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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1902
Page
12
Maubiherk de Lion-Tome Q5 presents SEWARD W HOPKINS as author of works including Jack Robbins of America In the China Sea Two Gentlemen of Hawaii and On a Paradise Charge detailing his literary contributions and catalogued titles.
The castaways aboard the Queen are saved when the brig Janette, bound for Liverpool, arrives. Captain Southey and the crew feed and clothe the survivors, while the narrator learns how the Queen collided in fog with a derelict hull and reflects on the ordeal and gratitude.
The narrator leaves Liverpool after learning of Maubikeck and others aboard the ill fated Queen. He travels to Cagliari under the guise of a hunting trip, seeking a guide and interpreter from Dorr & Company to pursue Maligni and Nita Barlotti while honoring Maubikeck’s last words.
A narrator travels to Sardinia with guide Mutterelli engaged by Signor Branderi. The banker praises Mutterelli’s knowledge from Cagliari to Sassari and the plan is to pursue a mansion hunt, securing top hotel quarters in Cagliari and awaiting the next steps. The guide proves proficient, answering questions on landmarks like the cathedral university and Preffettura. The narrator arrives at the Grand Hotel and departs with plans for guns and further logistics.
General Chaffee via Manila reports a severe Mindanao quake near Lake Lanao and Camp Vickers. Twenty Moros died from collapsing structures while American troops escaped unharmed. Terrain upheaval disrupted mountains and rivers. overall military situation remains quiet.
The year brings gloomy outlook for Japan's staple rice as rare heat and heavy rains spark typhoons on July 10 11. Hurricanes surge rivers flood embankments and villages with growing reports of damage and loss of life while Korea benefits from timely rain aiding barley harvest and full rice fields.
San Francisco August 27 Dispatch reports 250 Chinese bound for the Pacific mail steamer Korea were brought ashore on the Gaelic but detained aboard awaiting a Treasury and immigration decision. The sailors union protests the transfer claiming it would violate the Chinese exclusion act by signing them ashore.
Montana prisoner Ton O'Brien writes to authorities asking that the crime for which he was incarcerated be made public. He says his sole aim in escaping was to kill Deputy Morgan whose testimony led to his conviction. He wrote the letter behind a rock with officers nearby. the handwriting has been identified.
Castro declines the agriculture secretary post in Palma's cabinet following Emilio Terry's resignation. Palma offers the portfolio to Castro's brother in law General Rius Rivera, Havana customs collector, as the autono mist party leadership reshuffles.
Madrid ministers study a sub committee report on reestablishing a bill of credit system for the Bank of Spain in New York. It is understood a Wall Street syndicate offers a credit of one million pesetas with quarterly interest payments.
Boer leaders, eighty percent satisfied with progress, will not return to the continent after a visit to England. An agreement among Kruger and Dr Leyds on distributing their held money has been reached, though the specifics are not yet disclosed.
Wynne answers a government official about a deputy postmaster general acting as a political delegate. He states that while joining a political club or giving voluntary contributions is allowed outside government work, he should not chair a state or county committee or lead a political convention or play a prominent role in local politics.
Navy Admiral Higginson commends Commander Pillsbury for a fleet that evaded outside scouts and reached the coast unseen. The operation yielded valuable intelligence on defense capabilities and coastal communications from Cape Cod to Portland, urging a wireless outfit on all naval vessels regardless of cost.
A message from Burlington headquarters in Lincoln reports the body of C. P. Olson, late superintendent of bridges, was recovered after he drowned Monday at Burlington. Search efforts had continued vigorously until noon Wednesday when the river yielded the remains at Montrose, 23 miles below Burlington. The body will be brought to Lincoln.
Major General MacArthur inspects shore forts at Newport New London and Narragansett and finds Long Island Sound defenses ready for maneuvers. He says they would be impregnable to combined world navies if the United States navy cooperated.
The Holstein fair opened Wednesday with a unique Smith family reunion inviting all named Smith, Smythe, Smyth, Schmidt, Schgpitz or Schmid. Attendees from all denominations enjoyed merriment as premiums were awarded for homeliest, handsome, tallest, shortest, oldest, youngest, largest and smallest Smiths.
Attorney General Knox departed Wednesday aboard the Oceanic to obtain a clear title to the Panama Canal Company's property. He intends to study the treaty between the Panama Canal Company and the Colombian government, believed to be transferred to the United States, and expresses confidence in a favorable outcome.
At Lake Goguac near Battle Creek Michigan a steamer Welcome collided with a rowboat carrying five young women and a man. All five girls employed at the Battle Creek sanitarium were among those drowned. Nurses probationers and stenographers from the sanitarium were among the victims. The incident occurred Wednesday evening during a lake outing from the sanitarium villa.
H. Harley, a well known Lincoln aquakich suffered a broken leg and possible internal injuries Wednesday forenoon at Malcolm. The horse he was driving reared at a hand car, turning and upsetting the carriage throwing Mr Harley violently to the earth. The left leg was broken just above the ankle.
Police report a quarrel in a woman's Bellevue apartment ended with Lizzie Hall aged twenty six and Joseph Campbell dead and an unknown man dying. Two men entered the unit and four shots were fired during the clash.
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