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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1901
Page
4
A Des Moines fire at a smallpox hospital on Fourth street exposed 14 patients to danger as weather and smoke forced rapid evacuation. Firemen rushed in to rescue patients who sheltered in the yard and tents, then were moved to a church yard and hospital tents with comforts provided.
Injured victims from the Klondike theater fire remain alive though recovery is uncertain. JENNIE BENDER and LAURA RUSSELL suffer burns and head injuries with delirium and unconsciousness. Annie Scott and WILLIAM McLAUGHLIN face grave burns. Ella Hess, Louis Seligman, and Tim Ryan are named in hospital or post fire notes. Clara Bonne identified among the two recovered bodies.
Constantinople reports no progress in Miss Stone rescue as Bulgarian side suspends negotiations temporarily. A messenger carried a ransom proposal from Miss Stone's letter, with agreement on amount likely but payment terms and surrender pose difficulty. An entente is hoped soon, brigands refuse to cross into Turkey, Bulgarian government opposes freeing her on Bulgarian soil.
Philadelphia reports P. J. McGuire suspended general secretary treasurer of the Brotherhood of Carpenters is short about $10,074 in his accounts. A warrant for his arrest has been issued and the general executive board has charged breach of trust.
Spark s from the wires report a boiler explosion near Clayton Louisiana killing Alexander Ford a white man and two colored men. The piece also notes other varied events including assassinations and political developments.
A Paris dispatch reports Admiral Caillard landed marines at Mitylene and seized the customs at Midellie without resistance. The French government notes replies from all powers to its Turkey measures and favorable U S terms create an official impression. The sultan promises to settle monetary claims and offer guarantees while France seeks full guaranties and surrender of Turkey’s treaty rights before evacuating Mitylene.
Report from Catbalogan Samar dated Nov 8 says Lukban and his small force show weakened resolve as provisions run out and blockade hinders food. Surrenders increase with Lukban urged to capitulate by Nov 10. Insurgents act erratically on Leyte. Matalon attacked. telegraph line cut at Inopacan and troops chafing with rebels. A crossing attempt on the Babayon river leads to drowning of First Lt. Robert Crawford and five other soldiers.
Seventeen large preserve manufacturers meeting in Pittsburg formed the American Association of Manufacturers and Distributors of Food Products. The group aims to regulate prices and sales territory and to secure a more impartial interpretation of pure food laws. Members represent about three-fourths of national production with $3,500,000 in combined capital. A central office will be set up in Pittsburg or Chicago.
Two expert safe crackers blew the Bank of Hinton IA safe with nitro glycerine and took 1500 dollars in bills gold and silver. They warmed themselves in a nearby office before the robbery and left only a necktie as a clue. Police report this is the fourth similar job in small local banks in ten days.
A Chicago Great Western freight train collided with a trolley car at the James Street intersection near the Kaw River in Kansas City Kansas. Six people were injured. two, Conductor Roland H Williams and Charles Lawrence, are reported to die.
Word from Red Lodge Montana reports the discovery of Jack Wells a sheep herder about 20 miles west of town. He appears to have died two weeks or more and his body was partly eaten by wild beasts. The coroner is investigating the death.
Burlington Iowa November 8 Chris Bonn s Ferris Wheel park pavilion and nearby structures were destroyed by fire yesterday The loss is estimated at 10000 with about 3200 carried by insurance The vaudeville company performing at Bonn s was also ruined by the blaze.
The Daily News reports Miss Hobhouse and a lady companion arrested in South Africa and likely deported. Hobhouse led early agitation over British concentration camps and conditions drawing international attention.
Police suspect Antonio Natali was lured to a basement where he was killed for his money. Felipe Rint, an Italian fruit peddler, is in custody with $300 and bloodstained items found. Four other men are detained as investigators trace a wagon, barrels, hatchets, and a blood trail from the scene to the barrel where Natali’s body was found.
The Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad filed an injunction suit against the Chicago Great Western to stop a Des Moines river valley bridge project. The line argues piers would damage yards and take 300 feet of yard space, as Mason City road advances to condemn property. Case set for Monday.
Dr. J. R. Guild of Maryville Indiana testified at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Chicago. He said railroads drove western hay from eastern markets forcing sales to shift south and that new classification hurt western hay farming, leaving thousands of marsh acres unproductive and prompting farmers to abandon hay. He suggested railroads raised hay rates due to elevator and competing feed interests.
Seattle November 8 The prosecution plans to finish its evidence in the murder trial of John Considine. State witnesses seek to prove six shots were fired in the affray that killed ex Chief of Police Meredith. Thirteen witnesses have testified to this effect.
At a reception for British pilgrims in Rome the pope forbade reading their address publicly. The message expressed hope for restoring the pontiff's temporal power. His Holiness did not want a renewal of previous troubles caused by the Duke of Norfolk during a prior pilgrimage.
North Platte Nebraska November 8. John Groat stabbed his wife in the side after a family quarrel yesterday afternoon and then attempted to cut his own throat. The aged German couple have long resided in North Platte and recovery is doubtful for both.
Miss Kate Greenaway dies in London. Detective Thomas E Lonergan passes away in Brooklyn. Colonel J C Baird district attorney Honolulu and ex attorney general Wyoming dies in Denver. Ed Yerger killed and Matt Bedford shot in pistol duel at Yerger store California Station Louisiana.
After forty days of hearings the Schley court of inquiry recessed its public session at 8 46 p m Captain Lemly delivered the closing address critiquing Schley's conduct in key movements while asserting no personal misconduct or cowardice He cites unsteadiness in the Key West to Cienfuegos voyage and actions near Santiago and May 31 as ordered but lacking resolve The adjournment was followed by cordial exchanges between Schley and aides and supporters Dewey notes a ruling on a witness record from Captain Parker was retained despite a request from Admiral Sampson's counsel.
Port Huron Michigan November 8 Charles D Thompson supreme finance keeper of the supreme tent Knights of the Maccabees confesses defalcation of 57000. He is bonded by National Surety Company of New York and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Boston, protecting the order from loss. Thompson remained at home awaiting bonding actions after his defalcation was found.
Secret Service operatives arrested J. M. Lemon a local photographer in El Paso Texas. Officers seized numerous photographic plates bearing im prints of five dollar silver certificates and ten dollar national bank notes. They also recovered many unfinished bills and say Lemon is implicated in circulating bogus currency seen in northern cities last year.
In Jola Kansas on November 8 a 65 year old man Elijah Barber, employed at a cement plant, supplied his son with a half pint of whisky from a local illicit saloon. The boy drank the liquor while the parents were away and died in a stupor despite doctors efforts.
Tom Jenkins defeated Dan McLeod before about 6000 spectators at Central Armory to win the world catch‑as‑catch‑can title. Jenkins weighed 190 pounds with McLeod around 170, delivering the severest challenge of Jenkins career.
Fort Wayne Indiana November 8 Charles Dunn was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life in the penitentiary for killing 10 year old Alice Cothrell whose body was found in a cistern beneath Dunns kitchen at Wallen July 7 Dunn is 61 years old.
Western cattlemen report a five year decline in cattle numbers due to shrinking public grazing lands and rising demand. They urge Congress to act soon to prevent a beef price surge and argue mismanagement of western lands underlies the shortage.
Denver and Pueblo saw a general strike by Rio Grande railroad switchmen over union recognition. About 31 men in Denver and 20 in Pueblo joined the walkout with others at smaller stations. officials say other workers will join, delays reported as talks continue with W G Lee of Cleveland in Pueblo.
Returns from 81 counties show Sedgwick winning by 12 698 votes with Republicans steady at top of ticket. Regents results less complete but GOP pluralities expected similar. Eleven counties absent last year cast 11 478 votes, Poynter leading by 760 in the superintendent race.
Rapid City Nov 8 Republican C W Brown concedes election of Judge Levi McGee Democrat Pop. by about 175 votes as all major precincts report in this Seventh district race.
A strong cash demand pushed grain prices higher in Chicago. December wheat rose to 24 percent, December corn up 14 5 cents, oats up 11 44 cents, while provisions closed mostly unchanged to 10 cents higher. Cash quotes list No 2 red wheat at 72 146 to 74 1 2 cents, No 2 cash corn 60 to 66 cents, No 2 cash oats 89 4 to 90 4 cents.
Chicago live stock prices and receipts for cattle hogs and sheep with figures for Texan and western cattle, mixed hogs, heavy and rough categories, and varied lamb and ewe prices. Evidence shows strong volumes and multiple price ranges across cattle hogs and sheep.
Cattle receipts total 6 400 with steady to lower prices for choice export and dressed cattle. Hogs receipts 13 000 with prices strong to higher. bulk sales 5 5 to 5 75. Sheep receipts 8 500 with native lambs 4 to 5 dollars and western muttons around 4 dollars.
South Omaha live stock market notes cattle receipts 8100 active steady to strong with native beef steers 4506.50 western steers 3875.25 Texas steers 5500 4.40 cows and heifers 2000 4.50 canners 1.27 2.80 stockers and feeders 2.00 4.40 calves 3.00 6.00 bulls stags etc 1758.75 hog receipts 7200 shade lower with heavies 5.67 5.85 mixed 5.67 085.70 Wehr 5.00 5.50 bulk of sales 5071 4466.70 sheep receipts 6500 steady to strong wethers 8.20 0.00 ewe 2.80 3.20 common and stock sheep 2.80 3.00 range 3.50 4.60.
St Joseph live stock market report for Nov 7 shows cattle receipts 2,000 steady to 10 cents lower with natives at 3.00, cows and heifers 1.25 to 5.15, veals and stugs 2.00 to 5.00, feeders around 1.60 to 4.25. Hogs receipts 8,000 steady to lower with pigs 2.50 lower. mixed 5.55 to 5.14, medium and heavy 5.70 to 6.07, bulk 3.70 to 5.87.
Federal prisoners seize the Leavenworth site two miles southeast of town killing one guard and wounding several others. 26 inmates flee in small groups after overpowering guards and seizing weapons. troops arrive too late to catch them as investigators report Superintendent Hinds abducted and guards wounded. 40 guards pursue remaining fugitives.
Peter Anderson of Morrison County was arrested by Sheriff Tanney on a charge of setting the blaze that devastated farms across Morrison and Crow Wing counties two weeks ago. Officials say Anderson owned a farm in the burned area and, unable to sell straw, started the fire causing widespread loss of hay and grain.
Theodgar Gatchell aged 56, secretary general manager of Des Moines Fire Insurance and director of Merchants and Insurance, collapsed suddenly in Des Moines. He had been a prominent figure in the city’s business life since arriving, with strong ties to local interests.
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