Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-18
EVENTS OF TIE DAY
Epltome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Ita,,. From,
the Two HemisPheres Presented
in Condensed Form.

All hope of reconvening the Joint
Americana Canadian commission in
August has been abandoned.
The Chinese legation at Washington
protests against the restriction of
chinese immigrants to Cuba.
Acting Secretary Meiklejohn has de.
clded that the Chinese exclusion act
does not apply to our new possessions.
Newest trusts: Window glass. $50
ooo, GOO. will control 80 per cent of the
product; pillow manufacturers, 500, OOO,.
600.
In spite OF precautionary measures
virulent smallpox is spreading in Ger.
many. The disease was imported into
the country by Russian laborers.
The Algerites regard the beef report
as complete vindication, and are
happy; General Miles refuses to talk:
congress may make another inves.iga-
ton next fall.
Ex-President Harrison is on his way
to France as counsel for Venezuela in
its boundary dispute. Ex-Secretary Of
the Navy b. f. Tracy is associate coun-
sci, and may accompany him.
Governor Thomas, of Colorado, has
wired Adjutant-General Corbin as fol-
lows: 'The reported interview of
mine in the Denver News concerning
the Colorado volunteers is false and
Malicious"
Rioters attempted to blow up West
Duluth street car with dynamite.
There were 10 passengers in tn car and
they all received slight bruises. The
car was thrown violently on its side,
and its trucks We're blown to pieces.
The beef-packers are bringing tre-
mendous pressure to bear on the presl-
dent to remove General Miles from
command of the army in spite OF the
closing recommendation of the Wade
| beef court that no further action be
taken.
At Jam estown, O., Postmaster
George A. Mclaughlin, with some boy
friends, was putting "tick-tack" on a
window at the home of his friend, f.
!
through the window, killing McLaugh-
| lin instantly.
An Adelaide, South Australia, dis.
patch saws: The British ship Loeb
Sloy. Captain Nicol, from Clyde on
January 3. for Adelaide and Mel
bourne, was wrecked on Kangaroo
island, April "a. Five passengers and
30 of the crew were drowned.
Several negros were killed in storm
which swept over chambers county,
Georgia.
At fire in Massillon, o.. one fire.
man WAS killed and wol khan fatally
injured.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley
have gone to Hot Springs, Va, for a
10 days vacation.
Fifteen cases Of disease in Leclaire,
Ia, have been identified by officers Of
the state board Of health as smallpox.
The Davenport council has declared
a quarantine against Leclaire.
The Topeka Capital has started a
popular subscription to purchase a
sword for General Funston, the brave
Kansan. Every county, town and city
in the state is asked to contribute.
George Olmstead, conductor of the
train the Wardner rioters stole. has
been arrested. He ran between Wal
lace and Burke for years. yet persists
he did not recognize any of the crowd.
At Doniphan, Kan, District Judge
Stuart refused to grant divorce to
Ellen Phillips from P. O. Phillips, be-
cause their marriage was brought about
by an advertisement in a matrimonial
paper.
Major Marchand, leader of the
famous Marchand expedition. which
was returning from Fashoda, on the
Nile. to the Red sea, en- route to
France is reported to have been killed
by a band of marauders.
The Missouri house has passed and
sent to the governor an important Dill
reouiring Missouri corporations to
keen their principal office in the state,
and providing that at least three di'
rectors shall be residents of Missouri.
Governor Stanley, OF Kansas, has
addressed to the governors of Western
states pressing invitations to attend
the annual convention OF the trans
Mississippi commercial congress
which will be held in Wichita, May
81 to June 3, inclusive.
Representatives of more than score
of the leading pillow manufacturing con-
earns of the United States met in Chi.
cago and virtually completed organlza-
t;on into which it is proposed ulti-
mately to take all manufacturers OF
AGRICULTURAL implements. The cap
italization of the new com blnatlon ls
nlaced at over 500, 100000.
| Minor News Items.
II will take 45, 900 men next year to
handle the United States census.