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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10
SITUATION IS FAVORABLE.
There Are Had Features. But they Are
IN the Minority.

III the MtnOrtty.
Bradstreet's says: Evidences of the
fact that there are now two sides of the
general trade situation, where for .
year past there was but one, come to
sight this week. Different sections Of
the country and lines OF business return
different reports, but that the situa.
ton as u whole is q favorable one and
suffers merely by commisseration with
the enormous and almost fevrish &C.
tivity of some time ago, is also evident.
Excluding the great speculative cen.
tiers, the aggregate OF business is I'M.
the business done in several industries
reporting reduced activity would seem
very large even to those bearishly in.
clined had it not been for the enormous
aggregate done some short time ago.
Crop prospects, except III the wheat
area of the Central West, and in some
flooded sections of the South, remain
all that might be wished for. Retail
demand is improving and nothing Of .
definitely depressing character has yet
developed.
In the abrupt readjustment of steel
and wire prices, the iron and steel in
dustries received a notable shock, but
have stood the ordeal very we'll.
In agricultural products the situa.
ton is generally one of sustained
strength. Some slight shading in
wheat prices is largely the result OF
flattering winter wheat crop pros.
poets in the sections west of the
Mississippi.
Wheat, including -four shipments.
for the week aggregate 1858, 6S3 bush.
els. against 3,S9S, 451 last week.
Failures for the week in the United
States are we'll down to the minimum.
numbering only 1872, an increase OF 81
over last week.
Canadian failures for the week mum.
Der l8, as compared with 10 last week.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10
Army Bill Passed.

Washington, May 7.-Today's ses'
sion of the senate was rendered espec.
tally notable by the passage. after de-
bate lasting three hours, OF the army
reorganization bill. In military cir.
oles the measure is regarded as one Of
the most important of the present SEES.
sion. 1t practically revolutionizes the
present staff arrangements OF the army.
1t proposes to change the present sys.
tenn OF permanent appointments i'll Ger.
tain staff corps to one OF detail by a
gradual process as the officers in those
corps 90 out of active service. AS va.
cancies occur in the department OF tho
adjutant. general. the inspector general,
quartermaster.general and commissary.
general, they are to be filled BY details
from the line, the details to be tenn.
porary and not to exceed four years.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10

Victoria, b. c., May 1.-The steamer
Victorian did not get in until noon to.
day. having been on sand bar near
Port Townsend for six hours. When
coming up the sound this morning it
was very thick, and in bank OF fog she
suddenly came upon the steamer An.
geles, which was not whistliug, and
narrowly escaped collision. 1t was in
he effort to escape her that the Victor.
ian stranded. She hoated at high tide
without damage.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10

The Northern Pacific is still working
a large force of men on the roadbed
between Vollmer and Clearwater, Ida,
and putting in a ballast OF u most per.
manent nature. The ballast consists
of clay and small rock about the size OF
an egg, which, when once set, becomes
like concrete. 1t will take about two
months yet to put the grade in first.
class condition, and the company is
not sparing any pains to do everything
in good shape.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10

Minneapolis, May 5.-The Montana
Central trainmens strike has assumed
the form of lockout. The parent,
Great Northern Company. has long
been preparing for it, and has hired ex.
perienced men in the Twin cities and
Chicago to take the strikers places.
Today the first consignment OF 60 men
was sent on special train. With
these it is hoped to open the road to
traffic. Another train will follow in .
Jew days.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10
c.u.r.I Mcrritt,. Retirement.

Chicago. May "A special to the
Record from Washington says: Gener-
al Wesley Merritt, who is soon to 60
upon the retired list, asked for relief
from duty as commanding general OF
the military department of the East.
The war department today granted the
request. selecting General John X.
Brooke az Merritt's successor. General
Merritt will 60 to Europe with Mrs.
Merritt after May 10. the date named
as that upon which the transfer OF duty
will occur.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10
Mexican Civil Chief Arrested.

City OF Mexico, May Am import.
ant arrest has been made in Chilipa,
state OF Guerrero. the prisoner being no
less a person than Colonel Vega. who
is civil chief of the district, position
resembling somewhat that of the Uni.
tetd states marshal lie is believed to
have knowledge of facts in the case of
the assassination of two prominent
Frenchmen in that district some months
ago.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10
THE CASE OF CLARK.


day.
Washington, May 5.-The senate to-
day adopted the motion of Hoar to take
up the resolution OF the committee IN
elections declaring that Clark, of Nom
tana, was not duly elected to the sem
ate, and then postponed consideration
of the question for week. The army
appropriation bill, after II rather spirit.
ed debate. was passed without division.
The day closed with the passage of a
number Of private pension bills, includ.
ing bills to pension Mrs. Julia Henry,
widow Of the late General Guy v.
Henry; General james Longstreet. Mrs.
Margaret NJ. Badger, widow Of the late
Commodore Badger, and Mrs. Harriet
Gridley, widow of the late Captain
Gridley, Of the navy.
The house today, without division,
passed the free homes bill. which has
been pending before congress for a
number of years. The bill provides
that the government shall issue pat
ents to actual bona fide settlers on
agricultural lands OF Indian reserva.
tlons opened to settlement. These
lands were taken up by settlers, who
contracted to pay for them $l.25 to
1915 per acre. by the terms OF the
bill, the government assumes the pay.
ment of the purchase price to the In
dams and changes the existing law rel.
alive to agricultural colleges SO as to
insure the payments OF the endowments
which heretofore have come out OF the
sale of public lands in case of deticien-
cy. These payments involve l.2OO,.
600 annually. OF the 80, 900, 600 acres
i'll Indian reservations opened to settle
ment, for which the government is to
pay or has paid $35, 100000 about
5000, 600 acres have been taken and
1000, 600 are supposed to be still avail.
able for agricultural purposes. A re-
markable thing in connection with the
passage Of the bill today was speech
in its favor by Galusha a. Grow, the
venerable ex.speaker OF the house, who
AZ years ago, fathered and passed the
original homestead bill. lie was then
the youngest and is now the oldest
member of the house. The remainder
of the day was devoted to the sundry
civil appropriation bill, the last but
one of the great supply bills.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10
Small strike at the Paper Mills.

Eleven boys employed AS cutters in
the Willamette Pulp & Paper Mills, at
Oregon City. Or, walked into the com.
pany's Office and asked for an increase
OF wages from IS cents to 81 per day.
The matter was finally compromised
by promise to give the boys steady
work. Only about three OF the mum.
her we've working on full time, the
others getting on an average Of Is to 20
days each month.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10
NOT ENOUGH COFFiNS.
Cremation May he ResOrted to ut Sco-
field.

field.
salt Lake. May 5.-The latest dis.
patch from Scotield says that the ex.
treme estimate of dead is now conceded
to have been too large, and that 1t is
numerically impossible to place the
loss of life ut 300, as there were not
that many men in the mine. The
probabilities are that ESQ will be about
the total number Of dead.
Relatives OF the victims continue to
arrive from all the surrounding towns.
The body of Tom Broggon, of North
Lawrence. o., was located today in
mine No. !. There are not enough
cotfins in the camp to bury the dead,
and, to add horror to the situation, the
bodies are rapidly decomposing, and it
has been suggested that cremation may
have to be resorted to. There are so
bodies for which no provision for burial
has been made.
If any one man is to blame for the
accident, it will never be known, for
no man who can tell the story has
come out of the mines alive. Many
old coal miners, familiar with these
mines, state that they have always
been regarded as the safest mines in
the state. These men also say that the
company's policy has always been to
spare no expense in order to keep the
mines in a thoroughly safe condition.
At the coal company's store every
thing is being giving out free OF charge
that the families OF the dead are in linz
mediate need OF, and the store is being
kept open night and day.
An inquest was begun this morning
ut the residence OF the late John Hunt.
er, who was killed in the mine. The
Jury did not go into the controversy as
to what caused the disaster, but simply
found that Hunter met his death in
the mine through explosion. State
Mine Inspector Thomas testified that it
was his opinion that the explosion was
caused by a tight heavy shot,. He
said the mine was free from gas. lie
had examined the place where it was
claimed powder had been stored, and
said it was plainly evident that the ex.
plosion started where the powder was
stored, as the bodies taken from that
point were badly burned.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10
Asked to Pledge Acreage.

1T Newberg. Or, blank contracts
furnished by the Willamette Beet Sugar
Company have been received and the
canvass among the farmers for securing
acreage will begin at once. Solicitors
have been appointed, viz: A. Clark.
D. Turner. w. Cooper, William Man.
ming and Il. b. Linnville. AS a basis
for beginning the canvass 1000 acres
have already been subscribed at public
meetings.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10
Shaw Il Not "a Candidate.

Chicago, May 5.-(iovernor Shaw. of
Iowa, who is here attending the Metho-
dist conference. declared in an inter.
view that he was not II candidate for
the ce.presidency on the Republican
ticket, nor did the know that Congress.
man Hepburn was.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10
Pleaded the Briton's Cause.

Chicago, May 5.-Bishop llartzell
pleaded the case OF the Briton in the
Transvaal tonight before an audience
that almost filled the Auditorium. lie
spoke from impressions gained by per-
sonal observations in South Africa;
from personal acquaintance with Presi.
dent Kruger and from close study OF
laws and the administration OF laws by
the government. Bishop llartzell made
his argument in behalf of the English.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10
oil Trust ltaisea Wages,

New York. May 5.-The World to.
morrow will print the following:
Twenty five thousand men employed
by the Standard Oil Company as
mechanics and labOrers all over the
country have had their wages raised 10
per cent. The advance will not affect
Clerks
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10

Wool-Spring-Nevada, lac Ice per
pound; Eastern Oregon, 100 l6c; Val.
Icy, goa 22c; Northern, l0@l2c.
Hops-l699 crop, ll@l3o per
pound.
Butter - Fancy creamery 18c;
do seconds, l7@l7Hc; fancy dairy,
tic; do seconds, l5@ Ice per pound.
Eggs-store, loo; fancy ranch.
l7c.
Millstuns - Middlings, $500 @
20. 90; bran, &l2.60@l8.60.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10

Suakin, May 5.-Three cases OF bu.
bonic plague and one death from the
disease are rannrted here.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10


New posts are being set in the tele.
phone line between Vale and Ontario,
Or.
The Toledo, Or, creamery is now re-
ceiving about 1000 pounds of milk
daily, and will shortly have nearly all
it can use.
J. r. Moylan, representing an east
ern syndicate, was in kalama, Wash,
closing a deal for purchase OF timber
lands Oh the Coweeman river. The
prices paid run rom 81 600 to SO, 500
per quarter section.
A gilt-watch faker has been working
the people of Elgin, Or.
Ripe wild strawberries were picked
near McMinnville, Or, April %.
An expert is examining the coal pros.
poets Oh Birch creek, 20 miles south Of
Pendleton, Or.
i,llensburg's, WASH, municipal
electric lighting plant is about to he
improved at a cost OF little more than
49,
New Whatcom has $3.50 on hand to
entertain President Mckinley when he
shall visit the coast and that town the
coming summer.
Preparations are making for big
season at the watering places OF West.
port and Cohasset, Gray's IIarbor.
New seashore attractions and excursion
rates are advertised.
The Walla Walla creamery is using
10000 pounds Of milk per day, and
will soon have branch running at
Freewater. One.half of the milk now
consumed comes from Umatilla county.
Oregon.
George Mapes is gathering his cattle
near Plush, Lake county, Or. to take
them south. He will take about 1900
head. He has wagons arranged like
hayracks upon which to haul the calves
that are not able to make the trip Oh
foot.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10
Canal bill Passed.

Washington. May 5.-1he house to.
dav, at the conclusion OF the most
stormy debate of the present session Of
congress. passed the Nicaragua bill by
the overwhelming vote of 225 to 35.
All attempts to retain in the bill the
language OF the original bill for the for
titication OF the canal and still further
to strengthen the language on that line
were baked, and the victory OF Hep.
burn and the committee was complete.
A motion to recommit the bill with
instructions to report back another bill
leaving the selection OF the route to the
president was buried under an adverse
majority Of 80 to III.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10

GOEBEL MURDER CASE.
CultOn Described the Conference Held
in Lexington.

CuItOO OeACfIUeO tuo conference menu
in Lexington.
Frankfort, KY, May 5.-W. II. Gull
ton resumed his testimony in the
Goebel murder investigation today.
lie stated that Governor Taylor author.
lied the witness to give Youtsey any
amount of money desired il he would
leave Kentucky. At conference in
Lexington. the Sunday before Goebel
was shot. it was decided that Repre-
sentative Henry Berry, who had been
uuseated few days before, should 60
to the house OF representatives next
morning and take his seat and refuse
to give it up Vanmeter. his opponent.
was to be in some way prevented from
going to the hall that morning. Caleb
Powers, who was Mt the conference,
telephoned to Governor Taylor ut
Frankfort two or three times in regard
to the conference. On cross-examina.
ton, Culton said he did not know of
any list of state senators or representa-.
titves who were to be put out OF the
way.
On redirect examination, Culton
said that Sergeant.at.Arms Haley
signed the subpoenas for witnesses for
Governor Taylor to testify before the
gubernatorial contest committee, and
authorized Culton to secure good men
in the various counties to serve them.
Culton said he did not know where
Powers or Youtsey were when the shot
was fired. The last talk he had with
Youtsey, the latter said the plan to kill
Goebel had been abandoned. Culton
had been asked by Taylor to ascertain
because he was a lawyer. 10 the pros
ecution he said he had told more now
OH the stand than to any person except
his father. Here his testimony ended.
Circuit Court Clerk Moore, of Jack.
son county, denied that Culton had
told him anything about the plan to
bring on riot and kill Goebel and
other members of the Legislature.
The afternoon session OF the court
was taken up with testimony by the
surgeons, vino conducted the autopsy
on the body Of Goebel, and a civil
engineer who had made a measurement
of the state house yard. The prosecu-
ton sought to show. from the nature
of the wounds and from the course of
the bullet. which is supposed to have
passed through Gocbel's body and was
dug out of tree near where he fell,
that the shot WAS fired from window
in the Office OF the secretary OF state.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10

The quarantine that had been placed
on the Indian settlement at the mouth
of Cayote gulch, near Lewiston, Idaho,
some weeks ago. has been raised.
There We're nine cases of smallpox un.
der quarantine, and one OF the victims,
a woman, died as result OF going
bathing while afflicted with the dis
ease.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle Mark cts.

OA1OASS we
Lettuce, hot house, 4O@45c dog.
Potatoes, $l6@17; $l7@18.
Beets, per sack, 100000.
Turnips, per sack, 100000.
Carrots, per sack, 75@85c.
Parsnips, per sack, 5O@75c.
Cauliflower, California So
Cabbage, native and California.
$1,000 .25 per 100 pounds.
Apples, $2.O0@2.75; $3.00@3.5O.
Prunes, soc per box.
Butter-Creamery, 22c; Eastern 22c:
dairy, l7@22c; ranch, l5@17c pound.
Eggs-l5@ Ice.
Cheese-l4@15c.
Poultry-l4c; dressed. 14@l6c;
spring, IS.
Hay-Puget Sound timothy. $11.0O
@12.OO; choice Eastern Washington
timothy, $1S.OO@19.OO
Corn-Whole, $2S. 90; cracked, $40:
feed meal, $23.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton.
$50.
Flour-Patent, per barrel, 1925;
blended straights, $500; California.
%. 20; buckwheat flour, 5000; era.
ham, per barrel, $500; whole wheat
Hour, %. 90; rye flour, $5. 80 g 400.
Alillstuffs-Bran, per ton, $500;
shorts, per ton, $l4.OO.
Feed-Chopped feed, $l9.0 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $40; oil cake meal.
per ton, $4,000.
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed beef
steers, price &c; cows, &c; mutton Sc;
pork, &c; trimmed, &c; veal, 81
lOc.
Hams-Large, l3c; small, 1914;
breakfast bacon, 21ac; dry salt sides,
&C..
Portland Market.
Wheat - Walla Walla. 62@53c;
Valley, 53c; Bluestem, SIC per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, $500; graham.
81. so; supertine, ~. 10 per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, 35c; choice
gray, Sac per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $l4@l4.50;
brewing, Sl7.0O@17.5O per ton.
Millstutfs-Bran, 1913 per ton; mid.
dlings, $40; shorts, SIS; chop, $l4 per
ton.
Hay-Timothy, 50 10; clover, $40
$50; Oregon wild hay, $6@7 per ton.
Butter-Fancy creamery, $50 40c;
seconds, 45c; dairy. 10000;
store, 200 csc.
Eggs-14c per dozen.
Cheese-Oregon full cream, 13c;
Young America, lac; new cheese 100
per pound.
Poultry-Chickens mixed, $500
4.5O per dozen; hens, $500; springs,
81. 5O@3. SO; geese, SO. so a 800 for old;
$4.5O@6.5O; ducks, $5.50@6.OO per
dozen; turkeys, live, lO@llc per
pound.
Potatoes-40@7Oc per sack; sweets.
3@2Ac per pound.
Observation-Disclosures, 81; turnips, 75c;
per sack; garlic, &c per pound; cab.
bage, l}ac per pound; parsnips, IS;
onions, $2.60@3.00; carrots, SOC.
Hops-3@8c per pound
Wool-Valley, l2@l3c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, LOG loo; mohair. 27@
SOC per pound.
NIutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, sac; dressed mutton, "a
TIC per pound; lambs, So. so each.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, $500;
light and feeders. $3.50; dressed.
$5.OO@6.50 per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross, top steers, $4.00@4.50;
cows, 80. 400; dressed beef, 61a q
TAO per pound.
Veal-Large, 61a@7}ac; small. SO
SIC per pound.
Tallow-5@5lac; No. 2 and grease,
ga "a &c per pound.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-19
BIG ENROLLED MEMBERSHIP
ANTI-TANIMANY DEMOCRATS EXPECT
TO HAVE FORTY THOUSAND ON
THEIR LISTS CALL FOR a
MASS MEETING TO BE
ISSUED SOON.
ISSUED SOON.

The work Of organizing the anti-Tammany
Democratic forces in New-York is moving
quietly but in a most satisfactory way. Ex-
Senator Hill is advising the Democrats who
are the leaders in this movement although
he intends TO take no active part in the
work Of organization in the municipal cam
paign The men who are promoting the
ganzation assert that they committed
to no candidate. and that the organization is
strictly in the line of good government. They
add that it is too early to predict what policy
will be followed in the coming municipal cam
paign. Whether they will nominate indie
pendent candidate or join hands with other
anti-Tammany organizations remains to be
seen. Just at present great deal of money is
being subscribed to the cause Many OF the
men behind the movement are rich, and in
cIined to be liberal. The practical politicians
who have charge of the movement are such ex-
perienced men as John c. Sheehan. ex-senator
Cantor. Henry D. Purroy. William F. sheehan,
Hugh ]. Grant. John d. Crimmins and others.
The organization of district clubs is already
under way. and in due time these district or
ganizations will be merged into one under con-
troll Of a central governing body. A call for
a mass meeting will be issued within short
time. and at this meeting steps will be
taken to cement the formation of a permanent
anti-Tammany organization in this city.
within forty days after our mass meeting
we expected to have an enrolled membership
of 10000" said one of the prominent leaders
of the movement yesterday. This enrolment
will be our General Committee That is the
biggest General Committee any organization
ever had. 1t will be made up not only of anti
Tammany Democrats, but also of men who have
heretofore affiliated with Tammany. We expect
to draw a good part of our strength from within
Tammany. In the mean time there are half
dozen political organizations like the O'Brien
Democrats. the Single Takers and so on who are
ready to come in with at the right time.
They are doing good work in organizing and
keeping the people stirred up"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-19
COMPLAINS OF VENEZUELA
PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL ASPHALT
COMPANY SEIZED BY THE GOV
ERNMENT-A REVOLUTION
REPORTED.
REPORTED

A cable message was received yesterday at the
Office of the National Asphalt Company. No. IL
Broadway, from it's agent in Venezuela, which
announced that a revolution had broken out in
that country. No details were contained in the
message.
The revolution, it is said. is probably the out
come of an attempt on the part of the President
and Cabinet Of Venezuela to deprive American
corporations Of their property and rights.
The National Asphalt Company will be one Of
the principal sufferers from this. The company
owns large concessions and mining titles in the
State of Bermudez, Venezuela. The company
has been in actual possession of the Bermudez
asphalt lake for twelve years. and in this time
1t has founded the village of Guanaco, and
erected buildings shops and railroad.
Several attempts have been made by the Gov
ernment of Venezuela to cancel the company
concessions. but these attempts have always
failed.
At o'clock on December 13 President Castro
personally told United States Minister Loomis
at Caracas, that two Government commissions
had proved the company's right to its property.
At 6 O'Clock on the same day it is alleged the
President seized the entire property and divided
it among others
General Avery D. Andrews, vice-presdent OF
the company, has appealed to the United States
Government for assistance In letter to the
shareholders he says:
are so great that feel justified in asking prompt
and positive action upon the part OF the United e
exhausted and a failure to intervene will result In
n must be borne in mind at all times that the
Venezuelan Government has taken our entire prop
a responsible American company and the Eene-
zuelan Government