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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1887
Page
5
A telegraph service rounds up foreign and domestic events including political happenings and labor developments. Brief summaries cover policy shifts, parliamentary activity, strikes, and notable personal items from across regions.
A telegram from Au Sable Michigan recounts Ernest Schoeltze and his family’s ordeal after being sold into slavery in the Yucatan region. They endured harsh labor and near starvation before return to the United States with German consular help. The incident stirs intense stock exchange excitement over alleged liabilities spanning 10 to 20 million dollars alongside Treasury advance interest offers affecting bonded debt and coupon payments.
A cable dispatch reports the Porte circulated a request for advice to the powers on Turkey's expected course toward Bulgaria after Prince Ferdinand's actions. The North German Gazette suggests Ferdinand's manifesto signals Bulgarian independence and deepens the breach of the Berlin Treaty, which he is accused of violating. Germany reportedly disapproves.
About 35 000 fans attended the Detroit and Chicago Club games in Chicago on Saturday Monday and Tuesday. Chicago won two of the three by 8 to 2 and 6 to 4. Detroit took the third 5 to 3. The pennant race is described as the closest and most interesting in the league’s history.
Washington dispatch reports from Colorado indicate threats from the Ute warrior Colorado attack. Gov. Sheridan met with the President before leaving for New England and orders were issued to move troops to safeguard settlers and punish any outrages.
Official returns show Buckner (Dem) receiving 17 015 votes ahead of Bradley (Rep) in Kentucky with a clear plurality. Bradley trails as the official tally confirms Buckner’s victory in the race.
Jay Gould becomes a grandfather as Mrs. Gould bears a son. Scutari fire destroys 1,000 houses with multiple deaths. American revenue cutter captures three British vessels for seal poaching near Behring Strait. a San Francisco vessel is seized. An Irish bridge blast causes no serious damage. Crusheen town hall fired with no injuries. Northwich election boosts English Tories. Grandstoneans celebrate. Burtis Bay fire destroys ice-houses and cars. Iowa Walnut blaze damages Rock Island Depot and elevators with losses around 60 to 70 thousand dollars.
Prince Ferdinand took the oath as ruler of Bulgaria in the hall of the Sobranje at Tirnovo and issued a manifesto proclaiming his accession with no allusion to Russia. An expedition from St Petersburg aims to establish cotton plantations in Central Asia. Consuls at Rustchuk abstain from his reception. Salutes welcomed Ferdinand as he pledged happiness, greatness, and progress for a loving people.
Lexington dispatch reports John Clay son of Henry Clay dies at 67. He left no children and recently married to his nephew’s widow Mrs Col Irwin. Col Irwin perished at Perryville while leading a Confederate regiment. John Clay, a plain farmer and horse breeder, became Catholic and died suddenly discussing prayers with a neighbor. San Francisco dispatch notes ex Senator Aaron A Sargent’s death from spleen enlargement and blood poisoning. A. Douglass reports reception of his Europe tour with high regard and plans to sail home in June.
A conference of leading Republicans met at Senator Mahone's Peters burg home. They received favorable reports on the party's condition in the state and drafted an address accusing the Democrats of failing to settle the debt question and other issues. They also decided not to hold a state convention.
Explosions destroy Giant Powder works near San Francisco injuring eleven. In St. Louis Bishop & Spear building collapses, killing three firefighters and wounding four. Chatsworth diesel train wreck raises death toll to about one hundred with dozens more injured. Coroners and railway officials launch inquiries while morgues struggle with heat and mass casualties. Concurrent fires, tornadoes, and structural collapses sweep Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin causing extensive losses.
An omnibus report lists multiple executions and violent incidents. Descriptions include Dyer ordering Ready fire as a man is shot, train fatalities near Matinette Wisconsin, and Puryear's execution in Virginia for wife murder. Also noted are hangings for murder in Hampton South Carolina, Prescott Arizona, and a lynching in Louisiana.
The report notes declines in corn and oats with drought, poor fruit and hay crops, but good cotton and high tobacco except Wisconsin. Interior business is strong with Galveston seeing some cancellations. An elderly farmer survived a rattlesnake attack in Madison. Reports of drought relief appeals, land indents, and railroad probes include forthcoming prosecutions and indictments tied to Pacific and Central Pacific finances.
A survivor recounts a wreck with a single confirmed death and extreme force. The momentum of the train caused cars to telescope and collapse, with bulkheads tearing flooring and ironwork twisted into a formless mass.
Eyewitness accounts describe a wrecked train where trunks were opened and valuables taken while wounded passengers were left exposed. Mr. Church recalls a young woman’s body with jewelry ripped from her fingers as bystanders intervened.
The article assigns fault to railroad officials for neglecting inspections as a train of extraordinary length and weight was sent over the line. It argues that careful track investigation was needed given the number of passengers, and accuses the company of heedlessness in allowing a fully loaded long train to operate.
Thomas Trimm, a Chicago commercial traveller, describes being trapped in a sinking fifth coach after a collision. He details the collapse of the car, the darkness, and the surrounding victims while he fought to free his trapped legs.
Mrs. Charles Carlton of Oneida corroborates robberies after the disaster. Vandals cut off fingers to steal rings. four men looted bodies under darkness. H. D. Gould among responders who stopped one thief. Victims include J. D. McFadden robbed of $20 and Mrs Deal and Mrs Potthoff stripped. Capt Dalke’s wife swears her husband was robbed of 4755. The Zimmerman family, three members, were robbed.
The article describes using thermal expansion to reshape bulged gallery walls at the Museum of Arts and Trades in Paris, and details color imparting to marble with specific dyes. It also notes a lead-detection enamel test, and a rare one-wheel French watch from 1790 with a complex great wheel explaining its fourfold function.
A first person reminiscence from Socorro recounts Billy the Kid as a calm killer. The account describes him as pale with outgoing eyes and a pale smile that hid danger. He kills two men at supper with two shots to the heart, then returns to eating before riding away.
A reflection on how disappointment in friendship grows not from loving friends too much but from over estimating how much they like or think of us. The quote cautions against assuming mutual admiration without clear evidence.
A short historical quotation notes that true public spirit cannot come from ill will, as love for many cannot exist where no one is loved in return. The proverb-like line attributes Pope as the source, reflecting on virtue and communal regard.
A quirky line notes that the most touching feature in nature is a dog's nose, attributed to The Colonel.
A longtime cultural comparison notes how Italians and French imitate Spanish grace in accepting a cigar light while Spaniards bow and exchange sticks with a shared礼. The piece surveys Germans English Irish and Americans, detailing-light exchanges and the social signals they convey about breeding and good fellowship.
The article cautions that delaying action on kidney and bladder troubles is dangerous and urges use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to stimulate renal function and aid digestion, debility, fever and biliousness, warning against unsafe stimulants.
Henry W. Flournoy recalls a Sheridan raid clash in the Valley of Virginia where a lone Union rider repeatedly fired on Confederate lines, wound affecting Flournoy, and a skirmish followed as he sought to capture the shooter. The piece then shifts to a detailed history of celluloid development from Parkes to Hyatt Brothers and early manufacturing processes and patents.
The teacher notes the long standing reputation of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a liver corrective and blood purifier used across social classes. It is praised for aiding chronic diseases including malaria poisoning respiratory and digestive ailments and other cases needing an alterative remedy.
A defendant pleads not guilty, facing a tense arraignment as the court moves toward a fair and orderly legal process. Prosecutors seek clear charges and a path to trial, while defense argues for due process and caution.
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