Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-04-05
EVENTS OF TIE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection OF Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
in u Condensed Form.

D.. Edward Il. Fall. an old pioneer
of Walia Walla, is dead, aged 90.
General Botha denies that Transvaal
women were wounded in the Tugela
trenches.
The transport Sheridan arrived at
San Francisco. from Manila, with sc
sick soldiers and insane.
At cabinet council it was decided
to officially illauyurate the Paris expo.
sition on Saturday, April IA.
Seattle, Wash. is overlooking with
criminals. Twenty additional police
men were called for within week.
Cape Colony Dutch declare that Eng
land will make mistake il she de-
prives the South African republics OF
their independence.
A large number OF miners and pros.
pectors from Utah and Colorado have
arrived at Baker City, Or, ready to &c
out into the hills adjacent.
The Russian squadron is at Che.
mulpo, in the Yellow sea. 1t is believed
this presages demand for conces.
sion of land in Korea. Japan is un.
easy.
The war department has recognized
Honolulu rs an open port. The trans
port Hancock, which sails with the
Philippine commission OH April 10,
will stop there.
A severe fight has taken pace be.
tween 'I,oxers" and imperial troops at
Yen Chin, Chi Lii. Each force num-
bered /, 800 men and there were casual
ties on both sides.
Representatives Wilson, of Idaho,
and Cushman and Jones, OF Washing
ton, are urging a governmental appro-
priation of 1854 900 to build portage
railroad at The Dalles, Or
From Philadelphia cargo contain
ing 81 900, 900 worth of farm imple-
ments was shipped to Russia. 1t was
the larget shipment of the kind ever
made from the United States.
Customs Collector jackson, acting
under instructions of the secretary OF
the treasury, will no longer allow
horses, mules or jackasses from foreign
Xii such animals imported into the
United States Ivy way of the Pacific
coast, can gain admission only through
the ports OF San Diego and Port Town.
send. at which places veterinary quar-.
antine officials have been stationed.
The plague at San Francisco has
been stamped out.
Many naval offers ask for retirement,
but most of them are doomed to disap.
pointment.
Colonel Plumer is on half rations,
and the relief OF Maefking is further off
than ever.
The Behring sea patrol is now to he
resumed, owing to the failure of bound.
airy negotiations.
The Massachusetts Daughters OF Vet
Grams have Endorsed the trailing ar.
butus as the national flower.
Hon. John NJ. Stone, for 10 years
governor of Mississippi died at Holly
Springs, after short illness.
The Merchants National Bank, of
Rutland, VT, has been wrecked by it's
cashier. The defaulter is in Jail.
Lord Salisbury has apologized to the
United States for the opening of ex-
Consul Macrum's mail ut Durham.
Revolution in the province of Entire
Rios, Argentine, has been completely
quelled by the government troops.
The Beers have adopted u new meth.
cd. Their forces are broken into small
bands and seriously harass the British.
The total British losses up to date.
exclusive OF the invalids sent home,
are l6,4lS in killed, wounded and
missing.
At a meeting OF Boer sympathizers at
Bradford, England, dead cats and other
unsavory missiles were hurled at the
speakers.
End OF China is at hand. Partition
among civilized nations is likely to be
accomplished before the inauguration
OF the new century.
The United lrlSh.Amerlcan societies
met in New York city and passed reso.
lutions condemning the proposed visit
OF Queen Victoria to Ireland.
State Mine Inspector Owens, of
in his annual report, places the
coal output OF Washington during 1899
at more than 10000 tons, ESQ, OOU
tons in excess of 1898. lie estimates
the output for 1900 at 100000 tons.
Arizona is to have an ostrich trust.
All birds at Pasadena, San Antonio,
Los Angeles and other points in the
United States, will be moved to phoe.
nix. A. Y. Pearson. Il New York CAPT.
taist will have absolute control OF the
ostrich feather industry OF this country.
The United States government will
establish postal service to Nome City.
Chicago sends 100000 quarters of
dressed English beef" to England
every week.
The sugar trust profits are about $l2,.
900, 900 year in spite OF fluctuations
in the value OF its stock.
A New York grand jury will invest.
gate gambling houses, said to pay Tam.
many ~, 600, 900 year for police pro.