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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1903
Page
2
Review of week’s notable events from political upheavals in Portugal and China to fires in Port Arthur and Cincinnati strikes. Notable items include Italy counterfeiter arrests in Brooklyn, a Port Arthur blaze with heavy losses, Britain seeking U.S. clarification on Borneo islands, and labor tensions in Chicago and Illinois Central wage raises.
Washington reports Russia will not receive or consider the Jewish Kishinev petition. The U S State Department learned by cable from American charge Riddle in Saint Petersburg that Moscow views the affair as an internal matter and will not accept outside input. No further steps expected unless policy changes.
Rome reports the pope’s condition worsened this morning with uneasy breathing until caffeine relief. Doctors Lapponi and Mazzoni weighed an operation against the risk of fatal outcome, debating timing and the usefulness of delaying until today for a larger serum extraction.
A July 15 blaze in Oregon City destroyed the woolen mills of a local company, with losses estimated at 75 000 to 100 000 dollars. Spontaneous combustion in a carbonizer started the fire, damaging the wool, dye, and boiler rooms and forcing at least three months of mill shutdown and 300 layoffs. Firefighters, led by Fire Chief Raconich, prevented total loss of the main mill and nearby structures, with insurers covering the damage.
County Clerk Sleight unearthed early Clackamas County records from June 1850 showing assessable property value at 1 020 244 with real estate 836 660 and personal 183 694. Wages for farm hands averaged 80 dollars monthly, day laborers four dollars daily with or without board, carpenters twelve dollars monthly, lumber profits noted from 400 logs yielding 100 000 feet sold at 75 dollars per thousand. Publications listed Oregon Spectator Territorial and Western Star Multnomah. Benjamin Simpson’s lumber venture illustrates early industry profitability.
Special election results show Columbia County gains in voters and families. Increased sawmill and logging camp labor adds to population, with about 250 more school aged children than last year. Newcomers from the East expect to settle permanently across districts.
Rome dispatch quotes a Monsignor friend of the United States saying Cardinal Gibbons would likely have been elected if needed cardinals had not died. He would wield influence at the conclave and push for increased American representation in the sacred college, shaping future Church direction.
C J Millis head of the stock department of the O R N reports the fall sale of sheep cattle and horses from Oregon ranges will be the heaviest in years. Feed will be scarce this fall, causing large shipments out of the country to balance the feed crop shortage. Poor rainfall blamed for the lack of feed in some areas.
Havana July 18 The senate has ratified all treaties with the United States except the Platt amendment treaty The ratified agreements include the February 16 treaty granting sites at Guantanamo and Bahia Honda for naval and coaling stations and the July 2 leasing agreement The Isle of Pines sovereignty treaty was also ratified The only unratified is the permanent treaty covering the Platt amendment The naval stations victory comes from Cuban initiative on the Isle of Pines and permanent treaties
Alfred A. Knapp was found guilty of murdering his wife Hannah Goddard Knapp in Hamilton Ohio by Judge Belden's court. The jury, out since 5 PM yesterday, reached a unanimous verdict of guilty with no mercy recommendation at 7:30 PM. He faces the electric chair.
Somerset Pa July 18 Abner McKinley brother of the late President McKinley is dangerously ill at his residence. Physicians are alarmed and fear a paralytic stroke after a sudden decline yesterday with back of head pain leaving him helpless.
In Bonner Springs Kansas on July 18 a fire destroyed the local sanitarium. The blaze started in the laundry and spread through the building aided by a light wind. The flames drove through corridors while inmates were saved as the structure burned, leaving four dead.
Washington July 18 Secretary Moody intends to conduct exhaustive experiments with all marine boats the government holds after the summer maneuvers. If results are unsatisfactory he will urge Congress to stop further funding for this class of craft.
Owing to wool shortages in Montana and Utah, Eastern Oregon wool prices are higher than expected. At a Ontario sale, wool sold from 13 to 14 cents with some later selling at 15 cents. Supply pressures and a near drought heighten fears of large losses without rain as stock dries up and ranges shrink.
Fish Warden Van Dusen will call for bids within days to construct a vast hatchery on the Snake River near Ontario. Plans from Portland show a 217 by 60 structure, complete with modern conveniences and 320 troughs. Initial capacity targets 20 million fish with a future hatch of up to 40 million eggs. F. C. Brown will oversee the facility.
Quarry work at Rugby advances with 100 more men employed. Labor shortages persist as many workers quit after earning money and loaf. Two rock trains run on the railway delivering rock to the jetty, each making two round trips daily, ensuring large deliveries.
In response to the crying needs of Baker City the O R N Company will enlarge and improve the passenger and freight depot. Materials are on the ground and work will start once carpenters are freed from the Heppner branch. The plan adds a larger depot and a separate ladies waiting room.
A contract for the Malheur river bridge near its mouth at Snake river two miles below Ontario has been let for 4100 dollars. The project addresses a longfelt need and will shorten travel for Dead Ox Flat residents and Ontario traders by avoiding a ten mile detour to the Halliday bridge.
Charles A Jensen of the department of agriculture bureau of soils has been sent to survey Baker county soils. He established his headquarters at Haines and is actively engaged in the work. The effort is viewed as a preliminary step toward government aided irrigation.
The Douglas County Court granted Oregon Boom & Timber Company a franchise to clear obstructions and float logs on the North Umpqua from the Cascade Reserve west boundary to the Southern Pacific main line at Winchester, five miles north of Roseburg. The company plans a $200,000 improvement program, a 100,000 feet per day Winchester sawmill, and expects further mills. New York capitalists led by F. J. Blakely back the venture.
The United States land office at Oregon City reports 14 counties in its district with 596,738 total acres unappropriated and unreserved, up from 898,469 last year. The district includes Heaton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Crook, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Wasco, Yam Hill and Washington. Total land surface across these counties amounts to 7,465,250 acres with 5,629,846 acres now appropriated compared to 5,675,115 last year.
Secretary of State Dunbar reports a map is being made showing the location of state institutions at Salem. Blue prints will be kept at each institution and the original in the Secretary's office. The map clarifies directions by showing all roads and distances for visitors to reach any institution.
County Judge J. B. Dean of Rainier says St Helens must surpass 1000 votes in the second special election on the first Monday in August to retain the county seat, noting about 2000 votes will be cast in the current contest. Dean expects Marshland and Oak Point precincts to back Rainier after supporting Clatskanie previously.
Early season fears of a very short crop gave way to brighter prospects as harvest nears. Indications now place Union county cherry yields near the regional average, with about 15 000 boxes of fruit expected to be handled this season.
Lane County Electric Company starts building a new power station in Springfield. Large boilers have arrived and foundations near completion. The plant will be among the finest in the state and will generate and sell current for all uses in Eugene and Springfield.
County Treasurer John Frawley issues a call for all Union county warrants issued before January 1 1898 to present for payment, directing holders to submit items to the county office for settlement.
Market notes from Portland show wheat prices at Walla Walla 70 7T4c and valley 77e, barley around 21 per ton, oats No 1 white 1.10 to 1.15 per cental, hay Timothy 20 71 per ton, potatoes best Borpanks 50 45c per market, poultry prices for chickens and turkeys listed, cheese and butter varying from factory to store prices, wool values by valley and eastern Oregon, beef and veal quotes for groom cows and dressed goods, mutton and other livestock priced per pound.
Six desperate highwaymen robbed a Sellwood car near East Eleventh and Division in Portland, mortally wounding Fred Day and robbing about 40 passengers of money and jewelry before fleeing toward Milwaukie Street. They also held up pedestrian N. Bitner on Milwaukie Street.
Rome reports another rally in Pope Leo XIII condition with delirium and fading strength. He rose from bed after preparing for death and conducted business with four cardinals in an animated interview. Doctors say the pontiff could die at any moment during these intervals.
A freight wreck on the Iron Mountain railroad between Ronden and Gordon Arkansas killed two brakemen a negro tramp and 35 carloads of horses and mules. A boxcar jumped the track as the train crossed the little Missouri river bridge causing the bridge to fail and the stock and men to plunge 40 feet into the river below.
In Lansing on July 15 the Michigan Supreme Court with Justice Grant dissenting voided a $10,000 Detroit Salt Co. judgment. It held officials knew National Co. sought control of the salt market and that the contract was illegal for restraint of trade, thus unenforceable.
In Hanna Wyoming on July 16 preparations begin to reopen the coal mine and recover the dead from the June 30 disaster. Firefighting veterans from Diamondville Cumberland and Spring Valley join a strenuous effort to extinguish fires and reach the victims.
The Victoria press reports the Em ship arriving today from the Orient and India. The brief item notes an incognito travel by the Crown Prince with limited details on the journey and arrival.
A violent tornado struck Streator and Mendota, Illinois, killing five and fatally injuring nineteen while causing about 2 million dollars in damage. Western Vulcan Works, Adolph Stauber’s clothing factory, parks, bridges, and the Springs Hill shaft were ruined, with Cim several homes demolished and crops hit hard. Across the storm’s path, Kangley, Emington, and Campus suffered severe destruction, as a heavy rainstorm washed out tracks and bridges.
A tornado struck Mendota Illinois tonight killing four people and seriously injuring ten others. The storm cut an eight mile path through the northern part of the city leveling everything in its course.
Unconfirmed reports say Gardner in Grondy county has been destroyed with many killed. All wires to the town are down and no definite information is available at this time.
Berlin July 20 The American and Mexican International Silver Exchange Commissions met German officials led by President Koch and Reichsbank director Lumm. The talks lasted an hour with Germany recognizing the goal of fixing the silver to gold ratio, yet viewing the plan as a pious wish. British and French reluctance to commit to annual silver purchases for Indian and colonial coinage dampens expectations of an international conference.
Washington July 20 The president directs commissions for promotions in the army Major General Young to lieutenant general vice Miles retire Aug 8 Brigadier General S Sumner to major general vice Davis retire July 26 Brigadier General Leonard Wood to major general vice General Young promoted
Rome July 18 doctors report the pope rested tranquilly after a sleepless night. His respiration is calm though shallow, the plural liquid level is slightly lowered, and his temperature is 96.2 degrees. Oral condition remains unchanged as clerics monitor the Holy Father.
The first important step under the Hansbrough Newlands irrigation act was completed in Phoenix July 20. Liens were executed on every acre of land to be settled for the Salt River Valley Water Users Association. Each acre equals one share of stock, and the association will repay the government the reservoir cost within ten years.
Washington officials announce temporary withdrawal of three Idaho tracts totaling about 3000 acres in Blackfoot survey area. The lake reserve site lies near Lake Heer in Fremont County, with Island Lake and Flat Race reservoir sites nearby. Geological survey will study feasibility of storing water in natural reservoirs and continue examinations through the year.
Fifteen injured after passengers fell into a subway excavation at Lexon Avenue and One Hundred Twenty-fifth Street when a burning trolley car halted above a subway opening. The car, carrying about 80 riders including many women and children, halted as the motorman fought the blaze and the conductor warned passengers to jump. Panic and crowding caused several to tumble onto the damaged planks over the hole, with at least one person in serious condition and many others bruised.
The Prince of Wales arrived this evening to inspect the flagship Kearsarge. Admiral Hotham received Read Admie Cotton’s vessel party, with Amiesador Choate and secretary Wi traveling from London. The group, plus Arnold Foster and other officials, went to the Adam house as guests for tomorrow’s inspection.
Reports from Honolulu indicate Governor Dole may not seek re election this June and a large field of candidates is expected. Dole’s allies anticipate goodwill toward his administration from President Roe and a favorable reapportionment, despite questions about succession timing.
Paris dispatch from Constantinople notes tensions between Turkish and Bulgarian forces over a treaty. Bulgrarians engage offensive while Turks attempt to occupy a position, with a material council hurried to Yildiz Kiosk as troops are called up.
July 15 dispatch reports to congress on appointing each house to act with the executive commission regarding the United States loan of 35 million dollars. The extended session did not reach the matter of the defeated treaty.
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