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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1888
Page
2
Brief telegraphic dispatch highlights key events from around the world across commerce politics and society. The column aggregates notable developments from various regions offering concise updates for readers seeking quick coverage.
The House on the 9th voted appropriations for handsome public buildings at Jackson Michigan and Ottumwa Iowa. The tariff debate resumed with a lively flax discussion. Bland favored taxing the free list while Struble opposed the bill noting West manufacturing growth would stall under free trade.
Doctors reported extensive mitral valve trouble with backward blood flow but not fatal to recovery. They noted heavy breathing precluded definite aortic assessment and found enlarged liver and kidney issues but functioning kidneys. Overall, consultation deemed the case desperate yet not hopeless with Monday rest bringing cautious optimism about recovery.
Col E R King-Harmon aged 47, MP for Kent Isle of Thanet and Ireland secretary, died at his Rockingham estate in County Roscommon Ireland after a battle with diabetes and a voyage to the Cape of Good Hope. He fell ill again after returning to London and was moved to his Irish estate.
In Henderson Kentucky a Black man named James Foster was seized from jail by a mob and hanged after being arrested on charges of outraging John Howard’s eight year old daughter near Henderson. Foster denied guilt but the evidence was described as convincing.
The National Convention of Knights of Labor iron workers in Pittsburg last week endorsed General Master Workman Powderly for re election and pledged Furnacemen Secretary Robert D Layton for support. The move could trigger internal conflict within the General Assembly.
A tenement blaze in Lowell Massachusetts Sunday night killed Eugenia Vallerand 18 Peter Vallerand 8 and Delia Vallerand 5. A family member and occupant Boisvert were fatally injured. The home was described as a death-trap.
Department of Agriculture reports a 1 750 000 decrease in wheat acres versus last year, a 12 percent drop for the winter region. Barley and rye acreages hold steady, while cotton areas rise in all states except Florida.
A Big Four train was halted near Delhi Cincinnati as five men jumped aboard. Three boarded the baggage car and two entered the locomotive cab. Baggage master Joseph Ketchem resisted, was shot five times, and is mortally wounded. The attackers were driven off with no loot. riders pursue the suspects.
State Supreme Court invalidates a provision barring brewers and saloonkeepers from acting as sureties on liquor bonds. The ruling finds due process and equal protection issues with the ban, while upholding other act terms on bond sufficiency, collection, and licensing. The decision leaves liquor regulation largely as before, aside from a higher tax.
T Harrison Garrett brother of Robert Garrett and manager of Robert Garrett & Sons of Baltimore was drowned when his yacht Gleam bound from Annapolis to Baltimore was struck amidships by the steamer Joppa near the Patapsco River. All others survived. Garrett left a fortune of several million dollars.
The subject served as Lieutenant Colonel of the Eleventh Michigan then rose to Colonel Brigadier General and brevet Major General for gallant services. He lost a leg at Stone River, became Michigan Attorney General twice, a U.S. Congressman, and was buried with military honors.
A Toronto telegram reports the schooner Blanche of Lakeport sunk with all hands after departing Oswego May 28 with coal for Brighton Ontario. Another Oswego-bound schooner hit by a three hour squall and fog may explain Blanche loss. Captain John Henderson and crew of Lakeport are listed as lost.
Marion Hartranft of the Lily Clay Gaiety Company at the London Theater in New York will retire from the variety stage after inheriting a $30,000 estate from an eccentric Chicago lady who left all to her. The 22 year old performer, a niece of ex Governor Hartranft, rose from necessity to the stage.
A portable engine exploded near the wholesale district in St. Paul Minnesota killing J. H. Duffey owner of Eagle Iron Works J D Nevins of Nevins and Sons and Phil lip Fisher the engineer. Twelve others were injured including John Quinn with broken ribs John Mehagan scalded and Pat Walkaice injured internally. Duffey formerly Alderman in Bloomington Illinois.
The Perpetual Building and Loan Association of Wilmington reveals a shortage of 33250 by M L Lichtenstein former Secretary Treasurer. He confessed judgments totaling 40000 in favor of the association with execution issued. His sureties are expected to cover the loss. Lichtenstein has a long reputable record in business and politics spanning over twenty years.
The Rev. James Freeman Clarke longtime Unitarian divine and reformer died at his Jamaica Plain residence near Boston at age 78 after two years of poor health. A New Hampshire native, he founded the Church of the Disciples in Boston in 1840 and led it until his death.
The British bark Balaklava reached San Francisco from London after a voyage of one year and seventy four days. All sailors aboard had shipped from England. ten were washed overboard and drowned off Cape Horn. The crew deserted at Valparaiso during repairs and two more men were lost in a later storm.
A deadly blaze in a brick Mandine Hotel building in Rockdale Texas killed eleven of thirteen guests. The deceased include Mrs W A Brooks and her four sons aged 4 6 9 and 15, J T Briscoes and wife with two children, Isaac Crown and a traveling salesman named Pemberton Piere. Proprieter W A Brooks was rescued from his room amid the flames.
A severe wind and thunder storm over Montreal and surrounding districts wrecked timber stands and blew down houses. In Comp ton O Perrault’s house collapsed killing his wife and five children. Other losses include damaged vessels and frightened residents as fears of heavier casualties rise.
Major General W L Stoughton died at his residence in Sturgis Michigan after a long career as a warrior statesman and politician. He was widely mourned for service in the army and public life and his death marks the end of an era in regional leadership.
Al Wheeler a discharged waiter from St Louis struck head waiter George Cosmodyce with a water filled wine bottle at Hotel Moser. Wheeler, a colored waiter, fled the scene after the assault which police fear may prove fatal. Wheeler previously fled Chicago after an attempted murder at the Palmer House.
Colonel W. H. Townsend, treasurer of Merrick County Nebraska, has been found an embezzler with a shortage around $35,000. A committee of experts appointed by the County Commissioners examined his books and completed their investigation and report.
The first Indian prisoner received at the Ohio Penitentiary arrived in Columbus from Arizona and was registered as Dill Ge Hay. He is sentenced to ten years for killing another Indian on the reservation. Accompanied by two U S prisoners, both mail robbers, Dock Smart holds a life term for robbing the mail and endangering an agent. George Mills receives five years of Buckeye discipline.
Pete McCartney, a noted counterfeiter, has been sentenced in New Orleans and plans to study penitentiaries in Louisiana and Illinois for comparison. The case highlights his ongoing defrauding activities and pursuit of prison system insights.
Paul M. C ar tney was convicted of passing counterfeit bills and raising one to ten and fifty dollar notes. At arraignment he spoke in his defense but the court found the evidence sufficient. The age of the prisoner spared the full fifteen year term. he was fined three thousand dollars and sentenced to ten years at hard labor in the federal penitentiary.
Supreme Court in Jefferson City fixes July 18 for the execution of Hugh M. Brooks alias Maxwell, murderer of C. Arthur Preller, to occur at the Southern Hotel in St. Louis. Last year the date was set for August 8 but moved on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. No further appeal remains. only executive clemency could help Brooks' supporters.
Stephen Decatur Bross known as Commodore Decatur died at Rosita a small mining camp in the Sangre de Cresto mountains in Colorado at an advanced age. He was born in Sussex County New York and was brother to Illinois ex Lieutenant Governor Bross and President of the Chicago Tribune Company.
In Clay County Alabama a witness against moonshiners named Allen Rigsby was ambushed and shot with seven buckshot, leaving him severely wounded. Revenue officers report moonshiners are killing or intimidating witnesses to protect a large illicit distillery run.
A construction train derailed near a bridge outside Tampico Mexico after colliding with a cow and a donkey on the tracks. The train plunged down an embankment and 18 people were killed while 41 were injured. The dead and injured were taken to Mexico City.
McGarigle, once of Chicago, records show, is at Banff Hot Springs near Donald in British Columbia. He spent money freely, claims he fled Chicago only after one night, and drove out in a covered carriage. He plans to stay all summer and then travel to China via Victoria, B C.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery of Boston marked its 250th anniversary with a parade a governor s review divine services a banquet and a drum head election A London deputation and General Middleton of Canada attended as guests
Gen James B Weaver is renominated for Congress by the Union Labor party of Iowa's Sixth District. The announcement highlights his reelection bid and party backing in the district.
Congressional action features Senate and House debates over pension increases for generals Kilby Smith Heintzelman and Truxton widow pensions and a Missouri River bridge in Monona Iowa and Burt Nebraska The tariff bill dominates daily work with committee of the whole on lumber and free list items while pension bills move forward and fisheries treaty objections surface in the Senate.
The article explains that lying on the back worsens snoring as the soft palate and uvula fall back and obstruct the windpipe. It recommends sleeping on the side, preferably the right, to aid digestion and lung expansion, and advises against arms thrown over the head due to potential cramps and headaches.
The article notes cabbage soil suits cauliflower and cauli benefits from manure. Seeds can be sown in January or February in a hot bed and transplanted later, though now is too late. It argues the editor cannot decide on cauliflower merits but admits it is delicious and urges sending for seedsman catalogues to learn variety names and traits.
A New York Sun anecdote depicts a compassionate woman offering water to a tramp. Her act reveals generosity and humanity in a simple public encounter.
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