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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1899
Page
2
A fragmented Aberdeen Herald page highlights a new rose named the Dewey, notes on Anglo-American tea in England, a shoe upper trust, and various clever asides about politics, culture, and science. It also touches Cuba, sparrow defenses, clergy hats, and a humorous quip about a professor using electricity to thaw a pipe.
Ward Howe discusses Florence Nightingale's nursing call and the doubtless path for American daughters seeking freedom to think. The piece notes Ireland’s shrinking immigration, the Irish exodus, and the long term gains for Irish descendants in the United States and Canada.
In Bokhara the finest camel's-hair shawls are made by watching the camel as the underhair grows. The hair is clipped with precision, spun into a soft yarn, dyed in bright colors, and woven into eight inch strips with intricate designs. Strips are sewn to hide joins the result is sold mainly to Russia with London Paris Vienna and New York as major import markets.
In Nagasaki a fire works maker produces enormous lifelike birds that move through the air during explosions. The craft has supposedly passed in the eldest child of the family for over four centuries, with a note about a man who dislikes music not appreciating meals.
Astoria reports the fishing season opening with optimism as prices for raw and canned salmon rise. A large fleet is ready and hatchery propagation on the Columbia River shows progress, with nearly 70 million fry released since 1895. Hatcheries like Clackamas and Kalama contribute to expected strong returns.
Mrs. George Bauder sought a warrant after her husband deserted her in Quincy Illinois last September. She dreamed his location and traced him to a bicycle factory in Chicago where he worked. He initially denied identity but confessed later and will face a hearing this afternoon.
Senator Thomas H. Carter reports President McKinley plans a July Western tour starting mid July. The president will travel with Mrs. McKinley and officials from Washington to Chicago then proceed west toward Yellowstone Park. The trip includes staged travel for several days and speeches at key Western sites before returning to Washington.
Colonel Bryan on the way to New York says the 1900 campaign will hinge on the same monetary issue as 1896 with the silver plank and ratio unchanged. His New York speech is expected to launch his 1900 campaign.
Democratic clubs in New York and Milwaukee marked Thomas Jefferson’s birthday with banquets. In New York at the Metropolitan opera-house the hall overflowed with roses and floral decorations while speakers Perry Belmont Richard Croker Judge Van Wyck and others addressed the crowd. In Milwaukee Colonel William J Bryan of Nebraska was guest of honor speaking beside delegations from towns statewide and leaders from the legislature as Mayor Harrison attended.
Report from San Francisco dated April 15 notes L A Thurston A W Carter securing options on the Grossman and other Olaa coffee estates to form sugar plantations valued around 800000 dollars on about 10000 acres. Nahiku Sugar Company organized with capital 750000 dollars. Cabinet cancels Scrymser cable contract. Garonne arrives from Seattle. incident injures G W McGinnis. Volcano crater subsidence alarms Volcano House guests. a 150 foot diameter hole marks the crater with uncertainty about depth below mouth.
At 9 AM a freight train on the Lewiston extension of the Northern Pacific derailed and plunged into a stream. Engineer Mat Ralston and Fireman Fred Lemon died. Ralston died after aiding his crew. Both bodies were sent to Spokane. Ralston left a wife and child. In California, at Lake Merced, a girl named Clara Woods and her aunt Katherine Williams drowned while attempting to aid the child near the shore.
Commissioner Binger Hermann said applications have been received from residents of the Olympic forestry reserve seeking settlement because the area was improperly included in the reserve. Several objections have been raised and the reserve superintendent has been ordered to conduct an investigation.
Major General Lawton’s lake campaign ends with capture of insurgent boats and proclamation distribution. He argues for 100000 troops to pacify the Philippines and proposes a land expedition after consolidating gains, with further movements north of Aguinaldo and a possible second campaign during the rainy season.
The U S cruiser Raleigh returns from Manila to New York amid rain and cold. Accompanied by two captured Spanish ships and a flotilla of excursion steamers, it parades from Tompkinsville to Grant's Tomb and back to North River anchorage as crowds cheer and a national salute echoes along the river.
About 800 U S soldiers are under arrest on the Presidio reservation after burning a saloon outside the lines. Private Charles L. King was beaten, and Private Stark is in the guardhouse accused of the assault. The incident spurs reports of King’s death and retribution by fire. Separate Porto Rico orders allow local provisioning at 10 centavos daily for the needy, with costs charged to the island.
Washington April 18 The report that Thomas B Reed will resign the Speakership and will not seek re election gains credence Here It would involve him practicing law in New York and would be replaced by Sherman of New York McKinley’s chosen candidate The president has been invited to the G A R encampment in Philadelphia but his Western trip may keep him away.
Report from Manila describes American forces under General Lawton marching north along hills by the lake. Gunboats Napidan and others support infantry while rebels fight from cover along trails and hills near Laguna de Bay. Casualties include several killed and wounded as scouts and sharpshooters engage.
Reports describe American forces entering Say at sunset without resistance. Twenty unarmed men distributed proclamations and US commissions, with a ward released and sent along lines. In Manila, 70 riflemen under Lieutenant Southern crossed toward Santa Cruz, supported by mounted guns and infantry. A who’s who of units and losses follows in fragmented dispatches.
Washington reports progress after morning briefings from German and British embassies. The state department says the three Berlin treaty powers have agreed on commissions and instructions for their Samoa mission. The commission will depart San Francisco on April 25 to assess and act in Samoa under the approved framework.
A rotary plow on the Great Northern line was struck and dashed 1000 feet down a canyon. Seven crew aboard. four injured, three fatally. Injured include Pi Morriarity, George Hart, & Sullivan, and Thomas Grant. About 170 men search for a missing worker. Injured taken to Everett. 12 hour track clearance expected.
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