Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-06-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Interesting Collection OF Current Events
In Condensed Form From
Both Continsnts.

The extensive plant of the Truckee
Lumber Company. of San Francisco,
was completely destroyed by fire.
Alfred Pearce, in attempting to
board train at Mendoza, Cal. was
run over and horribly mangled. He
died at the hospital few hours after
the accident.
Lansing. Ia, was visited by sup
posed earthquake. An explanation has
been found in the fact that meteor
was seen to fall near the city at the time
of the shock.
James Williams, editor of the Chron-
icle, of Armore, l. T., was shot and
killed by a prominent attorney of that
city for an attack made through the
columns of Williams paper.
The grasshoppers are doing consider
able damage in Morrow county, Or.
Gardens have been completely ruined
around Lexington, and in many places
entire fields of wheat have been eaten
up.
The pleasure steamer HermOsa, Of
San Francisco, while 20 miles off the
Golden Gate, was shaken up consider
ably while OH her last outward trip by
colliding with whale. The whale
was nearly cut in two and the steamer
will have to 60 to the drydock for re-
pairs.
The South American delegates who
attended the formal opening in Phila-
delphia of the commercial museum,
babe farewell to that city, and have
started on a tour of the industrial CEN
tiers of this country. The trip was
planned for the purpose of enabling the
delegates to get an idea Of the vast di-
versity of this country's manufacturing
interests.
News comes from Grant county, Or,
of the tragic death of jeff Conley, q
sheepman, at his cabin in the noun
tains. He went to the creek to get wa
ter, and as he stopped over, his pistol
fell from his belt against the pail no
was carrying, and the weapon was dis
charged. The bullet passed through
his body, resulting in death the follow.
ing day.
An Astoria dispatch says the past
week has seen a radical change for the
better in the run of salmon. The de-
liveries of fish have been remarkably
large, even for this time Of the year
The canneries are all running at full
capacity. Not only are the fish un-
usually numerous, but the run as to
quality is extraordinarily fine. AS an
example, fisherman one morning, at.
ter few hours work, turned into one
of the lower town canneries 80 chinook
salmon, which averaged by actual
weight more than SO pounds apiece.
Deep mystery surrounds the death of
Isaac Hoffman, of prominent firm Of
San Francisco clothiers. He was
found dead with two bullet holes in his
head in his Office. Foul play is sus-
pected.
Frank CASTLE, accused of numbering
John Beck at mask ball at Cleveland,
in Klickitat county, WASH, has been
acquitted after a trial lasting five days.
Self-defense was the plea. The case
cost Klickitat county more than 81 900.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that the debt, less cash in
the treasury, at the close of business on
May 30, 1897, was 1896, 684, O52, a de-
crease for the month of 81, $50, $50,
which is principally accounted for by
an increase of over $4,000, 900 in cash
in the treasury. The debt, independ-
ent of the cash, was increased during
the month by $463,215.
The director of the mint has about
completed his figures of the gold and
silver production in the United States
during the calendar year 1896. He
finds the production of gold to have
been about $53, 900, 900, an increase Of
over SO, $50, 900 as compared with 1895.
The production of silver is given as ST.
100000 fine ounces, an increase Of L.
900, 900 ounces over 1895.
Claus Spreckles has commenced suit
in San Francisco to recover 1000, 900
damages from William X. Hearst, pro-
prietor of the Examiner, for alleged
libel. The matter complained of was
contained in an article commenting
upon the recent visit of John E. Searles
to that city. and an alleged deal, by
which the Salinas and jacksonville
sugar factories passed into the hands Of
a combine.
Senator Pettigrew has introduced in
congress bill to provide for the sub
mission to popular vote at the con-
gressional election Of 1898 of the fol-
lowing questions: Shall congress at
once enact law providing for the inn
mediate free and unlimited coinage Of
silver and gold at the ration of 16 to L?
Shall the constitution of the United
States be so amended us to provide for
the election of United States senators
and of the president and vice-president
by direct vote of the people? 1t is
made the duty of the secretary of each
state to forward the result of the vote
to the president, who is required to
transmit the statements to congress.
The plague of beri-beri continues to
ravage the province of Santiago dc
Cuba. There are municipal doctors
who inhumanly allow hundreds OF peo-
pie to die without offering them the
slightest assistance.
The revolt of the striking convicts
at San Quentin, Cal, has been finally
quelled. While threats of bullets had
apparently no effect on the mutineers,
a four-inch stream of water from the
fire hose had the effect of completely
subduing the most refractory.
The comparative statement of the
government receipts and expenditures