19 Dec 1888
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1888
Page
1
Reports from New York San Francisco and other hubs show December wheat at 1.04 to 1.44 per bushel with December and January futures strong. The item also covers crime notes from Porttax and Wahaluak dispatches detailing robberies assaults and racial violence with multiple arrests and ongoing tension.
Telegraphs report a Waulak Kemper county riot near Meridian Miss over a negro arrest attempt. A volley at a smokehouse killed Henry Maurey and wounded others. white posse members were wounded, two killings noted. Civil and court clashes mentioned in separate items.
Congressman Springer, chair of the House Territories Committee, plans to offer an order at the first opportunity to fix a time to take up his admission bill for Washington, Montana and New Mexico and push a vote. The Republican caucus met to decide on continuing the Senate session without a holiday recess until the tariff bill is disposed of. In Panama talks, Quay and Ritton head to meet Harrison about inauguration. Destructive weather reports include canal damage in Panama and flooding along the Lackawanna River in Pennsylvania. General Dahlgren is reported dying in New York from pneumonia complications.
Reported discussions from Melbourne to Sydney show Premier Gillies and Sir Thomas Mullen wealth urging a three-ship survey for a continental cable to Vancouver. Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales leaders back a faster link, while South Australia and West Australia favor the plan.
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