Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-11-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK

interesting Collection OF Current Event.
In Condensed Form From
Both Continents.
Three men were burned to death in
fire at Hot Springs, Ark.
Marshal Blanco has extended a full
pardon to all rebels in Cuba.
Steps We're taken at mass Meeting
OF miners held at Marquette. ILL.,. to
continue the coal strike throughout the
winter.
A rumor has reached Simla tina, a
native officer and 35 Sikhs belonging
TO the hurram column have been inter.
cepted by the tribesmen in a ravine
and slaughtered
Two men met death in Southern Or.
egon. One was struck and hurled
from trestle by a train on the South.
ern Pacific. the other was run over bv
the same train while switching in the
yard at Grants Pass.
A Naples dispa tch says Mount vesu-
vius is in great activity A mass Of
lava is pouring out from the Arto de
Cavello crater, which opened in 1895.
Two wide streams are flowing down in
the direction of Vi,rova and Hiano del
Inestro.
A terrible famine is raging in the
province OF Archangel. Russia Many
have already died OF starvation. The
people wander about reduced almost to
skeletons, the heads swollen to the : Re
OF baskets. The only means Of subsist.
ence is tea.
The chamber OF commerce OF San
Francisco, has sent the following mes
sage TO President Mckinley: I'm the
name of humanity and patriotism. the
chamber OF commerce Of san Francisco
respectfully urges upon you the prompt
dispatch Of the revenue cutter Bear to
the Arctic. under command OF Captain
Healy, with discretionary orders, fully
equipped and provisioned, to rescue
over 400 men imprisoned by ice near
Point Barrow, and with authority TO
use, If necessary, reindeer. at the gov
eminent station, TO facilitate the land
ing"
The United States supreme court has
affirmed the decision Of the lower cour.
in the case of the interstate commerce
commission against the \ la hama Mid
land and the Georgia Central railways,
and others. The case arose out Of
charges by citizens OF Alabama that the
companies Were disregariing the long
andshort-haul clause of the interstate
commerce law. The point a, issue was
whether, when there was competition
between railroads and water transport
tatlon. the roads must file lower rates
with Interstate commerce commits
81 ~ i, was decided in the mega
tive ~ nnAA
The anarchists -
brased the llth anniversary Of the con.
viction of their comrades in Chicago,
at a public meeting. There were
about 500 anarchists in the audience.
Johann Mos, presided and spoke OF the
''canaille OF capitalism which he said
congratulated itself that the social
question had been squelchei. and that
peace and order prevailed. He wanted
TO tell the political bandits that the
anarchists were not gathered 10 mourn
or TO shed tears. but 70 sing a song If
triumph, Tor the future was not far Of. I"
He called the sovernm ent = cowboy
government. with apologies to cow bovs.
and ticklel his hearers by saying only
one bomb was fired in the Haymarket,
but it did excellent execution.
The monthly statement Of the public
debt shows at the close OF business &C.
tober 30, debt, less cash in tire srry,
amounting to $1,000. 563 col, an in.
crease for the month Of sS.4+l.I>S.
4 section Of scafoldng AROUND the
Wabash building in $. Louis. recently
partially destroyed by fire, gave Way,
carrying eight workmen into a mass II
debris. Two We're fatally injured and
four seriously hurt.
During fire at Hornot's dyeinc and
securing establishment in Philadelphia,
Pa. large can OF benzne exploded.
Thirteen firemen were seriously burned.
1t is feared some Of them may lose
their eyesight. The loss by fire was
slight.
The Sparta stage was hell up by two
masked men three miles from Baker
City, Or. The highwavmen had
lantern, which frightened the horses,
and the coach was capsizei. The driver
grabbed the mail sack and reached Ba.
ker City safely.
Attorney General Fitzgerald. OF Cal.
ifornia, submitted a motion to the su-
preme court at Washington. 70 dismiss
or affirm in the case of ". II. T. Dlr-
rant. The case involves the proceed
ings against Durrant for murder. The
case was taken under aivisemeut.
The people of Canton turnel out in
large numbers TO welcome President
Mckinley upon his arrival home. He
was escorted TO his residence by the
Canton troop. where he was waited
upon by the Commercial Travellers As
ISOLATION and large delegation OF
workmen from Dueber Heights. most
of them from the Dueber watch works.
II is expected that treaty or con-
vention between the United States,
Russia and Japan will be formally
signed and executed at the state de-
partment during the present week,
carrying out the proposition before tie
Behring sea conference for a suspension
of pelagic sealing. The present under