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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
SURVEY TO Be MADE.
B. B. & B. c. Planning a Line
Into the Okanosan
Country.

Seattle, March 9.-The Bellingham
Bay & British Columbia railroad, oper-
ating a line from Fairhaven through
Whatcom county, in nOrtheasterly d.
rection to Sumas and thence southeast
erly to Maple valley, a total distance OF
3S miles, is sending out corps of en-
gineers to begin survey for an extern
sion of the line eastward into the Okla.
hogan mining and wheat country. Just
where the eastern terminus will be not
even those connected with the road are
able at this time to tell.
The party came here from Whatcom
today and from here will take the Great
Northern to Wenatchee, where on
Wednesday morning it will be joined
by special engineer in the employ of
the Great Northern and start up the
Columbia river. Near Cehlan it is in
tended to take pack horses and start
north to point about midway on the
western boundary of the South half of
the Colville Indian reservation, and
in that vicinity the work of the corps
will begin They will work westward
through Okanogan county, exploiting
the country and finding feasible route
for the road through the Cascade range
into Eastern Whatcom county and
thence westward to junction with the
eastern terminus of the Bellingham
Bay & British COLUMBIA at Maple Valley.
The trip, it is figured, will take in all
about seven months, by which time it
is expected that at least preliminary
survey of the eastern extension of the
short line into the rich agricultural and
mining districts OF Okanogan will be
had.
At the present time the Bellingham
Bay and British Columbia line passes
through a very rich timber belt in
Western Whatcom county. Maple Val
ley is near the western boundary of the
Washington forest reserve, which ex-
tends eastward almost to the center Of
Okanogan county, SO it is not expected
that in running the survey much atten-
ton will be paid to the timber along
the route, which will not be worked
for some years to come.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
BENSON eau CHIT
MURDERER OF DEPUTY MORRELL
IN CUSTODY.
Located by Lumbermen in Cabin
Two Miles West Of Olympia.
Taken to Olympia Jail---Was I'm
armed and Surrendered Quietly.
Reward to BE Divided.

Olympia, March S.-Christ Benson,
the prisoner who murdered Deputy
Sheriff David B. Morrell, of Thurston
county, in the jail here last Sunday al.
ternoon, and afterwards escaped, was
captured last night in the woods two
miles west of Olympia. He was located
in vacant cabin when the capture was
effected. Sheriff Mills personally made
the arrest, assisted by posse of citi.
no resistance whatever, being unarmed
when captured. He was brought to
Olympia in closed carriage about 10
o'clock, well guarded and lodged in the
county Jail. An excited crowd of citi-
zens surrounded the Jail, crying ont for
speedy vengeance. but the sheriff sue
ceeded in rushing his prisoner up the
rickety steps that lead to the steel cage
and turning the lock upon him before
the crowd reached the place. Frequent
threats Of violence were heard, but they
were not put into execution.
Word of the capture of Benson was
first received at Olympia at s o'clock
in the evening, when man named
Morrison rode into town and gave out
the statement that Benson was under
arrest in a cabin near Aliens old saw
mill, two miles west of the city Nor
rison stated that he had left the place
guarded by five men, all of whom were
acquainted with Benson, having worked
with him in the mill. The men were
Plank, Rohr, Rose, Conklin and Bur-
dick, wood cutters, who reside on the
settlement near the old mill.
While waiting for the officers the men
who stood guard over the cabin, all Of
whom were acquainted with benson,
conversed with him. They warned him
that the cabin was surrounded and that
they would shoot him down if he at
tempted to leave. Benson promised to
remain inside, telling them that he
was unarmed. 1t appears that the cab
in was one formerly occupied by Ben
son when he was employed at the old
mill as a wood cutter.
Upon the arrival of the officers. Sher-
if Mills demanded the surrender of
Benson.
"Open the door and walk out With
your hands up" was the order of the
sheriff.
1.-THE door is locked from the out
side," replied Benson. 81 crawled in
through the window"
Zeb Carter, who has charge of the
mill property, brought key and un.
locked the door. Benson walked out as
commanded, and was formally placed
under arrest by the sheriff.
Olympia, March 9.-Sheriff Mills
will not claim any part of the reward
for the capture of Benson. 1t has been
agreed between the seven men who dis
covered Benson and kept him under
guard, that the reward shall be equally
divided among them.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
PERISHED IN ROADHOUSE.
Five Persons Burned to Death or
Hunker Creek.

Dawson, Y. T., March 9.-Five peo-
pie were burned to death in the Aurora
roadhouse on Hunker creek at 2 O'Clock
Thursday morning. The dead are:
Charles Bernsie, aged 3S years; Mrs.
Bernsie, aged 32 years; Beatrice and
George Bernsie, aged four and ten
years; Thomas Baird, aged 81 years.
The fire, which wiped out whole
family, was the most horrible fatality
of the kind in the history of the klon-
dixie. The bodies were all burned to a
crisp. and when help arrived the smell
of burning flesh was sickenipg.
Neighbors saw the burning roadhouse
and rushed out into the cold tn render
what assistance was possible. When
men sought to enter the house they
were driven out by the dense smoke,
and several were partially prostrated by
suffocation.
Bernsie owned the roadhouse which
was burned. BAIRD was in charge of
the government roadhouse on the Hun
ker road and he was visiting with the
Bernsie family when the fire occurred
AS all the people in the house perished
the cause Of the fire is unknown, as the
first intimation the neighbors had of
the trouble was the flames bursting
through the roof Of the house.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
MORE MEN CALLED OUT.
Canadian Pacific Strike Is BecOm
ing Formidable.

Vancouver, B. G., March 9.-"We
will fight the strike with the Canadian
Pacific railway to finish said Pres
ident Estes. of the United Brotherhood
OF Railway Employees, at the conclusion
of a conference which had unsuccessful
ly aimed at settlement.
"We have decided to continue the
fight to the bitter end" he continued.
"We will tie up all the shipping in
Vancouver, even the sailing vessels.
The crews of the ships will join us and
the Transfers Union of Vancouver will
go out completely to block the Cana
dian Pacific railway" This statement
was made after negotiations were final
" declared off and after Mr. Estes had
sent kilograms calling out three hun
dred more members of his brotherhood
in the Calgary and Winnipeg districts.
The next union to go on strike in SYM
pathy will probably be the Western
Federation of Miners at Nanaimo and
other places in order to shut off the
railway from its supply of coal. The
entire situation has become much more
serious.
With Winnipeg out there are now
between 500 and 200 men on strike.
Every effort was made Friday to settle
the strike, but the negotiations failed
to accomplish anything. Recognition
of the union has so far been the princi-
pal feature of the fight. Now, howev-
er, if the fight goes on as it promises TO
do, new schedule of wages will prob
ably be prepared and other matters
will be brought before the headauar-
ters' office in Montreal. In the mean
time the companys freight business in
Vancouver is at complete standstill.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
TO SETTLE IN TEXAS.
Several Thousand Beers Coming to
the United States.

Several Thousand Beers Coming to
the United States.
London, March g. Arrangements
which have been proceeding privately
for some time for the migration of sew
eral thousand Beers from South Africa
to Texas and New Mexico are NV so
far advanced that it is said the exodus
will take place in May. Four men rep
resenting the pioneers of the movement,
will start for America next week to
complete tie arrangements. They are
now in London and one of them skct.h-
ed the plan to the writer.
"Madaga scar and the Argentines
were first considered" said he, "but
we have had snch sad experiences of
having been driven from pillar to post
that on this occasion we think it neces-
sary to become citizens of country
whose protection we can claim, so we
have settled on the United States. Gem
eral Samuel Pearson, of the United
States army, will be our agent in Amer
lea. Through him we mean to obtain
about one million acres OF land in Tex
as and New Mexico, and pay for it by
bonds secured on the land, stock, build
ings and crops. There appears to be
no lack OF money. Chief among the
first families to sail will be those of 2,
de Nilliers, Van der Post, de Koch,
Steytler, Van Wyk, P. Viljoen. De
Wet Ia branch of the generals family,
Johann Vessels, Stefan Kruger nephew
of the ex-president), and De Hass-
all OF them prominent in the late war.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT.

The following prices are being offered
to the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots on the dock or in
the car at Seattle:
Grain-Oats, $24@25 ton; barley,
$24 ton; wheat, chicken feed, $25 ton I;
bran, $1,000 ton; shorts, $3.50 ton.
Hay-Puget Sound, 1901 ton East
ern Washington. SIC; alfalfa, $40.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, SIC doz.
Poultry-Live hens, lac per lib; old
roosters, &c; ducks, 13@14c spring
chickens, 13c per Id; geese, per b.
Live stock-Choice beef cattle, COWS,
4c per Id; steers, 41a@4 Sac per Id;
sheep, &c per Id; hogs 6Ac per Id |;
calves, 5@7c per Id; spring lambs, &c
per Id,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
WASHINGTON WATERWAYS.
Over Five Million Dollars Has Been
Appropriated.

Washington, March 9.-Appropria-
tions aggregating more than 1000, 200
were made for projects in the state of
Washington and in Alaska by the con-
gress which ended last week. This
large sum does not include, of course,
the appropriations made for maintain
ing the federal machinery in Washing
ton and Alaska and for defraying the
salaries and expenses of government
officers. Four of the great items of ap.
proprfations are these:
Aids to commerce in Washington,
81, l49, 225; Puget Sound navy yard,
81 ,470, 500; postofiice buildings and
sites, 81, l5O,00 Alaska lighthouses
and cables, 1851 $50.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
FITTING INTO LINE,


with the Elkins Law.
Chicago, Mar:h 9.-The mass meet
ing OF Western passenger representa-
tives for the purpose of considering
what reforms are necessary under the
provisions of the Elkins law, adjourned
without definite understanding being
reached in anything. Every PROPOSE
ton that was advanced met with oppo
sition from some source, but majority
report was obtained on a number OF
propositions. This, however, does not
mean their adoption by the various as
sociations.
The propositions favored in the ma
jority report include the following:
All party tariffs to be restricted to
theatrica! companies engaged to give
public entertainments.
All excursion tariffs to be filed with
the interstate commerce commission.
The full tariff is agreed rates, subject
to legal deductions and equalized rates
via competing lines should be observed
for regulars and militia.
Railroad laborers reduced rates should
only be made for and upon request OF
proper officers of regularly organized
railroads, and only by conference when
the business is of competitive nature.
Labor rates are permissible when le-
gally established, and requirement as
to tariffs is Observed
Extensions of limits on tickets be-
yond the date named in the published
tariff should not be permitted.
Reduced rates should not be given to
hotel resort employees except under le-
gal conditions.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
IN VIOLENT ERUPTION.
COlima Volcano Again Causes Con.
| sternatiOn at TeXpan.

Colima, Mexico, March 9.-The CO.
lima volcano is again in action, the
eruption being the most violent yet.
The people at Tuxpan are in consterna-
ton. According to advices from that
point the eruption was accompanied by
showers of ashes and dense clouds,
darkening the sky. Some of the people
have fled to neighboring hills, and the
people in their fright knelt in the
streets to pray. Many houses and stores
have been closed.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
MORE MONEY is NEEDED.
Rapid Settlement of Washington
Subject for Inquiry.

Washington, March 9.-Land Com
missioner Richards states that he will
Investigate the reported rapid settle
ment OF the state of Washington and
the desirability of increasing the funds
for public land surveys in that state.
The allotment for surveys amounts to
about SAB, 900, but it has been urged
that $1,000 be set aside for this pur-
pose.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

battery NJ. f.. church, at Seattle, has
been destroyed by fire.
The Endicott State bank opened for
business Thursday, giving Endicott its
first banking institution. The bank
has a capital of 1925 900, and is organ
lied under the laws of the state.
The Northern Pacific is making a
new survey at Maltby for the purpose
of decreasing the grade at that place.
The grade is now two per cent and will
be reduced half.
Chief of Police Collins, of Everett,
has rendered his resignation. He has
filled the office for several terms and
his resignation is actuated by desire
to re-enter the contracting business.
Major John Mills, Of the United
States Engineers Office at Seattle, left
Friday night for the East on duties
connected with the engineering and
fertilization matters in this district.
The state land commissioner says
that the receipts in his office will
amount to more than 1000, 900 this
year, the first time such showing has
been made in the history of the state.
A call for bids will soon be issued for
the construction at Fort Worden of two
double sets of lieutenants' quarters, one
single set of non-commlssioned officers
quarters and SINCE barracks for 100
men.
The Wilbur city council has passed
an ordinance granting franchise for
thirty years to the Wilbur Electric
Company to establish and operate an
electric light plant at that place.
Lights are 70 be installed by Oct. |.
A water plant is also being constructed.
The war department has authorized
the construction at Fort Lawton of one
single officers quarters. double cap
tains' quarters, a double lieutenants'
quarters and one non Off
GERS quarters. Bids for this work will
be called for as soon as the plans and
specifications can be procured.
In the anunal debate at Cheney be-
tween the state normal school of Lewis
ton, Idaho, and the state normal school
of Cheney, the local team, consisting
of Clarence Y. Martin, l.. Arthur Lew
is and R. Edward Tumble, won the
decision over the visiting team, consist
ing of Clement Reid, Otto J. Rust and
Joseph McGhee. l
A special election will he called soon
at Harrington to bond the town to build
city hall.
The headquarters of the Seattle, Ev-
erett & Tacoma Navigation Company
will be moved from Seattle to Everett.
The Methow Valley bureau of infor-
nation has been recognized at Pateros.
The object is to give homeseekers in
formation about the county.
f. j. George, an expert timber man
of Vancouver has gone to iacOlt to
survey a route for ten mile logging
railroad. The new road is to connect
with the Portland, Vancouver d Yak.
ina near Yacolt. Three other short
logging roads are planned to be built
this summer.
The Spokane city council has granted
a franchise to the Moran Prairie Trans.
portation Company. The company will
put in two separate street car lines from
the center of the city running out of
town in sontheasterly direction to
Moran Prairie. The purpose is to haul
fruit and produce of the farmers on the
prairie to the city and do a general
passenger business. .
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
Navy Changes.

Washington, March 9.-The navy de-
partment has decided to detach Captain
Perry, in command OF the Iowa, and as
sign him to duty at the New York navy
yard, relieving Captain Barclay, who
goes to Washington to comamnd the
Bremerton yard. Captain Mansfield
will be placed in command OF the Iowa
and Captain Wilde will go to the Bos-
ton yard.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
NEWS OF THE DAY
ITEMS FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF
THE WORLD
Outside the State Of Washington.
Resume of the Less Important,
but Not Less Interesting. Hap
penings of the Past Week In a
Condensed Form.

Idaho and South Dakota Legislatures
adjourned Saturday.
Greame Stewart has been nominated
for mayor by Chicago Republicans.
A general strike order has been is
sued against the American Bridge COM
pany by bridge and structural iron
workers.
The cruiser Chattanooga was success
fully launched at the United States
Shipbuilding company'h yards at New
York Saturday.
The February statement of the Lon
don board of trade shows decrease OF
$1,000, 900 in imports and an increase
of $6,115,O 900 in exports.
A cyclone swept the southeast por-
ton of Dahlgren, Ills, Saturday, wreck
ing several buildings in its path and
damaging fields, but injuring no one.
The Kansas supreme court has decid-
ed that the clause IN the Kansas prohib'
itory law allowing the closing OF joints
by Injunction was invalid. The court
held that the Hurrel law, passed two
years ago, repealed the old statute.
A telegram from Ottawa says the bill
to authorize the construction OF the
Grand Trunk railway across Canada has
been prepared and will be submitted tc
the Dominion parliament. The capital
for the enterprise is to be- $75, 900, 900.
The Equity court at Washington has
granted injunctlons to restrain the post.
master general from further refusing tc
transmit at second-class rates certain
publications issued by the Bates &
Guild Co., of Boston, and the Hough-
ton Mifflin Company. also of Boston.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
REWARDED FOR BRAVERY
Fireman Abbott Receives 81 900 for
Saving Life in Tunnel.

Everett, March 10.-R. ID. Abbott,
the fireman who backed the stalled pas
senger train out of the Cascade tunnel
several weeks ago, when passengers and
train crew were overcome by gas from
the locomotives, has been awarded
81, 900 in cash by the company, as a
reward for his courage and presence of
mind. Abott's action probably saved
the lives of everybody on the train.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
BOAT CAPSIZED.

Twenty Italian LabOrers Drowned
Near Glenn Falls, N. Y.
Glenn Falls, n. Y, March GA
small ferryboat which was crossing the
river below Spiers Dam sank in mid
stream. Twenty Italian laborers were
drowned.
As the boat reached midstream it
encountered a jam of logs and ice.
One Italian, becoming frightened,
sprang overheard, Selling the tackle
rope as he vent. This caused the boat
to swerve hroadside on, taking the full
force OF the ice. The surviving Italians
say the exact loss of life will not be
known until there is a call of the roll
where they are working, but the list
may exceed twenty.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
Mr.. Kruger Recovered.

Paris, March S.-A dispatch to the
Patrie from Canes says: Mr.. Kruger,
who has ben suffering from a light at
tack of grip, remained in his room for
three days, but has entirely recovered.
He expects to prolopg his stay at
Cannes until the end of April.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
Tacoma Quotations.

Wheat-Biuestem, s2c; club, 721ac.
Cattle-Steers, $4.75 per cwt. ;
COWS, $3.50.
HogsH$6.50.
Veals-$7 .00@$9.OO.
Oats-$25. 50@$26.5O; rolled oats.
t26.60.
Barley-Feed, whole grain, 325; roll.
ed, $26; timothy, east of the noun.
tains, $l7@$1S per ton; clover, 1850
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12

Atlanta, Ga, March I0.-James II.
Blount, for twenty years member of
congress from Georgia and afterwards a
commissioners paramount to the ia
waiian islands during the second Cleve-
land term. is dead of congestion of the
lungs.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-12
GAM BLING BILL SIGNED.
House Applauds the Announcement
Made by Governor.

Olympia, March ga communica-
ton from the governor stating that he
had approved the anti-gambIing and
nickel-ln-th e-slot- machine bills was re-
ceived with applause in the house.
Both the foreign banking and the
pilotage bills we're killed without much
ceremony.
The governor has announced his veto
of the repeal of the present libel laws.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-10-15
A LIFE THAT WAS A BUBBLE.

Farewell. Old World, now must we part,
Ills deaths decree, and it makes me start;
For you have pa1npered my every wish
With rosy pleasures of the flesh,
And guarded my thoughts with your
sweet delights
From soaring away to those sun kissed
heights
From which IS seen, dim, calm and far,
Truth holding the gates of Eden ajar.
1 have fluttered around your dazzling
light
Like the moth round lamp on summer
night,
Until hopeless and sn-scorched here lie
Unfit to live and afraid to die
Hold me up-I am falling-bring the light
i am blind.
And all that 1 love am leaving behind
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-10-15
Cashier soule Arrested.

Iowa Falls, Ia, Oct. 12.-E. o. Soule,
who was lately removed from his po-
sition as cashier of the Home Say
ings bank, has been arrested charged
with larceny by embezzlement. In de-
fault of bail amounting to $15,O00 he
was taken to Jail at Eldora today. 1t
is stated that officers of the bank have
found a shortage of about $4,000.
Soule same here from Monmouth, ILL.,,
seven years ago. He is said to have
engaged in speculation.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-10-15
Action Soon on DIVIDING See.

Dubuque, Ia, Oct. 10.-Cablegrams
from Rome to prominent Catholic di-
vines indicate that the propaganda
will act on the question of dividing
the Davenport diocese and making
Des Moines see city. The Dubuque
diocese was divided some time ago,
and the western part of Iowa has
been appealing to Rome for bishop,
claiming that with their increased
Catholic membership and property
holdings they are entitled to that
roDroSantation
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-10-15
EneIlshmen to Study Agriculture.

Ames, Ia, Oct. 12.-Prof. 2. ]. Tin
thee of the department of farm me-
chcnics at the Iowa State college has
received a communication from G. F.
Rush of Kentucky asking for informa-
ton in regard to this department. Mr..
Rush is organizing party of English
men to study agriculture in this coun-
try. They will visit Ames to take
work in farm mechanics as students