Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Interesting Collection Of Current Events
In Condensed Form From
Both Continents

ceived in Tacoma, Earl Ii Hung Chang
will no longer take an active part in
government affairs.
Twenty million feet of hemlock and
1000 cords of bark have been con-
sumed, resulting in loss of 500, 900
by forest fire near Austin, Pa.
The government has completed ar.
rangements with the Canadian author
tiles to have letter mail taken into
Dawson City once month during the
winter season. The first carrier has
just left Dyea for Circle City and Daw-
son.
By an explosion at the Colma fuse
works, at Colma, Cal, Mary Beck was
killed and eight were sreiously and four
slightly wounded. The remains of the
dead girl have not been recovered from
the building, and it is believed they
burned.
The London Daily Mail says it has
information from reliable source that
cholera has attacked battalion of the
Shropshire regiment, which is stationed
at Sitapura, Northwest India, and that
40 non commlssioned officers and phi
Yates have already succumbed.
The Nueste Nachrchten, of Leipsic,
has published report of a converse
ton in which Prince Bismarck is
quoted as saying that the Monroe doc
trine is uncommon insolence towards
the rest of the world, and does violence
to the other American interests.
A census OF the Russian empire has
just been completed. The population,
as now published is l29,2l1,113, of
which "a, IS, $50 are males and 64,-
584,S are females. The population
OF Russia in Europe is nearly 100, 000,-
OOO or more than three fourths of the
whole.
Telegraphic advices from the New
Janeiro state that servant in the en-
ploy of William T. Townes, the United
States consul general in Rio Janerio,
made an unsuccessful attempt to muir
der the consul general. Mr.. Towne's
assailant was placed under arrest
Admiral John l.. Worden, retired,
died in Washington. He commanded
the Monitor during its engagement
with the Merrmac in Hampton Roads
during the late war. In 1885 lie was
retired with full rank and the pay of
an admiral, the only instance OF the
kind. He also received the thanks Of
congress for his gallantry during the
war.
The director of the mint has submit
kaI %r bn of
report for the fiscal year covering the
operations of the minis and assay Off
ces, together with statistics Of foreign
countries relative to production, coin
age and monetary condition. The value
of the gold deposited at the minis and
ASSAY offices during the fiscal year 1897
was 1929, 105,5 800. OF this amount
SS7, OO3,337 was original deposits, and
$42, 1902, 1862 redeposits.
By the explosion of the boiler OF the
steamer G. b. Force, in Charleroi, Pa,
the captain, James Ryan, and the cook,
William Patterson, were killed. The
body of Patterson was found buried in
the sand and terribly mutilated. The
body OF the captain has not yet been
found. The others of the crew were
badly scorched and bruised. The ex.
ploson was so heavy that the earth
trembled for more than mile, and
windows were broken throughout the
town.
The national council of Switzerland
has adopted bill making insurance
against sickness compulsory in cases OF
all dependent persons.
1t is reported that an English syndi.
cate has purchased, for So, 200, 900, the
big plant of the j. |. Case Machine
Company, at Milwaukee.
Jackson and Williams, the O. r. &
N. trainrobbers, were sentenced to the
Oregon penitentary for a term Of &c
years and seven months each.
Heavy shipments of wheat to Europe
continue. Over go grain-laden vessels
have left San Francisco during the last
two months, and six more are ready tl
sail.
The naval armor board will leave
Washington soon for the South to looh
at certain places, with view of ascer
tanning their adaptibility for sites fol
the proposed armor plant.
The cruiser Baltimore has been put
into commission with Lieutenant-Com
mander Gottfred Blocklinger, her tirs
lieutenant. in command. The Balti
more will meet the Philadelphia in Sar
Francisco on the latter's arrival.
The monthly treasury statement OF
the principal articles of domestic ex'
ports shows that during September last
the exports of breacstuffs from the
United States amounted to $34 ,629, 946
an increase, as compared with Septem
Der, 1896, of over 100 per cent, and al
inc, ease of about 800 per cent over Sep
TENDER, 1895.
In his annual report, Myron II. Nc
Cord, governor of Arizona, discusses
the question of statehood, and says thu
requirements as to population, educa
ton and wealth are fully met.
More than 900 revolutionists ant
refugees have fled from Guatemala t.
Mexico, dreading the vengeance OF Bar
rios. The refugees know their property
will be confiscated, as the government
has issued decree to that effect. Som'
people took the precaution to deposi
their valuabes with the British consu
at Quezaltenango.
Near Austin, Tex, in broad, opei
daylight, the southbound cannonbal
train on the International q Grea
Northern railroad was held up by fou
men and robbed. The conductor OF the
train was shot by the robbers while re.
e;ct;un them hut fortunately WAS no