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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1909
Page
7
A broad, disjointed World War era summary notes political upheavals in Nicaragua and Mexico, labor strikes in Duluth and St Paul, naval moves to protect foreign interests, Morgan’s business deals, and reports on storms, accidents, and crime. Mentions Zelaya resigning, Morgan acquiring stakes, and Western strikes amid a tense international setting.
Washington November 30 Secretary of the Interior Ballinger presents a detailed report urging strict enforcement of laws and defining interior powers to Congress. He outlines a comprehensive power site bill as a basis for discussion and signaling future policy direction under Taft.
Reports from Salvator Castrillo indicate Nicaraguan insurgents are engaging Zelayan forces in Rama and Greytown with a likely assault on Managua to follow. Arms landed on the Utstein are believed in insurgent hands, and a rapid transfer from Klueelds to Rama is anticipated pending improved supplies.
In Paris a man believed insane fired on General Verand on the Hotel Continental steps. He mistook Verand for General Brun and was captured after a struggle. Verand was shot in the neck and forehead and is in serious condition.
President Taft and Minnesota figures attended a memorial meeting at Broadway Tabernacle honoring John A. Johnson governor of Minnesota. Taft sent a letter praising the late leader, with speakers including Governor Hughes and Charles A. Towne at the American and Scandinavian Society event.
Seattle dispatch reports gunboat Princeton under Commander I Hayes sailing from Puget Sound Navy Yard for Nicaragua. She will join gunboat Vicksburg at Corinto after a San Francisco stop to receive ammunition and stores. Princeton aims to reach Nicaragua in about three weeks.
Rough lumber rose one dollar per thousand across northwestern Canada on Saturday as mills rush orders and traveling salesmen help absorb demand. Export mills in British Columbia report sharply higher business with the United States, a trend likely to trigger another advance before spring.
The Times-Democrat reports the final 1900 cotton crop estimate shows a total yield of 10,626,000 bales based on a consensus of opinion. This figure represents the national outlook as of November 30 in New Orleans.
Washington reports outline a dispute over Grace and Cannon and their execution as prisoners of war. Secretary Knox and President Taft weigh the legality of actions without grave crimes under wartime law. The State Department's view hinges on avoiding extrajudicial executions and upholding legal standards.
Washington reports that customs receipts for the current fiscal year total about 139 million dollars, up nearly 29 million from last year under the Dingley law. October and November show declines, while disbursements fall to 52 million this month. The treasury balance drops toward a bond issue to replenish Panama canal spending.
Major Andrew Rowan, long serving at Fort Douglas Utah, is placed on the retired list after over five decades in the army. Known as the messenger who carried the Garcia message he faced great danger crossing Cuba to deliver key information for the U S Army.
Secretary Ballinger of the interior department restored to settlement about 1 000 000 acres in eastern Montana that had been withdrawn for allotment to the Rocky Boy band of Chippewa Indians. About 150 band members have caused trouble. they will be cared for in Montana during winter. Public notice of settlement timing will be issued, not before March 1, 1910.
Washington dispatch reports provisional President Estrada rejecting Calderos surrender proposal for Zelaya. Zelaya's army reportedly encircled by Estrada forces, with insinuation that only unconditional surrender would be acceptable.
The house committee studying the Paowma canal project will likely urge abolishing the canal commission and placing a chief engineer director and civil governor in charge. They believe Chief Engineer Goethals should lead the project without bureaucratic delays.
Indefinite stay of the mandate in the cases of AFL leaders President Grompers Second Vice President Mitch ell and Secretary Morrison was granted by a District of Columbia court due to a writ of certiorari. The labor leaders face contempt jail sentences for violating an injunction and their case has been appealed to the U S Supreme Court.
Judge Alton B. Parker filed a final appeal in Washington to the United States Supreme Court on behalf of President Samuel Gompers Vice President Mitchell and Secretary Morrison of the American Federation of Labor. The appeal challenges a District of Columbia Supreme Court ruling ordering the leaders jailed for contempt for violating an injunction. All three defendants were present during the filing.
Navy bids opened for a year’s supply of chewing tobacco for bluejackets and marines show a two thirds drop from prior years. The note contrasts rising cigarette smoking among sailors with falling tobacco chewing.
Chicago and Northwestern directors signal a Pacific coast extension to compete with St. Paul and Burlington. They plan about 30 million dollars in new stock, issued one to four against existing shares, pending state authority from three states. Surveys for routes to Portland Seattle and San Francisco are noted, with possible 1 mile of new track planned within two to three years.
At Fort Stevens Oregon on November 29 the Thirty third Coast Artillery tested night firing on a moving target for the first time in U S Army history. Sixteen record shots were fired with twelve hitting the canvas target six by twelve feet as boats and searchlights guarded the river while spectators watched the display proving Columbia river defense effectiveness.
Ex Senator William A Clark, arrival on the steamship Mauritania, warns copper consumption in Europe lags behind American production. He says prices are too low at 13 cents and that the normal price should be 15 cents, citing overproduction. He also comments on the Standard Oil ruling, criticizing large corporate control.
Judge Troutt ordered $5000 worth of molten gold to be turned over to Thomas Mayman and wife once they prove their claim. The metal was found by boys in debris after the April 1908 fire on land owned by Mrs. Marie FE. Luecke, who also claimed the gold. The Maymans had lived in the house that stood on the lot.
Washington reports an application to the signal corps for army aeroplanes to attend the Los Angeles siuation meet from January 10 to 20. Senator Flint of California filed the request. General Allen, key to approval, is away and not due back until next week. It hinges on his decision, but officials expect no strong objections.
Nine sailors are missing from the U S gunboat Marietta lying off Port Limon Costa Rica after a general wireless alarm. The gig with four men and the whaleboat with five men were sent to sea in heavy weather, prompting ships in the area to watch for them.
The United States Supreme Court ruled today that the Interstate Commerce Commission cannot fix railroad terminal charges. Justice Brower delivered the decision in the case brought by the commission against the Chicago Great Western and other railroads with terminals in Chicago.
President Taft plans radical changes to Congress to grant residents of Washington District of Columbia a vote and implement a democratic form of government. The proposal aligns DC with the rest of the country in political rights.
Ex soldier John R. Early circled Washington last night and today as authorities allege he is a leper. This afternoon he was arrested as a menace to public health.
Washington December 2 The board of food and drug inspectors of the department of agriculture discussed the use and limits of the term New Orleans molasses under the new pure food law.
Change in the navy plan becomes effective today in Washington as the transition proceeds gradually many changes delayed for several weeks as the overhaul unfolds.
Washington December 8 Benjamin Cable took the oath of office as assistant secretary of commerce and labor. He succeeds former assistant secretary Ormsby McHarg whose reelection stemmed from the Pinchot linger controversy.
The steamer Bellerophon reports from Macao that the new gunboat Argus was driven into a paddy field 600 yards from a river after sheltering from a storm. Chinese farmers demand 7000 in compensation for destroyed rice crops and French sailors are urged to remove the vessel from the fields.
Henry Clay Pierce of Kansas oil magnate will be tried in Austin on Wednesday for alleged false swearing. The case stems from an affidavit filed when the Rogers-Pierce company entered Texas in 2000 after prior ouster for anti trust law violations. State attorneys said no continuance would be requested or granted.
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and her daughter Miss Ethel return from Europe. They were met at the pier by Mrs Nicholas Longworth, Mrs De Robinson, and Collector of the Port Loeb Jr.
In Omaha on November 20 Wesley McBride age 16 accidentally shot his companion Harry Long age 16 in the jaw during a hunt and then killed himself with two shots to the head in a grim, failed attempt at making a clean finish.
Five steel bridges across the Nooksack river and multiple rail lines are washed away, with more than five miles of track submerged. Everson’s Bel lingham Bay & British Columbia bridge shows undermining and danger to adjacent wagon bridges. Rail traffic is blocked as rainfall nears 2.87 inches in 48 hours.
Washington announces a sweeping Meyer reform plan to reorganize the Navy Department. Four aides will advise on material personnel fleet operations and inspections. Bureaus will merge into two divisions and a fleet operations division will be created. A modern cost-keeping system and a two-division yard structure will replace the old bureau setup. The secretary retains executive power while officers chosen from ship-fighting ranks act as eye and ear, with December 1 effective date for most changes. Abolition of the bureau of equipment awaits congressional action.
Count P A De Vries secured an audience with John D Rockefeller to discuss draining the Zuyder Zee and opening the bed to truck farming. After prior rebuffs and reports of shots fired at his car, the count followed Rockefeller around the golf links to speak with him.
Seven former employees of the American Sugar Refining Company Williamsburg plant went on trial in U S circuit court on charges linked to extensive underweighing frauds on refinery decks. The defendants include manager James F Beender Oliver Spitzer dock superintendent and five weighers and checkers.
Texas reports heavy snow blanketing the Panhandle with communications to Guyman and Beaver cut off. Amarillo dispatches say six inches fell across the region with suspected livestock disruption. A Rock Toland drain remains snowbound in northwestern Oklahoma.
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