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Newspaper
Silverton Silvertonian
Location
Silverton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 09, 1898
Page
2
A wide spread column lists diverse items from art sales in Antwerp to popu lation details of Key West, engineering feats in England, military provisioning trends, naval maneuvers, political shifts in Spain and Canada, and public notices on crime, exploration, and society. Names, places, dates and figures pepper the survey.
Spokane reports Captain Adams recruiting First Washington volunteers along with Sergeants Corey Stringer Rawson and 54 en listed men departing for San Francisco to join Companies A and L. Sergeant Childs ill and delirious, vaccinated but feverish. arm slow to heal. Spokane has contributed over 200 men to the current war effort, many from two city military companies led by Captain Lyons and the Sons of Veterans.
Washington June 24 Senator Wilson secured from the president the appointment of W J Reed of Cle Elum as register of the land office at North Yakima. Reed is a strong Republican and old citizen of that locality. Kititas and Yakima counties are recognized in this district, Miles Cannon of Yakima having been named receiver. This closes the land office appointments in the state.
Four troops of the First and Tenth cavalry and eight troops of Roosevelt's Rough Riders attack 2000 Spaniards near Santiago de Cuba. About 13 Americans die and at least 50 wounded, with many officers among them. Spaniards suffer dozen dead. fighting lasts an hour as reinforcements arrive for a final assault on the city.
S A Davis, chair of the county commission, reports severe hail damage last week near Union Flat ten miles southwest of Pullman. He says 200 acres of fall sown wheat were destroyed, with losses around 4000 dollars. Spring wheat escaped damage while winter wheat was ruined.
Towans crowded across the river for Iowa day at the exposition. Governor Leslie M. Shaw dedicated the Iowa building, turning it over to the exposition after a felicific address. The program featured music by the Atlantic City band, a quartet, a school chorus, and an oration by John N. Baldwin. Ten tapestries by Carl Burritt adorn the main corridor. The Standard Co. forms from independent whiskey chilleries with capital $30,000,000.
Washington June 26 The Adjutant General in Cuba reports a difficult landing at Playa del Este. 80 sick and two drowned. By June 23 600 Cubans from Juragua City and 3 000 to 4 000 more will join from west of Santiago. Navy support credited as crucial.
A New York hardware house rejects a boastful salesman who proclaims twenty five years without a mistake. The employer tears up his unsigned contract, saying no perfect man can exist without demoralizing the team. Four fifths of Amalgamated Iron and Steel workers now observe an eight hour day since 1885.
Reports from June 23 detail two concurrent clashes near Jarangua Cuba. Rough Riders under Col Wood engage Spaniards on a plateau while regulars under Gen Young attack a hillside position. Captain Capron is fatally struck. Roosevelts forces press the enemy across rough terrain as Spanish resistance collapses. The Spokane Fruit Fair management shifts to the Spokane Chamber of Commerce with plans for a September to October event and a $5,000 guarantee fund.
The Arctic expedition under Walter Wellman departed Tromso Norway on June 27 to reach and assist Prof Andree and to seek the north pole. He travels with scientists and a capable explorer.
Secretary Day grants permission for British Columbia troops to join the Seattle and Spokane Fourth of July events armed and equipped subject to Governor Rogers consent. In Yakima Ralph K. Nichols named deputy collector of internal revenue with three more deputies to follow in other districts.
Cornell won the university race in 23 minutes 48 seconds for four miles. Cornell beat Yale by three and a half lengths with Harvard eleven lengths behind in New London.
Fifty prospectors who left Seattle in June for Alaska via Copper River arrived back here yesterday on their way to eastern homes. They report hard luck stories and no gold from the expedition.
Portland and Tacoma report no change in wheat prices with variations around 63 to 61 cents for different lots. San Francisco notes silver at 68 1-4 cents, Mexican dollars 46 1-4 to 46 3-4, lake copper quiet with brokers at 11.75, lead at 3.00.
It is estimated that 40 percent of Austrian prisoners die of consumption, linked to the use of the dark cell mode of punishment.
Train timetable lists daily departures from Kaslo to South Fork Sproule's Whitewater Bear Lake McGuigan Junction and Cody line with specific arrival and departure times. Gen Freight and Pass Agt Robert Irving and Supt George Copeland sign off.
The International Navigation and Trading Company announces steamers International and Alberta on Kootenay Lake and River with rail connections to Northport Rossland and Spokane. Daily departures from Kaslo to Nelson at 5 45 a m and from Nelson to Kaslo at 4 35 p m with through baggage and tickets to US points. New Lake service runs six days weekly from Nelson to Kaslo and back and Bonner's Ferry river service links Kaslo with Boundary and Bonner's Ferry with east and west Spokane trains. G Alexander named general manager in Kaslo on October 1 1807.
The Canadian Pacific Ay and S00 Pacific Line promotes a direct route to points East, the Klondike and Yukon, with daily tourist cars to St Paul and services to eastern Canada and the U S. It notes sleeping and dining cars, baggage to destination, and daily connections via Rosebery except Sunday. Investors can contact local agents or W. F. Anderson in Silverton for reduced rates and information.
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