23 May 1902
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1902
Page
1
A May 2 cable from Martinique shows officials leaning against total evacuation though mass fear and displacement persist. Relief ships Versailles and Pelee ferry civilians to Guadaloupe while residents rush docks seeking passage as Volcanic danger remains high and efforts to restore communication continue.
May 22 cabinet meeting opened at 3 pm with crowded onlookers on the city street. Officials pursued important developments from South Africa. Session adjourned at 6 pm with no clear subject revealed and further talks anticipated tonight. City dispatches report General Me Escobedo, whom the Emperor yielded to, died on Thursday.
A child fell from the Fifth street bridge into Mill creek in Walla Walla today. The water rushed swiftly and the boy was swept away and disappeared before help could reach him. The body had not been recovered as of press time.
A cyclone in Manitoba near Carberry district brought fierce wind and heavy rain. Farmers in fields faced difficulty reaching barns as damage spread across one of the province’s richest wheat areas. Local news from Vancouver reports the storm's impact as crews assess losses.
United States cruiser Topeka has arrived at Port au Prince to safeguard American interests. The northern army under General Firmin halted at Aroadale during the Haiti unrest.
A night explosion at No. 2 mine linked to No. 3 shaft in Fernie British Columbia trapped 150 workers. Only 16 escaped before the shaft caved in. one escapee later died. All openings are closed and hopes for rescuing the others are fading.
A Chinatown clash in Portland ends with Chin Loule shot thrice and likely fatally wounded. Police arrest the alleged attacker Lee Hing, who cites a quarrel over an ejectment by officers as the cause of the violence.
T. W. Ayres of the City livery stable has purchased a fine rubber tire cab and kept it ready for public use, signaling expansion of transportation options.
In Washington on May 23 the House, by unanimous consent, passed a bill to divide Alaska into three judicial districts. A Senate joint resolution by Stewart of Nevada, modifying the Indian appropriation bill on opening reservations in Nevada, Utah and Washington, was agreed to to meet President Roosevelt's objections. Loud of California attacked pension legislation, contending government pensions have gone too far and denouncing how pensions are granted.
Tacoma Steel Company buys 1600 acres of copper and iron lands on Vancouver Island for 60000 dollars and gains options on 112 square miles of spruce timber lands near Quatalag Sound where paper pulp mills will be built for foreign shipments.
Alfred Hamilton was hanged in Whatcom this morning for the murder of D. M. Woodbury, a prominent attorney, on December 7, 1899. The case went through three trials seeking a pardon. Hamilton was a notorious figure and a former opium smuggler.
Vienna May 23. A clash between Turks and Arab rebels at Ibb left about 300 Turks dead with heavy rebel casualties.
Portland workers pressed by a judge's temporary injunction to curb picketing and interference at planing mills. Leaders vow retaliation and a Federated Trades general strike, with 2400 already out and potential 4000 more if actions spread. Mills refuse concessions as arbitration attempts fail.
Market notes from New York Pendleton J L Ray Co and major exchanges show wheat dropping to year low, lagging new crop optimism. Liverpool slight rise, New York opening higher then closing lower, Chicago values mixed around 7 1 4 percent, other commodities and regional wheat prices listed from Portland to San Francisco.
New York May 23 At this morning's session of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church a resolution was adopted censuring government officials for breaking the Sabbath during the visit of Prince Henry.
Havana dispatch says Cuban authorities cabled a plan to pardon all Americans serving sentences or undergoing OB trial in Cuba.
Well known journalist and Examiner editor W D Dressler died in San Francisco on May 23 from inflammation of the intestines.
President Loubet sailed for home this afternoon after a visit at Cronstadt Russia. The departure follows a period of diplomacy and state affairs during his voyage.
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