Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-01-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Interesting Collection OF Cnrr.r.
In Condensed Form From
Both Continents.

IOm
Both Continents,
The Peoria. H., water works were
sold under decree Of court to bond.
holders for 81. 5000
Destructive brush fires in the COLONY
OF Victoria, Australia. have done an
enormous amount of damage.
In fight over a game of cards at
Sandy Forks, KY, eight men, all col.
ored, were killed, and four seriously
wounded.
W. ]. Trenholm, former comptroller
OF the currency, has retired from the
presidency of the American Surety
Company.
Governor Budd, of California, has
ordered an inquiry to be made into the
mental condition of Salter D. Worden,
the trainwrecker.
While at small arms practice at
Tampa, Fla, four men on the cruiser
Marblehead were injured by an explo.
sion, two seriously.
Funds have been secured in London.
and three immense sugar beet factories
will be erected at Chicago, Marysville
and Red Bluff, Cal.
Mrs. Eliza Kohler, widow of we'll.
known San Francisco liquor dealer has
made an assignment, with liabilities
of 1898, ia; and assets, $323.735.
Since the serious illness of Cornelius
Vanderbilt. William r., his brother,
has become the actual dominant force
in the New York Central railroad.
The court martial Of Captain o. NJ.
Carter. which has been in session at
Savannah, will sit at Augusta here
after for the convenience OF witnesses
A Chicago syndicate with $1,000
900 has purchased the 1900. 000-acre
. Lopez ranch in Northern Mexico, which
has on it valuable deposits of asphalt
um.
American schooner George w Whit.
ford has been ordered forfeited by the
Colon supreme court for loading car.
60 at Porto Bello in violation Of port
regulations.
Charles Marsh, arrested at Kansas
City for swindling J. F. Calhoun, of
9ROhdAOf - thC WC4i-hHONll COIAttANC
man, known by the alias of Boston
Charley.
The Oakland, Cal. authorities have
suspicious that Joseph Raeside, the
trainer, whose mangled body was found
alongside the railroad track at She'll
Mound, was murdered.
The board of experts engaged in con-
sidering and adopting standards to
govern the importation of tea for the
coming year, has decided upon four out
OF the eighteen standards.
Sanford B. Dole, president OF the
Francisco, en- route to Washington,
where he will discuss annexation of the
islands to the United States.
Ships Aryan, for San Francisco, and
Dirigo, for Shanghai, left New York
together on Friday. Heavy bets were
put up by the masters as to which ves-
sci would arrive at her destination irst.
Mrs. J. NJ. Farleigh, OF Chicago, and
Mrs. Mary Miller, of Dexter, Mich,
have started for Montana to lay claim
to an interest in the $1,000, 600 estate
of deceased uncle, John D. Airport.
Edwin T. Earle has brought suit in
the United States circuit court at San
Francisco against the Armour Packing
Company, to recover 800, 0000 damages
for violation of plaintiffs patent on a
refrigerator.
The controller of the currency has
declared dividend in favor of the First
National bank of Helena, Mont, of 10
per cent.
The Western Union Beef Company
has sold 5000 head of steers off its
Texas ranch to Clinton Anderson, of
Wyoming, and will retire from BUSH
ness.
Ore assaying 1862 in gold and SO in
silver to the ton was discovered two
miles from Adams Springs, Lake coun-
ty, California, and the district is wildly
excited.
George Dobbs and Mrs. Emelie New,
Jointly indicted for the murder of the
latter's husband at Eureka, Kan, have
been convicted of murder in the second
degree.
Patrick A. Largey, president of the
State Savings bank, and one OF the best
known citizens of Butte, was shot and
killed in the bank building by Thomas
J. Riley.
The Steer mansion at hyatt, one Of
the best known residences along the
shore of Narragansett bay, Rhode
Island, was burned to the ground Sat-
urday night.
An insane man named Ramon Vivesa
created a sensation in the cathedral at
Madrid, by firing several revolver
shots. He was arrested and will be
sent to an insane asylum.
Civil Engineer A. 6. Menreal, U. S.
NJ, will be brought to court-martial on
account of the faulty character Of the
work of construction of dry dock No. 3,
approved by him.
At a session of the Augusta, Ca,
city council, Councilman Goug got into
a controversy with Jailer Collins, and
reached for a guu. Peacemakers in
terfered and quiet was restored.
The civil service debate which was
inaugurated in the house week ago
has been ended. 1t opened with row,
but ended very tamely. There was not
even a vote on the appropriation in the
executive, legislative and judicial APP
preparation bill for the commission,
upon which the debate was predicted.
The urgent deficiency bill, as report
ed tn the house from the committee on