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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1902
Page
3
A wide review notes Payne sworn in as postmaster general and flags rising tensions with China and Russia. Reports mention Pan American Congress, potential isthmian canal funding, Cuban meals by navy, and a gunboat conversion. Also covered are political arrests, bank failures, school closures, coronation plans, and fires with multiple deaths.
Washington January 18 Secretary Long asks Congress to decide on printing the Schley case testimony and suggests 500 Navy edition and another for lawmakers. House printing and Schley bills committees plan to act on merits, urging access to full court of inquiry testimony before decisions.
Portland dates report that Jack Wade voluntarily confessed to firing the shot that killed James B. Morrow. He states the act was accidental and aimed to exonerate Dalton, reading and signing a written statement that confirms his guilt in the act but insists there was no intent to kill.
Ten miners perished in an explosion at Milby and Dow Mining Company No 9 in Dow. All bodies recovered with no burns, suggesting death from afterdamp. The shaft remained intact, a new shaft, and a fire was quickly extinguished. Rescuers acted promptly as the blast echoed above ground. Bodies found within a small radius at 240 feet depth. most victims were family men.
Dover Delaware January 20 The Western Mining Development Company of Philadelphia with capital of 1 500 000 to acquire mines and mining rights in Wyoming and Utah and to develop the same was incorporated here today.
St Louis January 16 Rear Admiral Crowninshield chief of the Bureau of Navigation told the Howse naval committee there is urgent need for more men and officers. He urged increasing the enlisted force by at least 3000 and discussed boosting cadet numbers at the academy.
New York dated Jan 15 reports Geo W. Hinman editor of the Chicago Inter Ocean is in the city and states that he and several New York associates are arranging plans for future ventures and collaborations.
Fire tonight leveled the Kennard block described as the finest business structure north of Reston, causing severe damage to adjoining properties and estimated losses near 500000 dollars. Local authorities investigated the blaze as flames swept through the commercial area.
Portland January 15 reports filed for Columbia Southern Railway Extension Company to build 100 miles this year with branches to Ashwood and Prineville, including main line from Shaniko to Bend and Trout Creek cross, Deschutes River. Capital stock set at 1 million dollars. Construction to begin when weather allows, aided by lumber and irrigation projects. Eastern companies own 44,000 acres of pine. Ashwood and Crook County mining growth drives transport needs.
The incorporators are officers of Columbia Southern Company with Mr Ly tlhe as president Miss Enright as secretary and Mr Deyoe as auditor. The property will run roughly from Biggs to Bend. Route location is not yet definite though reconnoitering has begun and engineers have been in the field for several days.
Breux Austria Jan 17 The Jupiter mine remains flooded after a January 14 breakthrough that cut off 43 men including the mine manager and two superintendents. The flood came from the Bila River overflow and precautions proved too late. One engineer was saved while nine men reentered the mine and perished. Thirty nine victims were married.
Washington January 18 The bill for the recoinage of the silver coin age of Hawaii introduced by Representative Hill Connecticut was favorably acted upon by the House committee on coinage weights and measures There is about $975000 of silver circulating in Hawaii most of it in silver dollars.
Washington January 2 The Senate committee on public buildings and grounds has authorized a favorable report on the bill for 100 dollars for a building at Evanston Wyoming.
Washington January 14 Senator Harris introduced a bill to take ownership of the United States telegraph lines by the government. The measure aims to place control of the nation’s telegraph network under federal ownership and management.
Washington Jan 18 The Isthmian Canal Commission met to review the Panama Canal Company offer to sell property to the United States for 966 thousand dollars. Commission members expect to finish work and report to the President by next Saturday.
The Portland trade field will be greatly extended by the proposed extension. A large portion of Lake and Klamath Counties now trading with San Francisco will reach Portland easier once the Bend road is completed. A wider country area will be drained and development will rise, opening a new empire at our door. Further extensions are planned, one toward Lakeview and another to Byrne, possibly next year, binding Oregon together with new transport links.
The census reports Canada’s population at 5,260,666 for 1901, up 536,425 this decade. Representation declines from 218 to 210 seats while Yukon gains one, British Columbia one, Northwest Territory two, and Manitoba three, totaling seven new seats. Ontario loses six and the Maritimes four, a net loss of three seats overall.
A fierce morning fire in Los Angeles nearly wiped out the Rees and Wirsching block and the saddlery Hayden and Lewis and a coffee and spice house. Total losses mount to about 150000 dollars as flames gutted the tightly clustered shops. Firefighters battled the blaze through the day, with extensive damage reported across the commercial row.
In Jackson, January 17, the legislature unanimously adopted a resolution declaring Rear Admiral Schley the rightful hero of the battle of Santiago and entitled to the unfailing gratitude of his comrades The resolution endorses Admiral Dewey's report in the Schley inquiry and condemns the majority report of the court members inviting Schley to visit Jackson.
Professor B F Starmates of the Illinois Firemen's Association reports total fire damage for the last year reaching over ten million dollars. The national loss stood at 103.5 million. About 20 percent of fires were due to faulty fittings, with many cases linked to gasoline stove explosions.
A severe quake struck Chilpanzingo and Guerrero late yesterday injuring many and killing hundreds. The Chilpanzingo parish church and state capitol collapsed, with extensive losses and widespread ruin. Troops assist in rescue as news trickles from the stricken area and neighboring towns report heavy damage.
Port Townsend reports a Dawson to Henderson Creek gold rush with thousands of prospectors and $1.80 pan yields. Preparatory work begins March 1 on a massive 8000 foot tunnel near Juneau tapping Silver Bow basin claims, with a $2 million mill planned on the beach. Robberies in Dawson include a $1,400 hold up at the Dominion saloon, two men arrested.
Manila dispatch notes General Chaffee will leave Manila next Saturday to thoroughly probe Samar and stamp out the insurrection during the dry season. A captured Hong Kong junta letter to Lukban suggests surrender terms that avoid forcing Filipino soldiers to swear allegiance. Senor Gomez of Pasig arrested for misappropriating municipal taxes.
Baltimore County taxpayers convention bans textbooks that fail to credit Rear Admiral Schley for the Santiago victory and urges the county delegation to push a law prohibiting such omissions in public schools.
Berlin reports provincial estimates for 1901 place imports at 5.267 billion marks, down 746 million from 1900, while exports reached 4.760 billion marks, about 180 million below the prior year, with both figures reflecting a smaller trade balance than the previous year.
A broad review reports Albany debt at 11731.17 dollars and a Yale oil bore begun by a syndicate. Eastern Oregon mining sales at Concord reach 300000 dollars, while Clackamas county 1901 costs near 70000. New Astoria sawmill, Upper Columbia openness by Baker City chamber, 10 more convicts, and 1902 hop bids at 11 cents. Many districts plan schools and opulent churches, with 32 mills in Josephine tax levy, Salem hop prices above 12 cents, and oil ventures near Monmouth and Blue River ongoing. Public works include Baker City park beautification and Coquille City smallpox measures.
Port Townsend reports 50 Klondike travelers arriving aboard the Dirigo. Dawson shows excitement over Eldorado bedrock strike with 30 feet of gravel above bedrock and pay from 1 to 5 dollars per pan. White Pass & Yukon Railroad blocked by a massive slide. rotary plows deployed to clear in days. Circle City已 deserted as prospectors flood Good Pasture Creek where pay dirt yields 10 to 20 cents per pan and several tributaries see claims located.
A cablegram from St Croix signed by Danish West Indies residents, including planters who control 38 000 of 50 000 acres and merchants, warns that without sale to secure the American market the sugar industry will suffer and likely cease soon as sugar prices fall below production costs. later signatures bring representation to nine tenths of cultivated acreage.
The Philadelphia arrived back in Colon on January 15 after delivering commissioners to La Tablas to arrange a prisoner exchange in the Gulf of Panama near Toboga. The mission sought a formal exchange between sides in the entente south of the isthmus.
A blaze in a wooden residence at Yokohama claimed 12 lives and severely burned 20 others, authorities said. The fire swept through the building, prompting swift response by local firefighters and emergency crews.
Senator Clark bought 66 paintings in Vienna for 320000 dollars. Three Monir children aged 10 7 and 2 perished by fire in Buffalo while the mother and a two day old baby were saved. The bank has distributed 21310000 dollars to stockholders since 1893 and Andrew Carn plans a one million gift to Yale.
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