Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-11-08
EVENTS OF THE DAY

Ar Interesting Collection of Item. From
the Two Hem:sphc res Presented
In u Condensed Form.
France may send large force ia
Canton.
China proposes an indemnity OF $4O,.
100000.
Ex.President Cleveland stands for
sound money.
President Kruger will travel incog.
nito in the capitals OF Europe.
The official announcement Of the tc ..
tai population of the United States for
1900 is 1895, 22O.
Emperor Nicholas, of Russia, will
propose another conference with view
of settling the Chinese question.
General D. NJ. Frost. for so years
one of the best known residents of st.
Louis, is dead at that city, aged ~.
Major Henry j. Hearty, editor OF
the Daily States and one of the strong
est newspaper writer's in the South, is
dead at New Orleans. He was 80
years of age.
TIE transport Hancock has arrived
at Manila with three companies of the
Fourth and four companies of the
Twenty.fifth infantry and three officers
and 100 men OF the marine corps.
The United States transport Mead
arrived at San Francisco, % days from
Manila. The Mead brought 254 sick
soldiers, s insane and Is dead. Eight
piivates died on the voyage.
Smallpox has broken out on mum.
Der OF Indian reservations in the West
and 1t is feared that when the cold
weather sets in the epidemic will be.
come more widespread and more malig.
nant.
One man was killed and six others
injured, one perhaps fatally, in col.
lision on the Chicago & Alton railroad
near Mitchell. Ill. The passengers re.
ceived a shaking up, but none was ser.
iously hurt.
The government of Russia for the
second time within two montha has
imposed special tax for the benefit OF
the Red Cross Society. The first wac
. tax of from to 10 rubles upon Ii.
censes to travel abroad, according to
the length of the time for which the
license was granted, and now railway
tickets are taxed kopecks when the
fare is rubles or upwards. 1t is esti.
mated that the ticket tax will yield
$4,000 yearly and that on licenses
100000. 1t is understood that the
czarina, whose interest in the Red
Cross Society is keen, originated the
idea of imposing the taxes.
Alvord, the absconder. was arrested
In Boston.
Japan wishes to hold the balance OF
power in the Orient.
The cigarmakers of Tampa, Florida,
are out OH strike.
Fall fishing on the Columbia is
about at an end.
Venezuela was visited by a great
earthquake, killing 10 persons.
Damage by flood is reported from La
Crosse, Wis.,. and Winona, MINI.
Professor Max Muller. the famous
philologist. died in London, aged n.
There was a general resumption OF
work in the Pennsylvania coal region.
The new gold strike in the Baker
City, Or. country. is extensive and
rich.
A Democratic leader predicts that
Idaho will give Bryan a majority Of
5000.
Chicago postoffice clerks have aftili'
ated with the American Federation Of
Labor.
The Beers are said to have $1,000
armed men in the field in Orange River
colony.
Prince Hohenlohe says he resigned
because he was ignored on importan
occasions.
Chinese hooters stole Manchu thron
and colossal archaeological objects o
great value.
Boxers at Pao Ting Flu declare tn
provincial treasurer ordered them t
kill foreigners.
Prince vi and Wing Men are adde
to the list of those whose execution
France has demanded.
More than $50, 900, 900 in gold duf
and bullion has been deposited in Seat
tie assay officethis year.
Seven people were killed and .
many injured in Northern Pacifl
train wreck near Livingston. Mont.
Many persons we're injured and pc
haps killed. and q dozen building
wrecked in q New York fire and 81
plosi0n.
At spoakne, WASH. Mrs. Edit
Strobei, wife of an engineer on Il
Great Northern, killed herself by blow
ing ont her brains with revolve
She was 80 years Of age. and before b
marriage was Tekoa, WASH. gil
Temporary insanity IL said to ha
been the motive.