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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
5
An April tornado ripped through Goliad Texas on Sunday afternoon killing seventy nine people and injuring ninety five. The storm leveled 150 stores and residences and caused about 100000 dollars in damage. A heavy hailstorm preceded the wind and rescuers labored amid collapsed buildings and debris.
Houston reports a tornado at Goliad killing many and destroying eight blocks of business buildings. Widespread damage feared across Texas with San Antonio and Dallas areas also hit, but no confirmed fatalities there. Austin and surrounding regions faced severe winds and property losses, including churches, hotels, and schools.
In Washington the Senate committee heard John Oehler discuss Facts About Sugar and Oscar W. Donner's reprint series. Ex Senator Manderson described two 1901 contracts showing price manipulation aims and warned that actions in sugar pricing threaten beet sugar industry and tariff policy. He argued the 20 percent reduction stalled western beet plant projects and cautioned that Cuban annexation could raise sugar labor costs.
A gas explosion at Fraterville mine near Coal Creek Tennessee killed between 175 and 226 miners and helpers. One severely injured survivor, William Morgan, was blown from the entrance. Rescue efforts found all other workers dead, passage blocked by slate as hopes faded.
Washington May 20 The House approved the naval appropriation bill before adjournment The major dispute centered on Roberts Massachusetts amendment to build three ships a battleship a cruiser and a gunboat in government yards Adams Pennsylvania opposed the amendment Sherman supported but Roberts prevailed The rules suspension passed eight hours work on government contracts and authorized a national sanitarium for disabled soldiers at Hot Springs Arkansas
Mexico City May 20 The finance committee sent to congress a bill authorizing the executive to issue the fifth and last series of interior five per cent bonds totaling twenty million dollars. Proceeds will subsidize railroad companies and fund national Tehuantepec railway improvements, gulf and Pacific port works, new port works at Manganillo, Vera Cruz public buildings, a new palace, and sanitation projects.
Governor L Huerte cables from Paris May 20 reporting Mount Pelee continues to eject large quantities of cinders now covering the island’s southern districts due to a wind change. Explosions heard at Le Corbett, while northern districts feel no imminent danger as locals are out of work. Grand Sachem Elected at Tammany Hall Election in New York Justice A O Gorman wins eight of twelve votes on first ballot, Van Wyck finishes with four. election later ratified.
In Jeranid county farmers form a mutual fire fighting company just before prairie fire season. Each member must equip fire fighting apparatus and, in return, receives protection of the cooperative in all fire cases.
Lincoln Neb May 20 The last vestige of vacant school land in Nebraska will soon be offered for lease at public auction. Demand for these lands during the last twelve months has been unprecedented and aside from a small strip in Boyd county there remains only 8246 acres to be disposed of.
Manila May 19 United States Philippines commission passes act conferring marine jurisdiction on courts of first instance authorizing punishment of crimes. Washington May 20 Senate in executive session rejects nomina tion of John Yost of Rothdrum Idaho to the register of the land office at Coeur d Alene Idaho.
May 19 in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania the visit of Secretary R M Hastey to Hagleton to confer with Mr Mitchell fuels hopes for an armistice in the Wyoming region. Local business leaders and operators warn miners must drop demands and return to work. Coal and iron police were posted at several collieries and firemen stand ready to respond to calls from the United Mine Workers.
An anarchist plot against King Alfonso was uncovered in Madrid with six arrests, including Gabriel Lopez an insurance worker. Dynamite cartridges were found at the arrest scene and Lopez says he received the cartridges to throw at the royal carriage during Saturday’s procession. Nine cartridges were seized and further arrests followed including six medical students a printer a carpenter and a mason. The cartridges are being analyzed by military authorities.
Senator George Hoar of Massachusetts led a large Lafayette Opera House gathering in Washington on May 13 to discuss Ireland. He welcomed Irish MPs Redmond and Devlin, praising Ireland’s cause and liberty, while noting mixed histories of liberty and war in the sister nation.
British government agents in St Joseph receive a London cablegram ordering the halt of horse and mule purchases for South Africa. The Boer War is expected to end in days. The remount station at Lathrop will be abandoned and its horses and mules sent elsewhere in the empire.
Washington May 19 The negotiations led by Secretary Hay with ministers from Colombia Nicaragua and Costa Rica are concluded and three treaties granting rights for the United States to build either the Panama or Nicaragua canal will be sent to the Senate. The general terms have been outlined previously by the press.
Prof Fessenden visited Washington en route to Pittsburg. He met Prof Moore head of the weather bureau but did not discuss resigning his post. Reports say his wireless telegraphy studies in the agricultural department are nearing completion and he is likely to quit government service.
A Paris and Bordeaux committee forms to honor Rosa Bonheur with a memorial in Bordeaux. President Bouguereau named, honorary president M Leygues. funds partly raised and a monument by Vierre Grant slated for presentation to the city. The Armour lard refinery blaze in Chicago caused about 750000 dollars in loss.
The Daily Mail reports that Boer leaders at Veerening show signs peace is assured. It credits British farm rebuilding generosity, noting about 5.1 million pounds granted to aid reconstruction.
Shenandoah Ya May 17 Rev. G O Gustafson has started on an extended trip through Europe His church has granted him a vacation and he will spend most of the summer visiting health resorts in Sweden.
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