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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1902
Page
3
Washington April 4 President Roosevelt plans to retire General Nelson A Miles. The exact date awaits after Congress adjourns or a formal order may come in days. Reasons cited include Miles pursuit of politics and public criticism of the army bill and its supporters.
The funeral for Cecil Rhodes proceeded from Parliament Hall to the cathedral amid a large crowd and military honors. The long Cecil gun carriage carried the coffin draped with the Union Jack and Rhodesian regalia as pallbearers including Dr. Jameson and Sir John Gordon Sprigg accompanied the procession to the station for departure to Rhodesia. In Bulawayo Matabeleland thousands of natives gathered to witness the burial near the tomb of Mosilikatze, reflecting on Rhodes’ legacy.
The State Department released two Chinese edicts from February 6 as reported by United States Minister Conger. One edict ends the ban on Manchu Chinese intermarriage and urges officials to promote foot binding abolition. The other contemplates sending capable Chinese abroad to study Western methods to broaden imperial international relations.
Des Moines reports the senate approved a bill easing tension between osteopathic and regular doctors. It requires the state board of medical examiners to certify osteopathic physicians who pass designated sciences exams, a compromise that recognizes the osteopathic school.
Secretary Hay after consulting Chairman Dalzell will testify in person before the special committee investigating Captain Christmas' charges tied to the transfer of the Danish West Indian islands. He likely will go to the capitol tomorrow.
George Newell confirms oil strike at 130 feet depth in the Newell oil well on the Snake River about 30 miles south of Boise. After drilling through hard rock they entered sand and then disappeared. The oil is in considerable quantity but the well is not flowing.
Telegraph from St. Paul reports Dr Colegrove's throat wound not serious but mental condition may require commitment to the hospital for insane. His wife is en route to take him home.
Ithaca N Y April 4 It is announced that Prof H H Powers of the department of political science Cornell University will resign to devote his time to lecturing and writing He came to Cornell from Leland Stanford University four years ago.
In an April 2 decision the Washington Supreme Court held that an insolvent corporation’s assets are a trust fund for all creditors, not just principal ones. The case Washington Liquor Co. et al vs Alladio Cafe Co., Spokane county, was cited. Also on April 2 Joseph A. Gable began duties as state librarian, with C Will Schaffer to stay on as assistant. Librarian Coffman is a candidate, including Olympia residents among applicants. Harry Drum and George E. Thompson form an Olympia business partnership.
Prof. F W Colegrove former philosophy chair at the University of Washington arrived in St Paul with his throat cut from ear to ear after attempting suicide on a Great Northern train at Williston North Carolina He is hospitalized and believed to be recovering though troubled mentally He is 46 with a wife and two children in Hamilton New York The incident occurred while floods delayed the train and was halted by passengers and three policemen.
Seattle set for a city wide lockout as Employers Association enforces a resolution to bar all men tied to the Building Trades Council. The action follows a drive against non union painters on 22 houses by Smith & Kerry in the Marion Columbia street block. A painters meeting to pull from the council failed by a near unanimous vote.
United States Steel directors approve a plan to retire $200 million of preferred stock with 7 percent dividends and issue $250 million in bonds at 5 percent. May 19 is set for shareholder submission. The earnings for the first year ending March 31 are reported at $111,066,195.
Excitement over Idaho's Thunder Mountain gold fields reaches San Francisco as grub staking syndicates form. Several hundred men depart California this week to prospect, with thousands expected to join in April as old camps see renewed activity.
The monthly statement of the public debt reports a total debt of 997,732,033 dollars at March 31 1902, after deducting cash in treasury. This reflects a decrease of 6,523,720 dollars for the month.
Plague news reaches California with two deaths in San Francisco. Health officials notify authorities as quarantine rules will be enforced at El Paso and other Western Texas points to contain the outbreak.
Grand Forks B C April 3 for the first time the Granby smelter had four furnaces in operation increasing capacity to 1800 tons daily.
Neils Gron testifies before the congressional committee on Danish West Indies sales, saying he knew of no senator or representative who had been bribed. He says Danish parliament members shared Captain Christmas report and sought to alert President Roosevelt to halt the appropriation. Gron notes state department rejection and that further witnesses, including Abner McKinley, Col. Brown, and Fisher Hansen, are to appear Thursday.
The schooner J B Ward arriving from Dutch Harbor was searched by local customs and 266 fur sealskins seized valued at about 50000 dollars. The furs were packed as fox furs and consigned to two Seattle firms. Captain Hansen is not believed implicated. The Ward was moved to Arlington dock for seizure proceedings.
Gov Dole of Hawaii arrived in San Francisco aboard the Sierra to confer with President Roosevelt on Hawaiian affairs. He will visit relatives in the East after Washington and return to Hawaii in about two months. Secretary Cooper will act as governor in his absence.
Copenhagen reports from Washington say land officials supplied Congressman Richardson with materials for disclosures, triggering intense indignation and discussion of impeaching members for revealing state secrets in the capital.
Robson and Crane to be reunited after eight years for charity shows to aid a home for indigent players. One possible New York appearance, and a second in Chicago if held, will fund the project.
Fire at Fukui on Honshin island destroys 4,000 houses. Loss estimated at 9,000,000 yen recorded in Yokohama on April 2. The disaster area lies along the northwest coast with extensive property damage reported.
A humorous collection of vignettes and anecdotes recounts a trained elephant as a baby's nurse in India, Edison era morals from a talking doll, polar bears outwitting hunters, a long multi name child recitation, a girl learning the meaning of Exit, and light domestic quips about a napkin, a nude turkey, and a playfully moral tone.
The text recalls a young Andrew Carnegie who worked as a messenger boy in Pittsburgh and explains his method to learn every firm and address on Wood Street and surrounding principal streets. He feared dismissal if he could not navigate the city, then describes mastering the call order by street direction to ensure success.
A friend of Edi reports that over 70,000 Sonnenberg manufactured talking dolls have been shipped to the United States to be equipped with phonographs, a curious trend in new toys and surprises.
W Howlett recalls a near death moment in 18s0 at Melton Constable Norfolk with Lord Hastings. After a day of pike fishing the party faced sudden frost and the ice danger from deer chasing a dog. He escaped on the frozen lake as deer toppled and slipped, thanking the ice for saving him.
A blond man boarding a Broadway southbound streetcar carries a large blue hat with chiffon and plumes by mistake. He only realizes the mix up when asked for fare, then jokes to the conductor about the “lovely girl” he forgot. Passengers share a smile at the puzzled moment.
A concise remark emphasizes choosing a single meaningful word over two insignificant ones. The saying highlights the value of precision and impact in language.
A Washington letter from Hon Dan A Grosvenor praises Peruna saying one bottle brought notable improvement and calls it a top spring tonic and catarrh remedy. Hal P Denton and Mrs D W Timberlake of Lynchburg are cited praising continued use for vitality nervous vigor and blood cleansing. The firm offers a free book on Chronic Catarrh from The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio.
Archaeologist Rodolfo Lanciani reports July 1899 excavations on Signor Matrone’s farm between the River Sarno and the Stabian gate reveal shops and a country inn layout. Seventy to eighty fugitives perished under the veranda roof as the eruption overwhelmed the inn near Miseno. among the dead were high‑status individuals with gold jewelry, bracelets, rings, and a dagger, the most prominent man wearing a sixty four ring necklace and a carved ivory handle dagger.
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