21 Jul 1899
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1899
Page
1
The day’s items report General Joe Wheeler’s departure for Manila and 170000 ounces of gold shipped to Europe. Roosevelt's potential push for secretary of war draws attention, while British troops move toward the Cape to face the Boers.
The article notes President McKinley receiving the LL D degree from several colleges. It reports the American Glass Company raising window glass prices again. A. L. Dewar of Chicago buys a seat on the New York Stock Exchange for $40,000, the third time this amount has been paid.
Manila reports say three troops of the Fourth Cavalry under Captain McGraw and the gunboat Napidan shelled insurgents at Mantilupa on the south shore of Lake Laguna de Bay. About 500 rebels were driven to the hills after a sharp exchange. ten insurgents were found dead and two cavalrymen wounded.
A morning fishing trip by George Burch, Frank Priest, and Sea Lion Charley ended when a breaker capsized their boat near the Newport bar. Priest and Sea Lion Charley survived clinging to the upturned craft. Burch is missing and presumed drowned as life-saving crews arrived within minutes. Also noted: Oregon may gain two volunteer officer appointments. Captain Charles Goodall of Goodall Perkins dies in England.
Eight deaths from lockjaw in and near New York today raise the July total to 21. All but one of the fatalities stem from Fourth of July pistol wounds.
The United States circuit court of appeals ruled for the Northern Pacific Railway Company on the land grant dispute east of the government, affirming Ashland as the terminus over Dalath. The decision, handed down this afternoon, affects over 1,000,000 acres.
A Washington official notes President McKinley will protect Americans and interests in China but will not join Britain in pressuring Pekin for concessions. Parsons' mission aims to advance American commercial interests without favoring any single firm or industry.
The Second Oregon regiment officials reveal Manila’s early hostilities were critical. A captured letter from inside our lines to Aguinaldo’s embassy reportedly averted a planned massacre and city fall by loyal guards, though the insurgent attack did some damage before burning part of Manila.
The steamer Alliance arrives from St Michaels with early Yukon reports and Cape Nome prospects. Prospectors anticipate riches as pan sizes of two to four dollars prevail. A single cleanup by Gabe Price and Lewis Lane on Anvil Creek yielded 96 000 in eight days with four men. The Alliance carried passengers and dust from Dawson. next to ship is the Roanoke, late leaving St Michaels.
The Time says an official announcement will name John B Kennedy to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company board of directors. Kennedy is the largest individual holder of Great Northern securities and is believed to own over 50000 shares of Northern Pacific. His selection signals no expected rate war between Great Northern and Northern Pacific. He is among James J Hill’s closest personal and business confidants.
Secretary Long quoted Dewey stating the cruiser Olympia is involuntarily quarantined at Port Said. After coal, the ship will go to Trieste for Pratique and recuperation so the voyage through the Mediterranean can proceed without delays. Dewey plans a short stay in Trieste before heading to New York.
San Francisco greeted returning Oregon volunteers and California signal corps with parades and cheers on July 17. Governors, generals, and regimental bands led a martial procession toward the Presidio before two weeks of camp discipline and final mustering out. A later banquet and theater entertainments followed as the crowd celebrated the Webfoot and Californian troops.
The article discusses Hoitt's School in Menlo Park with emphasis on training, then shifts to a Hindoo law student and bar exams. It cites nervous prostration linked to alum in bread and baking powders, citing experiments by Orfila and Mayer, noting alum causes nervous symptoms and advising cream of tartar based powders.
A Philadelphia Record note recalls a fare dispute on a trolley car and a comic aside about not being crushed beneath it. The column surveys nautical talk about the Columbia yacht and Shamrock, a Malory-like pun. Various ads tout Allen’s Foot Ease for snug shoes and comfort, Piso’s Cure for long diseases, and Jesse Moore whiskey promotions.
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson told Seattie that the Pacific coast should lead in butter and tin can exports to China Japan and the Philippines to boost development. He argued Washington farmers must grow more at home and predicted expansion will create a thriving regional market as he tours the coast to urge increased production.
A fire at Fort Duchesne destroyed the quartermaster’s stables and equipment, burning 19 mules and 20 wagons along with ambulances harness and hay. Winds were gale strength and officers’ quarters were threatened. Loss estimated at 20000 dollars. Some believe incendiary arson linked to White River Utes aiming to hinder cavalry pursuit.
Vancouver reports the steamer Dutch arrived from Skagway with Yukon miners aboard. Purser Tunner says $200000 in gold dust lies in the ship safe and Hugh Lancaster of Liverpool has $120000 in drafts. Atlin sends word of an amicable cable settlement and affirming justice by Judge Irving. An unknown man with a wooden leg was found drowned in the Sacramento River near Freeport.
The schooner General Siglin from Cook's Inlet Alaska reports seven men drowned early in June at Turn Again Arm. Only five names are known: A B Johnson Malone Sr Lewis Peterson Chicago Abria Madison Chicago Porter California Hawchison Rockford K. They were in a small boat that overturned in a large tidal wave.
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