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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
2
Rockefeller pledges 10 million for U S higher education amid revolts in Russia and naval tensions from Britain and the United States. Taft and Roosevelt discuss canal matters as Germany and Russia face upheaval.
Reports from Godzyadani in Manchuria say Japanese forces under Nogi press toward Changtufu after June moves west of the Russian army. Japanese troops strengthen every village they occupy and show strong force near Hailungcheng, 90 miles east of Changtu. Observations are slow and engagement unlikely before July ends.
In Chicago on July 4 a Superior Court judge ordered action affecting teamsters and drivers employed by parcel express firms. The court move targets the delivery crews tied to local express companies amid ongoing legal scrutiny of business practices.
The Employers' Association filed for a temporary injunction to stop delivery refusals during the strike. Judge Holdom issued orders against Johnson Express, Page Brothers Express, and South Chicago Steamboat Express, compelling them to deliver merchandise for all merchants without discrimination.
Detroit July 4 Charles Denby diplomatic adviser to the viceroy of North China visits relatives and says the Chinese government and merchants are not backing the agitation. He believes Chinese students abroad, hot-headed and reform minded, are the source of trouble and the motive behind protests against American goods.
Secretary Taft appoints John F. Stevens of Chicago as chief engineer of the Panama canal commission with residence on the isthmus. Stevens succeeds John F. Wallace and becomes general manager of the Panama railway. Salary set at 30000 a year. He will not join the isthmian canal commission and currently serves as inspector for the Philippine railways project.
The Japanese military commander has proclaimed open to Japanese merchants for trade and travel several Manchurian towns including Pashiko old Nia Chwang Hiacheng Anchantien Lyaonoang Kaiping Sengvang cheng and Saimachi. The move is stated as purely military measures.
W. A. Darling of Chicago connected with Rock Island Railway has been tendered and toanceeed J. F. Stevens in Philippine railway construction. Official acceptance not announced yet but believed he will take the job.
Oregon Attorney General Crawford sustains Klamath County tax on 100000 acres held by California & Oregon Land Company inside the Klamath Indian Reservation. The land, once part of the Oregon Central Military Wagon Road, is deemed taxable like private property despite Indian ownership.
Salem jurors to serve in the July term of the Circuit Court for Marion County as land fraud cases prepare for trial. The panel includes farmers and a few businesspeople. no arrests or indictments public yet. Indicted figures are said to be well known operators in Oregon and the East, with possible requisitions to bring them to Oregon courts. The term also will hear Wright and Monte over an alleged 1902 prison wall rifle escape aiding Tracy and Merrill.
Hood River reports cherry shipments total 5000 to 7000 boxes with good quality fruit. A California buyer pays 5 cents per pound for a fancy pack aimed at the New York market. Over 100000 cases shipped this season yielded about $140000 to growers and the yield surpassed early estimates by over 40 percent.
Eugene officials traveled to Vida along the McKenzie River to file for power rights to run a municipal electric light plant. In April 1904 voters approved establishing electric light and water plants, with the council preparing to secure a plant site. Lane County Electric’s franchise expires in about four years, after which the city will enter the field.
It is reported that Gilkey and Kershaw owners of the Belmont group in the Greenhorn district have sold their property for about 30000 dollars with a shareholding still in the group. Neither owner could be reached for verification. This is the same property that has undergone remarkable clean ups in the past three months.
St Helens resident St Helens Ellis Jennings sold 280 acres of yellow fir and cedar timber lands near Milton creek, three and a half miles from St Helens, to a Alabama capitalist company for 8500 dollars, the highest price paid in the area. Purchasers plan a large sawmill on the site amid other large deals in negotiation.
Dallas Oak mills operate full time cutting oak now and plan large scale fir when the Dallas and Falls City railroad extension is completed. The Falls City road mill already has yard facilities and switching for a 60 000 foot mill.
Susanville farmers prepare for an unusually large hay and grain yield as rains since March improve grazing and crops. The improved outlook suggests ample grain supplies lasting well into winter.
Cottage Grove men have discovered a good vein of coal near town but are backward about sharing the location. Specimens burn well and resemble coking coal. A final percent of specimens are state coal, but not enough to trouble.
Merlin resident Arthur Hussey reports a heavy peach crop in Merlin with many large growers hiring thinning labor. The district benefits from mild frosts and fertile soil, with A C Ford and Charles Dorey as leading growers and Henry E Booth emerging with a bearing orchard. An early spring in Southern Oregon makes this year’s harvest unusually early, with Early Crawford peaches expected for market around August.
Crops around Cottage Grove show fine condition with grain outproducing prior yields. Fruit suffered from a late frost with cherries scarce and valley fruit ruined. pears and apples expected on uplands. Garden growth thriving, corn reaching three feet in town.
Eighty two firms sign a resolution by the Merchants Protective association declaring the trading stamp system harmful to business. A stamp firm located here offers the plan and five firms have contracted, though some seek cancellation.
A Sumpter crew builds a sawmill at the Standard mine and will install electric drills immediately. The Standard expects to ship large amounts of smelting ore to the local smelter this summer as roads recover and shipments resume from nearby mines.
A Salem report notes many motorcycle owners and presumably several automobile owners face a $25 fine for not obtaining state licenses under the 1905 automobile use act. Secretary of State Dunbar has issued licenses to 144 automobile owners and 11 motorcycle owners, with five motorcycles in Salem and five in Roseburg.
Rainier George Rockey has built a railroad to his camp about one and a half miles from Rainier. He will open about 300 acres of choice timber land once the ca ne arrives.
Wheat markets quote Club bluestem and valley ranges from 82 to 90 cents per bushel. Date feed and white and gray are listed with per ton prices. Timothy and clover hay priced per ton and per dozen for ranch hay. Butter creamery at 174 percent. Strawberries, apples, and potatoes shown with regional price tiers for Oregon products. Wool prices by region and quality noted.
Portland July 1 Still another day passes in the Mitchell indictment as ex Senator Thurston finishes his remarks and Judge De Haven adjourns. United States Attorney Heney must answer lines of attack on counts claiming payments from Kribs. Thurston argues Kribs did not pay the defendant and a check is not money.
A telegram from Odessa dated July 1 reports that the crew of a second Russian battleship has mutinied and refuses to resume work. The message says the position is now clearly critical and there is no early prospect of resuming normal operations.
London reports a second edition dispatch stating mutineers on the battleship Potemkine were joined by Georgi Pobiedo no crew. Both ships anchored and prepared for action while authorities are urged to sink the rebel vessel. Official dispatches differ on surrender details.
Chairman Shonte announced the Isthmian canal commission bought from the Ward line two American steamers named Mexico and Havana for 650000 dollars each. They weigh about 6500 tons, run at 16 knots, and feature large hatches and open side ports for heavy cargo shipments.
The Paraná flood has driven floating land from its banks into Buenos Aires harbor via the River Plate. Dense floes carry tropical wildlife upriver including hundreds of large snakes and crocodiles, with even a tiger cub reportedly captured among the debris.
Panama July 3 The city sanitation is improving with June deaths down twenty five percent from May though June is still the worst month of the year.
Newbury New Hampshire July 1 Secretary of State John Hay died at 12 25 am from pulmonary embolism after a day described as his best illness day since the prolonged ailment Mrs Hay and his physicians were at his bedside when he passed away at the bedside.
St. Petersburg reports the government facing a near paralysis after Odessa turmoil and growing revolt in Poland and the Caucasus. Martial law is declared in Odessa and Libau with military powers granted. Grand Duke Nicholas leads a secretive imperial defense council as fears rise of army disloyalty and mutinous ships in the capital.
A fast eastbound Pennsylvania train on the Cleveland to Pittsburgh line derailed near Atwater Ohio. One passenger was killed and about a dozen injured. The 140 mile Cleveland to Philadelphia run normally takes 3 hours 15 minutes. The crash occurred while a section crew worked on the track.
Progress reported in Washington as diplomats expect the plenipotentiaries for Russia and Japan to be announced within days. The president communicates with the Russian embassy and Japanese legation by telegraph, with progress made but no definite announcement date yet.
In Honolulu on July 1 a Chinese mass meeting was called for tonight to endorse efforts in China to boycott American goods in response to exclusion laws.
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