Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-06-21
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of Items From
the Two 1iemis pheres Presented
in IL Condensed Form.

Fifteen hundred Beers surrendered to
General Brabant.
Half the town of Frances. Wash.
was DESTROYED by fire.
San Francisco's Chinatown will be
released from quarantine June %.
France talks of joining Russia and
Germany to restore order in China.
Beers have evacuated Laing's Mex,
and Butler is encamped on .)oubert's
farm.
San Francisco Chinese have won an.
other case against the board OF health
Of that city.
The steamer China arrived at San
Francisco from the Orient with $50
Chinese merchants.
Mrs. George II. Baker, widow of the
poet and eX-minister to Russia, is dead
at her home in Philadelphia.
Postmaster Graham, OF Salt Lake
City, Utah, was convicted of unlawful
cohabitation and fined $3.50.
! Americans at Chin kiang are in
need of protection, as u large number
of Boxers have halted at that place.
Russian authority says the present
trouble in China will be put down, but
q terrible upheaval will come later.
Nine. Augusta Lehman. once a
singer of international reputation, is
dead at Santa Cruz, CAL, aged 50
years.
The president has issued proclama-
ton formally announcing the establish
ment of reciprocity agreement with
Portugal.
\ score of passengers were injured,
some severely, by the derailing OF a
train on the Great Northern, near SUM
NIT, Mont.
General Otis says the Fiipinos are
quick and anxious to learn and suggests
that an educational system be adopted
in the islands.
General Macarthur reports the cap
ture of Rhizon, near Mexico, and Ca.
restany at Aicala, both important, the
latter "A very important leader Of tine
guerrillas in Pingasinan province, Luz
Zon.
+ The Yaqui Indians are causing trouble
for the Mexicans. They occupy the
impossible Bacatete mountains, \ range
80 mii,s in length, and it requires the
utmost vigilance Gu the part of Gen.
.eral Torres 5000 troops to mold them
in check.
The United States navy will build
warships aggregating over Sl0o.OOo..
900 in cost AS soon as the builders are
prepared to undertake the great pro.
gramme, which calls for l armored
ships and three highly improved Olym
pia type of cruisers.
Four persons were killed in troll.
ley.car accident at Providence, Il. ].
The Republican convention hall at
Philadelphia will seat $4,000 people.
Beers have torn up "a miles of rail.
road between Pretoria and kroonstad.
Beers captured British battalion
of 500 men at Roodeval, severing Rob.
erts' line OF communication.
Philippine rebels aim to follow the
tactics OF the Cuban rebels during the
war OF the latter against Spian.
The steamer City OF Seattle, which
arrived at Seattle from Alaska, brought
22O Klondlkers and $500, 600 in gold.
Senator Clark was given great ova.
ton at Butte, Mont. He made q
speech denouncing his enemies as per.
jurers.
Documents slezed in the Philippines
indicate that in rebel plot for an up.
rising in Manila. women were to take
important part.
Chinese minister in London says il
is bsurl that the powers should believe
the empress lowager is aiding the Box.
ers' movement.
May shipments of coal from Seattle
to San Francisco by water amounted to
90, 900 tons, or half OF the total amount
OF coal received at that port during
May.
Asa result of weeks scouting in
the Philippines. more than 200 in.
sureents were killed and 100 captured,
while l4O rifles, with ammunition and
stores were seized.
Two tive.story brick buildings, owned
by Geo. +. ketcham. ON West avenue,
New York, containing 1875, 200 bushels
OF grain, were destroyed by fire, caus.
ing loss OF $l40,O00.
In the preliminary examination OF
L. l.. Cook, charged with the murder
Of James Collins at Arlington, Or. a
physician testified that Collins could
easily have been saved.
1t is estimated that during the past
month various railroad corporations
have placed orders for 90, 900, 600 to 3d..
900, 900 feet Of Washington fir. mainly
in bridge timbers, dock stuffs and ties.
The bubonic plague has entirely die.
appeared from Honolulu.
Harry Kimball Shaw, OF Pittsburg.
Pa, gave dinner at Paris to 20 per.
sons that cost $4,000.
Ex-senator Quay, OF Pennsylvania,
l,os ounornnad hic ouuIi6uov for 70.