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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
7
A compact survey notes events across two continents, including political shifts in the United States and abroad. It mentions Japan boycotts, court actions, and economic concerns, with references to leaders and ongoing crises in California and Alaska.
Dispatch from Port au Prince reports arrests of suspected revolution supporters while public executions are denied as terror lingers. President Nord Alexis and General Jules Alexis Coicou are named for past killings, with destitution, beggary, and devalued pay plaguing soldiers and officials amid ongoing unrest.
In Washington on April 24 to 26 the senate debated president’s naval program with emphasis on four battleships to the Pacific coast. Senator Lodge defended long Pacific cruise as training and self-reliance, while votes showed strong support for expansion. House work continued on pension bills and navigable waters safety.
Washington reports the House passed the Fulton fund-grant resolution 247 to 0 after Fordney's amendment failed 43 to 22. The measure heads to the president by week’s end, with suit to be started against the Oregon & California Railroad Company to reclaim unsold grant portions. No actions against lumber firms or other purchasers are planned at this time.
Thousands walked Chelsea streets a week after the blaze as militiamen kept order. One more body was recovered, likely Captain Benjamin F. Knowles, a Grand Army veteran, bringing the total to twelve. The relief committee says 13,000 people are homeless with 16,000 needing long term help costing about 400,000 dollars for essential household equipment.
Rome reports an Italian squadron under Admiral Grenet will depart to demand changes in Turkish waters. It includes the battleship Regina Elena commanded by the Duke of Abruzzi, totaling 6095 sailors. The plan aims at Asia Minor with a possible occupation of a small port if necessary to secure satisfaction.
Washington reports anticipating favorable congressional action to add 6000 sailors to the navy with 3000 available before July 1. Recruiting will resume after a temporary suspension as ads target publications reaching eligible youths.
At a Chicago Federation of Labor meeting on April 21 resolutions criticized Congress for hostility to workers. A petition demanded immediate passage of the Wilson bill amending the Sherman act and the Norris bill limiting court powers to issue injunctions in labor disputes.
Commemorating the 86th anniversary of General Grant's birth a memorial service was held at Metropolitan Temple. Secretary Taft Andrew Carnegie and ex Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Bhaw spoke, and Grant Post of the G A R presented a national flag to the church where Grant worshiped during his New York residence.
In Washington on April 23 the senate neared final debate on the naval appropriation bill. Senator Piles proposed increasing to four the number of new battleships authorized. A sharp fight followed over restricting material purchases to domestic manufacture. the amendment was defeated. Hale noted steel armor had fallen from 550 to 600 dollars per ton to about 416 dollars per ton since prior steel trust investigations.
Washington April 22 President Roosevelt said he would veto the naval appropriation bill unless the Senate, like the House, provides funding for the two battleships authorized in the measure. He fastened the blame on lawmakers for a “paper provision” and indicated he would not support amendments to supply $7,000,000 for coast defenses. Senate to follow Hale’s lead promising the amendment.
Washington reports that on April 21 the House passed by 110 to unity the Speaker Cannon backed measure creating a committee to examine the paper trust. The vote reflects united democratic support and a move toward probing costs and practices in the newspaper industry.
The April 23 note outlines further consideration of a bill to devote about 6600 dollars received from sites of public works in Alabama Arkansas Florida Indiana Iowa Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Ohio and Wisconsin to the construction of drainage works in those states. Naval and agricultural appropriation bills were reported to the senate during the day.
Washington reports that leaders plan to take up the Fulton land grant resolution in the house tomorrow or Wednesday with general belief it will pass without amendment. Democrats are broadly favorable though not aiming to make it a party measure, while Fordney signals a fight unless the committee tables Mondell’s resolution.
A major flood and windstorm devastate East Fort Worth and Cleburne. Four lives lost, thousands displaced, and crops ruined as the Brazos and Trinity rivers rise. rail service crippled and a tornado-like storm hits Cleburne, where a circus and lions cause panic.
Los Angeles greeted more than 100000 residents as the American battleship fleet arrived at San Pedro Harbor at 3 30 p m. The Connecticut led the 16 fighting vessels and three auxiliaries in a single column formation 490 yards apart after departing San Diego earlier.
In Chester Pennsylvania on April 20 the motormen and conductors of the Chester Traction Co refused to return to work under company terms. Police report the situation under control as cars resume within city limits with no passengers carried and traffic suspended. Strikers traveled to Philadelphia to hire buses to compete with the traction company while Mayor Johnson allowed saloon openings despite police guidance.
Helena Mont April 20 The Montana Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling in Harrington v. Butte Anaconda Pacific Railway holding parents must safe guard their children in known danger places. The court called unattended children in such places prima facie neglect establishing a new principle in Montana law.
On April 20 Paso Robles reports Rear-Admiral Robley D. Evans shows marked improvement after seventeen days of treatment at the Hot Springs. Past Assistant Surgeon P B E McDonald says he gains strength daily, sleeps well, and his appetite is increasing.
Vallejo California reports the cruiser Albany arriving this morning and set to sail at 11 o'clock Monday for Central America. The refrigerator ship Glacer with nearly forty thousand dollars in provisions joins the fleet, while West Virginia and Maryland plan to sail tomorrow for Bremerton.
Washington reports the navy department will send two cruisers to Anacortes for a two day visit to satisfy local interest. The plan follows residents’ wish to view the Atlantic fleet from Puget Sound. The arrival and activities are to be announced by the department.
Reports from St. Petersburg describe a tense frontier clash as a Russian detachment is besieged and requests reinforcements. Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolayevich travels covertly to the Crimea, while Russia ramps up troops to the Caucasus and trains carry soldiers toward Kars. An American traveler notes heavy military shipments saturating the region.
Melbourne reports a fatal collision at Braybrook Junction eight miles from the city. The Bendigo train rear ended the Ballarat train, destroying five cars and causing a fire. Forty one people died and sixty were injured as engines piled on toppled coaches. Rescue efforts faced delays as doctors and nurses arrived later.
Rome reports an end to the threat of Italian warship actions in Turkish waters. Ankara grants Italy permission to open post offices in Turkish cities, signaling a possible broader agreement to resolve differences and reduce friction between Constantinople and Rome.
Spokane detectives McPhee Macdonald and Briley sue Sheriff Shoemaker of Helena Montana for 12000 dollars arguing the sheriff caused two train bandits Ed Frankhauser and Chas McDonald to miss a $40000 reward after their capture of the Oriental Limited at Rondo Montana last September. The robbers later escaped from Helena Jail and the detectives seek payment.
The Troy conference of the Methodist Episcopal church adopted a memorial urging the general conference to pursue organic union among the Methodist Episcopal, Free Methodist, Wesleyan Methodist and related bodies. It decided not to act on a memorial to strike from the book the paragraph forbidding ducing card playing and then forgetting.
Detachments from the Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth Infantry with constabulary and armed launches under Major Finley work along Bastian Island coast to disarm Moros. Coordinated closing movements target seizure of all weapons as forces tighten containment.
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