Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-12-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Interesting collection of Current Events
In Condensed Form From
Both Continents

Senator White Of California has in.
trciuce-i a bill in congress 10 strengthen
the eisht-hour law as applicable TO gov.
eminent work.
The controller of the currency has de-
elared dividend OF 10 Ter cen, in favor
Of depasi'ors OF the Moscow National
hank. Moscow. Idaho.
Judge >Snborn in the court Of sp-
pesls AZ s. Louis has granted a post
ponemenI OF the proposed sale OF the
Kansas Pacific for 90 lays.
One az the interesting items in the
agricultural appropriation bill Is pro-
vision for $4,000 for an agricultural
experiment station in Alaska.
risaiie--Genersl Otis. stationed a,
Denver, has received a telegram from
Fort Duche>ne stating that all the Ute
Indians have returned 10 their re>erva-
tion.
dispatch from Havana states tha,
Gomez i being hard pushed ok
Spanish column under Command 0.
General Pando. in the province Of
Puerto Principe
George c, Green, a carpenter Of Mo-
desio. Cal. fatally sho, his wife and
wounded his daughter. Mrs. W. Z.
Lehman with i revolver. He ten
turned the revolver upon himself. bu.
only inflicted i scalp wound.
The agricultural department, issues
the following: special whe.., H.
vestissIion instituted By the 6euar.-
mens oi agriculture indicates crvp q.
$50. 900 0l1 bushels. These figures are
subject 70 slight notification in Tie
final report.
The legislative, executive AMI judi
cial appropriation bill. as reported 10
the house by ,he committee on ap,ru-
pria,iols. carries total .; 81 $50 as.
being s,sQ.> 6l less than the former
bill. Inc number OF salaries p-oVilei
tor Is 10000. being les less than :hs
number provided for in the curren:
law.
Hans Frohman 'curlei" = rair q.
eishI-pound dumb-bells l..00Q times
in al hour and - minutes in NV
York gymnasium. When he had In
ishei his -. coo curl in one hour ana
20 minutes, i, WAS proposed tia. Fla.
man stop. but he insisted On toutiuu.
ing. and executed the i+,0Qo,A curi in
the time stated.
Ii is announced ST. Louis viii soon
have new 81 GOO, 900 ho;el. Several
Chicasoan will furnish the necessary
capital. The hotel Is 10 D. tie no,.
modern structure of the kind we>, 4
the Mississippi. The COMPANY hopes
10 close ali contracts AMI cQnm=uts
construction next season.
The United States supreme corr. has
rendered decision II the css-e Of
Thomas Bran. under sentence u ietil
in Massachusetts for nurier committed
$. sea. He ws> accused ~ mu-.ierl,-:
the captain, mate AMI captains vile
Of : vessel bound ior South America.
The opinion reversed tie de,i-ol Is:
the caur, below On the srooni III,
BRAINS testimony should not have t,~n
admitted.
vessel has sailed from Portsmouth,
y h. 10. the klondike.
The National Guard asks tor 1T A.
preparation Of s.. 600, 600
There j. ! possibility q 4 -a,4 var
between Western ra.lro2ls-
\ party has lei: san F-anci<,o 20
surrey / new roG-e - the hlc,li-se.
4, Salinas. Cal two burglars CLEVER
IL jailed me :aiier AMI = iego.!
sheriff.
\ Tremendous rich COLL s:-.ss :. ~
po-.-i on d., creek. i tributary q. :.
Yukon.
The son Of New Y0-k millionaire
died in the county hospital il S.n
Francisco.
The Georgia senate vans IN So
state tonvic,s 70 Cloa - rsn. IL :-e
insurgents.
Senator Perkins ha< introduced !
Join. resolution Authorizing tie r--s.-
dent 70 apqoini committee 70 i-s:, /
c0de - laws Tor the territory u \ ASK
The maa VINO helped har. Fax
Butler. the murderer Of me l2s-ia-
ta.ns." in Australia. was a-re>,e: in
san Francisco. accused u Larceny e: )
cos.,-
One Of the most horrible lvreain-s
ever known il Nevada has 0ecu-.vi .:
Genoa. II miles from Carson. A-ssu
Cber. who las. week shot snI killed
Hans Anderson il Miliervilie saloon.
WAS taken by a mob u masked men ami
hanged 70 a cottonwood tree half a
mile from the Jail. When taken from
his cell. the victim hal nothing on out
shirt. This VS. Io-n 4 h 7-@
lynchers. and the mule bo'iE w4s l.;
dangling in the air ior six hours A.
the boiy was o~iug prilei Up The mob
riddlei i. with bullets. When s.s.:s-
fed ,ha, the man VAS DEAF tie v.-l,-
sn,es dispersed AMI returned 10 ;.4e.r
homes
The insurgents have literally vip@i
ont the Spanish town OF Gulsa u so
inhabitants.
Senator Mcbride o: Oregon. has n
,roiucei bill in the senate - ali n
the conssruction g; Al ae-isl I-lr. g.!E
and railway line from Dyea - Lake
Bennett!
Three ,hoaussni horses. worth $500
600, lie beneath the snow On the hl.e
pass trail SIX hundred CAMPERS rep
resen; 81 investment Of $500, 600 tor
outfits and provisions.
/. j. said tina, more than one-ihiri
Of the senate opposes Hawaiian annex
s,ion. Al at,emp. Will y male -
annex by legislation
The president MS transmitted 70
congress the report Of Ms.or Muses. ?.
Handy. special commission 10 the