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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1898
Page
1
The text touts Syrup of Figs as an original, superior laxative made only by the California Fig Syrup Co. It emphasizes its gentle action on kidneys liver and bowels without irritation and without gripe. It warns against imitations and urges remembering the company name for authenticity.
Thomas Bayard died after a six week illness at the summer residence of his daughter Mrs Samuel D Warren near Karl stein Delaware. Survived by wife and five daughters including Mrs Warren Miss Florence Bayard and Countess Lareh ang. Funeral Friday at the old Swedish church in Wilmington. Doctors cited arterio colonists and general aging as the cause. Burial plans to Delaware followed.
Corzwnaasa reports the Danish queen Louise died peacefully at dawn with King and Queen of Greece, Prince Cumberland, the archbishop, and Crown Princess Louise present. Other royal family members stood by as the Danish crown passes in grief.
Descriptions of devastating fires sweep northern Wisconsin from Rice Lake to Cumberland with burned remains found in wells and charred stock vast areas scorched. Winds Southeast drive flames through hardwood timber as mills close, fire departments mobilize, and relief appeals urge clothing and money for sufferers. General Boardman reports limited lace of glath in Barron and Alameda. Governor Foofield appeals for aid to forest fire victims across the state.
Reports from Wisconsin state fires rage near Clear Lake and Pike County with timber loss and blocked roads. Rain slows blaze but rumors claim Sprague on the Omaha line may have been wiped out. A northern assessment by General Boardman and Colonel Glory is awaited for casualty and damage details.
President McKinley told callers that fresh troops would be sent to Porto Rico to replace volunteers who will be sent home on furloughs. He denied any general discharges until the situation is cleared up and praised Southern soldiers for helping erase lingering sectionalism between North and South.
General Boynton dispatches to Washington stating deaths since April 16 total 425 volunteers and 1 regular with 14 accidental deaths. Figures cover camp and Chattanooga hospitals. Also notes Governor Smith improving after injuries and a British stack at Llanelly with 400 feet height and a 97 ton cap.
A Pekin cable from Minister Conger reports no serious danger yet but rising anxiety about the future as foreign ministers gather in Tianjin. Shanghai dispatches say telegrams from Pekin were held two days and a meeting of ministers forbade foreign residents to go to Pekin. Commander Dewey ordered to send two ships from Manila, Baltimore and Petrel, to approach near Beijing to safeguard American interests amid looming crisis.
A Shanghai dispatch cites a Taoti source claiming the Chinese emperor killed himself after signing a decree placing the dowager empress in charge. The note says English secretaries and foreign office officials have been seized and banished. A later dispatch reiterates the claim of self-inflicted death on Sept 1 and the decree followed.
British foreign office reports that Mr Mortimer of the legation and a lady were stoned and mudded by a mob in Pekin. American missionaries and the Chinese secretary of the US legation were also attacked, with the secretary suffering broken ribs. Sir Claude Macdonald says danger and notes steps to urge Chinese government to curb outrages. Six conspirators executed by order of the emperor’s men, with others escaping on a British vessel. orders and quiet reportedly prevail, but trouble feared at interior posts.
Prohibition carried with a nationwide majority not exceeding 1,900. Ontario roughly 10,000 in favor, Quebec about 40,000 against offset by maritime returns. West shows strong support with Manitoba and western territories contributing a 7,000 to 4,000 margin. Also notes a humorous snippet about a poet on a $50 bill.
Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for governor by the Republican convention with a full ticket including Timothy L. Wood, William B. Raney, John Jackson, John D. Jaeckel, Edward A. Bond, and John D. O’Nan as key state officers. Payne was chairman, Horace Boorman a delegate. Roosevelt’s name proclaimed by Chauncey Depew amid loud applause. The platform pledges support for McKinley and territorial expansion following victory in war.
The New York Democratic convention nominated Augustus Van Wyck for governor with a slate including Elliott Danforth for lieutenant governor and George W. Batton, Edwin S. Atwater, KP Morris, and Thomas Conwaeet Clinton for other offices. The National Democratic Party executive committee deemed Van Wyck acceptable to gold standard factions.
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