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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1893
Page
6
Great gulf storm devastates Louisiana with over 2000 killed and about 5 million dollars in property lost. Survivors face exposure, hunger, and exposure as homes and crops are destroyed. relief efforts mobilize from New Orleans with aid from Cross society and Slavonian society and local volunteers.
Treasury figures under a senate resolution show July exports of 5,670,407 ounces of silver bullion. August exports total 3,117,447 ounces from New York, San Francisco, and Niagara, with quarterly purchases totaling 8,932,108 fine ounces at a cost of $6,479,003 under the Silver act.
Reports from Mosire Alabama dated October five describe a destructive cyclone that wrecked railroads shipping and mills with losses near one million dollars. Farmlands on Farmer Island saw only two of twenty three homes survive while a relief party found children clinging to trees and parents swept away. A house crossed the bay for fifteen miles and halted on Louisville and Nashville tracks as furniture lay scattered and savings of 105 dollars lay untouched. Families vanished and villages along the bay were destroyed.
An executive sub committee is set to draft a plan for ending the exposition. President H N Higinbotham, Director General George R Davis, Director of Works D H Burnham and Directors Stone and Walker head the panel. The council of administration ends October 30, and the new committee will carry out the closing plan.
Dixon Newfoundland October 5 reports from the Methodist Church missionaries in China show their work hindered and lives in jeopardy due to bitter anti American sentiment amid the Geary registration and deportation law. A committee was named to circulate resolutions calling for repeal of the Geary act.
The Hart double murder case adjourned to the grand jury as Mrs. Hart and the murdered girls’ brothers testified. William Hart denied John’s mental imbalance but speculated he might feign insanity to avoid punishment.
J Carson Sheldon and four others were found guilty in Niagara County on charges of conspiracy to form the Lockport coal exchange with a constitution by laws and officers. They were fined $50 each in the first prosecution under the act to prevent monopolies in articles of general necessity.
The statue of Alexander Hamilton was unveiled at the Hamilton club house corner Clinton and Ramsea streets in Brooklyn. Joshua M. Vancott gave the statesman address and Gen. Stewart L. Woonford spoke on Hamilton as a soldier. A luncheon followed the exercises.
Workmen idle for three months since July 1 due to mill shutdowns in Youngstown Ohio threaten the livelihood of about 10,000 men and their families, causing widespread distress over basic necessities.
Captain E T Seiders of the Atlas Line Steamship Alone reports the missing steamer Alvo likely sank in a collision around August 19 or 20. The vessel carried forty eight passengers and the information settles the fate of the ship in New York.
Norwark October 5. W Bell a Plymouth attorney has disappeared and is accused of leaving creditors owing about $45000. Part of the sum is borrowed money while the rest comprises estates he was settling up.
Interior Department announces Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of labor, will immediately take charge of finishing the eleventh census and begin duties at once.
Fire swept Wednesday night destroying much of Woodson Alabama business district. Meggison & Co. general store and several other buildings were consumed in the blaze with estimated losses around 15000 dollars.
A Boone train scare ends with five or six suspects arrested after tool house theft and an engine house fire near the West Side. Citizens armed with pistols and shotguns aided the calm, while the No. 4 passenger train arrived under guard.
At the St Louis bimetallic convention Gov. Stone urged maintaining the 16 to 1 silver to gold ratio, arguing debt payments align with contracts and that silver supply will stay tight. Resolutions called for free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 with equal legal tender, opposing repeal of the Sherman act, and urged western southern waterway improvements.
Maprio Oct 5 The public mood in Spain runs high after Moors attacked the Melilla garrison in Morocco. The government orders quick punishment and dispatches a gun boat and artillery schooner to bombard Rif strongholds as the crowd demands immediate vengeance.
Four miles from Welch Jack Martin was shot dead by Presley Herndon who fled into Kentucky after accusing Martin of harming his marriage. At Mercer County Cracker's Neck Daniel Clay and Grant Wier were shot by Charles Hareston. Wier died and Clay remains critical while Hareston is jailed. In Loudoun County North Fork Louis Austin fatally disemboweled Charles Jones with a razor. Jones is expected to die.
P. C. Berry of Geneva area was pressured by three lightning rod agents into signing two notes said to be 120 each and feared to be 1200 each. Banks notified and Sheriff Rule sought the culprits.
John H. McBride sues in federal court at Des Moines to recover about $500,000 in royalties from major plow firms over an attachment to a sulky plow, for which he claims a patent granted in 1875. The Cold Storage company has resumed business at Mason City and sent agents on the road.
A playful dialogue mocks social pretensions and gossip as Miss Wayback and Miss Blabton are discussed. The sneaky Puffup and Sneezer characters surface in a seaside social scene where overheard hearsay and clever schemes about introductions and remedies are teased.
Miss Anna Bayanin is praised as a graceful rider in Washington while Mrs Janet Carlyle Thanning celebrates her eightieth birthday at Comely Bank farm Trafalgar Ont. Mrs Helen Hiscock Backus leads the Brooklyn Womens club as a leading English speaker. Miss Journa Stevenson, daughter of the Vice President, enters Wel lesley College. her younger sister attends Dana Hall preparatory school.
Three unmasked men in a buggy robbed Duncan McBain, a Standard Radiator bookkeeper, of 1700 on Heacock Street in Burrano N Y. McBain was beaten about the head and left seriously injured in hospital as the trio fled with the satchel and covered their retreat with revolvers leveled at bystanders.
Silver imports create trouble as debates arise over possible import duties on silver and related currency questions. Officials note no government plan on coinage arrangements with native states, reflecting light-hearted initial attitudes toward the currency scheme.
Treasury report shows October 1 money in circulation at 1 701 939 918 dollars with a per capita average of 25 29. September's net increase totals 21 377 247 led by gold coin a rise of 14 829 741.
Fulton Arkansas was wiped out by a blaze Wednesday morning. The fire left the town of several thousand residents in ruins with extensive destruction reported across Fulton.
A Kazan Novoshiloff merchant was found guilty of wholesale murder and given life hard labor in Siberia for killing his parents three sisters his wife and her parents to gain their property. OtherBrief items report five prisoners escaping Wood County jail Bowling Green and death of ex senator Groome in Maryland after a political career, plus a man in Indiana shooting his sweetheart and killing himself with the girlfriend gravely wounded.
New Orleans reports a staggering storm death toll in Lower Louisiana with 2 078 dead and 514 survivors in Cherenie Camp area. Assessors place island population around 1 470, while ships and fishing fleets suffer heavy losses along Mississippi Sound.
New York Oct 6 The American Vigilant and English Valkyrie failed to finish the first America's Cup race as light winds forced a drift to the finish. Valkyrie led early and finished about a mile ahead with Vigilant towed back by a tug. Another attempt is planned for Saturday.
Springfield reports E A McDuffee and James Clark setting tandem and flying start mile world records. Tyler breaks mile record from standing start, with McDuffee and Clark also surpassing the previous tandem mark. Half and three-quarters records noted as well. Nearby items include Nebraska political nominations and other regional notices.
Thomas McGillan, a solitary farmer in Center Appleton, was assaulted by two masked burglars who stole about $18, poured coal oil on him and the house, gagged and beat him, and threatened to burn him while demanding money or secrets of a hidden stash.
Gottfried Gruetze a wealthy German farmer living near Goffs was killed when a spirited team terrified by a woman on horseback with a flowing cape ran into a ditch. The team threw Mr Gruetze over the horses onto a barb wire fence severing his head.
Nebraska Democrats at Lincoln convention nominate Frank J. Irvine of Omaha for associate justice of the supreme court. Milton Doolittle J M Pyle and Charles Kloman named for university regents. Platform backs Cleveland, calls repeal of Sherman Silver Act, tariff cuts, pension purge, opposes church state union, and seeks state railroad commissioners amendment.
Ex congressman Jerry Murphy of Davenport Iowa once nicknamed Hennepin Murphy is reported to be recovering from a serious illness after earlier reports suggested he might not recover. The update comes as he has long campaigned for the Hennepin canal linking Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River.
In Trinity church on Thursday Rev. Dr. William Lawrence was consecrated bishop of Massachusetts in the presence of the highest dignitaries of the Protestant Episcopal church in this country.
A moral tale about Eddy a boy who is always late from childhood through school church and travel. His family shields him until a vacation on a ship dock ends with a warning from his father that habit will hinder his future. Cupid and a steadfast partner reflect the need for timely action. Emma P. Seabury in S. S. Times notes the consequence of lateness.
Willie Jones is a meddler who cannot resist opening boxes. After a near miss with cartridges and a scare from five imaginary helpers, he promises to reform. His parents test him with a live mouse in a box to prove he will avoid meddling and keep his hands to himself.
The passage recalls Willie not touching a box while ten pin visitors were present. Willie travels with his mother by car after the event and has since not been labeled a meddler. The line reflects a quiet memory from an American Agricultural context.
An article encourages dull youths to persevere and develop latent talents. Citing Lord Cockburn and Bishop Warburton as examples, it argues intelligence varies by temperament and growth. with courage, the dull can become formidable, leaving early mockers behind.
A Ladies Home Journal piece warns girls about a peer who lures them into secrecy and risk, promoting smoking and drinking as fun. It cautions that such influence leads to sin, irresponsibility, and loss of home values, urging avoidance of the dangerous friend.
A cabin boy in the English navy swims through heavy fire to aid Admiral Narborough during a fierce battle with the Dutch. The boy’s courage helps rally reserve forces, leading to a Dutch defeat and his later rise to Admiral Cloudesley Shovel, knighted by the king.
A hungry Caterpillar hides under a Leaf to escape a Sparrow. He grows hungry, eats the roof, and falls asleep. He plans to move to another leaf at dawn, but the Sparrow arrives early and the Caterpillar wakes to nothing but his green jacket. The tale ends with an old proverb confirmed in a new way.
An exchange from Harper's Young People jokes about swapping roles for a clever clerk under an foolish employer. The other quote notes true qualities require timely display.
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