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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1885
Page
2
A cowboy on a small yellow pony rode into Sixteenth Street with a lariat and Texas gear as a runaway wagon and team thundered toward the curb. The rider steered the pair, halted the horses, and saved bystanders from injury in a dramatic street scene.
The week of opera in Chicago drew crowds and $135000 in receipts. Other items note John M. Buchanan in Victor Town facing arrest for converting money order funds, murder case talks with Bayard and the British minister, and various international and local affairs from pleuro pneumonia to political appointments and weather events.
The Chicago to Omaha freight rate war continues with western shippers enjoying flexible pricing. Northwestern 15 presses Western Trunk Line terms while Union Pacific and others worry over a parallel road pushing westward. Rates drop as Omaha merchants stock up. a buyer travels to Chicago to secure potatoes cheaper than Papillion freight.
Concise roundup notes include a three year old in Omaha injured by a fall with brain concussion. Officials report Lincoln stockyards prep work and a theater ban in Omaha for excessive noise. Douglas county court house wall contracts planned. family wealth rising in Custer county. Juniata liquor licenses to all applicants. Fire danger prompts insurance and municipal talks in Ashland. Omaha hotel records 5 000 names since January. Omaha mayor Boyd wins by 17. Demands for higher license in Arapahoe. Hastings contest honors go to A V House Crete. Dawes county growing fastest. Genoa hog accident. a small pox case in Omaha. Home of the Friendless admissions rise with 65 admitted quarter and current counts.
The secretary of state reports a dispatch from the U S consul in Madrid stating no cholera in Spain and that Valencia cases are not cholera. Postoffice Inspector Stewart arrested Edward Whalen Frank Mitchell William Conners John Harrison and Albert Halstead on the
William Jones, a workman, murdered Mrs. Kinney at Stony Hill on the Second Orange mountain near Plainfield New Jersey before taking his own life. In Mississippi, City Marshal Steele confronted John House in Clarksdale after a drunken attempt to arrest him. both fired and House died behind a barricade. Nearby in Texas two armed negroes attempted to board a freight train near Forney. brakeman B S Cloud returned fire, the pursuit led to their capture.
Cabul dispatches report the Afghan ameer reiterates readiness to defend Herat from Russian attack without English support. Other items note Armstrong works in Newcastle declining a Russian war material order and warning the British admiralty. the Duchess of Edinburgh fears Russia England tensions and may move to Cobourg. Egyptian foreign minister Syria relations suspended. French consul general departs Cairo en route to Europe.
A Mexia Texas special reports a cyclone near Prairie Grove eight miles south of Mexia causing loss of life and major property damage. A two story schoolhouse collapsed killing one and wounding several. houses and stores destroyed. Larkin Gentry and family perished. Floods on Wichita road and a bridge washout at Clear Water drowned engineer Frank McDaniels. fireman and brakeman rescued. Widespread overflow and railroad disruption extend into western Missouri and northern Texas with ten deaths in Kingman area and high Red River floods.
Commissioner Norman Coleman of Agriculture requests Texas grazing counties to report whether bulls or cattle from north of Kansas have entered their areas and whether cattle from eastern Texas have pastured with native cattle. The aim is to obtain data to modify interstate restrictions and ease Texas cattle trade.
The Para Ma sa river race on March 28th attracted huge crowds as William Beach of Australia defeated Edward Hanlan by six lengths in a new ruddered boat. The result confirmed Beach as world champion with the Australia steamer sailing from Sydney on March 27th. A new Christian church at Ashland nears dedication in two weeks.
Reports from eastern Oregon eastern Washington Territory and western Idaho describe rising tension between white settlers and Indians over grazing lands seen as neutral ground. Skirmishes and killings have occurred with little punishment, and revenge cycles persist. White roundup plans of Indian horses near Whitman county raise concerns of Indian retaliation and possible war, while authorities monitor tribes around Fort Bidwell Stein Mountain and Warner Valley.
A Panama dispatch notes arrival of the steamer Acapulco brings strong American marines and sailors to the isthmus, angering locals especially the French. Captain Ried guards trains on the Panam radians road, while Captain Huntington’s force suppresses unrest at Matchin. A warship tows an English hulk and the Genova with 1000 men plan to attack Aiz pura. foreign intervention is feared as residents flee and canal work slows.
The first Comptroller of the Treasury issued an opinion to the Commissioner of Agriculture affirming broad authority under the appropriation for disinfection and quarantine. It states the Commissioner may choose necessary means, including disinfection and slaughter of infected animals, to prevent disease spread within the bill establishing a bureau of animal industries.
Washington special to the Omaha Herald recounts Col. Miller of Omaha meeting President Cleveland at the White House. Miller recalls longevity secret, travel, and a 1744 mile rail ride as well as memories of President Jackson and secession debates in 1860s New York. Ex-Representative Valentine discusses Santee Sioux land allotment and government actions.
An explosion in the basement of the Admiralty damaged the building and injured many, including Edwin Swainson. Officials suspect a gun cotton or dynamite device thrown through a window. Two men were seen near Swainson’s office. detectives probe private malice as the cause. Swainson survived and was hospitalized.
Mike Young, a noted desperado and horse thief from Montana, eluded authorities across multiple counties then planned an elopement with a farmer’s daughter. Sheriff Frank McGrath confronted him at a farm, demanding he hold up his hands. Young fired first but was shot, dying at the scene. The outlaw had recently stolen five horses including fine mares from the farmer.
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