Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
LATER NEWS.

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The specie imports at New York for
the week were $50, 1926 gold, and $24..
257 silver.
AT Butte, Mont. Lathrop d. Wal
lace. aged II, died from the effects Of
being struck by baseball while prac-
tcing.
Dewey day was celebrated formally
Or otherwise in a patriotic way from
Maine to Hawaii. and Alaska to Porto
Rico.
England and Russia have signed
selt-denylng agreement regarding
China which is intended to put an end
to the contention over railway and
other concessions in that country.
Seventeen farmers of Pemiscoot coun-
ty, in Southeast Missouri, have been
arrested on federal indictment charg-
ing them with cutting the levee. No
lenia is made by the farmers.
L. NJ. Pitkin, president of the Va
riety Iron Works Company, and one OF
the best known business men OF Cleve-
land, o., was struck and instantly
killed by Lake Shore flyer, at Colts,
"A suburb.
The report OF the Nicaragua canal
commission will be presented to the
president soon, with the report of the
Nicaragua route. The practical cost of
completing the canal and opening nav
igaton to vessels of all nations is:
Maximum. $l35, 000,0 900; possible
minimum, 500, 900, 600.
The United States collier Abarenda
has sailed for Pago Page, Samoa. In
addition to structural material for the
coal pier at Page Pago, the Abarenda
carries 5000 tons of coal for the war
ships at Samoa. The steel pier is to
he put down on "T"-shape piles, which
will be screwed into the coral bottom.
Three persons were killed and more
than dozen seriously injured. and so
less seriously injured, as the result of
wreck on the Rochester d Lake On
tariO RAILROAD, near Rochester, n. Y.
Two cars of an excursion train filled
with passengers left the track while
rounding curve at full speed, and
were completely wrecked.
Five men were killed and one fatally
injured by the explosion of a powder
press at Dupont's smokeless powder
works at Carney's Point, N. J. The
dead are: Captain Stewart. U. S. A,
powder inspector; Harvey Smith,
Joseph Yeagel, Isaac Frient, Amos
Morris, jr., wOikmen. A workman
named Russell was horribly mangled
bout the body. and lost the sight of
both eyes. He is not expected to live.
The Rothschilds' agents in New
York, deny that they are in the copper
trust.
Washington gossps say Miles will
be given command of the Philippine
army.
Private James L. Gilliland was shot
by Lieutenant John Mayeski during a
riot at Augusta, Ga.
The navy department has iepri-
manded Captain CoghIan. and the
incident is considered closed. y
The application of American immi-
grafton laws suits the Cubans. 1t
will shut out the Chinese and other
Objectionable aliens.
An important conclave of Roman
Catholic prelates from Mexico, Central
and South America will be held in
Rome on May 2S next.
The rise in copper has resulted in
the discharge of 2 1000 men in Kynochs,
England, where cartridge shells are
made for the government.
The cabinet has decided not to send
General Wheeler to the Philippines.
He will command the department of
Texas, soon to be organized.
Three hundred houses in Cuta, Hun
gary. have been burned. The remains
Of seven women and four children have
been taken from the 1uns.
Another gigantic combination with
nalf a billion capital, whose object is
to unite all the iron and steel interests
Of the country, is being formed.
Colorado convcts made counterfeit
silver dollars in the pententiary at
Canon City. The coins are SO we'll
executed as to deceive any one.
Chicago negroes are to hold an anti
ynching service to protest against the
ynching of the Rev. Lige Strickland
1T Palmetto, Ga, by mob OF white
men.
At Easton, Pa, Edward Harding
md j. ID. German were buried under
zoo tons OF slate, which fell in the Pen
Argyle quarry. A third man, an
Italian, was also killed.
A deal is pending in Chattanooga for
The purchase of Lookout Inn, on Look.
)ut mountain, by the Order of Rail.
way Conductors. 1t is the intention
ii the O. X. g. to convert the hotel
into a university.
AT Dexter, Mo-, one of the most
iendish crimes ever committed in
southeastern Missouri was the murder