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Newspaper
Heppner Times
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1904
Page
2
Sir William Harcourt dies as frame of year fills with war news. Battleship Connecticut launched amid global tensions. Russians retreat from Mukden while Japan advances. Paynes health grave. Portland exposition aid note. Rail and weather disrupt Western regions. Boxer pamphlets spread as October 17 set for foreigners extermination.
George Frisbie Hoar senior United States Senator from Massachusetts died at his Worcester home at 1 55 am after a period of unconsciousness. His death followed weeks of fragile health with brief lucid intervals and a coma from Tuesday morning. At the bedside were his son Rockwood Hoar his daughter Mary Hoar and D Warren R Gilman who had cared for him for weeks.
Washington October 1 Postmaster General Henry C Payne is seriously ill at his Hotel Arlington apartments with heart trouble. He returned from a western trip and had a restless night. He was at the White House for a cabinet meeting before growing worse. Doctors Magruder and Rixey attended him as President and Mrs Roosevelt inquired about his condition.
Fifty boy pickets about McAllister public school blocked entry in Chicago. About 700 children gathered outside, chanting at teachers and sporting onion badges or paper scraps. The protest stemmed from a rumor of a colored assistant kindergarten teacher, which proved false after a police detail restored order.
Christiana Oct 1 The Duke of Orleans seeks government permission to use the Arctic steamer Fram for an Arctic expedition in 1008 The admiralty would require Captain Otto Sverdrup, former Fram commander, to lead the voyage if approved The expedition plan has been submitted for authorities review
Paris dispatch from Toulon says the Kuselan government has ordered 11 torpedo boat destroyers from the Compagnie des Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranee. Construction to begin at once with four at Havre and four at the Norman dockyard and three at La Valette. The build time is 16 months. Russia has ordered four Bayan type cruisers.
A sudden flood struck Trinidad Colorado and the Las Animas valley. The city suffered widespread devastation with more than 80 blocks flooded two to four feet, bridges and railroad links washed away, and the Santa Fe depot destroyed. The new Hacca hotel and electric light plant were wrecked while telephone and telegraph services were knocked out. Rescue efforts saved many families as residents used lanterns and makeshift bridges to reach safety. No lives were confirmed lost at noon, but extensive damage and communication blackouts created a dire situation.
In Pueblo Colorado October a plan to settle the Kaneae Colorado water suit proposes adding a western Kansas strip about 150 miles wide to Colorado. L P Worden of Syracuse and C Kennison of Garden City, both Kansas candidates, urge passage of companion bills to annex the area, claiming the move would end the court case. They told the government commission they are backed by nearly all Western Kansas residents.
New York Oct 3 Once wealthy inventor Charles Y Yeaton died at the home of a charity patient after two years of paralysis. Yeaton created several machines including a typesetting device once touted as a flat feeder. He was closely connected with prominent men and enjoyed an intimate acquaintance with President Andrew Johnson who offered him a diplomatic post at St Moritzburg.
The district attorney’s investigation led to indictments of three present aldermen and four former aldermen for graft. Named defendants include John Thomas Harp Henry Monet Orrin Pierce Edward Boiver Toula G Koedel Henry G Behneider and John G Bureh. All pleaded not guilty at arraignment.
In Bowton on October 1 public checks totaling over $1,000,000 are revealed in the will of the late Mrs Sarah Potter. The largest bequest is $260,000 to the City of New Bedford. the document was opened for probate this afternoon.
The British steamer Yik Sang arriving from Chinamaga reported being halted by a Japanese torpedo boat destroyer outside Chefoo harbor. After papers were examined, the vessel was permitted to proceed.
Dispatches from St Petersburg report no news from Port Arthur and fear a strict blockade. Japanese forces under Oyama appear to be moving first on the west, with Kuropatkin’s forces near Mukden and Daran on the Liao river. The front is described as a 60 mile line with wings stretching NE and W as the siege of Mukden looms and preparations for a possible advance rise.
Bt Petersburg Sept 20 Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaevitch named commander in chief of cavalry and likely to lead the imperial forces. The emperor seeks a strong personal authority figure from the imperial family to direct operations. Viceroy Alexieff expected to return to Petersburg as an adviser rather than a chancellor role.
In New York on September 20 an obstruction was placed on the launch ways of the battleship Connecticut to ruin its hull. The makers and exact placement are unknown as divers were sent to inspect. The obstruction, if effective, would have ruined months of work.
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad company shut down its car and locomotive shops in Chicago today. The move came after boiler makers in the shops pressed for higher wages a few days earlier, though General Superintendent Reed denied the shutdown was due to those demands.
London Sept 20 The British torpedo boat destroyer Chamoin was cut off Cephalonia in the Mediterranean. All on board were saved after a screw blade came off during a speed trial, piercing the buoy and causing the ship to sink.
The Steady Increase in late insane asylum patients drives plans for a new 100 bed building at the asylum farm next year costing about $25,000, plus a $3,000 dining room addition. Repairs to lavatories and sewers require $15,000, repainting the main building about $12,000, and total permanent improvements near $65,000. Minor work at reform, mate, and blind schools. convict labor funds directed to repairs under governor.
The presidential electoral tickets of Republican, Democratic, Prohibition, and Somalset parties were filed with the Secretary of State. John L. Smith, a Democratic nominee, resigned and Wy 8. Hamilton was appointed in his stead. Tickets list G. B. Dimick, Janver A. Foo, J. N. Hart, A. CO. Hough for Republican. Thomas Hi Crawford John A. Jeffrey W. B. Dilard W. Hamilton for Democratic. Lealie Butler J. Fl. Amos W. P. Elmore T. 8. McDaniel for Prohibition. S. HM. Holt William Beard C. W. Bargee J. Herrington for Somalset.
A compact listing of regional fairs and gatherings with locations and October dates. Wallowa Fair association at Enterprise October 3 4 Fantern Oregon District fair The Dalles October 8 Portland Presbytery Pairview October 10 Baker County fair Haker City October 11 16 Klamath County Agricultural association Klamath Fair October 12 14 Oregon WOT A state convention Portland October 14 27 Ioland Kerpire Teachers' association Pendleton October 1 21
Pendleton public schools begin the term with crowded rooms as Superintendent R E B Conklin seeks suitable houses to relieve congestion. Three new school houses will be ready before year’s end. Currently about half of the county schools have teachers, and County Superintendent Frank K Welton is besieged daily by directors requesting educators.
Three survey crews begin work in Eugene area for the Willamette Valley Electric Railway. One crew starts from Corvallis toward Neene, another toward the Siuslaw, and a third eastward up the McKenzie River. Manager says preliminary work leads to permanent surveys and then construction.
Corvallia reports a record registration at Oregon Agricultural College with 406 students enrolled to date this year, up from 20 last year. The freshman class is large, with 107 new registrants and 200 including sophomores.
Fragmentary OCR lists wheat market terms including Portland Walla Walla and Colfax clubs with prices or codes. Readable items note market activity and regional references but lack full details or dates.
Director Jones Withyeabie of Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station warns a harsh winter looms for Willamette Valley cattle as feed runs short. He clarifies the risk is emaciation and death from starvation or exposure, not immediate mass die off, noting a dry season and poor hay yields. He cites the college farm’s experience on crop rotation and rain as key factors and urges better preparation.
A large fire at the Ashland iron works and machine shops gutted the molding shop and office buildings while the detached pattern shop and slop building were saved. Insurance coverage was $4,500. The plant was active with orders and employed a sizable workforce.
The state board of agriculture reports the year’s finances show a net gain of 1,900 to the pool after receipts of 10,000 from the state appropriation for agricultural promotion. The board allocated 10,000 to prominin and covered 600 more from the He hous receipts.
Manager John A. Shiew of Carte Lumber Co in Mi City says two sections of timber burned in Santia County fires. Despite heavy burning, only a small amount of good timber was destroyed, while Cortina Lumber Co suffered about 640 acres burned.
Report from the maporine tendent notes rapid progress on McKenzie road at Fogene Reporte. About 16 miles of the worst section have been rebuilt with 6,000 spent, half funded by the county and half from subscriptions. Crew expects about one month more work to finish the remaining bad section.
The Riverton firm bought the Coquille saw mill and adjoining Peart's coal mine. It plans extensive immediate improvements in both sites and will restart the mill to cut timber for a new bunker to be built beside the mine.
The Riverton Mining and Development company nears completion of a new coal bunker for the Riverton area. Built under contract with the McLeod Arc, the facility will store about 800 tons with two compartments for shipping and local trade.
Salem State Librarian J B Pu nan procured four new oak book cases with double facing shelving. Each case holds about 1 000 books and cost 126 dollars. The units address crowded conditions from securilation of books piled on floor tables and shelves.
Albany reports a shortage of schoolteachers in Linn County with rural districts considering closures for the year. Wages offered range from 40 to 55 dollars but qualified teachers remain unavailable at that pay.
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