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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12
TESLA'S WIRELESS SYSTEM.
Messages May Be Sent to Any Part OF
the Globe.

New York, Aug. 6.-Nicola Tesla
announced today the completion of his
latest discovery, the simultaneous
transmission of messages by means of
the earth's electrical currents to as
many scattered points on the surface Of
the globe as may be desired" This he
regards as by far his greatest achieve
ment. To few intimates he gave a
thrilling demonstration of the operation
of his device for arresting and subject
ing to control under natural laws the
natural substances in and about the
earth.
His latest invention or discovery is
to produce such a disturbance of the
electricity of the earth which can be
felt and noted simultaneously at all
parts of the globe.
81 am producing," said he in the
course of his demonstration, can cleo
trical disturbance of intense magnitude,
which is continuing throughout the en-.
tire earth. In other words, | am pro-
ducing disturbance of the earth's
charge of electricity which can be felt
to the uttermost parts OF the earth"
"And the result will be-"
"That is almost incomprehensibl
This electrical disturbance by means
of certain simple instruments, can be
felt and appreciated at any point OF the
globe. In this way messages can be
sent the entire earth around, and be
taken up at any part OF the earth with
out the aid or intervention of wires in
any way at all"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12
A PECULIAR COMPLICATION.
Two Commissioners Appointed for the
St. Michaels Office.

Two Commissioners Appointed for the
st. Michacls Office.
Washington, Aug. "a peculiar
complication has grown out of the H.
ing of the posts of United States COM
missioners for the district of Alaska,
and two men now hold commissions
for the same Office at st. Michaels.
The last sundry civil bill created four
commissionerships for Alaska, to be
located at Circle City, Dyea, Unga and
St. Michaels. There We're already four
commissioners there, with Offices at
Sitka, Juneau, Wrangel, Kodiak and
Unalaska.
William J. Jones, lawyer OF Port
Townsend, was appointed to the st.
Michaels commissionership The de-
partment heard he had withdrawn, and
then chose l.. B. Shepard, of Nebraska,
for the place. Meantime, Jones bond
and oath of office were received, al
though he was supposed to have with
drawn, but the second appolntee's
commission had then been forwarded
Both men hold commissions and the
department is at sea as to how to
straighten out the tangle.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12

Astoria, Or, Aug. 9.-The fishing
season closes Tuesday. 1t is utterly
impossible as yet to make an estimat"
of the pack, but it will probably be in
the neighborhood of 500, 900 cases. 1t
is known that the fishermen's union
cannery packed 10000 cases. OF the
other packers, some have made the
usual packs, while Others have fallen
below last years output. The fisher
men on the upper river have done com
paratively nothing, the catches being
very light. An up-river fisherman say S
the men have barely made expenses.
On the lower river the men have done
better, and all cleaned up good wages
The high men on the lower river have
10 tons to their credit, valued at about
800. The seiners have made light
catches, but the traps have done very
we'll. Fish are plentiful in the river
at present.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12
SEVEN WIVES CLAIM HIM
A F"iygamous Bookkeeper in a Chi.
cage Jail.

Chicago, Aug. "a warrant charg.
ing blgamy has been served on David
Ellsworth Bates in his cell at the police
station. 1t was sworn out by James L.
Mccarthy, who said he was the father
OF Mrs. Bates No. 3. The police saw
MIR. Bates married ut least seven women
all OF whom are living, and only one Of
them divorced. This makes the lean
and sallow-faced little bookkeeper a
polygamist extraordinary.
The following women have so far filed
with the police their claims to Bates rs
husbands:
Mrs. Bates, formerly Miss Julia Nc.
Carthy, married in Chicago three years
ago, recognized by the prisoner as his
true wife, and dwelling at $40 West
Sixty-tirst street.
Mrs. Bates, formerly Miss Nettie
Swain, married February 25, 1897. in
Chicago, and residing at 6lO2 Bishop
street.
Mrs. Bates, formerly Miss Anna f.
Herbert, Plainwell, Mich, sister of
his brothers. wife, married September
IL, 1889, and now in Michigan.
Mrs. Bates, formerly Miss Nellie
Howard, of Kalamazoo, Mich. married
in 1885, and divorced two years later.
Mrs. Bates, formerly Miss Ida Cader-
wood, OF Galena, Ill.,, who dwelt at 54Ol
Dearborn street, where she gave birth
to baby. Her home is not known to
the police.
Mrs. Bates, whose identity is my
stery, but known to have dwelt at
FOrty-third and Wallace streets, where
a child was born.
A Wisconsin sheriff says Bates is
really Austin 0. Croven, who is under
indictment at Waupauca, Wis, for the
abduction of pretty l5-year-old Olive
Vosburg some months ago. Her photo
graph was found in his coat. 1t is sug-
gested by the police that this girl may
have been his wife.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12

Canton, O., Aug. GA man who
ays he is the original Schlatter has
ven creating excitement here. L. c..
|Myde, formerly "a state senator, walk
hg about the streets, was injured IL
lears ago so he has not walked without
crutch or cane since that time.
Without solicitation from any one Mr..
|shyder visited Schlatter. He has now
|ald aside his crutches and the cane.
|ils recovery is the talk Of the city and
~. Snyder is jubilant over the aid
mat has been given him.
another alleged cure is that of John
A'suse He had leg broken and the
MEMBER when healed would not allow
|sm to walk without aid. After
|"nlatter had treated him he was ena-
''ed to get up and walk.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12

Grand Rapids, Mich, Aug. 9.-Last
April A. II. Daley, of Jennison, sent
a letter to Mayor Swift, saying he
wanted wife. The letter got into
the newspapers, and as result Daley
received 500 answers. From among
the offers he selected Mrs Hattie NJ.
Newton, Chicago widow, and they
were married. They quarreled and
finally separated. Daley gave his wife
three days to return. The time was up
at midnight last night and she refused
to return. Daley forced his way into
her bedchamber and shot her with a
musket. Daley was arrested, and on
his way to Jail was allowed to 60 into
a saloon to drink. He slipped strych-
nine into his beer and fell over dead
in few minutes. The woman will
recover,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12
CLAIMS ARE ALL TAKEN.
''"""yke Throngcd With Disappointed
Golp Hunters.

San Francisco, Aug. 9.-Spcalino Of
the o'ondyke output of gold, the chief
clerk OF the mint said:
All the gold brought to this civ
from the Alaskan mines will not ex.
coed $500, 900, and all that has been
taken out this year and sent to the
other mlnts of the country will not ex-
coed $4,000, 600. The gold from that
part OF the country is generally from
100 to 500 fine and some of it rates 900.
the average being worth from SIS. 90 to
Sl7 an ounce"
j. Z. Butler, of the Pullman Car
company, Is III receipt of letter from
H. + Taylor, a financial broker of
Seattle. few days ago TAYLOR re-
ceiVed word from some men whom he
sent to the Clondyke region last spring.
IN which they inform him that every
claim within $50 miles of Dawson
City has been taken up, and that men
are rushing all over the country look
ing for locations. He says that star
walton and hardship stares many of
them in the face.
Captain Niebaum, of the Alaska
Commercial Company, who has made
careful study of the situation. fears
there will be Il great deal of suffering
IN the mining regions this spring He
thinks the people going are far in ex-
cess of the supplies that have been for
warded.
A letter from Hart Humber, pros
pcctor, dated Dawson City, June Is.
just received, shows that the gold seek
er needs plenty of capital. After reach
Ing Dawson and paying the heavy duty
ON his outfit, besides 30 cents pound
for getting it over Chilkoot pass, he
will have to pay 25 cents pound to
get his stuff from Dawson to the dig
gings.
The rush to the Clondyke gold fields
is affecting the mineOwners of the
mother lode in the vicinity of Sonora,
jackson and Sutter Creek, and if it con-
tlnues will cause the closing down of
the mines in Calaveras, Amador and
Tuolumne counties, or their operation
with depleted forces.
In the past week 200 men have left
Amador county alone for the gold fields
i'll the north and others are preparing
to follow. Some of them were hired
by mineowners in Alaska. but many of
them went on their own resources
The other counties have also sent ex-
PERT miners in large numbers
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12
MOVED THEIR CAMP.
The Strikers Won the Day at Turtle and
Sandy Creeks.

Pittsburg, Aug. Out of the 2, 900
strikers who camped at Turtle creek
last Saturday, barely 800 now remain
at Camp Determination. In addition
to the large number turned out of camp
and shut off from the free food distri-
button yesterday, many were drafted to
Plum creek, where the great struggle
for supremacy between the strikers and
the New York & Cleveland Gas Coal
Company will be carried on.
AT Turtle and Sandy creeks the
strikers have practically won. Turtle
creek mine, known as No. 4, is closed
down as tight as the strikers can ever
hope to close it by their present peace
full means of agitation. 1t is true that
few men are still at work in the pit,
but they are not putting cut any coal.
The same holds good at Sandy creek.
Reports from Plum creek are conflict
ing. Superintendent DeArmitt claims
that 255 men are still working, while
the strikers say they counted but 80 GO
ing into the pit this morning.
The deputies at Plum creek are hav-
ing hard time. Many are complain
ing, and number have resigned. They
are up from before daylight until long
after the sun has set. They are on
constant strain. All the mines are con-
nected by private telegraph and tele-
phone wires, and every stranger or
body of strangers moving along the
highway are reported to the nearest
office by scouts, and the foremen or
managers of all the mines get notice.
AT the point upon which any march
thus reported seems to be directed,
there is stir among the deputies. As
these marches are of almost daily &C.
currence day and night in all direc-
tons, the deputies are in constant
state of apprehension and activity.
The feeding and lodging facilities are
limited, and not adequate to the de-
mands made upon them, and what adds
to the deputies discomfort is the fact
that none of them are used to hard
ships.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12

Wool-Choice foothill, ga 12c; San
joaquin, 6 months S@ l0c; do years
staple, ia DC; mountain, a l3c; Ore.
gon, 100 l3c per pound.
Iops-7@ CSC per pound.
Hay-Wheat, $l2 a Is; wheat and oat,
$11@14; oat, $10@12; river barley,
$7@S; best barley, 500 IL; alfalfa,
$7@S.5O clover, $7.5O@9.
Millstuffs - Middlings, SIS. 50@22
California bran, $14@l5 per ton.
Potatoes-New in boxes, 400 SOC.
Onions-New red, 7O@ SOC; do new
silverskin, So a 95c per GENITAL.
Fresh frut-Apples, 20@30c pei
small box; do large box, 400 65c Royal
apricots, 20@35c common cherries
15@25c; Royal Anne cherries, 20 a 400
per box; currants, $l.0O@1.50 pei
chest; peaches, ESQ 40c; pears, goa
4Oc; cherry plums, GOA SOC per box.
Cheese-Fancy mild, new, Sc; fail
to good, re per pound.
Butter-Fancy creamery, % a 23c; dc
seconds, 2O@21c; fancy dairy, 100
zoe; good to choice, 100 SC per pound
Eggs-Store, II Z a lac; ranch, 16@
zoe; Eastern, 100 IA; duck, 14c PEI
dozen.
Citrus fruit-Navel oranges, s.
az; seedlings, 75c@*l.25; Mexican
lines, $4.50@ $50: common lemons
$l@2.5O per box.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing, Hopkins & Company's Revue W
of Trade.

of Trade.
The short sellers of wheat have but
a single argument left to support their
views. viz: The admitted TACT that the
wheat crop of this country will be at
least 100, 900, 900 bushels larger than
that of last year. The current news
during the week has been extremely
bullish and developments have materi
ally strengthened the position of spec
ulative buyers. Probably the most inn
portant announcement was BeerbOhm' $
estimate placing the European shortage
compared with last year at 1924 600, 900
bushels. This has been emphasized
and confirmed by the active cash de-
mand and enormous sales for export.
An additional aid in enhancing values
has been furnished by the farmers
stacking their wheat at greater ex-
tent than usual. Should the coal min
ers' strike continue fortnight longer
it will prove powerful, although un.
natural, factor in enhancing values,
and in all probability result in more
serious congestion of the market for
September delivery than has prevailed
for July contracts. The promise of an
abundant wheat crop in America, the
absence of competition in supplying
the requirements of importing coun-
tries, and the consequent increased ex-
port demand for American wheat, all
tend to benefit the American farmer.
Wheat will prove a profitable purchase
on all reactions and the general tend
ency is toward still higher range of
values.
The American visible this week shows
decrease of 1874 900 bushels, and now
totals 1860, 600 bushels against 49,,
429, 600 year ago. There is much to
be said regarding both sides OF the corn
market, but after all is said it is still a
fact that values are extremely low-due
to panic and OverproductiOn. The
growing crop is not yet assured, and
with the enhancing values ruling for
wheat compared with producing years,
the increasing activity in general trade,
corn must participate to "A greater or
less extent in the general Improvements,
according as the crop promise to be
above or below that of last year. In
any cont present values promise to be
we'll maintained and there is little
if any inducement for speculative short
selling. Should the growing crop meet
with any mishap much higher values
will quickly obtain.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12
TO LAY THE DUST.
Novel Scheme of n New Jersey Railway
Engineer.

-
Engineer.
New York, Aug. "a dispatch y.
the Herald from Nays Landing. N.
j., says: The recent discovery OF Cnief
Engineer Nicholas, of the West Jersey
& Seashore railway, that crude OF. ap-
piled to the ground along the railway
tracks would effectually lay the dust.
has proven after thorough tests to work
far better than was first expected.
Both lines OF track leading from Cam
den to Atlantic City are being thor
oughly saturated for distance of six
feet on both sides of the track.
The Oil is applied on much the same
plan as streets are sprinkled. A water
and recently an oil train with sprin-
king apparatus sprinkled more than
20 miles. The work will be completed
in few days. One sprinkling year
at a cost of $50 per mile, it is claimed,
will lay the dust effectually, but two
applications may have to be made.
The Pennsylvania system is to be
sprinkled with oil as speedily as possi-
bic.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12

New York, Aug. 9.-The Hudson
river tunnel project to connect New
York and New Jersey has been revived.
Plans are now being perfected to re-
sumo construction where it was dropped
five years ago. Engineers say that an
expenditure of $l,5O0,000 will com
plete the work. Four million dollars
had already been spent before the work
was abandoned, at which time there
were 3,9l6 feet of completed tunnel 60
ing east from the shaft in Jersey City.
One thousand feet of this distance ex
tends east of the middle of the Hudson
river
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12

Toronto, Ontario. Aug. 9.-Canada
has begun to take means to enforce the
alien labor law against Americans.
Commissioner McCreary is here on
business in connection with work on the
Crows Nest Pass railway through the
Rocky mountains, and he informed the
Canadian Pacific railway authofi'ies
that any American laborers engaged Tor
that work would be deported to their
own country again. McCreary has IN
attractions from the Canadian govern
ment to strictly enforce the new law.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12

Washington, Aug. 9.-The bureau of
American republics had information
that merchants of Rio Janeiro have
chartered two vessels in San Francisco
to take cargoes of California wheat to
Rio. This is the first time that such
thing has occurred and is attributed to
the short crop in the Argentine repub-
lie and Paraguay.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12
Uncle sans First Postage-stamp

Uncle Sans First POstage-Stamps.
''Fifty years ago-in July, 1S47-Un-
Gle Sam issued his first postage
stamps" writes Fannie Mack Lothrop
In the Ladies' Home Journal "In
England seven years before, Rowland
Hill, father of the penny post intro
stamps We're contemptuously called.
John NJ. Niles, our Postmaster-G eneral
at that time, tried herocally, but in
vain, to move Congress to authorize
stamps for this country. His successor,
Cave Johnson, was more fortunate,
and the bill desired was approved on
March 3, 1S47, the stamps not being
issued, however, till August, though
the time appointed was July l. Only
two values of new stamps were in
troduced in 1S47-a five and a ten cent
stamp, bearing, respectively, the pOr-
trait of Franklin in Il bronze tint, and
Washington in black.
"The first purchaser Of stamps In the
United States was Henry Shaw, the
father of Henry Wheeler Shaw better
known as Josh Billings the humorist.
Mr.. Shaw was in the Postmaster Cen
erals office on August 6, 1S47, when
Mr.. Johnson entered with the printer
from whom he had just received sheets
of the new stamps. Mr.. Johnson pass
ed a sheet to Mr.. Shaw for inspection.
After giving the stamps hasty glance
Mr.. Shaw, perhaps with an eye to
future fame, took out his wallet count
ed out fifteen cents and purchased one
of each variety. The five he kept as
curiosity, the ten he presented to
Governor Briggs as an appropriate
gift"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12

New York, Aug. 8. A half dozen
ambitious Brooklyntes are organizing
an expedition to Alaska to search for
some of the Clondyke gold. David p.
Watsons, of Brooklyn, clerk of the Re-
publican general committee, is making
up Il party, of which he will be one,
and which will leave early in February
to seek fortunes in the gold fields of
the North.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12
THE SWAUk DISTRICT
G. b. HentOn Reaches Seattle With
900 in Gold Nuggets.

Seattle, Aug. sc. B. IIenton ar
rived in this city tonight with over
81, 900 worth of gold nuggests, the re-
suit of ten days work on Williams
creek placer claim on the Swauk dis
trict, Kittitas county. One nugget was
worth $500, another $40; Others $50
and $50 and down to very small pieces.
He has been working the claims since
January, and since that time has taken
out $4,000. The Swauk placers are old
and we'll known, but have been worked
only in crude way. One man who
owns "a claim there has been working 1T
quietly for six years, during which time
he has made about $50, 600. Mr.. Hem
ton sunk shaft 1913 feet to bedrock
before he made his find. lie says the
Clondyke has no attractions for him.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12

london. Aug. 6.-The royal commits
"m on agriculture has issued report
agestlng various palliatives for the
aa':'ihg depression in agriculture,
|.H'ch the commission attributes main
70 the general and persistent fall OF
s W. and the foreign competition
|"n'cn IS not likely to abate.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12

s'gourney, Ia, Aug. 6.-Four girls
,s'e drowned in Skunk river, near
|,1neaster, this evening Three were
a1shters of Pierce Pamble, aged 7, IL
~ TO- respectively, and the other was
n Ass Adams. They were caught in
~ current while wading.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12

London, Aug. "a dispatch to the
Daily News from Takriz, North Persia
capital OF the province OF AzerbalJam'
saws that serious trouble has broken
ont on the Turko-Persian frontier. ana
that both governments have dispatched
troops and guns to the scene OF the
diff culty
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 9.-Desire to
rush off to the Alaska gold fields at
once, without waiting till next spring
is increasing all the time. Fc.-.teen
steamers are scheduled to sail from
this po1 bstveen now and the hat of
September.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12

San Francisco, Aug. 8. - Mayor
Phelan today received a dispatch from
Attorney General McKenna, stating
that President Mckinley had assured
him that the proposed trip to the Pa
cific coast had been abandoned for this
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12
nvar Saycuty Millions.

Washington, Aug. 9.-The latest Off
cial estimate OF the population OF the
United States is 77,O0O,O6S. This is
made by the actuary of the treasury an
officer whose duty it is at fixed intervals
to report on the per capita circulation
of money in the United States. He
estimates that the present holdings OF
money are $22. SO for every man, woman
and child in the United States.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12

Electrically welded steel barrels are
being made in England They are
used to hold lubricating and lighting
oils and acetone, which is an element
in the manufacture Of cordite.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12

MADEIRA, CAL, Aug. 9.-ln a quarrel
over cattle in Crane valley, at Nc
Swain ranch, yesterday, between Patsy
Reardon and l.. A. Woodford, the lat
ter was shot and instantly killed.
Reardon gave himself up.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12
The common house sparrow flies at
the rate of 90 miles an hour.


Denver, Aug. 9.-Heavy rains have
caused many thousands of dollars worth
of damage in and about the city. Several
bridges across Cherry creek have been
washed away. Patrick Murray, a
laborer, was thrown into the creek by
the caving OF bank and was drowned.
An unknown man who attempted to
ford the creek on horseback was also
sWent AWAY.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12
The OuarreIsome scorpion.

The scorpion is the most quarrelsome
creature in the world. Two placed in
the same box will always sting each
other to death.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-12

We get out of temper and wonder
vhv we we're ever born; then we gel
into good TEMPER and wonder why W.
have TO die.