11 Dec 1897
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1897
Page
1
Disjointed OCR notes reference tariff debates, estimates of customs yields around 180000, battles over legislation, and reactions. Reports mention a wreck near Williams Arizona where three men died, rail brakes failed, and crews trapped under engines. Also notes Cuban attention and a Port Huron incident with a shattered load and crew losses.
Spokane reports Jack Dalton and J M Maloney arriving to assess Klondike prospects. They caution that relief is needed for hungry workers and predict a trail rush to Dawson City but warn many will return home unless forced to stay. They see limited riches and doubtful abundance for thousands already planning to go.
Alaska dispatches report clashes at Dyes and Skagway as the Chilkoot line faces local resistance led by Healy & Wilson with a man named Peterson wounded. Other items note a Great Northern wreck near Derham Montana with two engineers injured and a fatality, plus Ottawa signaling possible Alaska boundary talks and German-Chinese tensions in Shanghai and Kiao Chow.
San Francisco reports a rising tension as Russia buys army supplies for the Far East and reinforces Viadivostock. Ships from Asia signal troop movements while merchants foresee a Russia Japan clash possibly next summer. Trans Siberian railroad and Alaskan trade plans boost local steamship ambitions and an $85,000 monthly subsidy for an Alaska route.
Washington reports that the Panama Canal is one third finished by December. Consul General Gudger warns England may seek control while others may pursue the project if current holders lose rights. Construction spans from Colón to Panama City with vast machinery and costs estimated at 875 million, future completion may total 170 million more.
A Prague proclamation imposes martial law across the city and suburbs as soldiers and police restore order after rioting and looting. Four killed, 150 seriously wounded, 350 injured. twenty shops burned. 10,000 troops deployed amid ongoing unrest and evacuations.
A roundup of Oregon items reports improvements and delays in government work at Banton ending due to full appropriation. Freight, telegraph, and lighthouse activity noted along Lakeview Port Angeles Coos Bay and Willapa harbors. Farmers and creameries show gains. tobacco and tobacco-made cigars praised. Local legal and civic notes include grand jury timing, river tourist fined, and public dividends. Industrial activity includes Albany iron works and Rogue River valley grain outlook. Anniversary at Salem and church quarrel resolved by committee. sheep association offers rewards for crime. Mining districts report promising gold-copper ore. quaratine station proposed at Columbia mouth.
The Chicago wheat market saw a 46 point one day gain in December options, amid a powerful trader clique predicting a squeeze. Opinions differ on global supply as European demand and Russian crop reports cloud any clear forecast for the May price, with Minneapolis and Duluth marketing trends and navigation between Chicago and Buffalo shaping the outlook. Portland Market prices list Wheat Walla Walla 16 77c, Oregon Burbanks 85 40c, Butter 50 45c, Eggs 28 30c, and Pork price ranges amid a broad commodity snapshot across regions.
Charles T. Yorkes urges deepening the Chicago River, lowering the river bed, and covering the lake front with a culvert to form a mile long boulevard. He offers to donate land between street and Park Row and 60 million dollars for 20 docks spanning a mile each, to be built of stone and revert to the city at construction cost.
The home of Senator Lesh near North Yakima burned last night and his 11-year-old child died. The nurse had a narrow escape. Fire started in an airtight nursery stove. Lesh's wife had died in childbirth 15 months earlier, one twin dying recently and the other killed by the fire. The little remains were recovered. funeral set for Saturday. The senator had been in Washington with Gardiner Tinbeard of the Moxee Company. The house, owned by the Memes Company, cost about $11,000, insured for $1,500 in two policies, one for $1,000 recent.
A Havana dispatch says General Pando, in charge of operations for Spain, was killed in a battle with insurgents in Santa Clara province while marching to the southern coast. News also reports a Spanish defeat near Matanzas with heavy Spanish losses. Smallpox ravages San Domingo as concentrados die and famine worsens.
Milwaukee reports indicate rate cuts amid Klondike rush as lines cut fares from Chicago to St Paul and Portland. A shift to new westbound schedules is planned for January 1 with lowered rates, while all roads offer special Klondike era fares.
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