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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1901
Page
10
Lola confers with Lord Chugmough amid a hostage crisis aboard a river fortress. The Zambo, wounded yet candid, reveals Matta zudo and Namampa’s schemes to seize the senorita, while Arthur Medworth and Don Juan Garza’s factions loom.
On the Island of the Clouds the rescued party awaits relief as waters fall. Zambo warns Sir Galloping Grace of Lord Chugmough’s whereabouts while the Cheerway drifts to the isle. A clash at Carib Hill pits Mattazudo and Francisco’s forces against the English group as rescue efforts surge.
Francisco neared the ruin and shouted at Matta zudo from within. A rifle shot mortally wounded Francisco as Matta zudo cursed and claimed the woman as his. In the combat the volley woke echoes as the fighting ended with several dead including Francisco Matta zada Gomez and Philip.
Captain Glover surveys the Island of the Clouds as the Cheerway nears Bolivar, rescues Dona Maria Jacinta and their American protector, and learns of Castle Salvarez while reflecting on Lola Arza and Namampa’s fate. Medworth seeks news of Jack Tempest and Castle Salvarez amid the Bolivar tumult.
Yale students report electric light as the best bait, claiming underwater rays hypnotize fish and draw them in by illumination. A company plans large scale use to capture fish, promising a revolution in the fishing industry. Kansas City Tournay.
A Denver dispatch reports Arrowsmith and allies seek to avoid lynching after a Nebraska mob threat over an alleged assault on Mary Belle Wells. Extradition papers were sent to Lincoln for correction. the governor will decide, while Judge Johnson delays habeas matter pending Colorado's ruling.
Galveston was hit by the heaviest rainfall in its history with 14.08 inches from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 42 mph east wind at 11:30 a.m. Streets flooded and streetcar traffic halted. business largely suspended though damage not yet estimated. Tide two feet above normal with no saltwater in streets. Rain was confined to a coastal stretch and inland area of fifty to sixty miles.
In Big Springs ten miles from Tatwell Tennessee a sectarian battle at Union Baptist Church kills four men and wounds several others. Tip Cladwell and Rush Morgan fired as crowds of about six hundred gathered just before the eleven o'clock service. John F Cladwell Henry Morgan and two others die or are wounded. The fight lasts about thirty minutes near a spring fifty yards from the church. Sheriff Brook takes stock of the carnage.
A nine foot coal vein was found on Nels Gibson's Swedeburg area farm near Wahoo Nebraska at about 240 feet depth. The discovery, considered genuine, has sparked widespread discussion of a potential fuel price revolution in the region. Prospecting began five years ago but faced delays due to prior difficulties, now overcome.
Police say burglars forced a rear window while the Spreckels family dined, then climbed to the upstairs rooms and stole jewelry valued at about 5000 dollars. The loss was not discovered until late at night.
A massive blaze at the Paepeke-Laicht Lumber Company yard in Arkansas City destroys an immense stock of lumber estimated at four million feet. Authorities believe the fire started from a spark in the mill area. Loss tallies reach about half a million dollars.
Sir Thomas Lipton signals another challenge to the America s Cup and plans to keep Shamrock II in America this winter for racing next spring and summer against the Constitution and Columbia. George L. Watson, designer of Shamrock II, left New York shortly before the statement. The Emperor of Germany is also said to be weighing a challenge. The Shamrock II and Constitution will be laid up in New London, Conn for the winter.
J A Witwer a widow living in Dayton Ohio has been arrested on suspicion of fourteen murders including four husbands five children one sister and four employer families. The latest victim was her sister Anna Pugh who died last week amid mysterious circumstances. An autopsy reportedly found arsenic and copper in the stomach.
State Superintendent Col lins orders that Czolgosz awaiting electrocution at Auburn prison must not be seen and visitors are barred from areas where his location might be learned. Warden and staff warn that divulging any information about him or his doings will be a grave breach of discipline.
In New York, the Central Western Passenger association and the Trunk Line committee, formed last year, urged abolition of all passes including courtesy passes between presidents. The proposal will go to the association for ratification. The committee members are W. N. Newman James McCréa W. H. Tynesdell and M. Felton.
Sir Thomas Lipton was the guest of the New York Yacht Club at a Tuesday reception and dinner attended by about 200 members. Commodore Lewis Cass Ledyard served as toastmaster in an informal gathering with no speeches and no public remarks.
Fifteen Black residents were injured by Whitecaps near Caney Springs Tennessee on Saturday night, four fatally. The assault occurs a few miles from Louisville and reportedly follows a wave of thefts in the Caney Springs area. Local reaction notes the Whitecap group as the suspected cause.
A severe collision on the Mohawk division of the New York Central and Hudson River line in Oriskany New York seven miles west of Utica left four railroad men dead and one injured. A cast bound freight collided with a light engine in the Tuesday wreck.
A Delano mill in Boulder Colorado designed for treating gold and silver ores, with offices and houses on about five acres, was destroyed by fire. Estimated loss runs to 160000 dollars. The property was owned by Rhode Teland capitalists.
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