16 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1902
Page
1
The London ceremony showcased the second King Edward's parliament with royal procession in gilded regalia and a crown atop the coach. The king addressed the session praising colonial ties and soldiers’ endurance in the South Africa war as royal officials and nobles observed grand ceremonial rules.
Washington January 16 Senate Philippine committee agrees on tariff provisions lowering duties by twenty five per cent on all Inland products entering the United States from the islands. Debate over reporting the bill to the senate postponed due to Democratic opposition. no amendments offered. Also in Washington Cubans press for reduced duties via New York Produce Exchange delegation. opposition from reciprocity advocates. German ambassador says Prince Henry will visit as guest of embassy. Senate adopts McKinley memorial exercises. Mitchell of Oregon reports on immigration measures affecting Chinese entry.
A bill debated in general terms would extend exclusion laws indefinitely, affecting those who may come hereafter and those born hereafter, clarifying the United States acquisition timing and future entrants. The measure broadens the scope of immigration restrictions and contemplates ongoing applicability.
A morning confrontation on the fourth level of the Independent mine at Cripple Creek saw private detectives and mine workers exchange about sixty shots with ore thieves. It is unclear if anyone was killed. one detective was shot through both arms and the thieves escaped.
New York markets opened lower amid continued liquidation after Phillips failure. Wheat traded around 84 cents, with New York and Chicago showing fractional declines and nearby futures slipping to the 84% area. Other staples like sugar and steel traded with modest movements as regional markets showed mixed activity in San Francisco and Liverpool futures.
Stella Brugie, 17, bride, is arrested in Wilkeson after her husband Vincent Uruzis died from carbolic acid mixed with wine the morning after their wedding. She fled but returned from Spokane and admits loving her husband while claiming she did not know the poison’s danger. Prosecutors seek divorce history and motive in this Spokane and Wilkeson linked case.
Philadelphia hosts the Clover Club annual banquet with Wu Ting Fong the Chinese minister as guest of honor. A distinguished party from Washington attends, including Lt Gen Miles Postmaster General Smith Ambassador Von Holdenden Adjutant General Corbin and Senators Hanna and Beveridge.
Delegates and visitors have arrived in Oakaloosa for the first annual Iowa State Spiritualists Association convention to be held over three days. The executive committee meets tonight and business begins tomorrow. Dr. G. A. Hinton of Oskaloosa serves as presiding officer with Harrison D. Barrett of Boston among the prominent mediums and lecturers on the program.
Washington society note describes Mike Hildegarde McKenna among a group of young women who have completed preparations for a gala lion to be had at the Willard Hotel tonight. The elaborate entertainment promises to equal in enjoyment envy social 14 men.
In Seattle on January 16 three masked men broke into the San Francisco Railway and Navigation Company safe, gagged and bound the watchman, and escaped with little of value remaining. Police search underway in the Weet area as details unfold.
The decline to the use of blcyelus has necessitated a reduction in the capital stock of the combination from en FOO 100 to $27 000 000.
Washington jan 16 Senate and House members from the Pacific delegation concluded drafting a bill to extend present laws banning Mongolian entry. The measure, backed by Kahn in the House and Mitchell in the Senate, proposes a broad prohibition on Chinese laborers entering the American mainland and its insular possessions.
The sur roade coonvention for writer Calon Wee Weepartok opened today in Columbus under ample circumstances with large attendance including farmers and others interested in the good roads movement. The event will continue for several days with a practical demonstration of good road making using machinery carried by the Southern Railway good roads train.
In New York on January 16 leading members of the bench and bar have arranged a Delmonico dinner in honor of Judge Lawrence who retires after twenty eight years on the New York supreme bench. John F. B. Parsons, president of the New York Bar Association, will preside and deliver an address, with several prominent lawyers to speak.
The annual meeting of Ohio state and local board of health opened in Columbus with State Secretary C. O. Brober presiding. The discussion covers ways and means to prevent spread of contagious diseases, sanitation matters, and other public health preservation questions. Sessions conclude tomorrow.
A force of 100 marines sailed from San Francisco for Manila to relieve exhausted units. The draft includes Lieutenants H Rank and J B Turvill, with Capt K B Colw, Lt H C Rel Inger, and Lt W Dikeman from various naval yards aboard.
A French steamer Sidon sailing for the Levant with many passengers aboard ran aground and was wrecked off Port Patras near Marseilles on the voyage north from the port. The incident is reported from Port Patras with no details on casualties or survivors.
An inquest opened before Coroner Schowler into a Tunnel horror in New York. Engineer John M Wikshers faces questions over alleged negligence as the inquiry expects to last about a week. Hospitalized victims and steam smoke in the tunnel are cited as complicating factors in the fatal crash and its investigation.
In Washington the senate committee on parallel affairs held hearings on Pacific Commercial Company's proposal. George A. Ward, president, and William Cook, general counsel, argued the government should not fund a trans-Pacific cable. they questioned the need for a federal outlay of about 50 million dollars when private enterprise could achieve the goal without public subsidy. Senator Perkins noted national pride in the cable project. Mackay and Cook asserted the company seeks no subsidy, only fair treatment in Congress.
Minneapolis reports that Judge Lochern appointed Richard A. Mabey as special examiner in Patt Power versus Northern Pacific Railway. Mabey will take and report all testimony from the involved portion, signaling continued push in the litigation over retirement of the Northern Pacific preferred despite dissolution of a temporary injunction.
An explosion near Mackay Idaho on January 16 killed two men and injured several others. The blast occurred as workers attempted to remove an old unexploded dynamite charge, causing a deadly blast and prompting rescue efforts.
Detectives monitor arrivals for Colonel Arthur Lynch the new member of parliament from Galway. Lynch fought with the Boers against the British and is now linked to a warrant over a controversial dispute.
Portia Knoight sued the Duke of Manchester for breach of promise. The court ordered the Duke to pay Portia 1000 pounds plus costs. The settlement resolves the dispute and legal fees.
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