Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-04-13
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection OF Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
in . Condensed Form.

Braddock, Pa. The building was
wrecked.
William A. Phillips, son Of an In
diana missionary, has been arrested for
insanity in Oakland, Cal. Oven study
is the cause
A Pennsylvania freight train. near
Greenburg, ran into and killed James
Dristell and John Clark, and injured
John McAllister.
James F. Elwood. of Brooklyn, fell
dead in the betting ring at Bennings
after cashing ticket on Tuttut, win.
ner OF the third race.
The president has signed a procla.
nation opening 10 settlement May 4,
the larger portion of the Southern Ute
reservation, in Colorado.
The German plan tor settling the
Samoan question suits England. As
America is also satisfied, joint high
commission will probably be named.
The United States transport Ingalls,
arrived at Port Antonio, Jamaica,
with General Alger on board. She re-.
ported all we'll and proceeded to Porto
Rico.
The law does not prohibit the sale Of
liquor in army canteens. Attorney.
Genearl Griggs has rendered decision
to that effect at the request of the sec.
retary OF war.
AT mass meeting of miners of the
central district of Iowa, it was voted
to order strike. to take effect at once.
The decision involves 1000 miners.
Operators are firm in refusing to raise
the scale.
A wedding in swelllom was cele.
brated in New York. W. X. Wander
bilt, jr.. son Of the millionaire, and
Miss Virginia Fair, a daughter of San
Francico, were married Many costly
presents were given the happy couple.
Carter H. Harrison has been re-
elected mayor of Chicago by a total
vote Of 146,9l4, against lOS,3O for
Gina X. Carter, the Republican candi.
date, and 45.40 for John P. Altgeld,
the independent Democrat.
A committee, whose members are OF
all the nationalities in Manila, headed
by John Mcleod, an Englishman, has
been organized for the purpose of in
terviewing the Filipino leaders and pc.
titiOning for the release of the Spanish
prisoners, in the name of humanity.
lilo lilo has been almost wiped out as
the result OF the recent fighting.
The president has appointed viii.
liam B. Sampson postmaster at Skag-
way. Alaska.
The "Spider and Fly" company was
arrested at Tacoma for violating the
Sunday law.
At FL Paso, Walter Durham, an
American, shot and killed Jesus Mann
pela, a Mexican.
Germany is said to be concentrating
a fleet at Annoy, with the intention Of
selling Futsien.
The Two Hundred and First New
York regiment has been mustered out
at Camp Wetherill.
Bob Brown was hanged at Glasgow,
Ky. His crime was murder Of his
father in-law. Lewis McClelland.
At Minneapolis, John McGraw. q
miller. shot and killed his landlady.
and then shot himself. Jealousy.
Miss Carrie Rogers was married to
William Blackman at Olympia. The
bride is daughter OF Governor Rogers.
A report of the effects of the gun fire
of Dewey's ships May last shows
that 1877 Spaniards were killed and 2l4
wounded.
A cracker trust is to be formed on
the Pacific coast. Agents are now
visiting the principal cities. and it is
said all the leading factories will be
in it.
The Edward Hines Lumber Com
pany, of Chicago, has purchased &c..
000,0 feet in Wisconsin. the second
largest deal made this year, and the
consideration is about $3.50, 900.
In decision handed down by Justice
Peckham, the United States supreme
court holds the war tax law constitu-
tional as applied not only to stock ex.
changes but to livestock yards as we'll.
Five men working in a deep, narrow
ditch at Joplin, NO., lost their lives by
a cave-in that caught them from both
sides. Four of the men were buried
under Is feet of earth and rock and the
bodies have not yet been recovered.
The work Of searching the ruins of
the Windsor hotel fire in New York
has been finished. The contractor
thinks there are no human remains
left in the ruins. The total of the
known dead now numbers As, and sew.
eral persons are still missing.
Minor News It~ms.
Andrew G. Fowle. who died OF heart
failure at his home in Newark, N. j.,
aged 70 years in 1862 constructed for