Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-03-08
EVENTS OF TIE DAY
Epitome Of the Telegraphit
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interestine Collection Of Items Frop'
the Two Hemisphere Presented
In Condensed Form.

IN CO0Oeu90U rOEs0
Lord Roberts casualties at Paarde.
berg. were 72l, in one days fighting.
Profits OF the Kimberley Diamond
Mining Company last year were $780,
200, 900.
Democratic officers for minor state
offices in Kentucky have been given
certificates.
Evansville, Ind, people are heirs tc
IN estate in the Fiji islands, valued at
SlO,OOO,OOO
p. D. Armour, .Jr., who died lecent-
" in Pasadena, Cal, left an estate
valued at $S.0O0,0O0.
Several klondikers were arrested in
Esquimalt Notifications under the be.
lief that they were spies.
Astoria. Or, physicians urge the peo.
pie to exterminate the rats in order to
Keep out the bubonic plague.
Just 10 years after the Boer victory
1t Majuba hill, Cronje and 1000 men
surrender to the British forces.
The transport Hancock has arrived
at San Francisco from Manila, with
the bodies OF 800 dead heroes.
The president has nominated Henry
p. Miller, OF Josephine county, Or, to
be consul at Chung King, China.
The British intelligence department
estimates the total Boer strength at
1888, while England has over 1870.
900 men.
Prince Poniatowski, OF San Fran
cisco, has purchased the island Of Basi.
Ian, one OF the Philippines, for $780,
600. The island is valuable for it's
pearl fisheries and hemp trade.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works Of
Philadelphia, has received an order
froom the Paris & Orleans railway OF
France, for 80 l0.wheel passenger
engines. This is the first locomotive
contract ever placed by the railway in
America.
The Chamber of Commerce of San
Francisco, has appointed committee
to consider the advisability OF estab.
fishing branch of the New York
American. Asiatic Association, the pur-
pose of which is to increase trade with
the Orient.
The steamer Australia arrived at San
Francisco from Honolulu. She brings
news that after IL days had passed
without sza Of paegSa4sa tprfs and
all ended fatally. The victims we're
two Chinese, males, and n woman,
half Chinese and half Hawaiian. The
council has appropriated another $780,
900 to allow the board of health to
carry on the work of fighting the
plague.
Cronje has surrendered.
Puget Sound salmon packers have
combined.
National Rimetallists will meet in
Kansas City in July.
In battle with the Yaquis, Mexican
troops lost over 200 in killed and
wounded.
Hamilton H. Greyson, former post.
master at Manila, died in philadel.
phia, of hiccougtls.
Two Pittsburg tin plate works have
resumed operations, giving employ.
ment to 1000 workingmen.
DR.. A. Wright, OF Buffalo, president
Of the American Institute OF Holneo.
patAs, is dead, aged ~ years.
Fire in Montreal destroyed the
Theater Francois and nearly an entire
block, causing u loss OF 100000.
Catholics in New York are seeking
the privilege of teaching their religion
in the public schools at certain hours.
The United States government will
build roads and wharves and 2,4OO
miles OF telegraph line this year in
Alaska.
Puyilist Tom Sharkey threatens to
retire from the ring unless he can ar.
range u match with Fitzslmmons OK
Jetfries.
The United States supreme court
has denied the application OF Captain
Oberlin Carter to bring his case into
that court.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's session ut Norfolk, Neb., is inves.
tigating alleged discrimination ir
freight rates.
In London, the Grand theater, whert
Henry Irving and other actors hav.
been in the habit of beginning provin.
cial tours, WAS Quilted by fire.
Admiral Dewey lost his prize money
case. the court OF claims deciding tina.
the Spanish fleet in Manila bay wa.
aot superior to the American. He was
awarded $3.50.
Full powers have been granted tc
Henry l.. Wilson, United States min.
ister to Chilli, to sign treaty of extra
aition he has negotiated with the
Chilean government.
Miss Susan B. Anthony recently cele.
brated her eightieth birthday ami.
versary.
In German cities merchants are not
allowed to put up signs unless thu
wording is true.
Prince Henry of Russia WAS rObhec.