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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
7
A wide range of items report fires in Oakland and Redding California, cholera trends in Manila, political disputes over baseball and anti-Japanese sentiment, Thaw contempt actions in Pitts, bribery claims in Indiana, and a US ministerial change in China. Fire losses, railroad and steamship moves, and local option clashes appear amid international trade efforts and regional disruptions.
Signals report 110 dead with nine whites after the Star of Bengal wreck off Coronation island west of Prince of Wales, while 27 survivors are saved. The Alaska Packets ship carried 100 Chinese and Japanese cannery workers and a cargo of canned salmon bound for San Francisco.
RUSSIANS DIE BY HUNDREDS. In St. Petersburg cholera outbreak reports 417 cases and 176 deaths in the previous day. Municipal totals show 1687 patients across hospitals with cemeteries handling hundreds of interments, funerals moving daily to Preobrazhenskoe as mourners wait.
Reports from Ashtola near Johnston say the forest fire is now under control after days of spread. At Ashtola 10,000,000 feet of logs were consumed and 6,000,000 feet were destroyed at Arrow. Smoke hung over Windber Johnstown and nearby towns as Hayden woods fire flared late last night. Church prayer services asked for an end to the smoky breath across western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and West Virginia.
Chicago reports the British government agreed to buy 5 million pounds of fresh beef from Libby, McNeil & Libby, at a total price of 600000. The deal was arranged through Thomas Erskine, the British consul in Chicago, who also sought bids for several million pounds of canned meats.
Forest fires in northern Michigan driven by high winds spread toward Flucan Niagara Loreto and near Norway Rockland and Mass City. Canadian shore conditions worsen with fires gaining velocity. Trains through Delta county carry refugees fleeing toward Escanaba and Menominee.
Alarm rises across New York as rapid Adirondack forest fires spread to many areas. Dispatches report dangerous fires burning in a score of places and several small towns and summer resorts threatened.
Cable dispatch from Manila states a cholera case broke out on the transport Sheridan soon after leaving Manila September 15. The vessel returned to port and is now in quarantine.
Captain Bertholf reports summer seal poaching in Alaskan waters by the Canadian schooner Thomas H. Bayard with 28 skins aboard. Investigation begun. Bertholf’s patrols have captured Japanese suspects for alleged poaching, prompting a conference between U S departments and possible British action.
Washington reports indicate a Justice Department inquiry is examining several comparatively small electrical material dealers for trust activity. No connection to General Electric is confirmed, and officials regret premature publication may hinder the ongoing inquiry as it remains unfinished.
Washington Sept 23 Controller of the Currency Lawrence Murray told national bank examiners from the eastern territory that their work must be improved. He said embezzlements have gone undiscovered, defalcations hidden, and many have failed to correctly evaluate the value of paper and securities held by the banks.
Secretary Metcalf issued a dispatch to Cavite urging strict fleet health measures as cholera appears in the Philippines. Officers and men should limit or prohibit ship visits and permit only business visitors in Manila Cavite and Yokohama return periods.
President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt departed Oyster Bay New York for Washington with a large crowd bidding farewell. The president spoke briefly from the train rear platform and locals fear this may be his last winter at Oyster Bay as U S president.
Washington Sept 22 forest experiment stations will be established in several western national forest states under new laws by the national forestry service. An experiment station already exists on the Cococine national forest in the southwest with headquarters at Flagstaff Arizona.
Washington September 26 R W Pull man a government expert said Minnesota losses from forest fires will total about 16 million. He has not reported on fires in other regions.
Dr. W. J. McGee of the federal survey reports the Adirondacks forest fires are causing about 1,000,000 dollars in damage each day. He returned to Washington after surveying the scene, noting extensive destruction in the region.
Washington, Sept 23 Orville Wright continues to improve after the aeroplane accident that killed Lieutenant Thomas E Selfridge.
Washington reports mining engineer A Heise of Manila predicts the Philippines will soon rival Alaska in gold production. Heise cites early gold dust exports to China, current prospecting gains, and expects next year’s output near 1 million dollars with potential annual production of 5 million. He cites further ore bodies worth 103 million and growing deposits ahead.
Secretary of War Wright announced Colonel William F. Stewart, stationed at Fort Grant Arizona, must appear before the retiring board. If found unfit, he will be compelled to retire from the army after reports that he could not complete a 90 mile ride.
Washington reports at the navy department indicate the battleship North Dakota on the Fore River yard in Massachusetts is nearing completion and will be launched within two months. The ship is designed as one of the speediest battleships afloat and will be surpassed by few vessels in the world.
The cruiser California under Admiral Swinburne sails toward Suava on Java island while nearby the cruiser Tennessee under Rear Admiral Sebree and destroyers Wasp Whipple and Hopkins depart for a two day visit to Apia in response to a German invitation near Pago Pago.
Washington September 23 The captain of the American transport Solace bound from Samoa to rescue the shipwrecked crew and passengers of the British ship Aeon has been instructed by Secretary Metcalf to study the possibility of saving the vessel. Insurance underwriters in England prompted the inquiry via their agent at Baltimore.
Delegates gathering for the international tuberculosis congress in Washington begin sessions Monday. Public exhibits at the National Museum draw interest with demonstrations by state exhibit leaders, moving pictures, and lectures all day yesterday.
The navy department ordered torpedo boats Goldsborough Rowan Fox and Davis to hold target practice in Drakes Bay near San Francisco. They will proceed to San Diego by October 24 and then join the Pacific fleet for a cruise to the southward.
Communication between shore and Admiral Sperry s fleet will be guided by the cholera situation. If serious danger of contagion is believed, shore leave for the men will be prohibited.
Washington dispatch reports Orville Wright, the aeroplanist, continues to improve at Fort Myer Hospital after the aeroplane accident that killed Lieutenant Selfridge, with gradual restoration noted by doctors and family.
The controller of the currency approves the conversion of the Bank of Newberg Oregon into the United States National Bank of Newberg with capital set at fifty thousand dollars.
Sept 25 report says Ben Wether has been named postmaster at Enterprise to replace W T Are who resigned. The appointment is a presidential decision continuing federal control of the post office.
William HH Raichew appointed regular Mary A Raichew substitute fur carrier route No 2 Hood River Washington on September 25.
A North China Herald writer laments government inaction on the Grand Canal of China. Piracy plagues lower reaches while upper sections face water shortages and silting, with natural dams unused. Experts warn of a future calamity and mass suffering across millions.
Judge Smith McPherson of the United States circuit court rules the Iowa mulci law and the so called license system are unlawful in Davenport. He states there has been no lawful sale of liquor as a beverage in Iowa for 25 years and no person may lawfully sell liquor as a beverage in Iowa. The decision in United Breweries of Chicago vs Civic Federation of Davenport denies an injunction to halt property abatement of closed saloons. Saloon taxes of 600 dollars annually under the muaset law are deemed invalid.
Paris endures night after night of siege like warfare as 100000 men take part in grand maneuvers. A French army holds a stubborn line while a German force mimics 1870 71 tactics. Absinthe flows amid thunder of guns and steel scented with powder.
Berlin reports rumors of profitable diamond fields in German Southwest and Southeast Africa near confirmation. Colonial secretary Herr von Dernburg will present a golden cask et full of rough diamonds upon his return to Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Cape Town jeweler crafted the five by two inch casket with a lid inset by seven large diamonds.
In Ely Minnesota on September 21 the young daughter of Peter Kobe was attacked by a pack of wolves while out with her brother on an errand near the Little Fork river. She was killed and devoured as the boy escaped and alerted their mother who found the horribly mutilated remains.
The Alberta Irrigation Company line in South Alberta has been sold for 20 million dollars. Canadian Pacific Railway plans Crow's Nest Pass as the main Pacific coast route to block Great Northern's long pursuit of control.
Health reports indicate cholera epidemic in Amoy Hankow and several Chinese cities with rising cases in Manila. Governor General Smith notes 43 to 59 cases in 24 hours and plans house to house canvass plus more inspectors and constabulary to curb spread. Reports also show provincial cases and deaths, with later outbreaks stabilizing.
From Caracas via Willemstad Curacao Sept 22 partisans urge President Castro to be proclaimed president for life. Dutch envoy Baron Zieckendorff delivered the Netherlands reaction to Foreign Minister Paul in Valencia and to Castro who still enjoys banquets and balls. Berlin seeks status quo and a avoid conflict by persuading Castro to yield.
Reports claim a planned revolutionary outbreak in Portugal with monarchist extremists suspected of arming in Lisbon convents. Clerical support is alleged and a monarchist paper claims 17,000 have enlisted to attack Republican offices, while Republicans vow to retaliate with a general riot.
The cholera outbreak in St Petersburg worsens as authorities struggle to curb liquor sales and other measures. Between Sunday noon and Monday noon hospitals report 980 new cases and 155 deaths, with military and suburban hospitals likely increasing the numbers.
Alfred W. Smithers of London, vice president of the Grand Trunk, and Charles M. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk Pacific, officially opened the third transcontinental railway across Canada. The line now runs from Winnipeg to Battle River, 606 miles, with traffic ready. Completion to Edmonton will extend to about 1000 miles.
Reno reports fuel merchants mobilizing to stock coal and wood to avert a repeat of last year's shortage. The Southern Pacific company has issued a warning to ensure adequate supply and alert customers.
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