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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
6
A collage of early 20th century items reports unrest in Portugal and China, a Chicago bombing, a New York egg scandal, and political notes on La Follette and Balkan affairs. Brevities cover weather, deaths, accidents, and sport and business tidbits across North America and Europe.
St. Petersburg reports no formal progress from Berlin talks between Russian foreign minister Iswolsky and German Chancellor Buelow. Berlin invites an international congress, with Russia hopeful but prepared for extended negotiations after Iswolsky’s return. Austria’s stance on Bosnia annexation sparks Russian concern and calls for restraint, while the Octoberists back the minister in the Duma.
Discovery of a revolutionist plot causes Chinese officials to worry over possible ramifications. Rebels allegedly sought to assassinate high officials during the upcoming reception for the American fleet. Viceroy Song of Fukien Province arrived aboard the Hai Yung and spent the night on the ship. An orderly display for the fleet is planned with limited wireless telegraph work possible due to lack of expertise.
Seven new cholera cases were reported in Manila for the day ending Sunday night. Authorities attribute the rise to Saturday and Sunday gatherings and celebratory feasts. The health department says the situation is under control and no alarm is felt, with possible restrictions on gatherings and unsafe foods. Cockpits in suburban areas are cited as a source of unmonitored food sales contributing to weekend increases.
In San Francisco on October 27 a fire at the Guiseppi hotel threatened many lives after a candle toppled, quickly spreading through the wooden building. Patrolmen rushed through smoke to pull out nearly twenty people who might have died.
Cannonsburg Pa Oct 27 While directing crews fighting a blaze at the Pittsburg Buffalo company Hazel mine near H P Jones general manager was overcome by smoke Three shifts of fifty men are battling the fire with intense heat limiting work to five men at a time
Tokyo reports the Corea insurrection is practically ended with troops still on duty though rebel forces reduced to a minor element. Two thirds of Japanese troops in North China are expected to be withdrawn in a few days.
Oregon state law clarifies voter qualifications including citizenship, age, six months residence, and registration or affidavit with six freeholders. It notes that Fifteenth Amendment applies to all races, pardoned penitentiary term implications, and excludes active military personnel stationed elsewhere from residency for voting.
Eighty horses selected from Klamath county were shipped to Seattle for transport to the Philippines. An army inspector tested stock at J Frank Seana and Merrill for a week. the average weight is about 1100 pounds and the lot is described as the finest ever shipped from the county.
Beets cannot be hauled due to muddy La Grande roads and supply at the factory is depleted. The furnaces stay hot while wheels stand idle, and the plant can resume once beets are back in the bins.
Rain last fell at Sweet Home turning fields green as first showers boost fall chores. The San Thiom? river or area notes eight inches of moisture since the rain began aiding crops and pasture in early autumn.
The trial of Binger Hermann on Oregon land fraud charges is postponed indefinitely as attorneys delay until Judge Hunt returns and Francis J. Heney is free after Ruef trial. Williamson and Hall matters also postponed, ensuring Hermann will not be tried in 1908.
University of Oregon in Eugene reports 610 regular undergraduates with 62 seniors 91 juniors 112 sophomores 233 freshmen and 12 unclassified. Enrollment may hit 575 by year end, up about 30 percent from last year, with more arrivals before Thanksgiving and in February. Students come from most Oregon counties and many other states and countries, plus a large music department enrollment.
The American Mining congress Executive Committee issued the call for the 11th annual convention to be held in Pittsburg December 2, 3, 4 and 6 1908. Topics include bureau of mines bill federal aid for mining schools and the conservation of mineral resources with an open forum for all mining subjects. A coal mine gas testing plant will be featured as a construction completion during the meeting.
London reports 500 mills shut down amid the cotton trade lockout reducing engine coal use by 700000 tons weekly. In Oldham only 20 of 320 mills operate, with dressmakers and milliners cutting hands and demand falling to necessities as relief measures plan tonight.
Pendleton M N Burgess, head of the State Woolgrowers Association, calls the annual meeting to be held in Heppner on November 17 and 18. Wool growers opposed to Chief Forester Pinchot anticipate resuming the fight over his forestry policy dubbed by some as the Czar of the West.
Comice pears sold at $6.60 per box in the Rogue River valley, the year’s high price. The amount is $2.20 below last year, yet growers express satisfaction when market conditions are considered. Fewer than five cars remain to be shipped, the rest being Winter Nellis pears.
In Reno on election day gambling supporters won by 566 votes in a 3100 turnout. The city rejected an ordinance banning licensed gambling, despite a push by the Anti-Gambling league. The result keeps Reno as a wide open town and shifts the fight to the state legislature.
The list catalogs extensive commodity prices from Wheat to Tas. details include barley feed at 2627 per ton, oats at 31.50 per ton, hay Willamette Valley at 14 per ton, apples 75c to 1.50 per box, grapes 50c to 1.25 per crate, onions Oregon 90c to 1 per hundred pounds, and vegetables with varying per unit rates. The mixed figures reflect regional market quotes and grain milling values.
Manila reports indicate nine Filipino laborers and their American superintendent died in a brutal clash with Moro warriors at the Shephers sugar plantation near Ligao on Mindanao last week. The laborers sustained heavy losses but repelled the final Moro assault. authorities say about 20 Moros were killed with many wounded.
In Santa Fe on October 26 a blizzard stranded and shed twenty thousand sheep in the Cum br es mountain range of Rio Arriba county about 140 miles north of Santa Fe. The storm, the worst in years, has snow depth from five to ten feet and six herders are missing, believed frozen to death.
Managua reports a storm from yesterday morning causing heavy losses. Telegraph and telephone lines are down and the railroad is badly damaged making full extent and reach of damage uncertain.
The German steamship Serato in Antofagasta was raided by Chilean coast pirates on September 28. Pirates boarded, bound the crew, looted the vessel, and fled into the hills as a Chilean gunboat later pursued.
Immigation inspectors in San Francisco forward a Washington report claiming Diego Estrada Cabrera, son of Guatemala's president, became a US citizen at his father's urging. Officials allege the president used US citizenship to shield property interests in both nations as transfers continue. They warn the United States could be drawn to protect Cabrera's holdings if Guatemala enters conflict.
The re constructed Zeppelin airship No 1 returned to flight with ten passengers at Friederichshaven on Friday afternoon. The three and a half hour journey over Lake Constance reached an average speed of 29.21 mph at about 800 feet. Aircraft maneuvers were controlled with ease as aeronauts and crowds observed the demonstration from 2 to 5:30 p.m.
St Petersburg reports official 1908 Russia executions totaling 627 with 84 soldiers and 543 civilians. Most punished for murder or robbery with violence, 62 executed for mutiny, 71 for crimes against the state, four for desertion.
A cable from Bluefields Nicaragua dated October 21 reports a disastrous hurricane sweeping the coast from Pearl Cays to Cape Gracisa. It destroyed Rio Grande and Prinzapulka, caused interior damage, and brought only meager advices to port with substantial loss of life feared.
Trains arriving in Los Angeles are 72 hours late due to washouts in eastern Colorado and western Kansas. Overland No. 1 from Chicago is delayed from Wednesday to this evening, extending the trip to seven days.
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