Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-09
LATER NEWS.
The transport Senator has arrived
at Manila with reinfOr oements.

All dHtl-AiuoTICAll IecIIHS is DelIlS
created in Havana through the actions
OF the Cuban assembly.
The Bethlehem Iron Co.. of Bethle-
hem. Pa. has shipped three lO-inch
guns to Fort Wilson, at the western
city limits Of Port Townsend, Wash.
The Allan line of steamers has met
the cut of the other trans A tlantic lines
by cutting its rate to $45 for first cabin
and $50 for second cabin to Liverpool.
The congress just closed appropriated
a total of over 81, 700, 900 to be eApend-
ed in Washington and Oregon. under
the river and harbor, sundry civil and
Indian appropriation bills.
Admiral Dewey has raised his flag as
admiral on board the Olympia at Ma
Mia. Statutes were given the flag by
the British and German cruisers in
port. and by the United States fleet.
Admiral Dewey now holds the high
est rank in the hillary service Of the
United States arm Nr Havv. and ranks
with the highest Of r. H. he princi-
pa foreign navies. Lines pay is $l4,5oN
per ye4-
The Bombay correspon lent of the
Morning Post says: Tho hubonic
plague is raging here with unparalleled
severity. According to official returns,
there were 9l2 deaths last week, but
these quite underrate the mortality.
The Carpenter Steel Company. of
Reading. Pa. has shipped four car
loads OF projectiles Of various calibers
to the Norfolk navy-yard. They are
intended for both the army and navy,
and some of them will he used for coast
service.
Advices from juneau, Alaska, say
that new strike in the Porcuplne dis
trict has caused quite rush Of miners
to the Chilkat country The find was
made on Talikin creek which flows
into the Chlkat, about IL miles from
Haines' Mission.
Negotiations have been concluded for
the building by the Clamps of two and
perhaps three large ships of the ORR
entail q Occidental Steamship Com
pany, OF which company John d.
Spreckles is president. The new vessels
will be about 5000 tons each.
The lives OF nearly 100 persons were
jeopardized by a fire which broke out
in the Lackawanna Valley House block.
at Scranton, Pa, and communicated to
the second, third and fourth floors.
The occupants were taken out safely,
but clad only in their night clothes.
The Eighth United States volunteer
regiment is now being mustered out.
The Covington. KY, postoffice has
been robbed of stamps and money to
the amounst of 100000.
The pope has undergone an opera
tion for removal of long. standing
cyst which suddenly became infiamed.
Professor Wallace p. Day, a director
of the Illinois college of music, and
we'll known among musical celebrities
East and West. is dead at Jacksonville,
Fla.
By collision between passenger
train and "helper" locomotive on the
Southern Pacific near Hot Springs,
Nevada. the two engineers and the fire,
men OF the two engines were killed.
1t is said the United States has sent
dispatch to Madrid protesting against
the false statement being cabled from
Manila by General Rios, who forme' ly
commanded the Spanish troops in the
Philippines.
Among the passengers from Honolulu
on the steamer Australia, were Al SOL
diers from the Kansas and New York
regiments, six of whom have been dis.
charged. The others returned on ac-
| count of illness.
Rain has fallen in many sections of
California and the long-continued dry
,, spell is thought to be over. The pres
ent rain will save the wheat crop in
critical districts and add to production
where growth is favorable.
1t is reported in Madrid that Spain
authorized General Rios to offer the
Philippine republic $500, 900 for the re-
lease Of the Spanish prisoners. The
offer was Indignantly declined, and the
insurgents asked $1,000, 900.
1t is reported on good authority that
the interests Of the Royal Baking Pow
der Company. the New York Baking
Powder Company and the Cleveland
Baking Powder Company have been
sold to William Zeigler for between
81, 900, 900 and $l2, 100000
Affairs are still unsatisfactory in
Samoa. The provisional government.
it appears, is interfering with the ma
tive and British subjects, and also
with the servants of the British SUBJ
jects, and is taxing the Malietoa people
81, and the Mataafa people 81 each.
Lord Herschell, one Of the joint high
com issioners from Great Britain, who
was sent to take leading part in the
negotiations between the United States
and Canada. died suddenly in Washing.
ton. He expired in half an hour after
being taken ill. Heart failure was
the cause.
DR.. Rafael, the German president of