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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1897
Page
2
The telegraph wires carry brief dispatches from distant regions detailing political shifts, economic moves, and notable events. Officials report changes in leadership, trade developments, and cultural happenings shaping world affairs today.
Intelligence from every quarter of the civilized world reports on foreign affairs and home happenings. A London diplomat predicts the Spanish cabinet change will bring Weyler’s recall and Blanco’s substitution as Segasta dislikes Weyler. Also noted are devastating fires in Austin Pennsylvania and Casselman Ontario, with hundreds homeless and trains halted. A Marietta Ohio oil deal transfers fourteen wells to Cleveland for 120000 dollars, yielding about 500 barrels daily.
Albert Scott aged 14 from Greenfield Indiana killed his brother Benton Scott after a recent whipping. He struck Benton three blows with a pump handle, the assaults proving fatal. Albert is jailed awaiting legal actions.
Edward Langtry Incane the former husband of actress Lily Langtry once married to Prince Esterberg and now found wandering in a demented state near Chester railway line has been confined to a lunatic asylum. Four Fishermen Drowned off North Long Branch N D four fishermen employed by Hennessy Brothers drowned about 100 yards off shore after their boat struck Ivy sea. three others were rescued.
A stock train near Bussey Iowa caught fire from a park straw bedding fire. A car with seventeen steers burned completely while another car was partially burned. The fields, fences, straw and hay stacks were scorched. Cattle owned by Louis Converse of Tracey.
Houghton Michigan reports Arcadian copper mines, idle twelve years, resumed by capitalists linking with nearby mineral property and planning large scale operations.
Logansport Louisiana residents fear a fresh outbreak after a Sunday incident in which a Black person was whipped. White residents arm themselves to guard against possible violence.
A New York dispatch reports James Corbett has been offered 840000 by a wealthy San Francisco sportsman to become Dawson City's hotel proprietor. He is withholding his decision for a few months.
A gas explosion on No 2 slope of the Parish Coal Company at Plymouth Pa killed three men Deane Edmonds George Eddy and Louis Richards. Masonic Temple Fort Wayne Indiana lists attractions for October including Capt Jmubudense Rentz Santley Captain 18 and The Broadway Girl.
Notices report several prominent deaths from gas or illness in Boston Portland New York and Philadelphia including Joseph Proctor Neal Dow and a West Chester lawyer. Also listed are Greater New York mayoral and council nominations with names such as Van Wyck Coler Ruppert Jr. and a series of Massachusetts party ticket selections and platform positions.
A Western report states that Bau Clare Wisconsin school boys experimented with hypnotism, prompting the School Board to forbid the dangerous practice. Also noted are various incidents including a death, crimes, political moves, and regional unrest across several states.
The Greek cabinet resigns after a failed confidence vote over a Turkey treaty. Spain also sees its cabinet resign, with the queen delaying until a crisis solution. Reports cover European unrest, storms in Japan, and shifting diplomacy in Asia and the Americas.
Officials feared Japan would mislead American crews by delaying the Philadelphia departure while Naniwa returned to Japan. The Wheeling was sent to Honolulu to delay Philadelphia until Rear Admiral Miller confirmed Naniwa’s real course.
Market notes from Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, Buffalo, and New York list cattle and hogs at 3.00 to 5.50 and 3.00 to 4.75 respectively, sheep from 2.50 to 5.00, wheat No. 2 ranges 60s to 70s cents, corn No. 2 yellow 26 to 28 cents, oats No. 2 white 14 to 28 cents, rye around 46 to 60 cents, butter creamery around 15 to 18 cents, eggs fresh 13 to 17 cents, new potatoes 9 to 6 cents per bushel.
The long drought grips central and western areas with scant rain, dry wells, and widespread suffering. Fires threaten prairies in Illinois and nearby states as farmers haul water, guard fields, and fear for stock and harvests amid parched pastures and dust.
The monthly treasury report shows the public debt at close of Sept 30 1897 was 1 012 122 713 dollars excluding cash in the treasury, up 3 787 592 from Aug 30. It tallies interest bearing debt 847 365 540 and other categories with net cash balance 215 192 787 after liabilities.
The Early Settlers Association and the Iowa Institute of Science and Arts form a joint body to erect a monument on Dubuque's grave atop a bluff a mile below Dubuque overlooking the Mississippi. His claim rests on being the first settler of the area.
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