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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1896
Page
2
A Havana cipher cable claims General Weyler fled back to Havana amid heat and fear after reports Cuban leader Maceo set a price on his head. The dispatch says Weyler’s recall is assured as Spain grows angry at his delayed actions, with Cubans asserting the move could influence Congress.
In Newcastle Delaware state troops were drawn into a tense scene after a Spanish flag appeared in front of the armory. The flag was torn down trampled and burned in a bonfire as crowds cheered. Captain Rogers dispersed the gathering and local leaders condemned the episode.
Union Pacific southbound train near Kayville was nearly obstructed when men placed ties on the tracks and fired at an employee who confronted them. Farmington police arrested three suspicious men in the vicinity as part of the investigation. Polish Catholics Riot at Burrato Leaves Several Injured and Seven Arrests Made.
The Dakota National Bank, one of the city’s oldest, did not open this morning and will be in charge of a bank examiner rather than a receiver. Depositors will be paid in full within three weeks and the bank is expected to reopen. The bank has capital of 630,000 a surplus of 50,000 and deposits of 175,502 as of October 6.
Mena Arkansas November 24 Two men identified as Thomas Casey a camp boss and Happy Hopkins a boarding house man were jailed on drunkenness charges They attempted to burn their way out as a fire spread beyond control and the men perished in the flames before rescue.
The Duke of Tetuan Spain's foreign minister cabled to Senor De Lome in Washington to protest to the American government over an insult to the Spanish flag. A local militia company reportedly carried the Spanish colors from the armory and burned them.
The Pilot blew up as C Bryan and J M Mitchell prepared to sail for New Orleans. Mitchell is dying and Bryan is seriously scalded while J M Peterson and Daniel O Dalley of Chicago were on shore and uninjured.
The wrecked steamer San Benito left 8 dead and 35 survivors after a morning rescue. A boat saved the remaining crew and transferred 23 to the steamer Wecott, with Mendocino as the port of transfer. The San Benito is a total loss.
New York nov 24 schedules filed on the assignment of Albert B Hilton trading as Hilton Hughes Co successors to A T Stewart Co show liabilities of 1 891 376 and assets of 1 000 347. The figures disclose a deficit with actual assets at 732 174.
Nov. 24 report from Cleveland describes a mob clash on Franklin Avenue among Slavs and Hungarians, with 40 men involved and at least 20 injured. Notable injuries include Sylvester Carter with severe head wounds likely fatal, and William Malloy shot in the back and head with uncertain outcome.
San Francisco reports that lightweight champion Jack McAuliffe defeated rival Jimmy Carroll in a 10 round decision at St George's club. They exchanged hard blows through the bout with several clinches in the final round before Referee Armstrong declared McAuliffe the winner. The crowd approved the decision despite dissatisfaction with the last round.
In St Louis on November 20 the 28th annual session elected officers for the Society of the Army of the Tennessee and adjourned sine die after choosing Milwaukee as the next meeting place. Re-elected were President Grenville M. Dodge and vice presidents H Madgeburg William B. Leach William Warner W P Hepburn Theodore J. Jones G C Warner W A Jenkins OC Chadwick J Leroy Bennett. Also re-elected were Corresponding Secretary Andrew Hickenlooper Treasurer M I Force and Recording Secretary Cornelius Cade.
The National Grange completed its session after one day. A committee on transportation produced a detailed report criticizing elevator charges manipulation of milling in transit and export rate cuts. The report urged amendments to the interstate commerce law.
The Mail and Express reports an extra congressional session is expected within 20 days after President-elect McKinley's inauguration. Canton sources call the tip positive and direct, noting the president-elect believes no revenue legislation can pass this winter.
The jury in the Emily Nunez and Captain Dickman trial in New York reported a deadlock after an all night deliberation. The panel was five for conviction and seven for acquittal in the case charging violation of neutrality laws in a hostile Cuba expedition.
In Little Rock on November 22, heavy traffic on the Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain road led to a nine hour workday in the local shops for the first time in two years. Seven hundred men are affected, a substantial wage increase for them.
Wheat rose on support from small northwest receipts and strong European demand estimated at 17,006,000 bushels monthly. Corn, oats, and pork and lard futures declined, with various cash quotes for No. 2 red wheat and No. 2 corn cited alongside December through May futures.
Receipts total 3 800 cattle 4 900 hogs and 900 sheep with ranges in price. Native beef steers bring 3 75 to 4 75, western steers 3 25 to 4 00, Texas steers 2 25 to 3 35, stockers and feeders 3 00 to 3 55, calves 3 00 to 5 23. Hogs range 3 10 to 8 23 with bulk 3 15 to 3 25. Sheep firm 2 75 to 3 50 for natives, 2 50 to 3 00 westerns, lambs 3 50 to 4 50.
Cascado November 24 hog receipts total 18 000 with varied prices from light to rough. Beef cattle receipts around 4500 with steady to higher bids for beeves cows and heifers and Texas steers and westerns priced. Sheep receipts about 1000 show notable gains across categories.
National Gospel mission in session in Chicago with a welcome by Dr Golwin. McKinley invites Grange to Canton in a telegram. Tennessee margin for Bryan stands at 14 878. Navy awards forging contracts for large guns to Bethlehem and Midvale. Cincinnati lawyers win damages over Magdeline Pollard case. Prisoners escape from Cincinnati jail. Bloodhounds tracked four robbers, two killers. Episcopal congress discusses church hierarchy in Norfolk. Train collision near Old Fort N C kills two crew. one loses a leg. Arbitration and related bills eyed in Chicago. Pacific Mail declares 1 percent dividend December 1. cash on hand $1.15 million. Captain McMaster jailed five years for embezzlement. Paris council funds czar visit. St Georges Church in London damaged by fire. Castle party sails under alias Michaels. Hung Chang to retreat from world tour. Miss Ads Reil dies from strychnine. Magnus shot dead by Gee in Missouri. Pullman shop wages cut 15 percent. Manley refuses office under McKinley. Norris and boy die burning at Duckcreek.
A sweep of incidents includes a 17 year old found starving in Chicago. Charles Dale. John Vinegar shoots George Johnson II over corn. Orville Crum charged with assault on his niece Lizzie Sands. M S Perry drowns after a hunting accident in Guthrie. Robert Cox guilty of assault near Atheimer. Adler and Lee arrested for counterfeiting in St. Joseph. Hopkins warns football dangers at Kansas University. Price Lane becomes private secretary to Interior Secretary. Lamoreux returns from Wisconsin as irrigation congress delegates named. Woodford toll gates shut by mob. John Wicks jailed for murder in Oswalt. Cedar Rapids district court grants 85 divorces. Frank Little marks golden wedding in Kalamazoo. Missouri Pacific shops resume full-time operation in Sedalia. Illinois Central freight train wreck at Radford. Ohio delegates announced for national irrigation congress. California Wine Makers fix dry wine price at 99 cents per gallon. Campbell dies at Sedalia. Wright fatally injured in Chicago football match. Lenora Rogers dies after needle accident in Quincy. Hart admits seven marriages in Mayfield. Convicts attempt jailer killing thwarted in Crickett. Brown drowns in Waupaca ice. Peter Bohner killed cleaning window at Chicago building. Thomas Jones accuses son of theft as legal battle unfolds. Cole Smith visits W J Clayton residence near Pine.
In Chicago a jury acquitted two young women once linked to an arson plot. They faced charges of setting a building fire to claim insurance money, with the trial focusing on whether the fire was intentional and connected to financial gain.
General Riva Palacio of Mexico dies in Boston. Horace B. Sargent Jr. kills himself. W A Mestayer dies in New York after illness. William Farquhar engaged to Miss Marion Peck. Montana returns show Bryan leading McKinley in state totals. Indiana footings put McKinley and Mount ahead. The Duke of Yetuan protests to the U S over insult to the flag. Del-Noel Parfait dies in Paris and Sir Edmund Horby dies in Rapallo. Derby winner Lipugesse noted. Ambassador Bayard awards prizes in London. New York gas companies plan a $60 million consolidation. Frankfort toll war causes property damage. Cardinal Satolli denies rumors of bad standing.
The itemized notice lists diverse events including strikes in Richmond Virginias Wheeling factory, escapes from Wyandotte county jail, political remarks by Senator Blackburn, executions in Wilkesbarre, memorial services in San Francisco, Armenian refugee appeals, Matabele rebellion status, Victoria wheat yields, and notable deaths and marriages. It also covers crime, transportation accidents, noble marriages, and local civic notes from across the United States and abroad.
Parkos Ayres reports on November 25 that the Argentine corn crop is estimated to be about 20 percent smaller than last year’s yield, signaling a notable drop in production.
The Colorado state admission anniversary event at Central Presbyterian Church drew a crowded audience. William Jennings Bryan received prolonged applause on entry and delivered remarks linking campaign leadership to future efforts for free silver, with Henry M. Teller and others in attendance and a downtown procession afterward.
A Cleveland source close to McKinley and Hanna discusses plans for cabinet shifts. The idea proposes Senator Sherman resigning to become secretary of state and M. A. Hanna moving to the Senate, with Ohio officials like Governor Bushnell potentially involved.
A prairie fire swept Seminole country near Rochelle burning sixteen people. Catholic sisters Freda and Kirk reportedly saved 20 Indian pupils by fighting flames for two hours with blankets. Outlaws fleeing deputies started the blaze. most victims were half breed Indians.
Colonel Fred D. Grant stopped by Cleveland to see Chairman Hanna on his way home from St. Louis where he attended the Army of the Tennessee reunion. Hanna dismissed any political significance. Grant then proceeded to Canton to pay respects to President-elect McKinley.
The Hamburg Nachrichten, Prince Bismarck's paper, accuses England of trying to kindle a European war under the guise of aiding Armenians. It warns Germany Europe’s blindness may play into England's hands and urges caution against the perilous venture.
President-elect McKinley sent a letter to D. D. Woodmansee of Cincinnati acknowledging the National Republican League’s effective and unselfish work. He reiterates appreciation for the league’s operations and contributions.
The Twice-a-Week edition of the New York World becomes Thrice-a-Week delivering 18 pages weekly at the old one dollar annual price. The Turret-A-W2EK World rivals dailies in size and speed, offering timely news with weekly features. Special terms include Dill Tribue and Dillon Tribune bundles for new subscribers at three dollars per year.
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