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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1884
Page
2
Readable notes report duck hunt results a white swan to be sent to Norfolk for mounting and a fire scare in Beatrice area. Incendiary fires, a murder suspect jailed near Exeter, and railroad improvements headline a snapshot of Nebraska news including immigration moves, church plans at Lincoln, and coal mining prospects in Seward County.
A mixed train on the Omaha and Republican Valley branch of the U P railroad struck a frightened farmer’s team near Wahoo. Engineer and a brakeman were badly injured while the engine and tender plunged down an embankment. Fireman Ernest Gould died in the wreck.
The house committee on territories adopted a substitute to Cassidy's Utah bill by 7 to 5. It sets up a president appointed commission to govern Utah and requires marriages to be solemnized by a minister, judge, or justice. A certificate must be filed with the county recorder within 30 days or face a $500 fine. If either party is already married, the ceremony becomes a misdemeanor with 6 to 12 months in jail.
At Willard's hotel a meeting of board of trade representatives urged Congress to suspend silver dollar coinage for at least two years. Delegates from Portland to Minneapolis attended, led by Martin Cole of St. Louis. A New York citizen memorial supported the policy as business leaders warned of adverse silver effects. Western and Southern sentiment also shifted, but no hearings were scheduled before the House committee.
The Nebraska First District Convention convened with C A Holmen in charge and G M Humphreys elected chair. Fred Nye and John Steen named secretaries, credentials committee listed Lincoln Doniphan Nemaha Otoe Saunders counties, speeches delivered by J M Thurston Rosewater Hawes Bennett Witchell, delegates Reed and Howe chosen, alternates Sarah and Broach, a Blaine resolution was defeated.
The secretary of the National Agricultural Association wrote to General Jas. Brisbin at Fort Keogh Montana seeking views on a national cattle show. Brisbin urges a show and a concurrent national convention of cattle breeders and stock growers with broad representation. He opposes congressional interference with the cattle trade and notes no cattle diseases exist nationwide with warning.
Fragment mentions an uncomfortable railway scene with tar and feather accompaniment, but readable details are limited and no clear subjects or events emerge. The phrase suggests a punitive or violent context tied to a railway setting without specifying people, dates, or places.
National legislation notes the bill to appoint a Missouri River Commission. House committee action addresses public lands closing and related items.
The report covers petitions from inventors in Cincinnati opposing patent-law changes, a Cleveland petition for Nez Perces return to their homeland, and a bill by Slater to reclaim unearned Northern Pacific lands. It details Senate moves on naval appropriations and a key tariff vote, plus House actions on an income tax and free-list manufacturing items.
A report from St Johns Newfoundland that the Greely relief party was saved by a whaling schooner crew is dismissed by the U S consul as not believed. The item notes other political and military updates from Washington and abroad.
A fragment recalls a tin trumpet blast and mentions giant powder as a later invention. It opines that the best place to loaf is in a bakery, mixing whimsy with odd historical hints.
National brief reports a widespread Foot and Mouth disease affecting cattle across Kansas. Political notes outline instructions to party delegates bound for Chicago. Miscellaneous items include terse news notes and updates from across the nation.
Republicans in Alabama Iowa and New York favor Arthur or Blaine with several unpledged delegates. Illinois nominates Oglesby for governor with Logan favored for president. South Carolina delegates are uninstructed. Pennsylvania shows a large Blaine element. A Chicago civil service reform push seeks repeal of term limits and tenure rules. War ner and Hoblitzell face opposed reform bills. Minneapolis Tribune table shows Blaine leading with Edmunds second and Arthur third.
Journals associated with the ministry comment on the resignation of General Adameau, the consul general, noting political shifts and potential repercussions for governance. The articles emphasize official reaction and the historical significance of the move.
Officials confirm a cattle outbreak near Neosho Falls is foot and mouth disease not Sarestine. Dr Laws from Cornell University and Dr Halecomb state veterinarian lead a sanitary commission inquiry. They report the disease is not contagious and all affected cattle are quarantined and the outbreak contained.
Cincinnati relief committee formed by the chamber of commerce in February has distributed all but 6000 dollars of the 184000 received. The remaining funds will be used to aid the poor in restoring their dwellings. Much aid has gone outside Cincinnati.
About fifty masked men seized Henry Kilburne and Ben Strong from Breathitt County jail in Jackson Kentucky and hanged them. Kilburne faced murder charges for William Thorp's death last January while Strong was suspected in the same case. A note pinned to the bodies warned that all perpetrators of such crimes would receive equivalent punishment. Kilburne had killed eight men.
The New York city rulers are mostly foreign born with thirty eight from Ireland, twelve from Germany, and three from other lands. The roster shows fifty three foreigners to thirty Americans, a native in New York fares poorly.
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