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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1899
Page
1
A wide sweep of events lists political bills and uprisings, naval movements to Manila, court decisions, fires, ship passages, labor actions, and international tensions. Notable items include the Philippine campaign progress, Lawton's death, courthouse bribery ruling, stock market panic, fires in New York tenements, and forecasts of troop movements to South Africa.
London cables convey no clear updates on Boer War operations. Buller’s latest casualty tally at Colenso shows 146 killed and 748 wounded, with about 40 prisoners among miners. reports note supply and reinforcements efforts and growing distress in the Orange Free State.
Cape Town dispatch says Boers plan a major defense at Stormberg with a 2000-strong commando largely of rebel Dutch at the old Pritieh camp. Separately bandits stop a passenger train near Kansas City taking five gold watches and $100.
Washington December 28 hearing began before the Interstate Commerce Commission on proposed changes in freight classification and rates by carriers using classification. Complaints allege discriminating changes set to take effect January 1. Chairman Gi of the official classification committee testified that advances reflect higher railroad plant and maintenance costs and that some classes could shoulder the increases. He suggested further advances may be needed.
Astoria reports steelheads rising from 6 to 6 1 2 cents per pound and chinook salmon up to 4 cents as demand grows. Officials at the cannery combine may change at its January meeting while abandoning cold storage next season. Chicago notes a British steamer seized by the U S steamship Castile at Caldera bay and sent to Manila with families in danger.
Methuen reports Lieutenant Chandos Pal-Gell was captured last Thursday during a flag of truce meeting and waved a handkerchief in response. General Cronje will not communicate further with Methuen over the spy designation. Dr Luella Day arrives in Chicago and plans a home hospital for crippled children. Canal legislation unlikely this session. Walker commission report awaited. Class Company to raise wages 5 percent for 1,200 workers. Mabini says Philippines peace hinges on American government form.
Degradation of Karl St. Peking is reported as LA Hung Chang takes the post in Canton this December. The move is viewed as groundwork for his removal to satisfy French demands.
Sleppner Oregon December 23 sheepmen had begun feeding but light snow from Friday night started melting this morning as a warm wind nears to restore grazing conditions.
A massive rock slide at Amalfi on the Gulf of Salerno toppled into the sea around 2 PM, taking with it the Capoccini hotel the Capuchian monastery and several villas. Rescue teams worked amid fear of more collapses. many victims include monks and hotel guests. The disaster struck a town of about 7,000 near a steep ravine.
At St Frances parish school in Quincy Illinois eleven children aged 9 to 11 were burned when a gun jet torch caught dresses on fire during a rehearsal. Ten died within minutes to hours, five more burned. teachers and Father Nicholas aided in rescues, but several were injured.
Sixty five people attended a farewell banquet at the Paris restaurant in Havana for General Brooke. General Mario Menocal presided with Ernest Tee Conant as toastmaster. Major General Wood pledged US support in Cuba and praised Brooke for his service and Cubans' hospitality.
Alexander Tarnet, a Salt Lake mining man, gains control of the Destroying Angel and Copper Bottom Lodge claims for 300000. Veins under Butte spin city foundations as sink shaft planned 1000 feet from Tirowdway and Arizona streets near hotels and city hall. Forty children drown in Frelinghem ice accident near Brussels as holiday play ends in tragedy.
Miss Lizzie Morse says she acted in self defense when Lewis Perry a Spanish War veteran and two bicyclists allegedly smashed windows and forced entry at her West Natick home. Perry was shot four times dying after climbing through a window. Miss Morse is under arrest.
John Edgar Gardiner shot his young wife in Binghamton New York on December 25 then killed himself. The couple had recently married and lived apart due to his habits. Gardiner demanded to see their pictures in print and forced entry after his wife refused. He shot her twice and then shot himself in view of police.
The bill re introduces a plan to create Crater Lake National Park covering 249 square miles including Crater Lake. The park would be under the interior secretary with no settlement or mining allowed and costs to be borne by the federal government. Speaker Reed opposed funding. with Reed out of Congress the measure may advance.
The Carnegie Steel Company posts notices to take effect January 1 1900 increasing common labor wages to 1.50 a day and raising other day turn and tonnage labor proportionally. Exceptions apply to tonnage workers on sliding scales. Overall voluntary wage rise reaches 25 percent since the last general scale.
Officials in the house report a balance of bills introduced up to recess totaling 6 015 with 05 joint resolutions and 65 simple resolutions. The grand total reaches 175 measures of all kinds as of the noted date.
In Springfield Illinois an attempt to disrupt transit occurred for the third time since the strike began November 1. A street car exploded at 11:30 last night, tearing from track and wrecking the vehicle. No passengers were aboard and the motorman and conductor escaped injury as the blast struck at Eighth Street and Capitol Avenue amid citywide alarm.
A Washington report states Navy Secretary Bradford seeks to establish a naval wireless telegraphy bureau at Newport training station. Officers with electrical expertise will study and experiment aiming to surpass Marconi, who demanded high prices and exclusive rights. Army signals corps proceed with own system.
A pro Boer gathering at Tivoli Vauxhall on December 25 devolved into a riot as socialists crashed the meeting. Shouts of revolution clashed with royalist cries while speakers were drowned out. Fight erupted, gas was turned off, hall fittings were used as weapons, and police eventually cleared the room after multiple charges.
The Quadra left Victoria this afternoon for Egg Island while passing steamers say the Egg Island lighthouse beacon is out. The keeper is frail and may have died. he has an eight year old daughter with him.
George Noah an engineer at the Oregon Brewery and Ice Company plant in Rosebarg was killed instantly when a pump belt snagged him. The incident occurred in the engine room as the pulley ran at high speed. his body was mangled and brains scattered. No witnesses were present though co workers heard a scream and shut down the engine.
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