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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1898
Page
2
Negotiations under the 1897 tariff act yield a France reciprocity agreement. Gambon and Kasson signed Saturday. entry into force June 1 with modified minimum rates for pork, lard, fruit, canned meats, woods, and beverages. France grants deductions on several products, with champagnes unaffected.
Troops gathered at Gulf ports begin breaking camp and boarding transports amid an unclear initial movement. About twenty five fast ships await to carry forces toward Cuba while authorities with Admiral Sampson arrange convoy protection through the Florida straits. Details of deployment remain undisclosed.
The British steamer Restormel, trying to run the Santiago blockade with coal, was captured by the auxiliary cruiser St Paul and brought to Key West harbor leaking badly. Owned by Restormel Steamship Co of Cardiff, she carried 2400 tons of Welsh coal for Cervera's fleet and was seized under Morro Castle guns near Santiago de Cuba.
A Guthrie Oklahoma marshal says Hargo, a Semi-Nole Indian, confessed to Mrs Laird's murder and claims two Indians burned to death. The government maintains those two Indians died in the January Newark arson and plans to prove the innocence of the burned victims. Indictments name twenty two early suspects in the mass arson. Separate notes report high harvest wages near Newton Kansas with $4 per day for a hand and up to $34 daily for a team driver.
In Westminster Aubay London the body of Gladstone lay in entombment after a state funeral. Beside him lay his lifelong rival Disraeli whose marble effigy was crowned with regalia Gladstone refused. Royal and noble mourners filled Westminster Abbey including the Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Salisbury, Kimberly, Balfour, Harcourt, Rutland, Rosebery, Rendel, and Armistead. The dean archbishop and choir stood in the chancel for a ceremonial, solemn service.
A damaged grand stand collapsed at City Park during Memorial Day rehearsal in Denver, injuring nearly 190 children. About 40 were severely hurt, 20 of the most seriously injured were taken to St Luke's Hospital, while others were sent home. No fatalities are believed likely.
Two men robbed a Springville Utah bank at gunpoint and fled on horseback with $4000. A Utah posse pursued, the bandits fired, wounding Allen. The posse shot and killed one robber and forced the other to surrender. Half the loot was recovered. authorities suspect Robber's Roost gang affiliation.
Orders reach Maj. Gen. Shafter in Tampa to embark most of his corps including regulars and top volunteers on ships at that port. Admiral Sampson's strongest squadron will convoy the expedition and land it at a settled point before the week ends. In Atlanta the third annual conference on the Negro problem urges church and secret society reforms and promotes cooperative black business efforts.
D J Quirk sold the East St Louis Packing and Provision Company to the Chicago Packing and Provision Company in a deal reportedly near a half million dollars. The purchase was arranged in Chicago, marking a major transfer of packing interests in St Louis.
Reports from Omaha allege Bechel ander and Sudbor rough, both former Pacific Express Company officers, conspired to misappropriate thousands as detectives tie $200 000 misappropriation to political influence. The case follows management changes after Union Pacific sale and hints at lobby funds being routed through related firms.
The rainy season starts in Cuba as frequent and violent rainstorms lash the region. A fleet of warships and riverine craft faced rough weather this past week, while the new cruiser New Orleans formerly the Amazonian excites naval men with its speed and fighting prowess during its current cruise.
The upcoming Chicago city directory lists a population near 1.8 million, with publishers Rt. St Donnelley & Sons noting 1,828,090 last year and a potential 2,009,090 if a full canvass were done. Gunboat Woodbury delivered Hayden Jones and Charles Thrall, U.S. correspondents captured by Spaniards, in exchange for Cal Cortijo and others.
The New York weekly bank statement shows reserva increase of 9 million dollars, loans up 8 million, species up 1.59 million, and deposits up 15.009 million. Banks now hold 58.7 million dollars in excess of legal requirements.
Across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee and other markets, animal and grain prices show cattle 2.50 to 5.50 per cwt, hogs 3.00 to 8.00, wheat no 2 red 1.19 to 1.47, corn 28c to 89c, oats 20c to 35c, rye 0.60 to 1.00, butter 15 to 16 cents, eggs 9 to 10 cents per dozen, potatoes 60 to 70 cents per bushel.
The 1800 will drawn October 19 and filed for probate names wife and niece as primary beneficiaries. Miss Perry receives income from trust assets and the remainder supports a complex fund directing funds to St Luke's Hospital Griswold College and St Catherine's Hall with eventual support to the Protestant Episcopal Church in Davenport. Gustavus W. Cook is named executor.
John Luther of Lincoln township Buena Vista County went to Storm Lake and surrendered to the sheriff claiming he shot and killed his brother Fred Luther. Anton Luther, visiting from Oregon, accompanied John. Inquest details say Fred aimed a revolver at John. John fired, hitting Fred in the breast. The Luthers had been unfriendly for some time.
A Marion socialite Mae Bailey was seized by two masked men returning home in Cedar Rapids. They robbed her briefly, then released her as she escaped in an alley. Separately, Section Boss James Davey of the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern was killed when a train struck his tricycle after a storm.
The Fifty-second Iowa Infantry was mustered into U S service May 26. Col Humphrey sent a telegram to the secretary of war announcing the regiment is mustered and awaiting orders. No clear destination yet. They will likely carry fourteen days of rations and travel by battalions over three railways. Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway held its annual meeting at Cedar Rapids. retiring directors reelected and new officers named. Sisters of Mercy admitted postulants at Mercy Hospital Dubuque. Commissions conferred, including William B Alligen Jr. of Dubuque to rank captain in the adjutant general's staff.
The Iowa Bankers Association held a two day state convention in Mason City with large attendance from across the state. Officers reported a significant rise in membership and a healthy association, with resolutions calling for funds to prosecute forgers and defaulters and plans to send cashiers to jail rather than Canada. An excursion to Clear Lake, a banquet at the armory, and a warm Mason City welcome capped the event.
Northwestern Railroad has stationed town detectives at Webster City to battle a band terrorizing the line. After shooting through coaches and narrowly missing passengers, vandals have since stoned trains and blocked tracks within a two mile stretch through dense woods. Head office in Chicago has been notified as investigators sweep the area six miles north of Webster City and two miles south of Woolstock. Three years ago similar trouble occurred with no arrests.
Under state health board orders the body of Edward Hughes was exhumed in Mason City and his stomach sent to Prof. Haynes in Chicago for chemical testing. Hughes died April 17 from heart failure per death certificate. Results expected within a week. Families of the deceased and county officials pursue further action as Haynes’ report looms. Hughes left a wife and 11 year old son.
Mortgage for 100000 to bondholders secured the Chicago Clinton Dubuque Minnesota line from Clinton to Lake Crescent Minnesota. Bonds paid, mortgage to be cancelled, release received to record in Dubuque County then forwarded to the next county. Also reports a severe wagon accident at Maxwall and a fatal cut to a Webster City child. Dubuque garment workers organize under United Garment Workers. Obituary notes Michael Boatta, pioneer Iowa City resident born 1817 in Pennsylvania, longtime contractor and mason.
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