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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1897
Page
1
Local church notices list service times and meeting dates for Alfred T Ware’s Presbyterian Church Cristan and other congregations. Weekly prayer meetings and Sabbath school sessions are noted along with monthly and quarterly gatherings and fraternal society schedules.
Fragmentary timetable notes from the Shasta Route listing departures and stops including Salem Albany Eugene Grants Pass Medford Ashland Sacramento and San Francisco with connections to Mt. Angel Silverton Brownsville Natron and McMinnville and various way stations.
Timetable fragment shows travel times with departures at 9 40 a m 12 p m and 6 10 p m from Airlie and arrivals at 3 05 p m 12 15 p m and 7 a m.
Governor Bradley fixed March 20 for the death of Jackson and Walling in the Pearl Bryan case. Other items include Havana seeking US cattle import, a Washington murder at a masquerade, Union prison execution of a drunk-killed wife and child, and various regional political and transport notes.
Washington February 23 The senate bill authorising the president to appoint commissioners to represent the United States in an international monetary conference was reported favorably by a unanimous subcommittee vote. An amendment empowers diplomatic envoys and reallocates needed funds, repealing prior appropriations for delegates. The debate was brief.
Governor Asa S. Bushnell announced that upon Senator Sherman resigning to join the McKinley cabinet he will appoint Marcus A. Hanna of Cuyahoga County to fill the U S Senate vacancy until the seventy third general assembly selects a successor. The statement aims to satisfy public interest and seeks approval.
Chairman Hanna, at the Union Club in Cleveland, learned of Governor Bushnell's decision naming him to succeed Sherman as senator. He declined further comment until official notice arrives, but received congratulatory messages from friends already aware of the news.
Governor Thornton places Santa Fe infantry on guard at the penitentiary after a plot to blow up the building is uncovered. The Borrego gang of four condemned assassins has been granted a thirty day respite by President Cleveland. Chalk figures read like a Button gang call appear on pavements and doors, signaling ominous meetings.
Dolores county superintendent Mrs. Louisa Pitt Yokum refused a teacher's certificate to Professor Victor C. McGirr principal of the Rice public school because he smokes. McGirr, a Toronto University graduate, plans to appeal to the state board of education. he is popular in Rico.
An explosion from a gasoline engine leveled the county infirmary ten miles east of Warsaw. All inmates were rescued and the fire caused about 40000 dollars in losses. The article notes a comparison of royal salaries between Greece and the United States, then remarks on European monarch wages.
Reports from Canea and London describe a mid February engagement above Miurnies near Halepa where insurgents from Akrotiri attacked a Turkish garrison. Navy bombardment by British and foreign ships followed, with shells landing near Oranea and casualties feared. The action ended with a brief ceasefire and renewed insurgent flag urgency.
In Crete on February 25 the foreign admirals warned Colonel Vassos, commander of Greek troops, they would attack his camp near Aghos Theodori with four men of war if he moved inland. Athens on February 23 reports the warning covered a possible Greek attack on Canes and that Vassos would hold strategic interior positions.
At Canea on February 23 British torpedo boats seized the small Greek steamer Laurium carrying victuals and tents for insurgents. Forts and the Turkish frigate fired blank rounds. the Greek gunboat Peneus answered. Kaiserin Augusta cruiser arrival saw the German flag hoisted on the ramparts.
A Berlin dispatch reports Queen Olga and King George I seeking czarist backing as Greece faces Turkish pressure. Greece plans fleet cruises in the Sporades and Ambracia with troops moving to the frontier while Greece adopts defensive land policy and aggressive sea posture. Naval volunteer calls exceed expectations as 1900 leap year note ends.
An extbound Norfolk & Western express derailed after hitting a washout near Lovelette Kentucky. The engine and baggage car were wrecked and two safes were damaged. Engineer Pennington and Fireman Mayfield were seriously injured along with a brakeman and several others slightly hurt. The sleeper car survived the incident.
The house committee on naval affairs nears reporting a navy appropriation bill of about 33 million dollars for the next fiscal year. It includes a new battleship not exceeding 8.75 million dollars, plus funds for Mare Island and Puget Sound yard projects, naval station upgrades, and armor and machinery costs.
Washington reports the senate ended eight hours of executive session without action on the arbitration treaty. Nelson’s motion to postpone to March 6 was defeated. Sherman tried for a vote or a fixed voting day but failed. quorum absence postponed further moves. many expect another executive session tomorrow.
An acrobat from the Renfe brothers fell forty feet during a trapeze act at the Orpheum. He crashed through the bass drum wounding himself and startling two women who fainted. Jacques Renfe slipped from a trapeze while Jules failed to catch him, ending the dangerous routine.
The India famine relief fund committee announces free transport for food supplies on Southern Pacific to Pacific coast points and through major lines with Eastern donations via Central and Union Pacific roads and pool roads. Donations are urged immediately for shipment from McNear's warehouse Port Costa Cal.
Dispatches from Havana and Key West indicate General Gomez split his forces and went into retreat as Weyler advances along Moron and Puerto Principe. Gomez commands about 4000 troops with 10000 infantry and 5000 cavalry as Spanish columns move to trap him before the rainy season ends operations.
In Wahkiakum county Washington Palmer Wilme about 15 drowned after a skiff capsized on Deep River. Max Long and John Long survived with help from George Garey. Wilme's body recovered the next day near the wreck site. his sister had also drowned near Astoria nine years earlier.
Wilbur Washington February 92 Along the Colville Reservation miners and outsiders queue for mineral entry openings. Locators report government officials and companies pursuing valuable claims with Indian police influence. A witness signature from Sam Vincen surfaces amid New York and Spokane company interest.
On February 22 Pierre reporters note Republicans in the house backed Kyle nearly unanimously. Senate Republicans shifted support to Kyle and enough changes were made to reach 65 votes, three beyond the required majority, with a few Populists backing him.
A Herald dispatch from Manila details General La Chambre advancing on Silling Cornell and Marina to strike rebel forces within three days. It notes the rebels lack a unified leadership and cites widespread treachery, confiscations, and socialistic ideas fueling the revolt, including stories of wealth loss and and priests among prisoners.
In San Francisco on February 22, authorities confirmed Butler a marine in service and identified him by two former shipmates John Conway and Thomas Collins. They recalled a prisoner Ashe aboard the Triumph in 1886 at Chile and Victoria where terms expired. Butler plans a defense upon returning to Australia and is known as Weller.
Nine lives were saved when a parrot alerted the Hume family to a Piedmont avenue fire in Oakland. George W. Hume and his son Edward helped the women to safety before the home and contents were destroyed. Edward attempted to call the fire department but fled due to smoke. Also reported Berlin notes the German loans conversion bill passing a second reading despite amendments.
Galveston Texas February 22 street car strike ended this morning as workers returned to service at the previous pay scale. The agreement runs for one year and ends the dispute.
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