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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1895
Page
3
The text outlines total appropriations by Congress including naval, executive, judicial, and miscellaneous funds. It notes figures are approximate for general deficiency, sundry civil, legislative, and other categories, with a claim they align closely with the actual passed House totals.
Startling developments in the Union Pacific check raising swindle alarm corporations paying by checks. A new method erases ink with acid that defeats chemically prepared paper and hides fraud. Detectives face a puzzling process as erased checks still reveal few traces, prompting officials to consider countermeasures and potential wider use in other companies.
A large crowd attended a funeral in Los Angeles Chinatown after a shooting incident near a celebration. Police struggled to manage the gathering of dignitaries and locals, while mourners described harsh treatment of the Chinese community by outsiders.
Fragmentary dispatches report peace efforts by Massewali and Thai region events. Prince Murat reportedly commits suicide amid insanity claims. Miner explosion in Santa Fe area prompts territorial legislature aid for families. Vienna and Wash notes mention honors and a regional unnamed event.
Sailors along the waterfront speculate about the vessel Mary Dodge leaving San Francisco for Tacoma thirty two days ago with a cargo of giant powder and dynamite. Some old sea captains believe the ship is seaworthy and may have gone to China or Japan to use the powder in conflicts there.
Wounded passengers arrive in the City of Mexico from a terrible wreck on the Interoceanic Railroad. Relief trains bring many bleeding victims while others seek shelter in surrounding villages. The Military Hospital relays groans and delirium as death comes, and American engineer Nuffer faces possible long punishment amid pending damages suits.
In Toronto a blaze spreading across Simpson's dry goods store and nearby buildings destroyed a Glaze valued property and left the city reeling after a third major fire in four months. In Salina Kansas a separate blaze began in the Cher Block basement leveling four blocks including the Cher Block Greer Block and Masonic Temple with losses exceeding 903 003 dollars. Fire crews battled back the flames but full containment remained uncertain.
Severe flooding from the Susquehanna River inundated Port Deposit yawningly. Water rose six feet in hours sweeping streets and forcing residents to move uphill to hills behind Port Deposit as churches emptied and town faced critical conditions with inaccessible central areas and downed utilities.
Readers report tense debates in the state House as efforts to repeal key Prohibition measures falter. Proponents warn of widespread social harm while opponents push broader reforms amid partisan divisions.
A fragmented report from Cannel Tay and Vienna specials details Warsaw and Austria Hungary at a global economic conference. The Warsaw dispatch notes a ban on Mame Merdjeska amid a World’s Fair context, while Vienna’s Fremienblatt confirms Austria-Tlungary will likely attend the international monetary conference.
A Glasgow theater undergoing a revival suffered a destructive fire causing about 20000 pounds in damage. The accident occurred while the venue was empty. several named figures including Prof. Binckie Seriousty and Prof. John Stuart Fiackie are reported seriously ill.
New York special reports on BR G Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade noting no gold outflow despite sterling near export point. London stock market weaker for railroads, mixed for trusts. gold withdrawals continue around 120,060 daily. Wheat prices rise slightly on slow Atlantic exports. cotton down as stocks high. Senate favors 300,000 for seed grain in drought region, faces House approval and broader budget fights including sugar bounties and French spoliation claims.
In New York two buildings under construction on Orchard Street collapsed in separate incidents. One wall and floors sank, trapping workers and killing four. in a second collapse another wall and floors fell, leaving a gaping wreck and injuring eleven. About 9:80 am first collapse occurred near Forty third Street and Tenth Avenue. second at 8:85 am near Nos 151 to 157 Orchard Street.
A Burlington passenger train on the Quincy branch near Carman faced a deliberate track obstruction a pile of ties set to wreck it. Engineer Robbins reacted in time, applying brakes as the train slowed, few injuries reported, and the craft was shaken but undamaged. The Lyons Co operative failure costs about 5000 savers, many from Knights of Labor circles. The venture, started in 1887 with capital of 1 million, collapsed after mismanagement, leaving assets near six thousand.
Burglars entered the First National Bank of Griswold, Cass County, at midnight Sunday. They pried a back window, blew the vault, and damaged the safe and building, with losses over 2500 dollars. About 120 dollars in nickels and over 400 in lamp parts were taken, while the 320,000 cash inside the vault remained unsecured. The incident echoes a series of arsons and investigations across Des Moines and nearby towns, including arson charges against a local fire captain and ongoing federal scrutiny of Des Moines post office affairs.
A storm of short items reports deaths in Cleveland Marshalltown and Clinton, injuries from accidents, fires at Council Bluffs, legal verdicts in Newton, bankrupts and mortgages, factory moves from Hampton to Chicago, new telephone company in Dubuque, and bids for bridge and street improvements across several towns.
The Liberal League of Iowa held its first annual convention in Davenport with about fifty delegates. President J Siegfriedt opened the session, Mayor Vollmer gave a welcome, and unanimous resolutions urged repeal of prohibitory and mule laws in favor of a reasonable defense law. Officers named include Oscar Kohler president Davenport Paul Matthes vice president Des Moines Peter N Roddwig secretary Davenport and Col Joseph Eshoeck treasurer Des Moines with executive members J L Siegfriadt Henry Nienstelt J W Tolan J F Generdén and John Fitzgerald. A banquet followed serving sandwiches pretzels and beer.
Preparations in Clinton for the next annual Grand Army encampment as May events approach. Ex presidents Benj Harrison and Wm Nel Kinley hinted to attend. high officials from Des Moines Dixon DeWitt and Illinois are possible attendees along with Gov Frank Jackson and Gen Stnssell A Alger. Local homes will host visitors and hotels may be inadequate for the crowds.
In Des Moines a verdict found Mayor Hillis not guilty after a brief evidence phase and arguments. The decision, greeted as satisfactory, follows a contentious impeachment process driven by political tensions within the city council.
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