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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1899
Page
3
Reports from Mafeking and Ladysmith describe a British warning of imminent attack as Boers move to disrupt rail links across the Cape frontier. Dispatches note armored trains and troops ready, with Natal reserves called out and frontier skirmishes feared near De Aar and Komati River piers.
General Schwan's column returns from San Francisco de Malabon with artillery and transport after a mission to punish rebels. A naval salvage operation at the Pasig mouth reports no Filipino resistance and slow progress. Early today fire near Angeles wounded eight Americans. General MacArthur downplays the incident. A small American party near Maraguayan was fired upon, two wounded.
Adjutant General Corbin reports charges against Colonel John H. Wholly of the First Washington volunteers have been thoroughly investigated and he is completely exonerated. Corbin compares the case to Stotsenberg, credits Wholly with bravery, and notes General Otis has recommended his promotion to brigadier general of volunteers.
Cottage Grove reports farmer Felix Curren locating a Bohemian mine with a 50-foot tunnel and a seven-foot ledge. Three feet of free milling ore yield visible gold while the rest carries copper, lead, iron and black sulphides. samples show heavily mineralized ore with gold throughout the quartz.
Topeka residents erupted in cheers upon receiving the bulletin of the Twentieth Kansas reaching San Francisco. Whistles from factories and church bells rang out, and crowds flooded streets in Topeka and echoed by Lawrence Ottawa and Hutchinson in similar displays of celebration.
Denver reports James K. Stratton the noted mailbox robber and forger has escaped from Canyon City penitentiary where he served 21 years. Warden Hoyt says no tools were used and suspects outside help. Stratton previously escaped in 1891 and was recaptured in Chicago a year later.
Captain Woodbridge Geary of the Thirteenth Infantry died from wounds after a reconnaissance near San Francisco de Malabon in the Philippines. A native of Oregon born in 1857 he graduated West Point in 1882 was made first lieutenant in 1891 and captain in 1898.
An earthquake struck Santa Rosa California at 9 pm with one of the citys severest shocks, bringing down chimneys and plaster. A morning quake followed, and within minutes two more similar but less powerful shocks rattled the area, stirring significant excitement.
The trunk line committee approved a further November 1 rate increase. Export corn from Chicago to New York will be 18 cents per 100 pounds and domestic corn 20 cents.
Ottawa reports a war office cablegram stating the imperial government will accept about 500 men for service in the Transvaal. No officer higher than a major will be required, and the unit will likely join an imperial corps.
Address at St Paul reports President Mee Kinley spending over twelve hours in the twin cities before midnight departure for Duluth and West Superior. He will visit Fargo to honor Dakota volunteers returned from the Philippines as America produces four billion cigars yearly.
Telegraph and Scotsman reports a battle near Acton Homes with General White optimistic. Dispatches note heavy storms, scarce forage, and a Mafeking armored train attack at Kraaipan lasting an hour as Boers seize the track. Reports also claim Free State forces moving toward Van Reenan and a Natal government train captured.
Washington dispatch says General Schwan is scattering the enemy in Cavite while General MacArthur and General Lawton prepare a northern movement toward Manila. The aim is to trap Aguinaldo between three columns as Schwan’s southward action is a show of force against entrenched insurgents in Cavite.
London reports the Boers at Martiboga forty five miles south of Mafeking indicate a strategy to pin Colonel Baden Powell between two fires. The advance threatens to cut railway and telegraphic lines to the north, isolating British positions that must be relieved quickly.
A Batavia dispatch reports a violent quake hitting Ceram island southwest of Molucas. Amhei town is completely destroyed and about 4,000 people are killed with another 500 injured. Details are not yet known.
The steamer Australia arrived from Honolulu with Frederick J. Cross aboard. He travels to meet Marconi to discuss a wireless telegraphy system to be deployed across the Hawaiian island group.
Ottawa cabinet approves deploying 1000 Canadian soldiers to the South African conflict, doubling the imperial request. In Cape Town an American reports ill treatment by burghers and shows injuries, while authorities consider not pressing hut tax payments to maintain Rasuotos goodwill.
General Schwan’s expedition finishes its objective and troops move back to former positions in Cavite. Infantry proceeds from Peres Desmarimas to Imus while artillery and cavalry retrace from Malabon to Bacoor. wires are removed. Filipino resistance collapses after earlier defeats, with many locals disguising as amigos or in khaki.
A. Brooks of Canemah shot at Frank Freeman in his home striking Mrs. Brooks in the abdomen. Doctors say she cannot live. Freeman jailed for assault. Brooks says he planned the confrontation after discovering his wife with Freeman. Brooks mentions recent move to the area and a family tragedy involving Freeman’s relatives.
The Niger reports that Lieutenant Guise and a German trader Leemeyer were killed with 100 native soldiers after a native guide led them into an ambush near Rio del Rey on the Bight of Biafra. The expedition aimed to quell disturbances near the Cross river and crossed into British territory. natives looted factories and killed workers. British traders escaped downriver to Rio del Rey. News has been sent to the Camerons for a German relief expedition.
Conemaugh reaches San Francisco from Manila after a three day voyage. Fifty seven deserters from Newport return aboard the Conemaugh including soldiers from the Fourteenth and Twenty second infantry, Third artillery, Fourth cavalry, and others from the Thirteenth Twentieth and Sixteenth infantry.
Paris cabinet approves moving all French colonies from military to civil rule. The decision ends military administration and transfers governance to civilian authorities. The vote signals a major shift in colonial governance from Paris.
Halifax reports on October 16 shows military officers preparing reserve men to shoulder guns and ship to the Cape if needed amid the Transvaal situation. New York notes on October 16 that the Dewey victory estate marble fund has reached $100,000 in pledges toward the memorial project.
Van C. Alexander, who surrendered 170 dollars of the stolen U.S. mail funds from the Westfall Oregon stage robbery on September 22, is identified as the principal planner. Examinations in United States Commissioner Hailey's court confirm the two youths as alleged accomplices, with Judge Bellinger in Portland to hear their trial.
Upwards of $600,000 will be spent by Boston capitalists who purchased the Seattle Steam Heat and Power Company plant and six street railway lines. A new and modern power plant will be erected and the distributing system rebuilt with the latest steam engineering. Plans for the building and plant are being drawn and scheduled for completion by January 1, with rebuilding of several street car lines also planned.
Judge Burnett of Salem sustains a motion for non-suit in L. H. McMahon vs. Canadian Pacific Railway Company. The suit sought about 550 dollars for advertising in the Woodburn Independent and the Salem Independent. The defense argued the ad contract agent lacked authority and that the newspaper company was to be paid in transportation.
Labor is scarce in Fairhaven causing railroad contractors and others to delay work on various enterprises until more workers are available. The payroll has grown about sixteenfold from two years ago with expected increases next year.
Charles W. Doughty of Hillsboro Oregon was riding rapidly over a crosswalk when he was thrown from his bicycle. He lost consciousness for about two hours, suffered a deep cut over the left eye and a badly lacerated upper lip. His bicycle was completely demolished. Doughty is a member of Company H Second Oregon Volunteers and enlisted from Hillsboro.
Portland hotels report strong business during exposition times with steady guest turnover. The average out-of-town visitor stays about two days, and rooms fill as quickly as they empty while major hotels maintain long daily registers.
A New Whatcom clothing house distributed pumpkin seeds last spring and offered five prizes for the largest pumpkins. First prize went to Rh. D. Perry of Clearbrook for a 90 pound pumpkin, second to Cal Watkinson of Edison for 88 pounds, third to Cyrus Bradley of Lynden for 61 pounds, with 42 and 87 pounds as fourth and fifth prizes.
Medford Oregon engineer J. H. Howard completed the survey of the Gold Hill water ditch with a crew of 12 men in 98 days. The project draws local enterprise and attention from eastern capitalists ready to invest.
The Willapa hatchery will be completed this week to propagate steelheads, a species more numerous in Willapa river than other local streams. A special effort will stock steelheads in this and other streams from the hatchery, as propagation has not yet been attempted in any Washington hatchery.
Lew and Sanford Mayhew operate a floating trap near Whatcom Washington with 800 foot leads that catches all fish that pass. They plan to tow it farther up the Sound for the fall run believed better. A potato phenomenon is shown in Colfax with vines bearing potatoes from bird’s egg to man’s fist growing above ground. Tacoma exports last week include 2100 tons coal to Honolulu 5000 tons wheat and barley to Antwerp and 4 000 000 feet lumber to Honolulu. Imports total 3000 tons tea silk and curios.
Bradstreet notes distributive trade steady with encouraging volume across markets. Industrial activity broad. bank clearings rise. prices trend upward. farm commodities especially cotton show gains amid active speculation. wheat shipments and exports rise seasonally.
Wheat varied with Walla Walla at 58 59c, Vale ley 59 60c, Bluestem 61 629c per bushel. Flour grades ranged from $3.25 to $2.15 per barrel. Oats priced at 85 381c for choice white, 83 384c for choice gray per bushel. Livestock and produce include hogs, beef, mutton, poultry, cheese, butter, eggs, and vegetables with varied per unit rates across categories and markets.
The San Francisco Market lists prices for onions, potatoes, beets, turnips, carrots, parsnips, cauliflower, cabbage, peaches, apples, pears, prunes, watermelons, cantaloupes, dairy butter, ranch butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, hay, various grains, flours, millstuffs, feed, wool, hops, and related items. Prices are given per sack, per box, per pound, or per ton, with ranges and region references such as Puget Sound timothy and Eastern Washington timothy.
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