Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-02-16
EVENTS OF TIE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of Items From
tho Two Hemispheres Presented
In Condensed Form.

Do sent W MdulIa Will supplies IOI
Dewey.
The American losses in killed and
wounded in the recent battle at Ma
Mia, is officially given at ESQ. and the
losses of the insurgents at 1000.
Gen. Gomez will arrive in Havana
in few days, where he will meet Sem
ator Proctor, and aid in carrying out
his promise to disband the Cuban
army.
In the New York assembly resolu.
ton urging the unseating OF Congress-
man-elect Roberts, because of his iden-
LITIGATION with polygamy, was adopted
by a viva voce vote.
Representative Stallings. 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.
The government forces defeated and
captured the Colorados, who recently
revolted against Senior Cuestes, the
provisional president of Uruguay.
4 Tranquility is now restored.
Agoncillo, the representative of the
so-called Filipino government, and who
left this country for Canada, upon hear
ing of the outbreak at Manila is being
closely watched by secret service de-
tectives. Agoncillo was in Montreal
at last reports.
Mrs. Botkin's attorneys have given
notice of an appeal from the conviction
and sentence of lite imprisonment re-
Gently passed upon her. Judge Carroll
Cook allowed 10 days. stay of execu-
I ton, and 20 days in which to prepare
bill of exceptions.
President Mckinley has pronounced
sentence on Gen. Eagan. recently tried
by court-martial. The sentence was
dismissal from the army, but the presi.
dent commuted this to suspension for
ak years, which covers the time prior
to Eagan's retirement in 1905.
The steamers Justin and Celtic. now
at Mare island, are being overhauled,
and in few days will be ready to sail
for the Philippines, following the sup
ply vessel Centennial, which left on
the 9th. The Justin will carry coal
for the fleet and the Celtic frozen meat.
Rear Admiral Dewey has captured
another schooner from Hong Kong load.
ed with arms and ammunition intended
for the insurgents in the Philippines.
1t is reported that the German consul
at Hong Kong was concerned in the
procuring and dispatch of the arms to
the islands.
The peace treaty was ratified by the
senate by majority of three votes over
the required three-fourths. The treaty
was ratified without amendment.
Isaac DINER. groceryman. doing
business in Portland, Or. was held up
ana robbed in his store about $3.50 in
the evening by a lone highwayman.
John NJ. Comstock, for 40 years
chief of the customs division OF the
treasury department. died in Washing.
ton after an illness of several weeks.
A monster petition to President Nc.
Kinley and the members of the joint
high commission is being signed, ask.
ing their assistance in securing the re-
peal of the alien exclusion act recently
passed by the government of British
Columbia. in which the Atlin mining
district is located.
According to a recent dispatch, 10
iron and steel sheet manufactures in
Pennsylvania. Ohio, West Virginia,
Kentucky and Indiana, controlling an
aggregate annual output of $4,000
tons of steel and iron sheets, are pre-.
pairing to consolidate. This action, it
is added. is made necessary by the COM
bination of tin-plate plants, and it is
believed that the proposed consOlida-
ton will eventually be absorbed by the
tin-plate trust.
Local representatives at Tacoma adj
NIT that the street railway systems Of
that city are to be consolidated, with
Eastern capitalists in control. A COM
panv with -, 600. 600 capital has been
organized to operate all street-cars and
furnish power to manufactures. A
water power plant will be constructed.
Representatives OF J. p. Morgan & Co. !,
the Northern Pacific railway, Union
Pacific and the o. K. & N, with local
men. are interested in the deal.
| The two highwaymen who for the
past two months have been holding up
citizens and stores and terrorizing all
Portland are safely lodged in Jail. One
of them, Harry Tracy, was arrested by
| Detective Weiner after shooting
ARRAY that stopped passenger train
and reused whole neighborhood. The
other, Dave Merrill, fell into the
hands of Detectives Cordano and Ford
Sunday, and gave the information
which led to the capture Of his accom-.
plice. Both are ex-convicts and des.
perate men.
Minor News Items.
Tho towp Of Ct;1aoboro n, ,,o.