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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1890
Page
6
Telegraphic briefs note a craze among a number of people along the Missouri river near Mandan and Bismarck. They hold nightly demonstrations guided by a voodoo figure who recently traveled to Kunine City and stirred up superstition locally. Authorities fear the craze may spread and cause harm.
Pension changes in Doland and Aberdeen are noted along with a college term delay at Redfield. A robbery claim and a bank suspension at Huron are reported, with government audit moves on notaries and railroads. Troop movements toward Cherry Creek and tensions with hostile tribes are mentioned, as is broader financial concern in Pierce and the state.
From Washington the secretary of the interior orders the net torn survey at the boundary between North and South Dakota to proceed. The superintendent directs that all enumerators in South Dakota be paid at once with all Kehudulos accepted. The pending measure amending the interstate commerce act to provide for deposition taking by notaries public passes. Senator Sharman reports the finance bill from the committee, changes omit banks with $50,900 supplies and raise compulsory inquiry of dependents to $1,000.
A young man named Robert Hoy was suffocated by a salt fall at Brulley Salt Works Warnaw New York on the 15th. A steamer passenger from West Indian ports to New York on the 16th reports the Mutina River bridge near Port Limon collapsed on December 1 killing four colored laborers, two white men, including a car shop foreman. The bridge section was about seventy feet long and stood on ten columns.
A mayor in Long Island City pleaded guilty to being interested in the pool room recently used in the city. Gov Toole of Montana refused to respite four Indian murderers slated for execution at Missoula on the 19th. A petition largely signed by women urged clemency, but the governor said the petition does not justify executive interference.
Robert Richter and Louis Evars from San Antonio quarreled a few days ago. Richter, described as no coward, attacked Evars with a rifle at Richter’s home, killing his foe. The killer was captured by HL. W. Beatty, G. L Batabrook, and Joe B. Smith after being treated in Rochester New York. Meanwhile HL Beatty and two others faced charges in Rochester for extortion involving money, books and stock certificates from Chicago’s merchants' Retail Commercial Agency as agents to Sandusky, Ohio, seeking to form a similar venture on the water.
Reports from Quebec and India describe Halifax express crash aftermath with deaths and injuries. London political circles discuss Chamberlain's Birmingham speech, Gladstone tensions, and Irish questions amid broader imperial maneuvering and social issues.
A garbled OCR note reports the death and burial of Douwe keuper of Ray Cairo Wirt on the 12th of childbirth. Feadingvian church members grew agitated over the rumor of her death. About midnight a mob allegedly dug up the body or attempted to. a pastor later pronounced the woman dead.
Arthur Hoyt Day, a man who murdered his wife by pushing her from a Niagara Falls cliff during a bigamy dispute, was hanged at Welland Ontario on the 18th. The sensational trial revealed Day’s sister as a key witness and his second wife as co-conspirator. Day faced the scaffold calmly, received a brief prayer, and died by a broken neck from the hanging, with death confirmed by doctors shortly after.
A telegram from Atwood Ill dated the 18th reports Nobe Randall, a local character, went to neighbor Gibber's home and renewed a quarrel. Randall knocked Gibber down and trampled him to death before Gibber's wife. He fled as officers pursue him, with lynching feared. The victim was a railroad man and leaves a large family.
Jury returns verdict of guilty against Charles Ford for the June 28 Ottawa killing of traveling man David Moore. Kate Ford, Minnie Winterling named accomplices. O'Brien gets a life term in a separate trial. First murder conviction in the county in over thirty years.
In a Macon Georgia court on the ninth day of conspiracy trials district attorney claimed witness Som Burch was dying and sought to move the hearing to a boarding house. About forty people gathered in the bedroom as he confessed implicating six other prisoners in a murder conspiracy. Six hundred dollars was paid and Lowry killed the victim Porayth.
The defense denies Burch’s statements as wholly concocted while describing Brewer as infamous. The remarks suggest Burch’s role could prove fatal, casting a shadow over the proceedings and the defendant’s fate.
Telegraph reports a brutal triple murder in Shakopee Minnesota. John Spearman, his wife, and 12 year old grandson George Russell were found killed in their home, with Mrs Spearman’s skull crushed and the boy’s head sealed to the pillow. No sign of struggle or blood spatter. The crime dated to the 13th and an inquest began on the 18th.
George Daevin, manager of Retrieve Price in Columbia Texas, sent guard Jin Jackson to Oyster Creek express with about $300. Jackson was found dead at Retrieve Place gate five hours later, head blown off, money missing. Bill Davidson, a White man, arrested with bloodied clothes and honey in possession. Davidson jailed and examined. Jackson’s brothers and fellow guards in Brazoria, tension rising with threats of lynching.
United Ireland argues that during Mr Parnell's takeover of the paper offices he fired only the acting editor Bodkin while others filled roles. It laments Gladstone’s stance, warns of a plot against Parnell, and notes Dublin Catholic diocese urging restraint in Parnell matters amid church division.
A New Hayes telegram dated December 10 reports Gen Alfred H Turry of the U S Army died that morning. He served with Sherman at Port Royal in 1861 and commanded divisions in the Tenth Corps later earning promotion to major general. He retired in 1888 due to sickness and returned to New Haven, Conn. He was 64.
Dispatches warn of revenge after Sitting Bull’s death with looming massacres of whites. Reinforcements move to front to repel Indhang onslaught as war hysteria spreads. Readers urged to discern sensational reports from truth while staying informed on day’s events.
Early reports describe rising crisis at Daly's Ranch South Dakota on the 17th with Indians seen in all directions. Troops prepared for engagement, outposts moved, grass fires set and several ranches burned. A government courier brought a dispatch from Gen Brooke ordering protection east of the Cheyenne River and the Seventh Cavalry to engage. Col Carr with Sixth Cavalry near Rapid Creek claimed forces joined from Nox Elder Creek as Maj Perry held Battle Creek. Telegraph offices exist at Fairburn and Hermosa for updates.
White Buffalo Man son of Sitting Bull living near Bad River west of Pierre 8 D says the killing of Sitting Bull is right and that Bad River Indians are glad. He fears a messenger from Sitting Bull’s camp will visit. upon hearing of the rath they will kill every white man. He urges government to capture and disarm them to prevent more trouble.
Army officers in Chicago cast doubt on a sensational report of a clash between Indians and regulars near Daly’s ranch in South Dakota. Assistant Adjutant General Corbin said no word confirms the battle, noting he has received no dispatches and requests caution about the story.
The account recounts a night raid by Police under Bullhead and Shavehead on Sitting Bull's camp. As the chief prepared to ride, two attackers entered and opened fire, prompting a ferocious fight. Sitting Bull was killed along with ten or more followers. seven police died and Bullhead and Shavehead were wounded. Captain later intervened.
Fechet and Gatling gun troops reached the scene and attacked the Indians. After an hour and a half of combat the hostiles retreated into timber near Grand river. The camp with dead and wounded was seized. Several officers and men praised, with notable bravery by Capt. Fechet. Casualties listed among police and hostiles. Sitting Bull’s followers attributed, no Fechet losses.
Telegram from Gen. Miles reports two strike and 184 lodges of about 800 Indians camped at Pine Ridge and Pine Agency with others at Rosebud. Estimates place hostile forces around 750 men across Bad Lands Cheyenne River Standing Rock. Army exhausted means to restrain friendly Indians and urges treaty obligations be fulfilled promptly. No confirmation of battle casualties. weapon is discredited at the War Department.
In Des Moines Iowa on the eleventh instant the Des Moines Beet Sugar and Preserving Company closed a purchase of 88 lots plus a large block in Capitol Park for 20000. The firm plans sea sugar production employing about 150 men and supplying a market for beets grown by farmers. The current plant covers 140 by 150 feet with a three story main building. The company will not install machinery until stock sells out and expects to operate next summer once beets are grown. The plant already makes jellies and preserves with a growing capacity and currently employs 10 to 15 workers.
The O Shea case returns to London courts as Mrs O Shea’s will leaves most property to herself worth about 1 000 000 dollars. Sir Evelyn Wood and Mrs Steele, siblings, seek their share while Capt O Shea, guardian of the children, plans a claim to a large portion of the estate.
The bodies of Joseph Marshall Charles and Herbert Coonor of Harbor Springs Michigan were found north of the village after a fishing trip. Authorities believe their boat was wrecked in a recent storm during the voyage home.
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