Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-11-22
EVENTS OF THE DAY
An Int resting Collection of Items From
tho Two Hemisphe Presented
in = Condensed Form.

Ambassador Choate lectured On
Lincoln at Edinburgh.
Terry McGovern defeated Kid Broad
ct Tattersalls, Chicago.
The treaty OF Paris was denounced
ct the Spanish. American congress.
Industrial commission hears testi.
mony on labor strikes and sweatshops.
Indemnity claims by Philippine cor.
porations will be submitted to congress.
A bill to disiranchise negroes was
introduced in the Georgia legislature.
President Mckinley asks the mem.
beers of the cabinet to remain with
him.
Brazil and Argentina may force Chile
to grant Boliva's demands in regard to
coast lines.
Union labor makes demand for
state positions in Washington under
new regime.
An Idaho dance hall tragedy result
ed in the death of two men at the
town OF Gem.
Thirteen persons were killed and IA
others injured seriously in fire damp
explosion in the Pluto coal mine, at
Wiosa, near Brux. Germany.
In an explosion in gelatine mixing
house of powder company at Lo.
brante, CAL. Is miles from San Fran.
cisco, one white man and two Chinese
were killed.
A special dispatch from Tien Tsin.
says force of Russians has captured
the arsenal northeast of Yeng Tsun,
with tritiing loss, killing 200 Chinese
and capturing quantity OF arms and
treasure.
Max J. Lasar, the diamond smuggler,
pleaded guilty in the United States
court at Buffalo, N. Y. He was fined
$500 and sent to the Erie county Jail
for six months. He smuggled dia.
lnonds which were sold for $31. 900.
The bodies OF 90 persons who were
killed by the collapse OF houses inshore
by the typhoon which struck Hong
Kong recently, have been recovered.
More than SO bodies have been taken
from the harbor, and the remains Of
many victims are still to be found.
The damage to property and crops is
enormous.
The Paris exposition Is closed.
Russian troops are being Withdrawn
from Pekin.
The military force in Porto Rico is to
be reduced.
Admiral Crowinshield says our navy
IL crippled by lack Of men.
The ENJOYS at Pekin have agreed up.
on basis OF negotiation.
Chinese are worried by the recent
executions at Pao Ting Flu.
Henry Willard died at his home near
Dobbs Ferry, N. Y, aged 65.
Marcus Daily, the Montana copper
king, is dead, aged 60 years.
Morocco declines to pay the United
States demands for indemnity.
Congress will be asked to provide for
The British reoccupied Philoppolis. in
South Africa. after four hours fighting.
Importation OF American steel bars
threatens extinction OF England's in.
dustry.
The election OF Beckham, Democrat,
~ governor Of Kentucky. will not be
contested.
Spanish papers print letter from
Don Carlos condemning the recent up.
risings.
The reform in the British army will
require in future 10 months Of scientific
drill for the soldier.
A fatal hotel fire occurred at Popo.
lar Bluff. Mo-, in which four persons
were burned to death.
The mineworkers OF America wish to
have operators meet them to arrange
annual scale OF wages.
Ex-senator John l.. Wilson an.
nonnces his retirement from political
leadership in Washington.
Ii Hung Chang says demands for
punishment Of Prince Tuan and the
dowager empress are too humiliating.
There is still some friction among
miners and operators in the anthracite
section, but 1t may be peacefully I'D.
justed.
The annual report OF the United
States Indian commissioner says Indian
population has not decreased since set.
Element of the country by the whites.
Two passenger trains collided on q
curve on the Missouri. Kansas q Texas
railway. between Sherman and Denni.
son, Texas. d. II. Weaver. fireman.
was killed. A. g. Andrews, vice. pres.
ident OF the Grayson county bank. OF
Sherman. was probably fatally injured.
Japan has passed law to pro.
hibit lads under 20 years Of age from
smoking.
The home of the late Bayard Taylor
at Westchester, Pa. kown as Cedar.
croft. was sold at sheriff's sale to sat.
isfy q claim.
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