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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1890
Page
6
The state conservatives on the general pension bill held another meeting on May 27 but accomplished nothing. They spoke for an hour and adjourned. Reports suggest drift within the group as early agreement faded since the previous session, with no impression of a more favorable outlook.
General Manager Mobler released a circular scheduling openings on June 1 for the Nothart & Barker extension from Allen to Monarch, a 42.6 mile route in Montana. On June 1 the Great Northern will resume the Great Falls to Band Gonlee line, the Sand Coules branch, spanning 41.51 miles.
A mixed digest reports Edward Plading of San Francisco killing a man after a domestic quarrel and John Keenan of New York facing $40,000 bail. Peoria witnesses a fatal chair blow in law dispute, while burglars loot Elgin and Holton Drug Store. Jackson sees the murder of Adiipatch Kimball, with no clue. Eldora notes perjury indictment over wolf bounty scam.
A youth drowned while playing near a slough at Faribault Minnesota. Josep Davai’s boy recovered the body as his elder son was injured when a wagon struck by a roadwide overturned. In Shelton Connecticut on May 26 an accidental explosion during post office building celebrations seriously injured Kendrick Bennett and two others. Charlee Jones John Laykind and James Bherrock suffered severe injuries with fears of blindness.
Bishop James O Connor of the Catholic diocese of Omani died in Omabs Nebraska on the 27th at age 66. He served the diocese for many years and was a noted community leader. His passing leaves a void in local parish life and Catholic circles.
The Christian community in Crete gathered on May 26 to appeal to foreign consuls for protection against ongoing Turkish outrages. They planned to deputize Chakir Pasha, inland governor, to protest and warned of a broad business suspension if the Turks do not improve their attitude. Five students and a Turkish officer involved in an assault on the Russian embassy dragoman’s daughter were captured, delivered to Ottomans, tried, and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.
MISCELLANEOUS uEWe: TIEMS, a Chicago distillery executive, declares persistent rumors that his firm joined the whisky trust or cattle feeding trust are unfounded. Owego National Bank doors closed, cashier C A Thompson missing since salary period. expected return delayed, and no clear update by late May.
Presbyterian preachers in Indianapolis denounce President Chatler of the street railway for running extra cars on Sundays to a suburban resort. They demand his resignation as president of the Indianapolis Young Men's Christian Association, citing the city’s Christian commitments.
The government has awarded contracts for Indian rations and supplies for the coming year, totaling 34,505,000 pounds of beef at 988,631 dollars. Major allocations go to Montana agencies, including Blackfeet, Fort Belknap, Crow, Tort Peck, and Tongus River, with substantial shares also to Standing Rock, Pine Ridge, Rosebud, and Yankton agencies in South Dakota. The Indian bureau seeks to reform purchase methods to reduce losses from shrinkage and fraud under current treaty obligations.
The Interior Secretary plans an extensive industrial school at Fort Totten near Devils Lake North Dakota. A $40,000 government building will be refurbished to house 60 to 800 children from northwestern reservations with the post likely retained for minor garrison use.
In Cleveland a colossal Garfield memorial rises 165 feet as crowds of 200900 witness the dedication with President Harrison, Vice President Morton, Gen. Sherman and other officials. Hayes spoke of Garfield’s legacy as architec George Keller designed the structure costing 140000, funded by Ohioans and allies nationwide. Memorial ceremonies spread to Gettysburg, Chicago, Arlington, and cities across the region with parades, sermons, and orchestral tributes.
Senate actions cover a substitute liquor bill restricting interstate transport as state police tool, a detailed timber culture reform bill with desert land and town site provisions, Alaska entry rules, and Northern Pacific land clauses. Also, a customs administration conference ends and a joint resolution requests Interior reporting on irrigation funding use and diversion.
The Convention of Railroad Commissioners met in Washington on the 28th to discuss railroad legislation uniformity in accounting construction and safety. Judge Cooley was named chairman, E A Mosely secretary, and a report urged harmonizing state laws with the interstate commerce act and adopting uniform railway details across states.
Report from Ottawa outlines a grave crisis caused by opposition to British sinistral settlement at Abington and by dispatching the Bear with orders that could be seen as a threat to friendly vessels. British Columbia sealers, believing the three mile rule remains, fear armed action and a potential clash between American and Canadian hunters as the season looms.
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