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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1891
Page
4
Hatched by distress and market chatter, a November cotton crop note from Philadelphia reports price drops and social unrest. A triumphal tale of a man saved from danger by quick action during a tense incident, with looming threats of violence amid economic uncertainty.
Two Michigan residents, George A. Wyard of Montague and Miss May White of Stockbridge, have slept for months in a mysterious condition. Wyard died after four months of muteness and near-total unconsciousness from an earlier grip illness and severe weight loss. White, a business college student, remains deeply asleep with occasional awakenings and unresponsive to pain, weight loss noted before illness. A fund was formed to seek relief or awakening funds.
Ed Jackson, a colored farmhand for O D Dow near Beranton Ma, narrowly escaped a Durham bull’s horns. While halting cattle, the animal lunged. Jackson dodged, then grabbed the tail as the bull charged. He clung on as the bull reared and ran, finally tiring and fleeing across the field.
Martial law proclaimed in Brazil by Congress to restore the dictator. The republic’s 1831 emperor and royal officials were sent abroad, ending the monarchy after Dom Pedro’s reign. Since then disturbances rose but none reached full rebellion in the republic’s early years.
The steamer City of Rio Jantoro reports Tebhua's siege by 3000 insurgents who nailed a captive to a board and killed him, then overran the town after days of fierce fighting. Their leader Ghen led a jailbreak at the jail and freed prisoners before hunting the Magistrate and family. Imperial troops pursue the rebels.
The Liberal electors of Chile select Admiral Jorge Montt for President, ratifying the Conservative choice. inauguration slated for Day 20. Montt is praised for energy and executive capacity amid international challenges. The report notes his role in rebellion against the late government and the seizure of warships that aided the Congressionalists.
Rumors across Tennessee speak of a plan by a mob to strike the Tracy City prison and the Somran prison. Authorities report 620 convicts detained with extra guards at both facilities and heavy boxes sent from the State Armory. Governor Buchanan orders vigorous action by the State Superintendent of Prisons.
In Shelbyville Indiana a sudden thunderstorm caused panic near Hotel Bay. William Loudon was electrocuted after grabbing an iron post on the veranda. Merchants Chauley Gulfman assisted him and were shocked. Crowds gathered as bystanders stepped on wet gratings and got minor shocks.
Secretary Rusk voices strong resolve to compel Britain to drop its strict cattle import regulations. He notes live cattle must be slaughtered within ten days of arrival, denying time for recovery and risking reduced prices. The annual report urges strict enforcement of the current import prohibition, though the President has suspended it as a courtesy to foreign governments.
The forthcoming German Reichstag meeting will reveal details of a new reciprocity treaty with Germany. The pact offers concessions on breadstuffs and cereals, roughly half the duties charged on other imports, in exchange for free beet root sugar.
Miss Casale Yuealmmoana of Lumilton Ont writes her sister denying widespread reports of a Chinese uprising against missionaries. She says missionaries suffered no serious indignities and that interference with their work was minor. She attributes Chinese reactions to insults from Europeans, saying they only resented them as Americans would under similar circumstances.
Mrs Custer wife of General G A Custer addressed a large New York audience at Grace Reform Church chapel. The lecture, given for the church, contrasted soldiers life on the plains with today noting greater comforts and a higher standard of dress among troops.
Matthew Depuy of Newburg elopes with his brother John M Depuy's wife for the third time, taking one child and leaving another. The deserted husband plans to sell his household goods and move back to Montgomery, New York, after the affair.
Foretold catastrophe at Clipper Gap California after a massive blast. Jumen Hamilton killed, only a fragment found. Ab Maun g Obingmann dead. Joseph Peppio from Santa Cruz badly injured. Buildings damaged, residents shaken. claimed warning from a threatened spiritualist who fled.
A Japanese telegram to Washington from Minister Tateng gives casualty figures: about 4,600 killed and 0,000 injured. It notes 7,000 houses destroyed and 12,000 badly damaged, detailing the earthquake's impact as relayed to Japan.
A cascade of disasters including a Boston soap plant blaze destroying a 660000 plant and other factories in Cambridge and Manchester, Va. Luray Inn and furnishings burned. 1250000 total losses with partial insurance. Political dispute in Madrid ends in a street brawl with the American chargé d’affaires Newberry involved and later released on insult charges. The Country Circus opens at McVicker's Chicago Theater amid lavish spectacle. Sailors of the J. Taylor face fatal injuries from gear mishap off Chicago. Two Cincinnati men killed when a ladder breaks at a frame shop. Sundridge Ontario plant wrecks in a roller explosion injuring workers. Banks robbed in Oregon. Eight miners die in Butte, Montana copper mine. A hurricane devastates Chielyna, Spain, while a Georgia train wreck leaves six dead and a Persian riot ends with the death of Gen Safdat Yodly Chan and twenty others.
A compressed summary of early returns shows Major McKinley elected in Ohio by a large plurality, Flower winning in New York with a substantial lead, and the Republicans prevailing in several state legislatures. Cincinnati and Hamilton County favor McKinley while New York City and Brooklyn show Democratic strength. Iowa, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania results indicate Republican gains in many districts, with Democratic hopes tempered by ongoing tallies.
The article discusses voter ignorance and crowding at precincts, praising the new election law for secret ballots and straight-ticket voting. It notes fewer ballot errors, disappearance of ticket peddlers, and satisfaction from Republican and Democratic leaders about orderly polls. It also contrasts views on British actions and Russia’s reaction.
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