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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1889
Page
5
Reports from San Francisco describe a tense encounter between the British ship and an American cruiser near Ottawa, with shots fired and evasive maneuvers. The British captain demanded naval involvement as tensions rose over seal hunting and maritime authority.
The article reports on British sealskin vessel seizures near Canadian waters and U S responses. It notes no demand yet for the release of the Canadian sealing vessel Black Diamond, a pending claim in the Triumph case, and debates on search rights outside U S jurisdiction. Officials stress protecting seals and maritime law while noting potential diplomatic friction with Great Britain.
Mrs Ida Bo West, her father and mother, and Clarence West file suits in the Imperial court against the Rher Toondth Commercial National Bank, alleging wrongful acts and seeking redress for disputed property tied to their claim. The action names JoJo West and refers to the ongoing bank dispute and property recovery.
Deputy Peterson of Mineral Burce reports a fatal shooting Monday night when a man reached into a broken wire tow and was shot through the head. The victim was identified as Frank Adamson, about 20, son of a local farmer near Mineral Kidjo.
Sheriff Bowera of Tula County from New Philadelphia with three deputies brought Harry Wells James McMillan and Edward Banks to jail yesterday for said rape charge. Citizens feared the jail would be broken and prisoners attacked. Sheriff Bewerk planned to move them for safe keeping.
Dr W R Biberts, originator of nitro glycerine torpesting for oil wells, died yesterday afternoon. Former proprietor and editor of the New York Dental Journal ten years ago, he built a nationwide reputation. A national Republican delegate in Chicago last year he backed Harrison and Morton. He had held state office several terms and leaves an estate valued at 3 005 000 dollars.
London reports the foreign office negotiates a commercial treaty with Japan to open all of Japan to British trade on the US terms. In return England would surrender judicial privileges it now exercises in Japan in cases involving British subjects.
Louisville July 27 The will of Gro W Norton a millionaire banker was probated admitting an estate valued at 5 million dollars. Real estate in Kentucky Texas and Minnesota forms the bulk of the property with charitable bequests including 5000 to the Baptist Theological School. After bequests the estate is divided among his heirs his wife and six children.
July 31 report from Tupelo county states Tom Talbot a 23 year old white man was lynched by about sixty locals in response to an alleged outrageous assault on a white girl.
A severe late summer flood devastates Somerset and Union counties with dam failures at Coddington and Greenbrook, washing away barns and homes. Green Valley mills threatened. Somerset Street submerged. French's mill and carriage factory at risk. Central railway cut flooded. trains halted at Plainflak and beyond. One fatality reported and widespread property damage across nearby towns.
A major rainstorm yesterday caused severe damage in southern New Jersey. The Fritz Dam at Bloomfield burst, Rows Park flooded, and Delaware Lackawanna and Western tracks near Morrisburg were submerged. Orange Valley residents fled to the mountains as three houses were destroyed and three people missing. Millburn line damage estimated at $150,000. Newark factories shut as cellars flooded and trees toppled.
Advices from Elizabeth New Jersey report partial inundation and extensive damage across eastern New Jersey and southern New York. South Orange post office and several buildings were destroyed while women and children were saved by tents and men swam to safety. Seaburg Johnson factory in Orange was partly submerged with female employees rescued on rafts.
A cyclone hit Els Corners in Ulster County four miles west of Highland yesterday morning. A funnel shaped cloud produced a roaring sound, destroying Matthew Harcourt’s vineyard and apple trees, demolishing John Nelson’s house and barn, injuring Nelson and his wife, and badly injuring Patrick McGowan eight years old. Quilts and dresses were found in a pond four miles away, and timbers littered the area including high up in the mountains.
A violent storm struck Corcomp New Hampshire yesterday afternoon causing property damage in the many thousands. The roof of the state arsenal and Cumins’ storehouse roof were blown away with furniture valued at $12,000 damaged by rain. An elm tree, 135 years old, was torn from the ground and toppled across Main Street blocking traffic for hours.
The Times-Democrat reports Duck Hill Mississippi area suffered the week's heaviest rainfall in years. Major streams overflowed, submerging thousands of acres of cotton and corn. Fences and bridges were swept away and more rain is forecast.
A severe late afternoon storm struck Havoc im Mhssach Have ReiLy on July 31, snapping wires and unroofing structures. The powerful wind leveled fences and caused widespread damage along a half mile wide path, with roofs torn off and trees uprooted.
A telegramic news digest reports the twenty second annual meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee to be held in Cincinnati on September 23 and 24. Other items note a Milwaukee cloak company fire causing 45000 dollars in damage, a railway superintendent Charles Murray of Chicago Northwestern dying in Oak Park, and alarm over a Canadian sealing vessel captured by the US cruiser Rush. The wire covers forest fires near Chico California and in Colorado and Idaho, discipline at Brooklyn street railway, a shooting death in Wisconsin, storm damages in Chicago, a Kansas City arrestee’s possible suicide, and varied international shipping and legal notes including British apple imports and a Maltese slave traffic claim.
Washington July 31 Roosevelt comments on attacks on civil service law by The Washington Post and ridicules Hatton as a spoilsman. The Post replies accusing reform backers of favoritism and noting promotions bypassing exams. The exchange includes taunts over money received and a Foxian challenge.
A Washington inquiry asks if President Harrison's letter to Lord Mayor Sexton of Dublin, sending thanks for Johnstown flood sympathy, was opened en route. Officials say no action likely unless officially brought to the department. sealing breaks in transit are not uncommon and may trigger tampering concerns.
Gen Scho field orders action after reviewing a telegram from the interior department dated Calispoll Brevens county WT July 25 detailing that Indians have burned eight square miles of hay land and threaten settler property. Settlers guard hay stacks and dwellings and sign a petition asking for a company of soldiers to protect lives and property.
Representative McKinley says he is confident of being chosen speaker when the next House meets. He has spent time at a Pennsylvania resort and a private stay at the Ebbitt. He plans a month more of rest before returning to active Ohio campaign work.
Miss Alice C. Fletcher, special Indian agent for allotment, reports to the Indian affairs commissioner on the benefits of educating Net-Perces children in eastern schools. Her testimony suggests school influence will aid relations between white and red men and yield great advantages for both communities.
Postmaster General Wanamaker returned from Cape May in the afternoon. He said that Mr Green wrote a letter to the telegraphic paper in reply to his earlier message. He had seen it several days ago and did not desire to comment now, nor perhaps in the future.
The Civil Service Board of Indiana increases its examining board from three to five members and appoints an outsider. W. P. Fishback of Indianapolis has been designated as the outside member of the board.
Col John B. Hussey of North Carolina assumed a key post in early July as head of the department, with officials noting his prior service and planned initiatives.
Grand Army of the Republic department commanders from several states met in Cri Casa to decide on attendance at the Milwaukee encampment. They endorsed a boycott due to railway rate refusals. In Milwaukee the national GAR camp debated the Chicago decision as eight departments ordered to consider their stance. A special executive meeting was planned to discuss the matter further.
A report on Robert Marvel of Puke township undergoing a prolonged fast. After forty seven days he showed preserved strength but recent days saw weight loss and throat paralysis. He avoids solid food, drinks water or milk, and is examined by his granddaughter and physicians.
Lord Randolph Churchill addressed Conservatives in Birmingham and urged an imperial loan of 100,000,000 to fund tenant purchases in Ireland. He linked the plan to imperial unity and Irish representation in Parliament and called for further radical proposals in Walsall including land bequest abolition, model dwellings, and government sale controls.
A young woman posing as a book agent visited Franklin and met Dr. Hall before driving with Edmunds to marry in Shelbyville. The couple obtained a license, wed, and then traveled to Greenburg. The bride had not previously met the groom, Edmunds has vanished abroad, and Dr. Hall refuses to comment.
A week after a No-Name cannon fire started by sportsmen, Ciln July 8, a blaze has spread to ten square miles. Smoke fills the air and the sun is obscured as No-Name and Grizzly mountains burn in a vast conflagration.
Andrew G Drumm who ran the cattle commission business for A Drumm & Co in Kansas City has vanished. Reports say he owes between 1200 dollars and 15000 dollars. He is the nephew of the firm’s senior member.
A fire at Littia Bay yesterday leveled three large houses and caused extensive damage to a warehouse and docked waterfront facilities. Authorities estimate losses around 115,008 dollars, with widespread destruction including timber, cords of weed, and other goods. No injuries reported.
The notice reports the failure of two lithographic firms in July, outlining creditors and potential impacts on local printing capacity, with brief reference to court actions and reorganization efforts.
In Omaha on July 27 a remarkable tale emerged of Miss Bridges later Mrs Barton, her lover Hallam, a plan to drug the groom at Ogdensburg and force a divorce for alimony. Letters from Bridges to Hallam revealed premeditated intent and a mutual friend later exposed the plot.
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