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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1903
Page
2
Review of recent events shows Italian betting on the next Pope, maneuvers in Manchuria, rising anti Jewish sentiment in Cracow, and tense U S British relations. Reports cover Pope Leo’s health, Cuba and Philippines, and calls for greater mail service and fair funding.
Ontario Oregon July 9 The Malheur butte irrigation ditch project gains a controlling stake by Artesian Springs owners and Weiser Idaho investors for 45000 dollars plus a perpetual water right to 3000 acres. About 70 percent of work is done. 30000 more is needed to finish by next spring. Reservoirs of 1600 acres will supply irrigation across 35000 acres. The system uses Willow and other ditches to connect three large reservoirs and reclaim sage brush into alfalfa.
Rome July 10 Pope Leo's condition remains grave as doctors report no change since evening bulletin. A two hour consultation by Dr Rossini and others confirms rising liquid in the pleural cavity and a precarious outlook as age and resilience shape the uncertain hours ahead.
In Manila on July 11 representatives of the Chinese chamber of commerce and the Evangelical Union debated the opium bill at its third reading. The Chinese urged no change in current indiscriminate opium sale with greater government supervision of imports. The Evangelical Union called for prohibition of sale by the United States commission and accused Chinese of newspaper tampering and fund-raising to defeat the bill. The measure aims to create an opium monopoly in the archipelago with sales to the highest bidder, limited to lifelong users, under a concession system renewed every three years with licenses and traffic controls.
Washington reports Captain Sanford of the engineer corps supervising the Grant conversion to a sea dredge for the Columbia River. Dredging will not begin before September 15. Mare Island navy yard leads progress, but pumping machinery delays persist as one set is not ready for shipment and others require several days.
Brigadier General McKee ordered all troops removed from Evansville after a telephone talk with Governor Corbin. Police department will run the city with armed officers. Funerals held quietly as ministers prayed for city and county administrations and urged sympathy for the bereaved.
A Knoxville letter from L C Honck of Lithia Springs Georgia reports that Harry Logan the Montana train robber who escaped from Knox county jail June 27 in Atlanta last Saturday was seen and conversed with by Honck Logan allegedly instructed Honck to refrain from talking about the meeting as five months had elapsed and Logan planned to fail
July 11 reports from New York state note multiple heat related deaths including in Brooklyn. The day reached record or near record high temperatures with readings across Saratoga Kingston Utica Schenectady Syracuse and nearby locales.
The state capitol building commissioners opened bids for electric lighting at the statehouse prison asylum and school. Only Salem light and traction company bid, offering meter or flat rate plans for four or ten years. Board members estimate rates about 30 percent lower than current costs and expect savings near four thousand dollars annually after review by State engineer C C Lewis and potential use of the penitentiary’s 150 horsepower water rights.
Bannock Gold Dredging Company, backed by Montana and Chicago capitalists, bonds 700 to 800 acres along Lower Foots Creek and Rogue River for a vast placer operation. They plan to dredge with their own machines after months of expert field surveys, expecting high gold values in creek gravels and adjacent bars.
The secretary of the interior disapproved several clear lists in Oregon land selections, an action unknown to state land office staff. The move, while surprising locally, follows interior department practice and signals heightened scrutiny of Oregon land matters.
A notable strike in the Waldo district by Charles Wimner and William Ross reveals a wide copper and gold bearing lead. Ore samples draw attention with copper as the dominant value and gold also present. The vein widens with extent across hundreds of feet, promising development and exploration on the same belt as Prenton Peak and Iron Mountain copper mines in California.
Developments at the Blue ledge copper mine on Joe s creek under Patsy Clark show promising drill results. Bonded ownership by Clark is likely to close soon, boosting regional mining activity and attracting Northwest capital. Timber interests also await railroad access, potentially expanding trade for the mine and surrounding prospects.
J H Casey of Hilgard has optioned seven acres near Pendleton’s baseball park to build a 30000 feet daily sawmill at a $40000 investment employing fifty men. O R & N will haul logs from Meacham at three dollars per thousand. The venture aims to supply Pendleton with dressed lumber and firewood, undercutting outsiders.
State Treasurer Moore appoints George G. Gans Jr temporarily to his office due to increased workload from collecting corporation taxes. Gans, formerly a land department clerk, joins under a legislature funded rise in clerical aid. A permanent appointment may follow after inheritance and corporation tax work concludes.
The Salem cannery expects a total cherry pack of about 8000 cases under manager Holcomb. Early soft cherries were not top quality due to water content but will keep well. Overall the cherry crop was fair in quality and as large as expected, with about 150 workers employed daily.
Twenty four people died and three injured when a Washington to Atlanta passenger train collided head on with a freight at Rockfish Virginia on the Virginia Midland division of the Southern Railway. The freight was on the main line at the time, the baggage and express cars were wrecked, and the passenger coach following them telescoped. Occupants included many colored passengers and Austrian immigrants bound for California. Conductor Brabeck and Engineer Hale were in charge of the freight. Hale overstayed his time and did not take a siding. A special train recovered the dead and injured and returned to Washington.
The list catalogs civic and cultural happenings across Oregon. Entries include the ninth annual regatta at Astoria August 19 to 21, Willamette Valley Chautauqua at Gladstone July 14 to 26, Eastern Oregon District Medical Association at Hot Lake July 16, Ashland Chautauqua July 16 to 24, State Fair in Salem September 14 to 19, Second Southern Oregon District Fair in Eugene September 29 to October, Conclave of Woodmen in Portland July 14 to 20, Clackamas County spiritualists at New Era July 4 to 20.
J M Freeman planted forty acres of seven headed wheat at Milton and expects 45 to 70 bushels this year. The grain, obtained from a German two years ago, sold to Peacock mill at bluestem prices. Flour from the wheat is nearly as good as bluestem. yields have been high, making the venture profitable in this second year of trial on hill land.
The H. C. Evans 635 acre grain farm near McMinnsville sold last week to Captain Foster of Portland for 18000. Considered one of Yamhill county’s best grain farms Foster plans clover and grass seeding and stocking with high grade stock. Many large Yamhill farms are transitioning to stock and dairy farms.
Postmaster F F L Page reports Eugene office postal receipts for June totaled 1242.59 dollars, a 466.49 dollar increase from the same month last year. The improvement is described as highly gratifying and indicates stronger business.
Most logging camps in the Lower Columbia river district close for a month or six weeks as firms halt operations to exhaust log surplus and hold prices steady.
At midnight the Oregon Short Line south of Salt Lake City was formally turned over to the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake City railroad. Senator W A Clark and associates are building toward Southern California. Salt Lake headquarters confirmed transfer of road and rolling stock and ordered officials to take charge at midnight.
Last week’s persistent rain ruined the Royal Anne cherry crop in Clackamas county as fruit cracked and fermented on trees. If rains continue, further damage threatens bay and grain, though a shift to dry weather could still yield a bountiful near harvest.
Clerk 6 G. Brown compiles the June monthly statement showing 26271.94 in receipts from various sources including land sales and payments on certificates turned over to the Treasurer. Of this total 13925.01 came from payments on certificates and cash sales of school lands.
Governor Chamberlain issues the yearly proclamation under Oregon code sections 1787 1789 1790 1791 1792 to protect timber and other property from fire. The statute requires issuance on or before July 1 each year.
The June report from the superintendent of the state insane asylum records patients increasing from 1202 to 1324 during the month. The per capita maintenance cost is $10.42 per month or four cents daily. General health of patients is described as good.
Hon Henry Blackman visited Ontario last week to collect Malheur and Harney county wool samples for exhibition at the St Louis exposition. The Oregon representative for the Lewis and Clark Centennial aims to showcase regional wool at the fair.
Grain and byproduct quotes show barley at 20 per ton for feed and flour prices as high as 5.95. Oats No 1 white at 1.10 to 1.15 per cental. Hay and seeds listed with varied ton prices. Poultry and dairy items include chickens, turkeys, cheese, and butter with multiple price ranges. Livestock items cover cows, steers, veal, lambs, and hogs with price per pound or per hundredweight figures.
A Havre dated telegraph reports a freight wreck on the Great Northern railway just east of Midvale due to a defective rail. Forty six box cars derailed with twenty crushed. Four hoboes died with two bodies recovered and two still in debris. Passengers and mail were moved. Fast and West trains reversed.
After last night’s carnage Evansville remains under curfew as mayor orders calm. Nine dead, one dying, three fatally hurt, two more injured. Four deaths reported today. Eight militia companies and one light artillery battery occupy the city with 400 soldiers armed with rifles and a Gatling gun.
New York on July 6 Whittaker Wright the London financier of London and General Company waived all rights and agreed to be fully extradited to England by the authorities. He had been in jail pending extradition and will be transferred under formal consent today.
New York reports 38 deaths and 83 prostrations in and around the city as a heat wave peaks. The day tops 94 degrees before easing. humidity hovers around mid forties. In Albany and Middletown many prostrations occur. one child dies. People sleep on benches and in grass to cope with heat as offices and tenements feel prolonged effects.
Rome reports another operation on Pope Leo increased the chance of prolonged life though not clearly improving recovery. Vatican notes the pope rests restlessly after a good sleep, with normal temperature for his age and strong constitution and intellect. Doctors fear possible serum reaccumulation in the pleural cavity, which could require another operation in a few days.
A westbound Pennsylvania train from Columbus struck a wagon carrying nine people at a crossing near Redcomb Junction eight miles from Cincinnati. Five killed and four injured. J C Copenhaven and five children plus neighbors Great Lemmick William Booth and Charles Johnson were en route to Madisonville for boarding house supplies. mule fright caused wagon to stall on track. four died immediately, one died two hours later.
Washinon July 13 The special board of engineers to report on the improvement needed at The Dalles will report for a continuous ship canal and urge an appropriation of 8 000 000 to 12 000 000 Ex Representative Moody impressed on the board the overcoming of the obstacle of the Columbia and set forth that in removing thereof the fatlure of a great empire was involved It is quite probable that the board will make two estimates one based on the present traffic and that to accrue after river is opened
The United States and Mexican exchange commission left Paris for The Hague and will proceed to Berlin. They have not yet received the French report, which will be sent to Ambassador Porter after review by Foreign Minister Delcasse and Finance Minister Reaver. the French welcomed the China monetary stability proposal and the Americans’ general aim.
New York July 13 A fire destroyed the new pier of the Scandinavian-American lime at Seventeenth street foot. The line is without a pier for the second time in three years. The dock cost 2000 to build. A large cargo destined for Europe aboard the Island was destroyed, causing losses exceeding 300000.
An early hour fire damaged a building described as tall and aged, with estimates noting the blaze affected from sixty thousand dollars in damage to a seven story structure. Fire crews investigated the scene and secured the area as investigators assessed the extent of damage.
A massive water spout and dam failure near Oakford Park Greensburg Pennsylvania trigger a catastrophic flood. Rain intensified to a cloudburst then a dam breach sent 40 feet of water roaring through the ravine town area. Debris and structures were swept away as authorities warned crowds to seek high ground. death toll reported uncertain with only a few bodies recovered by nightfall.
Ex Governor L V Stephens testified before the grand jury for over an hour after meeting Circuit Attorney Folk. He described a $20 000 bribe offer to appoint James Butler as excise commissioner and an order tied to transit stock intended to net $50 000 to $100 000. Stephens said he refused the bid and noted subsequent investigations will reveal more about alleged big dealings.
In the Colombian senate vigorous protests over the Hay Herran canal treaty arise as it lacks President Marroquin signature. Dr Luis Carlos Ric declares the treaty need not bear the president’s signature before approval. Ex President Caro argues the government must defend the treaty while the senate debate continues and party lines split on support.
New York July 8. James G. G(inon) Brayton and William L. Ball trustees under the plan for the rehabilitation of Price McCormit & Co declare a final dividend of 12 percent on unsecured claims. They report secured creditors totaling about 1 million dollars have been paid in full. Unsecured creditors have received dividends aggregating 71 percent.
St Louis July 8 report notes scattered strike actions by about 100 street railway workers last night. Traffic largely continues with only minor interruptions. Officials estimate over 200 workers out, with the transit company employing around 8 conductors and motormen. Morrison, vice president of the national body, says he cannot commit to numbers or actions at this time.
Dent Gross of the Americas local company arrived at Ross St Petersburg to observe locomotive and industrial conditions, with plans to assess export potential. The visit signals interest from American interests in regional industry and investment opportunities.
In a clash north of Salonica fighting between Tarkit and Bulgarian forces resulted in casualties. Turkish troops were involved as the conflict escalated leaving several dead.
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