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Newspaper
Heppner Times
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1904
Page
6
Reports from Europe and Asia mingle with domestic incidents as General Karoki is captured, Port Arthur communications persist, and Russian forces maneuver toward Kai Ping. Floods threaten Kansas, fires devastate facilities in Pinole and Peoria, and a fatal train collision shakes Missouri. Illinois governor nominees emerge, and local unrest ties to irrigation booms while Port Arthur teeters on the edge of a broader war.
From St. Petersburg June 7 the public believes major military developments loom at Liao Yang amid Kuropatkin and Kuroki forces. While not predicting an immediate decisive engagement, officials note disagreements on aggressiveness and new reinforcements, including field artillery, but Kuropatkin remains cautious and wary of a potentially irretrievable defeat.
St. Petersburg reports Russian authorities have not been informed by M Leasar the Russian ambassador to China about a suggested plan by Japan to hand Manchurian towns captured in war to Chinese civil administration or a Chinese government refusal to appoint a neutral ruler. The foreign office doubts such a proposal exists, noting belligerents need not recognize any temporary civil control by Japan. It says after the war if Japan wins she would pledge not to assume civil administration of Manchuria.
Washington reports Admiral Chadwick says the American fleet's presence in Tangier has a salutary influence but Moorish religious excitement runs high during the annual pilgrimage. The telegram responds to British criticisms of sending warships to Morocco and notes plans to reinforce if needed, seen as threatening Moorish integrity and the Mohammedan faith.
St Petersburg correspondent of the Mafin reports 14,000 men under General Stakelberg have reached the entrance to the Liao Tung Peninsula. The bulk is following toward the area. Nin Chwang correspondent confirms movements of Russian troops toward Tachichao and Kal ing.
Tokio reports indicate Japanese forces seized the first line of Port Arthur outer fortifications and possibly the second. Four Japanese divisions are said to have occupied Kwan Tung heights, placing heavy artillery to dominate Port Arthur works. A Russian squadron sortie was repelled by the Japanese fleet back to harbor.
Private intelligence reports in Paris describe rising discontent and anxiety in Russia over the war as the government issues no statements of victory or defeat. Trade and finance are suffering, and lingering doubts about Russia’s wartime resilience intensify public unease.
Washington reports that after Morocco bandit settlement, the United States will shift focus to Turkey. The president plans to press long outstanding claims totaling over 250000, including missionary claims and 40000 for the murder of American bicyclist Lens, with restitution for Ellen Stone ransom.
Newport June 6 The government trial of the submarine Fulton focused on torpedo firing while submerged and afloat. Three torpedoes were loaded at the torpedo station and fired in ascent and dyke runs with Hist Powhatan and the two vessels. The three torpedoes averaged 1700 yards and Captain Train, head of the trial board, deemed the tests satisfactory.
Kansas streams rapidly rising as cloudbursts flood Emporia Newton Strong City Florence Manhattan St John and Salina. Lincoln Center reports over four inches in three hours while Kaw river upstream also rises. Neosho and Cottonwood at Emporia flood pace, Florence Santa Fe tracks washed out, Newton evacuations, Elmdale eight miles from Cottonwood Falls submerged, crops and fruit damaged by wind.
A tornado last night struck Tokamah injuring about 20 people, some seriously, with no fatalities. It wrecked most buildings along a block wide area, including one open shop, two general stores, four blacksmith shops, and several residences. A high school commencement rehearsal in the opera house was disrupted as the storm tore through, injuring several pupils. The town had little warning and suffered heavy property loss.
Dispatches from Czarist sources report multiple Japanese mines discovered and exploded in Port Arthur by May 28 and note a shift from fireships to mine sown by merchant steamers. Other reports state quiet along Feng Wang Cheng, with Japanese movements toward Ona lass i and along the Liao Yang road, including a detachment fortifying near Varangon.
Norwalk Ohio June 4 six persons died and many injured in a high speed collision between an eastbound electric passenger car and a westbound package freight car at Wells Corners. The smoking car was destroyed as rescuers rushed from Norwalk where doctors and nurses aided victims.
General Bakaroff’s telegram to the general staff dated June 4 describes May 30 actions near Vafangon. Japanese losses were heavy. one squadron of the Thirteenth Japanese cavalry was annihilated. Our forces suffered 17 killed and 28 wounded, with Lt Moyer and another officer wounded.
The United States hospital ship Solace, charting from Honolulu to Guam, performed wireless telegraph tests. It maintained contact with the cruiser New York for 70 miles and with Interisland Telegraph for 194 miles. By noon today at 260 miles, the test signal V was repeated five times. It left San Francisco with shore communication at 74 miles.
Paris dispatches say leading military authorities anticipate Port Arthur’s early fall. They deem it a serious, perhaps irreparable blow to Russia, likening Port Arthur’s state to Metz and Sedan during the Franco Prussian War and accusing Kuropatkin of repeating the French misjudgment about Metz.
Merchants from the south complain that the Japanese are not paying for supplies taken during the war and allege they are ill treated and insulted when they ask for money. Two Chinese bandits were executed here today.
Seoul reports accuse Russians in Hamgyung of using rouble notes to pay for goods seized while Chinese and Corean fugitives allegedly ship paper money to Shanghai via Nagasaki for Rusmo Chinese bank settlement. Beeves and grain prices are said to remain fair despite looting claims.
Professor Schron demonstrated a newly discovered microbe he claims causes phthale, distinct from the tuberculosis organism. The public event highlighted the potential discovery of life in crystals and the microbe’s unique characteristics.
Reports from Seoul dated June 4 describe widespread hunger in Ham Heong province and surrounding areas due to ongoing commmiscariat diffension and poor crops over two years. Since the first Rowan raid trade has halted at Yeonan and Songjin, cutting imports of foodstuffs amidst Russian movements in Corea.
Unconfirmed dispatch from Mukden says the Japanese battleship Fuji ran aground on a reef off the Miao Tao islands between the Kwan Tung and Shan Tong promontories. Torpedo boats guard the area as patrols search for a stranded vessel.
The Oregon Woolgrowers association staged Heppner’s first wool sale day yielding about 1,600,000 pounds sold for just over $202,000. Average price around 13 54 cents per pound, aided by open winter and favorable spring.
Negotiations are under way to unite A B Hammond interests with Seaside lumber company to control southern and western county timber and erect the coast's largest sawmill. The deal would shift power toward the Necanicum district and could extend the Astoria and Columbia River railroad south to Tillamook, enabling long term timber operations.
Corvallis State Grange elected officers at a meeting held last week. Names include Master B G Leedy Tigardville Overseer J Clem Freewater Lecturer Mrs Clara H Waldo Macleay Steward C L Shaw Albany Resistant Steward W A Young Clatskanie Treasurer H Hirschberg Independence Secretary Mrs Mary L Howard Mulino Gate Keeper N Warfield Alsea Corea Mrs Raby Boyd Beaverton Pomona Mrs Anna Craswell Gresham Flora Mrs Lella Weat Scappoose Lady Assistant Steward Mrs Ida M Thorp Graham Member Executive Committee Austin T Buxton Forest Grove Members Legislative Committee J Vorhees Woodburn W M Hilleary Turner.
At a public meeting in Baker City citizens resolved to organize a fair association to provide a race track and grounds for the Eastern Oregon District Fair to be held this fall. Many prominent locals attended and pledged liberal subscriptions. The district fair failed two years ago here due to lack of a race track and suitable exhibit buildings.
Push work on the Elm Street creamery brick building. contract held by L. L. Hunter of Union. Structure sized about 25 feet by 40 feet with improved machinery. The facility aims for occupancy in two weeks and will be among the most modern cream eries in Eastern Oregon.
Scouring mills run day and night shifts last week and will continue until the wool clip is exhausted. Thirty six hands are employed in total as Washing ton wool has been arriving for several days.
Eugene officials and Beyond Southern Oregon District Agricultural Society secured Eugene as the location for the next exhibit. A strong local push backed the plan as Douglas County initially opposed due to a $2,000 debt on Roseburg grounds. An agreement allocated a $500 Lane County bonus to Douglas and added two new district directors to replace retiring Douglas members.
Oregon City land office authorized by the interior department to offer for sale two townships 6 and 6, ranges 7 and 8 west in Grand Ronde Indian reservation. Bids open between August 1 and August 8, with opening at 1 p.m. August 8. Each bid must include a certified check for 20 percent of the bid, credited to purchase price. balance due on proving citizenship.
In the Blue mountains summer range bands of sheep move toward the hills as spring range remains untapped. Early flocks head from Northern Morrow and Western Umatilla into Grant county, shaping a crowded summer range migration over the past week.
Salem-Frank Bprke and A. B. Thompson of Umatilla county have been named local inspectors by the Domestic Animal commission. They will construct, care for, dip the mangy horses, and kill each animal as needed, covering expenses per the stockmen's association proposal.
Baker City reports the season's first wool sales in Baker County last week with early market activity. Prices paid ranged from 4.0 to 12 cents per pound as hearing in the district commences and clips await delivery at the warehouse.
Market report lists Portland prices for wheat including Walla Walla and Valley grades, barley, flour, bran, middlings, shorts, linseed meal, hay, vegetables like turnips and lettuce, fruits such as strawberries and cherries, butter, cheese, eggs, poultry, and meats. Includes per cental, per pound, and per crate figures with numerous item variants and dairy products.
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