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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1889
Page
2
A sweeping telegraphic digest blends foreign and domestic intelligence in a kaleidoscopic daily roundup. It covers political shifts, crime briefings, accidents, and industrial developments with concise, timely notes.
The Senate and House moved to ratify a Creek Nation agreement opening signed lands in Indian Territory to settlement. House amendments to the deficiency bill included funds for navy construction repairs and expenses for Hancock entertainments, plus an extra month’s pay for Senate and House staff. Memorial services were read for James N. Burnes of Missouri before adjournment.
RG Dun and Co reports a quiet to fair business week with gains in clearing houses across many cities. Grain speculation inflates railroad earnings in 1883 while coal supply exceeds demand. Wheat up 20 cents, cotton up eight, coffee and oil fluctuate as interior money remains ample and collections slow.
A fast North Central Railroad express derailed after a broken rail between Ralston and Roaring Branch Pennsylvania, throwing the rear coach into a twenty foot embankment. Thirty aboard sustained injuries, with Conductor William Dale of Elmira among the injured and others from Elmira Philadelphia Canton Watkins Williamsport Woodstock and Canada.
News from Norfolk Virginia reports the British bark Jose Troop wrecked off Chicamacomico North Carolina during a fierce storm. The vessel struck after dark as cold seas drenched the crew. life savers launched rockets and raced to save them but only six of seventeen were rescued.
Charles H Sherman a millionaire died in St Paul Minnesota from a rare sudden edema after a chill and throat swelling. Physicians performed a tracheotomy but several paroxysms followed leading to his death. The case attracted medical interest for its unusual presentation and rapid progression.
Mrs. Leslie of New York sells her weekly illustrated English and German papers to W. J. Arkell of Judge. Transfers take effect in May. Mrs. Leslie will keep other publications and run them herself. Arkell will not disclose price and says policy remains aggressive and independent. Existing staff stay. more expertise added. Arkell says negotiations began in 1833.
John E. Kenna Democrat is re-elected to the United States Senate after a protracted party vote in Charleston West Virginia He is 41 born in Walcoulon Virginia served in the Confederate army and later pursued law and public office including Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney from 1872 to 1877 and multiple Congress terms.
A massive boiler explosion at the Park Central Hotel in Hartford Connecticut wrecked the five story building and trapped many guests. Fire and flood hindered rescue as at least sixteen bodies were recovered and about nineteen people remained missing or in hospital. Names of victims and staff are listed, with officials estimating around fifty people were in the hotel when the disaster struck.
A congressional conference report on the Territorial bill clears the way for North and South Dakota Montana and Washington to be admitted as states. Delegates will be elected May first and meet July fourth. South Dakota voting on the Sioux Falls constitution could ratify or reject. The President would proclaim admission if constitutions are ratified. Each new state gets one representative, except South Dakota with two. School lands exempt from entry. Mining lands exempt. Dakotas join the 8th and Washington and Montana join the 9th circuits.
Unofficial returns from six counties show R. P. C. Wilson of Platte County and Charles F. Booker of Andrew elected to the long and short term in the Missouri Fourth Congressional District by small margins. The Indiana Senate has killed the Hays.
Democrats vote solidly against a high license measure while Republicans push for it. Gen Clark in Washington reports most certificates of members-elect. West Virginia and Tennessee holdouts remain. If Evans seats for Tennessee, Republicans stand at 164 to 159, with potential shifts from Dakota, Washington and Montana admissions. The National Tariff Reform Convention convened in Chicago with 300 delegates over three days. President Cleveland returns with a veto message on the Des Moines River lands relief bill.
Paris reports President Carnot signed a decree naming M. Tirard as premier and minister of commerce, M. Constans interior, M. Rouvier finance, M. Thenevot justice, M. Fallieres education, M. Faye agriculture, M. Gues Guyot public works, M. de Freycinet war, Admiral Jaures marine, M. de Courcel foreign affairs. The coalition cabinet blends Opportunists and Radicals.
A Lancaster Ohio gas well owned by Theodore Mithoff Sr. flowed an estimated 15 to 20 million cubic feet daily after being drilled seven feet into the gas rock. Drillers Stretton and Kee called it the greatest well in the country as crowds gathered around the site in the heart of Lancaster.
London Times reports the German squadron ordered to Port Said pending Samoa developments. The four iron-clads at Genoa are to sail for Samoa immediately, with a Pacific move likely if the American government remains exacting or unreasonable. The explanation invites caution.
The Pennsylvania State Prohibition Convention met in Harrisburg with 774 delegates and endorsed Master Workman Powderly’s stance on the prohibition question. The assembly defeated a motion for a campaign committee by 176 to 162 and adopted resolutions pledging support for the constitutional amendment.
A three story business block on Twenty-second Street Chicago was destroyed by fire with total losses around 60000. The property belonged to the Wood Bliss estate of Philadelphia. Built in 1869 the brick veneer front and frame rear burned quickly due to dry timber. Occupants suffered heavy losses.
The Inter-state Commerce Commission dismissed the case brought by the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce against the Flint and Pere Marquette and the Detroit Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railroads. The ruling held the February 1 1888 through rate on wheat flour and mill stuff from Minneapolis to Eastern points as valid.
The hundred fifty seventh anniversary of George Washington's birthday was celebrated nationwide on the 22nd with fitting observances showing that the Father of his Country remains in patriotic American hearts as years pass.
In York county, D. C., the Rev. James Gibson, a prominent Baptist minister, was found in a severe health crisis. Community members rallied as doctors fought to stabilize him, with updates expected on his condition and continued hospital care.
A man drowned in Sugar Creek after an eight hour struggle clinging to overhanging branches. A large crowd watched from the bank but did not attempt a rescue.
An attempt to blow up J. D. Alsop, mayor of Dyersville Iowa, involved a wood stick bored with powder. The device exploded when placed in a stove, wrecking the office but not killing the mayor.
The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce voted against the Mack bill for a indefinite extension of the Cincinnati Southern Road lease with a minimum annual rent of 1,250,000 dollars. The Board of Trade, however, unanimously supported the scheme.
Stockholders authorize issuing 1,000,000 dollars in 6 percent bonds to fund railway expansion improvements additional right of way and building construction. A Clinton Iowa case reports Mrs. Margaret Ford found dead and frozen in her home with her husband asleep intoxicated. authorities suspect homicide by kicking.
A blaze leveled the machine shops car shops and locomotive house of the Cincinnati Indianapolis St Louis and Chicago Railway in Cincinnati. The company faced a loss of 200000 dollars with some insurance recovery.
John H. O Keefe the Iowa man who vanished from northern Iowa last autumn with cattle bought on time from L M Hartley was found in Windsor Ontario He was lured to Detroit and immediately arrested for the incident in a cross border case involving cattle and disappearance.
Sergeant Gano of the Chinatown police squad and three fellow officers are indicted on charges of receiving bribes from Chinese gambling den keepers. The case underscores corruption probes within municipal law enforcement.
John G. Borden of New York, wintering in Florida, posts a $1000 premium to the Florida city judged by the State Board of Health for the most cleanly appearance on July 1.
A verdict in favor of the government finds defendants James Lees & Son of Bridgeport Pa liable for alleged importation of contract labor at their mills.
Twenty million silver dollars stored on an upper floor of the Philadelphia Post Office have been shipped to Washington at the rate of one million per day. This transfer involves a large federal fund and highlights secrecy around the movement.
Mrs. Max Schwartz and her infant perished from suffocation before the fire. Mr. Schwartz escaped by jumping from a window in the Philadelphia dwelling.
At the seventh annual session held in Boston the Hon. C. C. Bonney of Chicago was re elected president of the Law and Order League of the United States.
James Robbins of Franklin Indiana was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for stealing two chickens valued at 30 cents.
Three hundred feet of the Boston and Lowell Railway freight sheds at Boston burned incurring an estimated loss of thirty thousand dollars.
A summary of congressional action detailing speech on alleged Texas election outrages, census bills, Oklahoma Territory organization, legislative filibusters, sundry civil and post office appropriations, lighthouse and bridge projects, pension for Mrs. Sheridan, and committee findings on western land issues and territorial bills. Includes senate confirmations, executive business, and conference reports on territorial admission of North and South Dakota Montana and Washington.
In a single home quarrels split two daughters-in-law and a grandmother who divide all possessions. The dispute leads to petty ruin such as cutting an iron pea drying sheet, while each side notes misfortunes like a burnt pea or a dead ox as divine punishment, yet all remain kind at heart.
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