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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1897
Page
6
Iowa treasurer’s office faces a federal challenge led by Frank Shin in Council Bluffs to restrain collection of the collateral inheritance tax. The case questions constitutionality under the Fourteenth Amendment, which guards due process and equal protection.
Jude V. C. Whiting of Whiting Monona County veteran ex state senator and pioneer of the Tawkeye Bluey era dies at Wrights disease at 76 after long illness. Born Otsego County New York January 17 1820s era, he ran as Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1885. Fire at Oto destroys barn dwellings and several outbuildings, causing $2000 loss. Firefighters prevent spread.
Interesting town notes announce a four day poultry show at Le Mars on February 1, 2, 8 and 4 with strong premiums offered by local merchants. Judge Whea Lewes of Trenton, Missouri will preside. The piece also covers a murder confession rumor in Waverly, several Clinton County women farmers, and various regional disputes and incidents from Des Moines to Davenport.
A Shanghai dispatch reports the Chinese emperor would rather lose his throne than accept Germany’s terms over the Ningpo mission murders and property destruction in Shantung. German forces and a cruiser occupied Kinochou Bay after the German governor demanded indemnity, while Russia and China weigh responses.
The annual report of John Hyde, statistician of the Department of Agriculture, released Wednesday, largely criticizes the cumbersome and unbusinesslike crop reporting system used in the department for the past two years and calls for reforms to streamline data collection and reporting.
The December public debt statement reports a total debt of 1,009,226,466 at Nov 30, down 11,388,125 from October. Cash in treasury totals 3840,400,070 with liabilities of 025,745,616 leaving net cash 220,65,550. November receipts 43,303,605. ordinary receipts 25,168,087. Expenditures 57,810,838. ordinary disbursements 83,261,470. deficit 8,092,483. Customs receipts 9,830,025 down 100,000. internal revenue 15,580,049 up 480,000.
Disturbances broke out in Prague on Wednesday with stones and fire as mobs clashed with troops. German houses and a well known cafe were attacked while synagogue windows and German trade signboards were smashed. A cartridge factory at Zischow faced a mob firing on it, killing several and wounding others. Rioters were said to be stirred by Czech newspaper articles and reports of a planned German assault on a Czech theater.
The naval board report, delivered through Commodore Howell, estimates a 6000 ton per year armor plant at about 3.75 million dollars. No recommendation is made, but locations and bids from private firms are explored. Secretary Long will invite proposals and inform Congress of offers from armor makers and potential plant transfers. The government will not commit to building armor at the price limit in the last appropriation bill.
Charles Harris a Kansas Legislature member pursues a plan to haul a carload of canceled Kansas mortgages to the Omaha exposition. The report also notes Spain's challenge in pacifying Weyler as a separate international subplot.
Commissioner Forman presents the annual internal revenue report to the Secretary of the Treasury. He estimates total receipts for the five year period at least 116 million dollars, about 8.3 million more than 1896, with detailed figures for taxes on tobacco liquors margarine cheese banks and miscellaneous sources. The report notes 2,241 illicit stills destroyed, 829 arrests, one fatality and three wounded. most seizures occurred in Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia.
Reports from Grand Encampment Wyoming describe a sudden gold boom with vast finds near the town. Mining experts claim possible vast wealth, likening it to Klondike and Cripple Creek, as hundreds rush to the rugged Sierra Madre region amid snow and cold.
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