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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1893
Page
6
Madrid dispatch reports eighties of bodies recovered with far more lost. Fresh storms delay relief trains as villages stay isolated. Cattle losses mount and plantations suffer near Salamanca. Queen Regent has donated funds for starving victims amid ongoing subscriptions.
The Trade Review notes slow but steady business improvement across the country with more establishments resuming work and money abundant at speculative centers. Government reports show dismal wheat and corn projections, prices rising on shortages, hogs and pork costs up, while firm failures decline. US failures total 314 this week. Canada reports 27.
The weighing of gold bullion in a reserve vault reveals a shortage of £500,000. Vault sealed in 1887. seals broken, suggesting a possible breach. Officials refuse to discuss details about any obstruction or theft.
Private reports from Kis lington say Bismarck is worse. In Atlanta George W. Dye a wealthy northeast Georgia planter died leaving over a half million to the negro family who cared for him. he was 84, never married, left 10 000 acres, executors from Elbert County include a preacher. Martial law feared in Rio Janeiro. America weighs naval protection. Counterfeits alarm Birmingham as clearing house certificates are forged. China plans protest against France and readies squadron. Belgian miners vote to strike for higher pay. O. Ho J Taylor named minister to Bolivia. Three men die from dust in Arkansas. Meteor sighting near Stilesbury, IL counties.
A bright meteor about the size of a bushel basket was seen by Bradley on a straw stack around dawn. It roared upon striking the ground a mile away, spurring nearby workers to fear a threshing engine explosion before locating the actual crash site.
At Niagara Falls a fishing party narrowly escaped death after their boat capsized near Grass Island. Daniel Swartz, George Neilson, Mrs Swartz, Mrs Neilson, Harry Moore, and Miss Russell were aboard two row boats. Neilson, swept by current, fell overboard but was rescued by a combined effort. the party reached Port Day in safety though the women suffer nervous shock.
The steamer Alpha from the West Indies reports a rough voyage on August 21. Sailor Charles Valentine was swept overboard and severely injured, sent to hospital in Kingston Jamaica. Captain James Bishop of the Aviona was washed overboard and drowned. two crewmen were seriously injured as the ship arrived with flag at half mast. Other New York steamers faced damage in the storm including the Miranda and Duimol linked vessels.
Mrs Lenun Mason of Hannibal, the Black Sara Jones of Missouri, led a ten minute revival at Pettis County Jail in Sedalia. Revs Douglas and Tyler joined, prisoners including murderer Dick Robinson prayed, two vagrants protested. Mason drew nearly 2,500 listeners in the evening as white attendees packed the grounds.
Washington special says Secretary Carlisle may submit to an operation within a day or two for a large lump on his right arm above the elbow. Dr. Thompson delays until softening applications reduce the growth. A Pittsburg pension attorney advised suspended pensioners to kill officials and may be arrested for treason. W H Steckhouse named collector of Internal Revenue in Iowa’s fourth district.
The Republic surveyed state governors on repealing the federal and state bank circulation taxes. Arkansas Gov Elshback favors repeal but opposes circulating notes. Georgia Gov Northern supports repeal, Mississippi Gov Steve and Florida Gov Mitchell oppose. California Minnesota New Hampshire Idaho Michigan Vermont governors oppose. Nebraska Gov Crounse supports repeal and cites state banks. South Dakota Gov Sheldon opposes unless federal guarantees. Iowa Gov Boles did not respond.
A Marshfield dispatch reports wildfires engulfing surrounding woods with towns fleeing for safety. At least twenty five to thirty families homeless as flames reach Marshfield outskirts and rail lines. Lights burn near Powers Station and Wisconsin Central Hills. Firefighting efforts involve residents as winds drive the blaze.
The village of Lobachsville a 200 inhabitant town twelve miles from Reading Pa goes to the highest bidder. Following the death of the last Lobach male line the 160 year old family estate and town lands houses hotels post office factories will be sold to settle the estate. Peter Lobach bought the land in 1745 and the line dwindled with the last male heir dying six years ago. Annie Lobach and Mrs Sarah Wiley the sisters died last spring leaving no children. The town long held under the Lobach family will be dispersed.
A request to Gov Nose seeks a council of silver state governors to back a law making a one ounce silver dollar legal tender for debts, funded by Mexico with American mine products. Some lawyers call the plan constitutional questions. Odessa reports a severe Southern Russia earthquake.
The Cherokee Strip registration chaos drew 20 000 to 25 000 hopefuls who waited in heat and dust for days, marshals guarding lines as land openings sparked a mass exodus of buyers by horse, foot, wheelbarrow, bike, and prairie schooner. Water sold at 10 cents, while the New El Dorado drew praise for soil richness and promise amid vivid depictions of hunger and desperation. The Children's Aid Society notes similar job-seeking stories as German mother and child await aid, with women seeking work and homes for winter relief through domestic service pitches.
The scene centers on a playful weighing at the White House where Baby Ruth and relatives join in guesses as President Cleveland and Dr. Bryant judge the weight. The article shifts to describe Oklahoma Cherokee Strip land details with climate, boundaries, and Indian neighbors.
Four cholera cases appear in Berlin. Tr Robinson Pressed Glass Works in Zanesville resumes, 200 workers rehired. Jane Wright, Kansas City agent, found murdered. French Chamber talks fail to promise calm. Patrick Cummings killed Charles Bohn in St. Louis saloon fight. Emma Goldman in New York either insane or feigning. Cincinnati dwelling fire injures several. Ward Steamship Line officials accuse of landing Chinamen in New York. Fifteen hundred Spanish cigar makers in New York strike over $2 per thousand cut. Amalgamated Association Pittsburg agrees to 10 percent cut in wire ware scale. Will Sullivan shot and killed in Memphis by Dan Doherty.
A gang of 18 to 20 masked robbers halted the Atlantic express near Kessler Indiana on Monday night. They shot engineer Stewart Knapp, dynamited the safes, and stole nearly $300000 including a $250000 Chicago to New York shipment. 2000 posters offer $1000 reward for capture. ads run along the Lake Shore line.
Unfavorable crop reports push Chicago Board of Trade prices higher as wheat gains 1 1/2 cents and corn up 2 cents amid a days of near top prices. Market officials note August and September reports show crop totals well below 1891 and 1892 levels.
Telegraph items report a cholera case in Amsterdam and outbreaks in Constantinople with deaths. robberies in Kentucky. a political salute from a Brazilian crisis. a murder in Nebraska and a forged draft case in Oklahoma. The U S Railway Mail Clerks Association names Nightingale and Lagrave as officers. Enid townsite unchanged despite Rock Island pressure. The steamer Miranda arrived Kingston after a seasweep disaster injuring decks and pipes.
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