Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-12-06
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An interesting Collection Of items From the
Two Hsmlspherss Presented ina
Condensed Form.
Conger has not signed the Pskin pro.
tocol.
Secretary Root has returned from
Cuba.
Kruger visited the French govern.
ment officials.
Palace guards have been sent to ar.
rest Prince Tuan.
Colonel DENLY may succeed Conger
- minister to China.
Nome is now completely shut of
from the outer world by barrier OF
ice.
A conspiracy to assassinate Lord
Roberts was discovered in Johannes.
burg.
Governor Geer has issued certificates
OF election to Republican electors for
Oregon.
Heavy fogs preaviled on Puget
Sound, causing many minor accidents
on both land and water.
The official vote for presidential cleo.
tors in New Jersey was: Republican.
221, FOL: Democrat, 1874, sos.
The population Of Texas IL 8,o4s,7l0,
against 2.285, 523 in 1890, an increase
of S13, 1877, or 1878 per cent.
The population OF Nebraska is 1905.
$50, against 1,058,910 in 1890, an in.
crease of 9,620, or o per cent.
Official returns show that the vote
for president in Iowa was: Republi.
can. SO7, 1913; Democrat, 209. 468.
The population of North Carolina is
1903, $40. as against 1,6l7,947 in 1890,
an increase Of 275, 1893, or II per cent.
The Portland, Or, Chamber Of Com.
MERGE urges an appropriation Of 49,.
600, 900 for canal and locks at the
dalles.
The population Of Utah, as officially
announced, is 276, 749, as against 2O7,-
COS in 1890, an increase 6S,S44, or
1871 per cent.
An irrigation bill allowing more
than 100000 to Oregon. Washing
ton and idaho will be introduced at
the coming session Of congress.
Signor Marconi has practically solved
the question Of ocean transmission by
wireless telegraphy, and will soon be
able to use his system across the At.
lantic.
The population Of Montana, as an.
nounced by the United States census
bureau, is 24S, 1929, a. against 1879, l69
in 1890, an increase of 111,170, or
SAL per cent. The population In 1880
was 80. l59, showing an increase Of
$4,000, or 237.4 per cent, from 1880 to
1890.
Floods and storms are causing great
damage in the East.
A young man was fatally shot py
robbers near The Dalles, Or.
officers at Ten Tsin are in favor Of
destroying the Chinese Notifications.
Fire destroyed q cement plant near
-Easton, Pa, causing loss Of 5000. 900.
United States geological surveyors
are mapping Eastern Oregon mining
districts.
The official vote Of Indiana Is as fol.
lows: Bryan, 100000; Mckinley.
886,08S.
The official vote OF the state Of ViT.
gina is 40 follows: Bryan, 146, lie;
Mckinley. 117,15l.
Sarah Bernhardt and M. Coquelin
played their first night to q representa-.
tive audience in New York City. They
appeared in Rostand's "L'Aiglon."
Z Attorney. General Blackburn gives his
official opinion that reading the Biblo
and repeating the Lords Prayer are
permissible in Oregon public schools.
The president has decided to appoint
F. T. Bowles, naval constructor in
charge of the New York navy.yard.
chief OF the bureau Of construction and
repair OF the navy department., upon
the retirement from active service next
March of Rear.Admiral Hichborn, the
present incumbent.
A dispatch received at Berlin from
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee,
dated November "a, says the German
expedition has hoisted the German flag
over the great wall, which was reached
November % BY way Of Hey Ling
Cheng, after difficult mountain
march. The dispatch adds that the
French had q severe fight with Boxers
80 kilometers south Of Pao Ting Fu.
Horses to the number Of $4,000 are
to be purchased in this country IN the
next six months by agents Of the Brit.
ish government for the use of Lord
Kitchener's forces in policing the
Transvaal and Orange Free State. This
news has been announced by John s.
Brattop. OF St. Louis, who has sup.
piled directly and indirectly to the
British army in the last two years
many horses suitable for cavalry use.
Dr.. Leopold Kahn, the Arctic OK.
plorer. 10 certain that Lieutenant Peary