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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1897
Page
1
Regular notices list two weekly services and prayer meetings. Presbyterian and Methodist church events include biweekly services on February 7 and 21, March 7 and 21, and April 4 and 11, with a prayer meeting at 7 pm and Sunday school each Sunday at 9 am.
An advertisement notes a monthly service from Portland to Yokohama and Hong Kong via the Northern Pacific Steamship Co in connection with O R & N and invites inquiries through OLIVER & COLCORD Newsvan Oregon or the local agent.
The week covers Arroyo murder trial in Mexico City ending with death sentences for police involved. Behring Sea talks hint at US Canada Britain sea suspensions, plus Pelagic sealing pause on Pribilofs. Postmaster Gary backs postal savings bank and postal service expansion discussion draws mixed public input. Ex governor Crittenden plans Mexico tour with Bryan.
San Francisco reports a catastrophic typhoon that struck the Samar and Leyte provinces on October 6. Thousands perished including hundreds of Europeans and tens of thousands of natives. The storm left Tacloban in ruins and caused millions in property loss with many vessels wrecked.
A letter from Washington recounts the killing and mutilation of two Washington men by Congo Free State natives while en route to join the Belgian army in 1894. Burke is said to have been beheaded and dismembered. Mellin was also killed and his heart cut out. A relief expedition was dispatched as the danger grew. Another note reports US citizens urged to send aid via Catholic bishops in Cuba for distribution in Havana and Santiago.
In East Halifax Nova Scotia on November 30 a boiler explosion at the Gold Lake mine killed manager Daniel Phail and workers James Hennessey and John Me Isaac. Hennessey and Isaac were testing the boiler when the blast occurred, their bodies torn by flying wreckage.
A San Marchal visitor reports an outbreak of smallpox among Mexican residents in Woodstock Vit near the Bridgewater line. Eighteen people live in a single 16 by 24 foot one room shanty. The territorial board of health has not yet been alerted.
Port Townsend reports 25 men from Dawson City arrive aboard the City of Seattle after a winter food shortage drives a mass migration. They carry gold dust and claim Dawson faces severe famine while some seek Fort Yukon for relief.
Ada Rehan in silver at the Paris fair may be eclipsed by a life sized solid gold statue of President McKinley. F D Higby of Chicago has been retained by wealthy backers to prepare the statue with a base valued at 1 050 000 dollars. The piece aims for Paris 1900 with possible early completion for the Pan American Exposition at Cayuga Island in 1909.
Prospects rise for converting the idle Scotch Mills at Salem Oregon into a linen manufacturing plant. Owner T B Wilcox and importer Dr Deimel discuss establishing a spinning and weaving operation with potential stockholding by Wilcox. Deimel reports strong share offers and plans for a substantial company possible with 500 000 to 1 000 000 dollars to organize.
In Washington on November 20 the president will urge rapid legislation to secure the best possible government for Alaska. He notes hardships faced by residents and aims to protect government property, citing losses from unregulated timber cutting. A new permit and inspection system for timber, relevant to mineral Western states and Alaska, will be promoted for speedy enactment.
Washington reports Minister Francia M. Hatch arriving from Honolulu believes Japan and Hawaii have largely resolved their dispute with settlement possible without difficulty. Ottawa replies to Washington on negotiations, signaling a likely stance on pelagic sealing. Chicago notes Luetgert murder case to be tried again with expected motions for continuance or venue change.
From Bayou Lacombe eleven miles east of Mandeville a long standing family feud erupted in a desperate melee involving Arthur Jolie Edward Jolie Laurence Courin and Edward Courin. Shotguns and pistols were the weapons used and all four men were killed. The report ties the deadly clash to a long running feud.
New York dispatch details a bold Casa Blanca assault by Brigadier-General Cardenas and 50 rebels. They looted stores and seized horses, failed to free General Ruiz Rivera, and fled after firing on the palace. Reports place renewed Cuban activity near Sagua and massing forces as independence is proclaimed by General J. M. Rodriguez.
Three last standing Willow Springs structures were wiped out by a late night fire while firefighters attended a town dance. Loss estimated at $20,000 spread among area retailers.
The navy report shows four first class battleships two second class ships two armored cruisers sixteen cruisers fifteen gunboats six double turreted monitors one ram one dynamite gunboat one dispatch boat one transport steamer and five torpedo boats in active service. Under construction are five first class battleships sixteen torpedo boats and one submarine boat with sixty four other vessels in reserve or training roles.
A huge blast near Chesterfield Indiana leveled buildings and killed animals as 80 quarts of nitroglycerine exploded in an oil field half a mile from town. The shock rattled Dalesville and Yorktown nearby, injuring residents and leveling homes. damage extended well beyond the town with widespread ruin and uncertain total losses.
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