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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1897
Page
2
Mrs. Mary Hughes of Dillon died Friday October 15 from liver cancer at age 46. Born in New York in 1851 she moved to Montana with her family, then lived near Salmon City before settling in Dillon with husband John Ashley Hughes. They had five children, four survive. The funeral was held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Methodist church.
Millroy's pocket map of Alaska advertises climate disease notes and how to reach gold fields with a historical sketch and Klondyke mining laws. Also promotes Millroy's Pathfinder to Alaska and the Klondyke Gold Fields for 25 cents by mail. Dillon Brass Band hosts open air concert and announces upcoming concerts and fund raisers for uniforms and new music. Rio Grand Western Railway touts Great Salt Lake Route with through sleepers and service via Ogden Salt Lake City Denver Chicago.
An announcement invites all occasional churchgoers to three Sunday evenings at the Presbyterian church. Topics include The Weak Side of the Church and The Worst Side of the World. The tone emphasizes better understanding between church people and nonchurch people.
Crowds pack the courthouse and jail area as the Luetgert murder trial jury deliberates after Judge Tuthill's charge. State and defense attorneys remain confident, while rumors of verdict outcomes circulate amid tense suspense and Luetgert's strained efforts to maintain composure.
weary jurors resume deliberations after hours of sleep and heavy discussion with little sign of agreement. Judge Tuthill orders substantial dinner and possible overnight stay as uncertainty lingers amid reports of two to one in favor of conviction. Yellow fever cases rise in New Orleans with nearly 100 deaths and fresh infections noted in Baton Rouge.
Washington reports the mint director’s fiscal year 1897 review. Gold deposits totaled 129,105,500 cents with 87,004,337 original and 42,102,162 redeposits. Silver bullion coinage reached 9,725,024 with 9,470,623 original and 254,398 redeposits. Gold and silver coin values, London metal quotations, and year-end stock estimates are included along with a note on silver’s 1873 decline. A second section summarizes last week’s wheat market in Chicago and Cincinnati, noting narrow ranges near 90 cents and factors affecting prices.
The British cabinet met at the foreign office with Lord Salisbury presiding. Most ministers attended except three named officials. The discussion covered reopening Indian mints for silver coinage but no decision was made, and it will be discussed with Sir Michael Hicks Beach and the U S monetary commission. The government is not inclined to an international monetary conference, and mint reopening in India is not expected for now.
Chicago traders report bull clique activity with May wheat up while December retreats amid heavy corn and lighter oats. Closing quotes list May wheat 89 1 4 to 90 8 94, Dec 84 84, Corn 2 1 9 to 2 4 1 5, Oats 18 4 to 20 9, Pork 7.75, Lane Dew 4.82, Ribs 4.47.
SouTh Omaha reports cattle receipts at four dollars, beef steers from four to five dollars, western and Texas steers lower, cows and heifers three to three eighty, calves around five dollars, bulls and stags two to three fifty. Hog receipts total 2700 with prices around three fifty to eight sixty five, up five cents. Sheep receipts eight thousand five hundred with natives and westerns priced three fifty to four dollars, lambs around four dollars and seventy five cents.
Chicago market notes show hog receipts at 28 000 with good hogs steady and light weakness for others top hogs at 4 00 to 4 35 with heavy at 3 35 4 05 cattle receipts 5 000 with beeves up to 90 cows and heifers 2 00 to 4 00 Texas steers 27 04 73 westerns 32 4 40 stockers and feeders 2 80 to 4 45 sheep receipts 17 000 natives up to 4 40 westerns 3 00 to 4 15 lambs 3 75
St Louis grain market notes unsettled quotes for No 2 red wheat with mixed bids and nearby futures as of October 16. The report includes a brief reference to December 95940 and miscellaneous figures, reflecting a volatile trading day in the grain sector.
George Mortimer Pullman died at age 60 in his brownstone at Prairie avenue and Eighteenth street after a day of exertion and heat. He built the Pullman Palace Car company and founded the industrial town of Pullman, Chicago, a major figure in railroad travel and urban development. His wealth was varied between 12 and 60 million dollars, with significant holdings in Pullman Palace Car, Diamond Match, and New York Biscuit.
New York reports editor Charles A. Dana of the New York Sun died at his Glencoe home after a long illness. He had collapsed repeatedly and died of cirrhosis of the liver at age 75. Dana rose as a leading journalist and innovator in gathering and commenting on news.
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