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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1897
Page
2
News of the Week reports a deadly passenger train crash at Harrisburg North Carolina killing three men and injuring several others. The item notes other international and domestic events but focuses on the fatal railroad accident and its immediate toll.
News from Panamint California reports that an old Indian chief known as Panamint Tom killed three men, William Langdon Jules Goldsmith and Frank Reed, after a dispute over mining property. He fled on foot but surrendered fifteen miles away and may be brought to Mojave if not lynched.
In Spokane on April 14 Officer McPhee was critically wounded by a suspect, Arthur Chappelle of Dayton Washington. Chappelle, arrested for burglary, shot the officer and then killed himself after a chase that ended in an outhouse. Deputy Ferguson's gunfire wounded Chappelle and his own bullet ended his life.
In Mount Vernon Illinois on April 14 a group of boys found a woman head along the public road to Richview. A search party recovered the body 200 yards away severely decomposed with no identification. The woman said her home was Carmi Illinois and she planned to travel to St Louis. Police suspect a Peral Bevan murder.
Washington April 14 The senate met for the first time since ex Senator Voorhees died with Rev Dr Milburn delivering a moving prayer. Senator Gorman moved adjournment as a mark of respect and to allow attendance at the funeral and the motion carried at 12 05 PM. Ohio Town Has a Sliding Mountain in East Liverpool avalanche threatens rail lines and houses endangers Wellsville road Pennsylvania tracks streetcar system sewer works.
A Montevideo Herald dispatch says federal troops under Colonel Casalla clashed with insurgents near Minas. Federals reportedly defeated. Insurgents captured the town of Sarandi del Yi.
This morning Lieutenant Rowan with Captain Fitch left Memphis aboard the steamer Itaska. Helena is the objective point. Fitch will inspect levees again while Rowan aids in proper distribution of supplies purchased with part of the government appropriation.
Secretary Alger says the worst of the flood danger is past in the Mississippi Valley. The War Department force in the field cooperates with local relief committees to prevent unchecked suffering. A memorial statue for Dr. Parke, Stanley’s Africa expedition surgeon, stands at Leinster Lawn in Dublin Ireland.
Trikhaia April 14 insurgents cross frontier and seize Krania as they push into Macedonia. Greek forces threaten Edhem Pasha at Larissa while Crete remains a Turkish concern. Turkish reports vary on movement and aims, with clashes near Baltino and Cipria and casualties cited.
Patch from St. Petersburg notes Greece seeks to dodge responsibility as 2 600 Albanians are listed as aggressors. A Greek authority claims 70 000 Greek troops can defeat Turks, who allegedly number 100 000. News from the Turkish embassy has been silent for five days. The Greece question dominates commercial circles with financiers fearing future ruin. Also: William J. Bryan returns to Washington from Florida still bruised after an accident at St Augustine. A note on President Cleveland and McKinley about pension agency consolidation and a curious line about snakes being born cannibals.
Cannes report confirms Grand Duke Mecklenburg Schwerlin died by his own hand with earlier notices attributing the death to heart aneurism. In Yonkers New York two men robbed the Savings Bank cashier at noon taking 4420 dollars mainly in cash, with few checks. They escaped and have not been caught.
The president announced Edward O. Walcott of Colorado Charles J. Payne of Massachusetts and Adlai E Stevenson as commissioners to an international monetary conference under the March 3 act promoting bimetallism. The trio, no senate confirmation needed, aims to meet after May 1 with Walcott likely to lead.
Salem April 14. The supreme court reversed the ruling in H W Corbett et al versus City of Portland et al. The suit challenged a 2 mill tax levied to pay interest on city debt and bonds. Plaintiffs had paid the 6 mill tax in question. sheriff Sears threatened collection. The lower court dismissal was overturned on appeal.
Memphis reports the levee breach near Davis Island in Warren county Mississippi endangers 2500 residents on about 1000 acres. government relief expands with food and shelter from Greenville Rosedale Helena Friar's Point and other river towns as the St Francis river convoy aids man and beast.
Washington reports ex secretary Hamlin and ex assistant secretary Foster to assist amid Behring Sea sealing tensions with Great Britain. Dispute centers on armament seals and search practices, with Olney warning of further restrictions and potential entanglement before May. Secretary Sherman says Rivera will be treated as a prisoner of war.
Reports from Washington and Havana state General Ruiz Rivera remains wounded near Havana and is not in a serious condition. The Spanish government and General Weyler had no plan to shoot Rivera, and he will likely be held as a prisoner of war after any trial. Cu ban insurgents reportedly attacked the train moving Rivera from San Cristobal to Havana and may have freed him, though confirmations were not yet available.
In St Augustine Florida on April 12 Hon William Jennings Bryan was injured when the piazza from which he spoke collapsed. About 400 people were thrown to the ground Many were hurt but none fatally Bryan was taken to a physician's office and found not seriously injured He resumed events later that evening addressing about 3000 from the San Marco hotel piazza before a section gave way under crowding and weight.
The navy department received a single irregular bid from Illinois Steel Company of Chicago for 8000 tons of armor at 260 dollars a ton with a 20 year supply contract and 240 dollars a ton for remaining armor, plus a plan to pay in gold. No award made and matter to Congress.
The report notes activity in Baker City and Umatilla region with tax concerns, farm yields, and infrastructure projects. It mentions a cheese factory in Douglas County and a lumber company expanding bridge timber shipments to Mexico, alongside river and ditch work at Everett and Sequiom Bay.
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