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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1902
Page
3
Roosevelt orders army reduction to minimum strength. Olympia held for coal shortage. coal strike fears spread as the arbitration commission forms with Judge Gray chairing. Rumors place HI. RK. Nickerson for Southern Pacific presidency amid storms in Nome and coal supply fears. France may intervene in the coal strike. Names and incidents paint a turbulent week across politics, labor, and transport with multiple fatalities and gains.
Chicago October 26 President Morton of the International Society of Stationary Engineers and Firemen says 14000 members nationwide will be ordered to refuse handling any anthracite coal until reinstated workers are back on the basis used for miners. He warns of shutting out coal where unions exist to protect members who lost jobs during the strike. He notes negotiations but claims the public action may be necessary to force operators to time. He plans an executive board meeting to decide on the ban.
Wilkesbarre report from October 25 notes engineers seeking their old posts meet no vacancies at most mines. Many carpenters are out, and President Mitchell urges patience, hoping general resumption will bring work. Firemen return in larger numbers, replacing less capable steam workers.
In the English Channel off Folkestone a large eight foot aluminum globe was tested after surfacing from Havre. Norwegians claimed the globe can save sixteen people with food and water, featuring an air shaft water pump sail and rudder. The inventor and his assistant emerged from the globe after the demonstration witnessed by a tug.
Reading Pennsylvania officials say anthracite coal will not move in large quantities before early next week. About 100000 tons are expected the first of the week, well below the normal 240000 tons. Coal trains will be given preference and onloading to city yards will be swift with full crew support. Last night 3000 tons arrived on the line.
From authoritative sources the Associated Press correspondent reports that France Great Britain and Germany have agreed to evacuate Shanghai with their forces and to extend the open door policy. The accord covers the Yangtze valley and aims to develop it for commercial purposes under Secretary Hay’s urging.
Manila October 25 General Davie Tas issued a general order condemning officer and soldier carelessness in dress and conduct and describing the neglect as extraordinary. The order also targets sloppy reporting and records practices and directs commanding officers to enforce reforms across these areas.
Mexico City October 25. It is reported the Mexican Central railroad will soon take over the Mexico Cuernavaca Pacific railway with a line from Mexico City through Morelos and Guerrero to the Balsas River.
Commercial and financial happenings of the past week summarize industry growth in Oregon. Highlights include a printers union in Oregon City, hops at 25 cents in Salem, 300 goats shipped to Montana from Monmouth, two new steamers being built in Portland, and major improvements at Seaside’s Necanicum spruce lumber plant. Local initiatives cover pheasant conservation in Linn County and school vaccination in Eugene.
Market listings show wheat prices for Walla Walla and valley grades, barley prices for feed and brewing, flour values, milled grain rates, oats, Timothy and clover hay, potatoes, poultry, cheese, butter, eggs, hops, wool and mohair, grain pastured in cattle and veal, with per unit figures and per cental or per dozen measurements. Prices reflect diverse regional commodities and include live stock weights and dairy products, indicating a broad agricultural market snapshot.
Fire at the Glucose sugar refining company Chicago branch destroys the drying seventh floor and damages the 14 story main building. Five bodies recovered with many more feared dead, estimates of total deaths range from ten to thirty. Firemen and workers confirm all upper floors were inaccessible. losses projected around 500000 dollars.
A Washington dispatch reports King Oscar of Sweden and Norway has decided the Samoan controversy in favor of Germany. The decision, to be presented to the three powers, shocks the United States and Britain as to the legality of the 1899 joint Marine landing at Apia. The extent of the decree and damage claims remain undisclosed for now.
Manila Oct 23 The U S Philippine commission will enact a land law registry bill drafted by Commissioner de It adopts the Torrens registry system with local modifications and creates a land titles court. Many titles are clouded hindering sales. government lands sold under the Philippines act will be recorded under Torrens. A Manila street railway franchise bid will be awarded by competition with bids opened next March after adverts in Manila and the United States.
In San Francisco on October 23, customs officials ordered the Jade tablets recovered by Lieutenant F M Wise to be returned to China. The secretary of the treasury mandates payment of $50 to Lieutenant Wise, who says he paid that amount for the stones. Ten tablets exist, each bearing inscriptions of emperors and beloved empresses, some long deceased.
John A. Manley once mayor of Grand Forks and chief engineer of the Kettle Valley lines was arrested on a charge of complicity in the Escale hotel fire at Columbia B C about three years ago. He was taken from his home by Provincial police and released on 15000 bail as authorities weigh strong evidence.
One of the era’s boldest robberies unfolded near Mulkey Canyon Montana as an armed man blasted into the North Coast Limited killing Engineer Daniel O Neil and taking control of passengers and crew. He dynamited the express car and mail pouches, taunting captives, while bloodhounds from the state penitentiary hunted him and a $5000 reward awaited his capture dead or alive. The robber claimed to be the same man who held up a Southern Pacific train in Portland last fall.
The 1901 report to the interior secretary shows 17,299,260 pupils in all schools, up 278,250 from the prior year. Tax-supported enrollment reaches 15,710,394, with special institutions adding about half a million. Property value for public schools climbs to 576,963,089 and total common school expenditures reach 226,043,236. Per capita spending rises to 2.93, the highest on record, and average pupil attendance is 1 day higher than last year.
London reports rising anti foreign sentiment in Morocco following the murder of Mr Cooper. His wife and two children are in danger alongside four other women missionaries. Kansas mission letters from Mequinez describe the situation as critical, saying the workers are shut up like rats in a hole and unable to plea.
Four British gunboats were ordered from Shanghai to the Yangtze between Hankow and Shanghai to pressure Chinese authorities after Brace and Lewis were murdered. Chinese officials reportedly fear Britain’s action and Prince Ching may confer with the British minister to China.
Premier Combes met for two hours with the national committee of the Miners' Federation. They agreed to submit their demands to arbitration including a minimum wage and regulation of working hours. Combes will consult company delegates, and if they agree the strike may be called off immediately.
London October 27. The British admiralty has given out contracts for three warships described as scouts. They will have a speed of 254 knots in fighting trim and engines of 17 000 horsepower. Their seagoing qualities compare favorably to the torpedo.
Governor Taft responds to Philippine teachers complaints about hardship and uneven assignments. He says missionary duties cause unequal placements but promises to balance duties as facts become known and notes that new boats will improve commissary supplies and the overall system.
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania on October 21 a 143000 member miners convention met but did not vote on Roosevelt's proposed arbitral settlement plan. Delegates, empowered to cast 867 votes, held 662 present. most were uninstructed, while a few engineers firemen and pumpmen feared nonunion workers could keep old posts. The issue blocks immediate adoption of the plan and a restart of hard coal mining.
Rome dispatch reports the Vatican hopes Manila talks between Governor Taft and Archbishop Guidi may establish US Vatican diplomatic relations. If that fails the Vatican hopes the Guidi talks end with the United States sending an envoy extraordinary to Rome to ratify the arrangements.
New York reporters relay London cables noting the upcoming visit of the Portuguese king to England may shape talks with King Edward on South Africa. Rumors of Britain seeking Portugal's South African colonies have circulated, but the foreign office denies this.
Washington announces completion of armor cruiser designs by November 3 after naval board confirmation. Plans for the twin ship Tennessee to be advertised alongside. Pacific coast bidders offered a 4 percent preference differential.
In Wilkes Barre Pa 47000 miners ended a May strike at noon yesterday placing all issues before a presidential arbitration commission. The decision followed a heated debate as engineers and pumpmen argued for protection of old positions. Roosevelt moved quickly to convene the arbitrators for their first meeting Friday. Thanksgiving Day looms as the union seeks concrete gains.
Washington reports the naval board adopts cruisers with 23,000 horsepower and 23 knot minimum speed, rejecting 25,000 hp and 23 knots. The Tennessee class gains four 10 inch guns in two turrets, thicker armor, and a stronger protective deck, aiming to offset slower speed versus Drake Class ships.
Great gas well in Armstrong county Pennsylvania vents over 20,000,000 cubic feet of gas per hour from the Peter Kerr farm near Washington. Efforts to control it fail as 11 days pass since sand was struck with an estimated 220,000,000 cubic feet wasted and the output could supply a city of 10,000.
Washington report by Rear Admiral Kenney shows eight officers for the work and calls for enlargement of storage at Washington Boston Norfolk Mare Island and Puget Sound. A bill modification requiring advertising for supplies is urged in the service interest.
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