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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1906
Page
1
River traffic eases as Pendleton and Heppner area assess flood impact. Messages from Gov Chamberlain and U S Senator Gearin solicit aid and report conditions. City plans include levee repairs and possible 10000 bond for flood works while alkali dirt used for disinfection and soil stabilization.
One million and a half dollars in gold dust tied to Tangata’s winter cleanup is left at the canay office, Adolph Graves who settled Dawon and jumped from the Schwatka steamer at Eagle, is believed to be the drowned. The fifth winter death is revealed in a woman's skeleton found on the Chatanika River by three prospectors. Evidence indicates a failed attempt to light a fire.
Bishop J W Pashford of Shanghai arrives in San Francisco aboard the Mongolia recounting his 10000 mile tour of China. He disputes reports of widespread foreign deaths and riots, noting only a few incidents locally serious and attributing most unrest to local causes. He praises Chinese hospitality toward Americans, cites crowded hospitals and schools, and discusses the Boxer movement and potential effects of future U S policy on trade and missions.
Washington reports say US troops may be recalled as Mexican miners strike for pay and tensions erupt at La Cananea. About 60 Americans killed, many Mexicans dead. Governor Yaabell of Sonora orders armed Americans with him. Volunteers rush from Bisbee to Cananea as clashes intensify and dynamite is used on mines and houses.
The closing Democratic rally of the Umatilla county campaign will be held at Minsle Hall at o'clock tonight with all candidates present and music by the band. Walter M. Fierce, joint senator candidate for the Umatilla Union Morrow district, will be principal speaker in Governor Chamberlain's absence. Short addresses by legislative candidates follow, with a large turnout expected from nearby towns.
The report notes eight to ten Mexican police killed and that Greene patrolled Cananea all night with rangers. Mexicans lack arms but possess dynamite and damaged only about a dozen American houses. Edward Buchner was wounded in a skirmish near Naco while guiding a party to guard the border rail line. Cananea authorities fear trouble and possible US annexation. a Cananea county official warned of expected unrest.
Ex state game warden Quimby tells a Portland Telegram reporter that up to 10,000 people died in the San Francisco disaster and that authorities suppress detailed casualty information. He cites ongoing exhumations among ruins, noting earthquakes after April 18 go unreported, and warns confidence in Prisco remains shaken.
A 6 million dollar Klondike Water Supply Company was formed by Dawson promoters including Alexander MacDonald and A B Palmer with Vancouver’s Robert Kelly and London’s A B Hitchcock. The venture will bring water from Klondike creeks to Bonanza Hunker Eldorado Gold Run and Sulphur for hydraulic mining and includes an immediate survey and ditch work. Also noted are Longworths sailing to Europe and Michael Davitt’s funeral in Dublin.
Governor Chamberlain promptly wired Pendleton offering state assistance after the flood. He sought full details of the situation and pledged any needed support, earning praise for his swift, attentive concern for Oregon residents.
Jacob Sheuderman has leased the Pendleton woolen mill for one year starting June 15 1906 with C A Shephard named superintendent. Twenty nine workers planned at opening including weavers spinners and finishers. Principal output will be Indian robes with an established market and payroll to exceed $2000 monthly.
Vancouver June 2 Justice Irving presided at a new Kamloops train robbery trial after a 20 minute jury deliberation. Verdicts found Miner and Durnin guilty with life imprisonment while Colquehoun received 26 years. Total cash seized reported just over $15.
June 2 report says British outlets focus on American meat packers revelations and urge support for home industry. Large consignments of American canned meats are canceled or reduced while a speaker labels Yankee meat bosses as targets in a bitter attack.
Robert Hamilton, arrested on suspicion of being an accomplice of the anarchist bomb thrower, was released after proving to be a tourlet. A reception has been substituted for the state ball today.
A telephone system from ocean to ocean will be constructed by the Grand Trunk Pacific. Montreal reports the company headquarters has decided the new transcontinental road shall be equipped with a modern telephone system and the latest telegraphic instruments.
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