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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05

San Jose, ILL.,, Aug. AT : O'Clock
this evening cyclone struck the farm
Of A. Mcdowell, two miles north, and
his house and barn were destroyed
Seven people were killed and three
severely injured. The killed are:
A. G. Mcdowell, McDowell's grand
son, wife of Samuel Brownlee, three Of
Brownlee's children, Miss Jessie Groves.
Severely injured: Mrs. NJ. g. Mellow.
ell, her son Charles and daughter Mary
Miss Jessie Groves was neighb"r of
the McDowells and was spending the
day there. The storm came directly
from the north, and entirely destroyed
the Mcdowell house, barn and walnut
grove. 1t then rose and went over the
town of San Jose. At Mason City,
lightning struck the spire of the Pres
byterian church and set it on fire.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05

back. After n while, however, the
thought of bloodshed left him, and he
smiled grimly as be got a new plan.
The sun was almost down as he reused
up and said:
I'VE must be moving-follow me-
(which way?' asked the officer.
The recruit headed for the west, out
upon the open desert. without reply,
and the Captain followed him in a
dazed and wondering way. The sun
went down and they toiled on Dark.
ness came, and yet they walked. At
first the Captain knew that they were
going west. When darkness came he
lost his bearings. just as the soldier
had planned he should. BY and by the
two were walking around in a circle,
each plodding along with his head
down, and neither asking nor answer
ing questions. OF a sudden the recruit
disappeared. The officer peered
through the darkness, but could catch
no sign of human form. He stopped
and listened but no football reached
his ear. He had been nervous and aD-
prehensive before, now he was sudden
ly almost terror-strickcn. He was
miles and miles from the fort-lmlcs
and miles out upon the lonely desert
\ dozen times he tried to brace up and
fight away the feeling of helplessness,
but it was too strong to be shaken off.
He should have sat down to wait for
daylight but his fears kept him NOV
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05
Victims of Science.

"We have so many in the family that
there's really no privacy for girl who
is just engaged"
what do you dO!"
"Well, We've been going up on the
roof and sitting together on little set.
tee with our backs to the big chimney.
But we can't sit there any more"
"Why not?'
"Well. a man came to George yester-
day and offered him photograph.
George looked at it and almost fell off
his chair. 1t was picture of us on the
roof. George had his arm around me,
and | had my arm around George.
How much?' said George. Ten dol
lars. said the man. The only one.
MANI said George. Only one said
the man. George paid the ten. Now
he said, just tell me how in the world
you managed to get that photograph"
What do you think the wretch said?"
"Well, what?"
"He said he was the man who sent
up balloons with cameras attached.-
Cleveland Plaindealer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05

ing. He called for Private Green-he
shouted and shrieked his name hun
dred times-but there was no answer.
When he had grown so hoarse that his
voice could no longer be heard he be-
gan running, and he grew yet more
fearful.
He was not afraid of the soldier-not
afraid of the serpents and lizards he
did not fear the darkness. He was
afraid of himself Until midnight he
ran and walked by turns. always hop
ing that every darker shadow was the
form of the man he had driven to de-
sertion, but ever disappointed. At
length he fell down from exhaustion,
and daylight found him groveling in
the sand and human figure seated be-
side him. When the sun came up Pri-
vate Green reached out his hand and
quietly said
Come, Captain; we are going to the
fort "
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05

..PRIVATE GREEN.

\ f the eighteen recruits who came

out tie {. 3: S"a 's''" c;y SHs
- upon time as it was stationed
at Fort BaScombc was Private James
Green, who was assigned to Company
Is. From the first hour he came among
us we realized that he was of good
birth, well educated, and that he had
enlisted in order to disappear from the
world for time. There are plenty of
such cases, and they excite no particu-
lar interest or remark Unless Il soldier
wishes to talk of his past he is seldom
questioned by his comrades. If a re-
cruit is set down as a gentleman the
Inference is that family troubles or
some wild adventure was the cause of
his enlistment. and the matter is never
referred to unless he makes an enemy
among his comrades. 1t was the mis-
fortune of Company r to have cap
tain who was hated by his men and
not well liked by the officers of the
regiment. But for the fact that he was
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05

San Francisco. Aug. 2.-Ellis Mills,
the retired consul general at Honolulu,
arrived from the islands on the steamer
Alameda. Mr.. Mills was succeeded by
William Hayward, and with his wife,
he is on his way back to his home in
Virginia. Speaking of political affairs
in the islands Mr.. Mills said
Annexation is now regarded univer-
sally by the people of Hawaii as GER
tainty. Their enthusiasm over the
annexation movement is more intense
now, if such thing be possible, than
it has ever been, and almost every
body has an abiding faith in the happy
result that they all wish for and antic-
pate. 1t is confidently expected that
the whole matter will be settled when
congress meets this fall"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER,
Downing, Hopkins n Company's Review
of Trade.

'"""'hs' hopkins n Company's Review
of Trade.
The important factor in wheat last
week was the large foreign demand.
"A lesser influence was the appearance
OF the July bulls as large buyers of the
September.
The general view OF the trade is that
the situation is favorable for compara-
lively high prices. The fact that the
market has had within fortnight an
advance of Zoe per bushel, and that the
new crop movement has not fairly
started to keep, however, an influential
party in the field. AS to the final out
come of the situation, it is remarkable
how close spectators are together
Their differences are hardly more than
as to the time for an advance and its
extent.
Receipts of new wheat at Chicago are
away under last years. The big Kan
sas crop shows in the arrivals at Kansas
City. which, without being so very
large, are a good deal over IL months
ago, yet the foreigners have taken all
OF this Kansas wheat they could get.
None of it is moving toward Chicago,
unless it is to 90 through to the other
side. The small receipts are more sig
nliicant because July is 4c over Septem-
Der, an incentive to rush the grain here.
Furthermore, Chicago July is lc and
] S4c over st. Louis, Toledo or Detroit.
The completed crop movement last year
developed that the 1896 winter wheat
yield was very much less than anybody
had assumed it to be. With July al
most ended the receipts this year at
Chicago are vastly less than last, the
weeks shipments exceeding the ar
rivals.
Our visible supply showed an in
crease of l,7S2, 0C0 bushels, and now
totals l7,Sl4,OOO bushels, against 49,
754, 900 bushels year ago this time.
The foreigners took freight room in
two days last week for AZ much wheat
as will be received at all the primary
markets in a fortnight. 1t is certainly
nothing against the market that there
is Il clever active bull interest in it.
This has made it somewhat uncom-
Portable for the professional short
sellers. These latter have found out
that there was somebody to meet their
raids. The long line has not, however,
been large enough to be threatening,
and the tactics have at no time been
offensive. 1t looks as if the July would
60 ont at a moderate premium over the
September, and as if the campaign
would be continued through September.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05

a state of panic. closely followed by the
eXuitant victors. After a mad rush Of
seven or eight miles the Captains
morse fell exhausted and soon died. The
officer knew that his command had
been routed, and that he was cut off
from it. That the Indians did not pur-
sue him was probably due to their de-
sire to annihilate the company by fol-
lowing swiftly on their heels He had
ridden beyond their ken, and the strong
wind had already covered his trail in
the sand but the fort was twelve miles
distant, and he was on foot and cut off
from it, He had lost his sabre, but still
retained his revolver, and was seated
on the dead body of his horse and plan
ming what move he should make, when
trooper suddenly appeared beside
him.
"Iou--ls it you. Grecn"' exclaimed
Capt. Bowers, as he sprang to his feet.
The other stood with folded arms
and made no reply 1t was Private
Green the deserter of month ago. His
uniform was torn and stained, and the
man had a haggard, wolfsh look. He
had not been hiding among the hills
where the soldiers had looked for him,
but out among the sand ridges. where
his only living companions were SER
penis and lizards He had been driven
there by the persecution of the officer
who stood before him. The officer knew
it as well as he, and he drew his pistol
to defend himself from attack 1t was
two or three minutes before another
word passed. Then the Captain said:
Green. this is bad business. We ran
into an ambush, and the company must
have been badly cut up. 1t has been
driven back to the fort, and am alone,
as you see. l am going to try and
make my way in"
"YOu cannot do it," was the reply.
"Within an hour the Indians will be
looking for you. They would be upon
you before you were clear of the des-
ert."
But what shall do?"
Come with me-"
Private Green strobe away to the
west and the Captain followed him. 1t
but the sudden surprise of the ambush,
the mad run of his horse and his find
ing Of the deserter in such an unex-
pected place all combined to COW his
spirit and bring feeling of helpless
ness. For two miles and more he fol-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05

lowed in the others footsteps. neither
speaking a word. Then they crossed a
sand ridge which was higher than the
sink of about half an acre in extent. In
the center of this sink was n puddle of
watcr-such water as thirsty horse
would hardly have touched with his
nose n second time. In the breast of
the sand ridge was shallow cave-the
home of the deserter
as this-this where you have been
hiding?" asked the officer as he looked
about HIM
For the last ten days-yes,' an
swered Private Green. "Make yourself
at home. You will have to wait here
until the Indians clear out"
That was the water the soldier had
used to quench his thirst-the shallow
cave his shelter from the sun and the
night. There was no fire. no food. He
must have had food to live, but he
must have been compelled to eat it raw.
No wonder he looked pinched and bag
gard and wolfish. He flung himself
y
from the officer. Had the deserter been
armed the officer would have feared an
attack. While he did not fear that, the
mans singular demeanor bred appre-
hension.
He had been driven to desert-to be-
come wanderer on the face of the
desert-tO hunger and thirst and feel
that his life was in peril every hour
Capt. Bowers thoughts We're anything
but pleasant as he sat in the shelter
and looked out upon the recruit who
had the outspoken sympathy of four
fifths of the garrison. An hour passed
away. Then the officer said:
Green, I've been thinking we were
too hard on you, and l am free to say
| am sorry for it. If you'll go back to
the fort with me things shall be diff
ferent."
The man stretched on the sands made
no reply. He knew enough of military
discipline to know that court-martial
awaited him for striking his superior
officer and DESERVING. They must find
him guilty and pass sentence, no mat
ctr how we'll disposed. He had stood
all he could, and on the night of his de-
sertion he had sworn a solemn oath to
have revenge upon his captain before
he died Chance had thrown the Off
Ger into his hands. AS he lay there he
was planning murder. He meant to
get up by and by and spring upon the
Captain, no matter about the pistol.
Reduced In strength as he was for the
want Of proper food, the thought Of his
wrongs nerved him up aud he felt
more than n match for the man at bis
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05
"ORk FOR THE RAILROADS
"'s Graf" and Fruit Crops East Of tn.
Cascades

Cascades.
Portland, Or, Aug. 2. Genera,
neen' IL. +. ODER, of the Northern
acme reiflgerator'car system, was in
'''e CITY Yesterday. He has just made
q" eA'ehded tour of the fruit and grain
u,s'r,cts OF the country tributary to the
northern Pacific, and had this to saw
en- the subject:
There will he an enormous fruit
crop IN the Snake river valley, in the
iakima district, and in the Walla
"alla district. In fact, there will be
heavy crop wherever there is an Or
chard in the Northwest. The Sound
itself will ship large quantity. The
prices are uniformly good, growers be-
ing content to get one to one and a half
cents net per pound in the Eastern
markets.
In this connection l observed
very noteworthy fact, that is, the i'm
mense shipment of green fruit and
vegetables to Alaska. One Tacoma
nrm has standing order to ship every
thing in this line that will, in their
F-', sum VIC trlp. 1ndL 3 pref
W good order. Most Alaska boats
have cold-storage facilities, and could
use more, for the demand is surprising.
1t Is fact that two cents "a pound is
Melted to the grower on fresh fruit sent
TO Alaska, and, now that this mining
excitement is rushing such numbers of
people into that region, it is easy to
force great and growing market for
the green and dried fruit and vegetable
products of the Northwest.
The grain crop is everywhere most
promising. With the advancing price
for wheat, this will be banner year
in the annals of the grain industry. l
was surprised to find that over in the
Sprague and Ritzvile region the wheat
crop was even better than in the Pa
louse."
Travelling Freight Agent Savage, Of
the Omaha line, who just returned
from the Washington fruit and grain
country, also says that no description
OF the crop outlook this year can be too
glowing.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05
Mob Fired on at ScottdaIe.

(, and ID SUttdale, Pa, Aug 2.-Wild excite.
8 acres PIT prevails here tonight AS the
1rveyed tmOon turns Of nonunion men, who
OF taken places Of striking ironwork-
'osed d. pat the Scottdale works, were going
er cent a lne one Of them became incensed at
Irming III remarks Of some boys, and fired at
km' large crowd gathered about
station at the time, and they start
sndered after the nonunion man, who fired five
chief nd ~ into the crowd before he reached
he salau clearinghouse. The hotel was
grounded by an excited crowd, and it
cen md. With difficulty that Burgess Porter
W. Asu inem cooled down, and had he not
nm The / the assistance of strike leaders
N. Is no telling what the crowd
r.;. w have DONE Another nonunion
oa,I;.. whose name could not be learned,
$500. revolver and fired several shots.
~, 80 ~, was knocked down and pretty badly
Wv eetn before he could be reached by
omcers and taken away. The sec
Cu'' crowd is massed about the station
j na' nonunlon men are afraid to ven.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05
RETURNED YUKONER ROBBED.
Started Out to DO New York and Was
Done Up by Thugs.


New York, Aug. 2.-The World
says: Henry Gaulder, IS years of
age, was found in this city unconscious
and bleeding from a wound in his head
Citizens picked him up and carried him
to a saloon. His skull is probably
fractured. He telegraphed for his
brother Phillip, of Laconia, N. H.,
asking him to join him at once.
Gauldier said he was direct from the
Clondyke, having left Dawson City
June Is. He came on the steamer
Portland, the first steamer down.
When he arrived in New York he went
to the Manhattan hotel. He had Il re-
ceipt for $500 deposited with the clerk
of the hotel.
With 5000 he started out to do the
town. He is not quite clear as to how
he reached Harlem, or how he got to
where he was found, but he had been
robbed OF the greater part OF his
money. When made comfortable in
the hospital he said:
II wish had had odd Betsy with
me when those ruffians attacked me. !"
He went to the Clondyke a year ago.
He stopped at Junea and went thence
to Dominion creek. He located sew
eral valuable claims. The stories told,
he said, of the finds in that section do
not begin to tell the truth. He refused
to say how much money he had
brought back, but said it was not I'M
common to find fortune in a few
weeks.
II only left at this time because a
newcomer told me of my fathers death.
l ran away from home and have not
seen my people in 20 years. Knowing
that had a rich find and wishing to
share it with my people, l came back
to get my brother to go with me. He
Will find our claims in good hands with
gold ready to be picked up. "
Gauldier's story seems to be verified
by papers found in his pockets, inclnd-
ing q number on the banks of the Yu-
kon, receipt for berth on the steam
er Portland and the hat mark OF a
tradesman in Seattle. If his skull is
not fractured he may be able to leave
the hospital soon.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05
Pirates Are Feared.

Washington, Aug. 2.-The steamer
Portland, which is expected to leave
St. Michaels about September 10, will,
it is said, have on board gold from the
Alaskan gold fields valued at $4,000
900. p. B. Weare, of Chicago, presi-
dent of the North American Transport
tation & Trading Company, has advised
the treasury department that he fears
an attempt will be made by pirates to
capture the cargo and has asked that
the government detail revenue cutter
to convoy the Portland out OF Behring
sea. This request has been granted.
The revenue cutter Bear and possibly
one or two others will convoy the Port
1opd
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05
ammunition Running Low,


-Vmoay, Aug. 2.-The situation at
Y Aakakland has become serious.
''as been received that natives in
force made second attack on the
'oday. The fighting was severe.
''cen OF the British were killed and
.Ounded. among the latter being
S'eaant CatellO. The tribesmen
.V men. The worst feature of
"'aation is that the garrison is
VI ammunition, and it is feared
'nc'e supply will be exhausted be-
improvements arrive. 1t is re-
~ .nat Madmullah has mustered at
$4,000 tribesmen.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05
San Francisco Markets.

Wool-Choice foothill, 9@12c San
joaquin, 6 months S@ l0c; do years
staple, ia SC; mountain, 100 l3c; Ore
gon, 100 he per pound.
Hops-S@ l2c per pound.
Millstuffs - Mddlings, $1S.50@22;
California bran, Sl5 a 5. so per ton.
Hay-Wheat, $l2 a Is; wheat and oat,
$11@l4; oat, x10@l2; river barley,
*7@S; best barley, $9@1l; alfalfa,
$7@S.5O clover, $7.5O@9.
Potatoes-New, in boxes, 300 40c.
Onions-New red, 7O@ soc; do new
silverskin, S5c @$l per GENITAL.
Fresh fruit-Apples, 20@30c per
small box; do large box, $50 75c Royal
apricots, 20@35c common cherries,
l5@25c; Royal Anne cherries, 25 a 4Oc
per box; currants, $l.OO@1.5O pei
chest; peaches, 25@ soc; pears, zoo
40c; cherry plums, goa SOC per box.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 21c; do
seconds, 1s@2Oc; fancy dairy, 100
lSc; good to choice, 14@ l5c per pound.
Cheese-Fancy mild, new, Sc; fair
to good, 71ac per pound.
Eggs-Store, l. e a l4c; ranch, 15@
lSc; Eastern, 12@ IA; duck, 14c per
dozen.
Citrus fruit-Navel oranges, 81
az; seedlings, 75c@$1.25; Mexican
lines, $4,000 $50: common lemons,
$l.5O@3 per box.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05
New Uses for Glass,

Attention was recently called to the
proposed use Of glass brick in building.
1t is now said that the Government of
Switzerland has approved the use Of
glass for making weights to he en-
ployed with balance-scales. A peculiar
ly tough kind of glass is to be selected
for this purpose. From England comes
the suggestion that glass would be a
better and more lasting material than
stone for making monuments which
are exposed to the wearing action Of
the weather. ..
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05

San Francisco, Aug. "A message
has been received announcing the loss
of the whaler Cape Horn Pigeon, in
the japanese sea, during furious
storm. Capatin Scullam and the crew
of IS were saved, but 90 barrels of
sperm oil went down with the vessel.
Two thousand pounds of bone had been
shipped home short time before the
disaster. The Cape Horn Pigeon was
owned by J. and Il. Wing, of Bedford,
Mass
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05
IMPRISONED AMERICANS
List Of Those Still Remaining in Cuban
Prisons.

Washington, Aug. 2.-Consul. Gen.
eral Lee has informed the state depart
ment that in the event of the release of
the American, Lewis Somelian, now
confined at Havana, there will remain
of American citizens imprisoned in
Cuba in addition to the five Competitor
prisoners only the following: Manuel
Fernandez, confined in Fort Cabanas;
Rafael Ferninandez Diaz, at Sagua la
Grande; Jolia Thomas Sainz and Frank
A. Gramont at Santiago.
All of these prisoners are charged
with rebellion with arms in hand, and
are held subject to the ordinary mill
tary jurisdiction. The United States
consul at Manzanilo has cabled the Sec
rotary of state a contradiction of the
story that Albert Slusser, an American,
has been captured by Spanish troops
and taken to that place. He says that
nothing is known of Slusser's arrest.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05

Berlin, Aug. 2.-The commercial
treaty between Great Britain and the
German Zollverein, which has been IN
force since May 30, 1895, was renounced
TODAY bv Great Britain, and ceases to
be operative year hence. The keich-
sanzeiger says the supplementary con-
yentions which were concluded when
the treaty was extended to the German
states Joining the Zollverein will ex-
nire with the main treaty next summer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05
Tariff Bill Printed.

Washington, July 81. - The first
copies Of the tariff act in law form for
circulation have been received at the
document-rooms of the senate and house.
The law makes pamphlet of 70 pages.
Members of the house will have 20, 900,
senators 10, 900 and the senate commit
tee on finance 900 copies, for distrl-
button, making $4,000 in all to be cir
culated by congress.