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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1901
Page
2
The piece criticizes Portland authorities for lax enforcement of gambling laws, claiming officials bow to business interests. It argues the Telegram notes if business leaders want gambling halted, action would follow, implying a conflict between law, oath, and local power.
The nomination of Dick Harlan, son of Justice Harlan, to a Porto Rico judicial post sparks talk in Congress and gossip about his uncle, amid suspicions of motives related to McKinley policy. In Manila, many visitors claim expertise on U S actions, showing few deferring to local context.
Reports suggest the South African conflict persists with Boer forces challenging Britain as momentum shifts, despite prior beliefs of a stalemate. Observers see a renewed probability that Britain may seek terms to end hostilities.
The article recalls major floods in the Willamette Valley from 1642 to 1890. It highlights 1861 as the record high water across the Pacific Coast, with significant damage including dozens of bridges in Lane County in February 1890. It also mentions 1879 and 1890 events and notes this century's flood ranks with past decennial high waters.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports that railroad managers resist the spirit of the law regulating commerce and that discrimination is inevitable under current conditions. Rockefeller Morgan and Hill control about a third of U S railroad mileage, prompting consolidation and favoring the few over the weak. From 1899 to 1900 over twenty five thousand miles shifted under other lines with most rate rises and few declines.
Special to the Guard reports the Oregon Legislature convened with A S Roberts elected temporary speaker and A C Jennings as chief clerk in the House, while S L Moorhead was named Senate chief clerk. Charles W Fulton became Senate president and L B Reeder House speaker, signaling McBride followers’ victory in early party alignments.
The House formed a twenty eight member committee to select and appoint all clerks for House committees. The panel, with four members from each of seven districts, ensures three clerks per judicial district. Twenty bills were filed in the Senate, many on taxation. ER Mummy of Eugene is named Lane county clerk. Governor Geer delivered a message at a joint session, adjournment set for 11 am Wednesday.
Sunday at one pm Martin Mulker returning from church near Irving drove a buggy horse into Dear Lake at the county ford west of Irving. The horse swam deep and Mulker drowned after being washed off the buggy and trapped in boggy water. He was about twenty years old and near his home when friends pulled him from the lake.
The Booth Kelly Lumber Co purchased 15000 scree of timber land on the Brumbeau river above Sag inaw from Jones and Cook. The price was $20.00 and Cottage Grove papers recorded the sale on Saturday. The firm plans to move a Saginaw mill to the site to harvest the timber for years, claiming the tract will yield some of the finest lumber in Oregon.
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