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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
2
The day’s news covers Indiana approving a local option law, cholera cases in San Francisco and Manila, and a Manila fleet reception halted by cholera. Also noted are rail and ship industry moves, fires in Oakland and Redding, political shifts, and notable travel and legal developments.
In St. Petersburg from the cholera outbreak since September 8 there have been 4,931 cases and 1,871 deaths. Over 24 hours 268 new cases and 143 deaths. Authorities report improved sanitary conditions though workmen and their families resist measures and inoculation is now compulsory in some districts.
Pittsburgh reports millions in fire and crop losses, livestock damage, and suspected deaths from timber fires. Water shortages halt work and threaten epidemics while rivers run low and coal congestion grows. About 15,000 Monongahela miners are idle as 20,000,000 bunkers await ships. Prayer groups seek relief through rain.
In Manila on Sept 29 fourteen new cholera cases and three deaths were reported for the 24 hours ending at 8 o clock yesterday morning. Bureau of Sciences and local medical schools mobilize staff. senior medical students serve as nurses. Disinfectants scarce, electricity and sea water tested to generate chlorine until fresh supplies arrive. Large quantities of disinfectants already used to cleanse the city.
In Havana on September 29 a Liberal mob attacked a mass negro meeting, predicting loss of the Liberal vote among black voters. General Estenez leads a rising negro party, claiming it will secure rights through a dedicated national organization.
A Winnipeg dispatch reports Canadian Pacific rushing a survey from Athabasca toward Grand Prairie north of Edmonton. The line will extend to Pine Pass and then through British Columbia to a point north of Prince Rupert, with efforts focused on Pine Pass.
A rich coal seam eight feet wide has been found at Deep Bay Vancouver Island three miles south of Union Bay after boring by Wellington Colliery Company R Donsmuirs Bons. The seam will be worked once sinking arrangements are made.
Medford residents crowded the Commercial club hall as business houses closed for a Good Roads gathering. Judge William Colvig presided while John H. Scott outlined statewide efforts to create a highway commissioner and fund continuous road lines with $10,000 yearly state aid plus matching county sums.
Look for Influx Myrtle Creek notes a harvest of prunes in Oregon with prices up to 4 cents a pound for large fruit. Nurseries sell thousands of fruit trees for fall planting while apples, plums, peaches, cherries, and berries attract settlers. Over 20 new families have moved in three months, drawn by resources and publicity from clubs and leagues. Population may rise sharply next year.
J M Schmitz supervising forester announces completion of the Looking Glass trail from Tollgate to Morett meadows, a 12 mile rough route that saves time and expense for stockmen accessing grazing allotments. He also notes the construction of two rangers cabins at Tollgate and on the U river.
Several Portland firms bid on a 500000 dollar government contract for hay and oats for the Philippines to be let by the quartermaster’s department on October 5. The award would cover 10000 tons of hay and 9000 tons of oats with delivery in six months. Albers Bros. Milling seeks the bid after returning from Seattle. Allen & Lewis of Portland also prepare to bid on the large contract.
Salem representative B J Jones filed two complaints with the railroad commission seeking hearings to substantiate charges of excessive rates by express firms. The petitions name the Pacific Express company on the O R & N line and Wells Fargo, asking the commission to adjust or set new lawful rates.
Pendleton Hermiston Echo and Umatilla are to receive electric lights within a year if the promises of a newly organized company are kept. Government reclamation drainage water will be used to develop horsepower to supply light and run a small electric system in the irrigation belt core.
Salem reports the land board approved loans totaling 46 625 dollars at its last meeting and a similar amount at the start of the month, lifting September’s total to over 90 000 dollars. demand has risen, forcing reductions below applicants’ requests.
Farmer A M Warren near town ships gray winter oats to Canadian Pacific Development company in Alberta for seed and experimental use. Additional seed grain shipments to the Canadian northwest are planned over the next two months.
The Monroe cannery is in operation producing a fine lot of fruit. Blackberries pears and plums will lead this season with efforts to expand crops of peas beans and tomatoes for next year.
O. J. Durst, after years of prospecting in Gold Gulch, discovers a ledge that assays from 4000 to 4500 dollars per ton with both gold and silver. The ledge lies about 150 miles from the railroad, and the rock will be staged to Austin or Yale for shipment to Boise or Salt Lake City smelters.
A board of reclamation engineers in Klamath Falls is session to determine water charges for the Klamath project. The irrigation cost per acre will vary by ease of applying water across different lands, with some areas more difficult than others.
A. H. Anderson, an Alaska prospector, asserts he is the original discoverer and will contest James Conlan's locations on rich placer ground in Juniper canyon. He says Conlan acted as his driver during the prospecting trip while Anderson recovered from a rattlesnake bite.
The first rain of the season fell in Athena accompanied by a severe electric storm that disrupted telephone communications for a short time. Dust on roads turned to mud and summer fallow was prepared for seed as farmers anticipate fall seeding starting in a few days.
Barley feed prices listed 26 to 28.50 per ton with brewing at 26.50. Oats No.1 white 30 per ton. Wheat club 89 to 92 cents per bushel with several varieties. Hay values by region from 9 to 16.50 per ton. Fruits priced per box or crate including apples pears peaches grapes and plums. Potatoes and sweet potatoes priced per hundred and per pound respectively. Melons and vegetables with multiple items priced per box, crate, or dozen. Butter eggs poultry veal prices given for various grades and cuts.
In St Petersburg and across Russia officials clash over costly sewerage reforms as cholera spreads. Premier Stolypin pushes sanitation plans facing opposition while doctors warn cold weather will not end the plague, with 18,000 deaths and high fatality rates in many towns.
Chicago Sept 28 Western railroads consider ending all low or reduced fares after January 1 1909 to protect revenues. The Western Passenger association cites losses from 2 cent rate and expects a return to three cent minimum fares. Public demand for reduced rates may drive a 3 cent base on from year start.
Ottawa officials reveal a fraud allowing hundreds of Chinese immigrants to evade the 500 head tax by posing as merchants or privileged classes. The device relies on certificates from the Chinese legation in Mexico, with 280 admitted at Montreal and Halifax recently.
San Francisco reports State Mineralogist Aubury forced H. H. Yard & Co. and Western Pacific associates to surrender 13 000 acres of mineral land in Plumas and Butte counties. The land, once filed as mineral land for railroad use, was canceled after Aubury's long fight and an office action.
The Russian gunboat Chilka seized $10,000 from American miners near Anadir Siberia on September 15 without warrant or explanation. The miners operated under an agreement by John Rosene of the Northeast Siberia Company with Czar Nicholas II.
Work for Young Teddy Roosevelt Jr begins with a visit to the Hartford Caretorks in Thompsonville where he is expected to enter the operating department. The event takes place in Hartford, Conn., on September 28.
In the worst Northern Pacific wreck, 20 people died and about 30 were injured when passenger train No 16 collided with a west bound freight at Youngs Point Montana during a heavy wet snowstorm. The Burlington flyer could not heed signals. the freight had no orders and may have been improperly timed, and fire was prevented from breaking out. Rescue efforts by Livingston and Billings crews saved some lives but the scene remained chaotic with multiple fatalities.
European secret police disclosed evidence of an assassination plot against President Roosevelt. Spanish agents linked Canatrava the Spanish anarchist to the plan while examining him in connection with threats to the U S leader during his African voyage. Two Italian anarchists held in Geneva reportedly possessed decisive papers.
Newport Rhode Island September 26 The Yankee United States cruiser remains stuck on Spindle Rock after a fog incident Wednesday. Workers build a wooden cofferdam around the ship to free it, a process expected to last nearly a week or more if seas stay calm.
Officials of the county hospital await a decision by George Howard and Helen Gould and the Princess De Sagen on whether their cousin Melvin A Gould should be buried in the potters field. Gould died Thursday night at 71 after seven years as an invalid and a hard fight to support himself. He sought help from relatives who refused. He had just entered the county hospital two weeks earlier.
After a month of examining talesmen six jurors were accepted and sworn for the Abraham Ruef bribery trial. Each side used three peremptory challenges yesterday leaving half the required jury in place as the selection continues.
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