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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
2
A roundup of varied events from the week includes mutinies among troops and trials in Portland, a Wyoming coal mine explosion killing 18, and rail connections linking Chicago and Milwaukee. Reports cover Moscow fires, new U S district attorney Bristol, political fights, storms on the Great Lakes, and international tensions amid Japan and Corea.
Washington dispatch notes Senators and representatives chasing committee posts and chairmanships. Speaker Cannon faces immense requests with 40 applicants per good vacancy, while new members struggle for desirable assignments as veteran lawmakers secure top posts.
Thirty leading seed dealers petition President Roosevelt urging a policy change in his message. They oppose free congressional seed distribution and call for seeds to be sourced from distant regions and made known to American farmers, aligning with the original act’s intent.
A cablegram from Pekin says Consul General Julius G. Lay in Canton completed his probe into the murder of five Presbyterian missionaries at Lien Chow Canton Province. No results details are given and the report will be mailed to Washington.
Commander Beehler reports to the Navy that the Key West wireless station received a message from Colon about 1000 nautical miles away with Cuba lying along the line between the two points. The finding confirms long distance wireless communication between the stations.
Corvallis reports unanimous sentiment at the Good Roads convention in favor of state aid to build roads. An Alsea farmer urged Portland involvement, arguing state support would help develop the territory, with Judge Webster adding approval and proposing the state cover about half the cost for communities sharing in road improvements.
Salem Governor Chamberlain announced the appointment of T. Hailey of Pendleton to fill the Wolverton seat on the supreme bench. The move comes sooner than expected as no vacancy exists yet, with the governor timing the decision to avert a flood of recommendations and applications.
The Oregon Library Commission released a free distribution list of over a hundred children’s book titles for Christmas gifts and home libraries. It includes notes and price ranges from 15 cents to 3 dollars. the secretary at Salem distributes the list to any applicant.
The Cun ningham ranches and 20 000 sheep in Umatilla County sold to a buyer group led by J N Burgess J M Keeny R A Kelsay and Dan J Malarkey for about 200000 after an option began last October. The sale includes about 20000 acres of land 20000 sheep and 1000 tons of hay.
Two new smallpox cases reported to health authorities trigger quarantine of the homes of A. J. Pickard and Warren Luckey. Earl Luckey, son of Warren Luckey, became ill in a school room. no other students believed at risk as contagion had not yet developed. Strict measures ordered to stamp out the outbreak.
Albany considers a proposition from an Eastern investor to relocate a six set woolen mill to Albany to recapture lost pay routes after last spring’s fire. The plan doubles capacity and includes a knitting mill and clothing manufactory if local capitalists supply buildings.
A second Oregon Short Line surveying party has departed for the interior. They plan to camp near Crane Creek Gap while the first party, two weeks ahead, remains near Weatfall on Bully Creek. The camped group is registered at the local hotel as Oregon Short Line men confirming their identity.
Due to car shortage the Preston-Parton Milling company must use teams to haul wheat overland to keep mills operating. Mill conditions worsen with heavy flour stock, hundreds of Sulend barrels on hand awaiting relief. timing is uncertain.
La Grande prepares for the Fruitgrowers convention January 3 to 56 with delegates from Oregon Washington California Idaho Utah Montana and Wyoming expected. The opera house and Commercial Club hall will host events with Hood River also lining up an exhibit. Local growers plan strong displays including a pyramid of flour and extensive exhibits from valley producers.
The Tillamook fishing season closed on the 20th yet fishing continues in Tillamook Bay and Elmore's cannery is operating at capacity. A strong run of silversides supports a busy fishery with cannery accepting all catches. Only one or two fishermen have abided by the closed season.
Salem reports 34 Supreme court cases to be decided before Judge Wolverton leaves the bench. Twenty four of these were heard at Pendleton this season, ten remain, including the noted Marquam case. If all are decided before retirement, it will take at least two weeks.
In Union county during one week one third of 21 real estate sales occurred at Elgin. Transactions largely involved town lots with some timber tracts changing hands. Prices show marked advance over a few months ago, reflecting the railroad movement.
Field engineers report surveys for a new railroad in Baker County to connect Union with the Cornucopia timber country. Promoters seek timber traffic. names are withheld for now. Money is guaranteed in New York.
Market roundup for Portland lists Wheat at 67 to 74c per bushel varying by grade, apples and pears per box, hay and timothy prices from Eastern Oregon and valley yards, potatoes and onions quotes, butter and poultry rates, and hides wool and veal values. Includes vegetables like cabbage onions and beets with multiple per unit prices and grades.
Secretary Hitchcock canceled $2 250 000 for the Malheur irrigation project in Eastern Oregon and $2 800 000 for the Palouse project in Washington. Neither project will advance soon, as Malheur is blocked by landowner and other obstacles and Palouse requires full funding before any land can be irrigated. The Okanogan project will proceed with $500 000, with possible early authorization for Tietan and Sunnyside.
Senator Heyburn of Idaho introduces a comprehensive bill granting federal control of foods drugs and liquors to ensure purity. It covers articles that enter interstate or foreign commerce with penalties up to 500 dollars fine and one year imprisonment for violations.
Washington reports active Hawaiian government efforts to attract settlers from the United States and Europe. A. L. C. Atkinson leads an immigration board and travels to New York for Civic federation talks. He plans homestead offers and land allocations to United States and foreign settlers and to immigrants from Eastern nations.
Washington December 4 Representative Campbell of Kansas prepared a bill to regulate ventilator refrigerator oil tank cars and all other private cars under interstate commerce rules. He says the measure protects small shippers and railroads from the power of big shippers.
Legal counsel for William R Hearst prepared to ask courts to open 1000 ballot boxes to serve 600 writs of mandamus and 6000 orders on counsel and election officials following disclosures of inaccuracies in four ballot boxes opened Friday in Hearsts mayoralty contest.
It is feared many steel mills will close from lack of ferro manganese after strikes in Russia cut off the supply. The report comes from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, dated December 4.
Grand Duke allegedly planned to arrest the czar at Tearkoe Belo to proclaim himself dictator. The plot was exposed by a grand duke’s agent, leading to the arrest of 20 officers and 26 men in various regiments. Court circles react with greater consternation than any prior revolutionary move.
In Tearskoe Selo and St. Petersburg arrests reach 250 soldiers including 10 officers as suspicions grow. Cosacks deployed across the empire are eyed as the only loyal troops, with mobilization planned for about 650000. A Witte residence meeting addressed telegraphers demands and urged direct appeals to chiefs.
On arrival in Yokohama the Dakota reports an attempted assassination of the peace delegation and the treaty aboard the launch. A torpedo boat rammed the launch, cutting it in two. rescuers saved all but one occupant and the treaty was preserved.
The Central Railroad of New Jersey New York flyer from Scranton wrecked about ten miles north of Mauch Chunk. An engineer and fireman were killed and about a dozen passengers injured. The injured were taken to St Luke's hospital in South Bethlehem, sixty miles north of Philadelphia.
Special dispatches from St. Petersburg report cabmen on strike in the capital and the government plans to ensure public dispatches. A Warsaw correspondent notes Grodno artillerymen are jailed for not suppressing demonstrations. At Chenstopovo dragoons mutinied and clashed with Cossacks.
A serious blaze swept a warehouse in Buenos Ayres today destroying inflammable merchandise including 100,000 cans of petroleum. The fire, still burning as report filed, caused losses estimated at $1,000,000.
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