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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1889
Page
2
A compact weekly digest of global events tracing political developments, notable personal movements, accidents, crime, and labor notes gathered from international wires. It surveys varied occurrences across regions, highlighting key figures, incidents, and shifts shaping the world.
A movement aims to consolidate all natural gas firms in Ohio and Indiana into a trust. Lima engineer Dr. B A Baxter leads with J B Townsend and H M Ernst assisting. Sanction said to come from Calvin S Brice Oliver H Payne and other Standard Oil magnates. They control most stock and plan to buy remaining independents. The scheme is described as gigantic and could mature in weeks.
The excursion steamer St. Nicholas carrying 500 colored passengers struck Tybee bridge on the Savannah River. The forward deck was crushed and debris filled the water. Two women died instantly and thirty were seriously wounded. one woman drowned during the panic. Several others may die from their injuries.
A team led by Col. L Murata, inventor of the Murata gun, toured the Cowles Electric Smelting and Aluminum works at Lockport New York testing aluminum bronze for gun use. They are now ready to return home.
The Navy Department reports a survey for a new wharf at the Pago Pago harbor in Samoa to support a coaling station. Congress appropriated 100,009 dollars to establish the facility and to store about 10,000 tons of coal there at all times.
In Frackville Pennsylvania an overnight fire wiped out a dwelling occupied by elderly residents Michael McGrath and his wife. The next morning their charred remains were recovered from the ruins. Origin of the blaze is undetermined.
A fierce fire in Paks on the Danube wiped out over four hundred houses and several public buildings. Residents suffer great distress as many lose shelter and face the cold with limited aid available.
In Columbus Ohio five year old Tommy Williams and his three year old sister Agnes lit a match to a coal oil can and were badly burned. An explosion followed and both children died within an hour.
State's Attorney Longenecker of Chicago will not present any new Cronin case evidence to the next Grand Jury after learning several Clan na Gael men sit on that body. Two men were killed instantly by a Western Express in South Harrisburg Pennsylvania. A paper with John Keiser Jersey City address found in a pocket. Republican Congressional Committee of Louisiana Third District met at Donaldsonville and plans a convention August fifth at Franklin to select a candidate to succeed the late Edward J. Gay. G D Wilson of Lexington Kentucky sold J F Donnell of New York a chestnut colt by Ten Broeck dam Belle of Nantura, a brown colt by St Blaise dam Lavelle, and a bay colt by Sympanum dam Creda for 4500 dollars.
R G Dun notes business remains large for the dull season with non speculative new work higher than any prior year for this month. Despite gold exports and trust fears, interior demand is steady, with varied receipts across cities and a generally lower weekly price level by about a quarter of one percent.
The article notes numerous new appointments across the General Land Office Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting in the Navy and other federal offices. Names tied to cities and states include R. J. Haetman Findlay Ohio as chief of accounts, Thomas W. Cooper Philadelphia Custodian, Leslie J. Perry Kansas as editor’s board, William Rule Tennessee Pension Agent Knoxville, William A. Richards Wyoming Surveyor General, Boetius H. Sullivan Dakota Surveyor General, plus regional land office receivers and Indian agents. Commodore George Dewey leads the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting. John Greenvelt Marine Hospital role. Charles C. Austin marshal for Northern District of Alabama.
A Washington Court House dispatch reports a 25 horsepower boiler explosion at a water works project. Two killed: a tell engineer Nathaniel Taylor. Several injured including John Taylor and Dan Hopkins. The boiler burst blew debris 150 yards. firebox flew 100 yards. Cause cited as overheated boiler low water and inexperience.
Hong Kong reports from Kwangtung province that a waterspout burst over Chan Ping and Ping Yuen districts on June 2, flooding villages and destroying homes. About 5,000 lives are said to have been lost as nearly 36 feet of water swept the area.
A boiler explosion at the R. B. Stone Lumber Company in Chicago killed three men and injured several others working near a shed that powered gang and rip saws. The dead include engineer Jefferson King and Albert Dollar, with a third unidentified man. Wounded workers suffered head injuries, skull fractures, or limb damage.
Cardinal Gibbons writes Our Christian Heritage to defend Christianity against scientific atheism and Buddhist critiques. The book, due next October, argues that Buddhism lacks no virtue found in Christianity and asserts the relevance of faith amid modern doubt.
The text mentions the Christian religion and notes the existence of a chapter on labor. This compact record reflects a discussion or section focused on religious themes and workers.
The Denver grand jury reports charges of corruption against State officials over purchases for the last General Assembly. Warrants issued for Secretary of State James Rice Sheriff Weber George H. Graham of Graham & Weber W H Lawrence & Co State Printers Collier & Cleveland for conspiracy to defraud the State.
A five member Republican National Executive Committee chaired by Quay met in Washington to resolve Virginia party troubles. They approved a call for a State Convention issued by William Mahone as Chairman of the regular committee, with Mr Brady on the opposing side concurring in the action.
The Chicago Board of Trade yields to bucketshops in a long dispute and adopts a resolution to restore market quotations drawn on May 31 1889 under the original applications and agreements. The May 14 and July 10 1889 resolutions are repealed, preserving the board’s right to control and modify quotations as its directors deem proper.
In the Commons Mr. Gladstone backed a compromise on royal family rewards. The Prince of Wales would receive £40,000 yearly as a substitute for all claims by his children. The proposal is met with broad public disfavor.
Three Kansas girls Myrtle Crumley Ada Gordon and Mattie Gordon aged 17 14 and 11 drowned while bathing in a Fontana creek The bodies were recovered Crumley lived at Marcelle Missouri and was visiting her lucky guardian (text cut)
Captain Abbott and seven Secret Service men raided the United States Hotel near Dayton Ohio to capture a counterfeit gang. Officer Donnella was wounded twice in the head but survived. A fleeing counterfeiter was shot in the side with unknown severity. Two carpet-sacks contained ten dollar bills each. The hotel is owned by Nelson Briggs a noted counterfeiter.
The Cook County Court confirms the ejection result favoring annexation of Hyde Park Lake View Cicero and Jefferson to Chicago. Mayor Cregier issues proclamation and formal possession is taken of the annexed suburbs.
A Pennsylvania railroad passenger train struck two runaway freight cars near Shamokin causing a deadly wreck. John Roush a married man and Aaron Shipe a single man were killed. About twenty others were injured, some seriously, as the cars telescoped into the passenger train while both trains traveled at normal speed.
E. T. Jeffery has tendered his resignation as General Manager of the Illinois Central Railroad Company. The resignation was forwarded to President Stuyvesant Wish before the latter's departure for Europe in the early part of the present month. No action has yet been taken on Mrs. Jeffery's resignation, and it is probable that nothing definite regarding it will be done until Mr. Fish's return from Europe next October.
In Minneapolis at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on the 16th, Rev Father Gleason united Annie Kelly daughter of Anthony Kelly with James F Blaine of St Paul nephew of the Secretary of State. A recent death in the Kelly family reduced the guest list to close friends.
Commander D W Mullan who saved the steamer Nipsic in Apia harbor during the hurricane last March has gone to Washington to assume charge of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting.
At a special meeting of the Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company changes were discussed and decisions made regarding corporate leadership and strategic direction. The proceedings highlighted governance updates and potential revisions to management structures.
At Baltimore Maryland Col Douglas was confirmed as Chief Engineer of the entire system of the Baltimore and Ohio and Alfred Walter was unanimously confirmed General Superintendent of the same system east of the Ohio River.
A severe hailstorm hit Lynn Massachusetts with rain and thunder. Hailstones the size of marbles fell for five minutes, frightening horses and breaking windows, and the scene resembled a snowstorm. Much damage was reported.
Oklahoma reports hundreds of cattle dying from Texas fever. Forty head were found dead in one pasture, while seven to twenty five carcasses lay in others. Cattlemen warn no cattle will be moved north for months.
Judge Cooley head of the Interstate Commerce Commission and U S Attorney Baxter confer in St Paul. Soo Line officials to be indicted for alleged discrimination in carrying 1800 gallons of alcohol from St Paul to New York at 47 cents per gallon.
Ex-Gov John M Stone secured the Democratic nomination on the first ballot at Jackson with about 1 000 delegates present and representation from all counties. No contests were reported. Rich of Marion County and Jamieson of Lauderdale County were arrested in Purvis on warrants charging aiding and abetting the Sullivan Kilrain fight and posted bonds after waiving examination. Three men drowned after a boat capsized on the Ohio River near Portsmouth Ohio.
A wigwam near Standing Rock Indian Agency Dakota was struck by lightning during a storm. Five Indians occupied the lodge. two were instantly killed and a third was stunned beyond recovery.
An explosion on a Union Pacific freight engine near Topeka Kansas killed engineer R T Seacord and fireman James Dutton. Four other railroad workers were injured but not seriously.
A waterspout devastated the town of Chilapa in Guerrero state Mexico killing and injuring residents. Chilapa lies about ten miles east of Tixtla, the state capital, and has a population around 4000.
Henry Shelton, a colored fireman aboard an Ohio River boat, dies trying to save a girl who fell overboard. The child clung to his neck and both drowned in the attempt.
While boarding a steamer at New York the Hon. E. H. Terrell Minister to Belgium struck his knee on a projection and was confined to his room with a bad injury since.
A new syndicate created by English capitalists aims to acquire substantial salt interests across the United States and Canada. The move signals a major expansion in Anglo salt investments with potential impact on producers and markets.
In the British House of Commons the Scotch local government bill has passed the committee stage marking a step forward in Scotland's local governance reform.
The Civil Service Commission releases its second Milwaukee post office report. It accuses Postmaster Paul of accepting hearings and shows extensive evidence of list tampering, altered grades, and manipulated eligibles to favor appointees. Shidy and Johnson testify to coercion and unlawful access to certification lists.
In Nashville on July 19 the National Educational Association heard a brisk debate on whether Americans should educate children in denominational schools. Bishop Keane opened with Cardinal Gibbons in support of religious schooling, while Edwin D. Mead argued the church seeks to erode state authority and compel Catholics into parochial schools. Keane rebutted fears of papal temporal power. both speeches drew applause.
Careful investigation shows beyond doubt that stories by special correspondents about mysterious letters connected to a body found in the whirlpool rapids and the Cronin murder were pure inventions. The tale of an attempt to steal the body at Welland Ont was also false.
Paris July 19. The congress completed its organization with Allemane of France and Brown of America chosen as joint presidents. Bowen of the Knights of Labor urged punishment for dishonest emigration agents and warned that U S labor groups face difficulties from continual immigrant influx.
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