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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1903
Page
2
News notes from the past week cover Sir Thomas Lipton readying a new challenge for the American cup. Other items include a sealshine price drop in London, U S coal output at 300 million tons, a Montana mine owner’s death, New South Wales wheat yields up, Boston’s Democratic victory led by Mayor Collina, Lowell mills resisting wage cuts, and Havemeyer plans for a Valdes to Seattle rail and steamship link.
The Senate voted 57 to 1 5 to pass the bill enforcing the reciprocity treaty with Cuba. Debates featured speeches by Spooner and Bailey with party lines drawn. The pact lowers U S duties on Cuban imports by 20 percent and cuts Cuban duties on U S goods 2 to 40 percent. A holiday recess from December 19 to January 4 was agreed after the vote.
Governor Taft and the friars reach an agreement to settle the friar land dispute. The plan buys 405000 acres of agricultural lands and buildings for 7250000 dollars, excluding 1200 acres and a sugar plantation. The pope approves the terms and the war department’s approval is awaited.
Secretary Root will request Major Millis to report on maintaining the small outlet of Lake Washington amid delegation concerns about flood risk on rivers tributary to the lake. The delegation also asked the War Department for a further report on Gray's border improvement, citing unsatisfactory details in the prior report.
The first teachers institute of Franklin county was held at Pasco last week. The article notes regional education activity and the event's significance for local teachers.
The Washington Supreme Court rules the 1899 logging camp condemnation law unconstitutional. It holds the act violates the state constitution by not ensuring public use for land condemned, affecting King county case brought by Healy Lumber against Shamgar Morris.
A Seattle market report lists producer prices for delivery on docks or cars. Grain oats 22 28, barley 21, wheat 27, chicken feed 27, bran 21, shorts 21 per ton. hay Eastern Washington 21, Puget Sound 13 15, alfalfa 14 15 per ton. Eggs strictly fresh 43¢ per dozen. Poultry live hens 12 1b, roosters 5 per 1b, spring chickens 4.75 4.75 per dozen, ducks 18 1 10 per 10, geese 10 11 per Ib, turkeys 5 per Ib. Live stock beef cows 5 per Ib, steers 4 4e, sheep 8e, hogs 7T per Ib, calves 5 7e, spring lambs 2 2.50 per head. Hides pelts and wool heavy salted steers over 60 lb 9c, medium 6 9c, light under 50 lb 6 9c, cows all weights 6 9c, salted kips 5 7c, calf 5 7c, stags dull 2c, green hides 1 per lb less, dry hides 12 15c, winter deer dry 14 2c, good hatcher tallow 4 4toc, grease 4 1k.
A fragment lists farm product quotes from Tacoma including wheat and bluestem forage hay, oats, barley, feed corn, shorts, and whole grain, with price ranges per cwt or bushel. Poultry items, dressed and live, as well as butter from Washington creamery and fresh ranch rees are noted with unit prices.
At a hearing of the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington the question is whether railroads must publish export and import tariffs. Frank Waterhouse of Seattle reveals a contract with Northern Pacific that blocks hemp shipments from tramp steamers and enforces higher through rates to the East. The commission may pursue action for restraint of trade.
Senate bills by Senator Penrose aim to bar use of the mails for lottery tickets and for guessing contests including horse race pools. The amendment adds prohibitions to cover impetuous or contest based prize schemes and turf investment fraud, extending to DC and all U S territories. The measure seeks to curb public fraud and gambling tied to racing pools.
In Washington on December 17 Mr Williams of Mississippi introduced a concurrent resolution seeking power for Congress to tax incomes and to define such levy as not a direct tax under the Constitution. He also introduced bills to place certain goods on the free list and curb corporate stock over issue.
New York dispatch cites the Daily Mail claiming a second operation on the Kaiser's throat with a possible third needed, contradicting Berlin dispatches. Berlin reports widespread rumors of throat cancer but an official denial remains, while twenty two top specialists assess the wound as benign.
Chicago December banquet outlines Field and Workshop Society goals. Founded last June to form city branches and issue bonds for farm purchases, tools, and seeds. Railroads and industry partners to back industrial enterprises. A general section will meet in Washington before Congress adjourns.
The sea of Axov is vanishing with receding waters exposing the sea bed for thousands of feet at Laganrog. High winds drive sand over the town, vessels lie aground, and harbor activity collapses as factory work slows due to water shortage.
Senator Stewart and other senators voiced support for opening the north half of the Colville Indian reservation to settlement. The bill would liberate about 1.5 million acres for settlers if enacted. In Washington, the foreign relations committee voted to report the American Chinese commercial treaty without amendment and favored W I Buchanan for minister to Panama.
Paris reports the war office council has chosen the regiment and ranks for Dreyfus reinstatement with lieutenant colonel in command and a vow to discipline officers opposing the move. Seattle notes Paget woman pack estimates total 644,014 cases valued at 1 746 115 dollars, down from 1402. Paris also mentions Santee Dumont’s plan to go to St Louis to arrange Santos-Demont No 7 balloon setup and gas quality tests.
Washington reports the president has named Gen John C Black to fill the civil service commissioner position after the death of John R Procter. Black is commander of the Grand Army of the Republic.
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