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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-29
Skamania Mine Sells for 81 600, 900

Stevenson, WASH, Jan. 90 mil
lion dollar mining transfer has just
been made in Skamania county. The
transfer comprises sixteen claims of va
rious groups in the st. Helens mining
district by w. w. Conner and wife and
W. A. Gray to tho Dixie Queen Mining
company. The assessed valuation of
the Skamania county property is placed
at less than 100000.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-29
COlOmbtans Celebrate.

Colon, Colombia, Jan. 26.-The news
has been received here that the canal
treaty between the United Staaes and
Colombia has been signed. There is ju
bilation throughout the isthmus and
hopes are expressed that the United
States will soon begin the construction
of the canal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-29
StubbIefield Orphans Home.

Walla Walla, Jan. 26.-The trust
ees of the proposed stubbeheld Or
phans' home have received favorable
Endorsement from twenty-four boards
of county commissioners in the states
of Oregon and Washington. Almost
without exception the counties are in
favor Of state appropriations to assist
in the maintenance of the home.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17
PROTEST TO TAX BOARD
NINE OWNERS SAY UNMINED COAL
CANNOT BE ASSESSED.
John s. Bays, Of Sullivan, Will Appear
Before Commissioners To-day
Contention of Coal Men.

John S. Bays. an attorney of Sullivan,
will appear before the State Tax Board to-
day to represent a number of coal COM
panies of Sullivan and Greene counties. The
Board of Review of Greene county assessed
the underground veins Of coal owned by the
companies and the latter took an appeal to
the State Tax Board. In Sullivan county
the Board of Review refused to tax the un-
derground coal and the county assessor
took an. appeal Mr.. Bays is interested in
both cases, representing the appellant in
the one and the appellee in the other. The
coal companies contend that they should
be assessed only on their capital stock and
such tangible property as they may pos
sess.
Greene county is the only one in the
State, and the only one in the country, so
far as am informed, where an attempt has
been made to assess unmined minerals" :"
said Mr.. Bays last evening at the Claypool.
''I believe that the attempt is indefensible,
for cannot see how the assessor or Board
of Review can arrive at any just or true
estimate of the value of coal supposed to lie
in the underground property Of the COM
panies.
"Just to show how unfair such a pro-
ceeding would be, I can cite specific in
stance A company purchased 200 acres of
land. The company had been assured by
tests made by boring that there was coal
under one-half the tract, and went on the
assumption that there would be coal under
the other half. When it came to developing
the property, however, II was discovered
that there was no coal under ninety acres
of the unprospected half of the tract and
the land was worth nothing to the company
for mining purposes. Carried to its logical
he of he w
board means that the landowners in Nor
gan and Brown counties should be assessed
for the value of the gold supposed to lie in
the ground in some sections of those coun-
ties"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17
ELECTION WAS EXCITING
GARMENT WORKERS HAD A WARM
TIME NAMING OFFICERS.
President and Secretary Reelected
Easily, but There Was a Hot Fight
for the Other Places.

The twelfth annual convention Of the
United Garment Workers of America, which
has been in session at the ClaypoOl since
last Monday, adjourned yesterday afternoon
at 8 o'clock. The entire day yesterday was
devoted to the election Of officers for the
ensuing year and the selection of a place
for the next convention.
The election, in several cases. was the
most exciting the convention has held for
many years. There was no opposition to
the positions of president and secretary, and
3. A. Larger, of Cincinnati, and Henry
White, of New York, were reelected, re-
spectively, to those positions by a unani-
nous vote. The great battle, however, that
lasted almost the entire day. centered around
the election of a treasurer, an auditor and
board of trustees. An unexpected candi-
date, II. Carno. of New York, was put for
ward early in the election against I. j.
Crouchley, of Brooklyn, as auditor. Mr..
Crouchley has been auditor for the past four
or five years, and il was th0ught that he
would not be opposed. However, although
Carno had good backing, what there was of
IT, his party was in the minority and was
defeated by an overwhelming vote.
MEMBERS GOT EXCITED.
In the election of a treasurer the greatest
excitement was manifest. Henry Waxman,
of New York, was known to be the candi-
date of the tailoring branch of the union.
and there had been a great deal OF canvass
ing for him during the past week. A. j.
Bromley, of Attica, n. Y. the past treas
urer, was supported by a party from the
cutters and the overall workers. When the
ballot was taken and announced Waxman
had won by a narrow margin.
There were a large number of candidates
put forward for places on the board of trus-
tees, and about half the day was occupied
in the balloting. The board finally elected
was as follows: Nathan Wolfe, of New
York; NJ. Pugatsky, of New York; Robert
Noren of Chicago; Charles K. Lipshutz
of Philadelphia; Miss Lillian Fredericks OF
Indiana polls; Miss Ellen Lindstrom, OF Chi
cago, and Samuel Simons, of Boston.
The vote on the place for the next conven-
ton was also very close. Two cities were
named on the ballot. Buffalo and Roehes-
votes and the convention will be held ir
that city in August of next year
The resolutions that were TO have been
brought up at yesterdays session were re-
ferred to the general executive board to be
dealt with at it's first meeting.
A great many of the delegates left the city
last night, but most of the committees and
the officers of the organization will remain
several days longer TO make arrangements
for the coming year.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17
INDIANAPOLIS men WIN
SAMUEL FRENCH AND JOHN BERRY
CHOSEN DELEGATES.
Will Represent Indiana Unions at In
ternationaI Convention at Salt
Lake City September Ii.

A convention Of the unions of the Inter-
national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
of this State was held yesterday in Morrison
Hall to elect State delegates to the interna-
tional convention which will be held in
Salt Lake City, Sept. IA. Samuel French
and John Berry, both Of this city, were
elected delegates to represent the various
unions of the State.
There are about fifty local unions in In
diana and delegates from thirty of them
were present at the meeting yesterday.
Further steps in the perfection of the or
ganization were taken and officers for the
year were elected. Samuel French, Of In
dianapolis, was reelected president and
s. c. Bostick. of Terre Haute. chosen
secretary and treasurer.
Another meeting of the delegates will be
held in this city the first Sunday in No
vember.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17
MANIAC'S AWFUL YELLS.
Henry SuitOrs Lunatic from Con-
stant Intoxication.

A raving maniac from the effects of con-
slant intoxicatiOn, Henry Suitors emitted
thousands of unearthly howls from his cell
in the county jail last night and it was
necessary to call a physician, who admins
tered an anaesthetic in order to quiet him.
Suitors was declared insane by a COM
mission which sat in Justice Sheppard's s
court last Saturday, and since that time has
been confined in the Jail awaiting his re-
moval to the Insane Hospital In spite of
the morphine given him by the doctor he
kept up his rawlings until an early hour in
the morning, and the inmates of the Jail
were all kept awake by the yells of the luna
tic. Crowds gathered around the Jail last
night, as it was reported that the sheriff
having trouble with the federal prison.
ers, but the rumor was unfounded.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17
A GREAT CITY MADE TO ORDER.
Dalny, the Russian Commercial Sea.
port on the Lfaotung Peninsula.
New York Worl,

Cities are like men in one respect at least:
some are born great, some achieve great
ness, and some have greatness thrust upon
them. Dalny belongs to the last-named
greatness upon it, II is the most interesting
city Of the period as an example OF COM
mercial center made to order.
1t is located about twenty miles from Port
Arthur and Is within the territory OF 500
square miles leased by the Chinese govern
ment to Russia on March "a, 1888. for term
Of twenty-five years. This lease includes all
harbors between Port Arthur and Talienwan,
the harbor of Port Arthur and a part OF
Talienwan being reserved for the sole of
Russian and Chinese men-of-war. Russia
has the privilege, under this lease of ex-
tending it's Transsiberian Railroad through
Manchuria TO Port Arthur and Talienwan-
-Four years ago the site OF Dalny was oc-
cupied by several small Chinese villages.
with a population reckoned by hundreds
only. To-day IL has a population OF AZ. 900. OF
this total nearly 5000 are Chinese. The city
has been built by Chinese labor under the
supervision of the Russian Governor and
his assistants The total area OF Dalny is
21 600 acres, TO which 1000 acres are shortly
TO be added by new purchase from the
Chinese natives. Ii is divided into three
parts-the administration city, the European
and commercial city and the Chinese city.
The administration quarter is the only one
at present that has any permanent build
ings.
Among the principal buildings are IL
handsome brick and stone residences, the
administration building. the port office, the
sea-going service office. the railway Office.
the Greek church and school buildings. the
railway company's hospital 1for 1s6 pa
tients), the post. telegraph and telephone
offices. the Service Club and concert hall.
the Yacht Club. Hotel Dalny. the Russo
Chinese Bank, police office and jail, the cleo
trio plant. machine shops and the principal
stores and shops. The city is supplied with
water and electric lights throughout and
has an adequate police force and fire bril-
Eade.
city.
The European and commercial quarter Dor.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17
LIKE MOTHERS COOKING
SETTLERS FROM THREE COUNTIES
FEAST AT BROOKSIDE.
Nearly 1000, Who Left Country
Homes to Make Their Fortunes in
the Capital, on Hand.

Carrying baskets loaded down with an
abundance of good things. the principal
item of which was plenty of fried chicken,
nearly thousand people who used to live
in Jackson, Jennings and Scott counties
sought the cool shades of Brookside Park
yesterday afternoon to indulge in reunion
of the old-fashioned sort. permanent or
ganization was effected with ]. r. Williams
president DR.. James A. Anthony vice pres
ident and Charles Cruzon secretary and
treasurer The meeting next year will in
all probability be held at the same place.
1t did not require many minutes to select
the officers. after which brief talks were
made by Emmons Brown and Will T..
Walker. Both spoke of the excellent idea
of continuing the friendships that were
formed in the days when all were inhabit-
ants of Jackson. Jennings and Scott coun-
ties. AT the close or these talks Mr.. Will
liams, president of the organization, made a
few remarks. in which he announced that
the meeting would now take on the ap-
pearance of a Methodist gathering. Before
adjournment Mr.. williams called for a col
lection to defray the expenses of the meet
ing and asked for volunteers TO pass the
hat This idea did not seem to meet with
who were not slow in declaring TO the pres
ident that they did not believe in taking up
a collection.
GOT AWAY IN TIME.
The men with hats, however. received lib
eral donations. The band which gave a
concert at Brookside enticed away a large
number who, with their hands on their
purses. would in another minute have
swelled the fund.
The afternoon was pleasantly spent and
all succeeded in obtaining a good appetite
during the exchange of former experiences
and spinning yarns of the days before COM
ing TO the capital. An interesting fact
about the crowd was the lack Of old people
most OF those who attended the reunion be-
ing younger than the usual crowd of set
tiers large number of girls and boys en-
finding il difficult to keep quiet during the
lively strains of rag time. The business
men who, having left their homes in the
rural parts of the State for opportunities In
q city, whied the time away with discus
sions of their fortunes and arguing over
matters which had not been thought OF
since leaving home. The women of the par
ty also spent an enjoyable afternoon asking
questions about acquaintances or exchang.
ing gossip that the newspapers fail to car
ry Some had cousins in whom they were
interested and others wanted TO know II
former sweethearts had yet found beau
At evening the crowd turned its attention
TO the most important thing OF the day-tht
supper-which tasted like the meals
snother used to cook" After the mea
was over the jolly party left the park tiret
hut happy and all vowing that they would
again be on hand next year
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17

and for romance, ruins and other artificial
attractions and traditions II is incompar-
able.
The Nile has been utilized by tourist
agencies greatly to their profit and equally
10 the pleasure of their patrons. although
there is very little natural scenery and
the greatest attractions are the venerable
ruins the mysteries of the desert through
which il flows and the picturesque Arab
settlements that line its banks. If similar
accommodations FOR travellers that are now
found on the Nile could be placed upon the
Mississippi and the boats managed with
equal skill and liberality the enjoyment of
the voyage would be much greater. but |
suppose people Will continue TO visit and
admire the attractions of Europe no mat
ter what may be said of those that lie
nearer home.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17
FINE RECORD FOR INDIANAPOLIS


Indianapolis made the largest gain in
building operations in July. over the same
month last year. CT any city in the country.
The gain I'm Indianapolis last month over
July. 1902. according 10 statistics in the Con-
struction News. was 251 per cent. Two
hundred and forty-eight building permits
were issued here in July. representing a to-
tai expenditure OF $7s3,Ss7 The city making
the second largest gain Is Atlanta. Ca, with
"a per cent. Cleveland is third in the list
with 90 per cent. The gain in Brooklyn and
Cincinnati amounted To IS per cent. The
largest falling of was In New York Phila-
delphia. Washington. Seattle Minneapolis
and Memphis. The total building operations
In nineteen NJ the most important cities,
East and Wet, amounted 10 $500 buildings
representing an expenditure of 81, 2S2, ,5S1.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17

squirrel for the animal gave three convul-
sive terrified chirps and realized that its
death had come.
''I believe implicitly that all snakes have
a certain degree of power to faScinate their
victims of death. Black snakes, gopher
snakes and racers have the power TO a large
degree. Rattlesnakes have the most fascin-
ating power among all the poisonous SER
pents in the Southwest. The indications of
charming among poisonous snakes are de-
ceving sometimes. Poisonous snakes fang
their prey once only. The poison does not
kill at once The victim fiutters to branch,
1t may be- or runs a short distance and
stops. The snake watches ii. The poison
does its deadly work and the bird falls.
Any one who comes up, not having seen
imaging that it was the glance of the snake
and not the poison that caused the victim
to fall
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17
DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI.
The Big River Praised by a COnnois-
seur i'm Rivers.
w. E. Curtis, in Chicago Record-Herald.

w. E. Curtis, in Chicago Record-Herald.
He who has made a voyage from St.
Paul to St Louis by boat in the spring.
time the autumn has seen the finest
the deck Of a steamer excepting that of
the Hudson and the Rhine. Yet few peo-
pie are aware of the pleasure and the beau
ty of such trip. Perhaps If the steamers
were better and more numerous and a
little judicious advertising were done it
would attract more travellers, although the
only through passenger packets upon the
river now are maintained by the tourist
business.
1 have fioated down nearly all of the
great rivers. The Amazon from Manoas,
the great rubber market. about 1,500 miles
from the sea. is vast ugly volume of
water, without any beauty whatever. The
Orinoco from Ciudad Bolivar is a smaller
edition of the Amazon, although the trop-
ical jungles which line its banks are mys-
terious in their denseness and are sup
posed to conceal all sorts of wild beasts
and creeping things. The Parana. which
flows from Paraguay down past Buenos
Ayres and Montevideo, is more like the
Mississippi than any OF the others except
that it lacks the bold cliffs and the charm
ing towns and villages that overlook the
father OF waters The Magdalena of CO.
lombia. the fourth largest river in South
America, is a turbid stream that is either
very low or very high. according as you
travel in the rainy or the dry season of
the year. Its banks are lined with tropical
forests. often impenetrable, and IL changes
its course as often as the Missouri Ii has
a wild sort of splendor. but il does not
compare with the Mississippi in any re-
spect.
In Europe the Danube is more like the
Mississippi than any other river, and drains
a similar country. The passenger boats
are much superior because the propretors
cater TO the tourist patronage. For sew
erai centuries the governments of the prov
inces through which the Danube runs have
been improving its channel and waling up
its banks so that along at least half its
course it is now more OF an artificial than
a natural stream At cne point where il
flows through a mountain gorge in the
Balkans the scenery is more striking than
any along the Mississippi. but for the rest
of the way the latter is much superior. The
volga In Russia is a good deal like the Mis-
hanks that are not at all attractive The
Rhine. OF course. everybody knows about
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17
snakes Power to Fascinate.

DetrOIt
Graham Peck well known authority on
snakes, was asked his opinion regarding a
snakes hypnotic powers. His reply was as
follows:
There is a certain power TO fascinate in
n snakes eyes and movements. / saw only
the other day a typical illustration of the
power of snake 10 fascinate.
"Over in the pine woods | saw a ground
squirrel fascinated by black gopher snake.
The forked tongue darted out OF the snake S
mouth almost as regularly and rapidly as
the needle of a sewing machine rises and
falls. The squirrel seemed 10 watch il
spellbound. The snake crept slowly nearer
When the gopher snake within two or
three inches of the squirrel IL gave a leap
and threw its coils about the squirrel
Instantly the spell gone The fascina-
ton or charm there had been over a little
animal was no doubt broken the very mo-
ment the serpents coils were about the
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17

nearly twenty years intended visiting his
old home this year. When his purpose be-
came known his friends in Finland wrote to
him:
I'VE must strongly advise you not to at
tempt coming, as under present circum-
stances il might involve danger to yourself
and to others. The Russian govern
ment has declared that ii will not recognize
as American citizens any persons who have
left Finland without performing their mill
tary service. We had thought that
your being an American citizen would pro-
tect you from anything more than a prohi-
bition to land, but you see this is not the
case"
The statements of this communication are
not of a kind TO make an American citizen
feel proud of the prestige of his country.
But probably we shall continue to regard
refrain from saying to him what we think OF
his imperialism as exhibited in Finland.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17

The funeral Of Christian Wiese, one of the
oldest funeral directors in Indianapolis. will
be held from his late residence, on North
East street. Wednesday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. and the interment will be at the
German Lutheran Cemetery.
Mr.. Wiese was a funeral director in this
city for over twenty-three years and was
one OF the. best known German residents OF
the city He was a member of five German
societies A widow and nine children sur
yfye him.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17
several Hurt In 81. Louis.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Aug. 16.-A street car
on the Cherokee division OF the ST. Louis
transit lines struck a wagon filled with fif-
teen persons near the intersection of. Grav-
ers avenue and Meremac streets tonight,
seriously inJuring John ]. Mauser and his
wife. Bertha, and slightly injuring Robert.
their eight-year-oid son. Mrs. Otto Elch-
niger. Miss Ida thinner. Miss Mary Gabel
and Joseph Koch.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17
shot by M. sister.

PADUCAH, KY. Aug. i6-Fred Iverlett:
was shot and probably fatally wounded
early this morning by Mrs. May Crockett.
his sister. who mlstook him for burglar.
Iveriett went home late and was walking
in his sisters room when she rred three
shots. all taking effect. lyerlett was mar
ried a few days ago.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17
ACCIDENT RESULTS FATALLY.
Clinton Jones, indianapolis Railroad
Man. succumbs to Injuries.

Clinton Jones, superintendent of construc-
ton for the Big -Four Railroad at Guilford
and resident of Indianapolis. died at Law
renceburg yesterday from the effects of in
juries received last Thursday. when he was
accidentally knocked off an abutment to
the ground. a distance Of fifty feet. His
body will be shipped here for burial His
wife and three children live at 12lS Wood
lawn avenue.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17

Mack Eulton. a resident OF Miley avenue.
was struck by freight train the L.. d
& w. Railway. at the Belt crossing. early
yesterday morning. and suffered a number
Of severe injuries His right leg and arm
were crushed OF, and he was internally In
Jared He was taken 10 the City Hospital
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17

A fire last night in the building occu-
pied by the saloon of George WhitselI at
525 East Washington street resulted in a
loss of about sl25. The fire was started by
an overheated range.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17
Another killing I'm Breatsist.

JACKSON. Ky, Aug. 16-Charles Salysrs
and Ed Eastin. who quarreled yesterday
over a game of cards. met st Oakdale this
morning and both drew pistols Eastin
was instantly killed and bystander wac
wounded. Salyers was lodged In jan here.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17

in the Dispensary ambulance. attended by
DIR. Cunningham. His condition Is not crit
ical and he will recover, IL is said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-05
REALTY NOTES.

FRANKLIN Bien, as counsel for Mrs Charles T
Aerkes and the Central National Bank has pro-
cured from Justice Amend, OF the Supreme Court.
Frlts OF ceruorari 10 review the assessment upon
the real estate os the respective parties for 1903
Inc charge IN the petition states that the property
was overvalued- IN the Terkes case the assess
ment was raised from $500 20 $1,000; in the
central National Bank IL was raised from
$50 lpo IN lSs 10 q zO0o00 in 1902 The v-rits are
made returnable a. Special Term, Part III On he
first Monday OF October -
The 25-foot front four story residerce at No Is
East SiNty-niuth-st-. owned by Elizabeth : ana
Mary y; Van Wirke. is TO be enlarged and re-
rnoovlled at a cost Of $500. A new orrs mental
'front.' IS 70 be built. three stor- rear ezer1s
added, and the interior reconstructed in Is en-
urery. Plans Tor the Improvement have been Sled
with Buildings Superintendent Thompson by Jar
dine kent & yardiae. architects.
Horace {. Fly & CO. have leased for q term Of
years Tor Nilhsp : Hawk 20 Mrs. Anna Craw-
ford the four -ttory broWnstone front dwelling
house. -2xsaXl0) feet No. East Forty-thirCi-rt
Wood. Harmon & Co have put On the market a
tract OF about one hundred and eighty acres in
building lots south q Marlboro Kings County.
Long Island. The new settlement viii be known
south Marlboro.