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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1888
Page
4
A mail pouch with letters for Ft Niobrara and Rosebud agency was found at the Valentine depot with a slit. The register parcel section and large letters were missing, later found emptied in a water closet. The night operator was reportedly intoxicated and provided little information.
Aurora dispatch reports a mistaken halt on the road after a circus party. Tom Smith ran toward town and was fired upon by Officers Whiteside and Cramer, with the incident possibly fatal. Other items include a vitrified brick plant plan in Lincoln and multiple local crime notes.
A two year wholesale letter theft scheme sweeping Chicago yields thousands of opened letters with drafts checks and post office orders totaling near 100000. Inspectors Von Oberkampf and Mack are in custody with more arrests expected, tied to forged checks and a keyed mail theft operation.
Blaine reaches Maine on a party tour with a crowded depot greeting in Portland and Augusta. Spectators cheer as he thanks supporters, the Home Market club delegates join a conference, and a fireworks display closes the day.
Cincinnati reports a weekly Western packing total of 100,000 hogs, matching last week and 40,000 below the previous year. From March 1 total packing reaches 3,550,000 versus 2,740,000 a year ago. Prices for products remain steady as large packers and Chicago operators hold smaller stocks. Kansas corn prospects stay favorable while oats suffer from storms and overgrowth. Winter wheat holds, spring wheat deteriorates slightly, suggesting a possible fall short of last year’s output.
Report of a violent family feud in Shenandoah leads to the shooting deaths of Frank Gallup and Private Pine. Gallup dies after being shot by Private Fletcher as townsfolk surround the house. Campbell dies from injuries sustained defending Pine. The killer’s mother supplied arms and a patrol guards the scene. a jury investigates the crime.
A bereaved widow endures a second loss as her husband is killed by a bullet. The Saturday tragedy has driven the woman to despair while her young daughter endures a brutal, terrifying ordeal.
A Times special reports a late night raid in Shenandoah Iowa where Frank Gallup battered his father then opened fire on a crowd. Three men die on the scene including F K Pine Bird O Rice and T J Winfrey dies of wounds as Gallup is killed by a rifle shot. Private Fletcher fires the fatal shot killing Gallup. The crowd roams the town, bodies are viewed at city hall, and locals fear lynching of Gallup's wife and parents.
A Dakota executive committee letter dated August 1 1898 appeals to President Cleveland to admit North and South Dakota as states. It frames enfranchisement as a constitutional right, cites 1 000 000 inhabitants and 50 000 000 invested, and urges a special message to Congress to grant statehood, promising unity and tax benefits.
Washington dispatch reports the president opposes the river and harbor bill for specifying exact expenditures by the Mississippi and Missouri river commissions. He argues commissioners should have discretion rather than be mere agueheads, and notes the Missouri commission survived a Senate vote to abolish it.
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