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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1900
Page
1
Wrap of world events notes Shan Hai Kwan forts surrender to British. Boxer force near Pekin routed. Roosevelt lauded in Lincoln Nebraska. Taft and Tamany trust topics in Chicago. Wu confirms Prince Tuua indictment. Chinese question prospects dim. Census data show Seattle population 80671. Los Angeles 102479. Tacoma 37104.
Report from St Petersburg via Times indicates the Chinese fleet tried to engage the Russian cruiser Hurik but failed due to speed. Allied squadrons are said to press for capitulation or destruction of the fleet. Shanghai telegrams note famine prompting the imperial edict to move the court to Sinan Fu.
Philadelphia reports no major changes in the miners strike as Reading Company extends a 10 percent raise offer and proposes arbitration on grievances. Only about 5 000 of 142 000 workers are at work with troops returning home and Hazleton officials holding a secret meeting.
Guy E. Mitchell argues that massive federal funding for levee systems in Louisiana merely smooths the problem. He cites the 1897 flood, calls for upstream storage reservoirs at the Missouri headwaters, and says reclamation of arid lands through irrigation would benefit eastern merchants and open a vast western market.
A man using the name Frank W Travers surrendered to police in San Francisco alleging he robbed his brother D Ick Travers of 1000 dollars from a New York cash drawer last July after being refused a loan. Lloyd McKim Garrison aged 33 a New York attorney died in Springfield after six weeks with typhoid fever.
An explosion at Adbury Powder Mills near Fhamoika Pennsylvania last night killed two men and critically burned a third who is not expected to recover. Authorities investigated the blast and patrons of the mill were not harmed.
Dispatches describe heavy fighting between Colonel Willcock s column and Ashantees at Abu Asha. The British ultimately captured Lanasha and three other villages, with 70 Ashantees killed. British losses included Major Meliss and Captain Luard wounded, three officers and three men killed, 28 wounded. A 400 man flying column pursued the retreating enemy.
A violent tornado struck Biwabik Minnesota causing widespread destruction. It left nine dead and many injured as it cut a 150 foot wide path through the town wrecking buildings and driving locomotives from tracks. The storm then hit a Finnish settlement near Pike Lake damaging homes and killing an entire family. A later explosion at a nearby mine intensified the disaster.
Consul-General Stowe’s August report from Cape Town describes post war Transvaal and Free State conditions. Wire fences ruined, timber scarce, iron posts needed, limited plowing, rising cereal demand, and anticipated need for agricultural machinery by March 1901. Meat imports continue. Johannesburg short of meat. railway projects and reopening plans under Lord Roberts. mining population return uncertain.
The first telegram from Skagway to Seattle marks a milestone in Alaska trade. The seven hour transmission will shorten to about three and a half hours once the line is fully operational. A temporary link bridged the unfinished Lillooet Ashcroft segment to deliver the message. The Canadian project aims to complete by October 10 enabling through commercial service.
Washington reports a full infantry regiment will reinforce Marinduque under General Hare with 12 companies and operations to stamp out insurrection. Earlier actions included Anderson's unit and losses at Shiells command.
The coroner's inquest into Matt Mailey's murder concludes with a verdict charging Ed Rice with the crime. Rice is in custody.
Robert White of Waldron area becomes a notable case after claiming a cure from Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He describes years of rheumatism catarrh and grippe, a relapse, and eventual recovery after taking the pills and cleansing his blood. The piece links the remedy to broader claims of purifying blood and lasting health, with references to other ginger-based or tonic notes in the era.
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