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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15
lirium OF rage and killed them both, and

lirium OF rage and killed them both. and
for time he believed my story. He
said he had an indistinct recollection
of having done a good deal of fighting.
We found that his shot had plowed
through the muscles of the female tig-
er's left shoulder. only slightly wound
ing her, but probably paralyzing her
left fore leg
when the old shekarry came up with
his crowd of beaters he was at first
much disappointed that we had killed
no deer or wild pigs. Alas, sahibs,'
cried he, no meat-no meat! He, how
ever. soon cheered up and took great
credit to himself for having said there
were tigers in the jungle. After the
tigers We're skinned we went down to
the river and killed for the old fellow
quite a lot of pigs. We were well salts
fed with our prizes, the skins of the
two tigers. The male measured, as he
lay on the ground, eleven feet two
inches from tip to tip and the female
ten feet four inches.
"rhey were unusually large hill tig-
ers, which are of heavier build than
the tigers of the valleys, but average
less in length. TO kill tigers with pis-
toll was feat before unheard of on the
frontier. and obtained for us great
credit for nerve. but give a tiger a
square shot in the head and he will go
down like bullock. Many tigers are
killed by single shots from rifles, but
the man who goes after tigers on foot
must have considerable amount Of
nerve. l could always bet on the nerve
of Brother Bob"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15

l thought every rib in poor Bob's body
was being crushed. AS feared to Use
my rifle | threw 1t down and drew nv
revolver. My yells, as l rushed on the
tiger, caused her to cease tearing nj
Bob and fix her eyes upon me. But she
still retained her position across Bob's
breast while showing her teeth and
snarling at me.
Il thought it probable that she was So
badly wounded as not to be able to rise
upon her legs and so decided to take her
at close quarters and make sure of her.
With my pistol in my right hand and in
my left long-bladed knife, sharp as
razor, l crept forwa: =. advanced
crouched almost upon my knees. as the
tigers position across poor Bob was
such that l feared to fire with a down
ward range.
Il had got up within ten feet of the
tiger when she suddenly left Bob and
leaped at me. The charge of the beast
was surprise, but by backward
move | avoided her leap and as she
passed fired my pistol into her neck, at
the same moment plunging the knife
into her side up to the hllt. She fell
and did not move from where she land
ed, the pistol shot having broken her
neck.
Seeing the tiger was in it's death
struggles l turned my attention to
Brother Bob, who was still stretched
unconscious upon the ground. The
heaters were fast approaching through
the jungle with great uproar and
humping of tom toms, wild hogs in
dpoves, both black and gray, were
rushing by, spotted deer were charging
past and the whole jungle seemed alive
with game Of all kinds, some droves of
wild pigs almost running over me.
Il was just STOPPING over Bob when
huge male tiger bounded out of the
jungle and halted within ten feet of
where stood. had my pistol upon
him in an instant and as his head was
so held that a bullet would not glance
from his skull took good aim and gave
him shot between the eyes that
brought him down as dead as though
he had been sheep or an OK. Seeing
that the shot had killed the tiger ran
down to the river, filled my hat with
water and went to work to try to re-
store Bob's senses. He had been badly
stunned and was breathing heavily, but
l saw he had no bad wounds and soon
had the satisfaction to see him open his
eyes, when 1t was not long before his
wits returned and he was able to sit up.
The paw Of the tiger had struck him on
the side Of the head and knocked him
senseless, but had only slightly wound
ed his scalp. The weight Of the tiger on
his chest had almost stopped his breath
and he felt some internal soreness. We
found that his life had been saved by a
lucky chance. In a game bag he had
slung to his side were some quail and a
pea fowl or two, and 1t was these the
tiger had seized upon and cl'unched in
her blind rage, not Bob's ribs.
Bob was much astonished and be-
wildered when he saw two dead tigers
stretched out alongside of him. l told
him that he had gone into sort Of de-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15

New York, July ia World dis
patch from Berlin says:
A Stuttgart dispatch received here
brings the news of destructive hail
storm which ragged for hours in South
ern Wurtemburg, causing the death OF
Is persons and damage to crops amount
ing to more than 1000, 900 marks.
Such meteorological phenomenon in
the hottest month of the year has new
err been experienced before in this part
of the fatherland
Before the storm the weather was ex-
tremely sultry. Gradually the clouds
began to darken, and within few min
utes after there was sudden darkness
followed by rushing torrents OF rain,
which almost submerged the villages
The rain was followed by a terrific hail
storm, some of the hailstones being OF
almost incredible size.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15

Wheat-Walla Walla, 65@ 66c; Val.
fey, &C per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, $500 $50;
yrahram, 1925; superfine, $2.25 per
barrel.
Oats-Choice white, $50 40c; choice
gray, 37a SOC per bushcl.
Barley-Feed barley, $l6@ 1850;
brewing, $50 10 per ton.
Millstutfs-Bran, $3.50 per ton;
middlings, *2l; shorts, $3.50.
Hay-Timothy, $lO@ 1850; clover,
ll.5O@l IL. 30; California wheat, $1O@
IL; do oat, Sill; Oregon wild hay, so q
10 per ton.
Eggs-13M lac per dozen.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 800 4Oc;
fair to good, 3Oc; dairy, 25@30c per
roll.
Cheese - Oregon, II &c; Young
America, IL &c; California, Ga 1Oc per
pound.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, 81. 50@3
per dozen ;broilers, 81. so "a 25;geese, ~
$3.50; ducks, $4,000 per dozen;
turkeys, live, l0c per pound.
Potatoes. Oregon Burbanks. 400
SOC per sack; sweets, $2.7 per Genital
for MERGED; new potatoes, 500 6Oc
per sack.
Onions-California new, red. 90c a
81; yellow, $l.25 per GENITAL.
Hops-71a @Sc per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, 4c
Wool-Valley, 11@13c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 7@9c; mohair, zoe
per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, ga @21ac; dressed mutton,
Acc; spring lambs, 5 p per pound.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, -; light
and feeders, 2.50@3; dressed, $3@
4.25 per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross, top steers, W. IS 81
cows So %; dressed beef, A a 5 &c pei
pound.
Veal-Large, 3; small, 4@41ac pei
hound,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15

New York, July IA Herald dis
patch from Havana says:
Captain-General Weyler has at last
decided it wise to evacuate Bayamo.
He has already ordered the inhabitants
to betake themselves to Manillo, and has
asked the war department of Spain to
authorize the withdrawal of troops and
the burning of the town. The expenses
of maintaining the garrison there have
always been very heavy and one which
the end gained did not justify.
Much sickness prevails. The insur-
gents are looking out for the landing
of artillery along the coast of Matanzas.
The Spanish army has never been so
weakened by sickness before. An Off
cial estimate OF the number of Spanish
soldiers in hospitals throughout the is
land is $500. Not long ago the Lu-
chano battalion marched to the front
LOO strong; today the battalion unm.
bers 100 men.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15

Butter-Fancy native creamery,
brick, lie; ranch, 10@l2c.
Cheese Native Washington, 100
lie; California, 9lac.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, l7@l
Poultry-Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, lOia al lc; spring chickens, ~
M3 80; ducks, $2. 50@3.75.
Wheat-Feed wheat, $25 per ton.
Oats-Choice, per ton, $2l "a %.
Corn-Whole, 500; cracked, per ton,
$685. feed meal, $50 per ton.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton,
$40; whole, $3.50
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed beef,
steers, &c; COWS, SIC; mutton sheep,
&c; pork, 6 sc; veal small, 6.
Fresh Fish-IIalibut, 3 "a &c; salmon,
la &c; salmon trout, ia 10c; founders
and sole, BOA; ling cod, 4@5; rock
cod, sc; smelt, 2 = @4c.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15
A Duty on Salmon.

Vancouver, B. c., July IA new
difficulty confronted the Fraser river
Gamers today by the announcement
that duty of per cent per fish would
be charged on all salmon brought in
from the American side. AS most of
the Gamers have fishtraps at Point
Roberts, on the American side OF the
line, the duty, if enforced, Will be a
considerable item in the expenes OF the
Gamers. 1t is claimed by the Gamers
that while they had no official notice
that the duty would not be charged,
verbal assurances were given both by
the local members of parliament and
officials of the marine and fisheries de-
partment that such a course would not
be adopted. They were highly lndlg'
napt at the action of the government.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15
CObANS IN MATANZAs
Long Threatened Invasion Of Tim.
tnce Has Repun

n
ince Has Begun.
New York, July IA Herald a;s
patch from Havana says:
The threatened invasion Of Mot,
province by the insurgents has boarm
several large bodies of Cubans have
crossed the line from Santa Clara on1
the strength OF the force engaged in tho
westward movement is estimated from
1000 to 5000. La Crete and Herie who
recently crossed the Jucaro and Moron
trocha and passed into Santa Clara from
Camaguay, have united with otbor
leaders. and there are now five or s;x
chiefs, each with considerable follow
ing, moving into Matanzas. where tho
insurgent forces were ordered to mo-
billie. Men have been summoroa
from the plantations around and ordered
westward.
whether the movement was ordered
to embarrass General Weyler or to dis.
tract attention from Gomez. who ia
supposed to be hemmed in by Spanish
columns near Sancti Spiritus, is not vet
clear. 1t may be both.
f"'f o'o Va the gathering IN Ma
tanzas is said to cover the landing of an
expedition which is due in that prov.
lnce, and which will furnish the com.
bined forces with some additional arms
and cartridges and several rapidtire
held guns. After receiving this expe
dition the programme mapped out by
General Gomez is for an advance across
Matanzas province, and if all goes we'll
a demonstration near the city of Ha.
vana itself.
Quintin Banderas, who recently came
from the East with 900 men, and who
was in Melana del Sur two weeks ago.
has gone to Matanzas. The entire
force OF rebels under Castillo in this
province is ready to join with those in
the eastern province. Duccasse and his
force OF $500 to 5000 men may come
from Pinar del Rio to take part In the
movement.
General Calixo Garcia will remain IN
Santiago province, but practically all
the other leaders of prominence of the
lnsurgent side have been ordered to
meet in MatanZas.
just what opposition the Spanish
troops will make to the movement is
not certain. The sudden activity in
the rebel ranks after the rainy season
has we'll begun shows that they are able
to move, despite the muddy condition
of the roads, and frequent drenchngs
which they must receive. Any forced
marches of large bodies of Spanish
troops to head off the rebel movement
must result in heavy losses from sick
ness, hardship and exposure.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing, Hopkins 4 Company's Review
of Trade.

"""'"s' hopkins N COmpany's Review
of Trade.
There was not much activity or busi-
ness IN the wheat market during the
past week partially owing to the very
not weather throughout the the states
EAST OF the Rocky mountains. On ac.
count OF the temporary strength of the
corn market prices advanced 2 cents,
out the advance did not hold and the
close was at about the same as a week
! ago.
The July returns of the departments
d agriculture Indicate the everage con-
iitlon OF spring and winter wheat COM
oined are $40, which is 2.7 points
higher than last month.
The Orange Judd Farmer SAYS:
In the spring wheat district the
month has been wholly favorable and
previous high condition of the crop, is
! fully maintained. The present condi-
ton, 93.2, is practically the same as
report d last month. Should it go to
harvest with no future draw back, there
abundance in the situation to justify
IN expectation of 1000, 600 bushels,
with nearly 200, 900, 900 bushels in the
Dakotas and Minnesota alone This,
with Il reasonable certainty of at least
80, 900, 600 bushels of winter wheat,
makes possible this year a total wheat
crop of 575 600, 900 bushels.
For the past week the decrease in the
visible supply was $4,000 bushels,
and the total is now but 5000, 900
bushels.
The weather was the controlling in
fluence in the corn market during the
last week. There was renewed activity
over range of about y cents. Dur
ing the first part unreasonable tempera-
ture and lack of moisture prevailed
/ throughout the entire corn belt. This
induced liberal buying for speculative
account, forcing prices up cents from
last weeks finish. Later, when nor
mai conditions set in, the early buyers
took profit, resulting in one cent de-
cline. Sentiment is decidedly less
bearish. Conservative operators prefer
buying on the weak spots, believing
that only a moderate crop can be raised
with perfect conditions from now on,
while all the accidents favor the hold
er. Receipts at primary points fell off
sharply, but promise slightly larger
next week. The cash demand was dis.
appointing.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15

Wool-Choice foothill, collie; San
joaquin, 6 months So lOc; do years
staple, ia &c; mountain, loo 12c; Ore.
gon, 100 l2c per pound.
Hops-S@ l2c per pound.
Millstuffs - Middlings, $16.5O@
20; California bran, $14@14.5O per
ton.
HTay-Wheat, $11; wheat and oat,
$7@1O; oat, sos river barley,
1906; best barley, $6@s; alfalfa,
$5@5.5O clover, $6@S.
Potatoes-New, in boxes, 600 9Oc.
Onions-New red, CSC 75c; do new
silverskin, s5@Sl per GENITAL.
Fresh fruit-Apples, 100000 per
small box; do large box, 300 SOC Royal
apricots, 2O@4Oc common cherries,
15@25c; Royal Anne cherries, goo SOC
per box; currants, $1,000 l.5O per
chest; peaches, 25@60c; pears, 200
4Oc; cherry plums, goa 4Oc per box.
Butter-Fancy creamery, zoe; do
seconds, 1s@19c; fancy dairy, 100
lie; good to choice, 1870 lac per pound.
Cheese-Fancy mild, new, Sc; fair
to good, 7@71ac per pound.
Eggs--Store, 100 lac; ranch, 15@
1870; Eastern, 1870 IA; duck, 13c per
dozen.
Citrus fruit-Navel oranges, 81
az; seedlings, 75c@S1.25; Mexican
lines, 81. rs a 5. so; common lemons, 81.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15
New ON Gals.

Olympia, July 12.-At meeting OF
the state board of control today, COM
munication was read from DR.. Semple,
superintendent of the Eastern Washing
ton hospital for the insane, asking to be
relieved, as he wished to take post
graduate course in an Eastern medical
college. The board elected DR.. Wilson
Lockhart, OF Spokane, to fill this va
cancy, and DR.. J. d. Maclean, OF Spo-
kane, his first assistant physician. Or.
Lockhart will take charge OF the Medical
Lake hospital July 90, and Dr. Mac
leans term of office will begin Septem-
Der |. John Scott, also OF Spokane,
WAS appointed overseer of the jute mill
at the penitentiary.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15
STEAM AS A MOTIVE POWER.
The First Vessel So Propelled Was
Invented by a Spaniard.

The application of steam as a moving
power is claimed by various nations,
but for the first extensive employment
Of it the world indisputably owes the
English and the Americans. AS early
as 1913 Spanish captain named Bias.
co De Garay showed In the harbor Of
Barcelona steamboat Of his own in
vention. The preacher Mathesius, in
his sermon to miners in Nuremburg in
1902, prays for the man who 'raises
water from fire and air." showing the
early application of steam power LII
Germany. An Italian engineer, G. Be-
anca, invented i'm 1929 sort of steam
windmill. In England among the first
notices of steam power Is one contained
in small volume published in 1647,
entitled '"rhe Art Of Gunnery," by Nat
Nye, In which he proposes to charge
piece of ordnance without gIlnpOw-
der by putting In water instead of
powder ramming down an Albright
plug and then the shot, and applying a
fire to the breach till 1t burst out sud
denly" But the first successful effort
was that of the Marquis of Worcester.
In his Century of Inventions" In 1865,
he describes a steam apparatus by
which he raised a column of water to
the height of forty feet. This, under
the name Of fire water work." was
actually at work at Vauxhall In 1866.
The first patent for the application of
steam power to various kinds of ma
chimes was taken out in 1903 by Capt
Slavery. In 1899 he exhibited before
the Royal Society a working model Of
his invention. His engines We're the
first used to any extent i'm industrial
operations. In all the attempts at
pumping engines hitherto made, includ
ing Savery's, the steam acted directly
upon the water to be moved, without
any intervening part To Dr.. Papin, a
celebrated Frenchman, Is due the idea
of the piston. 1t was first used by him
in 1890. The next step In appliance
was made in 1905, In the atmospheric
engine" CONFORMITY invented by New
comen, Cawley and Slavery. This ma
chine held its own for nearly seventy
years, and was very largely applied to
mines. The next essential improve
ments ON the steam engine We're those
of Watt, which began new era In the
history of steam power. His first i'm
provement was the separate condenser,
patented in 1863. The principal i'm
provements that have been made since
Watts time have been either in mat
tiers relating to the boiler, In details Of
construction consequent upon our in
creased facilities, improved machinery
and greater knowledge of the strength
of materials. in the enlarged applica-
ton of his principle Of expansive work
ing, or in the application of the steam
engine to the propulsion Of carriages
and vessels
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15
BRITISH COLUMBIA INDIANS


"''e H"lwren thr Trih.s -, ga.
\"heouNer Island Const
Victoria, July l2.-The troph,os q,
s"e sc"''i'e schooners with their Indian
0'e"s on the west coast have nor ne.n
cry settled yet, rs when the steam.
81 Lees, which arrived TODAY. c,llod
'ne captain of the Dominion cnttnr VAS
still trying to arrange matters
Inc Tees brings news of the troub,o
between the different tribes Of indians
vi the coast. In years gone bv an ar.
'a'seheht was made with the chief of
'he Nootka Indians and the kitkothl,e
''"t by paying Il bounty of one in
every seven skins taken the Kitkotbl,s
co"la come down and hunt sea offers
o vi, the shores of the Nootka reservation
Inc arrangement worked we'll vhilo
'he Nootka Indians were away SEALING
ana the chief reaped rich harvest. hut
now that the Nootkas are at home thew
90 not fall in with the proposition
According y, when the Kitkathlas came
down to hunt as before, they sent out
messenger ordering them to go home
Ahey at once refused. Another mes
senger was sent, telling them that un.
less they did so, the Nootkas would
come out and fight.
The affair did not come to blows. as
the tribesmen, following the example
set by civilized communities, held a
big "wah-wah." ii. Gillet. Indian
agent at Alberni, on board the Tees
acted as judge between the opposing
factions, and decided in favor of the
Nootkas. There was a lively time at
the pow-wow, and several times the
tribesmen nearly came to blows. The
hltkathlas are much worked up over
the matter. When the Tees left they
Were still encamped on the beach at
Nootka holding "wah wahs" among
themselves, Indignation meetings, as it
were. Two of them went to Kvuaot to
try to catch the Quadra to lay their
grievance before Captain Walbran.
Failing to get satisfaction from him,
they will come to Victoria to lay the
matter before the superintendent of In.
dian affairs.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15
T o." said Tom Moran, "adven.
. lures don't seem to come my

IN
Nj lures don't seem to come my
"A way. My experiences in that
line would hardly be worthy of men
tion. but somehow Brother Bob has n
genuine talent for tumbling into all
manner of adventures Brother Bob
has had quite a number Of pretty close
calls in the wild regions in which we
have Travelled. but he'has plenty of grit
and has always been able to pull
through"
Tom Moran is miner who was grad
uated in the ComStOck school of mining
years ago and who has since had much
experience in Mexico, Australia. India
and other gold-producing countries.
ut is singular that you should have
been able to travel through so many
strange countries without a few hair
breadth escapes or some other expert.
ences worthy of being related" said one
of the Old Comstock friends who were
questioning Tom in regard to his tray
els in foreign lands. Did you never
run against tiger while in IndiaT'
"Tiger," said Tom, with a laugh.
80 '''', w VII uSdluSt tilc tlScIS
OF nearly every country on the two
sides Of the globe"
Il am speaking now of the real. roar
ing. ramping Bengal tiger-the striped
beast of the Jungle" said the Com
stocker
IL saw quite number of tigers
while in India and went after the
animals OH regular hunts. killed a
few while l was there, in order to get
some good skins"
'Never got into close quarters with
One!"
well, not very; but Brother Bob had
rather Il bad bout with a big hill tiger
up in Ncpaul."
did Bob get away with the tiger?"
Eyes. brother Bob is true grit; the
tiger was killed"
"As you had no adventures of your
own during your travels. Tom" said Il
ConlStocker. suppose you give us the
story of ROb'S tiger fight"
Il am sorry Brother Bob is not here
to tell YOU about his battle with Mad
anne Stripes but as he is not with us
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15
WAR TALK IN JAPAN.
Government IL Urged to Send Warships
Across the Pacific.

Seattle, Wash. July 12.-The Jap
anese press is grinding out fierce edito-
rails on the pending annexation treaty
with Hawaii. and if these bellicose par
agraphs represent the national spirit,
the war feeling is certainly rampant
among the Japanese. A number of late
papers arrived here yesterday from
Japan by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha
steamship Matsuyama Maru. They
devote columns to consideration of the
annexation question, and the tenor of
the majority favors resistance against
the proposed action of the United
States. The Japan Daily Mail OF June
"a says editorially:
1t is certainly true that the little
band OF Americans who have arrogated
the right to dispose of the Hawaiian
islands are usurpers; that they have at
tanned their commanding position by IA
trick and that they have not the slight
est moral title to the property which
they are now quietly undertaking to
hand over to the United States"
The Kokumn Shimbun contends
that Japan must handle the matter
with firm determination to shed blood
if need be, for the maintenance OF the
rights and interests of the $4,000 Jap
anese in Hawaii, together with the
prestige and honor of Japan. 1t does
not advise, however, that such strict
measures should be adopted until every
other method of pacification has failed.
The Toxic Shimbun says: "The war
ship Naniwa is quite capable OF afford
ing the japanese in Hawaii ample pro-
lection. Ii additional men-of-war are
to be sent anywhere, they should be
sent in the form of a squadron to the
other side of the Pacific. Unless we
are determined to take that step, il
necessary, how can we effectually wipe
away the indignity to which We have
been subjected:"