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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1901
Page
3
Peru faces cabinet crisis and insurrection turns toward surrender in Cebu. J. P. Sanger ordered to Manila as 31 rebels captured on a lake island. Warships mobilized and peace talks begin. Sagasta forms new Spanish cabinet while Rockefeller donates to Vassar. Manila harbor funds doubled and a Cuban uprisings statement urges restraint.
The foreign relations committee in Washington authorized a favorable report on a supplemental treaty with France. It extends the ratification window by one year to March 24 of the current month, while noting mixed views on English and French pacts and predicting expiry before the next Congress. Local sentiment favored swift action on broadly unobjectionable treaties with South and Central American republics.
Representative Cushman secured assurance from the quartermaster general that Washington state bidders will have ample opportunity to compete in future military horse sales for the Philippines. Since July 1899, the department has purchased over 5000 horses in Oregon Washington and Idaho with entire satisfaction, recognizing advantages of coast states as suppliers.
The 1900 census reports Alaska’s population at 62,592, up from 32,062 in 1800, a 39.4 percent increase. Nome has 6,486 residents and Skagway 3,117, driven by better access and gold-related migration. Washington March reports no senate committee reorganization this session, leaving retiring senators’ appointments intact until Congress convenes next December.
In Central City Colorado a fire swept the Molepole tunnel near Apert seven miles west. Three miners were trapped probably dead from suffocation. The men named are Don McNerney superintendent W Bellows and W H Coltrin. The blaze started in the blacksmith shop at the tunnel mouth and spread to the timbers before recovery efforts began.
Governor Geer filed acts passed by both houses, noting many signed after adjournment. The list covers Senate and House bills on street cars, nab nap, chattel mortgages, county lines, public bids, cattle trespass, oyster beds, oats weight, attorney general duties, administrator reports, telegraph lines, railroad construction, salmon fishing, county judge salaries, water appropriation, public bidding, diploma issuance, voter coercion, county auditor, seal penalties, clerks appointments, and many other statutes and measures across Oregon counties and cities.
Lyons reports France will produce more than 1,721,000,000 gallons of wine in the year 1000, a record-breaking harvest far exceeding past outputs. The forecast stresses that only a few years have matched this scale in history.
The warped navy departments are planning joint military and naval maneuvers in New York harbor next umber.
A new German rail venture targets a remarkable 160 miles per hour as the ambitious speed for its electric line. The plan envisions rapid cross country service highlighting technological progress and ambitious transportation goals.
Some army officers oppose the organization of native regiments in the Philippines, viewing the move with disfavor. The issue centers on reliability, loyalty, and strategic implications for colonial forces and local governance.
Report notes that bombardment of residential portions of towns has been repeatedly practiced in violation of the laws of war despite explicit prohibitions.
Three sons of President John Tyier are alive. One serves in the Virginia senate, another holds the presidency of William and Mary College, and a third pursues public life.
Debate grows over cattle branding in South Dakota as animal welfare concerns rise. Officials and ranchers clash on whether the current branding practice should be abandoned in favor of alternatives.
An English writer who has studied butter and cheese production says the largest creamery in the world is at Lincoln Nebraska.
A garbled line shows a speaker denying further earnings and noting fewer people to borrow from, hinting at economic hardship and scarce credit. The text appears as a broken quotation about money, debt, and scarcity, with no clear context or identifiable names.
Manila reports a new push for surrender as General MacArthur orders department commanders to free one prisoner for each gun handed over. insurgents may choose which prisoner to release unless detentions are required. Trias nears surrender, Buffalo exchanges crews, and a large American squadron prepares spring maneuvers in Asia with 54 vessels in the fleet.
March 11 report details the ministers committee concluding general principles for indemnities under laws aligned with Roman and English systems. Debates noted about full payment for reputed men and a case citing $10,000 for self and relatives and $20,000 for property, though the latter exceeds the total value. Negotiations progress toward completion in two months, aside from lengthy commercial treaty work. General Chaffee outlined orders to seek Chinese official help in arrests of robbers and Boxers, and endorsed fair, swift settlement for missionaries and native Christians. Count von Waldersee will go to Tsin Tau, possibly to Shanghai, with brief return plans. China reportedly delays response to Russia on the Manchurian convention. The ministers of powers plan to modify legation plans to keep five government boards in Chinese occupation.
General MacArthur reports to the War Department that he has ordered the deportation of insurgent sympathizers from the Philippines to Guam. The detainees, identified by acts aiding guerrilla warfare, are to be held under surveillance or custody during wartime and until peace is declared. The batch includes Katipunan members and follows a December 27 authorization.
Lieutenant West and the Laguna de Day surprised an insurgent camp on Talim Island near Manila, capturing 31 insurgents. Several detachments surrender daily, with negotiations reportedly under way for Cebu island surrenders. The U S Philippine commission probes Senor Mamie, Manila court judge, over alleged fraud aiding the Enriquez estate administrator.
London dispatch reports the United States sent a note to Denmark in nearly threatening terms. It states the U S will not permit any transfer of the Danish West Indies to a foreign power and if Denmark refuses to sell, the U S will require proper guarding of the islands and respect for its sphere of influence.
Washington report lists Mishawaka Oregon post office to close March 15 affecting mail to Vinemaple. Boston post office renamed Mora in Clallam county. Elk post office in Spokane county moved two miles northwest with no postmaster change.
Tucson report says Bert Alvord, a famed train robber and jailbreaker once believed dead, has reappeared near the area as a posse closes in. Details remain unclear but authorities pursue the elusive fugitive amid mounting public interest.
The Cuban constitutional convention committee on the Platt amendment includes three radicals Silva Villameda and Gomez and two conservatives Tamayo and Quesada. Tamayo favors accepting the amendment in full and may issue a minority report. The committee, led by Tamayo as foreign relations chair, met in secret, Gomez was named secretary, and public demonstrations have ceased with a strike settled. Stevedores, lightermen and carmen return to work at rates of 250 dollars per day and 4 dollars for night work. Ward line will send home American longshoremen.
Frank W. Redding, once of Newark and an Astor battery member in the Spanish war, reportedly found a Mindanao gold dust mine. He sent samples to his brother William F. Redding, who forwarded them to the U S assay office. The government assayer confirmed the dust to be 897 fine and valued it at 1850 dollars per ounce in crude form.
American corn exports average 173 million bushels yearly since 1895, up 254 percent from the previous five years.
The German empire recorded 10,700 personal crisis reports in the prior year. Authorities noted steady reporting across regions with no major spikes in specific areas. Further breakdown by city or agency was not available in the brief item.
In Fiji islands Sunday schools serve about 40,000 native pupils, reflecting significant engagement in religious education across the region.
The unsolved case centers on C. B. Howland known as Harrison who died of typhoid fever in Allegheny General Hospital. Claims he was the Earl of Wargrave rest on letters naming Cecil Sherbrooke Beaumont Howland, Earl of Wargrave found among his effects.
The senate today confirmed the extradition treaty with Britain marking a significant step in treaty compliance and legal cooperation. The executive SPS8 statement outlined key terms and implications for cross border criminal justice.
A mixed dispatch stream reports General Kitchener and General Botha meeting with Boer leaders at Middelsburg on March 27 to discuss terms of surrender. Censorship delayed confirmation of outcomes but presses anticipate a near conclusion including terms to end hostilities and suppress remaining forces.
Duniway, representing Port fair committee, informs Utah House and Senate of a resolution recognizing and aiding Utah's congressional delegation. The measure authorizes the governor to appoint three port commissioners and allocate funds for the project. Duniway returns to continue advocacy.
In Tacoma on March 9 Chehalis residents hailed a discovery by F Forest of Chicago of an immense cave canyon. Explorers found a subterranean chamber with petrified and partly fossilized human remains, giants over ten feet tall, and tools such as hammers and drills, suggesting an elaborate ancient site crafted by a historic race long ago.
United States produced 2200 pounds of grain per inhabitant or 360 pounds per person. The calculation highlights the country’s grain output per capita and the resulting figure used for analysis.
March 11 reports from London and Chicago describe Danube floods isolating several Hungarian villages and causing severe damage in Budapest up to five feet. Harsh cold drives wolves from mountains, while soldiers from the Fifth Infantry Sheridan trigger panic in Highwood amid looting and street battles.
A scrambled report from Yokohama on March 1 notes government friction with peers being eased, while market unease grows. Financial disturbances persist as gold audits affect banks and foreign firms face rejection of delivery orders amid economic tension.
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