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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1888
Page
2
Intelligence by Electric Wire from Every Quarter of the Civilized World reports on global findings and currents in communication technology, transport developments, and social trends. It compiles terse summaries from international sources, highlighting innovations, conflicts, and cultural exchanges shaping daily life.
Missouri voters split across 49 wet and 33 dry counties amid county and town tallies. In 1886 these areas cast 251 417 votes. this year 193 751. Dry gains stand at 21 092 with 14 072 wet, while 30 counties have not voted.
Cable dispatches detail a massive quake in China with about fifteen thousand dead in four days. Yunnan capital area is in ruins. Lam reports over five thousand killed. Lo Chan area shows ten thousand fatalities and land swallowed by subsidence forming lakes.
A Chicago telegram says the Burlington Company has turned aggressive, demanding interchanges with other lines and risking wider strikes. Fears grow in Milwaukee and other cities that Northern and Eastern railways will be drawn into conflict as night crews in St. Paul face potential walkouts and Omaha reports interference with Burlington Missouri freight cars. Forty Burlington switchmen walk out in Burlington, Iowa.
Twenty two bodies are recovered from the Rich Hill Missouri mine shaft. An elderly man who waited at the mouth to hear about his son and son-in-law collapsed when their bodies were found. A woman walked six miles to the mine only to glimpse her husband’s charred remains.
Rev. Clayton Mumma and Rev. John Connard were struck by a train and killed while walking on the railroad track in Reading Pennsylvania. The tragedy removes two ministers from the community and prompts investigations into railway safety on the line.
In the House discussion reopens on the Union Pacific railroad funding bill with Iowa's Mr. Anderson denouncing the Pacific companies as corrupt and Treasury robbers. The House passes measures expanding Los Angeles public building funds and rail right of way through the Southern Ute reservation, plus pension and school appropriations. Senate moves include specie certificate proposals and awards for military valor.
A Rich Hill Missouri mine disaster report notes more than sixty men buried after a furnace blast at mine No 6 with forty bodies recovered and many unaccounted for. Chicago fire at Lake and Peoria streets causes $250000 loss and firefighter injuries. A Illinois Supreme Court ruling awards $30000 in a rail collision case. The Western rate war costs railroads $15 million in fifty days. Winter wheat in Illinois counties projected to drop 50 percent and Missouri counties about 20 percent.
Raleigh dispatch reports the State National Bank closed its doors with $350,000 in deposits vanished leaving only $15,000 in silver and $3,500 in currency. President Charles E. Cross and Cashier Samuel C. White fled to New York. Several large losses hit individuals and institutions including $50,000 for William R. Pos and $20,000 for the Industrial School.
The report indicates a decline of about 15 percent in hog supply from last year, amounting to roughly 539000 fewer head in the prospective outlook.
The river and harbor bill totals 19 432 783 dollars the largest of its kind ever. Western and other harbor allocations list New Orleans 200 000 and Oakland 375 000 with many regional grants. President Cleveland sent nominations to the Senate and announced postmaster appointments across several states. The funeral of Chief Justice Waite drew a distinguished Washington audience. A Cleveland letter urges strict adherence to competitive examinations in civil service. Chicago Panhandle line engineers and other workers strike, with 350 men halting work.
A Chicago dispatch reports a mob attacked an engine at Western Avenue and Kinzie Street as Burlington switchmen and sympathizers struck. Pinkerton guards were beaten, Besler was assaulted, and police dispersed the mob leading to a widespread strike by St Paul Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul workers.
Paris reports say the court martial found Gen Boulanger guilty of insubordination for visiting Paris without leave. President Carnot signed a decree placing him on the retired list and removing him from command. In other news, floods and storms caused widespread damage across Europe and a London banquet honored American diplomats.
Two separate fire disasters in British North America claim young victims. In Pathurst New Brunswick two girls aged thirteen and eleven die when their mother is away. In Orillia Ontario three younger children perish in a burning home.
The Senate debated bonds and treasury notes linked to national bank circulation and polygamy issues in Utah. It reported on Nebraska and Montana bills, quaratine station funding, and the Portage Lake canal purchase. The House advanced pensions and international exhibitions while approving a conference with Central and South American republics. No Senate session occurred today.
The article notes ale as the sole malt liquor until Henry VIII and the 1524 adoption of hops from Germany. It credits Germany as beer’s cradle and describes German students treating beer as a cult, with a quip about devotion to the beverage.
East circulation claims Duluth real estate has collapsed are denied by the Duluth Paragrapher noting the hills and hollows remain, asserting the city’s landscape endures despite widespread misperception.
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