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Newspaper
Chehalis Bee
Location
Chehalis, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1897
Page
2
One Charlotte Smith and Ella Wheeler Wilcox join other women in urging a tax on bachelors. The note states strong opposition to the proposal and questions its basis, ending with a doubtful query about Eb Callison.
Last week the Big was in strong demand with over fifty extra copies sold at the Postoffice Bookstore news stand and this office. Joe Gabel's letter attracted many as readers sought reliable Alaska news from a dependable source.
Last week millmen in Washington increased lumber prices by one to two dollars per thousand feet depending on grade. The rise is attributed to a famine in India and the hop market remains firm, likely boosted by the same cause.
Kansas Bank Commissioner Breidenthal says he has received many letters from country bankers who say patrons have surplus money and ask if refusals to accept deposits would be lawful. He contrasts this with the Populist Party’s past claim that there was not enough money to do the country’s business.
A dispute in Pullman centers on three fusionist regents resisting salary cuts for teachers and other expenses at the state agricultural college. Governor Rogers declines to remove the regents, arguing such action would harm his party’s credit.
The piece condemns the sheriff’s actions and the deadly mine attacks, notes accusations that the miners were foreigners, and argues that life applies equally to all. It credits recent congressional moves to tighten immigration and criticize coal operators for past lax labor laws.
The governor seeks to tally state funds with a supreme court judge, claiming control over money while Treasury Young resists. The court rejects the old counting method as obsolete. Young vows hard work if forced, while Rogers touts a silver conversion scheme worth 17 to 18 tons. Sic ’em Tigel.
The latest Alaska steamship news warns miners on the Yukon face probable starvation and fever. A whaling crew of 42 perished in the north seas. Rail accidents near Emporia Kansas and Newcastle Colorado caused heavy loss of life and many injuries. In Hazle Township deputy sheriffs fired on Hungarian coal mine strikers, killing over 20. Ireland faces food and fuel scarcity fears.
The New York Sun mocks the July 1892 populist national platform saying readers will find it still rich in amusement. It notes the preamble declares a nation at moral political and material ruin and critiques the document.
A dramatic tirade labels government injustice as breed of two classes and accuses a global conspiracy of currency control. The speaker laments demoralized people while noting populists grow rich, arguing social convulsions loom if the plot is not halted.
The article notes a revenue law provision allowing full delinquent tax payment by November 30 to erase penalties and interest at 6 percent. A Northern Pacific agent reports the company will use the law to wipe back taxes owed to Lewis county, prompting populist leaders like Auditor Albert Schooley to claim the reform favors corporations.
Hop picking in the valley is nearing completion as weather has aided harvests and losses from mould are lower than feared. Sprayed yards show good yields while neglected yards show heavier losses. Prices around 10 to 12 cents prevail with some 15 cent short time options. notable grower yields include A M Patterson with 72 acres and an estimated 75 tons.
Transfers reported for the week ending Sept 11 1897 include Sheriff conveyances to Wm J Baldy Wm George Jr and Mary K Brooks, gaveling acres across sections with amounts from 2445 40 to 1044 60. Other deeds include G I Anderson to G R Kitteson Ed Helliwell to N P Ry Co Mary E Reisenweber to Francis M Stoy and Eliza Stoy transfers in Chehalis. Also Louis Wagner buys the former Pietcher shoe shop with ten years of experience and low prices. invitations extended.
The piece surveys many extinction scenarios for humanity. It notes oceans drowning lands, drying oceans, planetary collisions, and a German meteorologist’s claim that the sun will burn out as ice expands from the poles. Flammarion and others are cited as noting cooling trends and southward vine limits. The argument ends with humanity gathering near the equator, then facing universal cold and starvation.
A brief excerpt from Helen F. Clark in Century surveys Chinatown in New York. It estimates opium use in private apartments at about one fourth of sites, opium joints at about three, gambling in progress at about one twentieth, and ordinary vocations near three quarters.
The Chicago Record notes the German carp has spread to western lakes and rivers and can survive rough transport. A St. Paul hatchery attendant hid a carp under leaves for 24 hours then released it unharmed. The fish burrows into mud to wait out cold weather until spring.
A correspondent cites a tombstone inscription stating In Memory Of Margaret Erected by Her Grieving Children and asking What hk Home Without a Mother indicating a family memorial note from a grave marker.
A London Spectator essay argues bloodthirst is a temporary human mania triggered by killing, not in animals. It links this urge to soldiers and mobs, noting how fear and discipline can restore order with a volley or grape shot.
An interview on coffee and tea quality discusses Americans paying less for better products, a dealer recounts importing fine Ceylon coffee and Chinese tea, and the pitfalls of pricing. It notes Europeans pay more for quality and recalls the Comstock Lode discovery with early surface diggings and claims at Ophir.
Professor Kirkwood used signs in class to signal actions such as closing a window. On a spring day he tried to lower the window and pointed to a student. The student did not understand, prompting stronger gestures until the student rushed to the window and jumped out.
After Pope died the Twickenham villa passed to Sir William Stanhope who enlarged it, then to Welbore Ellis later Lord Mendip, and finally Baroness Howe. She razed the house and felled trees to erase traces of its famed occupant amid many pilgrims.
An innocent looking stranger introduces himself as Crane Stephens the writer and chats with Mr. Scroggs of Bangville in a humorous scene from the Cleveland Leader. The meeting hints at Stephens gathering material for a new story about realistic vice.
The article remarks on electricity as a force of nature with a reputation for eccentric demonstrations, noting its powerful yet unpredictable manifestations and the fascination they inspire.
A doctor notes that measuring heat with a pyrometer yields precise figures, though the heat reaches extreme intensity. The passage discusses stampeding and the penalties of civilization, implying savage behavior remains rare among the trained.
The Somerville Journal excerpt discusses dates in February 1834, noting Feb 3 fell on a Tuesday and alleging the biographer was incorrect. It reflects an editorial aside about calendar alignment and historical interpretation.
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