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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1902
Page
6
War in South Africa nears conclusion while fires strike East Lake City and Philadelphia. Mount Pelée eruptions threaten Caribbean towns. coal mine disasters in Fernie and Fraterville yield deaths. Tornadoes and blizzards devastate Wyoming and Tennessee. strikes pressuring Portland planters and millworkers. Alfonso XIII crowned in Spain as unrest spreads globally.
London May 24 The Daily Chronicle argues peace in South Africa is practically assured a view echoed by other papers and the public amid Pretoria cable dispatches. Boer delegates may return to Vereeniging after obtaining points from talks while British officials give no course of negotiations. A cabinet council is summoned today amid expectations tied to the Bonuth African peace talks and stock markets respond to the peace prospect.
Washington May 24 The Mineral Resources of the United States 1901 proof lists nickel as a major topic with Pratt reporting on nickel sources pyrrhotite and garnierite. Domestic nickel comes largely from Canadian supplies with small deposits in Missouri Pennsylvania North Carolina Oregon and Washington. Prospects include Morgantown Parke County and Congress mine in Ferry County Washington now being developed for nickel after copper and gold work ended in 1901.
Reports from St. Petersburg describe fresh inbar disturbances in Moscow as Governor General Sergius leaves Trarakov-Selo for Moscow. The Imperial family cancels plans to visit the city and the military review is unattended. No details are available yet.
London May 26. The Malrid cor respondent of the Times says the attitude of the populace toward King Alfonso is the happiest omen of the new reign. Everywhere the king’s appearance caused a pleasant surprise and the acclamations grow in intensity.
Continuous six hour rainfall washed out many roads into La Crosse causing heavy traffic disruption. Houston Minnesota lies largely underwater as Root River and nearby watercourses surge, bringing significant damage to the region.
An explosion at the Delille Powder Works in Redding California injures three workers. Authorities say a faulty weld and a misfire caused the blast at the WeenedIe plant site. Fire crews battled flames as investigators cordon off the area.
Fernie British Columbia May 24 A catastrophic explosion at Coal Creek Nos 2 and 3 mines kills between 126 and 160 workers and traps many underground. Rescue efforts continue for hours as volunteers endure after damp and gas while families rush to the scene and a relief fund is organized.
Washington May 24 The House nearly capitulated to labor aims by requiring one ship of each kind to be built in government yards and mandating eight hour work for all government contracts. Unions flood Congress with petitions urging eight hour standards on all government work and ships not built in yards. The scope and enforceability of the law hinge on executive interpretation and future Senate action.
Victoria May 24. W F Robertson provincial mineralogist received a dispatch from Fernie stating 133 men were in the mine 24 escaped and five bodies have been recovered.
May 6 report from Havana notes the house adopted a resolution designating May 19 as Decoration Day and a motion expressing sympathy for American soldiers killed in Cuba. Representative Lynaz withdrew from the chamber, vowing not to return after his motion honoring Narcisz was tabled. Pickpockets plague the Prado promenade as a policeman is killed attempting an arrest. An alleged secret order figure Fitz-nine Nanigos linked to an assassination case is mentioned.
May 24 Wilkes-Barre Pa tenth day of the anthracite coal miners strike passes without incident. Committees depart, district presidents stay, President Mitchell resists talks on calling out engineers firemen and pumpmen unless an eight hour day is granted. Operators have not disclosed plans, with non union workers expected to replace striking crews.
Secretary Hay and Ambassador Aspirog signed a convention to arbitrate the Ping claim involving about 1,000,000 dollars from California Catholic church trust funds. The case, the first before The Hague tribunal, will have two arbitrators from each side and one from The Hague list. Ratification by Mexican Congress is expected to allow meetings in September.
Washington May 24. A bill has been introduced by Senator providing for the removal of the battleship Maine from the harbor of Havana and the recovery of the bodies of the American sailors who sank with the vessel. The bill appropriates 1,000,000.
The committee on invalid pensions reports a bill to increase pensions for those disabled in the military or naval service of the United States. The measure, discussed verbally, aims to expand benefits for wartime and peacetime disability and widens eligibility.
Reports from Havana describe crowds cheering as President Palma is expected to lead Cuba after the end of the war. Dignitaries and harbor craft escorted a procession past the Brooklyn wreck as the main flag ceremony unfolded, signaling a new government following the Platt amendment dispute and a wave of public joy.
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