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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1899
Page
3
Reports from Washington and abroad describe unrest in the Philippines as insurgents press natives for protection while seeking American aid. Also noted are anti missionary riots in China and a Venezuelan revolution spreading, with regional intrigue involving Luz, Castro, and military movements across several nations.
Sept 16. Secretary Root overruled General Shafter on Manila embarkation timing. Transport ships may be ready in the Columbia for troop movement as delays threaten other pulls. Portland officials expect a parade as embarkation plans hinge on secretary assent and Oregon port readiness.
United States transport Tartar, expected to sail today, is detained under the British Merchant Shipping Act limiting capacity to 750 passengers though licensed for 1,230. Consul Wildman pressed the issue. if sailings proceed, about 450 soldiers on board may be detained. Some discharged soldiers cited unsanitary conditions triggering the detention.
Edmonton trail survivors reach Seattle aboard the Strathcona. F Wardner reports gold deposits may extend to sea, citing tests near low tide and buoyant dirt returns. Many miners still on the Stickeen river trail face scarce funds and scurvy as efforts to move them proceed by small boats.
A Bermuda cyclone lashed the island last night with hurricane force winds from 8 p.m. to 1:45 a.m. Houses unroofed, cedars uprooted, wharves washed away, and a damaged causeway reported. No deaths yet, but island communications incomplete and dockyard damage estimated around $100,000.
The War Department says the transport Tartar at Hong Kong has clearance papers and will sail to the United States soon. Colonel Metcalf reports the ship was not crowded and had decent food, with the dispute involving discharged regular soldiers aboard.
H L Bridgeman, commander of the 1889 Peary expedition, arrives in Brook on. The Diana reaches Sydney C B while Princeton scientists stay to ship collected samples. Bridgeman says Peary's first year justifies confidence and sets the stage for reaching the pole within four years.
Northbound No 8 collided with Porterville accommodation at Formosa twenty miles north of Bakersfield. Mrs Maggie Majors of Los Angeles Mrs Ross and Mrs Larue were killed. Engineer Wright and Fireman Keller severely injured and a trackwalker unnamed and unconscious. Cause attributed to Porterville crew misrouting the switch.
J. J. Hill and Great Northern officials arrive by special train in Spokane and announce plans for permanent improvements with a spend of 600000 to 1000000 dollars. He will meet local business leaders and miners Tuesday to discuss smelting ore from Baker City along the O R and N route to British Columbia before traveling to Puget Sound.
Reports from Manila via Hong Kong say Corporal Dambhoffer and Private Co nine of Company B Sixteenth Infantry have been sentenced to death by court martial while Private Mc Bennett is condemned to 20 years for criminally assaulting native women in Manila last month. General Otis is said to have advised President McKinley to approve the sentences and to order a public execution as a deterrent.
Max O'Rell writing as Paul Blouet tells the Daily Chronicle that public sympathy for Dreyfus harms his case, urging editors to curb it. He asserts belief in Dreyfus’s innocence and notes sympathy in England and Germany could have led to acquittal, declaring he is unafraid of contradiction.
Colonel Charles Denby and Professor Dan Worcester of the Philippine commission have instructions from President Metinley to return promptly. They plan to sail on the India from Hong Kong on September 26. It is unclear if their clerical staff will accompany them. The group had moved into new offices and aimed to organize municipal governments. The Nevada cavalry could not sail on the Newport and will take the next available transport.
The O. R. and N. filed plats for 20 miles of right of way along the Clearwater middle fork from Kamiah. The move follows earlier railroad bids and a Burlington line expansion plan, aiming to secure access into interior Clearwater country for future construction.
P McIntosh of Tillamook, leading Northwest cheese maker, reports poor spring and summer growth due to late rains and cold weather. He notes August rains improved grass and predicts strong fall yields, higher prices due to Eastern shortages and ongoing cheese imports. Prices may rise further toward January.
Secretary of War Root authorized the chartering of the steamship Mananenze with 500 capacity and the Bristol for 600 to carry the first 10 regiments. He also authorized the City of Peking for 978 and an Anglo Australian liner for 1,000 to transport the second 10 regiments to Manila.
An elderly man returning from Alaska is found near Seattle with a brain bleed from typhoid fever causing speech paralysis. He can only say yes or no despite a map showing Cambridge Massachusetts as his origin. A companion claims the name sounds like Pisk while authorities work to identify him.
Admiral Watson wires a sharp engagement at Malemao Masbata with the Paragua under Commander Davidson. The vessel was struck many times but without casualties and silenced the insurgents in 20 minutes at 400 to 900 yards. The target was a captured Filipino schooner destroyed by the Paragua.
The Citizens' bank building advances with a $20,000 project, slated for completion by January 1, 1900. A second $20,000 brick N. C. Haskell structure rises nearby, while four blocks away foundations are set for the Houston five story hotel and opera house.
A vein of asbestos has been discovered in Idaho county Idaho of very fine quality with a market value of 60 cents a pound. The find promises to add wealth to the state amid other big developments in the region.
C G White of California has been in Everett for a week pursuing a shipyard project. He reports contracts in sight valued around 200000 dollars and asks for a free site plus a 250000 dollar subsidy.
The Post reports from Paris that General Roget and Mercier offered to demand from President Loubet a pardon for Captain Dreyfus if the Jewish committee drops the case, and that Dreyfus would have to live away from large French cities for three years.
In Fiskdale near Southbridge, Mass, Peter King, intoxicated, murdered his elderly parents with skulls crushed and fatally wounded his brother Thomas who survived. Police arrested the unconscious killer, who may die.
Without ceremony the Oregon state fair opened to the public in Salem on September 18. About 500 people attended the opening night, enjoying pavilion exhibits, Parsons' orchestra, an outdoor illustrated lecture on the Philippines by Edward Shields, a recitation by Miss Helen Lamar, and vocal numbers by Charles H. Whiting.
Henry Gardner, an 18 year old African American man, was hanged in Mobile Alabama for assault on a white girl under 10. The first drop failed as the rope loosened and he fell to the ground, then was aided to the scaffold and a second drop caused death.
The National Association of Mexican War Veterans held its annual reunion in Indianapolis with about 125 veterans from over half the states attending. The gathering marks a continuation of a long wartime veteran network and commemorations.
A violent hurricane battered Newfoundland chilling St. John’s last night. Four fishing boats were driven from the coast and three men and a woman were drowned in the storm.
In Scotia Nebraska Mrs Earne Phillips compelled her two young children aged 1 and 2 to drink carbolic acid before taking poison herself. The husband found all three dead upon returning from a field. Separately, eastern capitalists plan a structural steel plant at Menominee Michigan to employ 6 000 workers.
The Matin reports the cabinet has agreed to pardon Dreyfus and the decree will be signed on September 19. Proposals for clemency are echoed by provincial papers and army officers. Countess Prokesch-Osten offers condolence to Madame Dreyfus.
Fort Stevens authorities gain permission to build an 800 foot railroad line to connect with the Astoria and Columbia River railroad. Contracts totaling 80000 dollars have been awarded for work at Fort Stevens.
Pretoria reports President Kruger left the city at 4 oclock after discussions on the first draft reply to the British note. The government plans a final version tomorrow for the volksraad. The reply will lean toward the Orange Free State and uphold the 1884 convention. The evening mood is less favorable than earlier.
The Basche Hardware Company of Sumpter will award a contract to John Braun for constructing a stone powder magazine. J. W. Crowden will build a three story rooming house with other improvements, total cost about $5,000.
Pacific Sheet Metal Works of Astoria received an order for 400 000 cases for a Paget sound cannery. Current indications show the plant will operate full time for at least the next two months.
A negro arrested at Tyty was identified as one of two suspects in last Tuesday’s assault on Miss Johnson. About two hundred armed men gathered at Tyty and a train crew saw a man hanging 20 feet up a telegraph pole early today as the search for the second suspect continues.
The National Export Exposition formally opened at noon in Philadelphia with ceremonies attended by distinguished visitors from across the nation. The dedicatory events took place in the crowded large auditorium as representatives of the diplomatic corps, the army and navy, scientists and business leaders gathered.
News briefs note Pacific Coast needs to dispatch fighting ships to move British Columbia salmon to Europe. Whatcom officers arrest saloon keepers for Sunday closing violations. Seattle Y M C A gym and baths project in progress with $800 spent. Fruit in cold storage for Walla Walla fair. University of Washington opens fall term with higher attendance. Hobos rob two passengers on a Selah, Yakima County freight train. one passenger loses a watch, the other $100 in shoes. Moran Bros of Seattle receive $75,000 from Uncle Sam for outfitting transports to Manila. Governor Rogers receives a Clallam County letter reporting the first triplets in the county. parents Arthur Seely request the governor name the boy.
R G Dun and Co weekly trade review notes continued cloudless conditions with no major changes. Despite warlike South Africa news, English markets stable. American production strong. West and South expect ample crop movement. Wheat up 4 cents, corn up 0.34, wool dull. exports compare unfavorably to last year. factory failures 139 in US and 80 in Canada.
Pacific Coast trade list from Portland market shows wheat prices for Walla Walla and Valley, flour costs for best grades and graham, oats, barley, millstuff and feed, hay and butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, potatoes and vegetables, hops, wool, mutton, hogs, beef, veal, onions, apples, cherries, peaches, watermelons, cantaloupes, corn, and various flours and mill products with specific price ranges and per unit metrics. The long catalog underscores regional supply levels and price points for farmers and buyers.
San Francisco Market lists Wool-Spring-Nevada prices at 12 to 14 cents per pound across regions Oregon Eastern 10 to 14 cents Valley 17 to 19 cents Northern 8 to 10 cents. Butter Fancy creamery and fancy dairy ranges 22 to 28 cents per pound with seconds 18 to 21 cents. Eggs Store 20 to 24 cents and fancy ranch 27 to 31 cents. Hops 1899 crop priced 10 to 13 cents per pound.
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