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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1899
Page
3
The readable fragments hint at a dated note or brief from Philadelphia and New York contexts. Names, ages, and dates appear scattered, with references to Pelicas and Alenti amid partial numbers and years, suggesting a clipped, incomplete archival item.
Fragmentary report hints at a political confrontation involving Ridge and Britt amid African affairs. Names appear in an unclear context with references to governance and power dynamics. Further readable details are not present to confirm the exact event or actors.
The report notes insurgent plans to attack Manila and seize General Otis. It mentions offers to sell out to American forces for up to 250000 and 50063, while detailing clashes near San Mateo and Guiguinto with Macabebe scouts. Also updated is a Telluride Col mining blizzard fatality involving Thurlow Washburn.
A petition was filed in the executive office seeking clemency for Vert Jordan serving a severe term in the penitentiary for stealing a cow. Signed by prominent citizens of the newly formed county, the petition questions ownership of the cow and notes the indictment may lack a definite net of larceny due to doubtful ownership.
Fire totally consumed the home of Wilmer R. Dingee in the Piedmont hills Oakland on October 20. The mansion housed a premier private art gallery and conservatories. estimated total loss exceeds $30,000 with $40,000 covered by insurance. No valuables were saved.
A report from Pendleton Oregon notes East Oregonian copy from Pasco that the enormous coal bunkers at the Northern Pacific facility at Pasco are burning fiercely. The plant handles vast coal quantities and loads all passenger and freight trains on the main line. mention of U.S. military naval buildup in the Philippines estimates over 70 000 troops and 45 ships expected when forces reach destination.
London dispatches describe active clashes as Boers and British forces collide near Mafeking and Kimberley. Reports claim Orange Free State troops control the Kimberley to Orange River railway, with cautious optimism in Cape Town that Mafeking and Kimberley remain defensible. Volunteer forces rise with 12,500 men planned in Cape Colony and Natal.
Washington reports indicate exports for calendar year 1899 may surpass all prior years. Eight months through August show a $12,000,000 surplus over 1898. September data for breadstuffs provisions cottons and mineral oils also exceed last year by $12,000,000, with manufactures and re exports rising as well.
Tom Meyers once a noted confidence man died September 3 after four days in woods following a jail escape on August 31. Comrades carved a grave five miles north of Waukegan with help from Peter Gorman who recaptured in city and revealed the tale. Two escapees remain at large, George C. Schneider and Joe Paul.
In Durban Oct 19 estimates place 11 000 to 18 000 Free State Boers guarding the passes from Olivier's Hook to Collins pass. Commandant General Joubert strengthens Laing's Nek while two Boer spies are captured at Ladysmith. A 1000 Uitlanders enroll under imperial action in Durban and Pietermaritzburg as Boer logistics reportedly falter.
The American Federation of Labor executive council convened in Washington on October 18. The secretary reports a marvelous rise in the number of new organizations formed and affiliated with the federation.
Vancouver passengers include Lettmour editor of the Manila American who seeks Otis removal and Lawton promotion to lead U S forces in the Philippines. Lettmour says Lawton is often denied victory by Otis hesitations.
Fifteen refugees from Harrysmith have reached Ladysmith. Among them is the Natal train guard who says the English driver and firemen were detained to operate the train used to carry Free State troops to Van Reenan's Pass where earthworks and two guns are reported in position.
Glencoe Camp Oct 28 After eight hours of heavy fighting Dundee hill fell to the Dublin fusiliers and the King's Royal Rifles under strong artillery fire from the Thirteenth and Sixty-ninth batteries. General Symons was wounded and Major Yule took command as Boers retreated eastward. British losses about 250. Boer losses around 800.
Alt. Tower, the British chargé, notified Secretary Hay at the state department that his government formally accepts the Hay proposal for a temporary Alaska boundary adjustment. The line runs 2214 miles above Pyramid Harbor and limits Canadian access on Lynn Canal while forbidding free transfer of Canadian goods across U S territory except miners' belongings.
A Great Northern official said a strike cannot be averted and wholesale merchants report the road faces a tie up unseen in the West. Jobbers fear thousands of dollars daily losses as conductors and all classes of trainmen threaten to strike over the new damage liability rule.
New York October 23. The sloop Columbia defeated the British challenger Shamrock by 6 minutes 18 seconds actual time and 6 minutes 84 seconds corrected time in rough seas. The victory seals the America's Cup after a dramatic series.
Crisis ends as General Castro accepts terms from General Andrade and prepares to enter Caracas. President Andrade will go abroad and power passes to the vice president, averting bloodshed in the capital.
Want reciprocity, Washington reports island of St. Kitts and Turk's Island seeking arrangements. The talks so far cover nearly all British West Indian possessions as of Oct. 23. San Francisco notes a committee led by Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger with General Shafter and Mayor Phelan joining Phoebe Hearst to promote a Manila library for U S soldiers.
Exiled ex-president General Ezeta of Salvador, who vanished from Oakland, arrives in El Paso and heads toward Mexico City with J. H. Holmes and J. Greene. He seeks aid to topple the Salvadoran government and favors a Mexican-backed revolution with possible transfer of Salvador to Mexico.
President McKinley’s upcoming message to Congress is seen as the era’s defining document on the Philippines. After his Western trip, he is expected to recommend that the islands become U.S. territory with policy details to be set by Congress, aiming to quell Filipino hopes for U.S. public opinion reversal.
The Empress of India arrived in Victoria from Yokohama after a storm that disrupted telegraph links and damaged boats on the second day out. Officers fear the transport steamer Senator, carrying the Fifty-first Iowa regiment, may fare worse in similar conditions due to its larger upper works.
San Francisco reports the boiler makers' strike ending. Workers concede nine hours daily on privately owned ships while government vessels retain eight hours for ten hours pay. A small pay rise compensates for the extra hour on outside ships, allowing nearly all transports in port to sail next week.
The cruiser Newark sails from San Francisco to Manila via Guam. Transports Tartar and Olympia set to sail for Manila with troops. Tartar charter to expire in about 30 days, with possible government purchase. Muanuense may be used as an inter-island transport after delivering troops.
Officials reveal a skeleton round trip ticket form used to fraudulently create flexible passes. The counterfeit can be issued to any destination with a coupon, enabling return travel and signaling a wide scope scheme.
Storms and floods strike southern Italy with widespread destruction. At San Giorzio a bridge and 20 houses are swept away with believed substantial loss of life. At Mounte Mesoula a church was struck by lightning during Mass killing three and injuring about 40 others.
A dispatch from Ortiz, Mexico reports over 300 Mayo Indians have joined the Yaqui rebels at their rendezvous near Sahaurpia. The older Mayo faction disapproves of the younger braves alliance.
Mrs. W. B. Jackson, wife of the cashier of the First Paso County Bank, Colorado Springs, shot herself today. Health had been poor for some time and officials believe melancholia caused the self destruction.
Vienna reports the Reichsrat reconvened with full attendance. Dr. von Fuchs was re-elected president as the body resumed its sessions.
A man named Heinitzi remains in the county jail at Olympia in default of 1000 bail. His trial is set for the November term. He faces a fine up to 5000 dollars and up to five years imprisonment for the alleged salt mining offense. Heinitzi protests his innocence vigorously.
Wesley Schultz was convicted in Chehalis superior court of stealing a cow near Little Falls during hop picking. He butchered the animal and sold meat at Patterson’s hopyard. He has prior time in Walla Walla penitentiary for cattle stealing.
Bradstreet reports widespread trade activity with strong railway earnings and bank clearings. October crop yields look shorter for meat products while cereals remain moderate. wheat shipments rise, breadstuffs exports surge, and cotton exports double year over year though overall exports up 23 percent from September 1896. U S business failures total 164 versus 146 last week.
Portland market report lists wheat values for Walla Walla, Valley, Bluestem. flour prices. eggs and butter ranges. cheese varieties. poultry costs. potatoes and vegetables with per sack or per pound figures. hops, wool, mohair. mutton, hogs, beef, veal prices. Includes multiple farm staples and live stock values from regional traders.
The Seattle market report lists fresh onions at 1 25 to 1 50 per sack, potatoes 75c, turnips 75c, carrots 90c, parsnips 90c, cauliflower 75c per dozen, cabbage 1 25 per 100 pounds, peaches 65 80c, apples 1 25–1 50 per box, pears 1.00–1.25 per box, prunes 60c per box, watermelons 1 50, cantaloupes 50 7c, dairy items and eggs with varied pricing, poultry dressed 14–15c, hay prices, grains and flour with multiple price points, and market notes from San Francisco and regional sources.
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