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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1899
Page
3
Dispatches report generals Miles and Miller urging significant reinforcements to Otis in the Philippines. Otis resists volunteer expansion while the administration backs his strategy and denies plans to recall him.
Miss Frankie Florman of the Black Hills South Dakota locates a mile long vein at Atlin, intersected by a nearby ledge. Assays reach 27 and 8 dollars per ton with depth, her party bonds her stake for 200000 and ships samples for assessment as experts pursue mine potential.
General Otis reports Wheaton at Imus Cavite with four guns and four battalions repelling 2600 hostile troops near Das Marinas. Wheaton gains Das Marinas after heavy fighting, with over 100 enemy dead and continued pursuit, while reinforcement joins Ninth Infantry.
Postoffice Inspector James Stuart reports a major Chicago mail theft scheme led by Walter Porter and John Newman. The duo, wagon drivers since June 1, snatched letters money orders and checks—one $20 000 item and another from Marcus Daly's Anaconda bank—found at their Halstead Street lodging. Three sacks were taken in a single day as the robbers carried mail from the post office to rail stations and back.
Evansville Indiana June 22 riot at Sunnyside mine scene as 80 Kentucky miners arrive under cover of darkness and are fired upon. Six men wounded including James Moore shot in the back likely to die. Henry Smith and John Philipps colored fatally wounded. Police respond, attackers disperse.
A boating party on the S00 line near Dunbar east of Rhinelander Wisconsin capsized during a Monday storm. Six people drowned four adults and two children. Names were not known at the time of the report.
Washington reports that total receipts from all sources at the ports of Manila and Iloilo for the first four months of 1509 amounted to 1,414,686 dollars. The figure covers customs, harbor dues, and related income as of June 22.
Floods mandate Shelby Mansfield. warship Philadelphia sails from Honolulu. Littlefield to succeed Dingley in Maine Congress. Norway timber firm fails for 8 million kroner. McKinley leans toward more troops. Otis lauds Wheaton. Parrishville flood damages reach 800000. Two boys killed by revolver in Pulaski. Army canteen dispute over Pennsylvania court. Cleveland streetcar strike outlook improves. Watson arrives at Manila, assumes fleet command. Pendleton man sues over lost leg. Robbers in Southern India cut ears for jewelry. Four transports sail to Otis. fifth leaves soon. Ethelwood sinks off Jamaica. crew survived in open boat. Ptomaine poisoning at Fulton Park picnic. 26 of 30 ill. Nebraska law cuts hours. women lose jobs. Counterfeiting raid at Pismo. arrests also at San Rafael. Lord Cecil Compton in Chicago on conquest estimates. Australia suffers water famine. Elks convention in St Louis. Dem committee probes monopolies. Leavenworth prisoner shot escaping. Hawaii to gain territorial government. Pope names cards in consistory. Sherman reaches Manila. Otis gains near 2000 more troops. Volunteers want muster-out at San Francisco. Sharkey–Jeffries fight scheduled Oct 23. Cuban payrolls paid. Gomes preps new lists. General Wood visits Boston. Santiago deemed peaceful. Danube wreck near Denman Island. no deaths. Congressman Lorenzo Danforth dies at home. Monument plan for Richard Bland funded. Bryan contributes.
The item lists diverse events from around the world including July celebrations in Hawaii, arbitration acceptance by Germany, a deadly tornado in Boston area, Transvaal peace talks, Yale president goodbye, drought and locusts in Asiatic Russia, a quartz vein found in Atlin Canada, riots near Rome, naval proposals at a peace conference, Rough Riders reunion with Roosevelt honored, a pioneer death in Oregon, and many other global incidents. It notes ship trials, flood of reports on fires, labor strikes, and maritime actions including the Philadelphia arrival with Admiral Kautz and a Manila consul appointment.
Admiral Walker purchases the New Hampshire farm where he was born for a country residence. James Gannon, a young man, died in a bicycle road race at Waterville, Ohio when his wheel collapsed. Columbus police uncover a school for crime teaching boys to steal and handle stolen goods.
John Crawford, Kalama state fish hatchery superintendent, outlines new hatcheries to be established in Washington at Willapa Harbor Wenatchee Wind River Nooksack Samish Lake and possibly falls of Lewis River. Kalama hatchery output may reach about 12 million young salmon this year with 8000 marked for release. A new Whatcom Creek brewery in Washington is now operating with electrical machinery and a 5 ton ice compressor producing 20 barrels daily. Florence seeks a long distance line to Eugene or Coos Bay with a proposal from the San Francisco company to connect if inducements offered.
The report notes ambitious oil exploration from Newport to the Whittier field indicating a growth phase for Southern California oil. Other items include Pioneer Woolen Mill Company acquiring The Dalles woolen mill, large fruit shipments from Riverside and Redlands, a Schmidt Bros. refrigeration plant upgrade in Astoria, cattle shipments to The Dalles, a new Benedictine monastery at Mount Angel costing near 2 million, a condensed milk factory planned at New Westminster, Boise bond bids, Irvington track races, and a Spokane shoe factory project.
A state Board of Horticulture report based on orchards on May 15 estimates Oregon fruit production at about 56 percent of normal. Pears berries and prunes show mixed results while southern exposures suffer more loss than northern. mountain orchards report no damage.
Colfax chamber of commerce leads a movement to revive dairying in Whitman county. A farmers meeting is called for the section where prominent Eastern dairymen will deliver addresses.
The Bandon broomhandle factory in Bandon filled an order for 80,000 handles for Australia last month and is now working on a new order for the same amount for Australia.
A detailed market snapshot lists prices across grains butter cheese poultry potatoes vegetables and livestock. Wheat values include Walla Walla and Bluestem. cattle hogs sheep and veal show varied per pound and per head figures for 1897 era trading.
Readable list of Northwest market rates for produce meats grains and dairy. Items include onions potatoes beets turnips carrots parsnips cauliflower celery cabbage apples pears prunes butter eggs cheese poultry fresh meats wheat oats hay corn barley flour millstuffs and feed with prices per weight or unit.
San Francisco Market reports prices for Wool, Spring Nevada, Oregon Eastern regions with per pound rates and per ton figures. Millstuffs and bran trades show values around 17.50 to 15.50 per ton while Onions Silverskin list at 50 to 90 cents each. Butter and eggs quote store and fancy creamery product prices in cents per pound and per dozen.
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