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Newspaper
Heppner Weekly Gazette
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1889
Page
1
The page notes advertising rates at 2.00 per month and mentions Benwtar Solent and Ragulely with entries for notices from the Land Office in Washington DC. It references contests and recovery of fuels and invites calls or letters for further information, with a due date of the 17th.
The text lists numerous horses and cattle with various brands and markings, noting shoulder and hip placements, saddle names, and owners or handlers. It reads like a catalog of livestock for sale or inventory, mentioning places and individuals in a dense, unreadable stream.
An advertisement extols the Burlington Route and connections via Denver St Paul Chicago St Louis with palace cars dining service and scenery along the Mississippi and Heart of the Continent. It invites travelers to use the line to Kansas City Chicago St Louis and St Paul with tickets from ALC Shelief General Agent at 25 Virat Street Portico.
In Washington Dex 15 a hotel at 105 G street was entered by two women and a colored watchman who detected a horrible odor. A young negro named Lind likely dead for three to four years, with another man dying nearby, investigators working to uncover the mystery. Bailey Sargent, former owner of the American Exchange hotel, died in Las Pranceu after amassing a fortune and losing it in stock deals.
Oregon telegram reports Prince Murat capitulated and will marry Miss Caldwell. He praised her independence and vowed she will safeguard his interests after marriage.
Reports from California on December 12 describe the Sacramento River flooding across multiple counties. Levees break near Dirrham and towns north of Sacramento, with bridges washed out and debris clogging piers. Hundreds of livestock losses cited as backwaters threaten towns from Chico to Knights Landing. some areas show receding water as heavy rain subsides.
A fire at 2 a.m. in the Allen Homes on St Charles Street trapped 1 number of boarders and lodgers who fled in night attire, leaping to adjacent roofs. Frederick Rand, an actor, was severely hurt while aiding others and was hospitalized along with Thomoux O Neill and several troupe members. The blaze threatened the block but was brought under control by morning.
Secretary Freberg and General Benet praised a new sine gun tested at Sandy Hook after fifteen firings. The 16.5 ton gun reached 1000 yard steel penetration and eight mile range with a 14 pound German powder charge. Forged American steel components came from Millvale Pa.
Moses A. Shaw, sought by Bradford Tioga and New York merchants for over twenty years, was arrested on charges of swindling about seven hundred thousand dollars. His fraud affected dozens of banks and creditors from Towanda Pa to Plainfield N J and New York, with many notes now past the statute of limitations. Prosecution in Tioga County follows a requisition from Governor Beaver.
Major Pinto, Portuguese leader, vows to subdue Nyassa region and seeks protection from English settlers. Mozambique reports detail his feigned peace move, reinforcements, a large camp on Makololo borders, a clash, and mass killings with Gatling guns. Sultan of Zanzibar to receive English and German honors amid naval arrivals.
Dec 13 report says a wrecked hunting party including Dr. Thomas Minor, G. Morris Haller, and Louis Cox is missing after a Whidby island beach search. Rescue efforts continue with help from hopeful locals and grieving friends despite no signs yet.
Memorial meeting called and a patrol organized to pace the beach as the sea may yield the drowned Dr Miser G Morris Elaler and Louis Cox. Half-mast flags mark city and county buildings while a large public memorial is planned for next Tuesday.
The American Sugar Company plan to build mills across Kansas collapses. Meade county bonds totaling 890,000 are canceled and Clare county bonds of 15,000 cannot be negotiated due to publicity. Agents had stirred Wichita area counties Stanton Haskell Pratt Grant and Johnson to back the scheme promising a hundred mills and over 1,000,000 in subsidies.
A Journal report from Tintiana Kansas City notes the U S commission failed to reach an agreement with the Cherokees on selling the Cherokee outlet for lead. The Indian committee demanded higher than 1.25 per acre, while disputes over stenographic reports sparked heated exchanges and threats of further action.
Articles of incorporation filed for Weston Building & Loan Association with 50 000 capital naming J J Crofutt P A Worthington F P G Prine M M Johns and C W Provhatel as incorporators. Also Salem Astoria and Eastern Railway Company formed with 200 000 capital and listed incorporators. Goals include building a road from Salem to Astoria via Tillamook County and Salem to Mill City. Shares are ten dollars. Rails arrived for Salem electric street car line and work to start.
A Canadian Pacific through express derailed when a mountain bank gave way on a cliff above the Columbia River. The engine crossed safely while two coaches teetered and hung over a vertical drop, passengers stranded until a platform could be built for safe escape. The spot is considered the mountains most dangerous.
In Boston on December 12 the Federation of Labor discussed forming a seven member committee to handle eight hour movement matters and advocated an international congress in the 1892 world fair city. The body urged enforcement of contract labor and Chinese exclusion acts, ballot reform toward Australian rates, and amalgamation of trade unions while halting mutual recognition talks with Knights of Labor. A political party was defeated.
John Gilman, who murdered Mrs. Entenhoyer and a child, was hanged today in the jail yard of Empire City Bulmer City Oregon. He mounted the scaffold at 1 o clock with a firm step and bade the crowd farewell. Death was instantaneous.
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