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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1900
Page
3
A wide list of brief items covers global events from education plans at Fort Hall Indian school to Russian-Chinese tensions, a fatal Italian train wreck, royal oaths, etc. Highlights include Klondike gold yield, Yang Tsun fighting, Seattle 1904 fair push, Oregon land demand, and notable deaths and political moves.
Port Sherman Idaho marks a potential site for an Indian school as Es-Secretary Boutwell signals support for Bryan. The brief notes a variety of world and national items from floods in Japan to political moves in the Philippines, rail projects, and economic updates, reflecting a busy news page.
At the state convention in Tacoma, J. M. Krink of King was nominated for governor by acclamation. All Frink slate candidates won except the superintendent spot. fierce debate over K. B. Bryan vs Layhue marked King county, as Pierce county cheered. The platform lauds McKinley era policy, rail development, and strong national unity, urging support across parties. The Eighth Infantry depot battalion heads to China with Major Pitcher leading 500 men from Fort Snelling today.
Reliable authority reports the Yekin government will designate a high official to meet allied army commanders at Tung Chow to discuss safe conduct for foreign legations in the capital. Also notes California hop yield is reported short and a Kurdish attack on Sir Nicholas O Connors convoy near Van. A petrified forest is said to be discovered in Route County, California.
Washington urges Congress to fund a major project at the Columbia river mouth. A government drydock and naval station are deemed essential to service fleets, support Pacific commerce, and back up naval and transport needs in the Philippines and Far East as ship activity grows.
Rioting last night in Manhattan followed the murder of Policeman Thorpe by a black suspect Arthur Harris. About 50 people were wounded by guns blades and rocks, with Lloyd Lee feared to be unrecoverable and Kennedy seriously hurt. The west side from Twenty eighth to Longacre Square saw widespread clashes as about 40 arrests were made and 500 officers and multiple ambulances responded.
Portland August 18 reports say early Washington Oregon Idaho wheat estimates looked record breaking but are likely too high. State figures ranged from 30 to 25 million bushels for Washington with broad doubts about yields in Whitman and Umatilla counties. A 1500 mile survey across Oregon Washington Idaho found likely crop of 32 to 35 million bushels of good quality wheat, though weather could alter totals.
A Norfolk navy yard order directs immediate dispatch of seven carloads of shells powder and projectiles to Ogden Utah for onward shipment to San Francisco and then to American warships in Chinese waters. The cross continental run is seven days a record time for a freight train.
New York reports Tesla patents an insulation method using an ice coat formed by cooling air around the wire to prevent current leakage. Toledo notes Lake Shore mail wreck near Bay Bridge with injuries but no deaths. Hamburg covers dock workers’ indignation meeting over Emperor Wilhelm’s remarks.
Ex United States Senator John J Ingalls dies at East Las Vegas New Mexico at 2 25 am surrounded by wife and two sons Ellsworth and Sheffield telegram confirms death. Funeral planned in Atchison. The report also notes a Wisconsin syndicate purchased 10000 acres of timber land in Laho Kansas and repeats the same purchase in Atchison.
The American Window Glass Company in Pittsburg declared a 3 percent dividend on its 4 million dollars of preferred stock, the second such payout this year. Pressed glassware factories nationwide resume operations, employing over 12,000 workers. William Goldsmith, watchmaker, is returned unopposed as a member of the House of Keys for North Douglas, Isle of Man, giving the temperance party a clear majority.
Reports from Glenwood Springs Crestone Loveland Almosa and Peoria detail extensive forest fires August 18. Smoke fills San Luis valley and surrounding ranges while flames threaten towns and timber, with millions in damage suspected and dozens of buildings lost in Smithfield Illinois.
New York dispatch says the Paris Exposition is not a failure by facts with Sunday entrances around 500000, nearly double the best day of the prior expo. Visitors express no disappointment while critics call the show a management failure due to value for money. A separate report notes a murder plot against King Albert of Belgium with a 30 year old suspect in Leipzig. Gondolas in Venice are fading as electric launches replace them.
Warren carries over a thousand troops to China and Manila from San Francisco on August 20. The ship transports the Ninth Cavalry, Infantry recruits, drivers, and hospital corps, plus $1.5 million in funds. Nagasaki transfer planned. Aztec carries horses and freight to Kobe and Manila via Guam. Washington dispatch notes Battery M will depart for San Francisco en route to China.
Five hundred fifty men of the Second United States Infantry, bound for service in China, were hurried from Fort Thomas Kentucky to Chicago and then on to San Francisco, with officers and equipment, to push westward this afternoon.
A cable from Bogota reports the resignation of President Sandlemere of Colombia. Vice-President Marroquin will complete the remaining four years of the term. The move signals a political shift and may end the ten month revolution in progress.
From Colon on August 20, the report by General Salazar to Alban, Panama civil governor and military chief, describes revolutionary leaders seeking aid from foreign consuls to force surrender. The consular interference is said to have produced dangerous effects, halted only by General Alban's firm resolve to avert serious consequences.
Asa Packer Wilber, heir to the $20 million Packer estate, dies in poverty in San Francisco and is buried in a pauper’s grave. He had worked for J. S. Bogard, to whom he assigned half his prospective wealth, and suffered from morphine addiction. The Packer will favored his direct heirs, but a lack of issue among the line left the fortune to Wilber’s branch and their heirs. The article notes a complex line of inheritance and Wilber’s downfall.
Cincinnati August 18 Judge Thompson finds Chesapeake and Ohio Fuel Company guilty of violating anti trust statutes. The company controls about 14 coal firms mostly in West Virginia, charged by the government as a trust.
Dispatches from Washington on August 20 report Chinese resistance around Pekin after an August 15 attack by allied forces led by Japanese troops. The assault targeted eastern gates while concerned officers warned of heavy casualties. Separate briefs note a fire at Pine Cottage on Mackinac Island causing substantial damage and Belgium glass workers’ lockout affecting about 6,000 union members.
Paris dispatch notes the czar will visit Paris, stay at the embassy, arriving September 5 and remaining five or six days. He travels alone and will reside in the Russian embassy during his stay in the city.
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