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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1904
Page
2
The week reports Tsar Alexander decorating Aliexieff, Gompers re-elected, and Japan criticizing Britain's coal supply to Russia. Mukden battles favor Russians. Vladivostok harbor mines uncertain. China, Poland, and the Balkans feature in global tension. Industrial strikes, fires, and legal cases stretch across ports and states amid war strain and political shifts.
Washington reports the United States will co operate in naming a naval officer to serve on the commission to ascertain facts about the North sea incident. Admiral George Dewey is the favored American representative though other names are possible. A formal invitation from Russia and Britain is awaited to finalize the appointment.
Reports say Japanese forces crossed the Hun river and pressed near Russian outposts on the Shakhe right bank within 300 yards of a Japanese picket line. Frequent gunfire and daily minor attacks are noted as rivers freeze for transport.
Lima reports Senator Martinez plans to ask Washington to cancel Charles Winans’s interim charge at Iquique over alleged improper health certificates. The claim arises amid unconfirmed bubonic plague cases and Chilean government secrecy that could affect ports on the South Pacific coast.
In Salonica the sultan dispatches Narzir Pasha to suppress Bulgarian revolutionary activity. Ten battalions from Albania are due, and Redife is likely to mobilize to provide military protection in Macedonian villages.
In Tokyo on November 30 the two main parties issued manifestos backing ample war supplies to the end. The Seiyukai supports the cabinet budget unreservedly while the Progressives seek tax scheme changes. Both stress a hard line toward Korea as vital to national interests, with the Progressives criticizing the latest convention.
Following a university directive banning political demonstrations a riot injuring several students occurred yesterday. A large opposition rally proceeded without incident today after speeches by Francis Kossuth and Count Apponyi, and the crowd dispersed peacefully.
A St Petersburg report on Nov 30 describes Russia considering a free settlement scheme for Siberia to attract colonists from crowded European Russia, modeled on the American Homestead system. The plan aims to ease settlement by offering land to settlers to promote expansion and population movement.
Pendleton farmer Pendleton John Ferguson reports 40 acres yielded 1 600 sacks of potatoes this season at about 1 25 per sack, near 2 000 dollars, versus 900 dollars from wheat at 75 cents a bushel. The field soil also benefits from potato cultivation, with premium California sales noted.
La Grande council favored granting a franchise for a right of way to Eastern Oregon Development company for an electric railway. The Union county court and towns of Union and Cove already granted franchises, enabling ties from Hot Lake to Cove and onward to Summerville Elgin Island City and La Grande with completion partly by 1905.
A Raspberry bush with ripe and green raspberries buds and blossoms stood in George Wrights doorway in Albany. The limb showed 12 ripe berries and 15 green ones and was placed on display in a local office window unusual for ripe fruit and late bloom to appear together in November.
The Oregon Produce company of La Grande has bought 31 cars of top varieties for shipment. Cove district has 12 to 15 cars shipped and about 25 cars awaiting dispatch. A new storage building will be built in La Grande, with six hundred boxes packed daily and apples stored for growers awaiting price improvements.
Pendleton County Assessor C. P. Strain has completed the year’s real estate transfers for the assessment roll, numbering nearly 1,000 with over 500 recorded as metes and bounds. The Milton and Freewater area shows small tract sales, and prices exceed those of prior years with several quarter sections selling for 9,500 dollars.
The Astoria chamber directs its secretary to inform the county court that it will cooperate with the court in arranging a Clatsop county exhibit at the Lewis and Clark fair. Major Langfitt reports soundings show 40 feet of water opposite the city where a barge loaded with rock was dumped.
La Grande E. A. Carbine, a leading Grand Ronde fruit grower, has journeyed east with two carloads of choice apples to seek a market in New York and other major cities. If favorable, many more carloads will follow.
Eugene Commercial club appoints E M Warren of Coburg to supervise agricultural and horticultural displays. He aims to build a superior exhibit with grains grasses canned fruits nuts and more, drawing on state and county fair experience. The county has funded the collection already.
Cottage Grove reports twelve tons of Bohemia mining district ore shipped to Portland for the Lewis and Clark exposition. Three thousand pounds are at Portland for the information bureau, with a spring shipment planned. D H Weystt, minerals solicitor, notes miners’ vigorous collection and aims to reach twenty tons, unmatched by any.
Albany executive committee of the Central Willamette Poultry Association organized plans for the third annual poultry show to be held in Albany from January 18 through 21. Prizes will honor the top three birds in each class with three special silver cups for best pen in American and Mediterranean classes and best overall pen and fowl collection.
La Grande Senator A McDonald Alicel contracts with Hunt of California to sink a 1000 foot artesian well for the Union County Artesian Well company. Location to be chosen by the local farmer who covers most costs. Thomas McConnell currently has a well at 514 feet with work paused until 900 feet of casing arrives.
The lan permits sale barter or exchange of Albany China pheasants in the last 15 days of open season from November 15 to December 1. No birds have appeared yet in the city as they are extremely scarce and hunting has been minimal due to lack of available birds.
Paper mills in the city resume production after a five week shutdown due to low river water. The restart hires 425 workers, bolstering the monthly payroll and local economy.
The Blue River ore exhibit is hauled to Eugene and stored until the exposition is ready. Miners show keen interest and expect a fine display when set up.
Portland Walla Walla bids show blue stem at 83 cents, valley at 87 cents, and 88 cents for a higher grade. Tacoma Bend stumbles with bids around 88 cents per bushel for elab quality as markets shift.
A 76 man force from General Service Company will load 200 freight cars with packing cases at midnight next Wednesday to begin dismantling the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. By December 2 daylight teams will tear up walks and track switches, linking lines to exhibit buildings. Most exhibits remain. Germany’s are restricted. General superintendent P E Phemeyer says all exhibits leave by March 1.
Washington dispatch reports that the Japanese army has orders to renew the assault on Port Arthur and to seize the main fortifications at all costs, according to excellent authority.
From official quarters in St. Petersburg the expected Japanese attack on Port Arthur is credited as imminent as the Baltic squadron nears. Authorities anticipate heavy losses but expect General Broisse to launch one of history’s costliest assaults regardless of casualties.
London dispatch says Port Knel defenses have had no gunfire for days due to ammo scarcity after a magazine was blown up by Japanese shells, weakening the fortress balance.
Washington reports a key obstacle as Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Military road company refuses to sign cost agreements for canals and storage reservoirs, jeopardizing Oregon’s Malheur irrigation project. Officials suspect a lack of understanding rather than hostility driving the opposition.
A light snow storm left two inches of snow on the ground as General Kuroki's army holds the hills. Soldiers shelter in earthen burrows and corn stalk shelters, keeping warm through freezing nights. Campfires are impossible in trenches near the enemy.
Two dredge crewmen depart Chicago for Panama to work on the canal. William Bates dredge engineer and Philip Bates craneman are hired through the International Brotherhood of Steam Shovel and Dredgemen. Engineers earn 190 dollars monthly and crane crew 165 dollars.
Firing on Fort Tokio reports the general Port Arthur attack advancing with unknown results. Generals Nakakura and Saito lead elite swordsmen into a bloody hand to hand clash with Russian forces, outcome not yet learned.
Washington reports from Mr. Norton, American consul at Harpoot, describe 10000 Sassun survivors in Mush district as facing sickness starvation after their homes were burned. Flocks and herds that provided food clothing and income were destroyed, leaving them without subsistence or winter prospects. Epidemics threaten due to fright exposure exhaustion and malnutrition.
The Glasgow Herald notes the Anglo American treaty was announced on November 9 but not signed and speculates governments may seek a re enactment of the 1897 Olney Pauncefote treaty. It argues revising that pact could preserve key protections while easing current arrangements, making war between the U S and Britain nearly impossible.
The Bourse Gazette revisits a new commercial treaty with the United States noting President Roosevelt’s program and saying the consummation is highly desirable. It argues that commercial wars are costly and useless compared with peaceful trade, urging closer ties between Russia and America.
From Mukden dated November 28, tribesmen mainly Circassians Tartare and Canécacus followers create disorder with daggers and depredations. Authorities adopt severe measures to remove them while housing the wintering evacuees from the surrounding areas becomes a serious issue.
Berne November 28. The president of the Swiss federation informed the American minister that Switzerland acceded in principle to the invitation for the president to be present at the Hague conference.
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