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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
3
A chaotic week features floods in San Francisco and Honolulu disputes over policy, political shifts in Denmark and Mexico tensions, a French cruiser loss near Saddle Islands, and labor troubles with jails crowded. Rebellions, royal visits, and notable deaths cross continents amid market moves and court actions.
In San Francisco on May 28 Police reports accuse United Railroads strikebreakers of smashing car windows and lying about stones being thrown to mislead the company. Officers say non union staff and a conductor damaged cars while the city saw isolated rock throwing and a derailed vehicle riot car incident. Ridership remains far below normal as the strike drags on.
London May 28 Parliament convenes with Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman slated to present government plans for the Irish Council bill. The Liberal bill appears certain to be dropped amid cabinet discontent and Sinn Fein influence grows, urging Irish men to avoid English business and social ties.
Mise 8 Belle Chamberlain state superintendent and Miss Louise Johnston state librarian were swept from a disabled ferry on the Snake River at Twin Falls Idaho. The boat lost its cable while crossing with I B Todd of Chicago and H M Heden of Boston. A lifesaving instinct of the two men kept the two women from going over the falls.
A riotous Zion City gathering in Chicago on May 28 led to police being called as factions opposed to Wilbur Glenn Voliva clashed. The disruption threatens Voliva's leadership ahead of the September church council.
London reports The Times Tokyo correspondent says Japan aims to subjugate Formosa along the east coast. An expeditionary force of 8,000 has advanced since last autumn into the harsh interior despite stubborn resistance.
Glasgow May 28. The Clyde seamen held a meeting on Saturday night and passed a resolution to inform steamship owners that if their demand for higher wages is not granted by May 29, extreme measures will be taken.
At a cabinet meeting Attorney General Bonaparte described District Attorney Devlin’s report on the San Francisco assault on Japanese residents. He said early stories were exaggerated and police protection failed due to a strike. Root will decide any further action, likely via the State Department.
Information that Japanese faced ill treatment and indignities in San Francisco reached Washington. Ambassadors Wright and Viscount Aoki reported a mob demolished a Japanese restaurant and a bathhouse in San Francisco. Secretary Root ordered swift investigations via the San Francisco district attorney and the U S marshals.
War Department order announces abandonment of Ports Aemaipoins and Keogh in Montana. Aemaipoins housed by headquarters and Troops A, B, C, D, and Cavalry. will retreat to Des Moines. Fort Keogh near Miles City Mont remains notable for its vast 220000 acre area.
The National Commission on Child Labor formed by officials from the National Manufacturers' Association American Federation of Labor the General Federation of Women's Clubs and the National Civic Federation met in Washington to organize. The commission called on President Roosevelt.
Washington May 30 Ambassador Creel now has a clear field for the governorship of Chihuahua with two rivals withdrawing in his favor. The election is set for next Sunday and Mexican law allows designation of an acting governor even after election.
Land Commissioner Ballinger of the General Land Office will accompany Secretary Garfield on a Western States tour beginning in Denver on June 1. He will conduct a general inspection of land offices during the trip and attend the land convention.
The Japanese Society of New York was formally organized in New York on May 30. Its aims are to cultivate friendly relations between the United States and Japan and to spread better knowledge of the Japanese people among Americans.
Notice to interested parties that the Interstate Commerce Commission will hold a hearing on June 16 in Washington on the liability of carriers for property damaged or destroyed during shipment.
Rural Route No 1 to serve Kerby in Josephine County Oregon from August 1 aiding 402 persons and 110 families as ordered.
Washington May 24 The President appointed Colonel J M K Davie to brigadier general of the line to succeed General Constant Wil l Hame who retired.
Ambassador Creel told the Associated Press that no war is pending between Mexico and Guatemala. He cites public protest over the ex Presidents assassination and Guatemala’s Lima extradition offer as the recent flare. Mexican troops on the frontier are to maintain order and protect all nationalities.
The scout cruiser Birmingham, a fast warship, was launched in Quincy Massachusetts with Miss Mary Campbell breaking a champagne bottle. The 420 foot steel hull will reach about 24 knots, displacing 1,250 tons coal, and powered by vertical triple expansion engines with two screws. Armament includes two five inch and six rapid fire guns plus two 21 inch torpedo tubes.
The State Department received a translation of the Amapala Honduras peace treaty re establishing friendly relations between Nicaragua and El Salvador. It provides obligatory arbitration by the Presidents of the United States and Mexico to settle differences, with a Mexican president able to delegate.
Washington reports iron and steel exports for the fiscal year ending next month will total about 175 million dollars, up from 57 million a decade ago and 16 million twenty years before. Iron and steel manufactures sent abroad in the ten months ending April 1907 value about 150 million dollars.
Washington reports the gunboat Helena, now at Fouchow, is ordered to return to Amoy to protect foreigners in Kwang Tung if the rebellion spreads beyond local control. A German and a British warship have already been sent to Amoy and Canton.
In New York on May 29, the Westinghouse Company won a roughly 3 million dollar contract from the Italian government. The deal covers converting suburban State railway lines around Rome from steam to electric operation amid intense European competition.
Floyd Pegg the Chicago cowboy rode a pony from May 6 toward Washington hoping to reach the White House in three weeks. He arrived after 23 days missing the target by 16 miles. President Roosevelt documented the entry on the journey at the White House on May 28.
David Blakeley of Portland Oregon is named meat inspector for the Bureau of Animal Industry USDA. John McNulty of Potsdam is appointed nautical expert at a $1,000 salary for the hydrographic cities Portland.
Topeka reports thousands sick across the state amid a wave of varied ailments. Citizens obtain beer or whisky via medical certificates to drug stores, claiming cures for insomnia, indigestion, and many other conditions, with certificates filed monthly in Probate Court.
Mrs. William McKinley widow of the late president died at 1 05 PM in Canton after a long invalid status and stroke of paralysis. Secretary Cortelyou and other officials were present at her deathbed. President Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb and Vice President Fairbanks planned to attend her funeral. The body to lie in Westlawn Cemetery vault until the National Mausoleum is ready. telegrams of condolence arrived from Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
Dominick Zissa, 23, was found dead in bed with his head crushed by an axe on the floor. His father Antonio Zissa was arrested after the mother, Mrs. Zissa, testified of frequent quarrels and threats over money. The boy was the family’s sole support, and the father had been unemployed for months.
In Boise Idaho on May 27 prospects show testimony will start after another week. William D Haywood faces a jury over alleged conspiracy to murder ex Governor Steunenberg as 12 jurors remain and a 13th venire member was drawn Saturday afternoon.
Police expelled a German anarchist named Nieziegh employed near the Royal summer residence in Copenhagen. He was suspected of planning to assassinate visiting sovereigns. Other suspected foreigners are under watch.
London May 27 The Times Tokio correspondents downplay the restaurant attacks in San Francisco. They attribute the incidents to jealousy from American restaurant keepers provoked by Japan’s competitive success.
Chicago reports estimate 60 000 to 100 000 railroad employes to be discharged by early June with the New York Central cutting payrolls by about one third. Roads aim to save wages, weed out incompetents, and pause investments as freight and passenger rates face cuts and tax increases.
In Yokohama recent interviews reprint Count Okuma states Japan would support Britain’s proposed armament restrictions and possibly the United States. He notes Japan seeks to advance its stance on neutral rights and war regulations, while Nippon Yusen Kaisha expands fleet with 11 prize steamers released from wartime holdings.
The Empress of India arrived with the body of Mrs Richard Cadbury wife of the English chocolate maker. She died after falling in the saloon during a heavy gale on May 21 in mid Pacific. The four Cadbury daughters accompany their mother on a world tour and will take the body to England.
Los Angeles council votes unanimously to prepare an ordinance making it a misdemeanor to refuse housing to tenants because they have children. The city attorney will draft the law for the next meeting and a copy will be sent to President Roosevelt.
Lovelock Nevada reports two major fires on Main street burning half a block. One man unknown identity perished in the flames. Total damage is about 75000 dollars with no insurance.
A fire in Rochester on May 28 caused about 100000 dollars in damage to the Saks and Chom building on Main Street East.
Unseasonably cold weather gripped St Louis with the bonnet tyre recording 42 degrees the coldest May day in many years. Officials urged residents to bundle up as frost warnings extended across the region.
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