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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1903
Page
3
Senate declines to take up Littlefield anti trust bill. Lowell fire kills one and causes $30000 in property loss. Two masked men rob Bisbee postmaster, steal 100. President seeks extra session if Cuban and Panama canal treaties stay unratified. Powder works near Cherokee area noted.
Washington Feb 28 The Senate Naval Committee backed by Senator Hale overturns the House navy plan. It authorizes four new ships of the Oregon type instead of heavier battleships. The Senate favors smaller battleships in greater numbers. If conference accepts, two or more Oregon ships may be built. Hale calls Oregon the most perfect warship afloat.
A wave of protests directed at Washington targets Senator-elect Reed Smoot of Utah. The dispatch notes unrest and political friction, with several incidents linked to the national response. Personnel and safety concerns rise as protests spread across regions.
New York on February 28 reports the death of K J Gatling the inventor of the Gatling gun. He died at the home of his son in law Hugh I P Pentecost in the arms of his daughter Mrs Hugh O Pentecost after a long age of 84 years. He had returned from a city trip at 1 15 pm and fell asleep then began to breathe heavily. A physician administered strychnine but he did not recover.
Denver reports surveyors say Union Pacific will be double tracked from Omaha to Ogden. Contracts were awarded for 100 miles west from Omaha. J Bivens travels to Rock Springs and Green River to lay out cut off near Ogden, with plans drawn for Cheyenne to Laramie section.
A heavy snow storm covers western Kansas from Dodge City to New Mexico with 24 inches on the level at Liberal. All west bound trains are held at Bucklin and no western trains have arrived in Topeka today. The storm is the heaviest in 23 years across the region.
Washington reports the opposition to the Panama canal treaty grows as Morgan leads a bloc against it. He is aided by Cuban treaty foes. A special Senate session is possible with votes expected on both treaties, potentially ratified or at least voted upon.
A sprawling list of Senate bills and actions from Oregon's legislature, detailing proposals on licensing, taxation, county allocations, public works, and state administration. The entry catalogs numerous bill numbers, sponsors, and subjects such as eminent domain, licensing, education funding, county seat moves, and public improvements.
Albany may host a street fair and carnival this summer with June 20 to July 4 as proposed dates. D L Sleeper, from Lawton Oklahoma, is in Albany examining timber claim entries in the Lakeview district to assess entrymen motives. The Lucky Boy mine in the Sloe river district shut down with about 80 workers laid off, to resume around April 1 due to heavy snow.
The Pike opera house, a six story building in Cincinnati, burned completely with estimated losses of 250000. The lower floors housed stores while the theater occupied the second floor and offices were on the upper floors. The fire started in the basement at 140 am and spread rapidly, destroying Henrietta Aronsman's production The Sword of the King along with scenery and costumes.
John Mitchell leads a national boycott plan to resist Maryland and West Virginia coal operators. Chicago teamsters pledge to halt delivery of coal for public contracts. Labor leaders file a protest with Mayor Harrison urging action against non union mined coal and prepare bid records for John Mitchell.
A morning fire at George Joffee's grocery in the Pike building on Fourth Street, Cincinnati destroys half a block of the business district, with losses exceeding 2 million dollars. A later explosion from liquor storages sent flames through the six story building as crews from Cincinnati and Kentucky towns fought the blaze for hours. The blaze forced evacuations and triggered alarms of a possible wider disaster.
Washington Feb 27 Congress moved swiftly with business. Senate withdrew statehood riders from the agricultural and post office appropriation bills and passed both. The Senate accepted House amendments to the Philippine currency bill which goes to the president. The sundry civil bill sparked debate on compensation to ex Queen Liliuokalani but did not finalize that item. The Idaho surveyor general case drew civil service criticisms. The House passed the St Louis Fair dedication joint resolution and appointed the joint committee. It also passed the Washington union station bill the army appropriation and the veterans pension uplift after conference. Debate on the Fowler currency bill continued.
Market report lists Portland prices for Wheat, Barley, Flour, Millstuffs, Hay, Potatoes, Poultry, Cheese, Eggs, Butter, Wool, and Beef. Notable figures include Wheat Walla Walla 75 77c, Barley feed 23 50 per ton, No 1 white flour 1.15 1.20 per cental, Timothy hay 11 12, Burbank potatoes 60 75c per sack, Chickens mixed 11 12c, and Wool Valley 12 4 15c per pound.
Washington February 28. The president sent a message to the senate urging immediate passage of the tariff bill to aid Philippine industry. Governor Taft warned that without relief sugar and tobacco sectors would suffer, leading to factory closures and sold haciendas. Roosevelt also noted calamities including rinderpest, a horse disease, and a famine risk, calling for tariff action and sustained U.S. support for Philippine prosperity.
Pekin reports 500 imperial troops were wiped out February 13 in an ambush by rebels in Yang Yuing pass, Kwongsi. Rebels seized arms intended for Chi Yuen garrison. Rebellion spreads to Hunan. viceroy sends troops to halt rebel advance.
Omaha officials plan to move Missouri department troops to St Louis for the April 30 dedication ceremonies. Forts Cook Riley Leavenworth and Jeff Barracks are expected to send units. General Corbin Adjutant General of the army will be grand marshal of the civic and military parade and will personally inspect the troops.
Fragmentary text notes a 4 per cent provision tied to securing adoption of a proposed amendment. The snippet mentions a neighbor’s house and an adopted provision, but the context and full details are missing, leaving the central outcome unclear.
The Protector, a new torpedo boat built by Captain Simon Lake in Bridgeport, is undergoing overhauls in New York for a series of trials. Designed to travel along the sea bottom with two wheels, she is 60 feet long, 11 feet draft, and about 200 tons, powered by electric when submerged and gasoline while awash. The craft features two tubes and a bow opening for divers, with cables and mine connections, and is claimed by her builder to be capable of destroying marine defenses in harbors.
Washington February 27 Senator ridge from the senate committee on territories today reported a substitute for the house bill providing for a delegate to congress from Alaska. The substitute creates a commission instead of a delegate but grants the rights and privileges of territorial delegates. Rather than elected as delegates are for other territories the Alaska representative would be appointed if the bill becomes law.
Northt Pacific survey crews near Wallace plan a tunnel mile and a half long to bypass main curves on the Coeur d'Alene branch. The route aims to shorten Spokane to Missoula travel and avoid snowslides, with tunnel work to begin in spring and proceed rapidly.
San Francisco reports Grand Army of the Republic members and local committees plan the national encampment for the week of August 17. Railway tickets go on sale August 1 and will be valid for both travel to and from the event. The attendance limit is expected to be 60 days.
Manila reports General Saa nels insurgent force abandons Montalbar sixteen miles away and likely heads into the Morong mountains. Government reinforcements arrived too late to catch the retreating ladrones. About 300 men with bin reportedly remain in the mountains, subsisting poorly.
To Try Coal Operator Chicago February 27. The trial of Indiana coal operators before Judge Chettain is anticipated. Eight individuals and nine defendants face peremptory challenges. Attorney Deneen will be active for the prosecution once challenges are secured.
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