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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1884
Page
2
The message urges Nebraska teachers to submit maps building plans heating and lighting descriptions plots of grounds and course details for the Woman's Exhibit in New Orleans. Prof. W. W. Jones of Lincoln and Fannie J. Epniht Tecumseh invite county and city instructors to contribute.
Mr 8 8 T Smith named general superintendent of Union Pacific arriving in Omaha for orientation. He hints current generals may stay with subordinates renamed assistants and stresses internal promotion. Dr S D Mercer resigns as chief surgeon amid likely staff changes.
Former Union Pacific general manager 8 H H Clark writes to George Stratmann and David Knox of the veteran employes committee. He expresses regret at being away when they visited, praises the workers for eighteen years of service, and reflects on shared precepts and mutual loyalty.
General state notes report fires, infrastructure plans, and civic events across Nebraska. Topics include Jewett's cane mill fire near Plainview, Grand Island bond talks, Hastings fairground plans, Stuart mutual hail insurance, Creighton population rise, Blair to New Orleans exhibit shipment, Lincoln directory growth, and various accident and crime briefs.
The report notes Mrs. Hill of Valentine faced a legal investigation that found the murder claim unfounded. The piece also surveys local affairs from Creighton to Omaha including elections, rail mail plans, stock movements, and notable incidents across several Nebraska towns.
Commissioner William H Armstrong submits the annual fiscal year report ending June 1884. It details indebtedness of subsidized railroads to the United States, earnings, expenses, and net profits. Totals cite Union Pacific, Central Pacific, Sioux City & Pacific, and Central Branch Union Pacific with grand sums and sinking funds. The report calls Congress to act swiftly to fund and settle the vast bonded railroad debts.
Sioux City dispatch reports a detailed account of a Friday night murder and lynching near St Helena Nebraska. A foreign incendiary allegedly fired on Deputy Phillips after a pursuit and was hanged by a mob in the St Helena jail yard. Phillips survived though wounded. The piece recalls earlier Cedar County lynchings and local vigilante justice tied to Jameson McBeath and Henry Locke cases.
A public letter by J J Barker of California and Washington Territory accuses the First Comptroller of the Treasury of systematic frauds and wrongful payments. He cites cases involving William A Stone Nathan Dixon and others, claims the comptroller shields illegal charges, and asserts millions were misappropriated from federal funds.
Patti and Nicolini sail for America aboard the Oregon. Pittsburg depot roof fire causes $5,000 damage. Reading railroad to reset fares to three cents a mile on November 1. General G N A Black dies in Washington. Over 1,200 miners sent from Pittsburgh to Ohio’s Hocking Valley since July’s strike. Mrs J H Moshier dies at 100 in Lockport. Scotia propeller goes aground near Marquette. leaking. Hyde Park radical meeting draws 100,000+ with leniency toward abolition of Lords. Captain D B Kenyon dies after fire service injury. Lydia Clawson answers court questions about marriage. Central Pacific selects 4,000,000 acres between San Jose and Sacramento. Worcester post office clerk Briggs declared innocent after confession allegedly extorted. English capitalists plan to import Poland meat by rail to London in 3 days. Chicago Northwestern surveys extension from Valentine to Fort Fetterman. Bristol Tennessee tragedy as Pike’s daughters left homeless. one burned to death. Judge Butler denies injunction against PRR-B&O agreement. Bare knuckle bout Buris vs McDermott ends with McDermott KO. West Virginia arsenic tragedy kills two children and the mother. Petersburg editor Pleasants convicted for misdemeanor libel. fined and jailed briefly. Bloomington incident leaves a man fatally struck during a political procession. Hudson cavalry discipline attacker Schultz, who hangs on lamp post before rescue.
The Agriculture Department reports on United States grasses and winter grazing prospects west of the 100th meridian. High altitude plains mark the arid region where native grasses resist frost and stay usable for winter forage, supporting large cattle herds for regional and foreign markets. General Ben Alford notes winter-curing grasses occur above about 3000 feet, covering Montana to New Mexico and portions of several western states.
A large procession with bands and flags moved through principal streets as marchers passed conservative clubs at West End. Banners proclaimed Down with the lords and that the lords oppose civil and religious liberty and must be abolished.
Postmaster General Hatton heads to New York before returning to Iowa. Assistant Secretary Coon acts as secretary of the treasury in McCulloch’s absence. A National Academy of Sciences committee backs a new science department absorbing bureaus like the signal service and hydrographic office. Graham probes Barker over a fraudulent treasurer claim, with full investigation ordered. Brig. Gen. Bennett reports Army ordnance results and Rock Island arsenal work, noting $2,015,255 in department expenditures and 35,000 firearms produced in year.
A string of executions is noted in Tennessee Georgia and Louisiana with names including the Fair, Kell, and the Goodmans. Additional cases involve George McVeety charged with wife murder and George C Buchanan with whisky fraud indictments. A yen of a bank robbery clue is sought in Youngstown Ohio related to a 37 500 money package.
Town women form Blaine and Logan clubs statewide. Gov Cleveland visits New Jersey with praise. Mayor Edson of New York appoints Fitz John Porter to lead police after Nichols' death. Hatton visits Burlington and Omaha while voting. Big Republican parade planned in New York with thousands in uniform. Democratic campaigns span Indiana Illinois and Iowa with addresses by Hendricks Vilas and Kelly denying any deal with Republicans.
A thousand tons of wheat moved by rail from San F Cato to New Orleans with final destination England. The route covers about 2,500 miles, roughly six times the distance from Centra Iowa to Chicago, raising concern that producer profits shrink if transport costs per mile stay consistent.
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