28 Mar 1901
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Newspaper
Condon Globe
Location
Condon, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1901
Page
1
A digest of world events lists action in the Philippines Japan Britain and Portugal with protests treaties and testimony. Notable items include Spanish military reforms and Cuban treasury changes with future bond qualifications.
In Tien Tain British and Russian forces agree to withdraw from disputed ground by six this morning. General Wogack demands railway work halt and British guarantees. Admiral Seymour objects to Australian brigade actions, while Russians move troops from Port Arthur as French mediation is praised.
Washington reports the shift from military to civil government in the Philippines is expected around June 30. The War Department cites Taft commission and General MacArthur in its calculations and notes the military will still support civil authorities for a period. Native police are to be organized wherever possible.
The Massachusetts ran aground on a spit near buoy No 7 in Pensacola Harbor while the Kearsarge and Alabama crossed the bar for a Gulf cruise. Pilot O'Brien reports 24 feet of water forward but other sections afloat. salvage expected tomorrow.
Washington reports a 72 percent rise in U S to Philippine imports for January–August 1900 versus 1899, totaling 1 340 717 dollars. Total imports plus exports show a trade balance of 56 or 1 991 442 dollars with exports at 17 808 222 dollars, up 28 percent from 1899.
In Chicago on March 71 a large warehouse owned by J. B. Ford Johnson & Co. on Sixteenth Street and Wabash Avenue burned completely. Walls collapsed trapping firemen inside. several were injured by falling bricks. The blaze caused about $200,000 in losses to building and stock. Separately in Cleveland on March 21 an all–railway meeting approved a one cent per mile rate for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment next September, fixing the rate within Central Passenger Association territory and for connecting lines.
Oregon scene shows Ashland freight depot begun and La Grande canning plant planned. Pendleton forms cornet band and hosts horse parade plans. O M N docks replacement discussed. Eugene school bonds surge. Summerville mill equipment upgrade. Ke ece Elk Creek toll road near completion. Gold Beach telephone link extended. Bridge hazards near Eugene. Baker City placer claims yield nugget. Sumpter Valley RR to finish line to Whitney. Sheriff Withers detains 11 hobos amid chicken theft worries.
Berlin reports Count von Waldersee says the Anglo Russian quarrel at Tien Tsin is settled militarily with both parties satisfied and guards withdrawn. Pekin notes troops on both sides have withdrawn and danger is ended. British observers describe surrounding unrest as marines arrive to calm the area.
London dispatch reports Lord Kitchener balked at granting full amnesty to rebel leaders in Cape Colony. Proposal included £1,000,000 for property, partial burgher elections, English or Dutch education, rearmament aid, and restricted citizenship. General Botha favored most terms but rejected unrestricted black citizenship and raised Jewish capital concerns.
Markets in Portland show wheat prices for Walla Walla and valley grain with gains and losses across cereals. Dairy, hay, butter, potatoes, mutton, beef, hops, wool, and mohair are tabulated with per unit and per ton figures. A note on emigration reports links more women in Norway and a historical remark about Congressman Linney's Confederate service.
The territorial supreme court ruled the territory must refund bonds tied to Pina County totaling 352000 with interest. The decision reestablishes the 1883 territorial loan commission intended to promote a Tucson to Globe narrow gauge railroad, begun but unfinished, with bonds held in New York.
A fragmented 19th century pension notice lists recipients by locale including Oregon men such as William H. Rum ley Medford and A. Young Portland with varying sums for widows and veterans. Other names appear with amounts tied to Mexican War service and local towns like Seattle Port Angeles and Thorp.
The New York arrives at Gibraltar to convey U S consul Gummere and press Morocco to settle long standing claims. Dispute stems from alleged wrongs against American citizens including Marcus Ezequi who was killed in Fes last June.
British and allied ministers urge a quick settlement with China to withdraw Russian and Danish troops from Tianjin while debating the cost of indemnities. A London and St Petersburg accord is sought to avert further trouble as China faces keeping an army of about 11 000 troops for two years.
United States government expert C. H. Sinclair will depart soon to remark the Baker astrict in the Mount Baker district. The boundary will not be moved but redefined with restoured monuments and new markers to align with geological features. B. C. Bernard leads the expedition, with a Canadian coin may be present as a precaution. Father of Mrs. Marcus Daly Dead. Helena, Mont., March 25.-Zenas B. Evans, father of Mrs. Marcus Daly and Mrs. J. Ross Clark, wife of the brother of Senator W. A. Clark, is dead at Anaconda. He was 79 and came to Montana in the early 60s from Pennsylvania. Two Hundred Boars Caught, Bloemfontein, March 25.-In operations near The danchu, 200 Boers, 120,000 sheep, 5,000 horses and numerous cattle were captured as Boer movements were checked.
Washington March 25. The Ironside office in Malheur county moves one mile west with no pantmaster change. A new Connell office is established in Franklin county between Judson and Hatton with Charles A. Joyce named postmaster. The King county Maren office is discontinued.
A freight train runaway on a mountain incline near Clumeanten New York caused a torrent of oil to ignite, destroying a Masonic Temple and surrounding frame buildings. The inferno swept a 400 foot square area within minutes, with damage estimated between 75 000 and 90 000 dollars.
A compilation notes varied events from a political push for provincial rule with tax cuts and schools to estate value and executors for General Harrison. It also reports spring gales across the English Channel, a large Philadelphia fire, a governor’s pardon in Kansas, insurgent surrenders in Cavite, and declining church attendance in Mantle, reflecting unsettled conditions worldwide.
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