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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1878
Page
1
An eyewitness letter from Rockerville details mines along Mineral Hill and nearby claims in the Rapid City district. He notes extensive cement beds, strong ore prospects, and active development under managers like Perry and Moulton, with future growth projected for Rockerville and regional settlement.
The Timber Bill amends the revised statutes to grant patent rights for ten years and ten acres of growing timber on a quarter-section to adult US citizens or declarants who plant protect and maintain healthy forest growth. Restrictions limit one quarter-section per person and set spacing and witness requirements.
The New England Methodist Conference met in Westfield Massachusetts on Tuesday and asserted church influence in public life. Delegates adopted resolutions opposing batmen serving in civil offices and criticizing government policy toward Africans Indians and Chinese while endorsing fraternal ties with the Methodist Church South and reaffirming its claim as the original Wesleyan church.
The Philadelphia Sentinel reports Edison’s new talking device called the atrophone. It emits intelligible speech over miles like a fog horn and could aid signal stations and vessel warnings. Edison plans to depart New York for London with potential buyers betting £60,000 on success.
Telegraphic notes from London and Constantinople show pro Russian sentiment. Turkish objections to Russian moves grow as Russian garrisons relieve Roumanians and push to control the Danube. Lord Salisbury faces timing with Beaconsfield awaiting fleet orders amid Asia Minor diplomacy.
An Indian allegedly tried to sell a ten year old white girl in Arkansas City. He claimed she was bought from Cheyenne for two ponies. The girl, with limited English, may have been raised among the tribes on the Nebraska frontier. District and vigilance are urged as captives are said held by savages. government action is requested to compel surrender of all captives.
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