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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1901
Page
9
Local Oregon publication page advertises MPbell Bros proprietors with emphasis on Eugene weekly guard distribution and printing services.
Honolulu reports 10 000 claims for damages from the Chinatown blaze caused by plague infected buildings. The total may hit 5 000 000 with only 1 500 000 appropriated. Chinese and Japanese consuls filed thousands of claims. The legislature faces major budget cuts and possible failure to pass an appropriation. Grand jury finds no bribery evidence. Chinese certificate registrations near 20 000, exceeding census figures.
H. A. Bigelow was elected department commander of the state G. A. R. at the annual encampment in Tacoma. He is a member of Stevens Post, No. 1, Seattle. The Women’s Relief Corps chose Mrs. Jonnie Wiscombe of Spokane as department president. The next A. R. encampment will be held in Everett in 1902.
Washington July 3 The state department says Prince Chuan brother of the emperor will sail for Germany July 20 on a special mission to apologize for the Pekin minister’s murder and other offenses He will return via America and arrive in the U S early in October This will be the first such imperial tour breaking China’s tradition of keeping princes within the empire Officials expect he will be quartered at the legation and shown honor due to his rank
A review of commercial and financial happenings across the state highlights fish licenses totaled 607.30 in June, four hatcheries with plans for more, and a strong crop outlook with a 10 percent yield rise over 1900. Reports cover fair dates, a Medford boy’s death from an external-use medicine, railway repairs, and a new Oregon City log boom headed to market.
In Newport News Virginia the shipyard strike enters its fifth week with no settlement in sight. Machinists claim 98 percent remain solid for continued action while the yard's 7,500 workers are reduced to about 3,000. Superintendent says no concessions will be made.
Washington July 2. The war department has no plan to reduce Cuban military strength at present or in the immediate future. About 5,000 troops remain in Cuba under Governor General Wood, and the secretary will follow Wood’s advice on any future reductions.
New York reports the ancient ceremony of the Pyx testing the United Kingdom’s money will be held in London tomorrow. The practice dates back to 1281 with Edward III formalizing it in 1348, and an 18th century act required annual trials whenever coins are issued.
A garbled jumble mentions tubs that won’t warp or crack if water is added after using Germany in relation to a favored nation clause with Britain excluding Canada. An American offers $2000 to introduce his daughter into British society. London reports US Steel aiming for global trade. The government accepts a new 2,000,000 mint at Philadelphia. Boston Mayor Hart, speaking to a temperance group, says no gentleman ever enters a saloon. Cleaning advice covers tar removal with warm water and soda.
The agricultural department plans a color soil map for the U S showing crop suitability across ten acre patches. Trade data note cattle hog and sheep receipts in four months to April 1901 rising over 1900. War department reports Philippine insurrection waning with totals on captured and surrendered. Senator Allison declines 1904 run, Chandler funds bi metallic plank dispute, navy strikes cause embarrassment, Postmaster General funds a cat, U S troop presence in Cuba extended, census shows growing urbanization with 10 602 incorporated places and 38 cities over 100 000.
Aberdeen S D July 3 Senator James H Kyle died yesterday afternoon after a ten day illness of malaria origin with a heart condition. Born February 24 1854 near Xenia he won a 27 day 40th ballot contest to join the state senate in 1890 and later served in the United States Senate after a 1897 re election.
Pittsburg July 2 The south western express on the Pennsylvania railroad was ditched at the east end siding two miles east of Greensburg. Only three passengers were hurt their injuries are not serious. It is thought the accident was a deliberate attempt at train wrecking. The switch had been turned and the lock broken.
Fire at Pier 5 of the Hoosac Tunnel deck in Charlestown Boston raged for an hour. The pier and a large quantity of merchandise were destroyed with an estimated loss of 200000 dollars. An elevator at the head of the pier containing 1000 bushels of wheat and corn and other cereals bound for export was saved, though slightly damaged.
Reports from the weather bureau show continued extreme heat across the eastern U S and Pittsburgh with hospitals overwhelmed and ambulances busy. Temperatures hover above 90 in most areas despite scattered storms offering little relief. Prostrations and deaths noted as plants suspend operations and rainfall remains limited.
The New York heat of July 3 was tempered by successive thunderstorms that cooled the city by about ten degrees. Lightning struck several houses starting fires, with no known fatalities or injuries. Heavy rainfall and hail accompanied the downpour, marking one of the hottest days recorded by the weather bureau.
Pittsburg on July 3 reports the second day of a strike by Amalgamated Association sheet and steel hoop workers passing with no drama. President Shaffer notes the dispute is peculiar and no decisive results are expected for 10 days to two weeks. A strike fund reportedly totals 200000 to 300000 dollars. Some officials hint at renewed negotiations, while outside circles expect a settlement before the strike expands.
In Capokia Illinois a bolt of lightning struck a massive sycamore as a St. Louis fishing party sheltered beneath it. Three men died instantly, a boy was fatally injured, and a man and another boy suffered serious injuries, with bystanders later reviving the survivors after the storm.
A morning blaze in a general merchandise store destroyed two blocks and part of a third in Williams Arizona. Estimated losses reach one million dollars with insurance covering only a small portion. No lives were lost. The town faced no water supply and no active fire department.
East bound Union Pacific Passenger Train No 6 collided with a freight at Blairstown a mile west of Rock Springs Wyoming on July 3. Twenty eight people were injured but none killed. Freight was stopped for cars and could not back up in time. Passengers in Pullman cars escaped unharmed.
The Balaena a San Francisco whaler of the Pacific Steam Whaling Company lies wrecked on a rock near St. Lawrence Island twenty miles west of Southeast cape after May gale. Captain P F Cotte and 60 crew escaped to shore despite severe frostbite and perilous seas. The ship foddered on the port side leaving a 12 foot hull breach as it hangs to the rock awaiting fate.
A hotel fire in Huntington West Virginia raged from 1 AM to 1 PM causing about 200000 in damage. With no water in city reservoirs and fire engines out of repair flames spread to multiple homes a livery stable fruit stores barber shops and other structures. Several guests fainted as they were evacuated.
About 300 students gathered in Mexico City for an anti clerical demonstration fueling public unrest. Speakers denounced priests as immoral and unpunished, with Governor Coral supervising as gendarmes kept order. Precautions were set to avert further trouble.
Washington reports Acting Adjutant General Ward received officers' notes on recruiting five new infantry regiments and five new cavalry regiments. All are nearly recruited except the Thirteenth cavalry, which is 389 men short. Troops expected to sail to the Philippines to relieve regulars who have served two years or more and are to be brought home.
Fresh reports from Tien Tsin describe renewed combat in Manchuria and on the Chi Li frontier. A pitched battle at Shen Yang saw Chinese natives defeat the Mohammedans, while General Tung Funh Siang is said to be attacking Chinese converts in Shan Si.
In Eagle River Michigan on July 3 the tug Fern from Algonac foundered off the harbor front. It carried five men all presumed lost. The Marguerite of Hancock was found wrecked between here and Eagle Harbor with two men believed missing.
The office department announced the summer mail service is in operation between Lake Bennett in B C and Dawson in the Yukon territory. It is run under the same conditions as last year and is open to all classes of mail originating in Canada and the United States.
Lightning struck an unoccupied brick apartment on Ninety first Street causing the house to burn and an estimated loss of 150000 dollars. High winds carried embers to nearby residences, limiting damage to several thousand dollars. The Riverside Drive hotel, once a resort for elites forty years ago, was also destroyed.
Heat persists across the nation with only scattered relief from storms. New York sees a two inch rainfall drop the temperature to 76 while Washington reports 95 and Chicago awaits brief relief. General John W. Carr, once on General Garfield’s Civil War staff, is critically ill.
A severe electrical storm struck Buffalo on July 8 injuring electrical infrastructure. Lightning burned transformers and circuitry at the Niagara Falls power line receiving house, leaving streets dark and streetcars idle for over an hour. Heavy rain flooded cellars and the exposition grounds, with midway shows submerged and the Machinery and Transportation building engine room flooded.
Buenos Ayres on July 8 reports martial law amid anarchist involvement in local disturbances. A state oil siege has been proclaimed and quiet is disrupted. Minister of Finance Dr. Enrique Berduo signed the measure. The government plans a message to congress to withdraw the bill unifying the foreign debt.
The quartermasters department tests coal for large quantities of Miike coal in Nagasaki Japan for use on United States army transports. The contract runs six months ending year end. Thorough bunker tests are planned before further supply is effected.
Western Michigan was struck by a severe cloudburst early yesterday causing thousands of dollars in damage. Pere Marquette and Indiana railroads north of Grand Rapids are crippled. Dams on the Grand and Rouge rivers broke and mills along the river will idle for days as the river rose several feet. Fruit trees suffered extensive damage and overall destruction was noted.
Washington July 8 The navy department reports work has started on new ships at Cramp Yard. The Colorado is first under way with keel and material set. The progress record notes a 7 cent completion and the assembling of 11 big ships in the program including armor and frames.
A Baltimore and Ohio line passenger train derailed near Mason City Iowa yesterday afternoon after departing July. Two crew members were injured and three passengers sustained injuries in the mishap. Authorities investigated the cause and examined the wreckage at the site.
A small Missouri town in Caldwell County, with about 1,000 inhabitants, suffered a fire last night that destroyed a portion of Polo and damaged business and local structures along the Milwaukee and St. Paul line. No injuries are reported, and local crews worked to control the blaze.
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