Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-12-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Interesting Collection OF Curr.n, U,.s
H. Condensed Form From
Both Continents.

In Condensed Form From
Both Continents.
The celebration in honor of Oreron's
martyred missionary, d.. Marcus Whit.
man, was begun in Walla Walla. Wash.
Monday. Large crowds were in attend.
ance. The opening address was made
by Rev. L.. Ii. Hallock. A monumen,
is to be erected over the grave of DR.,
Whitman.
Senator Lodge, of the committee or
foreign relations. was at the state de
partment early in the week. He would
say nothing about the Cuban situation
except that the committee had accom-
plshed great deal. The first business
would be to confirm the annexation of
Hawaii, which would he done bv rati.
flying the treaty, or by legislation.
Ex-senator Corbett and wife of. Ore.
gon, have arrived in Washington fo,
the session. The Post, of that city,
says that the committee on elections
will hold a meeting the first week Of
the session and report favorablv on Cor.
belts case, and that party lines will
not be be sharply drawn, which will
mean that Corbett would get his seat,
Asphyxiation caused the death Of
three men in the Grand Trunk railway
tunnel at Port Huron, Mich. The
train which was being hauled through
to the Canadian side. broke in two.
The engine backed down to get the de.
tached portion of the train. but for
hours nothing was heard OF the crew
Finally a searching party found the
dead bodies, and also rescued two brake
men, in an unconscious condition
Three members of the searching party
were also overcome, but were rescued
by another party. The tunnel gas
arises from the hard coal used by the
locomotives.
Colonel Domville, M. p, who went
north in the interest of the Klonkide
Yukon Stewart Company, of London
says his company will build a Wagon
road through White pass, placing stee1
bridges over the canyons. Work is tc
commence Immediately, and the road
is to be ready by February. They will
build steamers to run from Lake Ber.
nett to White Horse rapids, arounC
which they will have tramway.
From the end of this trawmav they will
have steamers to run direct to Dawson
These steamers, he says, will be ready
when the river opens. The wagon road
through White pass is to be followed
Immediately by a railway.
One of the bills that will be pushed
in the coming session of congress is
that introduced by Representative Sha.
froth, of Colorado, which provides fol
changing the time when congress shall
meet. 1t is very sensible bill, and
ought to be passed. The first session
OF congress after an election would be
in the January following the election
in November. This session could las
as long as would be necessary. The
congress elected in November coul,
legisate before another election WAS on
hand. The second session could meet
in December previous to the coming
congressional election, and the congres,
would expire before the election tool
place. As the matter now stands the
first session OF congress is given over tc
politics by representatives who wish t(
be reelected. The short session i:
often discredited and defeated con
gress and oitentimcs enacts very bad
legislation because it will not he callet
to account before the people. Pos
sibly, Mr. Shairoth's bill will get ;
hearing, though such reforms as thi.
move very slowly.
Postmaster General Gary is receiving
many letters regarding the postal-sav
ings bank proposition strongly urget
by him in his annual report.
The great trial of Arroyo's murder
ers is over, at the City of Mexico, hav
ing terminated with the sentence o
death pronounced on 10 of the polio,
officers and policemen concerned in The
butchery of the hapless wretch Who's,
audacious attempt on the presidents
life caused so profound a sensation
there. The jury was out over sever
hours.
One of the most important features
of the Behring sea negotiations no
heretofore disclosed is that in the even
that Great Britain aud Canada consen
to suspension of pelagic sealing fo
one year, the United States for the
same time will agree to suspension
of all taking of seals for one year on
Pribyloff islands. constituting the
American seal possessions in Behrins
sea.
Ex-Governor Crittenden. of Missouri
who was consul general to Mexico
under the last Cleveland administra
ton, announces that he will leave
Kansas City next week for san An
tonic, Tex, where he will be joined 10y
w. ]. Brvsn and Mrs. Bryan, and tina
the three will depart from San Antonio
on weeks tour of Mexico. Aided b,
the ex-consul's knowledge of the people
and country, Mr.. Bryan will make ;
careful study OF Mexico's financial sys
TEN.
The discovery of many children
OF very little if any Indian blood in the
government boarding schools through
out the country, leads to the recon-
mendation by the superintendent OF
Indian schools that, inasmuch as there
seems to be no remedy underlying ex
listing laws, it is imperative in the in
terests OF justice to both races that con
gress should early indicate by statute
what degree of blood shall constitute
Indian. and to what extent adopted In
dams shall be entitled to COY ernmental
support, in matters of education
According to Washington dispatch
to the Herald, China has appealed tc
Russia To oust Germany from her terri