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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1889
Page
2
The latest intelligence circulated from distant lands and local sources. A broad sweep covers events in every quarter of the globe, gathering impressions and notable developments as they arrive by wire.
The Danmark's passengers and crew were saved after its shaft broke on April 4. The Missouri towed the disabled ship from March 28 to April 6, transferring 320 passengers at the Azores before continuing to Philadelphia with 349 more passengers and the remainder of the crew. The Danmark was about 800 miles from Newfoundland when the accident occurred.
A lamp on the rear bar room sparked a fatal blaze at Dean's Hotel lodging house in Detroit. Three men died, a fourth was seriously injured as smoke filled the building. Porter Malachi Powell survived serious burns. other victims included bartender E. J. Gibson and F. T. Bollio. sailor William Whittaker perished attempting to escape. Loss estimated under 1500 dollars.
A nameless woman in a black veil haunts the Jackson Michigan jail area where Latimer is confined. She skulks near the jail at night, offers no explanation, and her purpose remains a fixture of gossip. Some think she is Latimer's foe, others say she may be his alibi.
A man posing as Rev. Joseph Manning collected subscriptions in New York City for a fake St. Marys Orphan Association of Leavenworth Kansas. He showed a certificate claimed by Bishop Fink, was arrested under the name James Reynolds, and admits to peddling. He is said to have swindled several thousand dollars from bankers and actors including Eugene Kelly John McCaull A M Palmer and Ada Rehan.
The 22d instant marked the start of a mass rush as an estimated 50 000 people gathered at the border to seize land in Oklahoma Territory. Armies of fast transport and vehicles moved crowds toward available plots, while fears rose of bloodshed before order returns and government authority fades. Egyptians Defeated by Soudanese. A force of Soudanese attacked Egyptians building a fort at Port Halait near Suakin, killing and wounding ten before the survivors boarded the steamer Agami and retreated to Suakin.
Postmaster Pearson of New York City died at about forty seven from a stomach tumor. He held a prominent position in the city and his passing removes a longtime official.
Telegraphic items report 102 men discharged from the Chicago and Alton shops at Bloomington due to light business on the road. An election at Ligonier Indiana chose E L Schlotterbeck as postmaster. Rose Heyer, 20, of Wabash Indiana, died with poisoning symptoms and an investigation is ordered.
Dun and Co reports Treasury expenditures and abundant money easing credit while trade shows improvement in volume but uneven profits. Wheat surplus and low prices depress leather and iron sectors. cotton, wool, and corn demand steady. Commerce faces numerous failures totaling 246, up from 239 prior week.
Assistant Secretary Bussey issues three pension decisions. W H Brokenshaw injured in 1865 Jackson Michigan by fellow soldiers. ruling overrules prior denial, says injury occurred while ready to perform duty. C H Sadgwick, navy midshipman, injured by a comrade. decision upholds denial, claimant contributed to cause by violating rules. Elizabeth Hull widow of William Hull died in a Nashville prison. ruling states pension requires injury or disease tied to military duty, not found here.
The fruit and vegetable outlook summarizes reports from Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas, and Mississippi. Peaches promise record production while apples will be lighter than last year, strawberries exceed 1888, pears face blight, grapes show strong yields, and other small fruits are not expected to be large.
A massive blaze roared along the east bank of the North River from Fifty-ninth to near Sixty-fifth street, destroying the Vanderbilt elevators A and B, the Fairbank Lard Refinery, Rossiter stores, and dock property. Losses exceed 3.3 million dollars with substantial insurance coverage. at least one man was killed and several injured during the panic and flight from burning buildings. Names of the deceased and injured include Henry Benning John Johnson Charles Brown William J Noble and Edward H Tobin. The fire affected property of the New York Central Railroad and other firms including N K Fairbank Chicago lard merchant.
The President announced appointments including Edward B. Lacey of Michigan as comptroller of the currency and Timothy G. Phelps as collector of customs for San Francisco. A Snowden Hill becomes collector of internal revenue for Maryland and John H. Cozzens for Newport district. Marville W. Cooper named appraiser and J. Corbett as Assistant Appraiser in New York. The two New York posts are noted as pending.
Mr Cooper of Sprague Smythe and Cooper is named to a post. Mr Corbett, longtime Appraisers office examiner, is praised as an expert on silk goods and his promotion seen as part of civil service reform.
The Lewis County Sheriff brought a man from Grand Forks to Wheeling believed to be Dick Dowell the Weston jail fugitive. A crowd at the depot nearly lynched him before identifying him as James Shelton from Morrison Tennessee who denies the charge and plans to sue for false arrest upon returning to Dakota.
Felicie Viart a 72 year old French beggar died in a New Orleans shanty from debility. Coroners found $38,500 hidden in and around the dwelling including 2500 in gold and 36000 in gold bonds and securities. Heirs are in Paris.
Three masked men forced entry at Lewis Patterson’s Centerville area farm in Butler County Pennsylvania. Patterson refused demands, was threatened with hanging and shooting, then burned by hot metal with feet roasted requiring possible amputation. Robbers looted $40 and a gold watch.
The Burlington Lumber Company raft-boat Everett struck a squall and sank at Otter Island head near Burlington Iowa. Five of sixteen aboard drowned including Capt. Vincent Peel Mrs Henry Bell a clerk and her 3 year old daughter George Howard and a nurse girl.
The Standard Oil Company gains full control of the Lima Ohio oil field by absorbing the Ohio Oil Company which leases 15000 acres and yields about 4000 barrels daily. The purchase price was 75 dollars per share. The piece also lists new presidential appointments across patent, treasury, Indian affairs, land office, and legal posts in several states.
In addition to Col. Sexton’s Chicago appointment, the President named postmasters in multiple states. Illinois William R Jewell Danville Thomas R Weaver Mattoon Alexander Stone Peoria Indiana Hiram J Daniels Anderson Henry H Downing Goodland Ohio William T Fouts McConnellsville J A Gibbs Carey Michigan Samuel Foster Midland Iowa Jonathan M Axton West Liberty Thomas N Pace Shenandoah Kansas Fred Louis Marion William March Baxter Springs David G Bliss Argentine Eugene F Goodrich Lawrence eeeendacob Keiser Clinton Peter Shuurf oplin
The President named Robert P. Porter of New York as Superintendent of Census J W Cunningham as Assayer of the United States Assay Office at Boise City Idaho William H Calkins of Washington Territory as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Washington and John R Donally of Louisiana as Marshal of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Paris court rules the Panama Canal Company liquidator must compensate discharged workers. In a separate case, M. Nunmagilly, author of Mes Dos sieurs, is sentenced to six months in prison. Publisher M. Savine receives three months, a 3000 franc fine, and 8000 francs damages for libeling ex-Minister Baynal.
The United States consul at Havre reports on April 4 that France plans to tax adulterated lard imports. The notice highlights French tariffs and enforcement actions affecting food imports and consumer prices.
The Washington note states that from May 1 a duty of 60 cents per hundred pounds net will be levied on all imports into France of lard mixed with cotton seed oil regardless of mixture percentage and that all U S lard imports will undergo government examination.
Detailed reports from Manitoba railway wheat stations indicate favorable soil and above last year in planted area. Most stations report good to excellent ground, with few noting fair or poor conditions. Acreage increases outpace declines, signaling a strong season after a dry spell.
Lotta drew big crowds at McVrecker's Theater in Chicago last week. Siberia by Bartley Campbell opens this week. Next week Denman Thompson returns with Two Sisters. Shakspeare's Tempest will debut in Chicago this summer under Manager MecVicker.
Prisoners at St. Joseph de la Beauce midway between Montreal and Quebec revolted wounding Jailer Godbout and Sergeant Harpe of the provincial police. They overpowered three keepers and five convicts escaped.
At London Ontario Frank Clarke sat in the F B Clarke banking house when two men entered and one displayed a revolver demanding funds. Clarke seized the pistol, grappled with the pair, and the assailants fled in alarm, escaping the scene.
In Minneapolis President Charles F. Hatch of the Wisconsin Minnesota and Pacific Railway and real estate dealer P F Lockwood died by their own hands. Investigators note Lockwood's unusual spiritual beliefs and Hatch's wheat losses as possible motives for the tragedies.
In Flint Michigan a woman identified as Mrs Aman da Wallington of Jackson was found gagged and bound across a railway track. She alleges she was chloroformed and robbed of sixty dollars.
Frank Webber a bricklayer was arrested in Kansas City for murdering Minnie Meyers. William Dibble alias Joe E Dow colored was convicted of murdering Walter Lane in Atlanta. Mrs Henry Bennehoff 75 was badly injured by a tramp near Tiffin and is not expected to live. Fourteen Poles detained in Boston pending an investigation into mine labor contracts. Charles Rice near Franklin rubbed kerosene on his chest for asthma the can exploded killing him. Thirteen warrants issued for Minnesota legislators and others on bribery charges. The People's Railway Company of Kansas elected L C Alexandr and plans a 122 mile line. Canastota Glass Works plant at Bowling Green destroyed by fire losses about 50000 insurance not known.
A reminiscence from Duke Bailie describes life circa 1790 in Illinois territory. It recalls foraging, clothing, homes, and social customs, including marriage, hospitality, fort building, and communal justice, as remembered through an 1835 letter from an old frontier comrade.
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