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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1889
Page
2
A compact digest covers events from abroad and at home including political shifts, labor actions, fires and accidents, crime reports, and notable personal notices. The column compiles intelligence from global sources with emphasis on timely, fact-focused items and developing stories.
The All-America excursionists visited Omaha’s smelting plant observing gold and silver extraction. They saw 46 bars worth 1100 each, three gold lumps worth 6500 each, and a five foot pile of copper ore from which metals had not separated. A furnace handled 35000 in metals daily. one quarter of US silver from ore is said to come from this works. Souvenirs given included a horn decorated with ribbons and Nebraska grain samples.
Mary A. Deming Crocker widow of Southern Pacific financier Charles Crocker died suddenly of apoplexy at her California street home. She had recently returned from Europe and shared in her husband’s vast estate, receiving one third valued around ten million dollars. She supported charitable works with Mrs. Stanford, helped found kindergartens, and donated to the Old Ladies Home. Her fortune goes to daughter Mrs. C B Alexander and sons Colonel Fred, William H, and George Crocker of San Francisco.
Postmaster General Wanamaker plans in his upcoming annual report to recommend establishing post offices on key steamers between the United States and Europe. The move would speed Atlantic mail delivery by coordinating packages for in port distribution. The German Government has discussed the topic with Wanamaker.
In Irwin Pennsylvania a locomotive fatally injured four men and fatally wounded a fifth while they played cards on the tracks. James Thompson Thomas Thompson Robert Robinson and Sampson Emmons were killed instantly. Ben Stubbs died later from his injuries. Thomas Thompson left a family. the others were single and about thirty. Also noted is a report on why Blaine declined the Presidency based on physicians’ statements about his health in 1883.
In Lawrence Massachusetts diphtheria and scarlet fever are widespread. Catholic priests order people to limit house visits and state that funerals for disease victims will not be held from churches. Civil Service Commissioner Thompson vows to prosecute anyone asking government employees for political assessments.
The Vienna Fremdenblatt expresses Austria's warm interest in the union of the Crown Prince of Greece and Princess Sophie of Prussia, calling the marriage a further bond among European nations.
Princess Sophie of Prussia wed the Duke of Sparta Crown Prince of Greece in a solemn Athens ceremony attended by a notable royal assembly.
New York defeated Brooklyn to take the lead in the world championship series after last contest ended 7 to 0.
K G Dun reports easier money, less fear of seasonal disturbance, with crop movement heavy and merchandise exports up 14 percent over last year. Banks run with tight reserves, but Western and Southern markets show ample supplies and improving trade, though wheat liquidation and falling cotton weigh on sentiment.
The government released a list of new postings including Nicholas Smith of New York named Consul at Thres Rivers Canada and Oliver F. Williams named United States Consul at Havre France. Other appointments cover land office registers receivers of public moneys federal judges and U S attorneys across multiple states.
An order from the Post Office Department announces that from November 1 1889 packages containing mailable liquids fatty substances confections and pastes may be admitted to the mails between the United States and the Dominion of Canada provided they are packaged as prescribed for transmission in domestic mails of the country of mailing signed John Wanamaker Postmaster General.
Fortress Monroe dispatch reports Private Secretary Halford resigns due to protracted illness. D G Alexander of Buffalo New York has been offered the position. Halford, ill since early summer, could not resume duties after a brief improvement at Deer Park and remains at Fortress Monroe seeking recovery.
The steamer Quinta burned in the Bay of Quinta near Deseronto Canada. Four passengers died including Mrs Christie mother of the captain and her 12 year old son and Mrs Stacy assistant cook and her young son. Several others were seriously burned or injured including Rubina Kellar captain Salvation Army Mrs Anderson cook Engineer Short Fireman Hart Mr St Charles Colonel Strong US Consul at Belleville Ont.
The Northwestern Miller reports a New York syndicate has gained control of the C. C. Washburn milling plant in Minneapolis, operated by Washburn-Crosby. Most stock will be sold in the US, with the remainder in England. Possession awaits Sept 1, 1890, when the lease ends. VP Washburn confirms a pending deal.
A major blaze swept Port Leyden New York destroying the Douglas House opera house eight stores post office and several dwellings. Fifteen families were left homeless as flames spread quickly and travelers at the hotel lost their samples and belongings.
Trunks escaped with scant clothing and dispersed losses across the fleet. The total will reach about 2 percent of 100,000, with roughly 60,000 dollars covered by insurance.
Oscar Sternberg a Butte sign painter worth about $30,000 survived an explosion plot. Four sticks of giant powder were hidden between his bed’s mattresses with a fuse leading out through a bored hole to an alley. The blast wrecked the room and damaged the house but Sternberg lived. his wife and son were arrested.
A Newark dispatch reports two men and a woman staged a scheme at the German Savings Bank. While cashier George C. Werner was counting cash, a woman in a carriage spoke to him and he followed a man outside. Upon return, $2,000 in bills were gone and the trio had fled before the loss was found.
A sudden Neva rise floods the lower city of St Petersburg with many streets underwater. Rescuers in boats save women and children from riverbank houses. Property damage extends for miles along the waterfront, with figures expected to be enormous.
The private bank of Rev. J W Powell at Fostoria Ohio has closed its doors. Depositors are mostly merchants and deposits are small. Assets amount to 24000 dollars and liabilities will exceed that sum. Also noted is an outbreak of diphtheria in a Russian settlement west of Sparta Kansas with 27 cases and 14 deaths in two weeks. The settlement contains 300 Russians and sanitation is poor.
Rain in October surpasses all prior Octobers, causing damage to late grapes and unharvested wheat while benefiting the land. The storm improves prospects for broad conversion to full-sown grain across a large area.
The Treasury holds 5,419,338 silver dollars against which certificates can be issued. Issue capacity is about 1,000,000 less than at the month’s start. Nearly 2,000,000 more dollars entered circulation during the month.
Commissioner Raum promotes a widow of 93 to apply for a pension for war of 1812 service. He notes he is eligible for a pension himself but has no plan to seek a place on the list. Her inexperience and his own restraint shape the unusual case.
Mr. E. W. Halford the President's private secretary has left Washington for a brief visit to Fortress Monroe to recuperate his health. He is accompanied by Mrs. Halford. His health shows improvement but he should not resume official duties for several days.
A Quebec dispatch reports the provincial government sent large quantities of provisions to Point Esquimaux Labrador, with five hundred barrels of flour shipped by steamer to aid starving Labradorians on the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Louisville believes a suitor may recover money promised for refraining from tobacco. Albert R. Talbot of Paris sued his grandmother's executors for 500 dollars after she pledged payment if he would quit tobacco use. The Johnstown search fund has raised 5,000 dollars to continue efforts for a dead person's state of inquiry.
Judge Whitman of the District Court of New Mexico denied the plaintiff's plea in a major mining suit. The ruling affects the contested claims and outlines the court's reasons for dismissing the complaint with prejudice.
A petition for rehearing is filed in the case of Gild r sleeve versus the New Mexico Mining Company. The dispute centers on a one fourth interest in the Ortez mining tract valued at about $3,000,000.
The well known Ipswich Massachusetts inventor James Peatfield who helped shape early lace and wool manufacturing in the country has died.
A new yellow fever case is confirmed in Key West Florida. The patient is E. Ellinger who departed Havana on September 21 bound for New York, prompting renewed quarantine restrictions.
William Bailey of Baltimore filled a tub with hot water and added benzine to ease his wife’s washing labor. An explosion shattered the house, injuring the occupants and prompting emergency response.
Sailor J Neill 23 of London England aboard a Lake Erie steamer died instantly with an unidentified young man when struck by the Boston express train at Metuchen New Jersey.
In Baltimore on Wednesday Monsignor Mc Colgan of St Peter's Catholic Church marked fifty years since his ordination to the priesthood with a golden jubilee observance.
Caleb W. Davis of Keokuk Iowa is named Special Inspector of the Public Land Service to replace John A. Pickler who has just been elected Representative from South Dakota. Davis’s appointment completes a transfer within the service as the agency reorganizes.
A Boston jury returned a verdict for the defendant in the case of Henry Reed Jr who sued Dr William Thornton to recover fifteen thousand dollars said to be lost at roulette in the Savage Club last January.
The demented wife of ex Mayor Bual lard of Lexington Missouri died in a fire at her home. Authorities believe she started the blaze.
The Northwestern Railroad Company transferred a tract of land to the city of Pierre 8. Cak. to be used as a site for the State Capitol.
Leading citizens in Trinity District Catahoula Parish Louisiana organize a vigilance committee to guard Negro laborers from night raider outrages, aiming to deter violence and safeguard workers.
A London dispatch says Mr. Bradlaugh is better from lung congestion. His fever is easing but he remains in danger and not yet out of peril.
In the German Reichstag Herr von Levelzow is re-elected President with Herren Buhl and Bombs serving as First and Second Vice Presidents respectively.
Report states arrangements with the Rothschilds for a new Russian loan to be offered to the public about mid December.
Cholera continues to rage in the Tigris and Euphrates valleys with 7000 deaths reported in the last three months. Health officials warn the outbreak worsens as medical supplies dwindle and rural areas struggle to reach care.
Fire swept the L. C. Porter Milling Co flouring mill in Winona Minnesota causing an estimated $15000 in damage. The loss is partly covered by insurance.
The Northern Pacific Railroad will begin immediate construction into the Souris district from Winnipeg Man. About forty five miles are to be built this year as part of the expansion.
The Earl of Leven and Melville died in London from injuries sustained in a recent carriage accident.
A Chicago jury for the Cronin conspiracy case was completed after a seven week process. One thousand one hundred fifteen men were summoned, 927 examined or excused, 97 peremptories used, with Benjamin F. Clark chosen as the final juror. The panel includes nine Americans from varied trades and ages 30 to 55, all deemed capable of handling complex circumstantial testimony.
A Lafayette report details a brutal crime in Tallapoosa county where Albert Smith and three older children were away at church. Six black suspects robbed Mrs. Smith, burned the home, and subjected her to a terrifying display with her infant. Three suspects have reportedly been captured.
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