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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1901
Page
2
A wide range of items from train robberies in Texarkana to labor strikes at Duquesne mills. Reports cover political tensions with Colombia and Venezuela, protests in London and Paris, and a looming boundary shift affecting Blaine Washington. Naval visits, yacht betting, and weather crop notes accompany market and crime items.
Berlin reports describe a Potsdam ceremony where Emperor William hosted Prince Chun and a high Chinese envoy. The visit featured formal bows crepe on the Emperor's uniform and a ceremonial tea on an island in the Havel, intended to convey expiation for a crime while underscoring princely honor.
New Orleans reports Secretary Hester’s cotton crop total for 1900 01 at 10,383,422 bales, up from 9,426,416 last year but below the 11,274,840 of two years ago. Southern mills used 1,620,930 bales, an increase of 23,819 from 1899 1900, yielding a crop value of 494,567,549 dollars, a new high. The comparison with the year before last shows the South earned substantial fees and a higher overall return.
Berlin reports from Sassnitz Island of Rugen that the German third class cruiser Wach has been sunk off Arkona after colliding with the battleship Sachsen. No lives were lost. The Wach, 1250 tons, built 1887, 262 feet long, 31 feet beam, 13 feet 9 inches draft, armed with four 3.4 inch guns, two small quick firers, three torpedo tubes, crew of 126, estimated speed 19 knots.
New York reports London dispatch recounts Richard Croker’s claim he admires rural England and hopes to become a citizen. He plans to settle in a country house in a picturesque English county and studies the nation’s manners and customs.
Washington warns that any breach of amicable ties between Venezuela and Colombia could threaten transit and neutrality across the Isthmus. Hay cables indicate cautious US stance seeking peaceful resolution, with possible actions under existing treaty duties if conflict escalates. St Louis hosts Exposition stake driven at Forest Park as Louisiana Purchase celebration moves forward. London reports Dewet’s proclamation and Cape Town orders to shoot armed colonials after September 15. Paris dispatch notes church confessions facing restrictive reception abroad and Italian and Swiss actions against associations.
President William McKinley was shot twice at the Temple of Music during a reception in Buffalo New York. The assailant, a well dressed stranger with a handkerchief over one hand, was immediately arrested. The first bullet hit the right breast the second the abdomen and medical crews worked to locate and remove the bullets.
Major Scholl of Pieternburg reports Lotter's commando taken with 103 prisoners. British figures list 19 killed 42 wounded and 62 captured or wounded, including Lotter and Breedt. Casualties include rebels Waslers among the dead. home robbery noted at 122 Kilne Street.
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