Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-11-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Interesting CORRECTION Of Current Events
In Condensed Form From
Both Continents.

Political excitement is intense in
Brazil and martial law is in force.
koon Sang, Chinese priest. was
killed by highbinders in San Francisco.
j. r. Sovereign, the recently retired
master workman of the Knights of La.
Dor, has declared his intention to run
for president of the United States in
1900.
The blue and gray have met again on
common ground. Military triumphs
were honored at Orchard Knob, Tenn,
Monday, and monuments to the
achievements at Chickamauga and Mis-.
sionary Ridge accepted
Secretary Alger has requested the
secretary of the interior to instruct AL.
askan officials to gather about 500 head
of reindeer from the government herds
Tor use of an expedition for the relief OF
the icebound whalers in the A,clic. II
is expected that the Bear, which is
now at Seattle, will be ready to sail in
about ten days.
A. J. Sage, well-known rancher,
living few miles below Sand Point,
Idaho, was shot and instantly killed
while out hunting. An old acquaint.
ance, named John Snyder, who went
out with him hunting, and who became
separated from him for short time,
seeing what he supposed to be deer
moving among the trees, fired at it, and
upon reaching the spot was Mortified to
find that ne had shot his friend dead.
Rev. Myron w. Reed, pastor OF one
of Denver's leading churches, during
his discourse Sunday created someN hat
of sensation while discussing the kill.
ing Of the Ute Indians by deputy game
wardens in Colorado recently, by de-
claring that he intended to see that
Warden Wilcox and his deputies are
tried for murder. He also denounced
the preachers who have remained silent
in the matter.
Fifty-two families have arrived in
North Yakima, Wash, from Polk
county, Minnesota, to make new
homes. Many have already selected
lands along the Yakima valley canal,
west of the city, and others will locate
in the vicinity OF the Mckee artcsian
wells. The colony is made up almost
wholly of French people. and they will
be the means of bringing many more
settlers to Yakima county if their ex-
perience proves satisfactory.
The state supreme court OF Montana
has sustained the constitutionalty Of
the inheritance law passed by the last
legislature. The law imposes a tax of
per cent on requests to any benetici-
airy, not relative, where the estate
amounts to over 800. The tax on es-
tates directly inherited, where the value
of the estate is over $500, is per
cent. 1t is estimated that the decision
will yield the state $40, 900 from es-
tates already in process of settlement.
The Wyoming supreme court has de-
cided that foreign-born citizens must
be required to read the constitution in
the English language in order to vote.
One hundred and fifteen Films, who
voted the Republican ticket at the re-
cent election in that state, could not
read the constitution in English, but
their votes were accepted, as they could
read it in their own language. The
decision will put the Democratic, cam
didate in office, and settles an import
ant constitutional question.
The labor troubles which have been
brewing in Randsburg, Cal, for some
time eliminated Wednesday, when
about 100 members of the miners
union went in body to the Rookie
mine and peremptorily drove superin-
tendent Clarke and five men out OF the
camp for working below the schedule
of the union.
A new industry has started in
OwensborO, KY, with 100 employees.
1t is to utilize cornstalk celluose for
lining battleships. Materials for maxi
ing an imitation of silk and for making
celluloid are among the products. Pa
per is another product. w. W. Gibbs,
Of Philadelphia, is president, and the
stockholders are Fasteners.
The owners of the German ship Po-
trimpos, stranded ut Long Beach,
Wash, have bought two 10. 600 pound
anchors of the United States watship
Vandala, which was wrecked at Samoa
several years ago, and will ship them
floating the Potrimpos next month, 1t
is expected that the ship will he put
into deep water in less than Il month.
A remonstrance against allowing
Chinese coal miners to be imported
into the state for the purpose of min
ing coal at Wilmington and other towns
in place of the striking miners, will be
placed before Governor Tanner in the
name of the United Mineworkcls Of
Illinois. The governor will also be
asked to co operate with the secretary
of the miners federation in keeping
out the coolie labor. Secretary Ryan
SAYS if the Chinese come bloodshed
will surely result. If Governor Tanner
refuses to interfere President Mckinley
will be appealed to.
Consul Duester, at Crelfellt, Ger.
many, reports to the state departn ent
at Washington discovery made there
which it is said revOlutionizes the
methods of illumination. 1t is an in
candescent gas lamp Single jets of or
binary size can emit light OF much
more than 900 candle power, and fine
print can be read at a distance OF 100
feet. The inventor says the cost for Il
light of 500 candlepower is only 1 =
cents per hour, while that for an or
binary electric light of 40 candlepower
is IA cents per hour.
John II. Mooney, Kate Mooney, his
wife, and Michael Dromcy, Mrs.
Moonye's brother, were found dead in
Al lie, ~
been asphyxiated by gas. They We're