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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1905
Page
3
Washington reports Secretary of State John Hay ill with a stroke threating his Italy trip. Diplomats note Henry White, ambassador to Italy, is ordered to accelerate arrival as hopes rise for mediation in Far East tensions. Hay’s reputation as a skilled diplomat prompts cautious optimism.
Taft is urged to clarify U S terms with Cuba over Spanish ordnance left in Cuba after the Spanish American War. The issue centers on movable war material claimed by Spain and the need for Cuban recognition of treaty obligations. A cable to Havana requests notification of Cuban authorities that the ordnance remains Spain’s property and should be returned.
Secretary informs President Roosevelt that the Philippine census is finished and a general election will be called for delegates to a popular legislative body. The islands will form a two-house legislature under the Philippine Commission with conditions on non-Christian tribal areas and election timing.
Halifax March 28 two ocean steamers Parisian and Albano collided near harbor mouth sending 1800 passengers to safety in a 15 mile dash for shallow water. Parisian waterlogged with engine room flooded and fires out while Albano fore peak full of water. Court action begun against Hamburg America for 150000 damages with counter suit planned.
President Diaz decrees monetary reform defining the peso as 75 centigrams of gold with a 2 peno silver dollar at 50 cents gold. A reserve exchange fund starts at 18 million dollars, with the mint to close for free silver coinage April 16 and the new system to take effect May 1, prompting broad business satisfaction.
San Francisco police announce all known crews tied to the Stanford case have been found and no new lead will solve the mystery of January 14 poisoning in the Poland water that fed Mrs. Stanford. The Honolulu death theory is that natural causes, with powdered strychnine possibly placed by a druggist as a tonic. Detectives have shifted focus to other matters and the case is effectively closed.
Washington reports indicate Postmaster General George B. Cortelyou may succeed Secretary Leslie M. Shaw as Treasury head after Shaw retires on February 1, 1906. No official statement has been released, but the assumption is widely held in official circles.
Paris dispatch suggests preliminary talks toward peace between Russia and Japan have begun in a northern capital. Officials in Paris and Moscow denied ongoing talks, while speculation centers on Stockholm with Copenhagen as a possibility due to British influence and regional sensitivities.
Pittsburg March 27 Officials of the United States Steel corporation are reported to have completed plans to announce a sweeping wage increase effective Saturday April 1 The exact amount is not known but all employees except tonnage men in the mills are to receive the full amount of the former reduction The total increase is about 9 000 000 and will affect 60 000 workers in this district
Japan flour orders pour into Minneapolis millers with consignments ranging from 5 000 to 20 000 sacks weekly. One major company says it is 30 days behind on Japan orders and each line runs at maximum capacity. Other firms report similar demand as seaboard shipping can clear in two months.
Mrs Annie M Loucks of Aberdeen Washington files sworn statement No 6961 to purchase Lot 8 Section 8 Township South Range 9 West for timber and stone use. Hearing before Register and Receiver at Roseburg Oregon on November 8 1904. Witnesses named including Robert Scott and others. Adverse claimants urged to file.
States of California Oregon Nevada and Washington extended to all the Pacific coast are an act of EST HORSFALL et Roy Pierce County Washington has filed notice for the Eetrasity sosuof ase Fea u est to prove land is more valuable for timber and stone than agriculture at Roseburg Oregon on Wednesday November 9 1904. Witnesses named J R Big Rogers Butte Oregon Wilber Franklin Roseburg Oregon Benjamin Horsfall Simon Avnum Roy Washington. Adverse claimants must file by November 9 1904 with T Bridges Register.
Public notice of timber land entry under the June 3 1878 act. LIAM J MOON of Roseburg Douglas County Oregon files sworn statement to purchase and prove the land is more valuable for timber than agricultural use. Hearing before the Roseburg district land office on August 4 with witnesses Hale Trevey Verper MT Bante Arthur Brown McKinney. Adverse claimants may file by the date.
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