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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1901
Page
1
A condensed weekly digest reports on events from Wasp Point Texas to Copenhagen and Manila. notable items include Megler cannery fire in Brookfield Washington losses about 15000 dollars, Chinese Boxer trials, Cuba inspection plans by General Miles, Oregon on Asiatic station return orders, and possible Spanish cabinet changes.
Pekin March 11 The ministers committee has finished its report on indemnities under laws aligned with Roman and English systems. Negotiations proceed with Rockhill optimistic of two months to completion apart from treaties. Chaffee notes use of Chinese officials in arrests and fair justice for missionary losses, while Von Waldersee plans travel and a Russia Manchurian convention delay is reported.
The Havana committee on relations of the Cuban constitutional convention is split three radicals Silva Villameda and Gualberto Gomez and two conservatives Tamayo and Quesada. Tamayo favors accepting the amendment in full and may issue a minority report if needed. The panel met in secret as demonstrations ceased and a general strike ended with stevedores and longshoremen returning to work after a $250 day rate and $4 night rate settlement.
Frank W. Redding formerly of Newark and Astor battery member in the Spanish war reportedly finds a gold dust deposit on Mindanao in the Philippines. He forwards samples to his brother William F. Redding, who sends them to the U S assay office and receives a government report declaring the dust 897 fine and valued at $1850 per ounce in crude form.
American corn exports average 173 million bushels annually since 1895, up 254 percent from the prior five years.
The German Empire logged 10 700 personal crisis reports in the previous year according to official counts. The figure highlights ongoing social strain and state response needs across the empire.
Report shows 40 000 native pupils attend Sunday schools across the Fiji Islands highlighting widespread religious education.
In Pittsburg on March 11 the death of C. S. Howland or Harrison at Allegheny General Hospital due to typhoid fever remains unresolved. Letters naming him Cecil Sherbrooke Beaumont Howland Earl of Wargrave fueled the claim he was the Earl of Wargrave.
Governor Geer filed acts passed by both houses but signed after adjournment or without signing. Measures cover street railways, jail penalties, charter recordings, county boundaries, public bids, oyster beds, bushel weight, attorney general duties, administrators reports, telegraph line rules, railroad projects, salmon fishing, county judge salaries, water appropriation, voter coercion, county auditor setup, city incorporations, and various charter amendments. Includes topics from taxation to pest control and public goods.
Lyons reports the French wine yield for 1900 will exceed 1.721 billion gallons, a figure surpassed only three times in history. The news notes this unprecedented crop level as a historic peak for the nation’s vintners.
The water and navy departments announce joint military and naval maneuvers to be conducted in New York. Details on location timing and participating units were not specified in available text.
Three living sons of President John Tyler are named in a Virginia report. One serves in the state senate, another presides at William and Mary College, and a third holds a public role in Virginia.
South Dakota cattle men broadly favor abandoning the prevent method of branding cattle as cruel. They argue for less painful practices and a shift toward more humane handling within ranching.
Manila reports that General MacArthur orders department commanders to free one prisoner for each gun surrendered. Insurgents may name the prisoner to be released unless exceptional detention is required. Trias expected to surrender after talks. US ships swap crews with Manila and Hong Kong vessels as a 64-ship Asiatic fleet prepares maneuvers with Brooklyn and other warships.
General MacArthur reports to the war department that individuals deemed inimical to peace in the Philippines are deported to Guam. Another group of insurgent sympathizers from the Katipunan society was sent aboard the transport to Guam for detention during ongoing hostilities.
Lieutenant West and the gunboat Laguna de Bay surprised an insurgent camp on Talim Island in Lake Bay east of Manila and captured 31 insurgents. Surrender of small detachments continues daily with talks under way for Cebu island insurgent surrender. US Philippine commission probes Senor Mamje fraud allegation involving the Enriquez estate administrator.
Copenhagen correspondent reports Washington has addressed a note to Copenhagen threatening to oppose any transfer of the Danish West Indies to foreign powers. The U S insists Denmark must sell or face US demands to guard neutrality and respect its sphere of influence.
The Mishawaka Oregon postal facility in Clatsop county will discontinue on March 16 with mail redirected to Vinemaple. Boston post office in Clallam county Washington is renamed Mora. Elk post office in Spokane county Washington has moved two miles northwest without altering the postmaster.
A Heral d report states Senor Silva the Colombian minister has informally proposed to Secretary Hay that the United States lease the Panama route for up to 200 years. Colombia would receive tax a percentage or lump payment, and France's concession rights would be recognized with U S approval. Costa Rica and Nicaragua are seen as observers as moves unfold with Great Britain and the United States.
Pekin dispatches report Li Hung Chang is gravely ill with his life said to hang by a thread. Prince Ching and Earl Li push rumors that the court will not return to Pekin without concessions, while Sinan Fu officials and French missionaries note the empress dowager may yield to allies if troops are removed except legation guards.
Ex-President Harrison remains seriously ill as Dr. Jameson reports the upper left lung inflamed with risk of congestion spreading to the rest of the lungs. Earlier he rested easily. by afternoon he worsened slightly and by evening he had some pain but was resting.
Judge Taft and associates with wives and prominent Filipinos depart on the Sumner to Lucena Tayabas to organize the provincial government. The departure crowds the pier as insurgents surrender 600 rifles in Pampanga Bulacan and Bataan while Methodist and evangelical churches report new converts in Manila.
Forest City Arkansas reports a mid March tornado killing three persons and injuring many others. The storm leveled 16 houses miles of fences and trees, destroying J A Woody's home ten miles northeast and killing Woody while seriously injuring his wife and stepson Bob Allen. Other victims were African American residents.
The Bell Telephone Company purchased for 500000 a system of self induction coils to make conversation between New York and London as easy as between nearby points.
From Spokane on March 12 a reliable report states that 1400 dollars worth of ore has been struck in the Morning Glory raise with an eight inch streak. Assessments will stop per the directors. The Butte and Boston mine at Republic shows 18 inches of ore worth over 200 dollars per ton, per Superintendent Nickerson. The strike occurs at a depth of 160 feet.
London dispatch reports General Kitchener granting General Botha a seven day armistice to confer with Boer leaders. Pretoria notes a meeting on Gun Hill and prior talks at Middelsburg February 27 regarding ending hostilities. Sun predicts Botha’s surrender and Dewet’s suppression will end the war once terms are concluded.
Willis Duniway spoke to Utah House and met with state senators urging aid for the Lewis and Clark centennial fair. The Utah Legislature adopted a concurrent resolution pledging support and authorized Governor Wells to appoint three commissioners to report needed exhibit funds.
In Chehalis eastern Lewis county, H F Forest of Chicago reports a vast cave with a subterranean lake after a five mile exploration. On a pebbled beach lie petrified boats and in a cavern a pair of giants 7 feet 10 inches and slightly shorter, reportedly frozen or mummified, with brass hammers and drills indicating ancient elaborate work by a prehistoric race.
United States produced about 2200 pounds of grain per person while England reached 360 pounds in a comparison of national yields.
London dispatch reports floods isolating several Hungarian villages with Danube and tributaries causing widespread damage. Budapest's lower section flooded to five feet as bitter cold drives wolves from the Carpathians, killing 12 people in the past four weeks.
Two hundred Fifth Infantry troops on leave from Fort Sheridan sparked a panic in Highwood at night. After visiting saloons many became drunk and fought. two saloons were wrecked and residents were driven from the streets.
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