Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-05
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 Hemisphere Presented
in u Condensed Form.

Russians are moving 10000 men to
ward New Chwang.
Democrats of Arkansas nominated
jeff Davis for governor.
st. Louis strikers now believe their
only hope lies in boycott.
An attempt was made to assassinate
Emperor William OF Germany.
DR.. Jameson has been elected mem.
her OF the Cape parliament.
Two deaths and many prostrations
from heat in Pittsburg, Pa.
Hot weather and no rain il disas.
trous to crops in North Dakota.
Storms played havoc with the crops
at The Dalles, Or, and in the vicinity.
Steamer Cleveland arrived at Seattle
from Nome. She reports five wrecks.
Heavy rain and subsequent foods are
doing great damage in British Column
bia.
Director of Posts in Cuba Rathbone
has now been permanently suspended
and may be prosecuted.
Chinese minister in Berlin says the
empress cannot be deposed, hut might
be coaxed of the throne.
Ex-Governor Talyor, OF Kentucky,
logged by detectives and broken in
health, is at Niagara Falls.
President Mckinley wants to know
why the Monocacy did not fire on thu
Taku forts when fired upon.
Beers in small bands are harassing
large columns of the British. Dewet
leads the guerrilla operations.
At the Seaside Athletic Club. noCey
Island, N. Y, Gus Rubin knocked
out Tom Sharkey in the 18th round.
The force under Admiral Seymour
has been located. Admiral kempff re.
ports it is ten miles from Tien Tsin.
Roosevelt is going to Oklahoma tc
attend the Rough Riders convention,
but will not make political speeches.
Chinese difficulties affect Kentucky's
ginseng trade, by which hundreds have
made their living Prices have gone
down.
Illinois Democrats Endorsed Bryal.
and the Chicago platform, and nOmi-
mated Samuel AlschMler. OF Aurora, for
governor.
+. h. Fargo, brother of j. g. Fargo,
president OF the American Express
Company, and of William g. Fargo.
f~--a~. ~s th~ ur-h- T.-c.. r~r-nsa
Company, il dead ut his home in New
York, aged 81.
The Chinese restriction bill, increas-
ing the tax on Chinese immigrants
FROM $50 to 500, has been adopted by
the house Of commons at Ottawa.
Canada. The measure also restricts
the immigration OF Japanese to IL per
month.
Mayor Harrison, OF Chicago, will not
run for governor Of Illinois.
Prohlbitionists. in national conven.
tion assembled ut Chicago, say they
will poll 800. 900 votes.
W. H.. Wade, an expert billiard
player, and Ivy many considered the
hest bank shot in America, is deal ut
Chicago.
Martin J. Russell, one OF the proprie.
tors of the Chicago Chronicle, died vt
Mackinac Island from complication
of diseases.
There were 1887 deaths from chol.
era out of 49, 79 cases during the week
ending June 49,. in the province Of
Bombay, India.
Oregon's vote. officially canvassed,
on the equal suffrage amendment WAS
as follows: for equal suffrage, 20, 1855;
against 20, 402.
The United States district judge at
St. Louis has issued restraining order
to prevent interference with the run.
ming Of street.cars.
General Wheeler says the war III the
Philippines is practically ended. A
force can easily be spared from the 10.
land for work in China.
A hot wave is prevalent in North
Dakota. Crops are in parched con.
dition. The thermometer at Grand
Forks registered l04 in the shade.
Affairs in Cuba are now SO tranquil
that soldiers are no longer needed.
The troops will be withdrawn and sem
TO Manila t. relieve the volunteers.
The Yaqui Indians have nearly ali
abandoned the warpath. Several hun.
dred are still hidden in the mountains
and make an occasional descent on $50.
lated ranches.
A strike has occurred among the Ia
borers employed by the Havana Flee.
trio Company, Cubans and Spanish, ON
the ground that they do not receive the
same wages as Americans who do SIM
liar work. The contractors reply that
Americans are worth far more than
Cubans.
American women, it il estimated,
hold $500, 100000 of national bank
stock and $l37. O0O.O00 Of private and
state bank stock.
In Germany one man in 2l3 goes to
college, in Scotland one in ESQ. in the
United States one in 1000, and in Eng.