28 Oct 1904
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1904
Page
1
Reports from Montana and Oregon detail labor tensions, a fatal accident, and court actions. A miner and a laborer face charges, with an inquiry into a multiple murder case. Portland’s sessions adjourn on a Friday as national labor matters surface.
Walla Walla land office ordered withdrawal of sections 24 25 and 26 in township 15, range 27 east near Hooper Whitman County. Instructions via telegraph state withdrawal to support Paloone irrigation project as a long sought government undertaking. Commissioner OW A Richards notes the action.
Parker expresses appreciation for Bryan after reading the closing speech in Indian newspapers. He sends a humble message of thanks to the democratic party in India and elsewhere during the current campaign. Also reports a burglary in Spokane and the death of Ex-Governor Nash in Columbus with heart trouble.
Lawerence Lawson blasts Heinze and Amal faction in Butte speech promising miners $1,000,000 if Hao Heinze disproves sale to Amal and calls for leaders to prove truth or face public backlash. New Jersey Mothers Congress opens fourth annual meeting with address on guardians of junior citizens. Oklahoma agricultural convention kicks off with university and college professors among scheduled speakers.
London reports the principle of referring the North Sea dispute to a court of inquiry has been accepted though details remain. Arbitral appointments will be discussed by Benckendorff and Lansdowne, with the final inquiry at The Hague under the Hague convention. Spain must permit the Russian fleet to stay at Vigo during the inquiry.
London reports half hearted progress in the Anglo Russian quarrel with mention of an international inquiry and a Baltic Fleet deployment. Other dispatches note Russian fleet movements toward the Far East, British naval preparations, and mixed signals from Vienna and St Petersburg.
London Oct 28 At the London embassy a statement said officials are in constant communication with the British government. The embassy hopes for a speedy and satisfactory settlement as the situation's outlook has decidedly improved.
October dispatches report high level talks in London with the Russian ambassador and a call by Lord Rothschild on Premier Balfour to pursue a peaceful settlement. England offers to arbitrate a North Sea incident with Russia expected to accept. Russian warships are detained at Vigo while the fleet reportedly remains in port.
The coroner's jury remains in session at the coroner Hendersn's office as they investigate the Swanger case. Officials believe they cannot conclude the investigation until some time tomorrow.
Stallion weigh a ton announced as part of the McLaughlin company condonment of horses expected to arrive today or tomorrow. A 2-year-old Percheron stallion reportedly weighs 1944 pounds amid preparations for the ship’s cargo. After 60 days of marching over Wamp and stepper, the crew of the Novik, a Ruslan cruiser, was driven ashore on Sakhalin Island.
Washington reports the president issued a reply stating no wrong was done by General Tyner and that the criminal charge findings are accepted. The missive, signed by Secretary Loeb, runs about 2000 words and labels Tyner as morally oblique or grossly inefficient.
Portland reports that the Japanese government has issued urgent orders for flour deliveries with emphasis on speed over price. In Wilkes-Barre Pa, Mitchell Day events center on a massive miners parade planned by Grand Marshal John T. Dempsey, with over 150 unions expected. In Springfield Mo, a slate of 18 speeches marks the day as Palir banks begin addressing crowds, with Monet at Monet.
George TL Kyages of Porthind, supervising the transfer of a broken car’s 36 ton consignment from a shipload of Chinese goods, inspects contents and matching lading to prevent theft or smuggling. Officer Knagee, stationed in Portland, reviews matting and other items bound for Allene and Norfolk, Va. He has Oregon ties and prior rail-town experience, visiting Pendleton en route to Umatilla and Walla Walla.
The Long Creek Ranc office and its contents were burned last Monday night. A nearby blacksmith shop and an undertaking tablinhment also burned. The office belonged to Charles E. Coe and had been dynamited last year. Pendleton meners, Clack and Kuho were in Long Creek the day after. The incident is described as incendiary in origin.
A early morning blaze in South Brooklyn destroyed four steamships and multiple piers and stores of the Bush Terminal Company. About a million dollars in cargo including cotton hemp and general goods burned. Patrolman Patrick Cushing was killed and fireman Benjamin Walsh seriously injured. The Palermo suffered heavy damage amid suspicions of incendiary causes. crews jumped from vessels as flames spread.
President Mohler and General Manager Calvin oversee an expanded reconstruction plan for the railroad. A cut-off near Coyote will reduce curves and speed traffic, extending beyond Amalilland. additional curve removals near Hood River and The Pallas will ease grade. Widening and regrading progress on the American line. new ballast and ties to align with main line standards for better freight and passenger service.
The Beattle Star notes Tanana mining district prices with flour at 35 dollars per 100 pounds and staples like dried apples rice and corn meal at 50 cents per pound. Bacon 86 cents to a dollar per pound candles 26 dollars a box and mining tools 10 dollars each. Salt briefly a dollar per pound, a toad sold at 50 cents per pound. Nome shows cheaper condensed milk and maple sugar, while Fairbanks hosts 7,000 to 8,000 residents and rapid development as machinery enters mines.
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