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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1902
Page
2
The week’s major events include a student riot in Moscow with 763 arrests and two days of fighting in the Orange River colony resulting in 600 Boers killed or captured. The report compresses these incidents into a condensed review for readers seeking quick highlights.
Washington March 1 The rivers and harbors committee will note consent to insert a portage railway as a temporary expedient at The Dalles. Some members favored withdrawal but the group believes the only feasible improvement is a canal. If canal cost had been agreed on by engineers, the authorization might pass. committee calls for a new survey and appropriation.
A sweeping news digest cites global pressures from Japan in Corea to interventionist moves by the United States, including senate actions on Tillman and McLaurin, canal negotiations, and various incidents from Colorado snowslides to New York train crashes, with legal and financial maneuvers shaping policy. The report lists numerous events, approvals, and inquiries affecting international relations and domestic agendas.
A six inch oil gusher in Beaumont Texas blew out a pipe connection near the gate valve late today. The well is throwing a solid stream of oil with high winds blowing the spray across the field. Drilling rigs were shut down and guards patrolling to keep people away. Estimated loss runs about 2900 barrels per hour.
Washington on March 1 reports the preliminary summary from the cones bureau noting 458 establishments in silk manufacturing with $81,082,201 capital and 65,416 wage earners earning $20,089,194 in total wages. Materials cost $62,406,665 and product value totaled $17,250,258.
A southbound passenger train on the Columbus- Southern railway plunged into a creek near Zetella, Griffin, Georgia, after three bridge bents gave way under heavy rain. Four crew members died and several passengers were injured, though no fatalities reported among passengers. The wreck occurred as the train moved cautiously.
Duluth Minnesota reports a week of unusual warmth harms the logging sector. Hundreds laid off as snow and ice disappear, millions of feet of logs await hauling but may be abandoned until next season, with industry losses likely surpassing ten million dollars.
A broad review notes hops sales in Dayton at 15 cents per pound while Willamette valley stock and coos river salmon fry expanded. Hillsboro forms a board of trade to promote the county, counties seek uniform assessments, and Portland faces a theft of a historical society coin collection. Public schools expand in Ontario with a $5,000 bond for four new rooms.
Representative Jones has introduced a bill to grant a 100 foot wide right of way for the Columbia Valley Railroad across Vancouver Three Tree Point Scarborough Head and quarantine station reserves opposite Astoria. The measure would nearly complete the railroad’s route from Wallula on the Columbia to the river mouth, a distance of 321 miles, except for the Vancouver Kalama section where construction proceeds.
Prince Henry of Prussia visited New York to witness the launch and christening of the Kaiser's yacht Meteor by Miss Alice Roosevelt on Shooter's Island. The ceremony, attended by President Roosevelt, drew about 100000 spectators outside City Hall for the freedom of New York presentation. The day ended with a mayoral dinner and a Metropolitan Opera House performance.
San Francisco reports one of the heaviest southwest storms in years. Winds reached 60 miles per hour near Point Lobos and 45 in the city, with telegraph and electric lines down. Ships dragged anchors, tents wrecked, and several three story buildings were blown down in the Mission district as the bar and harbor faced dangerous seas.
London dispatch notes Kitchener's claim of big success in the Orange River Colony on Majuba Day anniversary. It references Lord Roberts precedent and Cronje's surrender at Paardeburg, implying Dutch forces could not break the Blockhouse line and concluding with Kitchener’s likely victory claim.
A Columbia Valley Railroad survey has been completed along the Oregon coast with no construction yet but readiness for progress once rights across government reserves are granted. The independent $3,000,000 enterprise is active, though its exact backers are not disclosed, and a northern river line could connect Portland to a Vancouver bridge with harbor plans near the river mouth. In the Boer War, British dispatches report heavy losses for the Boers around Harrismith and Van Reenen, with over 600 killed or captured, 2,000 horses and 28,000 cattle captured, and key leaders among those killed or captured. The report notes 450 Boers captured later and praises New Zealanders for steadfast defense.
A market table lists wheat, barley, oats, flour, millstuff, hay, potatoes, butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, mutton, pork, veal, beef, hops, wool, and mohair with varied prices per ton, per cental, or per pound. It also notes trade figures, and a separate item mentions a Louisiana acreage projection and a note on a German army size. A St Louis judge ruling on street railway nickel face value and comparisons between Keenland and Teeland are included, along with colonial population data and a health certificate suggestion before marriage.
New York February 27 Prince Henry of Prussia dined with about a thousand American journalists gathered by Herman Ridder proprietor of the New York Staats Zeitung. The event, held in the Waldorf Astoria ballroom and Astor gallery, featured a raised table with flags and decorative lighting, signaling a notable high point of the German prince's American tour.
Manila February 27 Governor Képres of Rizal orders an expedition of native police and volunteers to cooperate with constabulary and military to clear the province of ladrones and insurgents pouring in from Batangas and Cavite. Lieutenant Waite C Johnson of the Fifteenth Infantry captures Malvars battle flag.
Miss Ellen M. Stone the American missionary who was captured by brigands near Salonica on September 30 has been released and reached Strumnitza Macedonia with Mme Tsilka and her baby. They are all well and Stone reported to authorities. A telegram to the American consul general in Constantinople carried the news. Stone will proceed to Salonica soon.
Lord Kitchener reports 600 Boers driving cattle attacked the outpost near Bothasberg on February 23, with 15 dead and 6 wounded. A convoy of empty wagons south west of Klerksdorp, Transvaal, was captured on February 24 by an escort of Imperial Yeomanry, three Northumberland Fusiliers companies, and two guns, in severe fighting with no further details.
In the attempt to breach the Venode blockhouse line held by Byng and Rimington, the New Zealanders bore the brunt of the fighting. British losses amounted to 2 officers and 18 men killed and 5 officers and 33 men wounded.
Washington feb 28 conferees from the two houses reached agreement on a permanent census bureau bill. The measure includes most senate amendments retained in modified form. Civil service protection remains for all employees at signing except unskilled laborers.
Heavy rains flood villages along the Tagus and Liz rivers. Leira town is inundated to a depth of six feet, as floodwaters rise and threaten homes and roads across the region.
A severe windstorm raged across Northern Ohio with speeds of 64 miles an hour at Cleveland. Telephone and telegraph lines were disrupted as scores of plate glass windows skylights signs chimneys and trees were torn down in many downtown areas.
Boer delegates Wolmarens and Wessels, who arrived on the Rotterdam, were met by Montagu White and Kruger's former Pretoria pastor. Joined by Dr. Mueller, they aim to establish direct relations with pro nere committees in the United States to foster mutual understanding and organize fundraising and auditing of sympathizer contributions.
Notices posted in four Fall River cotton mills announce wage increases starting March 17. The Fall River Iron Works employs over 3,000 workers and is owned by M C D Borien of New York. The mills are independent of others that have decided a small raise of about 6 percent. Borden’s 10 percent boost meets union demands across the sector.
Fully 200 representative irrigators from all parts of Utah met in Salt Lake on February 28 in response to Governor Wells call to discuss the state’s irrigation needs. The gathering aims to consider forming an active organization of irrigators locally and nationally and to initiate action as deemed advisable.
The federal court of appeals sustained Annie E. Snow's claim to one eighteenth life interest in the Veatch survey wells, the Beaumont oil fields' richest area. She runs a small California hotel and, amid oil discovery, asserted the share inherited through her children.
Washington February 27 Surgeon General Sternberg says a private letter from Colonel L Maus commissioner of public health in Manila reports sickness among soldiers in the Philippines appears to be decreasing.
London dispatch in the Daily Mail cites Johannesburg tables showing eleven thousand rebels joining the Boers from Cape Colony during the war.
In Washington the memory of a president who died in office was honored in the House hall with President Roosevelt, Prince Henry of Prussia, cabinet members, judiciary, and many foreign diplomats. John Hay delivered the eulogy, noting the 20th anniversary of Blaine’s Garfield tribute and recalling McKinley’s final weeks and funeral procession. The nation again bowed with solemn respect and a shared grief.
Honolulu reports signs of renewed action at Kilauea volcano with newly risen lava observed at the crater. The coldest day on record was noted with temperatures dropping to 24 degrees and then rising to 52 degrees as a dramatic daily fluctuation.
London February 27 Parliament debated naval estimates as the Admiralty confirms plans for a conference in London. Arnold Foreshaw says measures will assess colonial contributions to Britain’s naval strength. The Chancellor of the Exchequer states the government will engage colonies hoping they seek closer imperial ties.
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