Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-16
Aberdeen County, Wash, Thursday, April 49, 1891
GENERAL NEWS.

P. 7. Barnun, the great Snowman is
dead.
The Australian convention has adopted
the constitution and adjourned.
Frederick 6. Maeder, the we'll known
playwright and manager, is dead.
The business portion Of lower Sedro
was destroyed by fire the 9TH inst.
The United States steamer Mohican
will be put out OF commission and re-
tired.
Engines are taking the place of oxen
for yarding out trees in many portions Of
the state.
The work Of constructing buildings for
the Tacoma exposition will commence at
an early date.
A serious riot occurred at Kingston,
Pa, the 10Th inst, twenty persons being
seriously injured.
Thursday, boiler of the Northern
Pacific at Buckley exploded. The en-
gineer and fireman were badly scalded.
The residence of f. r. Butter worth, at
Centralia: was entered and burglarized
Sunday, while the family was at church.
The Canadian Pacific expects to COM
mence running through trains between
Seattle and New York city i'll the near
future
Carter, OF Montana, the new land COM
missioner, has long been Northern
Pacific attorney. He will not interfere
with land grants.
A party Of newspaper men, represent
the leading newspapers Of the east, will
visit this state about the first Of May, for
the purpose Of writing it up.
A pamphlet is being prepared under
the direction OF the state board Of horti-
culture, showing the destructive insects
to fruit trees and their remedies.
The municipal elections held the 9Th
inst. resulted in important victories for
the democrats in Illinois and Colorado
the Alliance holds it's own in Minnesota.
Prof. Q. A. Tolten, of Yale college, has
made mathematical calculation founded
on biblical truths, and claims to have
proved that Christ will visit the world
again before 1900.
Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, has
resigned. Prominent among the aspir-
arts for his vacated seat are Secretary OF
War Proctor, Congressman Powers and
ex- Governor Smith.
N. o. Hollingsworth, receiver in the
Texas land office under Commissioner
Hall during Governor Ross administers
ton, has been arrested, charged with
incorporation OF $4,000 of public
funds.
Editor Halfway, OF the Tacoma Dem
ocrat, suicided by jumping overheard
into the bay from the steamer State Of
Washington, Thursday. 1t is supposed
he was suffering from temporary aber-
ration Of his mind.
Puck. the comic newspaper published
at New York, has been prescribed from
the German mails. From the kaiser's
standpoint, its caricatures fail to convey
popular idea Of the dignity and divinity
that attach to the imperial person.
Monday morning, at 1:30 o'clock, the
postoffice at Deep Creek was entered
by two masked men, who cracked the
safe, fired the building and beat Mrs.
Sadie Young, the postmistress, into insen-
sibillty. She was found with the arms OF
her little child twined around her neck
and rescued from the approaching flames.
1t is said that Governor Laughton will
take immediate measures to secure to
the state the granted lands by calling
meeting of the land commission to
select the lands, so that Surveyor Gen
eral Cavanaugh can order the survey,
which will cover the full appropriation OF
$50, 900.
Adiutant General r. G, OBrien has
been notified by the secretary OF war
that more equipments have been sent
from Rock Island arsenal. They are ex-
pected to arrive at Olympia in few days
and will complete the requisition for the
complete equipment Of the national
guard Of Washington.