Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-03-15
EVENTS OF TIE DAY.
Epitome of the Telegraphie
News of the World.

TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of Items Fior'
the Two H~mis pheres Presented
~ . Condemned Form
The plague in Honolulu is under con.
troll.
General Gatacre has occupied Storm.
berg.
Cape Colony Beers are retreating to
Orange Free State.
General Joe Wheeler has arrived at
San Francisco from Manila.
A resolution was introduced in con.
gress asking for repeal OF the tariff on
paper.
The British government has decided
to retain Lord Pauncefote as ambas
sador at Washington indefinitely
The latest sugar trusts dividend was
smaller than usual, supposed to be the
result of the fight with Arbuckle.
Yaqui Indians dispersed 800 Mexi.
can soldiers who were acting as escort
to the mail, near Totam. Mexico.
Geraldine, the famous racing mare,
holder of the worlds record for half Il
mile. is dead at Napa Farm near
Napa, Cal.
Lieutenant Edgar koehler, vi the
Ninth infantry, was led into an am.
bush of Filipino rebels north of Tarlac
and killed.
The Howe Lumber Company of
Lowell, Mass, has assigned rs result
of the failure of the Globe National
bank, in Boston, to which the company
owed large amount OF money.
A revolutionary movement near San
Salvador was recently nipped in the
bud, and contiscation by the govern.
ment of $50, 900 belonging DR.. Jose
Alfarado, took place, who, it is report.
ed, was to have led the revolt.
Sir Charles Upper, ex.premier of
Canada, believes that the Alaska boun.
Diary and other disputed questions be-
tween the United States and Canada,
will soon be settled and that Canada
will get the worst of it.
At u meeting OF the Baptist Social
Union OF Boston, it was announced on
behalf OF the Union Theological Insti.
tuition that John d. Rockefeller has
undertaken to contribute one-half of
the $500, 900 needed to complete the
equipment of that institution.
Chief Officer Cooskey, of the trans
port Grant, recently arrived at San
Francisco, said that on February 3, the
ship sailed over the spot where Morrell
s} se aa ffs SS A. H. on no7 the date men.
toned, the Grant sailed over the posi-.
ton in latitude 20 deg. 81 min. north,
longitude ia deg. 81 min. east, and
not trace of the island could be
found. At noon any land 400 feet
above the level of the sea could be seen
Tor distance of 25 miles.
Cecil Rhodes is ON his way to Eng.
land.
Princeton college wants million
dollars for law library.
Cronje's men are now prisoners on
board British warships.
Germany will admit American meat
for fear Of tariff war.
The machinists OF Philadelphia de.
mand nine-hour day.
Six people were burned to death in
New York tenement.house fire.
The increase in American imports
San Francisco highbinders murdered
two men. both leading merchants of
the city.
General Woods asserts that trouble
in Cuba is now absolutely out of the
question.
The transport Grant has arrived at
San Francisco from Manila with POI
sick soldiers aboard.
The British second.class cruiser
Hemes is reported off Cat island, in
the Bahamas, in distress.
President David Starr Jordan. of
Stanford University, in speech at
Chicago, said that England would soon
topple.
Trouble has arisen between the cigar
and box manufacturers of Tampa, Fla.
Advance in the price of boxes is the
cause.
Tom Sharkey and Bob Fitzsimmons
signed articles Of agreement for 25.
round bout before the club Offering the
largest purse.
The United States government will
begin the manufacture of smokeless
powder and compete with private man.
ufacturers in point of quality.
The American Clay Manufacturing
Company, the $l0,O0O,OOO consollda.
ton of sewer-pipe manufacturers, will
control IS per cent of the industry.
Near Olympia, WASH. three chill.
dren, aged 5, and 8 years, were
burned to death while their parents
were absent from home attending q
dance.