29 Dec 1888
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1888
Page
1
Readable fragments indicate a monthly meeting at the Masonic Temple held on the fifth Friday of each month with named participants and officers listed among the attendees. The text reflects a local fraternal group's routine gathering details coarsely captured.
Reported wheat prices show steady to firm levels in New York and California markets with December and January quotes. The piece also covers a Missouri capitalist’s restaurant bill dispute in Portland, local arrests for larceny, a Chicago railroad engineers convention, a racial clash riot in Washington state, and brief notes on indemnity questions and a distant earthquake incident.
The dispatch reports Secretary Mayard denying a Porto Rico incident where Spaniel officials fined a captain 400 and Customs authorities were urged to refund. Indian Territory notes say settlers faced removal efforts by scouts though the chief warns actions are unauthorized. Haiti arms shipments from New York to Lagitine’s forces continue with a steamer laden with rifles awaiting Jayd. A missing steamer near Selanne is feared lost with crew of eighteen.
Reports describe trials and executions including Prada the murderer guillotined at Rege tie and Trandon hanged at Wissivea. The dispatches mention commissions, debts, and political figures like Debs, with coverage of revolts, sieges, and a fatal shelling near Bewedi pole clad by pilgrims.
Long Sing, a Chinese man, was hanged today in a county jail for killing his uncle nearly two years ago. He showed extreme indifference, refusing religious comfort, as guards and fellow inmates tried to convince him of his fate before the trap was sprung.
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