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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1905
Page
11
A roundup of varied items from around the world with deaths, strikes, elections, shows, and appointments. Notable notes include Hezekiah Butterworth’s death in Warren Rhode Island, a mail wagon strike in New York, water bond approval in Los Angeles, and the Lewis and Clark live stock show opening September 19 with a $40,000 prize list.
The thirty ninth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic elected officers with Commander in chief James Tanner of New York and Senior Vice Commander Silas H Towler of Minneapolis. Meeting place for 1906 chosen as Minneapolis.
Washington state boards meet in Olympia and Tacoma to address tax and licensing changes. The recall amendment moves toward Seattle voters in March. Other notes include Ore discoveries near Olalla, Dunkards dedicating a Wenatchee church, Puget Sound fish hatcheries, and a Dayton fire destroying Northwestern hotel stock.
Seattle reports Capt John B Libby longtime head of the Puget Sound Tugboat Company and a leading figure in Puget Sound steam boating died at the Crystal Springs private sanitarium Portland Oregon on Monday He came to the Pacific coast fifty years ago worked in San Francisco before settling in Seattle and involved in numerous steam boating ventures on Puget Sound
Market report lists prices offered by Seattle dealers for grains oats barley wheat chicken feed and bran with hay eggs wool live stock and meat including sheep hogs cattle and lambs prices shown for Eastern and Western Washington Oregon and Puget Sound regions with per ton and per pound figures and fresh and dressed poultry notes included.
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions of the Congregational church will meet in Seattle from September 14 to 18 to decide whether Rockefeller funds should be accepted for gospel work. Dr Washington Gladden and Henry G Whitcomb will present opposing views on funds from wealth and industry.
Niagara Falls N Y Sept 11 The United Typothetae of America adopts a pledge to resist an eight hour day by the International Typographical Union The resolution preserves open shop rights and counsels against using the union label G H Ellis of Boston is elected president.
Washington reports a conspiracy between a Philadelphia contractor and a Schuylkill arsenal inspector to push inferior army supplies. Acting secretary of war orders a strict nationwide depot investigation, with Seattle and San Francisco depots to be examined. An accompanying dispatch notes Chinese officials favor Western education for public service and sending students abroad.
In Dyster Bay on September 11 the president appointed Judge William L. Penfield, solicitor for the state department, to probe South American and European trade relations to boost U S commerce with southern countries.
St. Petersburg report says author Maxim Gorky will seek election to the national assembly.
Final mint figures show Alaska produced higher gold output in 1904 than 1908 preliminary estimates, ranking third among states and territories behind Colorado and California. Washington's 1904 gold production fell compared with 1908, while Oregon and Alaska silver output rose. Washington silver declined due to ore shipments curtailment in Deer Tail, Ferry, and Monte Cristo mines.
Cleveland reports Iron Trade Review notes record rail orders after $28 1906 delivery price. Within a week 650000 tons of rails are booked with major carriers Northwestern 60000 Burlington 50000 Santa Fe 50000 Milwaukee St Paul 65000 Wisconsin Central 22000 Great Northern 40000. Additional orders include 15000 steel cars and inquiries for 75000 more cars.
At Miles City Montana a massive monthly horse sale draws buyers from across the country. Organizer A B Clarke reports about 16 000 horses sold to Eastern markets this season with a further 3 000 expected in the current sale, pushing totals since June toward 8 000 head despite abundant supply and ongoing sales in Billings.
Swedish and Norwegian delegates adjourn the conference on September 11 to September 18 to consult governments about the Norway Sweden union dissolution. The outcome remains uncertain as communications are limited and negotiations continue. Printers Strike Spreading in Chicago. The typographical union and typothetae clash over an eight hour day and closed shop with strikes expanding from Chicago to Indianapolis.
Olympia September 11 a Supreme Court decision affirms the takeover by the King County cooperative coal company and values a substantial portion of its coal lands in King county that it has possessed for years.
A Spokane report states Central Washington farmers plan a pool to control 1 to 3 million bushels of wheat, aiming to sell at 75 cents per bushel. Signatories from Sprague Ritzville pledge to hold until December 1 unless sold earlier, following a mass Sprague meeting.
Chicago officials predict a trade boom with the Orient as war’s end yields friendly ties. J C Stubbs of the Harriman lines says Japan and China will need many supplies and U S manufacturers should exploit improved relations to boost traffic from the Mississippi Valley to Pacific ports. He cites U S role in peace talks and American control of Hawaii and the Philippines as factors advancing future shipments.
West Virginia Senator Elkins chairman of interstate commerce calls Senate members to meet in Washington September 15 to draft a railroad rate supervision and regulation bill to be introduced at the next session. He said action is inevitable and will seek a bill satisfactory to the president.
Mayor Dunne proposes a city owned dock network along the Calumet river and lake shore to be leased to private firms. The plan includes a long breakwater, shore piers, bridges, and freight links from steamships, with streetcar service from the breakwater to the docks. Costs and funding details were not released.
Washington reports March 11 notes the adoption of a new agenda for irrigation amid conflicting interests. Government plans focus on a unified approach to reclamation and water management.
Customs officers seized a fully loaded steamer carrying 600 carbines and ammunition. Explosions sank the vessel after orders to dock and unload. Crew fled in lifeboats as fishermen aided in unloading rifles. Flags noted as American and German. Finland reports describe this as a serious sign of organized movement in Russia.
At a Saturday night conference President Roosevelt and Russian envoys, Witte announced Russia will end higher duties on American products. The change follows U S measures in 1901 that set a differential duty on Russian sugar, triggering Russian retaliatory duties on many goods including ironware, machinery, locomotives, and engines.
The Transcontinental Passenger Association reports a record travel surge to the Pacific coast from April 10 to August 31. The Lewis and Clark exposition at Portland this summer spurred the flow, with 76,004 tickets validated through the joint agency to coast terminals.
Minidoka Idaho September 11 The Twin Falls branch of the Oregon Short Line extending 59 miles from Minidoka to Twin Falls began operating trains on schedule. The line will spur development of irrigation projects along the Snake River and boost land values in Southern Idaho. An Interior Department official announced a ceremony regarding a prominent local family.
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