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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30

A correspondent of Rams Horn mar
rates a pulling match between a sea.
lion and a farmer:
Near Tillamook. Ore. an old German
farmer CHANGED to be driving along the
beach, when his watchful gaze was
greeted by the sight Of a large s9n-lion
some distance out on the sand, fast
asleep.
1t was the work Of n moment for ia
cob to make lasso of a stout rope he
had In his wagon, fasten the end Of IL
to the hind axle, and adjust the moose
over the sea-lion's head. Then Jacob
jumped into the wagon and started
homeward with his prize.
The sea-lion did the same, and rs his
team was the stronger Of the two, ia
cob started seward ut good pace. and
only saved himself and his outfit" ny
springing quickly to the ground, grasp
ing his jack-kni and cutting the rope.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30

Port Townsend, WASH, Sept. 81
Captain Nelson, master of the tn,
Pioneer. corroborates the story Of the
snowsilde, or more appropriately, land
slide, in the neighborhood OF Sheep
Camp. Captain Nelson SAYS:
Three men came to Skaguay beach
Sunday night with Il story that at
Sheep Camp that morning at $3.50
O'Clock a peculiar sound from the south
west side OF the mountain was heard,
and before the residents of the camp
could fully dress they found themselves
being rapidly borne down the canyon
OH mass of moving debris from the
mountain side. The majority of the
residents of sheep Camp escaped. al
though the entire town was almost
wholly destroyed.
THE slide struck the town in the
northern part, whore nearly all the
packers were quar- cred in tents and
sleeping the sleep of hard. overworkcd
men. The main part of the slide from
the mountain missed Sheep Camp
proper, although from the report very
little OF the town remains Packers
camp was wholly carried away, and it
i. impossible to learn the full names OF
the unfortunates, as they We're all
known by s0>Iumes such rs Jack, Jim,
Dick, etc.
1.-THE cause of tnc4 uluiueuorted
to be the action of heavy rams w.
hills where sort OF reservoir was
formed, which body OF water forced the
land down into the basin below. Never
before have suclr heavy rains been ex
perienced by old Indians in the neigh
borhood of Chikoot pass.
W. W. Sprague, of Tacoma, return
ing from Skaguay pass, verties the
above report.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing. Hopkins & Company's Review
of Trade.

A low range OF values for wheat has
oeen established during the week as the
result of diminished speculation, in
'feased receipts and accommodating
stocks. the market closing weak under
;hese conditions, with still lower ten
iency. Clearances continue large.
Export sales have been only moderate,
and there seems to be pause in the
European demand The diminished
volume of speculation is probably the
weakest feature in the market at pres
ent, as the trade generally have accept
ed as fact that Europe wants all the
surplus food products that we have to
spare. The presence of a so-called
bull clique" has been largely respon-
siblc for the decreased trade and done
much to check the advance. The in
creasing stocks would not prove suffi.
cient to depress values, but in conjunc-
ton with the lessened export demand
and absence of speculation the current
of the market has been turned and UNI
til conditions are changed lower range
OF values is to be expected temporarily.
Corn values have suffered severe
decline, due in part to local speculative
conditions The salient points of
weakness in the market, however, have
been the large receipts, enormous stocks
and the insufficency of the cash de-
mand. The forward movement is now
falling off. Farmers have practically
ceased selling. The cash demand is
also improving and u stronger market is
probable next week. Crop prospects
are unfavorable Serious damage has
occurred since the last government re-
port was compiled, and the next report
will show a very large decrease in the
estimated yield. Present values are
below the average for years past and in
wife speculative buying. The shortage
in the worlds wheat crop would in it.
self warrant better values for corn, but
in connection with the serious shortage
IN the potato crop, estimated at
1000, 900, 900 bushels, it is apparent
that corn will be in greater export de-
mand than ever before. We regard
present weakness as but temporary, and
certain to be followed by much higher
values
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30
DEATH IN OYEA PASS
E'Ghtee" Packers Buried Vnd.r u
sier Avalanche

Port Townsend, Sept. 27.-Tbe stoom
err Pioneer, which left the Sound Sem.
TENDER II with the bark Shirley in tnw
Tor Skaguay, returned ut o'clock th;o
morning, having made the run down
in 90 hours. "'"'
Inc Pioneer brings down story of
snow or landslide between Sheen C.,,,,,
ana Chilkoot pass last Sunday morning
IN winch IL men are supposed to have
lost timer lives; only one body had been
iouhd' that OF man named ChovnsLi
cousin OF Joe Choynski, the prize6 ,h,er
me 10 or Is men supposed to he lost
were packers on the Dyea trail. and
they had upwards of $50. 600 in their
possession.
lhefe are many here who do not 10.
lieve the story, as it is very early in tho
season for snow slides. Officers of tho
Pioneer say the story was BROUGHT tn
Skaguay Sunday evening by three men
VINO told 1t III such a thrilling m,nnor
as to leave no doubt as to its Truthful.
ness They described the avalanche as
consisting of rocks. ice and dirt the
mass having been looScncd by the re-
cent Unprecedented hard rain which
has been falling continuously for the
past month.
All the bridges on the Skaguay river
have been washed out and the river is
a raging torrent.
W. w. Sprague, of Tacoma, who
started eight weeks ago with three.
years outfit, returned from Skaguay on
the Pioneer.
The steamer Al-Ki, week overdue
from Alaska. arrived this morning at
4 O'Clock. She carried large list of
men returning from Skaguav. who were
unable to cross the pass. The snow is
six inches deep at Lake Bennett. and
three inches fell on the summit of Chill
koot pass last Saturday.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30
NO" said Teddy, except black wat

NO." said Teddy, except black wat
er and blacker sky"
Look again, boys" cried the captain.
UT there. nor-nor'west. Don't YOU
see the lights?
mere was trace Of nervous appre-
hehsion In the shippers tone. His two
comrades turned their gaze to the -or-
nor west, and again shook their heads,
Don't see no lights" murmured
Billy.
Then" said the captain detiantly,
i've got 'em! I've got 'em, boys I've
been often on the borders before. but
now Eve got 'em, sure"
Looks like it, skipper" said Teddy
sympathetically, but don't get fright
ened, Joe; it'll be all right If you swear
off. That is sent as warning you
should pay heed to-"
"A warming" cried Capt. Joe exult.
antly. why. rot my halyards. It's
tie finest sight you ever saw never
drcamt of anything equal to it, Talk
about the deliriums. My word. its
heavenly. thought IA fellow saw
the tremens, but that isn't the case.
You should drink more rum. you two,
and then you'd know what enjoyment
is. Take me for gudgeon. if this
don't beat all the magic lantern shows
| e-er see, and if a pint o. rum will
give man a heavenly vision like this
what won't quart do? BY ginger
boys. I'm going to double this row o
lights; where'd you say the rum was?
Well. here goes for the rest O. the
cask."
Billy and Teddy looked at each other
with dismay.
Il reckon" said Teddy we've been
hasty. This lessons fa IRE"
And Billy nodded his head solemnly
several times without speakng.-De.
trOit Free Press
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30

Wheat-Walla Walla, 79c; VAL
ley and Bluestem. 81 "a SIC per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, "a. 40; graham,
$3.70 superline. So so per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, 81 (4 CSC; choice
gray, Soc per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $1,000; brew
ing. $1,000 per ton.
Mllstuifs-Bran, $14 per tom
middlings, $2l; shorts, $3.50.
Hay-Timothy, $l2@ H.. so; clover,
$l0@ll; California wheat, $40
do oat, $ll; Oregon wild hay, 500
10 per ton.
Eggs-l6@17 nc per dozen.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 40 a 50c;
fair to good, 800 40c; dairy, 300 Boo
per roll.
Cheese - Oregon, 1l1ac; Young
America, l2lsc; California, ga lOc pei
pound.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Mixed $1,000
$50 per dozen; broilers, *2.0O@2. 10;
geese, $6@7; ducks, $4@4.5o per
Ven; turkeys, live, 9@l0c per
pound.
Potatoes. %, egon Burbanks. 400
45c per sack; new potatoes. SOC per
sack; sweets, 81. 40 per GENITAL.
Onions-Caliiornia new, red. $l.25;
yellow, SOC per Genital.
Hops-l3@ l5c per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, Ga &c.
Wool-Valley, lao 15c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, loo l2c; mohair, 20c
per pound.
Mutton-Gross. best sheep, wethers
and ewes, "a @21ac; dressed mutton,
SC; spring lambs, 5la per pound.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, $3.50;
tight and feeders, 1901; dressed, $50
$50 per 100 poun Is.
Beef-Iross, top steers, 50. rs a B.;
COWS $2.25; dressed beef, 4@ 8 &c per
pound.
Veal-Largc, u a sc; small, 81, a &c
per pound.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30

The smallest elephant is one from
Sumatra, which was recently exhibited
in Berlin. Three years old, it stands
only 36 inches from the ground 1t Is
Il little over one yard in length. and
weighs 1GS pounds. The normal ele-
plant weighs at the same age at least
three tons. A pigmy race Of camels
exists in Persia which are only % inch
es in height and weigh but 30 pounds.
while an ordinary camel is larger than
most horses. The smallest birds egg
is that of the tiny Mexican humming
bird. which is scarcely larger than il
pins head.
The smallest newspaper in the world
is published in Guadalajara, in Next
GO. The El TELEGRAPH, Il weekly yuhi
cation, is printed in eight columns.
each ~ inches long and IL inches
wide. on thick MANILA paper. Its staff
includes an editor and director. an adj
ministratOr. or business manager. a re-
sponsible man, or capitalist, and II
printer. and it is issued every Sunday.
The smallest French conscript Oh
record is Louis Bernadat. of Luret. in
the department of the Allier. who was
only feet 1 inches In height. Little
Bernadat came of age in 1893. and was
in that year summoned to draw his
conscription out of the urn. like his fell
lows of the same age. When he ap-
peared to answer to his name, 1t was
thought that some child had been told
TO answer as Il Joke, but on looking
more closely it was seen that he was II
dwarf with a slight moustache. A
gendarme had to lift him on to the
table to enable him to draw his rum
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30
r'RtMEN TO THE RESCUE



New Orleans, Sept. 27.-Efficient
work by the fire department in the face
vi the attack OF Il mob enabled the do
p'rtheht to save the main portion Of
the Beauregard school building. which
was fired last night by rioters. who oh.
Jected to having the structure convert
ca into yellow fever hospital. Only
'he annex and one end of the structure
were reduced to ashes.
Alter the mass meeting of citizens
held 'ast night riotous crowd gathered
around the building and openly threat
eheu at the first opportunity that they
would fire it.
throughout yesterday evening Sister
Agnes and number of other Sisters Of
Iharity, together with help from the
nospitai, had been putting the building
IN order for the reception of yellow
fever patients.
At nlghtfall Surgeon Bloom, of the
hospital, the sisters and others had
been warned that they had better leave
the building. They did so, and made
Their way through dense crowd of
panlc-strcken citizens. Then small
force OF police was ordered.to the scene.
While the police were engaged in at
tempting to quell the riotous crowd in
front of the building, two incendiaries
with a five-gallon can OF oil proceeded
to the rear and quickly had the build
ing in flames.
An alarm was turned in, but the first
nclghborlng engine had scarcely arrived
when the hose was cut. When other
engines arrived their hose was also de-
stroyed by the mob. Chief Caster
finally arrived with a squad of officers,
which beat the mob back.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30
Yours, Mine and Ours.

A Western paper tells story of
mixed brood of children which reveals
the confusion liable to exist in certain
families.
A widower and widow, each having
children, married, and children were
ents agreed much better than the chill
dren did. One day neighbor, going
past their place, heard commotion
within. out of which rose the voice OF
the wife, screaming to the husband:
Jim! jim. Hurry out in the yard.
Your children and my children are beat
ing the lives out of our Children
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30
Seattle Markets.

Butter-Fancy native creamery,
brick, 23@24c; ranch, 14@ Ice.
Cheese Native Washington, 100
lie; California, 9lac.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 2O@2lc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., live, per pound,
hens, lOc; spring chickens, 81. so
as; ducks, So. so @3.75.
Wheat-Feed wheat, $50 per ton.
Oats-Choice, per ton, $22 a 23.
Corn-Whole, $24; cracked, per ton.
1923; feed meal, f22 per ton.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton,
t22; whole, $22.
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed beef
steers, &c; cows, 5 &c; mutton sheep,
5@5lsc; pork, &c; veal, small, 6.
Fresh Fish-IIalibut a &c; salmon,
3 q a sc; salmon trout, a Oc;fiounders
and sole, BOA; ling cod, 400; rock
cod, SC; smelt, 2 % "a &c.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30

you've had more than your share
now. I've put the rum for'ard. nd
there the rum stays"
With resounding oath, the captain
came up, and then stopped, stricken
dumb by the amazing sight pread out
before his eyes. He drew his hand
slowly across his forehead.
My God" he cried, Billy, WHAT'S
that?"
whats what?" said Billy, indiffer-
emily coiling rope with his ba to
the fleet, while Teddy was bus! ng
himself near the wheel
whats that l see in the offingT
cried Captain Joe. Look at it a-stand-
ing out between sea and sky. like a
thousand ships afire!"
Billy and Teddy looked over In The
direction pointed. Teddy shrugged his
shoulders and was silent.
what is it?" asked the captain, and
his crew was pleased TO notice a ire
NOR of anxiety in his shaky voice.
Rum, l expect" answered Billy
grimly. II don't see nothing, do you,
Teddy"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30

Washington, Sept 24.-Assistant At
torney- General Boyd, of the depart
ment of justice, in charge of the case
against the South Omaha Livestock
Exchange, says he is satisfied the South
Omaha exchange was organized on
lines similar to those of the Kansas
CITY exchange, which was Il few days
ago declared trust by Judge Foster OF
the United States district court.
The suits against Wetsern livestock
exchanges begun under Attorney-Gen-
eral Harmon, OF the Cleveland admin
istration, but the present admlnistra-
ton is prosecuting them with all pos
sible yiuOr
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30

Philadelphia, Sept. 27.-Lieutenant
r. E. Peary, the Arctic explorer, ar
rived in this city last night. lie stated
this morning that what he conside~ed
the most important discovery was the
finding of the relics of the Greedy ex-
pedition. These were found in Cape
Sabin. but he said he would not de-
scribe them for the present.
The party, Lieutenant Pcary sala'
had succeeded in establishing heau-
quarters and base OF supplies III
Greenland preparatory to his new expe
dition next spring.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30
Suicide of "a Dis.raced Seaman.

San Francisco, Sept. 27.-The steam
er Moana, from Sydney, via Honolulu,
arrived this morning with the follow
ing Hawaiian advices, under date of
September is:
Woolf, seaman on board of the
Philadelphia, disrated and confined in
the brig on a serious charge, committed
suicide on the 18th by hanging himself
with the hammock lashings. Woolf
was ashore last Saturday night drink
ing heavily. Captain Dyer found
Woolf was guilty of disorderly conduct
and bringing disgrace upon the ship,
and sentenced him to five days solitary
confinement on bread and water, at the
same time reducing his rating from first
to fourth class. The captain believes
the man was insane.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30
Street Car Strike Threatened.

Chicago, Sept. 27.-Developments OF
the last IL hours point to general
strike of all street car conductors, motor
men and gripmen in the employ OF the
Chicago City Railway Company. From
the present outlook, the only block to a
general walkout would be the surren-
der OF General Manager Bowen and the
reinstatement of 30 discharged men, to-
gcther with the recognition of the new
union by the company. A general
mass meeting OF all the street car men
of the CITY has been called to take final
action. This course was decided upon
tonight at conference attended by 20
of the most prominent labor leaders IN
Chicago and the executive committee
Of the local street car mems union.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30

Washington, Sept. 27.-The depart
ment OF the interior has accepted the
bid of Frederick l.. Gilbert for all the
timber on Red Cliff, Chippewa Indian
reservation, in Wisconsin. 1t is estl-
mated that the timber amounts to lo0,'
900, 900 feet, and Mr.. Gilbert's bid was
S461,OOO. The conditions OF the sale
provide that Mr.. Gilbert shall esta bhsh
mills on the reservation to manufacture
there the lumber to be made from the
timber; that he shall cut not less than
10, 600, 900 feet, nor more than 20, 600,
900 feet year, and that he shall EN-
ploy Indian labor. if practicable.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30
The Sight of Birds.

The organ of sight is more highly de-
veloped in birds than in any other ami
NAL. Naturalsts declare that the kes-
trel is possessed Of such wonderful
powers of sight that 1t is able to see
mouse when it is itself at such height
In the air that 1t Is invisible to the
naked human eye.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30
EXPLOSION IN A MINE.
One Man Killed, Three Fatally and ST,
Severely Injured.

Marion, Ill.,, Sept. 27.-One man
was killed, three fatally injured and
six severely burned and bruised by an
explosion OF gas in the Williams county
coal mine today. An unknown miner
is still imprisoned in the shaft, and
WAS undoubtedly killed instantly. The
dead man is Frank Farrar, an Italian
miner, asphyXiated.
The injured are: G. Grieti, burned
by the explosion, will die; Peter Cas-
per, burned internally, will die; Joe
Barlow, driver boy, crushed about the
cad, will die.
A shift OF 45 men went down the
main shaft in the cage at o'clock this
morning. They had proceeded only a
short distance up the main gangway
when the lamp on the leaders, cap IL
nited Il large body OF gas. A terrible
explosion resulted. Farrar and the un-
known miner were knocked down, the
latter being buried under mass of
broken timbcrs ard rocks. Those who
were able to crawl back to the foot Of
the shaft signalled for the cage, which
had been blown to the surface by the
force OF the explosion.
Rescuers descended, and soon all tie
injured men were brought to the sur
face. Afterdamp followed the explo-
sion, and put a stop to the search for
the body OF the unknown miner.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30

ssensburg, Ind, Sept. 27.-An IN.
w peculiar case of family aff1ic-
reported from Forest Hill. Two
ago the eldest brother of Mrs.
y Sanderson died of typhoid fever
days later her mother passed
from the same disease, and the
Claimed her husband last Satur-
Yesterday she herself succumbed
malady, and now two OF her
afen are lying at the point of
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30
THE UMPIRE CHOSEN.
Fifth Arbitrator of the British Nene-
Zucla Boundary.

Washington, Sept. 21.-A final de-
cision has been reached by the arbitra-
tors who are to determine the British
Venezuela boundary line as to the fifth
arbitrator, on umpire, who is to act
with him. His name is for the present
withheld. 1t is not Baron Courcel.
whose name has been mentioned in this
connection, nor King Oscar of Sweden,
who was to name the umpire only i'll
case the arbitrator failed to agree. An
agreement WAS reached without the
necessity OF calling on the Swedish SOW
ereign. The umpire is an European,
but this 10 said to be without signiti-
canoe, since no question involving the
Monroe doctrine is to be submitted to
the tribunal The arbitrators on behalf
of Venezuela are Chief Justice Fuller
and Justice Brewer, OF the supreme
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30

,ssi,ution"' h, the SUI
ts~s Court
Ish., Sept. - The SUI
vdsy affirmed JUDGMENT
Nathaniel Il. Swinburne.
The Sheriff OF Pierce
I.nt--a case that involved
n application of the act
~ legislature relating
noperty under execution
M the confirmation of
= appealed from the SUI
4 Pierce county, when Il
N Of mandamus was
a the sheriff, command
Iced with the sale under
rtion and order, issued ON
in the case OF Swinburne
4 md to advertise certain
( ,uerty for sale to satisfy
in the said cause, with
rtnt or without requiring
|tlsment creditor or debtor
\ mon the mortgaged prop
Einum price for sale, and
n once under the old law
a ules, without regard to
'sd the legislature regulat
tters.
dent contendcd:
I. neither the title nor the
~ sustained the conten-
law applies to foreclosure
nat it was not the intent
,ture to make the law retro
Vt. II the law does apply
and it was intended to be
that portion relating to II
1 ale and the provision for
niiOn are unconstitutional,
sfious to section 10 of ar
constitution OF the United
ding Impairment OF con-
the first contention, the
n holds that it was evil
,t.nt to include mortgages
sold under execu-
hat it was the intention
hture to make the provi-
ut retroactive.
| the act unconstitutional
atiOn to contracts made
passage of the act, the
! some attention to the
the inviolability of con-
lis founded upon honesty
III, supported in ethics as
II the value of a contract
d or lessened Ivy the pas
|. the obligation OF the act
ainly impaired. 1t is a
law that the law which is
1t the time a contract is
q a part OF the contract.
i was expressly stipulated
age that the law in force
the contract was made
20 a part of the contract,
renee OF such stipulation
lid be the same. Under
the contract was made,
, had a right to the sale
I once upon the issuance
ton, subject only to re-
his was a valuable right,
|oubt taken into consider
Judgment creditor, or in
mOrtgagee. The law now
to wait more than Il year
It before he can have the
and, says the court, it
controversy that, rs to
'ntracts, this provision OF
d.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30

Massachusetts convicts are getting
fastidious. Not content with Boston
baked beans for breakfast every day
they have just sent in a petition for
eustard pie every Sunday.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30
Train Plunged Into - River.

Madras, Sept. 81. - Floods have
washed away bridge on the Benga-
lore Mysore railroad near Maddur. An
engine and five cars filled with passen-
gers were precipitated into the river
causing great loss OF life.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30
Killed ky IA Land slide.

London, Sept. PA private dis
patch from Rome says that about 10
persons were killed and many others
injured by an earth slip at the sulphur
mines near Girgentt.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30

Chicago, Sept. 27.-One man was
fatally burned and six others persons
injured last night by an explosion OF
gasoline stove on West Adams street.