Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-12-27
LATER NEWS.

Congef was instructed to sign the
note.
There is another hitch in the Chinese
negotiations. I
Troops are being concentrated In
Northern Cape Colony.
The English war Office has arranged
TO reinforce Kitchener at once.
Nicholas Darnell, . pioneer Of East
ern Oregon, is dead, aged 6S years.
Governor Geer asks Pacific Northwest
states to join Oregon in celebration OF
Lewis and Clarke centennial.
A mob at Gulf Port, Miss. lynched
q negro. 1t now appears that he was
the wrong man.
The supreme court of Ohio has dis
missed five cases brought under the
trust laws Of that state.
1t is probable that the president Will
visit Portland and the Puget sound
cities on his trip in May.
State of Washington pays $11,SOO
sugar bounty to local sugar beet fac'
tory for Spokane county crop.
The controller OF the currency has
appointed a receiver for the American
National Bank of Baltimore. IT Is
thought that depositors will be PAID IN
full.
The striking telegraph operators on
the Santa Fe have given up the nght.
Their places have been filled by new
men.
Over l 900 Christians are reported to
have been massacred by Turks. Inc
Turkish authorities show the utmost
Indifference.
The United States gunboat Annapolis,
which went aground opposite Lam
bert's point. Va, has been f1oated. 1t
is not thought that the vessel is in
jured.
A dispatch from Tien Tsin says:
"Prince Ching asserts that Emperor
KvauR Hsu, unaccompanied by the
Empress Dowaeer, left Sinan Flu De.
cember 10, bound for Pekin."
The dead body of Peter F. johnson
was found in a water ditch on Park
avenue, Puyallup. The presumption
ia that johnson fell into the ditch and
was unable to rescue himself.
A coal mine under the city Of Pitts
burg. Pennsylvania, has partially
caved in, allowing part OF the principal
street of the town to fall into the mine.
n ia feared other sections will also
sink.
Following the break of the Lulu is
land dyke, floods have caused further
damage to the seawalls protecting the
farmers of the Fraser river valley.
Owing to high tides, strong winds and
i. heavy rains, the lands have been badly
flooded, and the village OF Stevenson
is three feet under water.
All tho ministers at po1,i~ h"' .-
| England is alarmed over the Boel
invasion OF Cape Colony.
The senate committee made many
changes in the army bill.
The Morans, of Seattle, will not gel
the contract for new warship.
--vuuerson ia opposed to en-.
laryement of the Portland postoffice.
The river and harbor bill will not be
made public until after the holidays.
Martin Stickel, the self.confessed
Castle Rock assassin, will be hanged.
A company has been organized in
Iowa to build fish cannery in Alaska.
Senator Mcbride has asked for large
appropriation for customs service
launch at Astoria.
The Booth.Kelly Lumber Company
will change its headquarters from Sag.
inaw to Eugene, Or.
Anna E. Smith, was appointed post.
minstress at Camas valley. Or, vice
II. Allison, resigned.
Thomas Parker, a native of England,
was frozen to death near the m0ath of
White river. Klondike.
Samples of two dangerous counte, felt
silver coins have been obtained from
Portland and Sopkane.
A colliaion occurred on the Sumpter.
Baker City road in which two locomo.
tives were slightly damaged.
Memorial services were held at the
Oregon university in honor OF Henry
Willard. one of the colleges greatest
benefactors.
1t is announced that the total tax.
able property in the city of Salem.
Or. will be approximately $3.50, 900
less than last year.
A pitched battle IL imminent be.
tween the British under General Gle.
ments. who has been reinforced, and
the Doors under General Delarey.
The clearing house banks at Tacoma,
have decided that after January ],
they will accept Canadian silver at par.
Heretofore it has been taken at per
cent discount.
All attempts to float the British
steamer Laura. Captain Yule. from Sa.
vannah via Norfolk for Bremen. ashore
ON the coast OF Holland, near Potion,
have been unsuccessful.