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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1900
Page
3
Reports describe a catastrophic Chesapeake & Ohio wreck in West Virginia as floods wash bridges and disrupt lines from Green Ridge to White Sulphur Springs. Rail crews from multiple divisions plan to restore through service tonight, while floods hurt lumber, crops, and regional transport.
A fast train jumped the track between h and Cornwall this morning injuring two colored cooks. The engineer was running at high speed to make up for lateness as cars derailed. The scene was described as a patched, incomplete accident report with limited details.
A partial summary from 1900 records notes customs authorities surveying orders from a foreign ministry, including surveying wartime conduct and West’s measure aligning with European law. It mentions the occupation era permit regime and enforcement gaps leading to the seizure of rubber, gutta-percha, ylang ylang, and other goods.
Captain Ahern cites varied sources claiming public forest lands range from one fourth to possibly one half of the Philippine area, totaling 20 to 40 million acres. Mindoro Parada hosts 5 million virgin acres. Mindanao holds extensive timber cover. Luzon provinces show large forest tracts, with Manila-area timber already depleted prompting lumbermen to seek distant tracts.
Captain Ahern describes virgin forests on southern islands with 10 to 20 million cubic feet of timber per acre and trees over 150 feet tall with clear trunks. He notes millions of cable feet of timber needing thinning to boost growth. Varieties include gum, rubber, gutta-percha, 17 dye woods, and ylang-ylang. No forest roads exist. trees are felled away from roads and hauled slowly by caribous, leaving many tracts untouched.
The British four masted bark Poltalloch Captain Young lay in a perilous position two miles north of Willepa harbor after going ashore in ballast from Santa Rosalia to Portland. The tug Astoria could not pass a line due to heavy seas. 13 crew members were rescued and returned to port by boat, with another tug requested.
A severe storm swept Lake Erie and Northern Ohio on November 29 with winds up to 60 mph. Heavy rain and sleet disrupted telegraph and telephone lines, compounding earlier week’s damages to communications networks.
New York police report a Seaboard Air Line clerk arrested in Fernandina Florida for stealing 50000 dollars. The loss is linked to speculation with C. B. Lawrence & Co. whose principals are under arrest in the related case.
Five South African republic figures disembark in New York aboard the Staatendam from Rotterdam. They include commissary general 8. Pearen, commandant W. Smyman, H. Spyman Jr., A. Liebenberg, and Hercules Viljoen of layman's command. Pearson says the group fled into Portuguese territory before crossing to Europe.
Washington Nov 20 A bill to irrigate arid lands will be introduced in the coming Congress affecting Oregon Washington and Idaho. The plan surveys four reservoir sites per state then contracts for up to 1 million dollars per state to build reservoirs and ditches. Four sites would be surveyed by the geological survey and funding would be provided with a nine million dollar appropriation and homestead entry at 2 60 per acre with a limit of 80 acres per person. D M Stearns and Dr R G Gobel urged presidential support for a government aided irrigation system and possible inclusion in river and harbor legislation.
London reports reveal a plot to assassinate Lord Roberts during a church visit in Johannesburg. Conspirators, including five Italians, four Greeks, and one Frenchman, were arrested on November 16 and await trial. A later dispatch notes Boer forces clashing with British at Reifontein and other patrols with minor casualties.
The state department received a cable from United States Minister Hunter in Guatemala City announcing Honduras has drafted 10000 dollars as indemnity for the killing of Frank Pearn at San Pedro Sula in May 1890. The claim is settled for the full amount.
Census figures released show Oregon's population at 418 536, up 99 709 from 1870. The 1890 total marks a 317 percent rise since 1880, with 1890 population listed as 174 768 and a 70 6 percent increase from 1880 to 1890.
A Times report from November 80 argues the law favoring regular army service for officer eligibility disadvantages West Point cadets. It notes West Point requires four years of study and scholarship, while a regular army route yields two years, leading to calls to delay appointments to widen regular army opportunities.
Pittsburg Nov 30 A Cleveland and Pittsburgh night express train fell into the Ohio River near Beaver due to high water washing away supports. One man express messenger Casey of Cleveland drowned. four others injured. Officials report no passengers hurt as crowds forced their way out by breaking windows and climbing banks.
Washington dispatch reports the Isle of Pines will remain U S controlled and fortified as a strategic outpost guarding the Gulf access to the Nicaragua Canal. Secretary Root notes treaty terms favor U S title and fortification potential. Long article also covers a fatal shooting in Lake City and bank condition report from Newport Kentucky.
Senator Cushman K Davie, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, died at his home in the city tonight after two months of illness. He had suffered greatly and faded gradually, being unconscious for several hours before death.
Bradstreet cites unsettled weather curtailing retail and jobbing distribution and a quieter tone in stock speculation. Basic strength remains, with maple prices slightly up and iron, steel, cotton, cereals showing movement. Marine shipping improves since early November as plates, structural materials, and rails sell. copper remains strong. US business failures dip from last week. Canadian failures rise modestly.
Market lists extensive prices for produce dairy meats and grains. Onions lettuce potatoes hay flour and mill products alongside butter cheese eggs poultry and various meats with regional figures from Seattle and Portland markets.
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