon,
and will be towed to st. Michaels by
the Bear.
Gomez has determined to announce
to the people OF Cuba his support of an
American protectorate until such time
as stable, independent government may
be formed.
Serious student riots have occurred at
the university OF Kieff, Russia, the
rioters smashing windows with stones.
Troops dispersed the mob and arrested
400 students.
The Major investigating committee
of the Missouri state senate, which has
been turning over the affairs OF the
state and municipal Offices in St. Louis,
has made report in which 1T finds
millions of dollars worth OF property
in St. Louis has escaped taxation.
Speaker Reed has decided to become
mem Der of the law firm of Simpson.
Thacher & Barnum. of New York. 1t
is understood that Reed will resign
his seat in congress and remove to New