Britain’s Front-Filled Army Figures Stir Public Debate
London dispatch reports Mr Wyndham’s claim of 213000 troops overseas including 180000 regulars in South Africa, 7000 Canadians and Australians, 26000 South African volunteers. The piece notes transport and supply limits, preparations at naval yards, and ongoing operations around Ladysmith and Tugela with updated casualty figures and equipment issues.
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London
Wellington
Waterloo
Wyndham
Ladysmith
Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Cape Colony
Buller
War Office
Tugela
Spienkop
Navy Yards
Devonport
Sibley Defends Expansion Amid Free Silver Clash
Representative Joseph Sibley of Pennsylvania denounces Democratic opposition to expansion, arguing it is a Jeffersonian tradition. He recants free silver stance, urging expansion as core Democratic policy while the Senate hears on mediation in the Transvaal and Indian appropriations. Also reported are sworn in officials Daniel and Randsdell in Washington. A separate report from New York notes Julius Schroeter’s arrest for forging Virginia bonds totaling 100,000 with loans obtained from major banks.
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Washington
Joseph Sibley
Pennsylvania
Sibley
Jefferson
Madison
Jackson
Tyler
Polk
Buchanan
United States
Transvaal
South
Hawaii
Senate
Allen
Nebraska
Iage
National City Bank
New York
Daniel
Virginia
Daniel M. Randsdell
Indiana
Charles G. Bennett
Bonda
Julius Schroeter
Forest Hill
N. J
Ludenberg, Thalmann & Co
Schroeter
Traders’ National Bank and Ladenberg, Thalmann & Co
Hobart W. McNeill
Seattle
San Jose
Cal
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Poison Creek
Harney County
Burns
Silver Creek
Edward Marshal Brown
Tacoma
Philippines
First
Plague and Fire Roil Honolulu Chinatown Block Destroyed
Steamer Australia reports 41 plague deaths and 52 cases in Honolulu as a Chinatown fire consumes 12 blocks, leaving 7,000 residents homeless. Kaumakapili landmark and a $5,000 pipe organ are lost. Iroquois aided firefighting. passengers quarantined at Angel Island. Aztec cargo landings may be delayed. tensions rise at Honolulu detention camp over lumber burning.
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San Francisco
Australia
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Chinatown
Kukui
Queen
Nunau Streets
Iroquois
Ionolulu Iron Works
Quarrantine
Angel Island
Hilo
Plague, Parade, and Boers Clash Across Two Cities
The Grant transport arrives in Yokohama with the Forty eighth regiment as Kobe reports plague decline and Osaka battles a lung form with 89 cases. In Danville Illinois a Boer war quarrel ends with Frank Specht stabbed and William Shoemaker beaten while wives quarrel over nationalities.
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Yokohama
San Francisco
United States
Grant
Forty Eighth Regiment
Honolulu
Japan
Kobe
Osaka
Chicago
Times-Herald
Danville
Frank Specht
William Shoemaker
Specht
Negus Friendly to England and Abyssinia’s Rail Plan
Zurich reports deny Menelik arming and confirm rejection of French and Russian counsel to attack England from the rear. Menelik received an English ambassador, held meetings with the envoy, and lavished gifts on the queen. English influence in Abyssinia grows as he shows interest in the Djibuti Harrar railway project.
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England
New York
Zurich
Menelik
Herr Ily
Abyssnia
Paris
Djibuti-Harrar
Senate dispute over Philippine question and Gage arraignment
In Washington on February 5 Pettigrew failed to move discussion on the Philippine issue, blocked by a point of order. Allen wrapped up his arraignment of Secretary Gage over a National City bank transaction, while a treasury investigation was deferred. The House focused on the Indian appropriation bill and Indian school contracts, noting no funds for contract schools and claimed facilities are inadequate.
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Allen
Gage
Washington
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Senate
Ile
Nebraska
National City Bank of New York
Treasury Department
Fitzgerald
New York
Secretary of the Interior
Hobson's Thousands in Senate Probe
Washington February 5 The Senate committee on privileges and elections heard three more witnesses in the Clark Montana senate seat case delaying defense. Frank E Wright Lewiston Idaho bank cashier testified about Long and Hobson accounts including Hobson owing 22000 and a 25000 credit from Continental National Bank Chicago while Hobson was in London. He noted Hobson was not deemed wealthy, valued at 800000 or 400000, and may have mined interests in London unseen by Wright.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Campbell
Clark
Montana
United States Senate
Frank E. Wright
Lewiston
Idaho
Wright
Long
Hobson
Continental National Bank of Chicago
Fergus County Bank
London
Senator Clark
Mineral Exhibit to Travel to New Orleans for National Editorial Assoc
Mrs. Edyth Weatherred organizes a major Oregon mineral display for the National Editorial Association convention in New Orleans starting March 1. About five hundred ore samples, prepared under her supervision, will travel to the South and East, with Oregon mines heavily featured in the souvenir book and exhibit.
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Oregon
New Orleans
National Editorial Association
Edyth Weatherred
Grant’s Pass
Weatherred
Soudanese Troops Rebel in Khartoum Alarm in Egypt
Cairo reports confirm a rebellion among Soudanese troops in Khartoum with mutiny in two battalions. Government sent Wingate to negotiate while troops complain of bad treatment and flights to South Africa. Furloughs and armaments move suggest neutrality breaches as Egyptian defense thins.
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Upper
Egypt
Paris
Havas News
Cairo
Khartoum
Wingate
South Africa
Durban
Khedive
Promising Ledge Found on Big Applegate Prospect Hill
Polk Dews of the Big Applegate near Nick Wright’s place reports a promising ledge west of the creek. Initial stringers yielded rich free gold with little sulphurets, now a foot wide vein appears. Locals deem it a potentially permanent vein of value. Dews plans rapid development. R. H. Whitehead reports from Leland Mines with about 70 ounces of gold worth 18.80 per ounce, from two short races after 8 to 10 days.
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Polk Dews
Big Applegate
Nick Wright
Dews
R. H. Whitehead
Leland
Medford
Checkmate Mine At Willow Creek Yields New High Grade Ore
The Spokane Spokesman-Review reports a new ore chute at the Checkmate mine of Willow Creek. It extends 60 feet and penetrates high grade ore to be shipped without concentration. The rich streak ranges from eight to sixteen inches thick. The newly opened shoot is entirely new and notable for its past production of high grade ore.
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Willow Creek
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Improvements and mill activity sweep Pacific coast region
Seattle Electric Co. wins permits for two Ballard trestles and $50,000 line improvements with three 160 horsepower motor cars ordered. Patton & Holsches shift saw mill to Scoggins valley old site, linking yellow fir supply to Eastern contracts. Oregon lumber boom boosts Clackamas mills with 10 000 to 12 000 feet daily capacity as Bagby Bros and Miller Bros expand operations.
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Ballard
Seattle Electric Company
Consolidated Street Railways Company
Omaha
Alva Streets
Salmon Bay
Street Railway Company
Western Avenue
Patton & Holsches
Scoggin Valley
Forest Grove
T. R Cornelius
Seghers
Washington County
Clackamas
Miller Bros
Eagle Creek
F. L
Bagby
Bagby Bros
Molalla
Portland
Gardener Spots San Jose Scale on Capitol Grounds
The gardener at Salem capitol grounds detects San Jose scale on several trees and begins spraying. He will treat all affected trees and shrubs under his care to prevent spread.
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Capitol Grounds
Salem
San Jose
Hops, cheese, and town notes from early Oregon news
A Eugene man hauls 100 bales of hops by one ear while Burns plans a stone jail. Spokane expositions and mine improvements are noted alongside drownings, farm yields, and market prices for Seattle onions to wool. The report lists local deaths, a militia muster, and various commodity rates from Seattle markets.
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Eugene
Burns
Spokane
Fairhaven
Endicott
F. FE. Stanfield
Woolen Goods Active Amid Trade Strength Next Fall
Bradstreet notes active demand for woolen goods for fall delivery and strong spring dry goods orders, with woolens rising 25 to 40 percent. Other sectors stay steady while mild weather depresses seasonable goods, lumber quotas hold, and cotton textiles show good demand. Weekly failures total 252 domestically and 39 in Canada.
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Bradstreet
New England
Market Prices Report From San Francisco and Regions
The San Francisco market lists agricultural items with regional quotes including Wool Spring Nevada at 12 to 15 cents per pound and Eastern Oregon at 12 to 16 cents. Valley prices range 20 to 22 cents, Northern 10 to 12 cents, Hops 1899 crop 11 to 12 cents, Butter fancy creamery 5 cents, store 18 to 20 cents, eggs store 18 to 20 cents, fancy ranch 22 cents. Millstaffe Middlings 17 to 20 dollars per ton, bran 13 to 14 dollars.
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California
Puget Sound
Washington
Graham
Walla Walla
Oregon
America
Wool—Valley
Nevada
Valley
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Peking
Kwang Su
Shang Tung
Foreign Office
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Bandon
Dixon & Stone
Madden
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Newtis
Jim Culver
Messrs
Page
Tom Kelly
Deyve
China Flat
Lon Corbett
the Royal
la Grande
Royal
Sumpter
Granite
Hay
St. Louis
Nome
Post Office Department
Cape Nome
Katmai
Nushagok
St. Michael
Yukon River
Pacific Coast News
Pacific Cosat
Reed
Coos Bay
Stockton
Susanville
William Kingsley
Machias
Snohomish County
O. Finnigan
Company M
Whatcom
Washington National Guard
Charles Dully
Coquille City
Tle
J. F. Allen
Fox Valley
Pacific Coast Trade
Seattle Marketa
Portian
Woolen Goods
San Francisco Market
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