Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-05-13
EVENTS OF THE DAY
nIbteresting Collection Of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
in - Condensed PORN.

The Brussels exposition has t,-en
formally openei. King Leopold and
the diplomatic corp. were present.
Prince Bismarck was honorei a,
Friejrichsruhe, Germany by q torch
!lghi procession given by his townsmen.
Tie agricultural department crop r.
I'or; puts the condition q wheat at 50. ?
against sl.4 last month and - on May
! last year.
Tie interests Of Cnitei States ci.i-
zers az PUe-io Cortez. the sea, q the
revolution il Honduras. viii he looked
after ~ Tie cruiser Marbl-he4d. Tie
vessel = low On hey way there
4 petition ! uow being circulated in
Nv York and signel ~ bankers and
business men, urging President McKin-
Icy 70 10 all n his power 70 effect q
sIe~2y settlement q the Cuban insur-
Iecii0n.
Lewis L Macarthur. member Of the
LEGAL firm q Bronau!h, McArthpr Fen
ton &: Bronau.h. Of Portland. Or. and
one Of the pro2inen. lawyer. u the
STATE. died il W4lla Walla, Wash. 4
heart disease.
The supreme cour, Of the Cnitei
States has decided the Berliuer psten.
case in favor 81 The Bel Telephone
Company. The decision j. again., the
government and has been pending since
1891. According 70 the decision the
Bel COMPANY Will control The p4tea,
tor ten year..
Flank B4rz. Ms Two Sons ami
bro,her, Chri- B4rz. prosperous Ger
man farmers u Rednel1, : D.. were
a-phyxi4;-i in well on their farm.
Frank BARI was overcome ~ gas while
al work IL the well. The other. de-
scenlei one al Z time IL An attempt TO
Y---ge HIN. and all me. the same tzre.
Tie British ship County q Had
dlr. ZION, which has just arrived ou, az
Cardiff, Wales. reports terrible acci-
den, which happened Las, Decenl ter.
!u-, a. the Tes-el was getting away from
tie Columbia river, after letting 20
tie lug'- AAwser. Four searuen were
seu, alOti - uufu,l the main top,allan.
sa.l. and one Of them named Eiwarj
Butt SLIPPED and fell to the deck, break
in hi n~c!: and both Of his legs. death
being instantaneous. The body was
bufiel Al "a the same day. and ,he
ship rrocee led On her way, making
gcoi run home.
According 70 dispatch 10 the Lon
don News from s. Petersburg. ter
riole crime. The result of superstition,
has heen committed al Tirespol. in
the government Of kherson. whore are
a number 81 hermitayes occupied by
sect4rians. Recently. seventeen of the
~ 49, 1o0e nAAO
-. haT EN- gTatei in ieaf
Of the inpeniing day Of Judgment
Bat hermit named Kowalin Ia. con-
tesse1 that he walled them up alive in
response 70 their earnest entreaties.
that they nigh, receive the martyrs
crown. The police have examined the
spot and verify the story.
\ collision occurred al the GirIleness
lighthouse, near Aberdeen, Scotland
between the British steamer Coldyne
and the Grangoe. The Coldyne sank
and eleven u her crew were drowned.
4 pouderous rock, weighing ten tons,
while icing swung from a fat car,
crashed through the side. Of Two cars
on the westbound Chicago 81 Alton
passen ger train near Chicago, VIE. king
the cars and injuring number Of peo-
PIE.
Another citizenship question has
Germany. An American citizen named
Mayer IA. been impressed into military
service by the German government.
Tie state department has requested his
release.
Ejyht-year-old Emelia kissing. who
drank some lemonade which was kept
in in bucket over night, died al
D.nville. Cal, from the effects Of the
poison. Eilhteen scholars who drank
81 the stuff are sick. The ladies' OF the
kefekah lodge used part Of The lemon
ade a, a social. The remainder Was
presented 70 the school children hex.
day.
Con.ul-General McIvor, at Kanaga-
wa. japan, reports 10 the state depart
rncnt that, according 70 current reports,
tie Japanese government il about 70
send a commission to Washington for
the purpose Of Influencing a reduction
Of the increased import duties, which,
according 70 the American papers. il
is proposed 10 levy on six. The in
perial diet has passed bill allowing
bonus 10 exporters Of raw silk.
There will be an encampment Of the
Oregon National Guard this year. Il
viii be the latter part Of June or first
Of July. It will continue from xix TO
ten days. An effort is being made by
the agricultural board at salem 10 have
the encampment postponed until Sep
tenber 80 and 10 have it then held On
the state fair grounds, in conjunction
with the fair. The selection % a place
ha- been left 70 General Beebe.
The effect OF the action Of the finance
committee Of the senate in throwing
out the house provision in reference 70
the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty, ma.
been the subject Of some comment.
One member Of the committee saws il is
the intention Of the committee 70 deal
with the matter hereafter. The effect
Oi the bill AZ it stands, he SAYS will no
doubt be 10 impose duty on Hawaiian
sugar. Some amendment TO regulate
tins Will be prepared, hat just what
form it will take has not been deter
mined
ExFice-President Stevenson will sail
from New York for Havre this week in
company with Messr-. Wolcott and
Payne, the other members Of the BIZ