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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1904
Page
10
Panic in a crowded New York cafe as Harry Miner’s theatre suffers extensive damage and six corpses are recovered in Sebastopol a deadly blaze. A warehouse fire in Cincinnati destroys Ivitch crystal and injures two firemen. A five story colonial apartment building burns in Marcen with hundreds escaping and a lift operator saving lives.
A private letter from Liverpool recounts Captain F. L. Foote of the British bark Mary Lleodry entertaining King Ugby of the Jarkmen in Southern Nigeria. The meal included pork, prompting questions about its origin. The king allegedly sent Foote a daughter of Ogby as a gift, and a slave delivered a skin as a trophy. The tale also claims Ogby’s people practice cannibalism and ritual killings for meat and skins.
January 19 reports a brutal cold wave centered on the city with a noon thermometer reading one degree below zero. Officials warn of increased suffering among the poor and possible deaths from freezing if temperatures do not moderate. The forecast calls for colder weather ahead.
Alderman Brennan, jailed for vote buying, was freed on a habeas corpus petition after the court ruled no authority to sentence a misdemeanor to Bridewell. The case briefly involved a conspiracy charge that could have carried a penitentiary sentence. Washington also announced the formal awarding of the Ideabo and Mississippi battleship contracts to the Cramps.
Serena Fleener of Tangent Oregon, formerly Serena McLane adopted in Cincinnati, is reunified with sister Sophina McLane-White of Cincinnati after a reader appeal. The sisters, separated as children, learn their kinship through The Enquirer and plan a Christmas reunion in Cincinnati with Sophina’s son Police Sergeant W. S. White.
An Oregonian letter from Eugene dated January 17 reports a settler’s find in western Lane County showing a rock ledge with kerosene odor and oil-bearing cavities. Indications extend ten feet and a second gulch nearby reinforces prospects. the owner lacks funds to develop it but would offer favorable terms to interested partners with rock samples available for inspection.
Mrs C E Laing of Fairmount circulates a petition among Eugene business men seeking the discharge of her 19 year old son from the U S army. He enlisted without her consent or knowledge, was her only support, and her husband a Civil War veteran died eight years ago. She also has a 15 year old son who has run away, leaving her unable to support herself.
The final equipment for Lane County Electric Co. at Springfield reached the site Monday. Workmen prepare mounting and installation, while Springfield wiring waits until spring opens.
T H Garrett received word yesterday of his father Thomas Garrett's death in Lowville New York on January 17. He leaves a wife six sons and two daughters all of whom except T H Garrett of Eugene and Richard Garrett of Dakota reside near the old home.
For some time the Guard reports plans by George T. Hall to raise a three story brick building on his East Ninth Street lot, east of Moon Tingley Road and opposite the Oregon State Journal office. Construction may start in spring and finish by fall. Prof I S Haroun of Eugene Business College negotiates to lease the two upper floors for his ins tution. Hall and Haroun plan Portland visits to study layouts for a modern, up to date building, which will extend from the Moon Tingley Road structure to Park Street and improve the business district.
F W Osburn mails a travel letter from Los Angeles dated January 16 1904 to Eugene L and S Bank detailing arrival from San Francisco, hotel stays at Van Noyes, plans to El Paso and Mexico City, sightseeing including kite shaped track Cataline Islands, and weather notes noting an unprecedented warm January in Southern California.
Mr and Mrs C H Park rode the afternoon train to Portland where Mr Park will proceed to Alabama Mississippi and Georgia then England and Berlin to confer with a company forming a Germany to American colony project. Public land remains to be allocated in the South for colonies. Park plans to return in May while Mrs Park stays in Eugene.
The Supreme Court denied Pleasant Armstrong a certificate of probable cause for appeal citing an error in circuit court sentencing him to be hanged on the 22nd. The decision directs immediate notice to attorney G. J. Heatley and sets next Wednesday for merits hearing. Options remain for appeal or federal habeas corpus, with unlikely state court position change. Salem Journal.
Chicago January 19 Chief of Police ONeill and Building Commissioner Williams testified in the Iroquois investigation. Williams recalled a conference with Mayor Harrison and Heas where he was instructed to cut expenses. ONeill denied police department responsibility.
Evangelist Dowie reached San Francisco from Los Angeles in his private car and stayed at the Palace Hotel. He was driven to the hotel after breakfast and took a city drive. He confirmed plans to establish a Zion City on the Pacific coast, likely near San Francisco but not in Southern California. He sails for Australia on Thursday.
Chicago council passes amended theatre building ordinance to bolster audience fire safety. Tonight's meeting will decide when theatres may reopen.
Washington reports Postmaster General Payne selects Henry Palmer as postmaster of Omaha. Palmer is Millard’s choice. Also noted are brief dispatches from Annapolis New York and Chicago about political races and the funeral arrangements for George Francis Train.
The state department reports Washington informants confirm the Netherlands has recognized Param as an independent government.
London on the Thames reports Whitesker on the stand this morning defending himself against wrecking charges in the London Guildbe case. He detailed his experiences in American mining ventures during his Philadelphia residence and linked them to the current dispute.
Berlin dispatches report a dire revolt in German West Africa with about 3,000 whites against 60,000 rebels including 20,000 Hereros. The uprising follows the execution of Chief Nichodemus, railway and telegraph lines are cut, and 10,000 blacks threaten Hindhok. Officials say 40 Americans are present. Germany orders reinforcements to reach the Swakop river area by February 8.
Four fugitives from Folsom prison eluded officers and have been tracked to near Guymas in Mexico. Sheriff Joiner of Nogales reports R. M. Gordon John Wood Edward Davis and Fred Howard are well armed with provisions guns and ammunition and will resist recapture.
Confirmation of the President's nomination of A R Martin as postmaster at Junction Oregon announced with general satisfaction. Martin had the support of the entire Oregon delegation.
Washington reports Chauncy M. Depew will not seek another term as New York senator. E. H. Harriman, head of major railways, may succeed him or play a key role in the contest, signaling a larger rail influence in the race. In Kansas City, ice jam damage on Kaene Avenue bridges disrupts wagon and streetcar traffic, threatening transit between the city and Atwooddale.
Astoria Oregon January 1 a severe southeast gale blew off the mouth of the Columbia during the night. No damage to shipping or otherwise reported this morning the gale moderated tonight and Sunday. Emporia Kansas January 19 eighty two pedigreed cattle perished by fire in the immense barns of the Sunnyvale stock farm.
The Kaiser opened the Russian parliament with a throne speech in a strong voice. Two heralds in elaborate motley costumes preceded him, to appear at all future state functions. An awkward moment followed as the oldest deputy failed to trigger the customary loyalty cheer, then Senex suddenly shouted hurrahs and the chamber erupted in laughter.
W O Zeigler of the Hoffman House received a letter from his brother J L Ziegler a former Hugeve grocer recounting a near miss in the Steamer Clalian disaster on Puget Sound He had just left Seattle for Victor or Clama prior to the wreck and credits luck with sparing him from danger He remains employed at his lodge while currently working in British Columbia territory.
The Post reports Japan has furnished the British foreign office with detailed survey maps of Korea, parts of Manchuria, and the Yellow Sea coast. Twenty British ships are chartered by Japan for transport in Japanese waters, and the government arranged for the continuation of Japanese rail service by British lines in case of war.
Glasgow reports Japan ordering two 16000 ton battleships to be built by Armatrongs in Newscastle and Vickers at arrows expected within eighteen months marking a major naval buildup. Also: National Democratic Committee plans July 6 convention at St Lone. jurors without additions in Bain trial foresee prosecutions for perjury. storms, rain, and cattlemen welcome dry spell across several states. Empress Victoria injured, fire at Hinchcliffe plant fatal for three firemen. hand torn off at Albany electric station with amputation.
Marine inspectors opened their inquiry into the Challam disaster as the ship sank after pounding seas. Evidence indicates the stern was ripped open by waves as engines broke down, not the deadlights, sending the vessel to the bottom.
A dispatch from Wella Walle reports a long debate between Whitman College and the University of Oregon held in a billiard hall in Eugene. The discussion drew a large, enthusiastic audience and prompted a unanimous positive reception to the speeches and outcome.
Time for brief announced by Chief Justice Fuller. Minnesota and Northern Securities Company granted twenty days to file briefs on whether the United States circuit court had proper jurisdiction over the state suit challenging the merger of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads.
Chicago January 18 Loom Wits saloonkeeper waiter and a third man arrested on charges of robbing Mia Trask's body during the Iroquois theatre disaster rescue. Witz handed eleven dollars and a watch. later investigators found 210 in her purse. Police say the trio confessed to dividing the money.
A driver was killed and eaten by wolves in Port Arthur Ontario. His remains were found this morning. In Windlay Ohio Turner's pier house burned this afternoon, with nearby buildings at risk. In Brooklyn Island Depot fire after paint and oil explosion trapped workers on the third floor and caused major damage estimated at $500,000. A rear end freight train collision near Duboise Pennsylvania left one man dead and several injured in heavy fog.
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