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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
WASHINGTON NEWS

Woodmen Of the World will build a
fraternal temple at Bellingham.
Senator Vandevanter is reported to
be on the road to recovery after a long
illness.
Everett had a thunder storm Mon
day. Some damage was done to tele-
phone lines.
Seattle electrical contractors threat
en- to declare open shop, and union
workers intimate that they will walk
out.
Albert Z. Bell, the escaped convict,
was captured on McNeil's island Sat
urday morning, hidden in COW barn
within 300 yards of the penitentiatry
buildings.
At meeting of the trustees of the
Belliugham normal school, Saturday
| afternoon, q summer school was decid-
ed upon, to open Immediately after the
close of the regular term. 1t will last
six weeks. The courses of study will
be announced in few days.
The old settlers of Lake Chelan had
banquet in the Auditorium at Chelan
Thursday night last. Nearly 200 old
timers were present. Elizabeth Spaul-
ding Warren, of Lakeside. said to be
the oldest white person born west of
the Rocky mountains, was guest Of
honor.
George Alleman was arrested on his
ranch l2 miles northwest of Spokane,
charged with operating a still and
manufacturing brandy without a gov.
eminent license. 1t is said to be the
first case Of the kind in Eastern Wash.
ington in many years, if not the first
in the history of that part of the
| country,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
CANNOT CHANGE METHODS.
County Officers Must Stick to Rec
OrdS Pre- SCribed by Law.

ords Prescribed by Law.
Seattle, March 27.-According to a
decision handed down by the supreme
court Friday, under no conditions can
any county install system of tract
induces in the county auditors office.
The decision was in injunction pro-
ceedings brought by John L. Dirks
against the commissioners and the
auditor of Spokane county to restrain
them from keeping the system Of tract
induces of realty transfers, amounting
in substance to public abstract Of
title of the lands of the county.
The decision is in line with one Civ.
en- in the proceedings brought by for
mer Auditor Lamping, Of KING county,
against the commissioners Of that
county to prevent them from purchas-
ing and installing such system. The
court holds that the law specifies what
manner of records should be kept and
to maintain different system, even at
small expense, is an injury to the tax
payer.
cit will not do" the opinion sums
up, ito say to public official that,
because much money is saved by
spending little unlawfully, therefore
the public is not injured"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
MEXICO ON GOLD BASIS.
President DiaZ issues Decree for
MOnetary Reform.

Mexico City, March 2S.-President
Diaz has issued decree for the reform
of the monetary system authorized by
congress in December last. The de
cree establishes the peso, or silver dol
lar, at a value of so cents gold, and
the theoretical unit of the Mexican
currency is defined to be the dollar or
peso, Of IS centigrams gold.
An important feature of the decree
is the provision for a reserve exchange
fund, which, at first. will consist of
$l8,000,0 900, and may be increased.
The original plan did not provide for
the immediate establishment of this
fund, but it is now deemed wise to
start with one simultaneously with the
beginning of the new monetary system.
The mint will be closed April l6 to
the free coinage of silver, and the new
monetary system will go into effect
May l.. The publication of the decree
gives general satisfaction in business
and financial circles. 1t insures bust
ness men against loss in importing.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
Sensation Among Military Men.
NOTE TO THE PORTE.
Germany VctOeS Order for Arms
Given bV Sultan.

Paris, March 27.-The Temps yes,
terday printed a dispatch from Con-
stantinople announcing that the Ger
man am bassador has presented note
to the Porte which is said to be a veto
upon Turkey placing eventual orders
for arms in France, with menaces of
serious consequences if the note is dis
regarded.
The Ottoman cabinet, it is added, is
seriously embarrassed and indignant at
the dictatorial conduct of Germany
The French ambassador continues the
negotiations to secure large arms or
der for France.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
peary'S New Ship Launched.

Bucksport, Me. March 27.-Lieut.
Robert E. Peary's Arctic steamship
was successfully launched yesterday.
She was christened Roosevelt by Mrs.
Peary. The Roosevelt was designed
by Naval Architect william f. Win
ant, of New YorK, and it is claimed to
be the result of all that experience in
Arctic navigation to this date can sug-
gest. She is considered the strongest
in construction, most powerful and
best equipped craft for com batting the
Arctic ice ever built.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
news OF THE WEEK
ITEMS FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF
The WORLD.
Resume of the Less Important, but
NotLess Interesting, Happenings
in Condensed Form.

The annual rise of the Willamette
river has begun.
Maurice Barrymore, author, actor
and playwright, is dead.
The Dunsmuir will case has been re-
opened by decision of the superior
court at San Francisco.
DR.. J. B. Whiting, surgeon general
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
died at GAINESVILLE, Wis, Monday.
Miss Mildred Lee, youngest daugh-
ter of Gen. Robert E. Lee, died at New
Orleans Monday while on visit to
friends in that city.
The German government has indefi.
nitely postponed the international
Worlds Electrical Conference. which
was to have been held in Berlin next
month.
Hon. James Sutherland, Canadian
minister Of public works, has informed
Major Wood, of the Yukon, that there
will be no improvements on the Yukon
river this year.
The Grand Trunk Pacific is said to
have made a large purchase OF coal
lands in the Telkina valley, in British
Columbia. The lands purchased com
prise about $1,000 acres.
The appellate court has affirmed a
ruling of lower court at Chicago up
holding the validity of an ordinance OF
the city of Chicago prohibiting the
giving aawy Of cigarette papers with
tOhacco
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
HIS MONEY NOT GOOD.
New England CIergymen Protest
AGAINST Rookie Teller Donation.

Chicago, March 27.-Protesting New
England clergymen will carry their
objections to receiving j. d. Rookie
feller's proposed 800, 600 donation for
foreign missions before the full coun-
Gil at the coming Congregational con-
vention to be held in Seattle.
The American board has decided to
receive the gift, Notwithstanding the
protest, and the issue will be taken up
before the national session.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
RUSSIA LOST 100000 men,
War Office Gives Out Fig
ures That Are APP
palline.

St. Petersburg, March 27.-Stung
by the wholesale criticism lately heap
ed upon the war Office for its unpre-
paredness and incapacity in providing
the Manchurian army with men, guns
and munitions, the government lays
bare what has been done since the
opening of hostilities, giving the exact
figures.
From these it appears that up to
March IL the war office had dispatch
ed l3,OS7 officers, 76l, 467 men. 1916.
3O9 horses, 1881 guns and 1921
tons of munitions and supplies to the
front.
Declsring that the transportation
strained the Siberian railroad to its
utmost capacity. the army organ ad.
mits that the army in the far East,
when the war opened, was hardly
worth the name, no figures being Civ
en-, but it is known that the troops did
not exceed so, 900 men, practically de.
fenseless, because the emperor desired
to avoid war, and who. therefore. re.
Trained from sending reinforcements
which surely would have provoked it
Admits Mistake at Port Arthur.
The criticism of the war Office fail.
ure to adequately supply Port Arthu,
is met by the statement that it was
provisioned for garrison of twelve
battalions, the decision to put thirty
battalions there being taken 80 late
that the original calculations could
not be remedied.
While affirming that the quick fir
ing guns and field guns of the Russians
are superior to those of the japanese,
the war office explains that the misfor.
tune in the insufficiency of the noun
tain guns was due to the fact that
when the war broke out Russia was
just iopting new pattern.
1t is denied that the war office was
deceived in regard to the available
strength of the Japanese army or the
organization of the japanese reserves,
but the army organ frankly admits
that the talents of the officers and the
wonderful spirit of the soldiers were
miscalculated.
Sensation Among Military Men.
The pu blication of this article has
created a sensation among military
men and in public circles.
Many of the former are censuring
the general staff for disclosing valua-
BILE military secrets and the latter find
from the figures practical admission
that the war has cost almost 10000
men in killed. wounded, prisoners and
sick, as the whole effective army in
the far East is now believed not to ex-
coed SOC, 900 men.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
DepORTeD AGAIN.
Aged Woman Started on Another
Trip From San Francisco.

San Francisco, March 27.-Mrs
Margaret Norrington, aged IS years,
impoverished and feeble minded, has
again been ordered deported to Victo
ria, B. c., second time. She was re-
Gently sent here by Victoria officials
and was promptly sent back.
The Victoria police at once returned
her here on steamer, and now she il
to make the northern trip again. The
woman says she originally came from
New Zealand in search of sister
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
ROYAL ArCanum Officers.

Everett, Marcrh 27.-The grand
council of the Royal Arcanum held its
annual meeting at Everett yesterday
The following officers were chosen for
the coming year: Grand regent, G. S.
Bowie, Tacoma; vice grand regent, J
7. Rogers, Everett; grand orator, Nor
gan Wheeler, Bellingham; grand sec
rotary, T. A. Parrish, Seattle; grand
treasurer, G.. o. Larned, Seattle; grand
chaplin, f. r. Ingersoll, Seattle;
grand guide, George X. Tenant, Seat
tie; grand warden, +. j. Mclaughlin,
Seattle; grand sentry, j. q. Dresden,
Everett. The next session of the grand
council will meet at Seattle March Is,
1906
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
PEACE CONFERENCE
PRELIMINARY STEPS TAKEN BY
RUSSIA and JAPAN.
Pour parierS Believed to Have TAX.
en- Place at Stockholm. Though
the Exact Situation Is BEING
Carefully Guarded-Germany Of
terS TO Mediate.

Washington, March 27.--There is
the highest authority for the statement
that the German government has made
direct offer of mediation in the war
between Russia and Japan. The offer
is made to Russia, and the Berlin gov.
eminent is urging that negotiations
with Japan be begun.
The information came to Washing
ton from American diplomatic officers
in Europe, and there is no doubt what
ever of its truth in the minds of the
president and the state department.
1t is the opluion Of the state depart
ment that the prospect of an early
peace between the bellgerent powers
is excellent.
Paris, March 27.-Inquiry tends to
strongly confirm the statement in Sat-
urday evenings dispatch that ap-
proaches toward peace between Russia
and Japan have already begun at a
private conference in a northern cap.
ital. In view OF the statement from
st. Petersburg that pour parlers were
going on in Paris, the Associated Press
called at the Russian embassy and the
Japanese legation. Am bassador Nell
doff stated specifically that he knew
nothing about such negotiations being
in progress here and Minister Motono,
while declining to discuss the general
question of peace, authorized the state
ment that no pour parlers were OCCUR
ing in Paris. At the foreign office ii
was also stated that officials there were
not aware of steps toward peace.
Probably Held at Stockholm.
The foregoing statements by Count
Nelidoff and DR.. Motono, while indi
eating that the negotiations are not
pl oceeding here, do not alter the mair
statement that such preliminaries arr
actually progressing elsewhere. The
real explanation is probably to bs
found in the dispatch Of Saturday eve
ming that preliminary conference
had already teen held at a northern
capital. There were strong indications
that the capital referred to is Stock
holm and that negotiations will b
conducted at Stockholm if the pralim
inaries prove successful. Copenhagen
also is mentioned, but it is understood
that the point was raised against poul
parler conference there, that there is {
large and influential British elemen
at that capital, whose sympathie
might be prejudicial to Russia.
Both Sides Are Informed.
There is reason to believe that St
Peters burg and Toxic are aware of tn
results of the meeting and that simila
information is in the possession of Ger
tain diplomatic circles in Paris. Thi
simultaneous receipt of identical in
formation in St. Petersburg and Pari
probably accounts for St. Petersburg
view that the preliminaries are actu
ally occurring here.
Concerning the final results of peac,
efforts, they seem to hinge less upor
the actual terms than upon Japan
Willingness to pause during the sue
cessful elimination of her military
campaign, as Japan is proceeding OF
the theory that once in possession Of
Vladivostok she can dictate her OWL
terms, including indemnity, which
Russia has thus far strongly resisted.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
DIRECT WIRE TO SPOKANE.
New Telephone Line From Sound Cit
les, via STAMPEDE Pass.

Spokane, March 27.-Fifty men will
start stringing new wire Monday for
direct line between Spokane and Sc.
attic and Tacoma for the Sunset com.
pany. Work will start from Spokane
and will go by way of Davenport, Will
bur, Wenatchee and Stampede pass
The new wire will be used only TO,
through business between Spokane
and the Sound, which now goes the
roundabout route via Portland. 1t il
hoped 70 have the new service in op
Grafton July T..
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT

The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots +. o. b. Seattle,
and are subject to change without no.
tice:
Grain-Oats, s27.@2S per ton;
barley, ga per ton; wheat, chicken
feed, %. 80 per ton; bran, $40; shorts,
$22. 30; corn, $25.
Hay-Eastern Washington, $15@16,
per ton; Puget sound, $11@12; alfalfa,
$10@11.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, 17@ls.
Poultry-Live hens, 11@111sc per
Id; old BOOSTERS, 100; ducks, 12@12h ;
geese, GO; springs, 1870.
Live Stock-Choice beef cattle,
COWS, 2Ho per 10; steers, 4kc;
sheep, 5Ac; hogs, 6k@7o; dressed
calves, 1890; live, 5@7o.
Hides, Pelts and Wool-Heavy and
sailed steers, over so pounds, $40 per
Id; medium, sound, &c; light, sound,
Sc; COWS, sound, all weights, Sc; stays,
bulls and oxen, 8 nc; sailed kips, &c
calves, 9@10c; culls 1c less than
sound; green hides 1c less than sailed
dry hides, 11@15c; dry culls, one-third
less; sheep pelts, 25c@1.25 each;
shearlings, 10000 each; Eastern
Washington wool, 11@1So per ID;
Western Washington wool, 10000
dirty or timber stained, 16@1So; tai.
low, 81 GAO; grease, ~ gao.
Tacoma Quotations
Wheat-Bluestem No l, 94o; club
No. /, $500.
Poultry - Turkeys, dressed, $40;
chickens, spring, dressed, 16c; ducks,
dressed, loo; geese, dressed, 15o. Live
Hens, l2c ;duoks, 1870; geese, 12cK ;
turkeys, 100; spring chickens, lac;
squads, $2.50@S.
Butter-Washington creamery, 800;
ranch. 15@1So.
Eggs-25o.
Oats-$27@29; rolled oats, $4,000.
Hay, Alfalfa, etc-Wheat hay,
e18.60@14.50; timothy $16.0O@17.O0;
mixed, &18.5O@15; Glover, $4,000
400; alfalfa, $11.60@12.O0: Puget
sound$12@14.
Feed-Corn, $26.; wheat, $50; bar.
ley, whole grain, e26; rolled, sec. so;
bran, t21.6o Shorts, t22 n @28h.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
nachinists Want More WAGES.

Toronto, Ont, March 27.-The ma
chinists Cd the entire system Of the
Grand Trunk railroad have asked fol
an increase of 25 per cent in wages
The men are we'll organized and say
they are only asking to be put on the
same footing as Canadian Pacific rail
way employees. A strike will result
it is said, should their request be re-
fused.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30

Victoria, -. g., March 27.-The
Canadian Pacific Hallway Company
may not get the Esquimalt and Nan
aimo railway after all, as there is a
report that the Grand Trunk Pacific il
after the road and has prospect of
landing it.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
Three SmelterS Sold.

New York, March 27.-A consolida-
ton Of Pacific coast smelters, the Sell
by, Tacoma and the Everett, is an
nounced here The name and capital
ization Of the combination have not
been determined aa yet. The new COM
pany plans 10 huild n copper refinery
and copper sheet and wire mills at Ia
coma
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
lndOrSed bX Texas Catfiemen.

Fort Worth, Texas, March 27.-The
Texas Cattle Raisers Association has
adopted resolutions indorsing the Amer
loan Stock Raising Association organ
lzed at Denver and advising all to join.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02
FIRE AT GODDARD SEMINARY
building Considerably namnscd--rnnic
among the Studcnts.--t' lnsscs
Suspended q EcW DNNs.

Barre Jan. 3l.--A fire which broke out
shortly after eight o'clock this evening In
the furnace room at Goddard Sem. AIRY.
damaged the main building to the extent
OF $500. The fire crcpt up through the
partitions as far as the third floor where
it was finally stopped after two hours of
hard lighting by the iircmcn
The furnace room is brick annex to
thu back of the main building. The fire
was burning iicrccly when 1t WIS dis
covered by the steward, Carleton g. Kin
noy. Tho building was occupied by about
100 students, both boys and girls and the
alarm of fire caused more or less of q
panic among them. Sumo of the girls be
came historical and some tainted but all
were gotten out of the building without
injury.
Tho damage to the main building is
confined to the partitions On the first
three floors with the exception of tho
cutting up and wotiing of the floors.
Tho fire is supposed to have caught from
some papers and chips. which had been
swept up about the furnace. IT was :,
hard one to fight owing to the many par
titions which were aiire and it WAS III
first thought that the building would hl
wrecked. The loss was entirely covcrcd
by insurance.
All classes will he suspended for n few
days.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02
SUPREME COURT CASES.
Arguments In Hem Murder Case Fin
ishcd,

Montpelier, Jan. When supreme
court reconvenod this morning the ar
rumcnts in the Boon murder case from
Windsor county which were begun last
friday afternoon were resumed.
,harlos Batch' ldor of White River
Junction and J. q. Sargent of Ludlow
made the arguments for the State and
". b. G. Stickney of Bethel closed for
he respondent. The arguments were
completed at noon.
The only case argucu this afternoon
vas that of William Standlck. Warren
= curtis, and Spauldng f., Locke VS.
oscar Downing, trespass and trover,
rom Orange county. This was an ac-
ION In trover to recover the value of
quantity of hay grown on a farm I'm
topsham, and the plch was general
ssue. d. s. Conant of Bradford and
:. w. Smith of Wells River represented
he plaintiff, and r. NJ. Harvey of
Montpelier the defendant
The Orange county bastardy cas-. ri
Cora Kennedy VS., Roeie Hood was com.
Iuued. IL the lower court there was q
Judgment that the defendant vas guilty.
srd he was orlered 10 pay tho clerk OF
Orange County Court for the benefit q,
The plaintiff within 80 days from the ris.
Ing of court the sum OF 500 and costs
Tho case had been set for hearing at TIN.
rcccipt in settlement from the plaintiff
u. :. Conant, attorney for the Ilain,ih
objected 10 This receipt ana the oourl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02
A WHIPPING POST RECORD.
Frorn the Brattlcboro Reformcr.)

NFTOnN inc Br1ttINDOr0 hctOrmcf.D
The report made some time ago by the
warden of the Wilmington county, Del.
wnrkhousc after tho whipping post had
been used there for Is years, was not
such as to give endorsement to Prcsi-
don't Roosevelts recommendation of the
whipping post for the district of Column
bia. The warden declared that mon who
have boon whipped are never as good
prisoners before. and that many of
The AL convicts whipped by him were
whipped n second time, some a third and
fourth time and one q fifth time. Dur
ing tho IL years. Dclawarc's prison pop
uation increased in a higher ratio than
that of the whole country. and there
were but five States in the Union having
q larger percentage of prison popula-
ton. those five having large cities and
n great foreign population. The warden
also noted the bad influence of tho whip
ping Oh the spectators. who. he declared
grew to regard the laws as inhuman
and were never as good citizens rs be-
fore
While all civilized persons can synIpa-
ihizc with tho Presidents dctcstation
of the crime OF Wife beating. vet il
seems doubtful whether one inhumanity
can ever bo ncutirlized by another: or
whether if wife-heatng is dcmora iZing
in it's influence on II nciEhborhood. the
whipping of criminals by authorities
whom society is supposed to respect as
dispassionate dispensers of justice. wouid
not be even more dcmoralizing. III.
Philadelphia Public Ledger suggests q
better way /" Deal with the wife bcatcr,
in the Massachusetts plan of putting him
at work and paying all his wages to mi.
wife.
1t does not appear that Il man who
beats his wife is morally entitled lo a
home or family \ wife who has been
thus beaten should prefer. if she have
an atom of spirit. To seek Il living c,sc-
where. al any cost. than beneath the
roof of n husband who has thus i,agrant-
~ violated his marriage contract. We
can not SEQ how anything short of q
change of heart. and certainly not the
beating of tn. beater. could bring har-
ncny into - household where wife beat =
in. has uncr played dlscordant part
y man VINO beats his wife should
be punished for brutal assault accord.
ing to law His wife should sec to i,
that he never repeats tho crime on her
person. And hare is where the divorc.
laws may properly ana bcnchccntly fig.
ure.