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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1888
Page
2
A concise survey of key events from around the globe, drawn from wireless intelligence reports. Highlights cover political, economic, and social developments with emphasis on impactful actions and notable figures.
James F. Rule, Knoxville Journal city editor, and wife attacked after article on Dr. T. A. West. John West fatally wounds Rule and injures himself, others lightly hurt. Goodman injured slightly. Also reports on the National Democratic Convention planning for Chicago in June with speculation on dates and feasibility.
A Winnipeg special reports inde pendent conservatives rally against a proposed compromise with the Dominion Government and the Canadian Pacific. The plan condemns Norquay as leader and calls for dropping Red River Valley Railway work if CP concedes to relinquish its monopoly by 1991. Manitoba seems poised for major unrest.
A series of fires devastate locations including the Peoria Chamber of Commerce with 200000 dollars in damage, a business block in Pittsburgh at 300000, Malone New York with 200000, H W Rokker state printing office in Springfield Illinois 100000, the Chappell block in Eau Claire Wisconsin 60000, Chemical Paper Company mill in South Holyoke Massachusetts 75000, and Western Theological Seminary in Allegheny City with 15000 plus student losses of books and clothing.
The jury convicted Simeon Coy and W F A Bernhamer of tally sheet forgery in the election workers trial in Indianapolis. Stephen J Mattler was found not guilty. Judge Claypool, involved in prosecution, was assaulted by County Clerk John E B Sullivan, whom Claypool denounced as a villain.
The jury declares the famous Cora Lee not guilty as Springfield, Missouri expresses relief. In other items a gas explosion injures several in Indianapolis, Knoxville erupts over a local clergy member on the Board of Education, and Logan County demands troop intervention for the McCoy Hatfield feud. An Detroit Grand Haven and Milwaukee Road express derails at Durand injuring one fatally. A mob drags three black men from Plymout h jail and executes them. Congress moves to curb lotteries and halt mail circulation of lottery ads.
Damaging fire at Rogers Locomotive Works in Paterson N Y causes $100 000 loss. Whyos leader Dan Driscol hanged in New York for mistress murder. Poston harbor locks up under ice hindering steamers. Auburn Bank closes after cashier Charles O Brien flees to Canada. Dynamite factory explosion near Jenkintown Maims four workers. explosion tears building and shatters glass over wide area. Robbers maim woodsman Merritts for $8000. Blizzard cripples Eastern States delaying rail traffic. Telegraph bill in US Senate aims to regulate interstate telegraph rates prohibit pools rebates and require rate publication. House panel debates 75 million fractional currency to ease small payments.
Four masked bandits robbed Citizens Bank of Limestone Indian Territory in broad daylight killing the cashier and fleeing with 2300 dollars. One brigand hanged, others captured and handed to U S marshal. Discharges hit 100 clerks and trains cut by a railroad to cut costs. A man in Cedar Rapids survived throat wounds and spoke on the Haddock murder in Sioux City. George Clark, noted printer and union leader, died in St Louis. Bainbridge sees a coal theft ring involving many locals. arrests and looming detentions follow.
The Senate Territories committee backs a bill dividing Dakota and admitting the lower half as Lincoln state, while the House favors admitting the entire Dakota Territory. House plans also include Dakota Washington and New Mexico admission. Democrats from tobacco states meet to seek removal of Agriculture Statistician Dodge amid alleged abuses.
San Francisco committees urge Pacific coast as a Democratic National Convention site promising expenses and a westward tour. Chicago Republicans meet February 9 to prepare for the Republican National Convention. District of Columbia delegates clash, Douglass urges order as factions vie for control. Louisiana Republicans nominate a ticket with Warmoth as Governor and a colored secretary of state candidate. Michigan districts choose candidates, New York Democrats fail to pick a National Committee member. Julius Grinnell emerges as a Democratic governor hopeful in Illinois amid county splits.
Reports from Pittsburg indicate business in the bituminous coal trade is softening with price declines in Chicago and western markets. A Paris dispatch details an attack on Louise Michel in Havre during an anarchist gathering. A man named Lucas fired twice at her wounding her head and tearing the ear lobe. He narrowly escaped lynching afterward.
The report details gendarmes rescuing a man from enraged anarchists and Louise Michel's serious condition. It mentions Nationalist MP Cox arrested in London and returned to Ennis to face trial for addressing league meetings. Galway railway clash injures several, including a municipal council member. Donegal tenants vow rent refusal while Blane and Father McFadden remain jailed. Monaghan MP O Brien jailed four months for coercion act speech, with others sentenced and re-arrested after bail.
The report shows internal revenue collected since 1862 from distillers brewers and rectifiers totaling over 38 million dollars with spirit and fermented liquor taxes. A Victoria telegram details the British Columbia mining explosion killing thirty one white men and forty one Chinese miners. Knights of Labor members request a restraining warrant against the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad for alleged constitutional coal mining. U.S. Treasury notes suspend cattle import restrictions for neat cattle from Britain and Ireland under certain conditions.
Senate debates the Presidents annual message and tax policy while bills on Utah governance and congressional elections move. House bills authorize bridges, rail rights of way, and mining provisions as committees probe trusts and military pensions. Vanderbilt wisdom closes a quiet day.
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