Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK
interesting collection Of Current Eyents
In Condensed Form From
Both Continents

AhC AoVu Va cou HIauClecO laDOrerS -
20 be analysed by the professors at the
State University.
The Fort Randall military reserva-
ton. which contains over 100, 900 acres
in South Dakota and Nebraska, has
been opened to settlers.
Negotiations of the Chinese govern
ment with the Hooly syndicate for
loan OF $50, 900, 600 have fallen through.
The government is now negotiating
with the Hong Kong & Shanghai bank.
The Washington state grain commits.
sion announces that it will not lower
No. l wheat grade from SO to So pounds
to the bushel, notwithstanding the agi-
tatiOn to that end in the eastern part
of the state.
The Long Island coast for distance
OF six miles, between Far Rockaway
and Rockaway beach, was more or less
damaged by very high tide. The
Edmore hotel was damaged to the ex-
tent of $25, 900.
Speedy, the professional briigejump-
er, jumped from the Louisville & JEFF
fersonville bridge in Louisville, KY,
before an audience Of $4,000. Speedy
made the jump of 1870 feet in safety,
and was mingling with the crowd a
few minutes later.
Frank Moon, aged so years, and Mrs.
Wells, were found dead at the bottom
Of 30-foot we'll on Moons farm, near
Derby. Kan, having been asphyxiated.
Moon had been overcome while work
ing, and the woman, fearful at his not
returning home, went to the we'll late
at night to investigate, and fell in.
Admiral Matthews, chief Of the bu-
roau OF yards and docks, in his annual
report to Secretary Long, recommends
the construction of four drydocks OF the
best type. He recommends that con-
crete docks be built at Boston, Norfolk
and Mare Island, and that floating
dock be placed at either Key West, Tor
tugas, or Algiers, La. The estimates
for the maintenance OF the yards next
year aggregate 81, 364, 202.
Following close upon the recent an
nouncement Of great syndicate to con-
troll the trade OF Honduras comes the
information received from reliable
sources that gigantic syndicate is in
process of organization for the purpose
Of promoting direct trade between the
United States and Russia The project
originated with Russian merchants and
has the sanction, if not the direct sup
port, OF the imperial government.
A dispatch from Managua, Nicaia-
qua, says John Augustine, an Ameri-
can citizen, was arrested at San Carlos,
at the mouth OF the San Juan river, by
order OF President Zeaya's brother,
and, without any pretense of a trial,
was imprisoned in the penitentiary.
Mr.. Augustine was formerly United
States consul at Bluefields, Mosquito
territory, and is at present in charge Of
the navigation company's steamers on
the San Juan river.
John Griffith essayed Richard III''
at the opera house in Butte, Mont. In
the closing scene Griffith's sword struck
John Fay Palmer, who was doing Rich.
mond, in the face cutting cash ex.
tending from above one eye across the
nose and cheek. The bone OF the nose
was broken and little more force
would have penetrated the brain
Palmer turned his back to the audience
and finished the scene without any one
knowing what had happened.
Sheldon Jackson, United States SUI
perintendent OF Alaskan schools, who
has lust returned from Alaska, says:
There ia but one solution to the trans.
portation problem in Alaska. and that
is the reindeer.
A special to the Kansas City Journa
from Muskogee, l. T., says: Th'
treaty between the Dawes and Creel
commissions, which was concluded
here last month, was rejected by thu
Creek council in session at Okmulge
A patrol OF dervish horsemen raideC
a village seven miles from Berber, kill
ing IL men and capturing man,
women, children and cattle. A detach
ment of Anglo Egyptian cavalry sent il
pursuit of the dervishes overlook then
and routed them with heavy loss. TIT
dervishes abandoned their booty anC
fed.
The body of William J. Lyons, al
employe Of the Pacific Gas Improve
ment Company, OF San Francisco, wa
found in the hills back OF Berkeley will
bulet-hole in his head. He wa
short in his accounts and attempted Il
burn his books to hide his crime. Be
ing discovered in this he killed him
self in despair.
Senator Morgan, who has just re
turned from an extended visit to Ha
wall, has expressed himsetlf as vel
pleased with what he saw and the man
ner in which he was entertained OF
the islands. He is more than ever en-
thusiastic on the subject OF annexation
and intimates that Hawaii will become
part of this country before the clos
of the coming year.
John Falongos, resident of Clifton
Or, for the past six years, was killed
by the caving of an embankmcnt OF
the grade OF the Astoria & Colunbi
River railroad.
A dispatch from Madrid says there
much discussion at the Spanish capita
on the subject OF an alliance betweel
Spain and Portugal, reported to be II
process of negotiation. The Portu
guese minister of marine, who is no'
in Madrid, has expressed the belle
that such an alliance may be accom-
plshed at any moment.
1t is said that the loss by fire i
Windsor, N. S., will run into the mil
lions. Two people lost their lives il
!. the flames.
p Recently information was sent GU
from Tacoma that miner named John