Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-22
EVENTS OF TIE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of Items From
the Two Heuisphsrss Presented
u. Condensed Form.

The revolution in Venezuela. under
the leadership OF Hernandez, is said to
be gaining Roadway.
The treasurer of Nez 'erce county,
Idaho, was arrested for depositing pub
lie funds in national banks.
Two hundred shareholders of the
Panama Canal Company met in Paris
and chose new board of directors.
A bill appropriating $3.50, 600 for the
enlargement of the postOIfice building
at Portland, Or, was passed in the
senate.
After an overhauling at Mare Island
navy yard, the Philadelphia will pro.
coed to the island of Tutuila, one of
the Samoans.
A branch of the miners union has
been formed ut Cornucopia. This is
noteworthy in that it is the first branch
to be formed in Oregon.
During the last three months nearly
$50 demented soldiers have arrived in
San Francisco from the Philippines,
and It it said 200 more are on the way.
The Corliss proposition for the gov.
eminent ownership of a Pacific cable
was defeated by the house COMMITTEES
on interstate and foreign commerce, by
vote of to 5.
F. O. TAFT, amatuer golf chapmion of
Great Britain in 1896 and 1898, was
killed during General MacDonald's re.
connaissance ut Kooder>herg, being shot
through the body. lie had previously
been wounded at Magersfontein.
The British ship County OF Edin-
burgh went ashore near Manasuan life
saving station, on the Jersey coast.
near Point Pleasant. She is hard and
fast aground, and it is expected to
break up. The crew were taken off in
the breaches buoy by the life-savers.
Iglisias and Eduardo Condo, Puerto
Rican labor leaders. have issued an
appeal to this government on behalf of
the workingmen of Puerto Rico. They
declare that the working class OF their
island have been reduced by reason OF
the war, the hurricane and the action
of this government since the storm, to
condition of extreme restitution.
BY an executive order, certain por'
ton OF the peninsula in the district
southern boundary, and embracing
Camp Point Spencer, has been reserved
for public purposes. The tract is
located on the west shore of Port CLAIR.
ence bay, comprising the peninsula on
which il Point Spencer. and includes
about four square miles.
Albay province is much harassed
by the Filipino rebels.
A territorial form of government is
recommended for Hawaii.
Dawson merchants are closing up
shop to go to Cape Nome.
Congressman Sulzer, of New York,
is talked of for Bryan's running mate.
Fire in the BROOKLYN navy yard de-
stroyed property to the value OF $780,.
900.
Four men We're fatally wounded dur.
ing riot at II dance in Northern Okla.
homa.
The strike Of the Cuban cigarmakcrs
has been settled. The effort was unsuc-
cessful.
Robbers made an unsuccessful at
tempt to hold up Santa Fe tain in
Oklahoma.
Elijah Cone, one of the oldest ncws-
paper men Of Wisconsin, was frozen to
death in Fond du Lac.
American miners are not allowed to
carry arms or ammunition into the
state OF Sonora, Mexico.
Chaplain Wells, just returned from
the Philippines, says there is too much
whiskey sold and used there.
The transport Siam, which lost 81
mules ont of $50 on her trip to Manila.
is back in San Francisco hnrbor.
The city OF Skagway protests against
the appointment OF II delegate tn con.
gress without the vote of the people.
Ed. Armstrong, Medforl, Or,
bricklayer, was shot and fatally in.
jured by A. j. Ilamlen, during ~ saloon
row.
Fire at the National Biscuit Com.
pany's works, at Worcester, Mass. do
stroyed property to the value OF $780,.
900.
The Kansas supreme court holds that
railways cannot be compelled to fur.
nish free transportation to livestock
shippers.
Buffers attack is now known to
have been no feint. tie was really de.
feated IN third attempt to reach
Lady smith.
Thomas G. Merrill, OF Salt Lake
City, widely known throughout the
West as an energetic worker in the sill.
yer cause, is dead
French railroads have ordered 30 10.
comotives from Philadelphia.
A Leipsic newspaper warns German
manufacturers may crowd them out OF
Russia.
A French court sent man to prison
for three months for insulting Queen
Victoria in a pamphlet.