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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
3
Washington circular states the Treasury will purchase United States 5 percent bonds of the 1904 loan if presented by October 25, paying 105 flat. Secretary Shaw says 105 is fair despite current higher quotes, noting inflation. About 14.0 million in outstanding bonds remain.
News from Seattle reports that the Russian cutter Yakut, stationed near Nome, fired on and sank a Japanese fishing boat after capturing its crew. The incident stems from suspected piracy as the Japanese boat tried to flee within ten miles of Russian waters.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, soon to command U S naval forces in the East, sails up the Yangtze aboard the Helena to Ichang to assess conditions amid a looming Boxer uprising. The move follows dispatches from U S Minister Conger and notes the Hupeh province and nearby Sze Chuan border where Christian churches were attacked.
About 100 families from Central New York prepare to settle in the Upper Tanana basin Alaska. They will leave New York in February and travel via Valdes in March. The chosen tract spans 60 to 70 miles and will be bisected by a future Yukon railway. Farming prospects and equipment accompany the pioneers as they depart.
Justice David Brewer of the United States Supreme Court was badly burned on the face and hands while clearing brush at Liberty Hall, his summer home at Thompson's Point on Lake Champlain. He used gasoline to light the brush pile and the accident occurred during the lighting.
Detroit September 30 General Alger former secretary of war has formally accepted the tender of the ad interim appointment as United States senator to succeed the late Senator McMillan.
London reports an Anglo American tobacco merger ending the long competition. Imperial company gains UK trade, while the American firm protects U S and Cuba markets. British American Company will handle world trade outside the U S Cuba and UK with a capital of 30 million dollars and a 12 member board split two thirds American one third British.
New York on September 27 reports an acute coal shortage. Soft coal sets at 8 dollars a ton, hard coal nominal at 15 dollars with none available, wood up to 12 dollars a cord. Demand far exceeds supply with anthracite and soft coal at 10 and 25 percent of need. Two 7 000 ton steamers chartered to bring Welsh anthracite from Swansea to the United States.
Washington reports a second operation on the president’s left leg. Surgeons used a knife to open bone, finding it only slightly affected. Doctors say recovery should be rapid with no risk of blood poisoning or limb impairment, and the president is expected to be up in a relatively short time due to his robust constitution.
Six men are believed trapped after a midnight collision between a special freight and a stock train in Rawlins Wyoming. The wreckage is burning fiercely and emergency crews battle the fire. Separately in Washington the State Department reports Conger says Russians have begun evacuating Manchuria and have returned the railroad to Chinese control.
Morgan has relieved the money market by advancing interest payments on 140 million dollars of securities held by his firm He also paid 5 million dollars in dividends on United States Steel stocks due October 15 creating broad market impact and signaling liquidity.
Sheriff asked to recover 1300 dollars in gold coins from Benjamin S. Clark of Port Blakeley after he left a buckskin bag with sixty five twenty dollar pieces on a stump while preparing a land sale at Sorensen’s farm near Machias. Clark and his companion were away briefly during a rain storm. Deputy Knowles investigates.
An important gathering in Copenhagen brought together commercial leaders and officials to coordinate Denmark’s official representation at the St Louis exposition. Admiral Richelieu urged Scandinavians to organize, with U.S. Minister Swenson and St Louis officials present. A public meeting will form a committee to press for government funding, as Crown Prince Frederick shows interest.
Madrid reports a sensational royal scandal as King Alfonso discovers his mother the dowager queen secretly contracted a morganatic marriage with Count Esconsura during a journey to Austria. The king, enraged, ordered her to retire or go abroad, and she has since refused further communication.
A fragmented poem section titled Old Favorites includes a patriotic hymn about Columbia and the Red White and Blue, a wartime refrain, and a prayer for sailors. It ends with a reference to Emma Willard. The text blends verses praising liberty, military unity, and divine protection at sea.
A medical view debunks simple cold remedies noting colds arise from many causes local and systemic. Digestive issues, overeating, and alcohol can predispose to colds. laxatives and reduced intake may help. Avoid hot toddies and alcohol. emphasize fresh air exercise and moderate living to reduce susceptibility. A humorous quip about a novelist’s busy publishers ties into the issue of daily routine and fatigue.
A severe typhoon swept Yokohama causing steamers to drive ashore with many feared dead among fishermen. A tidal wave hit the Odawara district drowning about five hundred people. The battleship Shikishima lies ashore at Yokosuka fifteen miles away and may be refloated with slight damage.
President Mitchell and District Presidents Nichols Duffy and Fahey of the United Mine Workers reached Wilkesbarre from Philadelphia. Mitchell refused to discuss the visit to Philadelphia while district chiefs kept silent. Hopes of a settlement circulate from strike headquarters as tension remains high.
Denver Sept 29 James J Hill writes C E Wantland chairman of the executive committee that he will attend the congress sessions in Colorado Springs October 6 and 9 if time allows.
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