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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
TELEGRAPH TO SKAGWAY.

Tho Line Is Completed and the First
Message Sent to Seattle Yesterday.
Seattle, Oct. 6.-The first telegram
from Skagway to Seattle, marking an
epoch in the history Of business be-
tween Alaska and the outside world.
was received here today. The time oc-
cupied by the message in transit was
seven hours. which. however. will be
reduced one.half as soon as the line is
in working order and business reduced
to system.
The youte taken by the message was
from Skagway to Atlin, thence over
the old Atlin.Lillooet line to the
Fraser river, thence to Ashcroft and on
70 Vancouver. from which place it was
sent to Seattle.
The line over which it passed to VAN
couver is that which the Canadian
government has been engaged in con-
structing for the past four months. 1t
is not yet completed. and will not be
for about week. However, in order
to get the first message through today.
a temporary line was put up connect
ing the unfinished portion between
Lillooet aud Ashcroft. and in this man
ner the transmission Of the message
was accomplished.
According to the reports received
here today, the whole work of the Ca.
madam government will he concluded
by October 10, after which the through
line will be open for commercial bust
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
NAVY SHOWED FIGHT
Chinese Fleet Tried to En-.
gage Russian Cruiser.
BUT THE LATTER GOT AWAY
Allied SquadrOns will Force the War
ships to Capitulate. or Else
Will Destroy Them.

London, Oct. Sit is reported in
St. Petersburg, according to the CORE.
spondent of the Times at the Russian
capital. that the Chinese fleet in For.
mosa strait attempted to engage the
Russian cruiser Rurik, but the latter 8
speed frustrated the plan. The CORE.
spondent says the allied squadron will
force the fleet to capitulate or will de.
stroy it.
Shanghai kilograms announce that
the imperial edict, dated September
80, ordering the court to be removed
to Sinan Flu. was issued owing to the
famine at Tai Yuan Flu, capital of the
province of Shun 81. They also ex.
press the opinion that the object of the
recent edict regarding the degradation
of the Chinese personages of high rank
is merely to gain time to enable China
to he in u better position to DEFY the
powers, MS the new capital will be vir.
tually inaccessible to foreigners. The
Shanghai correspondent of the Morning
Post. discussing this aspect OF the case,
remarks:
'"The German troops have no means
of transport. and any attempt to fol.
low the Chinese court would be, there.
fore, quite futile.'
He says the Chinese firmly believe in
the existence of Russo. German agree.
ment, under which Russia will take all
the territory north OF the great wall
and Germany the provinces of Chi Ii
and Shan Tung.
The Times representative at Shang-
hal says:
cit is believed here that highly in.
f1ammatory edicts are being issued
secretly, and that the recent public
edicts are only intended to hoodwink
the poWers,''
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
TO PUNISH REBELS.
A Whole Regiment Will BE Sent
Slarinduque.

A Whole Regiment will BE Sent to
Marindmque.
Washington, Oct. 6.-The following
cablegram has been received at the war
department.:
"Mania, Oct. 6.-First infantry
goes to Martinique, October 6. on
Sumner. General Hare is to COM
mand the island. with orders to push
operations until instruction is stamped
out absolutely. He will have ~ full
companies of infantry for the purpose.
Anderson's first operations developed
nothing. No reports since October 2.
MACARTHUR
The above dispatch relates to REIN
forcements sent to the Island of Marin
duque, where Captain Shields and 81
men of the Twenty.ninth volunteer in
fantry were either killed or captured
by the insurgents. At that time Gen.
eral Macarthur sent Colonel Anderson
and two companies OF the Thirty
eighth volunteer infantry. with the
Yorktown and two gunboats, to the re-
lief of Shields and his command, if
they were still alive.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
a FURTHER CONCESSION.
Still the Miners Refuse to Return Ia
Work.

Work.
Philadelphia, Oct. 5.-There were
no developments Of special importance
today in the miners strike. An in
teresting feature was the Reading Com.
pany's notice to its employees that in
addition to its offer OF ~ 10 pc, cent in
crease, it was willing to enter into
arbitration with them relative to any
grievances they may have. None OF
the strikers, however, has yet indicated
an intention to return to work. All
fairs were extremely quiet today
throughout the anthracite region.
General Goblin in command OF the
state troops recently sent to Schuylkill
county on request from the sheriff, to.
day directed another of tho regiments
to return home tomorrow. One regi.
ment left Monday. There remains but
one regiment. battery OF artillery and
company Of mounted troops.
A secret conference OF the leading
officials of the miners organization was
held at Hazleton. At its conclusion,
President Mitchell said the question OF
calling joint convention had not been
considered. He added that out OF
LAP. 900 mineworkers, only about 5000
are at work, and these, he said, would
be out in short time. The time limit
OF the Lackawanna Company's offer OF
increased wages will expire tomorrow.
but strikers generally express their
determination to pay no heed to the
offer
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
Storage Reservoirs.

lie shows in his official report THAI
by the building of series of great
storage reservoirs at the head waters of
the Missouri. foods can he prevented
through the diverting Of the excess Of
waters into these artificial lakes.
Surely this is something for congress
to give its attention to. Here is a
practical plan. An ounce OF proven.
ton is worth pound Of cure. Con.
gress will 60 ahead appropriating mil.
lions every session for food prevention
without a question, but it will not ap.
propriate the same amount for plan.
which, according to the governments
own engineers, promises far greater re.
suits. OF course, the storing of these
reservoirs would mean the reclamation
of large tracts OF land to irrigation;
but this need not worry congress, even
its Eastern members, for the Eastern
merchants are already alive to the stu.
alton, and realize that the reclamation
of the arid West would open to them
the finest market in the world.
GUY E. MITCHELL.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
DEVASTATION IN TRANsvAAL,
stoves Report to the
STATE department.

Washington. Oct. 8.-An interesting
,jc.nr. of the Transyaal and Free state
IN August, after the wave OF WEI pad
ia SEED over the country, Is presented
in a report 70 the state department
from United States Consui.1eneral
stowe, at Cape Town, dated August
II last. lie bad just returned to the
Cape from trip through the two re-
uubl;cs. lie SAWS that for hundreds
Of miles all the wire fencing Is down
and cannot be used again. The posts
have been burned for fuel and must be
rerlaced with iron posts. owing 10 the
scarcity Of timber. The plowins in
proyress IL limited. compared with
iormer years, and there will be large
market for American cereals. BY
March, 1901. agricultural machinery
will be wanted.
Meat ard livestock will continue to
he imported. Johannesburg had only
three DAYS supply OF meat when Mr..
stowe left the town. W hlle the Beers
vino have returned are anxious TO get
10 work. several months must eiapse
before things settle down TO normal
basis. The government is building u
new line of railway from Harrismith
70 connect with the Orange Colony sys-
TEN, 20 that the Netherlands railway.
with its 200 rer cent dividends, will
no longer have monopoly in the
Transvaal. There will be big de.
rnand for bridge material and electrical
mahcinery and supplies.
Lord Roberts has appointed an ad.
visory committee to assist him in the
reopening of johannesburg. and to Sc
cure the return of the mining popula-
ton. which the prosperity OF the town
depends upon. 1t is questionable
whether An undesirable element COM
mon to all mining towns will be al
lowed to return to Johannesburg.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
MILLIONS FOR LEvEES.
Why Not Use Portion Of This Money
for Reservoirs?

why Not Use = Portion Of This Money
for Reservoirs?
The history of levee construction on
the Mississippi river has been a long
one. The first levee was begun in
l717, which was, when completed, one
mile long, erected to protect New Or.
leans, then u mere village. This levee
was four feet high and Is feet across at
the top. 1t was not, however. until
after Louisiana had been ceded to the
United States that levee construction
was begun on large scale. AS the
work progressed up the river and addi'
tional basins and bottoms we're en-.
closed. the levees necessarily increased
in height. The average height of the
levees in Louisiana above New Orleans,
is now between IL and Is feet, and this
height proved insufficient in the great
flood OF 1897. This flood indicates to
the official engineers that three or fouS
teet additional will he required.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
BATTLE IN ASHANTEE.
Hard Fighting Between British FOrcei
and Natives.


and Natives.
London, Oct. "a dispatch to the
Morning Post from kumassie reports
that heavy fighting took place last Sun.
day between Colonel Wilcox s column
and the Ashantees, at Abu Ashu.
cater heavy fighting" says the dis.
patch, "the British column male an
Intellectual attempt to charge the
Ashantee positions, but was obliged to
retire and to resume the rifle duel
while awaiting reinforcements. Event
ually. after hard work, Colonel Will.
cocks captured the positions and occu.
pied the village of lsnashu without
more opposition. Recently the British
carried three other villages at the
point of the bayonet and burned them.
Seventy Ashantees were killed. The
british losses were MAJOR Meliss and
Captain Lizard. severely wounded;
three officers slightly wounded, three
men killed and 20 others wounded.
A flying column Of 500 men, with two
guns, was sent Monday in pursuit Of
the enemy,"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11

San Francisco, Oct. 6.-The naval
reserve ship Marion and the United
States ship Ranger were in collision
this morning and both were damaged
about the lower rigging and along the
rails.
Captain Bolles and Bulger, local in.
spectors of steam boilers. commenced
an investigation today OF the cause of
the collision between the steamer
Columb ia and the ferry boat Berkeley.
The captains Of the two vessels and
members OF both crews were examined
as witnesses. Additional evidence is
to be taken and the case will then be
submitted for decision.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
pesry Not Yet Coming Home.

St. Johns, N. F., Oct. 9.-The fail.
ure Of the Peary exploring steamer
Windward 10 return from the north
leads local observers to believe that
the explorer will not attempt to get
back this autumn. Probably the sea.
son just passed was an open one in the
far north. Should that have been the
case, Lieutenant Peary Is likely to
have taken the Windward into some
high latitude. hoping to use her In .
further expedition next season.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11

New York. Oct. S.-Mrs. Lillian
Smith, of Inwood. borough of Manhat.
tan, while insane this afternoon shot
and killed two of her children, wound.
ed q third and committed suicids.
The tragedy took place in the old
Frank Leslie mansion. Mrs. Smith
was the wife of Walter N. Smith. who
has been connected with large grocery
house in this city for 81 years. They
had been married Is years. Mrs.
Smith had been in poor health OF late.
and long brooding over the prospect Of
death is believed to have unsettled her
reason.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
Boers Short Of Ammunition.

London, Oct. cit is estimated, &C
cording to the Pietermaritzburg CORE
spondent Of the Daily Mail, that 1000
to 5000 Beers have retreated from Pill
grim's Rest, northeast OF Lydenburg,
with four long toms and % other guns,
The correspondent understands that
their long tom ammunition is almost
exhausted.
Lord Roberts, the Dahl Mail an.
nounces, will leave South Africa dur.
ing the last week OF October. The au'
thorities have decided to limit the
number Of colonial troops who are to
be the queens guests in London to 500.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11

London, Oct. 5.-The following dis.
patch has been received from Lord
Roberts:
pretoria. Oct. "A convoy OF %
wagons. escorted by 60 mounted men.
was attacked by l4O Beers October l,
near Dejagers Drift, while on the way
to Vryheid. Twelve of the men es'
capped. The fate of the others is not
known.
1.-THE Beers derailed q train near
Pan yesterday evening. Five Cold.
stream guards were killed and 10 in.
jured.
'Commandant Dirksen, who has been
opposing Paget, has surrendered, after
a personal visit to Komatipoort to as.
sure himself that Kruger has gone into
Portuguese TERRITORY"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
The villalobns Safe.

Washington. Oct. 5.-The dispatch
from General Macarthur last week an.
nouncing the disaster sustained by
Captain Shields party on the Island Of
Martinique, left in doubt the fate OF
the gunboat Vlllalobos, which had con.
veyed the troops to Torrijas. In con.
sequence the navy department has been
receiving number OF kilograms aud
letters from friends and relatives of the
crew of the gunboat, asking for infor.
nation as to the affair. A cablegram
was sent to Rear.Admiral Kempff, at
Cavite, and tn, following reply has
been received:
Goa ,ite, P. l., Oct. 5.-Secretary
Navy, Washington: No truth in any
unfavorable reports concerning Villa
bolos or her crew. Manila paper Of
September published false reports.
KEMPFF,"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11

Millions and millions of dollars have
been appropriated by the federal gov.
eminent for the building Of these levee 8
and other constructions intended to
protect the surrounding country from
floods, and millions more must be ap.
propriated by every congress to come
unless other steps are taken to prevent
these floods. These measures OF the
government are merely pallative; they
do not 60 to the root of the evil. The
report OF Captain Hiram Chittenden. of
the government engineer corps, how.
ever, shows that there is way to
strike at the trouble itself, and largely
prevent the floods instead OF trying to
enclose them between banks after they
have become such.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11

San Francisco, Oct. S.-A man Civ.
ing the name OF Frank W. Travers has
surrendered himself to the police, al.
leging that he robbed his brother, D.
Il. Travers, OF ~ Park Row. New
York, of $1,000, last July. He says
that he stole the money from the cash
drawer after his brother had refused to
lend il to him,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
American Collier Flo.ted.

Suez, Oct. 9.-The American steam
collier Emir, which recently sank in
the Suez canal while ON her way to
Manila with coal for the American
fleet, but was successfully f1oated yes.
terday, has arrived at Suez roads. She
il unable, however, to enter the port,
az she draws too much water. Her
cargo is being discharged, and divers
will examine her bottom to ASCERTAIN
the extent OF her injuries.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
LlOyd Mckt,n GarrisOn Dead.

Springfield, Mass, Oct. 8.-Lloyd
McKim Garrison. aged 80 years, New
York attorney. is dead after an illness
of about six weeks with typhoid fever.
He vas relative of William Lloyd
Garrison. the note abolitionist.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11

Copenhagen, Oct. 6.-Lieutenant
Andrup's Greenland expedition has ar
rived here on board the Antarctic. The
mem bers ii the expedition explored
and approached hitherto unknown
stretch of land extending from Cape
Town, latitude SO degrees 90 minutes
north to Agassiz land, 81 degrees %
minutes north.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11

Shamoikn. Pa. Oct. 8.-By an OK.
plosion at Asbury Powder Mills. near
here. last night. two men were killed
and another was 50 badly burned that
be 10 not expected to recover.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
Charged with Ma,,ey.s Murder.

Wallace, Idaho. Oct. 6.-The coron.
er's inquest on the body of Matt Mai
ley, who was murdered Monday morn.
ing, concluded today. The verdict
charges Ed Rice with the crime. Rice
10 in custody.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
Dutch w.r.hip. Ordered South.

Shanghai. Oct. 6.-The Dutch war.
ships Gelderland and Holland have
suddenly been ordered to Swallow and
Annoy respectively.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11

Atlanta. Ca, Oct. 5.-Reports from
all parts of the state indicate that the
Democratic majority in today's cleo.
ton for state officers, members of the
general assembly and local county
offices. will be about $4,000. There
being practically no opposition to the
Democrats, the vote was light.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
At LEASTN NINE KILLED
Work of a Tornado in North
eastern Minnesota.
THE PROPERTY LOSS Is 100000


Riwabik, Mimi, oct. 3.--Thc tor
nado that ragged in this vicInity 'as'
evening was most violent. The Storm
cut pathway $50 feet in width
through the northwestern corner OF the
town, completely wrecking teveral
buildings. The property loss ~ csti'
mated at 500, 600 and the known Ia
talities number nine, with i" scole oi
more injured, some severely.
The storm swept i'll a northweHferi!
direction after leaving here and struck
little Finnish settlement near PIKE
lake, where number OF buildings
were wrecked, in one OF which an en-
tire family. consisting OF husband, vile
and four childsen, were instantly
killed. So far their names have not
been obtained. 1t is believed when
the more remote districts are heard
from further casualties may be re
ported.
The house in which the Marowits
family lived was completely wrecked,
and the body of Mrs. Marowitz was
found 400 feet away, every bone IN
her body being broken and her clothing
completely stripped off. The body OF
her husband was found amid the debris
OF their home horribly mutilated.
William Hilstrom was struck on the
head BY a falling tree and his skull
crushed. He afterward died at the
hospital.
The engine house OF the Duluth, Mis-
sissippi & Northern railway was COM
pletely wrecked and a number OF loco
motives and cars were shifted from the
tracks and pounded into scrapiron.
The engine on which Murray and An
derson were when the storm broke was
blown from the track and the mer
we're pinned beneath it and horribly
burned by the escaping steam. Sew
eral cars were blown from the Duluth,
Mississippi & Northern tracks and we're
found in the Duluth mine pit, hum
dreds of feet away. Many OF the
buildings destroyed were owned by the
mining companies, and tenanted by
their employees. The shafthouse and
buildings OF three minss were reduced
to kindling wood.
The tornado which lasted less thar
five minutes, was preceded by an un.
usually severe thunder and rain storm.
The rain has flooded many of the open
pit mines, and they cannot he operated
for some time.
Explosion Of !, 800 Pounds Of Dynamite
Duluth, Mimi. Oct. "a special
from Eveleth, Mimi, tonight, reports
a disastrous explosion. Seven thous.
and five hundred pounds OF dynamite
in the powder magazine at the Pruce
mine, situated half mile from town.
blew up about $3.50 O'Clock this after.
noon. A hole 100 feet square and %
feet deep marks the spot where the
magazine stood. The force Of the ex.
plosion was so great that it smashed
every pane of glass within radius Of
two miles. The mine laboratory and
warehouses were totally wrecked.
At least 200 people were hurt more
or less from being thrown down by the
shock or hit by shattered glass. The
explosion was plainly felt at Biwabik,
IL miles distant. The cause of the ex.
plosion is unknown.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11
pittsburg Plumbers struck.

Pittsburg, Oct. 5.-Fifteen hundred
journeymen plumbers, employed by
l15 firms in Pittsburg, struck today for
uniform wages and revision OF the
rules governing the trade. All the
shops owned by members OF the Mas.
ter Plum ers' Association are affected.
Jcaloasy Was the Cause.
Rocklin, CAL. Oct. 5.-Russel
Lands tonight shot and killed his wife
aud MORALLY wounded Constable w.
J. Clyde jealousy was the Cause.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11

London, Oct. 5.-Lord Wolseley. the
commander. in. chief, in an open letter
asks the public wishing to honor the
returning soldiers Ito refrain, while
extending them hearty welcome,
from Offering them Intoxicating liquors,
as, like all OF us, they are open to
temptation" The communicative chief
also says he trusts the greeting to the
brave soldiers will be something better
than an Indictment to excessive drink.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11

st. Petersburg, Oct. 4.-The war
office announces that dispatches from
Khar barovsk and Kharbin say General
Tschitschagoff sent Colonel Kopeiken
with detachment of Cossacks, rail-
road troops and volunteers to engage q
force of Chinese, who had occupied
the railroad at San Chakan. The RUS
SLAMS won two onbstinate fights. For
ty.three dead Chinese were left in the
trenches after the second engagement.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-11

Pearls are being found in great guam.
titles in the Black and st. Francis riv.
ers. in southwest Missouri.
General Richard O'Grady Haly, the
new commander.in.chi of the British
troops in Canada, won the distinguish.
ed service order in the Egyptian expe.
dition OF 1882.
During the last three years Russia
has been colonizing Siberia as far as
possible. At least 1000 colonists
have been sent into the country over
the raus.Siberian railway.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-30
TIE STRIKE IN CANADA
More Troops Sent to Guard II Mill
Property

Montreal, October 26.-There are now
on duty at Valley Field, guarding the
extensive works of the Dominion Cot
ton Company, 25 officers and 1853 nom
commissioned officers and men Of h
Royal SCOTS, Victoria Rifles and the
garrison artillery, augmented by a
bearer corps. The Victoria Rifles have
their Maxim gun with them.
The sending of achievements was
decided on late last night after the first
detachment of the Royal SCOTS had
com int collision with the strikers,
and, as the result had nine of their men
sent to the hospital.
The SCOTS were practically at the
mercy of the strikers, as Colonel IbbOt-
son was unable to find a magistrate
who was willing to read the riot act.
The officers had to content themselves
with firing their revOlverS into the air.
In the meantime the men were the tar
gets for a fusillade Of stones and 9TH
er missiles.
The town, it may be explained, is
largely French Canadian and has at
all times been a hotbed Of race hatred,
eliminating in trouble recently over
the employment of Englishmen in the
mills where there are some 1000 en-
ployees paid by English capital.
The trouble was caused on account
of the mill men not recognizing the
/ labor union.