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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1903
Page
2
A condensed weekly review notes Calumet & Hecla directors have declared a dividend of 10 per share. Other items include Pope Pius X distributing 20000 to Rome’s poor, General Miles as a potential Massachusetts governor candidate, and various world summaries.
Washington saw a dramatic jump in public land business in the year ending June 30. Entries reached 14,085, with 1,410,157 acres claimed, and total receipts near 1,194,716 dollars. Timber land entries drove the surge, boosting irrigation funds under the new reclamation act. Alaska receipts remained minimal as the new homestead law had not yet shown impact.
Portland Oregon August 21 excitement rose as quartz containing gold silver and copper was found in Marquame gulch just twenty minutes from the city hall. Assayer J H Fisk reports the ore carries about an ounce of gold and an ounce of silver per ton with some copper and predicts a substantial ledge will be located.
Washington reports that the U S envoy in Peking has obtained a written pledge from Prince Ching to sign a treaty with the United States. The agreement would guarantee Mukden and Tatung tao as open ports under the pact.
Charges of maltreatment against the Soldier’s Home superintendent and a grand larceny pardon headline a Washington roundup. Wheat rises to 73 cents a bushel in Palouse country as farmers seek higher prices. New grain warehouses are planned in Pullman after recent fires. Burglars sequestered small sums from Kusler Nicholson in Oakdale. A fire-red barn at Fremont destroys J S McMullen Co property. Rich copper veins found near Grants Pass. Col. J S Crawford and F H Os goods of Seattle report ore 60 to 80 percent copper. Timber and homestead claims appear on Colville reservation Sheep Creek valley banners.
A Cologne Gazette dispatch from St. Petersburg says tension in the far East worsens with Chinese insolence toward Russians in Manchuria and attacks on commanders as insubordination grows. Insurrection in Macedonia expands, Bulgarian anger rises over border murders, and European powers seek joint diplomacy to curb Turkey’s turmoil while Turkey faces suppression.
Pullman August 22 The Washington agricultural college parts with its oldest faculty member Professor C V Piper resigns as professor of botany zoology and entomology effective September 1 He will depart September 15 for Washington DC to take a botanist post in the department of agriculture The move had been anticipated for two months as he had been offered the government position
The Seattle market lists producer prices for grain and feed commodities, eggs, poultry, live livestock, hides and tallow with Tacoma quotes for wheat cattle sheep hogs veal butter honey oats feed and poultry dressed and live prices. Notable figures include oats 21 22 per ton barley 21 per ton wheat 20 27 per ton eggs ranch 28 215c per doz and live hens 13 14 15c per lb.
Seattle notes reveal a rapid finish to Transmississippi sessions. Delegates back single statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory, push territorial government for Alaska, and approve Marine and consular reforms. Local honors praised, and next year’s meeting set for St. Louis amid Alaska debates.
A Green Lake outbound car carrying 150 Sunday school picnickers overturned after leaving Blewett street in Fremont. Injuries included a broken back, a broken leg, serious internal wounds, and multiple bruises among Ballard passengers. Ambulances responded. car No. 122 was led by Conductor Mills and Motorman Graham.
New York crowds watched as Reliance bested Shamrock III in a 15 mile beat to windward off Sandy Hook despite light air and rain. The defender outfooted and outpointed the challenger in conditions predicted to favor Lipton’s Shamrock, leading experts to expect Reliance to win the thirteenth America's Cup series.
Washington reports Secretary Root and Governor Taft discuss building a broad Luzon railroad network in Filipino territory. Proposed lines would run Manila to the north, connect over mountains to the east coast, Manila to Batangas, and a west coast route from Dagupan. Government guarantees on interest and rights of way would back bonds. Engrineers survey and war department support signal possible early action on extensive rail buildup.
The Missouri, a sister ship to the Maine built by the International Mercantile Company, has been launched in Baltimore on August 21.
Ten thousand Civil War veterans marched in San Francisco in a dignified procession tied to memory and endurance. Illinois and Iowa led large delegations while flags, emblems, and veteran stories highlighted the aging generation.
San Francisco reports the Grand Army of the Republic chose Boston as the 1904 encampment site and elected officers including Commander-in-chief Gen. John C. Black of Illinois senior vice commander Mason C Keane of California junior vice commander Harry C. Kessler of Montana surgeon-in-chief George A Harmon of Ohio and chaplain-in-chief Winfield Scott of Arizona. The encampment opened at the Grand Opera House with a large delegation present and Commander-in-Chief Joseph G. Stewart presiding.
Frank B. Morris, game warden, reports thousands of young trout in the Walla Walla river and its branches running into irrigation ditches. He warns if it continues all fish may disappear from the streams as farmers catch fish for family use. He recommends screens at ditch mouths to prevent entry.
St. Petersburg reports Russia will inaugurate a transpacific freight and passenger route to American ports. The marine minister orders ships of the Russian volunteer squadron sailing from Russia to extend voyages to American Pacific Coast points. The first vessels under the order will be the Smolensk.
The international geological congress meets in Vienna with five United States delegates participating. The session marks a notable gathering of geologists from multiple nations.
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