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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1902
Page
2
The week yielded riots in Barcelona and Spain with martial law in force amid riots and unrest. Reports note financial crises, treaty ratifications, and colonial disputes as Berlin London and Washington weigh actions. Fire losses mount in Cleveland and Battle Creek while leadership changes and Caribbean tensions add to a turbulent panorama.
Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee debated a straight reciprocity proposal from Representative Long of Kansas. It would grant Cuba a 40 percent duty reduction in exchange for a similar cut on United States exports. The plan, supported by the administration, drew lengthy discussion with Payne and McCall open to backing one-time concessions.
Washington reports secretary Long poised to retire to private life after the Schley affair is deemed settled. Administration hopes cabinet changes occur after the current session adjourns despite uncertain House action.
Dispatches from Madrid report ongoing riots in Barcelona Zaragoza and Valencia with rioters halting food supplies. Troops fired on protesters killing several while dock workers remain unpaid and trade stalls. Martial law已 proclaimed at Tarragona and labor unrest spreads to Cardona Llobregat and Castellon de la Plana.
New York on February 24 reports a disastrous blaze at the Park Avenue Hotel and the Seventy-First Regiment Armory destroying both a landmark hotel and armory. Firefighters battled flames as powder explosions sent walls outward while hundreds fled, with at least 20 feared dead and 2 million dollars in losses.
Washington report on Captain Henry T. Allen’s Manila dispatch details the 2,500 man constabulary policing Abra Bontoc Union Lepanto Baniquez Nueva Vizcaya Bataan Principe Infanta. He notes low desertion, cheap per man cost, and greater efficiency in pursuing bandits than American troops.
Washington reports 15 days have passed since ransom was paid to brigands for Mise Stone. Officials suspect weather and snow hinder delivery and doubt brigands breached faith, though concern remains. If ransom was seized or captives harmed, the United States will press Turkey and Bulgaria to eradicate the brigands regardless of cost.
Defeated Gray regiment suffered severe casualties at Klipdam with Major Fielden and Ewisher wounded. Two killed, six wounded, forty six captured as Lord Kitchener reports the advance of Gilbert Hamilton’s column near Pretoria. The engagement occurred as forces moved to a Beota area.
Battle Creek Michigan February 20 large Adventist sanitarium and hospital buildings five stories high were destroyed by fire. Loss about 500000 with only 60000 insurance. About 300 residents in the main building escaped in night clothes aided by nurses. One life is supposed lost. Two inmates and two firemen injured. Firemen hampered by insufficient water pressure. two hours to ruin.
The Navy Department reports the battleship Oregon at Puget Sound Navy Yard has nearly finished repairs. The hole punched in her bottom by the 1900 grounding has been closed and she should be ready for duty again about March 1.
In Brazil Indiana on February 20 miners warned Coal Company's Turner mine two miles west of town due to intense fumes from burning coal more than 100 feet underground. Officials expect flooding and subsidence as a precaution.
Transport reports arrival from Mende via San Francisco on February 20 carrying about 1 260 wa.
The Navy acknowledges the Schley appeal and Naval Court findings. It notes possible lapses enforcing the blockade at Santiago and questions certain orders and actions during the engagement. It discusses Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley behavior and the overall conduct of forces in the action.
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