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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1903
Page
2
In the First Oregon district the Democrats nominate A B Reams for Congress on the 24th ballot. Bruce Marcum of Jackson Kentucky, sold into servitude for six months under the vagrancy law.
A Galveston report says the schooner Margaret L Ward was rammed and sunk by the Southern Pacific steamer El Rio about 26 miles east of Galveston Bar. Two of Captain McKown’s children were lost and one sailor perished as the crew attempted to abandon ship.
Oregon Agricultural College regents order extensive improvements at Union to house the experiment station. A $5,000 stone and wood complex will include a modern cottage near the barn for staff. The facilities aim to expand thoroughbred live stock experiments at the station.
Superintendent J F Calbreath reports total enrolment 97 patients 28 on roll 1 298 overall as of March 31 admissions etc two escapes returned twenty discharged eighteen died one eloped leaving 1 297 at month end there are 167 staff and costs 9 90 per capita per day 32 cents There are 24 A patients in charge with the state receiving 20 a month each.
The Supreme Court affirms the Ninth Circuit and district court ruling setting aside the Oregon and California railroad patent issued February 20 189% covering lands within indemnity limits. The decision affects land to the west of the railroad within 30 miles of the line between Jefferson Marion County and Roseburg Douglas County, clarifying settlers' rights to title.
Manila April 15 The warship Reina Christina flagship of Admiral Montejo sunk by Admiral Dewey was floated and beached yesterday. About 80 sailors’ skeletons found in the hulk one officer with a sword by its side Fifteen shell holes in hull main injection valve missing indicating scuttling Captain Albert R Couden charges remains and favors American naval funeral Spanish residents wish skeletons sent to Spain wrecking company seeks sunken Spanish warships continues operations
Chief Engineer Weat surveys country above Whitney for the past week while Feeles consults on extending the line into Harney county as calls to proceed are discussed.
The early Oregon frontier figure Tom East is identified as the original miner behind the Grave Creek lost mine. East earned a notorious reputation for killings of Indians and Uribinamen, and his tunnels and mining work were likely concealed. The mystery centers on how he moved vast amounts of earth without detection.
Dr. Max Uhle, director of UC excavations in Peru, links a pre Inca culture 2000 years before Columbus. The research, funded by Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, expands the timeline of Peruvian civilization beyond Inca traditions and suggests a refined pre Trojan War society.
Orchardists report better prospects as trees recover from recent work and liberal sprays. Josephine County growers note active pruning and cleanup over the past three weeks boosting vigor and yield potential.
M L Chamberlain, clerk of the state land board, is ill with dropsy and cannot recover. George G Brown has been elected by the board to fill the vacancy caused by Chamberlains illness and absence from office. Chamberlain has been ill for several weeks with a hoped for recovery not being achieved.
The Columbia River fishermen's protective union met at Astoria and fixed season prices at 5 cents per pound for cannery fish and 6 cents per pound for cold storage fish weighing 25 pounds or more. These rates are already essentially agreed by packers, with no expected controversy.
The La Grande land office announces 50 000 acres in northeastern Baker county will be opened to settlement in a few weeks. The land along Snake river spans parts of three townships, is rugged and mountainous in places but includes rich fields for fruit and farming, with ample water and potential for irrigation canals at moderate cost.
The new electric sawmill at St Johns near Portland will start about five weeks from now. Inventor George W Brower spearheads a $50000 plant with daily cutting capacity of 75000 to 100000 feet. The facility uses electric motive power and can saw large logs directly into lumber.
Rainier plans a large exclusive door factory in the Northwest to replace the W D Pines plant burned and rebuilt in a new larger site at St Helens. The project signals a major regional industrial expansion.
The Bonney reservoir dam near Olathe failed early today causing $50,000 to $75,000 in damage. The Garnet Ditch & Reservoir Company house was destroyed as residents fled in their night clothes. Flooding threatens crops and livestock while the Denver & Rio Grande line washed out for about three-quarters of a mile.
A Chicago capitalist completed negotiations to take over the Red Bean quartz property on Starveout creek for 12000 dollars with a large down payment. The mine was purchased from Riggs Flamm and Evans of the city. Riggs is a locomotive engineer while Flamm and Evans are pocket hunters.
Fish Warden Van Dusen releases a March financial report showing total receipts of 666 dollars and 10 cents. Of this amount 112 dollars 60 cents came from fines and contraband sales while the remainder derives from licences.
The Dowager Em press issues an order repealing the planned stamp taxation system in Chi Li Province, just as Yuan Shi Kai prepared to launch the program. Officials cite poverty as the reason, though many believe his opponents pushed the repeal to thwart reforms.
Drilling at Myrtle Creek oil well to resume after funds raised. The well stands at 1,800 feet with operations halted pending financing, now resumed to continue exploring for oil.
Governor Chamberlain appoints T. B. Howes of Portland to succeed Captain Hoben as Port warden on the Columbia. The position pays no salary. the incumbent earns compensation through commissions.
Superintendent J. H. Ackerman releases a 12 page manual guiding public schools in Arbor Day preparations to be observed on April 10. The pamphlet covers suggested activities and materials for classroom and school grounds projects.
Male attendants at the Oregon state insane asylum petitioned the board of trustees for a salary increase of about 2 percent.
Jackson County has paid its 1908 state taxes in full, remitting $23,864 to settle the outstanding balance. The settlement completes the county's tax obligation for the year with no further dispute noted.
Market listings from Portland show wheat prices for Walla Walla and valley grain with cents per cental, barley and bran prices per ton, flour values, and assorted grains. Livestock and dairy items include chickens ducks geese butter eggs and cheese, with meat prices for beef veal and lamb per pound.
Washington reports say a royal commission left St. Thomas for Denmark to ease islander discontent through salary changes steamship lines and customs duties. If Denmark’s public mood shifts the cession may be ratified before the July deadline, otherwise a revival of the cession push is possible.
The Navy Department expects notice soon on the launch date of the cruiser Tacoma built by Union Iron Works in San Francisco. The date is set by shipbuilders and approved by the Secretary of the Navy. An official christening by a chosen young woman will precede the ship’s maiden plunge, with the Mayor likely representing Tacoma.
Rev William Milburn the blind chaplain of the United States Senate died in California after years of poor health. He served as chaplain of the House and Senate, first elected at age 22 in 1845, with a career spanning multiple terms before his final senate appointment in 1893. He left behind two nieces, the Mesens Theley.
Boston reports that native graduates from a mission school at Ruk in the Caroline Islands were arrested by a German warship captain and transported to Ponapa. Rev. William L. Stinson notes the seizure on December 26 and that they remained in custody at least until February 16. The American Board seeks redress with the State Department.
Constantinople April 14 reports say M. St. Cherbina Russian Consul at Mitrovitza in European Turkey was shot by an Albanian sentinel. Authorities fear Russian complications as consular reports describe rising anarchy. In Prilep district over the past week fifty Christians were killed by Mussulmans.
Philadelphia April 14 union textile workers met in convention to draft demands for operators embracing all textile grades. The gathering aims at a 65 hour week with wage talks to come later, affecting about 50 000 direct and 100 000 indirect workers. A strike is planned if manufacturers reject the proposal.
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