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Newspaper
Junction City Bulletin
Location
Junction City, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1901
Page
6
A curio of items from the Two Hemispheres condensed form reports on Havana’s mayoral resignation and Cuba’s improving business climate, Tolstoi banishment rumor, and Pan American canal ambitions. It notes Manila investigations into army frauds, Russian threats, Japan and China tensions, and various political and military updates including Karpovich’s Siberian sentence and a Cavite clash.
The navy reports Lieutenant Commander Jesse M. Roper died from suffocation during a fire in the Petrel gunboat's gall room while aiding rescued crew. Twenty-two others were prostrated but recovering. Roper's remains to be sent by Buffalo. condolences sent to Mrs. Roper.
Oregon news brief highlights multiple upgrades and events across counties. Athena negotiates for a skimming plant. Pendleton will get a new switch engine for O R and N yards. Susanville expects a milling plant at Badger mine. Philomath sees two carloads of machinery arriving for a new saw mill under construction. Buena Vista reports Modoc steamer collision with ferryboat and damage payment. Echo records injury to John L Crawford from falling rocks with a compound leg fracture. Corvallis notes a deer sighting and land transfer of 2006 acres at Kings Valley for 10000 dollars. Wallowa reports death by suicide by Liks Reddingfeld at Hayes Kernan ranch with final note.
Major General B. M. Young, arriving from Manila on the Logan, praised General Funston's bravery and rejected West Point influence claims. He predicts six more months of occupation, with marauding bands to subdue and a long road to self government as Filipinos must be taught governance. He warns against immediate troop withdrawal to prevent unrest.
A petition signed by officers of the Fourteenth Infantry asks Adjutant General Corbin to appoint Musician Calvin P. Titus of Company B to West Point. Titus, noted as trustworthy brave and sober, first scaled Pekin’s wall in 1900 and was wounded entering the Imperial city. the group argues he could become an excellent officer with a commission after graduation.
Mrs. Anna Ward, 60, lies in critical condition after three masked burglars burst into her Pittsburg home at dawn. Both women faced revolvers at their heads as one assailant subdued the mother, another knocked her unconscious, while the husband and son slept upstairs with about 1200 dollars.
Historical Portland market page lists Wheat Walla Walla at 67 cents and Valley at 59, oats around 120 to 125 per cental, barley 16 to 17 per ton, hay Timothy about 12 to 12.60, hops 12 cents per pound for 1899 crop, wool around 14 to 16 cents, butter 22.25 to 25 cents, eggs 1.34 to 1.46 per dozen, various poultry and cheese prices, potatoes 45 to 50 bushels per sack, mutton lambs 12.5 cents, hogs around 57.5 to 60, veal and beef prices with live cattle at 5.25 to 5.75 per hundredweight and dressed beef at 7.0 to 8.0 cents per pound.
Washington reports say Russia pressures China to sign the Manchurian accord warning of severed relations if refused. Chinese authorities are split with Hung Chang favoring Russia while southern viceroys Chan Chi Tung and Lai Kun oppose. A St Petersburg visit incident distracted Beijing’s deadline as negotiations drag on.
Paris reports reveal eight hour day talks stalled as a national dock strike grinds on. In Marseilles, many docks idle, perishables rot, 21 steamers wait to discharge, and industrial losses reach 24 million francs with 2 million in wages lost. Stores face higher prices, factories close, and leaders threaten tax relief appeals to the government.
A massive forest blaze in MAMMONTON area New Jersey scorches 5000 acres of timber north of Winslow threatening the town. Residents including men women and children fight flames and backfire to push the fire away while safeguarding homes and valuables as winds shift. Fires ruin farm buildings and clog the landscape with smoke and danger.
Madrid reports wide interest in the capture of Aguinaldo with division on its impact. A published interview quotes the Filipino organ director and the Filipino junta president saying the capture will not end the war, that Aguinaldo will be replaced, and that Filipinos aided by the climate will not be subdued.
A New Englander is praised as the best mill hand by a respondent, highlighting conditions for workers in mills and the value of skilled labor in the industry.
The Venezuelan minister Loomis is recalled and will travel to Washington for talks with Secretary of State Hay. The future posting depends on the outcome of the conference, amid attacks by Venezuelan press over alleged improprieties and insurrection coverage. The North Atlantic squadron remains in reserve as Loomis may depart from La Guayra aboard the Scorpion for San Juan then New York.
A Washington dispatch reports French Panama Canal interests led by M Hutin are negotiating a sale to the United States, with stockholders’ representative M Bruna Barila traveling from Washington to France. officials say Colombian consent is required to avoid forfeiting the concession. In Seattle, P B Cornwall says Mount Baker mining district road work will finish by May 1, with track laying underway and plans to expand Black Diamond coal shipments.
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