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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
MINES AND MINING.
Lawlessness and Terror will Reign ee
<ape Nome This summer.

Lawlessness and Terror will Reign nc
<ape Mono This summer.
There will be lawlessness and reign
OF terror in the new gold fields at Cape
Nome, Alaska, next summer, In the
opinion OF John G. Brady. governor of
the territory, and George N. Wright,
postmaster at Cape Nome, unless con-
gress takes steps to establish civil gov
eminent on firm foundation and
makes laws defining the proprietorship
of claims. Governor Brady and Mr..
Wright are in the East endeavoring to
obtain the appointment Of United States
judges at Sitka. Circle City and Cape
Nome. An extraordinary rush of gold.
seekers to the last named place is ex-
pected next May when communication
with the outside world is reopened.
MIR. Wright believes that before the end
OF the summer, there will be 10000
persons in Cape Nome.
1--WE want the general land laws ex.
tended to Alaska, SO that we have
homestead rights" said Mr.. Wright
last night, otherwise we cannot help
having great deal of trouble. We
are without the legal form of govern
ment. We have organized one of our
own. electing u mayor, council,
chief of police and other officers, but
1t has no standing in law. There were
1000 men there last year, and they
agreed among themselves to observe
each others rights, but it will be diff
ferent when we have 10000.
"In law, nobody has any right to the
beach, between the high and low water
marks, where there are rich deposits OF
gold. 1t ought to be laid off in small
plots for the sale of the mineral rights.
Though gold was discovered in Cape
Nome year ago last September, we
did not get the news in Seattle until
last May. We suspected at first that
it was a scheme of the steamship com.
panies to get passengers, as the Yukon
business was getting slack. ! tele-
graphed to Washington to be appointed
postmaster and was appointed over
night by wire. got to Nome July 4,
when there was not sluice box in the
district.
''Lumber came in later, and about
So, 500, 900 of gold was taken out last
summer. One claim in Anvil creek
paid $l75, 900 in five weeks. l. know
because handled the money. Three
claims in Snow gulch paid $500, 600.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
Hnrper 1saukruptcy.

New York. Feb. lO.-The reorganiz.
alton committee OF Harper & Bros,
publishers, representing over $ll $780,.
900 OF the company's Indebtedness,
has filed an answer in the clerks office
of the United States district court to
the petition in bankruptcy filed on
January % against the company. The
answer denies that Harper & Bros. have
committed the acts OF bankruptcy OF
any of them set forth in the petition.
and aver that Harper & Bros. should
not be declared bankrupt for any cause.
and they pray that they may be in.
quired into by the courts.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
TORNADO IN ILLINOIS
Town of Collinsville Nearly
Wiped Out.
The Storm Was Severely Felt At Se. Louis
Where 1t Caused Much
Damage.

St. Louis, Mo-. Feb. lo.-The town
Of Collinsville, ILL.,, II miles from st.
Louis, ON the Vandalia railroad, mar
rowly escaped destruction by tornado
today. Fourteen persons were injured III
the immediate vicinity of the village,
some of them fatally, and there was
much damage to property. Miners
who live in the outskirts Of town lost
most by the wind. A group OF three
residences standing on Il hill were re-
duced to splinters.
The injured are: Paul Quarandi,
aged IS, severely bruised aud burned,
perhaps fatal; Otto Odderhole, II, arm
broken, internally injured. serious;
Sophie Fix, II, skull fractured and
bruised, thought to be fatally injured;
Newton Anderson, scalp wound and
bruised face, not serious; Theodore
Lawrence, cut and bruised and intern
ally injured; Frank hobart, seriously
bruised; son and daughter of Frank
hobart, severely cut and bruised; Tony
Skala, wife and two children. badly
bruised; Barney Palette, scalp wound
and arteries cut; Tom Pomatts, left
arm broken. The last two named were
blown several hundred feet from their
house into field.
About 2:3O A. NJ. the storm was first
felt at u point one mile south of Collins
Vile. The first house demolished was
that occupied by Frank hobart. He,
his son and daughter, were buried in
the debris and it was some time before
they were rescued, bruised and bleed.
ing, from the wreckage. From this
place the wind swept to the north, its
path being west OF Collinsville, about
quarter OF a mile, and the last trace
of the storm is observed at Hightville,
manufacturing suburb, one mile away.
After the hobart house, a group OF
three dwellings was felled by the wind.
They were occupied by John and Paul
Marquette and Philip Crossan. and
their families. All the occupants
escaped injury, except John Marquette.
His hurts from falling timbers are not
severe, but he is badly burned, for the
debris caught fire from an overturned
lamp and the flames reached him before
the neighbors could rescue him. The
Hightville Coal Company's building
was the next attacked, the immense
smokestack being leveled to the ground
and the walls somewhat damaged.
From there the wind reached the
Vandalia tracks, laying waste telegraph
poles for the distance OF n quarter Of a
mile. Beyond the Vandalia tracks
stood a group of large frame houses oc.
cupid by the Lawrence, Odderhole and
Fix families. The storm leveled them,
and nothing is left, save a mass OF
tangled wreckage. 1t was here that
Mr.. Odderhole and Mr.. Lawrence re.
ceived their serious injuries and here
also the members of the Fix family
we're wounded. That the children were
not killed is a marvel. Harry Fix and
his sister Sophie were asleep in the
same room ON the second floor. The
house seemed to separate and brother
and sister were let down with their
beds to the ground floor. There they
were found upon their couches, which
had not been broken by the fall, Harry
not injured in the least, but Sophie
crushed under fallen timber.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
Mining Convention Delegates.

Governor Rogers, of Washington, is
anxious to appoint delegates to the In.
ternational Mining Convention. which
neets in Milwaukee, Wis, in June.
4 10 desirable that the state be we'll
represented at the convention, and the
GOVERNOR will appoint any reputable
itizen who may wish to attend. Three
delegates will 60 from the state univer.
tty school Of mining, and three from
he agricultural college school Of
dining.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
WILL oG HOME IN MAY.
htis viii Leave Manila When New
COmmIsstOn Arrives.

COmmiaaiOn Arrives.
New York, Feb. lO.-A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Major General Otis will be detached
from duty as governor general of the
Philippines and commander OF the de.
partment OF the Pacific Immediately
after the arrival Of the new Philippine
commission, and will he ordered to re-.
turn to the United States. This action
will be in compliance with the wishes
of General Otis, who has informed the
war department that he is IN need OF y
respite.
The president believes that General
Otis can be relieved after the arrival OF
the commission at Manila, which will
occur late in April or early in May.
without detriment to the interests of
the government. He will be succeeded
by the serior officer of the islands, prob.
ably Major General Macarthur, who
will be subordinate to the new commits
sion, which will possess plenary pow.
ers and will be responsible to the war
department. Granting of such exten-
slNc authority w tIIc AcW SoHAHlAS'A'AA
and its assignment to DUTY under the
war department, makes important de-
partures in the policy of the admins
tration. Members of the Schurnlan
commission have complained that they
were handicapped in their work by the
necessity of subordinating their action
to the military.
The decision to place the Taft COM
mission under the war department
means that the archipelago is now con-
sidered domestic territory. After the
suppression of organized resistance on
the part OF the natives, the archipelago
will he divided into four grand military
departments. Judge Taft, as chairman
of the commission, will remain in
Manila. the supreme head of the archi.
pelago, and will be to all intents and
purposes the governor, although he
will not have that title.
The affairs of each military depart.
ment will be administered by com.
missioner, who will he, in everything
but name, governor of the territory
comprised in that district.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
Murdered His Family.

Denver. Feb. ga special to the
Times from Blackhswk, Colo. says:
W. NJ. Allen, n carpenter, this morn.
ing shot and killed his daughter Zula,
aged 9 years, in her bed, then shot his
wife twice and finally shot himself IN
the breast. The father and mother are
dying. The cause assigned for the
shooting. as expressed by Mrs. Allen,
ia because she was compelled to live il
Blackhawk. The family formerly lived
in Illinois and Kansas City.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
Body Washed Ashore.

San Francisco, Feb. 1.-THE body
of Burton NJ. Hardiman, cousin of Mrs.
!. X. Miller, of Oakland, better known
in the literary world as Florence Hard
imam Miller, has been washed ashore
on Angel island, in the bay of San
Francisco Whether death was caused
by suicide or accident is unknown.
Hardiman's home was in Oswego,
Kan. where his mother and one OF his
sisters reside.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

On the Yukon the gold is we'll below
the surface, hut at Nome it lies near
the top of the ground. Many claims
have been staked out, but there is a
vast region still to he explored. The
formation is very peculiar. Back OF
the beach, which is white sand, and
rising 10 feet above it, is a fiat strip
called tundras. which extends from
two to four miles back to the noun.
tai,ls. This has layer of moss or peat
on top, then comes layer of blue clay
from 9 to Is inches thick, and then the
white sand to bedrock 25 feet below.
The gold in the white sand runs from
so cents to 80 u pan, and the pay
streak OF ruby sand on the bedrock runs
IS to the pan, besides coarse gold.
Zone of the steamers took $50 tons
of sand shoveled at random from the
beach to San Francisco last year. 1t
was put into smelter and yielded
$9, 900 in gold. The beach has been
prospected for Is miles. Nobody
knows where the gold came from.
Some think it was from hills brought
down by glaciers, and some think IL
was thrown up by volcano.
Governor Brady wants Alaska to
come in as state when the population
has been increased by the rush next
summer. He is the one man that all
the people there have absolute conf.
Gence in. If we are admitted to the
Union we can take care of ourselves.
Miners began coming down from the
Yukon last fall, and more will come.
III we do not get authority to protect
ourselves we shall have trouble"
In Delaware last week the National
Cape Nome Mining & transportation
Company was organized with capital
of IS, 600, 900. to establish a steamship
line and work with machinery claims
covering 92O acres of beach and tund.
ras. Francis b. Thurber, +. L. Lor.
ing and George Crawford are the in
corporators.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

Buenos Ayres, Feb. "a dispatch
from Rio Janeiro says the Venezuelas
troops invaded Brazilian territory, and
were opposed 10y the forces OF the latter
republic. which were forced to retreat
after serious fight.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

The entire seasons output Of grain.
bags from the Walla Walls peniten.
tiary has already been applied for, and
many applications have been refused
because of lack Of capacity to supply
them. The price has not yet been
fixed. 1t is estimated that 10000. 900
sacks will be needed for the seasons
grain, only one.eighth of which can be
manu- fractured at the state prison.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
The Spokane & British Columbia

The Spokane & British Columbia
Telephone & Telegraph Company has
obtained mandamus to compel the
spokane city council to grant a fran.
chise for this company in the streets Of
the city. Its application for fran.
chise was rejected last June. The
com pany claims that its right to equal
protection under the constitution en-.
titles it to the same privileges in build.
ing up business rs is granted to the
rival company.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

Fort de France, Martinique, Feb. II.
A mob of about 200 has since last
Monday been preventing the harvesting
of sugar cane. The movement is ex.
tending and troops have been sent in
all directions An infantry post of %
men was attacked and fired upon its
assailants, killing nine men and
wounding l5 In the commune OF LIE
Francois, two incendiary fires have
occurred on plantations.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

San Francisco, Feb. 1.-THE United
states transport Logan arrived today
from Manila. The voyage occupied 20
DAYS. The Logan brought IL passen.
gers. February 8, Robert Gray. late
of company h. Twenty.second infantry,
died at sea from dysentery. The body
was embalmed and brought here.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

San Francisco. Feb. ll.-Acting I'm.
migration Commissioner Schell at this
,ort has forwarded to National Immi.
grafton Commissioner Powderly, at
Washington, a protest against the in
tended colonization of large tract OF
land in California with 800 Russian
emigrants now in the Northwest terri.
fOrv
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

Test Of Newspaper Advertising.
Between the acts recently
at Wallack's New York
theater, ushers distributed
among the audience slips
with a brief printed state.
ment politely asking the
recipient to indicate by n
check mark in the list Of
various advertising forms
employed which one had
attracted him to the per-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, bill
boards. window autographs
or something else. Eleven
hundred slips were handed
to the ushers, and OF that
number 901 had been at.
tracted by the newspapers
solely.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle Markets.

Onions, new, $2.5@2.50 per sacA.
Lettuce, hot house, Acc per doz.
Potatoes, new, $4,000.
Beets, per sack, 75@85c.
Turnips, per sack, Coo.
Carrots, per sack, soc.
Parsnips, per sack, 75@85c.
Caulifiower, 75c@$l per dozen.
Cabbage, native and California.
$1,000 20 per 100 pounds.
Apples, 81 .25@ l. so per box.
Pears, $l.OO@l.2 per box.
Prunes, COO per box.
Butter-Creamery, Sic per pound;
dairy, l7@22c; ranch, zoe per pound.
Eggs-2Oc.
Cheese-Native. Ice.
Poultry-13@1 lac; dressed. lac 15c.
Hay-Puget Sound timothy, $l2.OO;
choice Eastern Washington timothy.
$1s.OO@l9.OO
Corn-Whole, SEA. 90; cracked, $2S;
feed meal, $23.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton.
$2l; whole, $22.
Flour-Patent, per barrel, $8.s6;
blended straights, $500; California,
1926; buckwheat flour, 5000; gra-
ham, per barrel. $3.50; whole wheat
flour, 50. 90; rye -four, SO. 800 400.
Millstuffs-Bran, per ton, $l4.OO;
shorts, per ton, $1,000.
Feed-Chopped feed, $50. 90 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $50; oil cake meal.
per ton, $4,000
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed beef
steers, Az @5c; cows, 4@4Ac; pork,
Arc; trimmed, SEC; veal, small, &c:
large, 4c.
Hams-Large, l3c; small, 1875
breakfast bacon, l2lac; dry salt sldes.
&c.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
Portland Market.


Wheat - Walla Walla, SAG $50:
Valley, sec; Bluestem, 54c per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, $500; graham.
1925; supertine, sails per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, IS q 36c; choice
gray, SAC per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $l5@ 1900;
brewing, $17.5O@ 1880 per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, $l7 per ton; mid
dlings, $22; shorts, SIS; chop, $l6 per
ton.
Hay-Timothy. $lO@ll; clover.
S7@S; Oregon wild hay, 1907 per ton.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 50@55c;
seconds. AZ z q 45c; dairy, 30@37hc;
store, 221a @27l sc.
Eggs-l6@ Ice per dozen.
Cheese-Oregon full cream, 1870;
Young America, lac; new cheese 100
per pound.
Observation-Disclosures, mixed, $1,000
400 per dozen; hens, -. so; springs,
S2.5O@3. so; geese, $7.O0@S.OO for old:
$4.5O@6.5O; ducks, $6.O0@7 100 per
dozen; turkeys, live, l2lac per
pound.
Potatoes-55 a soc per sack; sweets.
2@24c per pound.
Vegetables-Beets, 81; turnips. 9Oc:
per sack; garlic, &c per pound; cab
bage, | lac per pound parsnips, 81;
onions, 81 .5O@2.0O; carrots 81.
llops-7@ lOc; 1898 crop, 5000.
Wool-Valley, l2@l3c per pound:
Eastern Oregon, SO lac; mohair, 27@
soc per pound
Mutton-(;ross, best sheep. wethers
and ewes, 4l4c; dressed mutton. "a
INC per pound; lambs. &c per pound.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, $500;
light and feeders, $3.50; dressed.
$5.5O@8.OO per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross, top steers, $4,000 $50:
COWS, $S.5O@4.OO; dressed beef. 81 q
INC per pound.
Veal-Large. 1880; small. $40
9 nc per pound.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

Wool-Spring-Nevada, ls@ loo pes
pound; Eastern Oregon, l9@ Ice; Val.
lev, 2O@22c; Northern, 100 lee.
Hops-l899 crop, ll@ l3c pee
pound.
Butter-Fancy creamery 27@2 $50:
do seconds, 25@28c; fancy dairy, -
q 26c; do seconds, 18@2lc per pound.
Eggs-Store, l5@ Ice; fancy ranch,
Ice.
MillstufYs - Middlings, $500 q
81. 90; bran, $l4.50@l5.00.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
FUNERAL OF GOEBEL.


Occurred ut Frankfort Yesterday with.
out Disturbance.
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 1O.-Rain came
down in sheets today while the funeral
services were being held over the body
of kentucky's dead Democratic leader.
Shortly after the hour OF noon, when
the parade was on the march, the flood
began to descend with increased vic.
iousness and continued all through the
afternoon. The exercises were carried
out to the letter, and tonight the body
of William Goebel lies in the chapel OF
the Frankfort cemetery, after one OF
the greatest funeral demonstrations
ever seen in this state.
1t had been feared that trouble might
arise between the soldiers in the CAPT
toll grounds and the Democratic parts
ans in the line of march when the pa.
rade passed the capitol square; but
nothing OF the kind occurred. The
soldiers were kept back on the level
with the front OF the capitol building,
and line OF cemeteries was posted IN
front of them to prevent them from GO
ing near the fence on the south side OF
the grounds at the time the parade was
passing the square. Orders had beer
issued ON the Democratic side as we'll
that no comments should be male by
the men in the parade as they passed
the grounds where Governor GOebel re-
ceived his death wound. The wisdom
of the commanders of the troops and
that of the Democratic leaders, added
to the fact that for ~ hours all OF the
SALOONS had been closed, enabled the
day to pass without any exhibition OF
feeling being shown on either side.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

Leadville. Colo. Feb. lO.-Ernest
Wendland prospector, was killed ny q
snowslide on Sugar Loaf mountain,
near here, yesterday.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

The DAY In COMRresa.

Washington, Feb lO.-Almost i'm
mediately after the senate convened to-
day discussion Of the financial measure
was resumed. Allen, of Nebraska, con.
cluded his speech, charging the Repub
lican party with breaking faith with
the people on bimetalism, and system
atically discrediting the work of the
international bimetalic commission.
Cockrell, Of Missouri, also addressed
the senate on the financial bill, max
ing a technical analysis OF the house
and senate measures. lie charged
that the senate substitute contained
the initial movement toward the per
petuatiOn of the national debt.
The house was in session an hoM
and half today, and only minor bust
ness was transacted. The ways and
means committee measure, establishing
tariff rates on goods from Puerto Rice
into the United States and vice versa,
was reported and Payne gave notice
that the bill would be called up next
Thursday. The debate upon 1T will
run for a week. The house did not al.
journ over on account OF the Lawton
funeral, and tomorrow will he given
up to the consideration OF private bills.
The Je6ries-C orbett Fight.
San Francisco. Feb. lO.-The man
ayers of the National Athletic Club,
which, according to advices from the
Fast, has secured the Jefferies. Corbett
prizefight. state that they will ut once
put up the $4,000 forfeit. They pro-
pose to make the contest the chief feat
ure of pugilistic tournament. which
thew are confident will draw thousands
Of people to this city from all parts OF
the United States. The place for hold.
ing the fight has not yet been decided
upon, hut the prices OF admission will
range from ~ to $40.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
Til. JeGr,es-Corbett Fight.
Bix Fire In MichiRam.

Chicago, Feb. lO.-A special to the
Tribune from Escanaba, Mich. says:
The National Cooperage and Wooden
ware Company's plant was totally de-
stroyed by fire at O'Clock this morn
ing. The origin OF the fire il NOT
known. The loss is estimated al
x2aO. 900; insurance not known.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-05-26

Shreveport, La, May 14.-There
has been filed and recorded in the
clerks office the charter of the
Huron Land Company. The pur.
poses for which this corporation is
established are to encourage i'm.
migration and to engage in and
undertake such works of improve.
ment as will aid in the development
of Louisiana. The nature of the
business to be carried on by this
corporation is the purchase and sale
Of lands in the state of Louisiana,
and particularly the sale Of lands
to immigrants on such terms and
conditions as will invite imlnigra-
ton. The capital stock of this cor
poration is fixed at the sum Of 5000,
600, divided into 1000 shares OF
800 each. The board of directors
consists of: A. Fl. Leonard, Leon
M. Carter, P. j. Trezevant, G. s.
Bauman, r. L. May6eld and F. A.
Leonard.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-05-26
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF GOVERNMENT
BY INJUNCTION.

The cry against government by
injunction is growing louder and
more desperate, and as the Presi
dental campaign approaches the
tyrannical abuse of the restraining
writ is becoming a practical and
powerful political question. 1t is
quite certain that this issue will be
boldly dealt with in the Democratic
platform to be adopted in Kansas
City, and that the utterances of the
Democratic party will be less am
biguous than in 1896.
Attempts have been made to Gre
ate an impression that the opposi-
tion to government by injunction
springs from a settled hostility to
courts and to the orderly processes
of justice. The truth is that it has
become confirmed habit of judges
in the Federal courts to substitute
the extraordinary processes for the
ordinary processes, to supplant trial
by jury by arbitrary punishment
for contempt of court.
And here is the contrast: Mr..
Rockefeller, Of the Standard Oil
Trust; Mr.. Havemeyer, of the
Sugar Trust, or Mr.. Morgan, of the
Goal Trust, may conspire to prevent
competition in the necessaries of
life without interference by the
courts. But the street car conduc-
tors and motormen of Little Rock,
Ark, will 60 to Jail if they wear
the badges of the labor unions to
which they belong. The United
States Circuit Court has so ordered
it, and if a conductor violates the
injunction he must be condemned
without the right of jury trial and
without the right of appeal. In
Kansas City the U. s. Circuit