Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-04
GERMANY WANTS WAR
She Will Meet China Single.
Handed.
SHANGHAI FORTS TO BIZ SEIZED
Capture Of the Chinese Navy Part Ot
Her Programme France Will
support Gersmany.


/ London, Sept. 27.-Only through
Adyires from New York, does the Brit
ish public learn that the United States
and Great Britain are once again
ranged together in opposition to the
continental powers. Apparently such
u grouping was entirely unexpected
both in l,erlin and London, and until
AL official statement is made comment
will be withheld.
The Daily Chronicle, however, de-
votes brief editorial paragraph to the
announcement, expressing a hope that
it is erroneous, and declaring THAT the
only way in which England can reap
the fruit OF her exertiuns in China is
10y standing shoulder to shoulder with
Germany and Japan as the only effeo'
tive counterpise to lsussO.French
Vaccinations and the weak. kneed poll
cy of America.
I Meanwhile, the news from China
Indicates that events are rapidly drift
ing in the direction OF war between
China and Germany.
''There is the best reason for believ'
ing" says the shanghai correspondent
of the Morning Post, THAT Count Won
Waldersee, on arriving at Taku, will
present an ultiuatum demanding the
surrender OF tive leaders OF the anti'for.
eign uprising. After few hours
grace he will formally declare war. and
taking advantage uf Germany's posi-
ton AZ a belligerent he will proceed to
seize everything available with the
German forces and feet.
cit is expected that Germany will
take the WI Sing f"rts and the kiang'
an arsenal, thus dominating Shanghai.
1t il also believed that she will attack
the Kiang Win forts. Oh tho Yangste.
from the land side. and endeavOr tn
seize the Chinese fleet, including the
valuable new cruisers. Failing this,
she will at least occupy all tile prov
inces Of Kiang Su north Of the inntse.
"Tne French will support Germany.
This is not Iumor hut reliable infor.
nation, and will probably lie confirm
ell ut the foreign office. Prompt ac-
ton Is necessary to prevent u coup
which will constitute Il serious menace
to British interests.
''Russia has handle over the Taku-
l'ekin railway to Germany.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Standard. telegrMphing Monday says:
"Chinese officials report that Prince
Tuan has issued n secret edict in the
name of the impress dowager. to the
effect that the imperial court has de.
cited t. continue tho .@.i~.t %',s
powers at whatever cost. The edict
threatens that any official failing to
support the Manchus will ba beheated
AS Il traitor, his whole family executed,
md the tom's oi his ancestors denol.
ished.'
j. " Palmer bead.
Springfield, H., sept. 27.-General
John NJ. Palmer, eX.Cuited States
senator from Illinois, died ut his resi-.
dence in this city ut 9 4. NJ. from
heart failure. General Palmer was All
honorary pmIl.hearer at General Me-
Clernand $ funeral last Saturday. Last
night he was on the street viewing the
state fair illuminations until late
hour, apparently III good health. lie
had complained Yesterday. however, OF
pain in his chest. He slept uneasiy
ing, Mrs. Palmer called II physician,
VINO did not think the generals cOndi.
ton alarming. The general awoke
about Z, still complaining. lie talked
to his wife for short time. then fell
asleep and expired soon after.
Hallway shops Burned.
Little Rock. Ark. Sept. 27.-The
from Mountain shops. located at Barring
Cross. were totally destroyed by fire at
2 o clock this morning. No one seems
to know how the fire originated, except
| that it started in the paint shops.
which were located ut the rear Of the
machine shops. Four hundred men
are thrown out OF employment. aud
their personal loss OH tools will be
probably $4,000. The shops were the
| largest in this section OF the country.
and were The main shops Of the lron
Mountain system. their other shops
being ut Desoto, Mo The loss will
! reach TSOV,OUUs Auc OuAAOIu&O CONc1cti
AN acre OF ground
| Train Rubber Frustrated.
Uonver. Sept. 27.-What is regarded
~ An attempt to rob Denver & Rio
Uramle passenger train No. IL WAS
frustrated early today by the courage
/ OF brakeman Boss Miller. When the
train stopped at the point where the
Rio Giande crosses the Santa Fe road,
near Florence, Miller was ordered by u
man who had revolver leveled ut him
to hold up his hands. Instead OF com.
I plying, Miller struck the fellow on the
head with his lantern. The would.be
robber shot Mt the brakeman just rs he
I jumped back into tho car. Miller
then procured revolver and fired sew
eral shots at the Desperate as he disap.
peared in the high weeds which line
tho track.
John =. Jack sOM Dead.
San Francisco. Sept. ?7.-Colonel
John +. jackson, collector OF the port
OF San Francisco, died tonight. lie
suffered from u painful kidney Aft1iction