Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-19
EVENTS VI THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two HenliHpherrS Presented
in u Condemned Form.


British stormed and took the town Of
Bethlehem, Dewet retreating.
The empress dowager again holds the
reigns Of government in China.
Three men we're killed by the explo.
sion of boiler at an oil works in
Astoria, Oregon.
The total casualties of the British. ~
result OF the Boer war, mp to date are
A., 1888 officers and men.
st. Louis street car strikers again
have their buses running in opposition
to the Transit Company.
The French ship L'Aquitaine has
sailed from Toulon with $50 infantry
and artillery for China.
New York tailOrs are again planning
a big strike. Contractors are violating
agreements made several wears ago.
DR.. Charles +. Mcdonald, the organ.
izer Of our postal money order system.
died at Hamilton, Ontario, aged ~
years.
Southern negroes may so to Hawaii.
Plantation owners of the island will
make them good offers with view to
dispensing with the troublesome Jap
laborers.
plot to assassinate President Nc.
kinley has been frustrated. 1t was
concocted Ivy group Of Spanish and
Cuban conspirators who had head
quarters in New York.
George A. Morse. AL aged and abso.
lutely helpless patient in the Agnew's
insane asylum. ut San Jose, Cal, was
slowly boiled to death iu a bath in the
mems ward OF that institution. lie
hot water was turned ON the attendant
left the room for towel, forgot his
patient, and did not return until the
imbecile WAS fearfully burned
A serious fire is raging ON Bull noun.
tain, Railroad creek and pompey's
Pillar, on the north side OF the Yellow.
stone river. Montana. 1t is extending
east to the Mussel Shell river. and il
sweeping the rapge like finder. rs
everything is dry. \ late report SAYS
that 20 head of horses belonging to
Ramsey, OF Billings, We're burned.
Vast tlocks OF sheep are in great danger.
Tien Tsin is hard pressed by so, 900
Chinese.
Cubans are pleased At the withdrawal
of American troops.
st. Lonis street car employees have
renewed their strike.
Chinese imperial troops are defend.
ing the foreigners in Pekin.
Chinese do not want religion and no
amount Of war can make them accept
it.
Battleship Oregon will not he sent
to Taku again unless absolutely neces-
gary.
1t is said America is to have 1000
men in the force OF 100. 200 to he used
in China.
The steamer Rosalie arrived Mt Seat.
tie from Lynn canal. with $500. 900 in
klon,iike gold.
American trade will he injured II
the powers decide to make war ON the
Chinese empire.
The Oregon must remain in dry dock
30 days. She has arrived at Che Foo
and will 60 to Japan at once.
Lii Hung Chang is again urging the
nd ctokp tah "a
strong government in the Chinese EN-.
pire.
George Horrick, il held at North Va.
kims on charge OF killing = s4naw on
the reservation. lie claims self.de.
Tense.
Rumo, is current that the Chicago &
Alton, Kansas City southern and Tn.
ion Pacific railways will be amslga-
mated.
DR.. Henry d. Cogewel, vol.
known philanthropist and prohibition
list, is dead IT San Francisco, aged 50
gears.
Commissioner of Patents Duell il
aaid to be out for the nomination for
governor OF New York on the kspub.
lican ticket.
Japanese laborers in Hawaii are dis.
contented. Plantation managers have
conceded everything asked for and still
they are not satisfied.
The converter and billet mill OF the
Illinois Steel Company 1t Joliet, Ill.,.
resumed operations and nearly 1000
men were pnt to work.
Russian. French and German admi.
rails ut Tien Tsin are said to have ex.
pressed themselves a. unfavOrable e
Japan's being given free hand.
Roy q. Gage, OF Company c, Third
regiment. o. \. t., in their annual
encampment vt Salem, WAS drowned
in the Willamette river while bathing
During the last 3 wears the popula
ton of Germany has increased ~ per
cent, but the number OF doctors in the
German empire has increased no less
than So per cent. II this ratio 10
kept up, any statistician can forsee the
time when every German will be .
doctor. and the whole German popula.