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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1903
Page
2
State items report Wind River meeting schedule and Di nken attendance, Payette waterworks plan, and Ferrall postmaster appointment. Other notes mention Ada County valuation, Fruit Packing firms, Payette school opening, and gambling closure in Coeur d Alene area. Also covered are a fatal incident near Cambridge, damaging hail in Camas district, prison inmate counts, and a Nampa check fraud incident involving a Colorado man.
A diplomatic source says powers will not avert war in the Balkans and Turkey will have a free hand to suppress the insurrection. Bulgaria is warned against intervention as diplomats fear further delay. Some propose attaching foreign officials to Turkish expeditions to curb cruelty.
The Bulgarian government reports to the great powers that the Porte is systematically devastating Macedonia and massacring Christians. It claims Turkey has mobilized its entire army to suppress the revolution. Bulgaria appeals to Europe to halt the mass devastation and army mobilization, warning powers must intervene or Bulgaria may take necessary measures. The Turko Bulgarian war risks are at their highest level yet.
Snow and rain over forty eight hours bury half of the grain in shock and much standing flax in the northwest. Railroads washout and trains run late as Pacific coast services creep through deep snow. Flooded Eau Claire County faces about 40000 dollars in damage and farm work halts for weeks.
Beginning Friday morning on the east coast and Saturday on the west, a powerful cyclone swept across south Florida, the strongest hurricane recorded there. Wires failed and rail service halted. few details available. Miami reported sixty mph winds, infrastructure toppled, boats sunk, and many wrecks along the coast from Miami to Palm Beach. A Standard Oil steamer and two barges were driven ashore near Boynton, fifteen crewmen saved, two bodies found. Pineapple and other crops damaged. Jupiter recorded seventy five mph winds with torrential rain. West coast and interior areas remained unreported, raising fears of widespread damage.
A severe hurricane formed near Nassau Bahamas and ended after causing heavy damage to vegetation and farm products. The northeast wind reached ninety miles per hour and barometer dropped to 29.9. Shipping around the island suffered, while no reports from other islands arrived. A fatal automobile accident at Milwaukee killed Frank M Day, as he drove Barney Oldfield’s speed record machine during a five mile race.
In a deep Grift of the Wacaeka gold mine near Virginia City Mont two partners argued over their staking order. Morla Gatier, a Virginia City deputy, drove a sharp stake through Bud Brown’s heart, nearly instantly killing him. The altercation escalated when Brown struck Gatier, who then lunged forward in a violent counterattack.
F G Simmons father of United States Senator FM Simmons of North Carolina was found dead Sunday on his plantation near Pottersville. He had been missing since Saturday morning and was shot multiple times with a weapon. Bruises on the head suggest he was clubbed as well. A negro named Daniels has been arrested. Courier dispatches report Albanians, under orders from the sultan, massacring Bulgarians in Okhrida and Loren districts with rumors of further killings in Monastir vilayet. About 6,000 Bulgarians are said to be affected in the broader area.
In Butte Montana a tense confrontation occurred nearly two thousand feet underground at the Karas mine when Heinze’s miners clashed with Amalgamated forces from the adjacent Pennsylvania mine. Superintendent Treerly led the Heinze men who breached a bulkhead, used lime and compressed air, and drove the Amalgamated party back, with several men collapsing from exposure and needing assistance.
A sensational report from the Blackfoot reservation in Montana claims the body of White Calf, a prominent chief who died in Washington last February, was stolen from his cliffside tomb along with belongings. Delegates allege the theft was for the Smithsonian Institute, sparking anger among tribal members.
As pressures mount on Constantinople and Sofia to avert a Turko Bulgarian war authorities report some temporary progress yet a rising toll of atrocities in Macedonia damps hopes. A French squadron sails for the Levant, signaling possible wider action by other powers. The Turkish embassy in London denies atrocity claims, stating Bulgarians burn villages before Turkish troops arrive and then blame the Ottomans.
Reports from Constantinople and Paris indicate renewed Muslim agitation in Paris with fears of attacks on Christians. Turkish papers claim Bulgarians dynamited trains and blew a steamer, prompting the government to publish the news to curb rumors after twenty years of suppression.
After consultation with members of both chambers, President Roosevelt abandons plans for an October extraordinary session. The extraordinary session scheduled for this fall will be convened in November as previously planned.
A Peking telegram reported via Yokohama and confirmed in Tokyo says Premier Russia has proposed postponing the evacuation of Manchuria’s Kirin and Amur districts, previously scheduled for October 5.
A London diplomat in the International Balkan negotiations warned that Europe may see Turkey and Bulgaria drawn into war tomorrow. Powers urge Bulgaria to stay neutral while Turkey is cautious. Mohammedan sentiment fears Bulgarian vengeance as the Porte resists military action, hoping the alliance of Russia and Austria sustains peace.
A Hamilton jury found Walter Jackson guilty of first degree murder for the knife killing of 6 year old Wenule Buck at Stevensville on August 1. Judge Webster will sentence Jackson Saturday afternoon as a mob had formed with intentions of lynching him but dispersed after the verdict.
The annual report of Commissioner Ware shows 996545 pensioners on the rolls, 725250 soldiers and 267189 widows and dependents. The average pension value is 133 dollars, with Spanish War pensions totaling 1765310 dollars. Also notes a Melbourne report on Papuan tribes building in trees, losing leg use due to swampy ground.
At the Evangelical Lutheran synod convention in Asbury Park New Jersey Rev C W Heisler of Albany introduced a motion to oust Reed Smoot from the U S Senate. After ten minutes of heated debate the measure was laid on the table by an 18 to 13 vote.
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