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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1898
Page
3
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Reports from Walker Minnesota dated October 10 describe fear among settlers near Leech Lake as Indians gather for a major powwow. Governor Clough plans to deploy National Guard artillery to protect residents while Marshal O Connor seeks help from General Bacon to arrest suspects. Military officials prepare a campaign plan resembling past Sugar Point action.
Washington reports from war and interior chiefs say the Indian uprising near Walker is easing. General Bacon remains at Walker with 200 troops, hoping to calm surrounding counties as Bear Island chiefs and Leech Lake leaders move to quell the disturbance. Six bodies and eleven wounded expected to arrive at St Paul. Brainerd dispatch notes ongoing fighting near Leech Lake with several casualties.
St Paul dispatch quotes Bacon claiming the odians are completely and finally hipped and that the Indian healer who ended the trouble, Chief Boys b-Me-Ge-Shig, was killed by the troops.
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha steamer Yatanguchi Mara arrived with the largest cargo of Oriental goods to Seattle since records began. A Canton boat accident on September 1 killed nearly 250 Chinese pilgrims. a squall caused the vessel to overturn after a fire alarm. The Comet wreck near Pak Sa Point claimed four Chinese crew, while Captain and Mrs. Browhurst were later reported alive. The North China Daily News asks Britain to convene a powers conference to keep China at peace for ten years and reorganize its institutions with foreign aid. nearly 60 Japanese insurance companies face collapse due to tight money markets.
Honolulu reports ex queen Liliuokalani plans to travel to Washington in November to pursue Congress for compensation for the loss of her throne and crown lands revenue. Cabinet resignations shift Hawaii’s auditor-general and tax assessor positions. New York engineers to survey Pearl Harbor for fortification data. Chinese contract laborers fund lawyers to challenge U.S. labor law.
Paris reports fifty thousand workers on strike shutting exposure buildings while rioting strikers clash with blacklegs. Police and troops patrol riot zones as more men join the strike causing further walkouts and arrests of disturbance leaders. Sacramento to Canton: rail accident delays westbound overland. Commodore Watson injured but to command Mare Island naval station. Mrs McKinley kin George Saxton shot dead in Canton. suspect Anna George held.
Ismail Bey, Crete’s civil governor, said the sultan will withdraw Ottoman troops from Crete as demanded by Britain, Russia, France and Italy. The powers delivered a collective note to the Porte on Wednesday evening, demanding a withdrawal with a week to reply.
The fruit drier of P. Kimball in Dallas Oregon, among the state's largest with a capacity of 800 bushels daily, burned yesterday afternoon. Loss estimated at 3500 dollars with 1200 dollars covered by insurance. The fire leaves nearby prune growers without drying facilities. The egg is currency in South Africa's winter.
Manila reports 14 smallpox cases and six deaths among American troops over two days, with six named fatalities. Typhoid deaths also appear high and an artilleryman was killed by a sentry at Tondo. Senator Morgan arrived in Washington and outlined that a territorial form of government is favored, with a planned November 20 meeting to present a report to the president and Congress. The United States would retain control of the Philippines with local self government under U.S. supervision.
General Merriam issues an order directing the Arizona to return from Honolulu to Manila with officers and men fit for duty. Honolulu becomes a garrison under a regimental commander while Hawaii district records transfer to Colonel Barber. The Senator inspection favors a 10 day voyage to the Philippines. Also noted is the Iowa regiment death of Private Kirk Bates and Iowa officials delaying body transport pending autopsy.
San Juan de Porto Rico reports the Alcante arrived yesterday morning and will sail for Spain today with 250 sick Spanish soldiers. A stabbing in Bayamo leaves Captain Arlegui near death as officials arrest Dr. St Hall and others amid distrust. American protection is refused until Spaniards evacuate. Bayamo tensions rise and anonymous notices warn of old scores. In Paris, the US peace commission held a brief morning session with Ambassador Porter.
Two major schemes to boost log output from the Columbia river region are under survey. One proposes a rail line from near Iwaco on the Columbia to Shoalwater Bay, tapping rich spruce belts in Western Washington. The other backed by a private company would run from the head of Deep River into Salmon Creek country, opening thousands of acres of timber to Columbia River mills.
Henry C. Murray died when a jail fire, started from inside, consumed the city jail at about 3 40 this morning. Murray a former Malheur sheriff and longtime Democratic county central chairman left a widow and two children. He had business interests and owned a Vale area farm. The fire nearly collapsed the building before discovery.
Seattle Oct 8 United States surveying party led by Captain Pratt returns to St Michaels after checking the Yukon river mouth. They find no deep water channel for large ships and report an eight foot course through Kisslinok channel. Eldridge and Spurr parties yet to report. no ice seen past September 25. Indians predict late fall. up-river boats expected to reach destinations. Reported riches of Coloyin Bay draw people from St Michaels in small boats.
Washington reports cast doubt on rumors of the emperor of China's murder or poisoning. State Department says information is unreliable and China’s situation not as grave as feared. American ships Poston and Petrei plan near Taku forts and up the Pei Ho river toward Peking if needed.
Two freight trains collided in Burling ton yards at midnight causing three deaths and four injuries. The dead are Sol Brace engineer F J Walters fireman and William McCarl brakeman. Injured include engineer An son fireman Burton brakeman Lud berg and a stocksman unknown. East bound freight on main track was struck by west bound fast stock train. Both locomotives wrecked and property damage runs into thousands. Responsibility not yet determined.
Springfield reports miners chase mine operator Fred Lukens after he leaves the Virden stockade. A Chicago guard of the stockade opens the gates to let him escape as miners are armed with winchesters and retreat. Postmaster Kimball fears delivering operator mail from the stockade.
Minneapolis dispatch details a skirmish 40 miles from Walker Minnesota at Boy Ah Me Ge Shi's place near Bear Island. General Bacon's 100 men faced 125 to 200 Indians, with several casualties on both sides. reinforcements and steamboat support were sent as the clash continued through the morning.
St Paul reports orders for extra troops to Leech Lake with 200 soldiers to depart on a special train at dawn. The action follows a telegram from Adjutant General Corbin to Lieutenant Colonel Sturgis in the Department of the Dakotas.
Reports from Atlanta and other Georgia points say the latest storm over Sunday to Tuesday damaged the cotton crop, with total losses estimated around 5 million dollars.
Governor Budd decides Mrs Cordelia Botkin must go to Delaware to stand trial for the murder and will issue the warrant for delivery to Delaware detective Ma Vey. He weighed whether she can be tried here and if she is a fugitive, noting mixed legal opinions and aiming to test the law.
Warren and Noble Ocheltree were held up by three masked men on a box car between Farmington and Tokoa. Warren was wounded in the shin and Noble in the shoulder as the robbers fled, with officers alerted across nearby towns. Warren had previous robberies tied to harvest wages and a recent outside-the-town hold up.
The article reports Major General Merriam awaiting a U S engineers study on Honolulu campsites and fortifications. He says the findings will be a study not conclusions and notes reefs and low coastline limit land defense. He favors coast-defense ships over large permanent camps for Honolulu’s protection.
Baker City Oregon October 7 Jim Barnley strikes again 600 feet from the Mabel ledge finding a four foot ore ledge 20 foot shaft sunk 500 feet along a six inch surface seam Assays show 30 dollars per ton in free milling gold and equal in concentrates Visible gold blocks were hauled from the shaft Jim O Neill notes it as the district s best prospect Owners are Jim Baisley and A Johns.
Ho Yaw, Chinese consul in San Francisco, in a signed interview ties the Peking disturbances to missionary activity and to clash between old Chinese faith and Christian influence. Madrid authority sanctions gate to South American republics for Spanish gun boats in Cuban waters.
A formal application for the revision of the Dreyfus case was entered on the docket today in Paris. The procedure for reopening the case has definitively commenced.
Paris October 7 The Chinese legation issues an official communique denying all reports of the emperor of China's death. The denial comes amid circulating rumors and international attention on the imperial court.
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