Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23
LATER NEWS.

Governor Rogers, of Washington,
has vetoed the two school text book
bills passed by the recent Legislature.
NJ. Cambon, the French ambassa-
dor, has called at the department OF
state and served formal notice OF the
signing of the peace treaty at Madrid.
The navy department has been adj
vised OF the arrival at Manila Of the
battle-ship Oregon and Iris. Admiral
Dewey cabled that the Oregon is in a
tit condition for any duty.
A tornado has swept over large
area of the South. The loss of ife1 land
destruction OF property has been es-
pecially heavy in Tennessee, Alabama.
Arkansas and Mississippi.
A Finnish deputation OF 400 persons,
who recently arrived at st. Peters,
burg. to petition the car against the
classification deecress, has been Or
dered to return home Immediately, the
car refusing to receive its members.
George Dewey, jr., has received
letter from his father. the admiral.
which he says he is in good health, al
though somewhat fatigued. The adj
miral expressed the hope that his task
would be finished before long.
The California Legislature has adj
journed without electing a United
States senator Nineteen ballots were
taken during the last days session,
and lO4 ballots since the converting of
that body.
The International Steam Pump
Company has been organized in Jersey
City. All the prominent steam manu-
facturers in the city are said to have
gone into the combine. The COM
pany has capital OF 27.OOO,OOO.
Two expIo sions have occurred at the
government ammunition factory at
BOurges. IN the shell.flling shop.
Three men were killed and five were
injured. At Marseilles a cartridge ex-
ploded. blowing up quantity of gur-
powder. Three men were injured and
great damage was done to the building.
The impartial, of Madrid. asserts
that republican plot has been discov-
cred in the province OF Seville; that
three OF the leaders have been arrested.
and that Carlis movements have taken
place at Perpignan, capital of the
French department Of the Eastern Pyr.
enees. where arms are said to be ac-
cumulating.
BY the burning of the Windsor no.
tel, in New York, l6 persons lost their
lives, and others will probably die from
injuries received. The number of
missing is &c. and 81 were injured.
Jewelry to the value Of 81, 900, 900, be-
longing to guests, was lost The
Windsor was large but old building,
ALL burned very rapidly.
The directors of the Pacific Coast
Company declared a dividend Of AZ
and 2 per cent on preferred and com.
mon stock.
Reports of the likelihood of renew
al OF the trouble among the Indians at
Leach Lake, Mimi, are not credited at
the Indian bureau, at Washington.
A report is current involving the es-
tablishment in San Francisco by the
most widely known financial men of
the world of commercial bank. with
q paid-up capital of 5,Oo0,O0O
The snow-bound train on the Chey.
enne & Northern at Wheatland has
been abandoned by the company Off
Gals. who will take steps to rescue the
passengers by sleds.
Acting Postmaster General Heath
has issued an order directing that here
after fees for postal money orders issued
in the United States for payment in
Cuba shall be the same as those fixed
for domestic money orders.
Orders have been issued for the mus.
ter out of the First Texas at Galveston \
and the Second Louisiana at Savannah. \
Both regiments are now at Havana. A
The Sixth company volunteer signal
corps, at Augusta, Ga. was also ordered
mustered out.
The drought which was threatening
the loss of millions of dollars to Cali
fornia has been broken by a rain storm
continuing for several days. Reports
show that both grain and fruit crops
are in excellent condition through the
big Sacramento valley.
A special from Madrid says: Pre-.
mier Silvela, in an interview just pub.
lished, spoke in favor Of the interven.
ton of France for the purpose Of eb-
tanning permission from the United
States for Spain to resume direct negO-
tiations for the release of the Spanish
prisoners held by the Philippine rebels. |
Six men have arrived at st. Michaels T,
from the North American Transporta-
tion & Trading Company's steamer, P.
b. Weare, which is ce-bound in the !,
Yukon, near Holy Cross mission. The
men do not think they will be able to
save her in the spring. Seven men
left the steamer, but one got lost COM
ing down, and the others think he was
frozen to death. I'LL
A party of some so members OF con.
gress, senators and representatives, will
accept the invitation extended by gem
tlemen representing Panama canal in