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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-04-23
Diplomatic.

MIR. Hawkins," said she, II wish
you'd do lido pct between me and Mr..
Barrows. He says it is only 600 feet
from here to the hotel. and I say it is
1000 feet.
WELL" said Hawkins, II should
say you were both right. It's about 500
Of Barrow's feet and 1000 Of yours. -
London Ti--Bits
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-04-23

he staggered to the door. "Yo1r re-
fusal," he gasped. will drive me ill.,
sanc.'' She laughed lnockingly At the
moment she treated his words lightly,
hut when upon tho following. ,lay she
saw him abroad wearing u pink shirt
she was startled and bethought her Of
his fateful remark. Detroit Tribune
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-04-23

y man may do very we'll with very
little knowledge. and scarce TO found
out, i'll mixed company; everybody is
SO much more ready to produce his OWL
than to call for IL display of your acqu;-
SitiOns II, ami
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-04-23

Th. Canadian element forms two
thirds of the foreign population Of
Maine and New Hampshire, one-haH OF
that of Vermont and one-third Of that
of Massachusetts,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-04-23

Forming characters! Whose? Our own
or others? Both. And in that momen-
tous fact lie the peril and responsibility
Of our existence. -Elihu Burritt.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-04-23
Similar.

Cynicus-My wife would like you to
send around quart Of pauperized milk
Milk Dealer-I guess you mean pas
teurized milk.
Cynicus-Very well, but presume
there isn't much difference.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-04-23
NIaryelOuS Kesults.


From letter written by Rev. j. Gun
derman, Of Dimondale, Mich, we are
permitted to make this extract 81 have
no hesitation IN recommending DR.. Kings
New Discovery, as the results were almost
marvellous in the case Of my wife. While
I was pastor OF the Baptist church at
Rives Junction she was brought down
with Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe.
Terrible paroxysms Of coughing would
last for hours with little interruption and
it seemed as ii she could not survive
them. A friend recommended DR.. Kings
New Discovery; it was quick in its work
and highly satisfactory in results" Trial
bottles free at w. B. Paine & Co.'s drug
store; regular size SOC and 81.
Maid, wife or Widow
need never fear to take that contem-
plated trip to Chicago via the Union
Pacific system. Its cars are heated by
steam, illuminated by the Pintscl, light,
and they run through from Portland to
Chicago, without change, in the short
time of 81 days. Ask f. Il. Benn, agent,
Aberdeen, about it.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-04-23
A Neat Honle:

- SIX room house, with bath room, sink, closets all IN
co"oto with its own water system This house. with two
or $780, or will trade for team OF horses wagon and harness.
or young cattle.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-04-23

Tasmania was named in honor Of Tas-
man, the disnoverer
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-04-23
ABERDEEN MARKETS,

| AbEADEEN MAEkE Els.
Prices are given as OF day OF publication, and
are subject to market changes during the week.
GROCERIES,, PROVISIONS, ETC.
Corrected By r. II. TANNER.
FLovR-Washington. $33.25@$425; CAL
ifornia, $3.50.
WnEAr-$l.25 per hundred.
OATs-White, side oats, $l.O0; COM
mon, 95c.
CHor- SlS.t0@2O.oo per ton.
HAl-Timothy, baled, $1,000.
Observation-Disclosures, Zoe cwt.
DAIRY PRoDUcE-Rancl, butter, fresh
made, fancy, Acc per roll; California
Creamery, Soc. Cheese, 15c. Eggs,
fresh, 12lac per dozen
SUGAR-Powdered and cube, 6@616c;
dry granulatcd. 1857; golden C, 1925:
extra &, $3.50.
CoFFEE-Arbuckle's, Csc per ID; other
brands, 25@40c per H..
LARD-Pure 10c per lb.
JAPAN TEA-40.:, 6Jc, Toe.
BREAKFAST BAcoN-0c@llc per Id.
| SUGAR-CURED HAMs-.l1c per lb.
MEAT AND LIVE STOCK,
Corrected by II, SroEckE.
BEEF-l.ive weight, frst-class steers.
&c.
MurroN-Live weight, SIC.
lioGs--lAve weight, Grst-cl;.ss, PIC.
STOCK CArrLE-Average, $1O@$2O per
head.
BULLS AND sTAGs-l1ac per ID.
DRY Cows-.@2lac per 10.
CALvEs-Live &c per ID.
PoULTRY-Domestic ducks, live. AZ. on
@S3.5O per doz.; chickens, $3.O)@S3. so.
TALLow-514c per Id.
Tacoma Markets.
WHOLESALE.
From West Coast Trade:
FLoUM-Standard, $3.3O@$4.OO.
BUrrER-Creamcry 23c: dairy. 17c.
cooking, 12c@l5c.
Observation-Disclosures full, c: half
skim, c; Casters, 13c.
Eeas-S,rctly fresh ranch, II,
PouLTkY-Live chickens, $3.OOM$3 10
per doz.; ducks, $3.OO@$3 800; geese.
S6.Co@%.OO; turkeys, 10c@l2c per ID.
VEGETABLES - Cabbages, California
l.25 per GENITAL; potatoes, Yakima 5000
81 per ton; home grown, $7@SS; Onions.
silverskin, .25 per GENITAL; Turnips. 75c
per sack; Beets, 75c; Carrots, 75c.
MILLsTUTFs-Bran $3.50; shorts s14.
rolled barley. $l4.5O; choppd feed, XII SO
@lG; chicken wheat, s2o.5O.
OArs-Sound, $l4 per ton.
HAy-limotby, east .of-the.mountains
$959@lo.OO; Sound timothy. 81. OO@$S.
King Solomon
was wise mali, so say those who are up
in ancient history. The modern visa
man, however. is he who when GOING
east, to Chicago, or some other far dis.
taht point, travels via The Union Pacific
system. Cali on +. Il. Benn, agent at
Aberdeen, and hs will quote you rates.
tell you about the through cars TO Chicago
and sell yon tickets AS cheap a. any ons.
FOR SAlE-A few choice lotsin Vast,
port. very cheap. Inquire of j. H..
Shield at the Pacific hotel. If
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-04-23

FOR SAl.E-A few choice lots in West.
port, very cheap. Inquire of j. II.
Shield at the Pacific hotel. n
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10
EARTHQUAKES IN PERSIA.
Eleven Hundred Persons Perish in the
khaikhal District

Teheran, Persia. Jan. 9.-Two severe
earthquakes, causing the loss of LOO
lives. have occurred in the Khalkhal
district. The first shock. which was
experienced on Thurcday last, was very
severe. 1t completely destroyed the
village of Ianzabad and partly de-
stroyed other villages. on the following
Sunday there was another and severe
shock which destroyed the small town
of Col and did great damage in many
of the villages in the district affected.
Eight hundred persons We're killed in
Col alone. Large upmbers of cattle
and sheep perished
London. Jan. 9.-The Times will to-
morrow publish dispatch from Teh-
eran saying it is reported in that city
that severe earthquakes were felt Wed
nesday at Meshed and Kelat. No dam
age was done at the former place.
on November II. 1893. a most destruc-
tive earthquake occurred at Kuchan,
Persia. The city was practically de-
stroyed and the loss of life was enor-
nous. it being reported that 1900 per-
sons perished.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10
PHILADELPHIA LEXOW,
Interesting Testimony Concerning the
Police Department Is Continued Before
the Senatorial Committee.

Philadelphia. Jan. 9.-The protection
by the police of speak easies," and pol
icy shops, the misconduct of policemen
and the discharge of employees from city
departments because they did not fac
tionally agree with their superiors was
brought out this afternoon at the meet
ing of the senatorial investigating COM
mittee.
EX-Policeman George SlOOk, sr., tes-
titled to having received together with
Special Officer Martin and other police
men, sums of money which were paid
them for protection by proprietOrs of
policy shops and speak easies. The
witness further stated that Martin was
indicted in October 1894. for an alleged
bribery i'm January 1899. hut that the
case against him was dismissed last
month on the ground that the time for
the prosecution had expired by statute
limitation. The witness declared that,
although Martin is unable to read or
write, he is still connected with the
police department. Several witnesses
testified to having been discharged
from the gas and water departments
because they did not turn in" accord
ing to political orders" given by their
superiors, and others gave evidence
regarding the brutality of police Off
GERS. One of the latter witnesses. FL
mer Rexter a youth. told of several
beatings he had received from police
men in the 22d police district. because
they had a grudgc against him"
Prior to the meeting of the commit
tee, eXPOliceman James w. Naylor,
who has incriminated several police
officers in the testimony he has given
before the body was arraigned before
Magistrate South on the charge of per-
jury. Naylor was arrested yesterday
at the instance Of Sergeant of Police
Richards, who is one of the accused
The case was continued until Monday
and Naylor was held in 81, 200 bail.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10
ROMANCE OF ROCHEPORT.
Brok meyers Swccthcard Spirited Away
and Placed in n Convent.

Rocheport, Mo-, Jan. 9.-Across the
river i'm Cooper county the people are
very much wrought up over the sensa-
tional finale of a love affair in which
the central figures are John Brokmey
er. son of a prominent business man
Of bonneville, and Miss Kate Franken,
heir to farm lands and real estate in
Cooper county.
The young couple were to have been
married this week. and the girls guar
dian and uncle. Andrew Smith. hearing
of it. locked her up in a room and took
her clothes away and drove young
Brokmeyer from the premises when he
called to demand the girl, who Is con-
siderably over age. Then Smith called
in DR.. Hurt to confirm his allegation of
the girls insanity. but the doctor failed
to coincide in this view, and instead
conveyed a message from the girl to
her lover to rescue her by any means.
Brokmeyer applied for writ of ha-
beas corpus In the meantime the girl
was spirited away and taken to st.
Louis and placed i'm convent, where
she Is now,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10
MIR. CARLISLE HOPEFUL.
lie Expresses Ills Opinion That the Bond
Issue VIII lie q Success.

Issue VIII lie success.
Washington. Jan. 9.-Secretary Car
lisle expressed the opinion today that
the new bond issue will he a success.
He did not intimate whence the gold
would come from, but he spoke with
full knowledge of the number of in
auiries made for blank forms for bids
and the informal offers already made.
The mails today brought in quite a
number of inquiries for blank forms on
which to make bids and in some cases
persons desirous Of subscribing stated
the amount they wanted and the price
they would offer. These figures are. of
course. withheld from publication. The
bids are regarded as informal. and
where possible those making them will
be communicated with and blank forms
will be sent them, so that they may
comply with all the requirements and
make their bid in regular shape
A circular letter of instructions to
prospective bidders was issued today.
1t SAYS: The subscriber should state
Mainly the amount of bonds desired
the price which he proposes to pay and
the place where the bonds should be
delivered. which may be the subscrib-
er's no ne or any other and more con-
venient place.
He should at the same time state
whether he desires to deposit the
amount of his subscription at the treas
ury department in the city of WASH
ington or at one of the following sub
treasures. viz: New York. Boston.
Philadelphia. Baltimore, Cincinnati
Chicago. St Louis, New Orleans or San
Francisco. Deposits at San Francisco
must be with exchange on New York
The bonds will be issued in the follow
ing denominations, viz: Coupon
bonds. $50. 500. $500 and $1,000: regis
tered bonds $50, 800, $500. 81, 900, $1,000
and $40 OOO"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10
SCRANTON, PA. FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY 10. 1896.

and the sergeant at arms shall forth
with proceed to bring in absent men,
bers and the yeas and nays on the
pending question shall at the same time
be considered as ordered. The clerks
shall call the roll, and each member as
he answers to his name may vote on
the pending question, and, after the roll
call Is completed. each member arrest
ed shall be brought by the sergeant at
arms before the house, whereupOn he
shall be noted as present, discharged
from arrest. and given an opportunity
to vote, and his vote shall be recorded
If those voting on the question and
those who are present and decline to
vote shall declare that n quorum be con-
stituted. and the pending question shall
be decided as the majority of those vot-
ing shall appear. And thereupon fur
ther proceedings under the call shall he
considered.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10
GATHERING THE GOLD.
The J. Pierpont Morgan Bond Syndicate
Preparing TO GOhblc Up the Issue of
Feb 3

New york Ion E,o, ,,, .,,,,,.
member nf ths I p;.rnnnt No., iDa5 h,,S
syndicate tho ro,,nw,in,r sa at,, So, n % I,'
obtained. '''' - ""'' '''''
Tha ,,,r,;o,o . J..
.ntir. s,Oo oon ooo ! - =" .
which ,ra So ~ no cola h, rt ,h . So nU'un o''
Eah : " SWIM ~ '''e treasury VII
NJ , .,u IT.,
,s,s',a @ NJ. AZ, sen WI piu iui .ne eh''re
- s,no noo noo ~ oe am".u.u nv eI-
80 u P''V''''''''' II VIII 'aNe Il" WI
AV M, - e.. - ,,
~ s so. io' WI. No' San 'on,
u.u.e '. vi 'ns.s ssI su'.ess Is .nat ne WI.
,,1"nt an ouer 50 ao.an'a.:eous 'na. ,..
,,o o'"e' p''''''''o'iS van s'a"o III "''
way
q, h,s nSo m,ler o Is 10 purcnase the en.lIe
SlVO,VOV,OOV. paying prlnclpai anu preHil-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10
SPARKS FROM WIRES.

by the fall of an elevator in the criminal
court building in Chicago, ILL.,, a dozen
passengers made narrow escape from
being killed.
The Bank of Fayette. at Fayette. o..
was robbed Tuesday night, by blowing
open the safe of about $1,000 and pack
age of valuable papers.
Mayor Pingree. of Detroit, Mich. has
declared in favor of Thomas H. Reed for
the Republican presidential nomination.
and Reed, it is said, will have Il majority
of the Michigan delegates.
Senator Raynes introduced his excise bill
in the New York Legislature yesterday
1t was prepared after consultation with
Mr.. platt and other leaders. and it is ex-
pected that 1t VII become a law.
A contract for building a freight and
passenger steamer for the Plant Line has
been awarded to the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock company at New
port News, Va. This makes nine vessels
under contract to be built there.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10
FIN LIE s
GREAT
ANNUAL
LINEN
SALE
will commence MOn-
day, December 80, and
continue for Ten Days.

Our annual clearing sale of table lin.
ems, previous to inventory, has always
been looked forward to with interest by
intelligent housekeepers, and judging
from the many inquiries already made
concerning this one 1t will be no excep-
ton to any of its predecessors.
The values we offer are always appre-
ciated. and during this sale IRRE-
SlSTlBLE BARGAINS will be brought
forward from day to day and will COM
prise everything throughout the de-
partment, from a table linen at Twenty
five Cents a Yard to one of our Double
satin Damasks, at Two Dollars and a
Half or over: also. in table napkins
from One Dollar n Dozen up to Fifteen.
Quotations on goods of this class are
no criterion of their values, but are
often misleading. Therefore we invite
you to personal inspection of our
stock. knowing that you will not only
be Interested, but that we can save you
at least Twenty-Five Cents on every
dollar invested.
Extra choice line of Dinner and Tea
Sets, Lunch Cloths, Center pieces, Doy-
lies, etc.
Our usual fine assortment of German
"Silver- Bleach" Damasks.
Agency for John S. Brown & Sons lin
ems, Best i'm the World"
Sale commences Monday morning and
will last for ten days.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10

they can easily be removed by an enc
my unless protected by artillery.
In case of a sudden emergency 1t
would take at least "a year, if the APP
preparation were made to procure the
material, manufacture the rorpedoes.
and put them in place at the principal
ports of the United States. The chief
of engineers advocated the expenditure
of 81, ,OOO. 900 during the fiscal year end
ing June 30 1897 This sum. it Is said.
would not provide the money necessary
to be expended by the ordnance bureau
for guns and gun carriages. but would
cover the cost for emplacements for
guns and torpedoes
The hearing is being conducted In re-
lation To the bill introduced in the SEN
ate by Senator Squire, providing for the
defense of the principal seaports of the
country.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10
STATE SNAP SHOTS.

A court decision at Allentown is that
social clubs may sell liquor.
Managing Editor NJ T.. Gable, of the
Pittsburg Times. has resigned.
The pardon board meeting has been
postponed from Jan. Is to Jan. 90.
After being idle a considerable time the
East End Rolling mill, at Lebanon has
resumed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hackmon. of Pine
grove, aged 73 and 10 years respectively,
celebrated their golden wedding.
District Attorney Fox, at Easton. will
investigate the bribery charges In con-
nection with the Delaware River boule-
ward.
Edward Bowden. Philadelphia steve
dore, was attacked by footpad near Me-
dia. and in the scrimmage came out VIC
toriouS,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10
PLUNGED INTO THE CREEK.
Car and Passengers precipitatcd $50
Feet or More Into the River-TwO Killed
nutri1hf

Cleveland. Jan. 9.--The bridge across
Tinker's creek, a few miles from this
city. on the Akron. Bedford and CleNe-
land Electric road, gave way beneath
a big electric motor early this morning
and the car with its passengers. was
precipitated to the bottom, $50 feet or
more, to the water below. 1t is known
at least two persons were killed outright
and q number seriously injured.
The name of one of the dead is Will
lam Young, of Cuyahoga Falls, o., body
terribly mangled.
The injured are: Charles Gicb, legs
and arm broken and injured internally.
An unknown man.
1t is generally believed now that the
cars jumped the track. ana that the ear
caused the iron girders of the bridge
to snap.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10
STILL ANOTHER STRIKE.
Employees OF the Philadelphia Traction
COMPANY win Go Ont SATURDAY.,


Philadelphia, Jan. ct now seems
probable that another strike of the
motormcn and conductors of the Union
Traction company will take place Sat
urday morning. The differences he
tween the company and the men are
apparently irreconcilable, and the men
are very bitter towards the company.
If another strike takes place it will
have the sanction of the Amalgamated
Association of the Street Railway En-
ployes and IT promises to be as serious
as the first strike on Dec. -. 1t was
claimed today at the association head
quarters, that If another strike IL Or
dered, all the members of the associa-
ton and number of the new men will
go out.
Tonight. after the majority of the
men have finished work, meetings will
he held by all the divisions of the asso-
citation at which 'he question of s.rik-
ing will be practically voted for The
Traction company officials expect an
other strike and are making prepara-
tionS for it,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10
SERVICES IN A MINE.
Miners Converted Many Feet Below the
Surface Of the Earth.

Pana, ILL.,. Jan. "a novel. fruitful
and encouraging revival meeting was
held in the Penwell mine. 720 feet below
the surface of the earth. today at noon.
1t was in the nature of an auxiliary
to the union revival meetings now in
progress. and was conducted by Secre-
tary Atkins. of the Young Mems Chris
tian association. Quite n number of
miners were converted and many asked
for prayerS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10
President CrcsrO's Changed Attitudc-Dc
niaI Of u Caracas Report.


London. Jan. "A letter from Cara
cas-. Venezuela. to the London Times.
says it is evident that it is the present
intention of President CresDo not to
give any satisfaction for the Uruan in
cident. and that he is determined to
combine the Uruan and frontier ques-
tions. regarding them as one dispute.
The Times correspondent says that this
is directly contrary to President CreS-
pos previous assurances to him. and
he recites at length how the change
was brought tbout by President Cleve-
lands message to congress. and arrives
at the following conclusions:
"Ry hook or crook. President Crespo
and his friends hone to entangle the
United States. and they will not leave
a stone unturned to accomplish this
end"
The colonial office this evening pub
lshed a denial of the renort which
reached here from Caracas. Venezuela,
via New York. that British troops with
cannon from Demerara had arrived at
Cuyuni. a station at the extreme limit
of the British claims i'm the disputed
territory. and the scene of the truan
incident.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10
REEDS RULES ABANDONED.
House Committee Will Adopt tho Methods
Of Randolph Tucker.

Washington, Jan. 9.-The changes in
the house code of rules prevailing in
the Fifty-first congress. proposed by
the committee on rules, as expected.
are few in number, and but one is of
any great consequence. That relates
to the counting of a quorum. The
method pursued by Speaker Reed in
the fifty-first congress has been aban-
doned and the following, which j. Ran
dolph Tucker proposed in the forty
seventh congress. substituted therefor:
Whenever a quorum fails to vote on
any question and a quorum Is not .es-
ent and objection is made for that
cause, there shall be a call Of the house.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10
SPENT A FORTUNE.
Wild Career OF Il Young Man Who Fol.
lowed Ills Brothers. Footsteps


Decatur. Ind, Jan. 9.-Twcnty years
ago John Is. Evans. Il man of consider
able wealth. died here. In his will he
bequeathed to his three infant sons $l0.-
O0o each with interest until they should
become II years old. Seven years ago
the Oldest son. John. received his for
tune. which had doubled itself He
spent il in six months. David followed
three years afterward in the same
course. Three weeks ago Samuel, the
youngest. received a check for his for
tune. He Immediately began a career
of wild dissipation and today is total
wreck financially. His diamonds and
fine clothes are gone. His fortune OF
S2J.0O0 has been spent in precisely fif-
teen days. He is now under arrest Tor
forging the name of the president of
the Adams County bank to note for
5000