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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09
THE AMEER'S LOYALTY
Difficulty Of Holding His
Subjects in Check.
no IMPORTANT BATTLES FOUGHT
Both Sides Massing Their Troops on
the Border-Mad Mullah's
Men DESERVING.

London, Sept. THE Times this
morning publishes a dispatch from
Simla saving that further evidence has
been obtained OF the desire OF the ameer
of Afghanistan TO prevent his subjects
from taking part in the frontier disturb
ances. The British agent at Cabul sub
mitted. at the ameer's request. a writ
ten statement showing the points upon
which the government laid special stress.
The ameer replied to this statement in
his own handwriting, emphasizing his
previous statements that his subjects
did not dare to openly take part in the
fighting, but they have been drawn
away secretly by the mullahs, whose
conduct he strongly condemned.
Not the least doubt is entertained.
the dispatch says, of the ameer's desire
to fulfill his obligations loyalty. He
has issued orders that his troops he
withdrawn from the detached outposts,
SO that they may he kept together under
the control of officers who are able To
prevent them from DESERVING and join
ing in the fighting.
An important step has been taken by
Maharajah Sir Der Shamsher .Jang Rama
Bahadur, prime minister of Nepaul,
who has forbidden the circulation in
the kingdom of native newspapers.
which he considers seditious and hos
tile to the British government.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09
HORSES FOR ARMY USE.
Practical Test Of Those From the Range
Has Demonstrated Their Value

Chicago. Sept. S.-''No horses in the
world except the range horses OF our
Western states are tit for military pur-
poses. and | think the trip just fin
ished by my cowboy friends proves my
assertion"
The foregoing remark was made 10y
DR.. William A. Bruett. special commas
sioner of the bureau of animal industry
M the department of agriculture. He
was at his home in this city, and with
him were two stalwart, sunburned
young men, William and Bert Gabriel.
These young men," continued MIR.
Bruett, "have just demonstrated that
the bronchos and range horses of our
plains can cover distance of 2,l0o
miles in 30 days and subsist on grass
and water along the route, without
grain. and. more important STILL from
military point OF view, without being
shod. can say without fear OF con-
tradiction that no other horses III the
world could have made the trip under
the circumstances.
1.-The route. beginning at Sheridan,
Il
covered all kinds of country. turf, sand,
rock. clay and mud. When they en-
tered the last 100 miles the horses were
in as good condition in every way as
when they started from Wyoming. hut
from Dubuque to Waterloo, Ia. the
road along the Mississippi was either
over Jagged rocks or through deep mud.
81 hA
feet We're SO badly bruised that. al
though they could have completed the
distance to Chicago, | telegraphed the
men to let the noble little animals stop
at Galena. Had the horses been shod
at Sioux City, as telegraphed. know
ing the roads over which they would
have to travel to Chicago. they would
have reached here in tirst-class condi-
ton on Saturday. The telegram failed
to reach the men and they brought the
horses through under my original in
structionS.
LAS test of the endurance of the
Western horse, am sure the depart
ment of agriculture will be more than
satisfied with the result, as it demon
stIttts lUhl tIt alllIliti IL All tIlat Has
been claimed. AS | said before, no
other horses in the world could have
made such trip under such conditions.
believe it will change the opinions of
foreign governments, who have felt
that our range horses were too light for
military purposes.
1T is fact not known, as | said be-
fore, that the range horse has in his
veins the blood of the thoroughbred and
the standard bred Percheron, Clydes
dale, Hambletonian and other famous
strains. Stations of these classes have
been sent to the ranches, and the result
is an increase in the size and quality OF
the horse. Range hor es, as they are
called in distinction from bronchos.
range in weight from $50 to l,l50
pounds. The bronchos, which are OF
Spanish origin and have no improved
blood in them, weigh from $50 to 900
pounds.
"We believe the performance of the
two horses which have just come from
Wyoming will influence the German
and English army agents and exporters
for domestic purposes TO try our West
ern horses.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09
RICHER THAN KlONOIKE.
According to Reports From the Yaqui
Indian Reservation.

Kansas City. Sept. "A special to
the Journal from Sedalia, Mo, says:
J. W. Corkins, a Sedalia capitalist, and
Leo Cloud, an expert mining engineer
OF Cincinnati, representatives of Il st.
Louis and Cincinnati syndicate. will
leave tomorrow for the west coast OF
Mexico to practically verify the value
of gold placer and quartz mines which
have recently been secured by the syn
dictate. Messrs Corkins and Cloud
will 90 direct to Hermosillo, and from
there to the gold fields in the new FL
dorado located in the Yaqui Indian
country, which has just been opened to
entry to white men. This part of Mex
leo has been explored but little by the
whites, but, if reports OF the syndi-
Gates prospectors are true, the inland
mountain ranges along the west coast
of Mexico are richer even than those Of
the Klondike The placer mines are
said to be marvelously rich in scale
and nugget gold, while the quartz rock
in the upper lodges contain veins Of
free-milling ore which assays from $50
to 5000 per ton. The syndicate sue
ceeded in keeping the discovery a Sc
cret while securing its patents and con-
cessions, and, if the reports are SUBJ
stantially correct, the syndicate Will be
able to turn the tide of fortune.hunters
from the gold fields OF Alaska to the
Eldorado of Mexico.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09
OUR FLAG OVER THEM
The United States Will An
mex Dawson City.
PART OF YUKON Is IN ALASKA
Strong Efforts Will BE Made 10 Hec'"'"'
It-Serious Complications May
Ari~e-Other Alaskan News.

Port Townsend, Sept. Ga letter
just received from John u. Smith,
United States commissioner at Dyea and
Skacray. intimates that government
officials now on the way to the Upper
Yukon may by their official acts bring
IN serious international complications
with the Dominion government. lie
says:
at is announced here by deputy
United States marshal that the United
States government is to make claim for
, large portion OF the Yukon gold fields
which have heretofore been supposed to
ne in British territory, and that the
territory which is claimed as being
within Alaska includes Dawson City.
THE basis of the claim to be made
nv the United States official to the dis
puted territory is in the fact that the
boundary line has never been deter
mined. and that the United States
claim to possess information as to sur
veys made by the Canadian government
that fixes Dawson City and large por-
ion OF the district in Alaska
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09

Peshawur. Sept. NO fighting of
importance has yet occurred between
the government forces and the tribes
ing. The enemy is concentrating at
various points. and it is estimated that
1900 tribesmen are now on the Sa-
mana range, but they appear 10th TO
attack the government troops.
1t is reported that the followers of
Haddah Mullah in the Shahkar district
are deserving him. and several columns
have been sent out in different direc-
tions.
A slight skirmish has occurred near
Hangu, from which point small
column was dispatched and secured the
districts of Algmir, Nawimela ard
Turf. They found the enemy's posts
deserted. There was some firing, but
the enemy refused to be engaged at
close quarters. The subadar COM
manding the Mullagori LOVES. and 40
of his company, which formed part of
the Carr son at Fort Lundi. Kotal, ar
rived at Jamrund on Friday and We're
given an enthusiastic reception, the
entire garrison turning out and cheer
ing as they entered the town. The
Mullagoris cut their way through the
enemy after the capture of Fort Lundi-
kotal, and marched to their own coun-
try, where they buried their dead and
treasured their friends. They then pro-
ceeded for Jamrund, which place they
reached in safety with their arms.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09
AlASKA'S SILENT CITY.
Members Of the Luigi Party Say They
Saw the Mirage.

Seattle, Sept. 6.-Alaska's Silent
City has emerged once more from its
mysterious hiding place. and revealed
its presence to five members OF the
PARTY that accompanied Prince Luigi up
Mount st. Elias. In the early morn
ing OF July ID, the party. while return
ing from the ocean with supplies, sud-
denly saw the city mirrored in the
clear atmosphere. The vision was so
clear that c. W. Thornton, who first
noticed it, wrote in his notebook as fol-
lows:
1T required no effort OF the magma
ton to liken it to a city, for the image
was SO distinct and plain that it re-
quired, instead, strong faith to be-
lieve that it was not in reality a city"
Whereas the Silent City. of which
Minor W. Bruce wrote, was seen from
Muir glacier, the one observed by Mr.
Thornton and company was observed
from Malaspina glacier. more than 100
miles distant. 1t remained perfect
image for 80 minutes, and then slowly
faded away, while in its place appeared
rocky ridge.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09
CAPSlZED AND SUNK.
Wreck of the Schooner Agnes q. Grace
With Four Big Guns.

Savannah, GA, Sept. S.-The three
masted schooner Agnes o. Grace, of
Bangor, Me-, capsized and sunk this
morning 2l miles east of Tybee. Her
crew came ashore and landed at War
saw island.
The schooner sailed from New York
August IS, with a cargo OF salt ior Sa
vannah and four 16 ton guns for the
Tybee Notifications. All down the
coast she was driven by fierce north
easter, and on Satur lay night she came
off Tybee laboring heavily in the gale.
An effort was made to bring her to and
save her being driven further south, but
when she brought to, the wind began
to toss the vessel, and the biz guns.
which formed part of her deck load,
driited loose from their lashings and
took possession OF the deck The crew
was driven into the rigging, and the
iron monsters plunged about as tho
vessel heaved in the sea, making every
effort to recapture them almost certain
death About S o'clock in the morning
an unusually heavy swell tossed all
four guns into the port scuppers, and
the vessel heeed under the immense
weight, tried to right, but staggered
as the green water broke fiercely in
over the bulwarks. She capsizel and
sank
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09
MICHlPICOTAN GOLD FIELDS.
First Reports Confirmed by the sauf
Ste. Marie Party.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Sept. o
The party of goldseekers on the yacht
Mary Bell returned from Michipicotan
last evening, after having been in the
new gold fields but three days. They
saw the newly discovered Eldorados is
as rich as reported. There were IA In
the party, and all are responsible bust
ness men OF this city. Each secured
claims upon gold quartz promising big
returns. In all, the party will make
application for 1000 acres, which were
prospec.,d and staked out while they
were there. Many specimens OF quartz,
in which free gold as large as a pin
head can be seen, were brought back
with them. The specimens were Sc
cured from different places on their
claims, which are scattered about.
When the party arrived Tuesday
night there were but six prospectors on
the ground at Lake Wawa, and they
secured good locations. They are jubl-
ant over their finds, and say that the
auriierous deposit evidently is an i'm
mense one. Veins OF beautiful white
quartz, carrying Tree golu' cAlsI III tho
River and Lake Wawa region. The
original find is an extremely large one,
beyond doubt. The returning prospec-
tors say that where the veins are laid
bare, the gold particles can be seen
everywhere in the quartz.
When the party left Saturday, at
least 200 prospectors had arrived, and
they passed several parties going in.
The shores of Lake Wawa were dotted
with tents, and within the three days
they were there lively mining camp
had sprung up. The distance from the
mouth of Michipicotan river to Lake
Wawa is not to exceed seven miles,
and the party experienced no difficulty
in getting in and out. With their
camp equipage, the trip was made in
about three hours. The road is well
defined.
The reports the Mary Bell party
brought has set the two SOos wild with
excitement, and an exodus to klondike,
jr., will begin tomorrow.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09

Portland, Or, Sept. 1.-The Oregon
congressional delegation have agreed
upon the following recommendations
for appointment to federal offices in
Oregon:
United States district attorney-John
II. Hall. OF Portland.
United States marshal-Zoeth Uou.
ser. of Umatilla county.
Appraiser of customs. Willamette
district, at Portlanl-Colonel Owen
Summers, of Portland.
Register OF United States land office.
at Oregon City-T. I. Geer, of Marion
county.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09

Santa Rosa, Cal, Sept. "A tele-
cans mills stated that the southbound
train on the Pacific coast road narrowly
escaped serious accident. A long
bridge crosses Russian river, near Dun
cans mills, and as the train. mixed
freight and passenger, was crossing the
third span, one of the piers gave way,
owing to defective bolt. The greater
part OF the train had already passed the
spot in safety. but it is reported that
one OF the freight cars went through
the gap in the long bridge, fatally in
Juring John Blaney, one OF the train
crew
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09
HOPS Spelling FAST.
A Few Growers Made an Attempt to
Pick in the Rain.

Portland. Or, Sept. s.-An effort
was made to pick hops in a few of the
yards in Oregon Yesterday, but the
work was generally retarded by the wet
weather, and in some sections, by q
scarcity of pickers The growers still
try to keep stiff upper lip, but the
tenor of the reports indicate that the
hop crop in Oregon has already been
damaged enough to make it fall short
at least % per cent Of the average
yield.
The opinion of most interested per-
sons in the grain districts OF the North
west is that wheat has not yet been
materially injured, and that. should
the weather clear up in a day or two,
farmers may put all their wheat where
it will be ont of danger. In all of this
district, Forecast Official Pague, of the
United States weather bureau, at Port
land, Or, in his report. made up at 5
P. NJ. yesterday, says that heavy
showers occurred and that the wind
prevailed from the south. His forecast
is that the weather is still unsettled.
and that occasional light showers may
be expected. His correspondents
throughout the district report as fol-
lows:
THE Dalles, Or.-Weather cloudy;
strong north, drying wind; .02 of an
inch fell last night; threshing today"
Weston, Or. -Yesterdav and today
30 OF an inch of rain FELL no damage
reported; work still delayed; ceased
raining; cloudy"
"Pendleton, Or.-Temperature, 6S
degrees; 81 of an inch rain fell;
weather clearing; great damage to
wheat"
'Pomerov. Wash. - Rainfall. 1.23
inches since yesterday noon, wetting
stacked and causing uncut grain to fall,
damaging some
"Hepner. Or.-Rain since last re-
port. AS OF an inch; occasional showers
today; clearing now"
"Colfax, Wash. Rainfall 80 of an
inch; 80 of an inch fell before grain
was injured, rain endangering whole
harvest of standing grain; very little
grain is stacked"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09
PANIC IN A THEATER.
san Francisco Orpheum Patrons Have
q Close Call With Fire.

San Francisco Orpheum Patrons Have
Close Call With Fire.
San Francisco. Sept. Sire in the
Orpheum theater just before the close
OF the performance last night created
much excitement and a panic attended
with loss of life was narrowly averted.
The casualties were confined to slight
injuries to few persons.
In the theater there is an electrical
apparatus known as the cinematograph
by which pictures are thrown on
white ground on the stage. 1t is oper-
ated from small closet built on the
front of the gallery. The sides Of the
closet We're of muslin. This material
caught fire and began dropping on the
heads of the audience below. A cry of
''fire" was raised, and a rush for the
exits was made. One man pushed his
arm through glass door and was badly
cut. An elderly lady was thrown down
and trodden on, but was revived and
taken away by her daughter. A man
jumped from a secondstory window
and his head was cut in several places
The fire was extinguished before it
spread. Within few minutes the ex.
element had subsidized and the per-
Torrance was continued to the end of
the programme with the exception of
the cinematograph pictures.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09

New York, Sept. S.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Montevideo says: The
United States gunboat Castine, which
has been stationed in these waters for
some time, ran aground yesterday out
side the bay during heavy wind. The
vessel was unable to pull away. and
the steamers Plata and Rcpublica
finally went to her assistance. The
Castine, with their all, cleared the
reef and was towed into the bay. Just
what damage was done to the gnnboat
is not known, but an examination is
now being made.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09

Detroit. Mich, Sept. Michael
broke the American hour paced record
on the Detroit Cycle Association track
today. The broken record was :
miles, l,O04 yards and 10 inches, am
was made by Lesna, at the Charles
River Park track at Boston. At the
end OF the hour. Michael had covered
S2 miles and l,02o yards. He went
the 10 miles in Is minutes 5a seconds,
which was II seconds ahead of Lesna',
record, and ut the 25-milc mark he was
! minute and 81 seconds ahead of the
Frenchman's time. Michael rode q
wheel geared vt LOG.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09

Mononsahela. Pa, Sept. by an
explosion of nitroglycerin this morning
two men and horse were killed. a
buggy completely demolished and a
bridge across the Monongahela river
badly damaged. Windows in the vi
entity were broken and residents for
miles awakened by the conclusion. One
of the men is believed to be Charles p.
Rankin. formerly superintendent of
the Watson Company. 1t is supposed
the men had nitroglycerin in the buggy
and that sudden jolt caused the ex
plosion
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09
Fly W heel Burst.

Portsmouth, o., Sept. ga 4O-ton
fy-wheel at the Burgess steel and iron
works was bursted by $500 pound
ingot stopping roll. The mill was
crowded with workmen. John Murphy
was hurled 30 feet and badly bruised
square were cut in two like straws. The
mill was set on fire, but the flames We're
soon extnguished and the furnace de-
stroyed. The loss cannot be estimated,
but the damages will close the mill un
til new fly wheel is secured.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09
A BRIDGE-JUMPER.
His Life Probably the Penalty of His
Recklessness.


New York, Sept. Civilian Orion
jumped from the Brooklyn bridge this
afternoon, and now lies in critical
condition at the marine hospital He
rode on truck going to Brooklyn
shortly before o'clock. When the
truck was near the center of the bridge,
Orion got off and quickly climbed upon
the rail. The bridge was crowded with
promenaders, but no policeman was
near. Orion stood on the rail for q
few moments, and throwing off his hat.
jumped out into space. He turned
over several times in his descent, and
struck the water on his right side.
When he came to the surface, the crew
OF the tug gratitude tished him out
Orion was in an exhausted condition,
and, after while said:
Il did it,. | did it; didn't I:' Then
he sank off into a state of coma, from
which he had not recovered at last ac-
counts
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09

OFF Tleir keserXatinn.

Globe, Ariz., Sept. S.-About 1000
Apaches are off the reservation. and
are scattered through the Pinal and
Superstition mountains, killing deer
and gathering wild fruits. None of
them are provided with passes, and all
are armed. They have committed
only minor depredations around the
ranches of the region, but the settlers
are alarmed and are on guard. The
Apaches are all from the White Noun
tain reservation in the vicinity OF San
Carlos
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09

Santa Rosa, Cal, Sept. GA letter
mas been received by Deputy Postmas-
ter Griggs from his son, Joseph, who is
A member of the crew OF the United
States gunboat Concord. The letter is
dated Juneau, August 25, and gives
details OF the assertions of 40 men from
the Concord during its cruise in Alas
kan waters. 1t says:
"Some of the boys got the gold fever
and ran away, but We're brought back,
and are now in double irons. The ship
lost 40 good seamen, but if they are
fools enough to go and starve this
winter they are not fit for the ship"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09

Vancouver. b. c., Sept. 1.-Skooka-
wax, an Indian chief residing in Lower
Nicolai valley, has been arrested after
hot fight with members of his tribe
10y the provincial police, for tying his
aged sQuaw to horse by the heels and
then having young bucks lash the horse
to u gallop with the result that he was
dragged to death.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09

London, Sept. s.-A special from
Madrid says that Mount Mayor, south
of the island OF Luzon, Philippine ISL
ands, is in a state of violent eruption,
and that the streams of lava thrown
out by the eruption reach to the sea-
shore, a distance of 20 miles. Several
villages have been destroyed and 500
persons are reported to be killed.