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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1902
Page
6
An advertisement touts Peruna as a spring remedy curing fatigue by cleansing blood and improving digestion. A testimonial from Mrs. J. E. Finn of Buffalo credits Peruna with restoring health within two months and urges readers to write Dr. Hartman for free advice at The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus.
The U S Senate approved the oleomargarine bill 39 to 31 after a heated debate. It imposes state law alignment for oleomargarine and similar products, taxes for colored and renovated butter, and licenses for manufacturers and dealers.
In Kroonstad Transvaal delegates press for peace as Gen Dewet reportedly influences President Steyn to resist an encounter with Acting President Schalkburger. Pretoria reports ongoing communications but no result yet. Military and civilian leaders expect pressure from troops to push negotiations, noting Steyn’s unwavering resolve to continue the struggle.
In Louisville on April 4 a new political body named the Allied People's Party of the United States was formed. It unites reform forces against plutocracy and supports initiative and referendum plus government ownership of public utilities. Only the People's Party and the Public Ownership Party had authority to form an alliance.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt hosted a post Lenten musicale at the White House with Paderewski performing a select program. The evening featured a formal dinner for eighteen, with guests including Secretary and Mrs. Hay Senator Hanna Rep. Moody Rep. Lucian N. Littauer Colonel Kitson and Mrs. Bliss Mrs. Reeve Merritt and others.
Erie railroad firemen, paid under an 1887 scale, are in conferences with officials and a men’s delegation over a wage overhaul. Concessions have been offered promising a material pay increase though final amounts and all terms are not yet settled.
General traffic is closed across the country north of the Tugela river. Blockhouses line the frontier from Ladysmith to Durban region with permits required to advance beyond Colenso. Town guards at Ladysmith Dundee and Newcastle are armed and mobilized to full strength.
Burglars in Covington Indiana blasted the post office with dynamite early today and escaped with a large cash haul. Local authorities seek a motive and suspects as investigators seal the ruined building.
Senator Dietrich, back from Nebraska, reports a conference with President Roosevelt on the irrigation bill. The president’s position is not to be altered. Dietrich hopes Congress will pass a reform plan this session and that irrigation benefits the West. Mondell and other leaders push for timely House action with consideration for settlers and land withdrawal protections.
Postmaster Guyer of Clayton New Mexico reports in a letter that Searles entered his office March 26 asked for ten cents of stamps and then fired. Guyer returned the fire killing Searles. He says Searles spoke nothing before the attack and he does not know why Searles tried to shoot.
Washington April 4 The house committee on appropriations today reported the fortifications appropriation bill authorizing six million five hundred fifty two thousand four hundred fifty five dollars for defense works and related expenses pending full house action.
Topeka was chosen as the site for the Populist state convention to meet on June 24. The decision was announced by party officials in Topeka, Kansas, as the April 4 report filed from the state capital.
A Kansas City dispatch reports jurors convicted James Wilson of murder in the second degree for the 30 year old killing of neighbor Orville Lyons. The sentence was set at ten years in the penitentiary after the jury deliberated yesterday afternoon. A motion for new trial and an appeal were filed.
A price hike of one half cent per pound on dressed beef took effect at the stock yards in Chicago today, April 4, as buyers and sellers monitor market implications.
About 1,600 Boston brewery workers struck to win shorter hours with unchanged wages and other concessions. A further strike of about 500 bottlers coopers and stationary engineers is threatened within 24 hours. Twenty four local breweries are affected.
At a full chamber meeting in Manila a cablegram was planned to the president urging Congress to act on the currency issue. The move cites silver depreciation and the $2.27 to $1 gold exchange ratio set by the United States Philippine Commission for the coming quarter, which has caused business losses.
Cattle buyers started strong but bid about a dime lower than yesterday and the market softened. Beef steers sold well with quality the year’s best, while common stockers and lower grades were barely steady. cows, bulls, calves, and stags showed little change. Hogs moved from 5.65 to 6.80 with heavy weights near 6.70, light weights lower. Sheep and lambs sold on satisfactory terms as packers bought up what was offered with limbs and Colorado shorn at firm to higher prices.
Cattle market steady to 10 cents lower with export and dressed beef steers quoted from 40.06 to 55.60, cows 39.50 to 66.00, bulls 35.50 to 50.00, calves up to 4500. Hogs tumbled to 7.00 top with bulk sales near 6.95, 6.50 to 7.00 for heavy and mixed loads. Sheep and lambs firm to higher with native lambs 67.00 to 69.00, western lambs 64.50 to 68.00, yearlings 59.00 to 61.25, ewes 45.00 to 52.50.
American missionary Miss Ellen M. Stone departed London for New York aboard the Hamburg American Line steamer Deutschland. She traveled with R. S Mee Clare and R. B. Baker and will begin lecturing in the United States to aid missions.
Judge William R. Day, president of the Mc Kinley Memorial association, announced that all contributions to the memorial fund should be sent to Myron T. Herrick, treasurer, in Cleveland. The request was issued in Cleveland on April 5.
A second batch of Haytian exiles landed at Islington Jamaica today as the Haytian government orders scores of suspected conspirators to depart the country.
In Eddyville twelve women allied with Carrie Nation raided a local joint in Lexington Nebraska smashing a large mirror and other furniture and destroying several cases of liquor.
Mrs. M. J. Stenner of Pierce Nebraska died from injuries after falling on a defective sidewalk in Winside Nebraska. Local authorities reported the fatal accident occurred on an April day and linked the injuries to the cracked walk.
London reports Santos Dumont, the Brazilian aeronaut, was a passenger on the Deutschland bound for America and sailing today.
Manila reports two new cholera cases in Bulibid prison leading to discharge of all inmates and transfer to a quarantined detention camp. Total cases reach 140 with 115 deaths. province records 32 cases and 19 deaths to date.
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