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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1889
Page
2
World News Roundup From The News Record
The News Record reports a weekly digest of global events across politics religion and industry. It highlights political developments casualties and market notes, reflecting an era of rapid wire service dispatches and broad coverage.
Senate Adjourns After Hoar Bankruptcy Bill Intro
The Senate, after a flurry of executive-session appointments, adjourned to January 6 with Senator Hoar proposing a uniform national bankruptcy system. In the House a resolution urged the Treasurer to seize and safely retain all funds and assets placed by J. P. Leedom in the Serjeant at Arms safe until further House order. The joint resolution for one month’s pay to last Congress employees progressed as Speaker Reed announced adjournment to January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Hoar
United States
J. P. Leedom
Reed
Aice Ee
Mr. Chandler
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Service
Enator
Reagan
Jornado and el Paso Reservoir and Canal Company
New Mexico
Texas
Mas. Powell
Geological Survey
Mr. Morgan
Alabama
Republic of Brazil
Fred Douglass
Hayti
A.L. Snowden
Pennsylvania
Roumania
Servia
Greece
A. W. Barrett
Massachusetts
Venezuela
J. J. Chew
District of Columbia
Vienna
Charles R. Pope
St. Louis
Toronto
G. W. Roosevelt
Pennsylania
Brussels
John 8. Stevens
Hawaiian Islands
William Walter Phelps
Germany
Solomon Firsch
Oregon
Turkey
T. H. Henwison
Ohio
Bolivia
W.L. Rice
Leghorn
A. J Sampson
Colorado
Paso del Norte
Mexico
It’. H. Sherman
Liverpool
J. A. Tibbetts
Connecticut
Bradford
W. P. Suttm
Michigan
Nuevo Jaredo
Evans Blake
Illinois
Crefeld
L. W. Brown
Glasgow
J. B. Osborne
Ghent
A. M. Tarker
W. G. Pryor
Halifax
David J. Brewer
Kansas
Supreme Court of the United States
McKinley
Committee On Ways and Means
Rowell
Committee On Elections
Committee On Rules
Owever
Payne
New York
Silcott
C. E. Silcott
Missouri
Kansas River
Cullom
America
George
Congress
Chandler
J. B. Erhardt
Customs
Arthur L. Thomas
Utah
Elijah Sells
B. M. Thomas
A Taylex
Alaska
RK. P. Robertson
Alvin Saunders
Board of Registration and Election of
T. H. Cavanaugh
Washington
K. A. Johnson
Arizona
Land Office
C. H. Cornell
Nebraska
W. H. McCann
Chadson
Neb
J. A. McBeth
Denver
Col
W. P. Alexander
del Norte
E. L. Champlin
Cheyenne
Wyo
C. G. Williams
Watertown
T. M. Reed
Seattle
Wash
United States of
Brazil
Ingalls
Sherman
Evarts Teller
Call
Justis
McPherson
Committee On Foreign Relations
Democrats
Committee On
Amon
Unite States
Delos H. Smith
Nogales
Horace C. Pugh
Indiana
Newcastle
Henry W. Didrich
Leipsic
Asa_ OC
Matthews
Benjamin F. Gilkeson
Treasury
William H. Hart
Thomas F. Coulter
Albert H. Killim
New Haven
Conn
Thomas V. Cooper
Philadelphia
Bernard Kelly
Emporia
Kan
William Rule
Knoxville
Tenn
W. Veary
Vermont
Department of Agriculture
Selec
Carlisle
Kentucky
Isaac R. Hall
McKenna
California
Repai
Sacramento and
Feather Rivers
St Louis Flour Makers Weigh Forming Trust
St Louis flour producers discuss pooling interests into a single stock company. Leaders eye consolidation after United Elevator Company's success. Nineteen mills in the district valued around 2.675 million dollars could be combined into a roughly 3 million dollar capitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
United Elevator Company
Cannibalism Report Tells of Enterprise Crew Losses
A Sydney Herald report cites Captain Woodhouse of the Elma Fisher describing four Enterprise crew members killed and eaten by Solomon Islands cannibals. Nelson and three native sailors were lured ashore on Hammond Island to buy copra and were slain, their bodies roasted. Royalist shelled the village after the news reached authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Sydney
Woodhouse
Elma Fisher
Nelson
Solomon Islands
Hammond Island
Solomon
Royalist
Crowd
Murdered by His Double Says Mollie Maguire Exbody Master
A Philadelphia dispatch reports a Mollie Maguire ex body master says Franklin B Gowen was killed by a lookalike. The Mollies tracked Gowen for a decade and staged the murder by sneaking a double into his hotel room and firing a pistol before escaping via a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Maguire Gang
Gowen
Philadelphia Dispatch
Mollie Maguires
Wilkesbarre
Franklin B. Gowen
Mollies
Mollie
Ohio Father Slays Family in Tragic Murder Case
Police found Charles Shelar, his wife and three children dead in their Niles Ohio home with throats cut. Reports say Shelar had been drinking heavily and troubles between spouses preceded the killings. It is believed he killed them then himself using a razor bought the evening before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Charles Shelar
Niles
Shelar
Hardware Degaler
Jesus
Christ
Joseph Kracks
Avenue A
New York City
Mr. Kracks
Maniac
Police
Nominations Sent to Senate for Military and Revenue Posts
The President named Milton Weidler for Collector Internal Revenue District of Oregon, Sergeant Lunsford from the Second Artillery to Second Lieutenant Sixth Cavalry, and Thomas W. Lord from First Lieutenant on the retired list to Captain on the retired list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Milton Weidler
District of
Oregon
Lunsford
Second Artillery
Sixth Cavalry
Thomas W. Lord
Maryland Shad Hatch Sees 50 Million Released This Year
The Maryland State Fish Commissioners report fifty million shad hatched and distributed in Maryland waters this year. The fishing industry employs 23,750 men with a capital investment of 2,100,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Discoverer of Ohio Gas Dr. Jacob Carr Findlay Dies
Dr. Jacob Carr Findlay, the discoverer of natural gas in Ohio, has died at Findlay. His work made his name famous nationwide as he sought capital to test his theory that Ohio held natural gas in paying quantities as early as 1836.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Jacob Carr Findlay
Findlay
Sentences Handed Down in Cache Creek Murder Case
At Glenwood Springs Colorado Robert Holmes is to be hanged William Chambers receives life imprisonment and Joseph Holmes is sentenced to ten years for the murder of Henry Holmes at Cache Creek last June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Robert Holmes
William Chambers
Joseph Holmes
Henry Holmes
Cache Creek
New Railway Shops at Chattanooga
The Cincinnati Southern Railway to build new shops in Chattanooga Tennessee at once employing 500 men and boosting local industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Cincinnati Southern Railway
Tenn
Cronin Verdict Sparks Broad Public Discontent in Chicago
A Chicago dispatch notes widespread dissatisfaction with the Cronin murder verdict. Public opinion calls the result a grave miscarriage of justice and suggests a new trial, hoping it could yield harsher penalties or a death sentence for the involved men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cronin
Dr. Cronin
Kunze
Jefferson Davis Will Filed for Probate in Mississippi City
The will of Confederate leader Jefferson Davis is filed in Harrison County Mississippi for probate. It bequeaths all personal belongings including library and correspondence to Varina Davis wife and distributes Elliston and Limerick plantations to specified heirs while Varina Anne Davis and daughters Margaret Hayes and Varina Anne Davis are named residuary legatees with remaining estate divided accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi City
Harrison County
Varina Davis
Brierfield Plantation
Warren
Mississippi
Elliston Plantation
Mary Routh Ellis
Philadelphia
Limerick
Mary Ridgely Dorsey
Varina Anne Davis
Sarah A. Dorsey
Margaret Davis Hayes
Big Cattle Firms Consolidate in Historic Merge
Chicago dispatch reports that the Munroes of Boston and the Hammond Company of Hammond Indiana have merged. The deal consolidates major players in live cattle and dressed beef, with the Boston plant reportedly becoming the eastern headquarters and Munroe named as a Hammond representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond Company
Munroes Ibiy
Boston
Chicago Dispatch
Munroes of
Hammond
Ind
Munroe
Missouri Farmer's Daughter Kills Man in Self Defense
Louisa Epperson, 19, shoots Julius Hofer, a German laborer for her father Abraham Epperson in Callaway County, Missouri. After a quarrel over remarks by Hofer regarding her visitor, she fires once through the head with a revolver. The killing is described by Hofer's brother who arrived in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Julius Hofer
Cole County
Louisa
Abraham Epperson
Callaway County
Hofer
Wealth Of Some Western States Nine Year Gain Shown
The New York World publishes official figures on state wealth to illustrate nine year increases. In St Louis fire damage at Commercial Printing Company and Woodward & Tiernan totals 250000 with limited insurance. Rumors claim two janitors died and a fireman was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York World
St. Louis
Commercial Printing Company
Third
Locust Streets
Woodward & Tiernan Company
Chicago
Milwaukee
Detroit
Toledo
York
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Aldrich Named Special Assistant Attorney General
Attorney General Miller appoints Charles H. Aldrich of Chicago as special assistant attorney to direct suits against subsidized railroad companies under the August 7 1888 act for failure to meet legal requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Charles H. Aldrich
Chicago
Department of Justice
Telegraph Companies Chartered For Line Maintenance
They were chartered to maintain and operate separate telegraph lines and to report to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mormon Officials Arrested in Salt Lake City Indictments
City Marshal Solomon County Recorder Cannon Selectman Weiler and Brigham Hampton, all Mormon officials, were arrested in Salt Lake City on six indictments against Solomon for misappropriating public funds and one indictment each for the others on conspiracy charges. They were released on bonds to appear in District Court. The arrest caused wide shock among prominent Mormons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Cannon
Weiler
Brigham Hampton
Salt Lake City
District Court
Water Front Acquisition for Staten Island Wharves and Yards
New York dispatch reports President A B Stickney of the Chicago St Paul and Kansas City Railroad plans to create stock yards build warehouses and wharves on Staten Island and operate a steamship line to England after securing water rights near Clifton station of the Rapid Transit Road. An ironclad prohibition bill has passed both legislative houses and awaits Governor Miller signature. It takes effect July 1 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staten Island
New York Dispatch
A. B. Stickney
Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City Railroad
England
Clifton
Rapid
Anto
North Dakota
Bismar . D
Miller
Destitution in Dakota Highlights Dry District Hardship
Pierre dispatch reports Gov Mellette returning from dry district tours as two centers Miner County in the south and Faulk County in the north face near total crop failures. Destitution is widespread though railroads donate coal and transport aid, leaving residents healthy yet in urgent need across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Pierre
Mellette
Miner County
Falk County
Oil Ablaze on the Seine at Rouen Wharf
A Paris cable reports several explosions aboard the British tank steamer Ferguson at Rouen. One man died, four injured, and both vessel and docks suffered $150,000 in damage. The ship burned to the water and spilled petroleum on the Seine, igniting for two hours before flames subsided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seine
Paris
Ferguson
Rouen
English capital buys Texas flour mills and elevators
An English syndicate led by A B Friese of London has purchased Cameron & Tatum flour mills and elevators in Fort Worth and Waco Texas and plans to invest 5 000 000 building a system of elevators along the Fort Worth and Denver line and establish North Texas Grain Milling and Elevator Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
A B. Friese
London
Cameron & Tatum
Fort Worth
Waco
Denver
Great Central
North Texas Grain Milling and Elevator Company
Canada Faces Higher Public Debt in 1889 Figures
Ottawa dispatch reports 1889 fiscal year totals for consolidated funds receipts 33,782,870 and payments 36,917,834 leaving a surplus of 1,865,036. Net debt ends at 237,537,241, up 2,998,633 for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Dominion of Canada
Nominations Sent to the Senate by the President
The President has transmitted to the Senate nominations for military officers including Edwin B. Babbitt to First Lieutenant in the Ordnance Department, Ormond M. Lassan to First Lieutenant in the Ordnance Department, Daniel Lunsford to Second Lieutenant in the Sixth Cavalry, Frederick B. Wild to Second Lieutenant in the Seventeenth Infantry, and Robert Alexander to Second Lieutenant in the Fifth Infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Edwin B. Babbitt
Fifth Artillery
Ordnance Department
Ormond M. Lassak
Fourth Artillery
Daniel Lunsford
Sixth Cavalry
Frederick 8S. Wild
Seventeenth Infantry
Robert Alexander
Fifth Infantry
Electric Sugar Swindlers Case Disposes Pleas
In New York Recorder Smyth denied the District Attorney Fellows motion and suspended sentence for Mrs. Friend Mrs. Howard Orin Halstead and George Halstead after guilty pleas were withdrawn and discharged on their own recognizances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Smyth
Friend
Howard
Orin Halstead
George Halstead
Fellows
Fleming Declared Elected in West Virginia Race
Petersburg dispatch reports the Gubernatorial Contest Committee favors seating Fleming Democrat by a substantial margin over the Republican minority, with Fleming leading by over 200 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleming
Petersburg
W. Va
Goff
Governor to Call Legislature in Immediate Extra Session
The governor plans to call the Legislature into an extra session immediately to address pressing fiscal and policy issues. The move signals will to push through key reforms before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Canada timber dues loss blamed on fires set by Indians
A Winnipeg dispatch quotes a veteran northern explorer who says the Canadian Government has lost about 3 000 000 dollars in timber dues since 1882 due to fires set by Indigenous peoples to drive out game and signal allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Dispatch
Painter Robert Dalton Dies in Toledo Train Shed Accident
Robert 8. Dalton a painter for Lake Shore Road was killed in Toledo when he climbed a train shed to measure a skylight. Two hours later he was found on his back across two live wires his clothes and flesh burning as smoke curled from him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert 8. Dalton
Lake Shore Road
Toledo, O
Moorish Recall Demand Sparks Tangier Tension
The Moorish Government cables Washington demanding recall of Consul Lewis amid Tangier uproar over seizure of a firearms case. The incident has endangered American residents and caused great excitement locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lewis
Tangiers
Gas-Stokers Seek Return to Work at London Company
Large number of striking South Metropolitan Gas Company employees apply to directors to return. New workers perform satisfactorily and gasometers are full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Metropolitan Gas Company of London
Kansas City Solicitor Arrested for Shoplifting
Miss Maud Curran a solicitor for several charitable institutions in Kansas City Missouri was arrested by police for shoplifting. In her room officers found nearly 1000 dollars worth of goods she had stolen.
Ex-Pension Commissioner Tanner Opens DC Law Practice
Tanner admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia and has launched a law and claims office in Washington. He joins the bar as a member in good standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanner
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Contested Election Hearings Set to Start January First
The sub committee of the House Election Committee arranged the order for contested cases to be heard starting January 7 with Smith versus Jackson from West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Election Committee
Smith
Riotous Odessa University Students Shut Down
Russian students at the Odessa University staged riotous demonstrations requiring police to use extraordinary force to quell them. The university has been ordered closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Russia
Flour output in Minneapolis climbs to 152560 barrels
Minneapolis last week produced 152560 barrels of flour, up from 136800 the week before. Market activity was slow with small orders common and prices remaining about unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Believed Dead After Hat Found Near Schuylkill River
Friends of Joseph G. Ditman a Philadelphia banker missing since a presumed drowning believe he is dead after his hat is found on the Schuylkill River bank. Police have not confirmed a body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Ditman
Philadelphia
Schuylkill River
Rothschild clothing house and McCrystal fail in warm weather
The Rothschild clothing house and merchant J. B. McCrystal of Minneapolis have failed due to warm weather. The Rothschild firm owes about $40,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothschild Clothing House
J. B. McCrystal
mercuAint’ Taler
Maryneapolis
Assessment figures for Jefferson Davis estate in Mississippi
The total assessed valuation of the late Jefferson Davis property in Harrison County is 7940 dollars with a personal assessment of 531 dollars. Beauvoir is assessed at 4500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Davis
Harrison County
Miss
Beauvoir
Disorder Report From Rio de Janeiro Raises Fear
A private Rio de Janeiro dispatch notes fresh disorders in the city and warns that further complications may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janeiro
Malietoa Proclaimed King in Samoa
Malietoa has been proclaimed king in Samoa and formally recognized by the consuls, marking a major royal acknowledgment in the island region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malietoa
Samoa
Fighting Flares in Crete Near Sphakia
Reports from Crete describe fresh fighting at Sphakia with heavy casualties and ongoing clashes between opposing forces. The incursions underscore continuing military activity on the island amid broader wartime operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crete
Sphakia
Doings of Congress in the Nation's Capitol
Senate and House actions include Chandler’s probe of naval officers organizations and their influence on legislation, a new private canal project for irrigation, Brazil recognition debates, holiday recess approvals, and broad confirmations of diplomatic and land officials.
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