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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
6
Yokohama reports Torishima island overwhelmed by a volcanic eruption between August 13 and 15. All 150 inhabitants were killed as lava and debris covered the island. Eruption continues with submarine activity, making approaches dangerous for vessels in the Bonin island chain near Hondo.
Torrents of rain and a gale drove spectators from the sea front as the royal yacht Victoria and Albert left Cowes with King Edward aboard. Nearly eighty warships formed in two columns passing the royal yacht while fleet evolutions were curtailed by bad weather and torpedo boat destroyers escorted the king.
In Mindanao near Lake Lanao Captain Pershing leads the Fifteenth Cavalry as Moros renew assaults on American outposts and pack trains. After repulsing attacks the US reports no losses and seeks permission to strike Bacolod and other Moro strongholds with about 2000 troops available for an aggressive move.
Boer generals Botha Dewet and Delarey sailed for Brussels last night to avoid British crowds. They chartered a steamer and kept their port of sailing and entrainment station secret. Captain O'Donnell will go to America to arrange the visit, with about 600 Americans and 500 Irishmen with the Boer forces.
Grand Forks reports describe a violent storm that swept eastern North Dakota last night. Four deaths occurred eight miles east of Rolla when a settler’s house was blown down, killing his wife and three children. Hail damaged crops in scattered areas.
Jesse Tuman who lay near his wife’s body after a rural Iowa crime died without naming the killer. The inquest into Mrs. Tuman’s death yielded no new facts. Police suspect a resident who lived with the couple and vanished Thursday, with a manhunt underway.
A report from Wichita indicates a tornado struck Lost Springs yesterday at 4 30 pm demolishing a train elevator a church and five homes and blowing three freight cars off the tracks. Three men were seriously hurt and several others slightly injured. Lost Springs lies near Rock Island line west of Herington.
A Chicago and Erie freight train carrying six hundred passengers was struck by a special train from Cincinnati near Hammond Indiana. George W Farris and Daniel E Farris were involved with the wreck. The excursionists received minor injuries and the train continued toward Cincinnati after the tracks were cleared.
William Warfield Wilson acting for creditors of the Elgin Creamery Company, which failed Saturday, will seek ancillary receivers in Des Moines Iowa and Madison Wisconsin. The American Trust and Savings Bank already serves as receiver at the home office. aim to extend receivership to all points. Wilson blames overexpansion beyond capital and hopes to satisfy all claims in full.
In a rear end collision near Humboldt Iowa two east bound stock trains on the Chicago and Northwestern collided early yesterday. Conductor Roe Harlan of the head train was killed after jumping and his head was crushed. Engineer E C Norris of the second train suffered a broken arm while the fireman escaped. Six stock handlers were bruised. The accident was blamed on the head train’s caboose lacking rear red lights.
Chicago police report Edward Counselman met Bartholin in Harvey Illinois on Monday night August 11 two days after Mrs Bartholin’s body was exhumed and four days after the Mitchell girl’s remains were found. Saloon keeper John Garney provided the information claiming Bartholin waited for Counselman after work for a long talk.
In St Louis on August 18 two people were killed and eight others injured in two streetcar crashes. Charles Bronson a grading foreman was run down on Olive street while crossing the West End car track. A wagon with eighteen youths in a picnic party was struck by a Page Avenue car and overturned injuring Harry King eighteen Katie Brown sixteen likely fatally Patrick Brown sixteen seriously hurt and others with minor injuries.
President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers of America traveled through Indianapolis on the way to Spring Valley to visit his family. He said the strike situation remains unchanged and that the miners are determined to persevere until operators take decisive action to settle the dispute.
A long rain in Florence Wisconsin on August 19 drenched the area for hours and helped smother forest fires that had been burning for days, bringing relief to the vicinity and controlling the blazes.
The National Society Army of the Philippines met in Council Bluffs on August 16 electing officers led by President Brigadier General Irving Hale from Denver. Other officers include Vice Presidents Donald Macrae, Alfred Frost, Charles King, John W. Pope, and Wilder Metcalfe with several regional posts noted.
The third annual National Society Army of the Philippines reunion feature drew about 25,000 spectators to Lake Manawa for a sham battle and parade. Civil war veterans, Fort Crook regulars, Iowa and Nebraska troops, and state governors joined the procession admired by large crowds.
Charles Fair and his wife of San Francisco were killed near Evereux France when their automobile swerved into a tree while returning to Paris from Trouville. The chauffeur suffered a mental breakdown from the shock.
The grand lodge of Elks adjourned after fixing the 1903 reunion date in Baltimore for July 26. Newly elected officers were installed and the national home committee report approved proposing a home for aged Elks at Bedford City Virginia. Street fairs and carnivals run by Elks lodges were banned.
Dun's Review notes better outlook due to settlement of many labor controversies while the anthracite coal strike remains unchanged and supplies near depletion. Despite this, cereal crop conditions show firm quotations for the week with 196 failures recorded.
A Guthrie dispatch reports Charles Berlow killed and Rodney Sipes wounded in a four handed duel near Heuston Canadian County Oklahoma. Elisha P. Barker a local farmer fired the shots ending the confrontation over a threshing crew water dispute from Barker's well.
Loretta Pa Aug 19 President Charles M Schwab of United States Steel plans to retire from active business life after advice from his doctors. He intends to travel abroad seeking a quiet setting away from the strenuous life. Schwab is not bedridden but spends time on the veranda with his wife or physician and will not permit visitors near him.
Two hundred car carpenters and painters at Union Pacific shops joined striking machinists and boilermakers in Omaha on Aug 19. They demand end of piecework adopted seven weeks ago and argue wage cuts violate this year's agreement. The company says it has kept the agreement.
Leavenworth Kan Aug 19 Charles Farris and Fred Morris were released from the federal penitentiary as a result of the Deming decision of the supreme court. Both men were sentenced from Manila to life terms for murder and were tried by a court martial of regular army officers.
Pittsburg reports that Justice George Shiras confirms his father intends to retire from the bench in the coming year. This is the first direct statement acknowledging the possible departure from the Supreme Court.
Falls City Nebraska August 19 H H Hanks of Nebraska City was nominated for congress by fusionists Democrats and Populists of the First district here yesterday.
Elusive bull turn in grains with early strong bid due to frost fears in the northwest and floods in Iowa. September wheat fell 0.5 to 0.75 cents, corn rose about 0.5 to 1 cent, oats mixed, and September provisions up 2.25 cents with cash prices for wheat corn and oats listed along with futures for September and December contracts.
A weary former rich father tells his son that wealth can vanish. He recalls how money once supported a comfortable life and how his wife insisted on daily meat, highlighting the fragility of wealth. The exchange reveals the family’s sudden reversal of fortunes.
Chicago prices show cattle steady to lower with prime steers at 7.90 to 9.00 and westerns around 4.50 to 6.40. Hogs receipts 31 000 today with bulk sales 6.50 to 6.70, and sheep receipts 35 000 with good to choice lambs steady and mixeds easing to 2.50 3.72.
Kansas City stockyards show cattle receipts at 46 000 with prices steady to 10 cents lower. Top steer price at 7 50 to 8 20, cows and calves varied across native and Texas lots. Hogs traded around 6 70 to 9 66 with several classes listed. Sheep receipts 8 400. native and western lambs and wethers quoted around 3 00 to 5 00 depending on class.
South Omaha cattle receipts reach 7,800 with prices from 2.75 to 5.50 for stockers and feeders, plus hog receipts at 7,500 and prices mostly 6.50 to 6.75, while sheep receipts total 1,400 with yearlings at 3.50 to 4.00 and lambs listed among the offerings.
St. Joseph cattle receipts totaled 3 806 with weak to 10c lower prices. Natives bring 34.50 to 35.00, cows and heifers 6.50 to 6.00, bulls and stags 3.00 to 5.75, feeders steady to 6. Our figures also note mixed lots around 6.70 to 6.90 and other minor entries.
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