Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-19
LATER NEWS.


Ten people persisted by the burning
y; the steamer Nutmeg State at Long
Island sound.
Montana and Kansas troops were
entertained at rousing reception ~
! Oakland, Cal.
Chicago is making ARRANGEMENTS lot
tho entertainment of Admiral Dewey
during next month.
The navy department has substituted
the Ranger for the Badger as one VI tae
reinforcing fleet OF the Philippines.
Visitors to the Yellowstone Park for
the season Just closed numbered JOB.
Many foreigners were among the TOUR
ists
The steamer W. P. Ketchan ran
down the little schooner Typee IN Lake
Huron. The Typee was instantly SUNK
and four of her crew were drowned.
A street car filled with 40 passengers
collided with passenger train on the
Santa Fe road at Dallas, Texas. Hall
OF the passengers were hurt, three
fatally.
The strike OF the machinists en-
ployed by the Canadian Pacific has
ended. the officials OF the road having
consented to meet committee OF the
machinists and arbitrate.
The University OF Pennsylvania loot
ball eleven was defeated by the Carlisle
Indians by score OF l6 to 3, on Frank
lin field in 25.minute halves. The In
dams won because they played the bet
ter football.
The sultan of Turkey was drowned in
the Bosphorus, and the drowning Is
believed not to have been accidental.
Several ladies of the harem are suspect
ed of completely with members OF the
young Turk party.
The Beers captured an arlnored train
from Kimberley to Vryburg, killing
three British soldiers and woundlng a
captain. All the Others on the train,
except the engineer, were taken prison
ers. The engineer escaped.
The transport officials at San Fran.
cisco, expect that five vessels will sail
for Manila within week or 10 days.
The Tartar and the Manuense will be
the first transports ready. The Olym.
pia and Pennsylvania may 60 to Port
land to take on troops there.
A decision OF great importance in
bankruptcy cases has been handed down
BY Judge Jenkins in the United States
circuit court of appeals, at Milwaukee,
Wis. The court ruled that judgment
secured against an insolvent person
within four months preceding the filing
Of bankruptcy is void.
Diplomatic relations between Great
Britain and the Transvaal government
have been broken.
The first steamship of the Portland.
Manila line will leave the latter port
about December LIST.
Peace negotiations in Venezuela have
failed. decisive battle between the
government troops and insurgents is
expected this week.
The Twentieth Kansas regiment has
arrived at San Francisco. The Occa.
sion was celebrated in Topeka, Kan,
by big demonstration.
Preparations for receiving the First
Washington volunteers at Seattle have
been completed. An entertainment
fund of 81, 1000 has been provided.
With defamation that was felt in
towns many miles distant, two of the
powder mills OF the Aetna company's
works near Millers, Ind, blew up.
Two employees are missing.
One of the most serious car famines
ever recorded exists among the big
railroad terminals in Chicago. Several
of the roads report that the congestion
of business has assumed the proportions
OF blockade.
The forest fire which has ragged for
two days on Mount Tamalpas, Cal,
threatening the towns of Millvalley
and Larkspur, and many costly coun.
try residences, has been extinguished
by timely rain.
The Transvaal Official Gazette con.
talns q proclamation calling upon all
burghers domiciled outside the repub.
lie to present themselves forthwith for
service, failing which they will be
fined, imprisoned, and their property
contiscated.
In the event OF war between Great
Britain and the Transvaal, as result
of the Boer ultimatum, orders have
been cabled to, the cruiser Montgomery,
which was last reported at Pernam.
buco, directing her to proceed to Della.
goa bay and cooperate with the consul
at Pretoria in the protection Of Ameri.
can interests.
Dispatches from Manila announce
that Captain Woodbridge Geary, of the
Thirteenth infantry, was killed in &C.
ton. Captain Geary was an Oregon
boy, and went to West Point from Cor.
Wallis. He served throughout the Pucr.
to Rican campaign. and last spring was
transferred to the Thirteenth and sent
to Manila.