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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1900
Page
3
A terse dispatch from the Guards desk notes a special inquiry labeled PENI being initiated by INST. Officials declined further comment pending official confirmation and detail on the procedural steps and potential implications for ongoing operations.
June 30 dispatches detail Admiral McCalla's relief fleet attacked en route to Pekin with four killed and twenty wounded while McCalla and Ensign Faussig were slightly wounded. Over 14 000 Allied troops have landed at Taku and Tien Tsin. The Oregon struck rocks near Pe Chi Li gulf damaging her hull. Foreign ministers at Pekin were ordered to quit but refused and remain in fortified quarters. A Chinese arsenal near Tien Tain was captured by combined forces. Public anger grows over hospital conditions for wounded soldiers.
The East Oregonian reports thousands of claims staked near Six-Shooters and Nome, with rich discoveries rumored 40 miles from Nome at Topkask. Miners at the Miners camp earn about ten dollars daily from rockers while shoreline diggings hinge on whether the tundra ground depth and quartz reveal profitable deposits. Many claim owners hold vast tracts sight unseen, waiting for prospectors to strike, while illicitly tied to options to buy or work.
Wheat markets show weakness with prices slipping in uncertain trade. Reported figures include Chicago at 80 and San Francisco around 164, as buyers and sellers reassess supply and demand signals.
Jumble of garbled names and numbers recounts a visit to a section for a repair or inspection. A party from Hagens and Lane county figures appears amid broken phrases about lodging, towing, and a council lodge facing relocation. Union Nest Company shipped 15 000 pounds to Portland, with two horses reported dead before arrival.
Lane County plans a county exhibit at the state fair to showcase its rich agricultural resources. The state board urges renewed interest, with committees to be appointed by the county court to organize the display and coordinate county efforts.
Daily Guard reports a flurry of travel and visits across Oregon and nearby communities. Lyons and AW Lyons of Walton, several residents visiting Eugene, and Mary Aielton in Eu ire are noted. Florence attorney E E Bemediat returns home from Walla Walla, while others prepare journeys to McKenzie River and Alaska.
The circuit court of Oregon Lane County hears a contest over the county judge election. Knox sues AR Kincaid, alleging plaintiff’s nomination, ballot placement, and votes cast, with detailed precinct results and proposed remedies. The hearing aims to declare the winner and award costs, with notices to Lydia County clerk and related officials.
A 1900 correspondence recalls a Eugene to Sodaville journey by buggy and horse, noting Sodaville’s Willamette Valley setting, nearby Albany Brownsville Lebanon, famed soda springs, and Mineral Springs College under Cumberland Presbyterian oversight. The piece highlights the town’s 800 residents, two stores, three churches, one hotel, a livery stable, a saloon, ongoing construction, and a welcoming Daily Guard.
The Daily Guard notes a regular quarterly inspection of Companies A and C and the Fourth regiment, with a large town turnout. It records a Harrisburg Armory band rehearsal and light rough housing, followed by an obituary for R B Holt of Harringugy aged about 70, with funeral details from the family residence to the cemetery near Harrisburg.
A fragment discusses a flax fiber mill prospect in the city, referencing E C Smith and a seed program, with hopes for a factory move from Selo. It notes county control of land near the United Oat area, appetite for a site, and calls for a board of trade to attract industries and employment opportunities.
A missive dated June 25 from San Pra to Miss Freedly thanks for 18 gowns and 16 handkerchiefs and requests cotton pajamas for warmth. The writer notes concern for wounded and sick in foreign lands and plans to send more aid to China. Signed by Katoemine B Etaarr and by order of Mrs Harrington.
Chronicle of minor injuries at a mill accident near Nieguara with Jobo Bave nee wee knocked down by a cable. He was taken home to Jumeos Amelia for the summer. Other briefs include Frank Taylor of Poertwad becoming a Medics’ patient, Carey F Martin delivering a Fourth of July oration at Sublimity, and local editorials and a lost key-book found by Helen Hunt in East Portland.
Pendleton Tribune reports President Janet Dor Strong of Orqpom State University visiting Pendleton and Eastern Oregon State Normal School. He outlines growth plans, cites 70 plus offerings, 45 professors in Eugene, similar in Portland, projecting 400 to 500 students next fall, and notes inquiries for catalogs and new chapters pending distribution.
Obituary notes the death of W H Spaugh a Lane County Oregon resident and early People's Party organizer who died at his home after a stroke of apoplexy. He leaves a wife and several children and was active in local politics and business before his death near Junction. Additional brief items report Oregon delegates leaving Portland for the Democratic National Convention in Kansas City and a notice of an administrator sale tied to John A Line. The Independence National Bank consolidation is announced.
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