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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1901
Page
7
West Point cadets announced a pledge to discontinue hazing after a senate led inquiry and house committee rebuke. The entire corps gathered in Grant hall and, in a unanimous act, renounced hazing and handed the pledge to officers for the committee.
Salt Lake Jan. 19 The National Live Stock association convention selects Chicago as the site for the next gathering. Delegates debate resolutions limiting forest reserves to actual timber land and urge federal action on interstate tuberculosis testing, inspector appointments, and a rebuke of Secretary James Wilson over the Grout bill influence.
Seventeen states and territories attended the National Wool Growers convention in Lake Utah with Vice President BK Bennett delivering the opening address. Fringe topics included forest reserve sheep raising freight rates skirting clause government inspection of sheep leasing of government funds and tariff impact. An executive committee was appointed with one member per state and territory. Senator Francis E Warren was elected president and E I Bennett of Massachusetts was named vice president.
A brief dispatch from the Scorpion's commander at LaGuayra Venezuela notes no further important news. Caracas is quiet and the gunboat plans to coal at Caracaa before returning to La Guayra to await orders from Secretary Long.
A Washington dispatch reports from Peking that the Chinese plenipotentiaries have signed and delivered the protocol. The action removes the final doubt about sealing the agreement, since the Spanish minister as dean would not accept it without all necessary seals and signatures to give full force.
Marvin Kuhns and his brother John Kuhns, both jailed in Plymouth, Ind, are identified as the Ohio escapees. Marvin Kuhns will be transported to the state penitentiary today while Ohio officials head here to retrieve him. A $1,000 reward is posted by Ohio authorities.
On June 21 at Boulogne sur Seine on Baron de Rothschild estate a duel between Count de Lubersac and Baron Robert de Rothschild lasted ten minutes. Lubersac received a sword wound from elbow to armpit. doctors said life not in danger and the duel could not continue. Rothschild continues military service with the Fifty fourth regiment after his majority.
Atlanta reports N H Frazer of Union Springs Alabama paid a $500 ransom in gold with a sack of potatoes as directed by a decoy letter for his kidnapped son Bass Frazer. The decoy failed as the abductors and boy vanished, leaving no trace at the hotel or with the money.
Reports from the Philippines indicate widespread sickness among naval and army officers on duty. Medical officers advocate shortening duty tours to five years and cite Spanish practice as a precedent to limit service to two years where possible.
Iowa saloon keepers were notified by the supreme court that lunch rooms are forbidden and beer cannot be stored in non street cellar. The rulings in a Polk county case deny liquor sales authority when mulct law is invoked, despite voter consent.
John Wiser drowned after losing control of a boat in the Niagara River above the falls. John Marsh survived a desperate icy water rescue along the shore. In Cuba, Santiago reports severe cold with snow on Mount Torquino 40 miles west, leaving natives exposed to harsh conditions.
Des Moines papers report J. E. H. Conger United States minister to China will visit Des Moines in the spring with his wife, daughter, and niece Miss Pierce. The family plans to come home soon on a granted leave of absence.
Congressman Button, recently ill with grip and rheumatism, shows marked improvement and left the hospital. Congressman Nev Neb remains in need of care, though slightly better.
Jan 15 to Jan 21 coverage shows Senate votes on army bill and amendments with a very soon timeline. House passage of river and harbor bill. western push for arid lands reclamation rejected. Jan 16 senate set vote on army bill. Milwaukee transit privileges extended. Jan 17 life saving service superintendent salaries fixed. army reorganization debated. postal laws revised. Jan 18 army reorganization bill passed. Cramp & Sons claims for armor-delays referred to court of claims. Jan 19 memorials for Gear. postal codification advances. star route bid defeated. 15 days naval yard leave approved. Jan 21 executive bill and DC affairs under discussion.
R G Dun reports modest improvement in general business with steady staple prices and easy money boosting interiors. Wool sales rise to 10,382,300 pounds in three weeks but remain below prior years. iron and steel show steady demand. boot and shoe shops busy though uneven. Failing firms tally 323. salt contracts become legal action as Omaha Packing sues United Salt for $30,000 plus Nelson Morris & Co. seeks $90,000.
A dispatch from Peking to the Naval agency reports Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang objected to articles of the signed decree given to foreign ministers and requested another meeting to discuss possible changes.
Chicago wheat led gains with May finishing 1 1 2 cents higher amid higher cables and a firm cash market. Corn and oats barely moved, while provisions fell about 2 4 to 12 1 2 cents. Cash quotes showed mixed values across No 2 red and other grain grades.
Cattle receipts reach 19000 with Texans steady and steers at 4.00 to 4.80. Hogs show 27000 today with mixed and butcher grades 5.15 to 5.45, bulk 5.25 to 5.37. Sheep receipts 21000 with wethers 3.75 to 4.55 and lambs 4.25 to 5.50 in mixed ranges.
Kansas City live stock market report shows cattle receipts around 7 000 natives 2 200 Texana and 350 calves with varied grades. Hogs receipts 8 500 with tops near 5 3 4. Sheep receipts 2 400 with Western lambs 5 30 to 5 40 and ewes 3 50 to 3 90.
South Omaha cattle receipts total 1000 with prices firm to 10 cents higher. Native beef steers bring 4.00 to 5.35, westerns 3.75 to 4.00, feed and fat cattle 3.00 to 4.80, canners 1.75 to 2.00, stockers and feeders higher at 8.25 to 14.60.
An advertisement touts Cascarate Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed liver stimulant and intestinal tonic that cures biliousness headaches fever piles and ills from constipation with a money back guarantee. Sample and booklet free.
Advertisements tout OCASCAREIS and CASCARETS for bowel movement relief costing 10 cents. Vienna explorer Dr Kann, 25, noted for degrees and imperial scholarship. Quinineless Krause’s Cold Cure promises 24 hour relief in capsule form from City Drug Store. Alabaster cleaning tip uses soap, water, and whitening.
A dubious claim touts Lané's Tea as a nightly remedy for digestion and breath cleansing, priced at 500 a package and sold by City Drug Store. Separately, Mr H Edmunds of London describes a resin soaked paper insulation for electrical wires wound spirally with braid for protection.
A herbal drink named Lane's Medicine is described as a gentle laxative that improves brightness and complexion by acting on the stomach liver and kidneys. It is prepared as tea and sold at 26e and 500. Also noted is a tip to keep glass vases dust free by inserting colored tissue paper at the base to preserve its brilliancy.
Claiming to shorten colds 12 hours and stop coughs by morning, the ad cites testimonials from Banouay Henry congressman and Emma L. Honurm and H. L. Van Wirxner in San Francisco. It offers Bent postpaid orders and local agent L. J. Williams.
Advert says Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day and mentions no care payment. The price is two cents. The note mirrors a historical medicinal patent style with bold product claims.
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