Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03
EVENTS OF TIE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interestine election Of Items From
the Two Hemisphere Presented
In = Condensed Form.
The Duke of Argyle il dead.

The Duke of Argyle is dead.
Plum bers OF Chicago have gone on a
strike.
Turkeys reply to the United States
Is unsatisfactory.
| Roer peace com missioners' mission
has been failure.
China is growing more and more
! opposed to the "open door,"
Japan will take steps to stop the
emigration of her coolies to this
country.
Captain Denning, on trial before
court martial at San Francisco, has
pleaded guilty.
/ Frank l.. Campbell has been nomin.
.ted to succeed Webster Davis, rs as.
sistant secretary OF the interior.
William A. Clark, OF Montana, will
resign his seat in the United States
/ senate, having decided that it will be
wiser to retire gracefully.
Vote Oh the Quay case was taken in
the senate with the result that the
Pennsylvania senator was shut out by
one vote. 1t stood 32 to 33.
Floods in the South grow worse.
Traffic in Louisiana and Mississippi is
paralyzed. and the crop and property
damage will amount into millions.
| John Horton, u negro, his wife and
| four children. were drowned in the
backwaters of Pearl river, near Jack.
son, Miss, while trying to escape from
the floods.
At meeting of 1900 l'oer sympa
thizers held in San Diego, Cal. resolu-
tions were adopted expressing the hope
| that the United States would seek Ivy
it's good offices to end the war.
The treasury department will inyes.
tigate the rumors Of the alleged illegal
landing OF japanese OK the Pacific
coast. An inspector has been ordered
to go to Seattle and make complete
report on the matter.
The Sixty-ninth Regiment Veterans
Club. of New York City. celebrated the
39th anniversary of their departure for
want House. Just before the close OF
the festivities, Sergeant John Gleason,
who has been in the regiment for 40
wears, offered u resolution Offering the
services of the regiment TO Paul Kruger.
Before introducing the resolution. Ser
geant Gleason said: III am willing
and prepared to 20 to the front with
Paul Kruger now. although have not
shouldered gun for 40 years" The
resolution was adopted with tremend.
GUS cheering.
Rivera. secretary Of agriculture in
Cuba. will resign.
Coal has advanced in price for the
first time in 10 years.
Croton Landing, n. ", strike is
considered at an end.
| Alaska is badly in need of laws.
Settlers on lands there cannot acquire
a title.
Webster Davis, until recently assist.
ant secretary of the interior, says he is
out of politics.
Governor Taylor. of Kentucky, de.
MES that he is fleeing from the grand
jury indictment.
Massachusetts Democrats will pay
81, 100 u day for their hotel accomoda.
tions at Kansas City.
| In an interview, General Lew-Wal.
lace. former minister to Turkey, says
the sultan is Mn honest man.
The steamship North Star. aground
near Victoria, has been hoated. The
vessel was only slightly damaged.
1t is reported that Pearl Harbor. Ha-
waii, is worthless as naval ren'lez.
vous until improvements are made.
Americans captured, killed and
wounded 1000 Filipinos last week,
with loss of nine killed and is
wounded.
1t is expected that $4,000 working.
men and women will be in line in the
May day parade which will take place
in New York City.
At Madison Square Garden, New
York City an elephant in Forepaugh
& Sells circus was thoked to death in
All effort to subdue him.
Members of the "Boxels' society
have massacred many Chinese Catho.
lies near paro Ting Flu. in the province
Of ri Chi Lii. southwest OF Tien.Tsin.
A paper has been signed by all the
business men except two of Walla
Walla agreeing to close their places
every evening except Saturday at 8
| o'clock.
The capture of Bocas del Toro. and
the threatened attack On Colon by Co.
lombian revolutionists. may compel
forcihle intervention by the govern.
ment OF the United States to preserve
the perfect neutrality of the lsthmus OF
Panama, guaranteed by the United
States in the treaty Of 1916.
Colorado congressman want sol.
dier's home established ut Denver.
John II. Reagan, the sole surviving
member of jefferson Davis confederate
cabinet, is writing his recollections.
John William Rey. famous min.
strel 40 years ago, is dead at his home
| in North Patterson. \. L.. AGED ~ yeArs.