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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1895
Page
2
Numerous Lyons homes report burglaries while other state items note Rep Witton assets, ag fairs planned, and various local events. A Omaha resident Eva Uurr died by gas, funerals follow, and multiple accidents, fires, and legal matters populate state coverage.
Nebraska G A R officials publish travel arrangements for the Louisville reunion. The official train departs Lincoln September 9 with connections from Omaha and western lines, while local routes from St Joe and Lincoln join in en route to Louisville.
William Foxwell of Plattsmouth has won the Harris Hartley estate in Cornwall, England, valued at over 82 600 000 with rents around 30 000 yearly. He traveled to England last November to pursue the Foxwell interests and forwarded a cablegram confirming victory. Depositions from Racine area residents aided establishing his identity.
Harry V. McDonald a druggist awakened by a burglar at 3 a.m. firing through a north bedroom window fatally wounding the intruder. The man’s body lay in the yard by morning with no further disturbance.
At Carnegie Steel works in Homestead Pennsylvania an explosion occurred during maintenance on the furnace top. Sixteen workers crowded around the bell were thrown by the blast. five men died from burns and injuries, others injured or hospitalized.
Stanton Abbott of England and Owen Zeigler of Philadelphia fought a 20 round bout at Eureka Athletic club in Baltimore. Zeigler dominated rounds three through sixteen and the final rounds with rapid combinations and a decisive finish, the referee naming Zeigler the winner.
The Emperor of China condemns the recent outrages and orders a firm response. The Foreign Office is asked to punish those responsible for the dastardly acts, with three energetic decrees issued to ensure justice.
State Bank Commissioner John W Kreidenthel released a summary of Kansas banks reports showing condition at the close of business July 11 and comparing with July 14. The state counts 237 banks and 13 private banks, total 410, with loan totals, deposits, and capital figures detailed for both periods.
Attorneys for Bob Cheney of the new Santa Fe company report that the railroad will exit receivership by late October. An order of sale should issue within ten days and sale of the property follows in about thirty days. The Kansas company will likely be named without drastic changes, changing only one word from railroad to railway.
Kung Taien describes the China killings as the work of ruffians exploiting chaos to loot. At Cheng Fu a clash after a missionary abused a boy led to murder as authorities arrived. missionaries argued with mandarins. The emperor issued three decrees to punish the guilty. A commission to Ku Cheng has arrived amid arrests and quiet, alarmed natives.
Miss Eva Mae Christen and W. Dieke wed after presenting themselves for a license at the county building. Christen wore gray bloomers with leggings and a tight jacket while Dieke appeared in knickerbockers. They rode their bicycles to Windsor Park after the ceremony.
Dixon and Leonard battled in a frenzied first round with Dixon edging ahead. Referee Yank Sullivan and officers intervened as the fight spilled into the ring, leading to arrests of Dixon and associates in a melee at the Academy of Music.
The office of minister to Mexico was declared vacant. Matt W. Ransom is no longer the U.S. minister to Mexico. Acting Attorney General Holmes Conrad and Thomas Holcomb, Treasury auditor, cited constitutional provisions and salary increases during the senator's term as the basis for the decision.
In Platte City Missouri on August 16 the circuit court session ended in a shooting that left Newton Winn fatally wounded and Watt Reed jailed. The clash stemmed from a hog dispute and worsened after Reed's lawyer insulted Winns son. Winn was rushed home for surgery with little hope of recovery.
Adjutant General issues Circular No 3 directing commanding officers to report immediately the numbers of commissioned officers and enlisted men they will take to the annual encampment. Reports flow to brigade commanders through regimental headquarters. Senior officers away from home for over two days must appoint the next in rank to receive and act on official letters.
County Treasurer Sam Soderberg vanishes after his deputy and a female clerk desert him during a trip to Chicago. They were seen at theaters and other spots. Mrs. Soderberg fears for the children and questions his departure.
Special Indian Agent James G. Jackson visits Nowara Indiana Territory to census the Delaware tribe as payment of 175000 dollars Cherokee Strip money is issued around September. Most Delawares favor receiving the funds at Nowara where the census is being conducted.
A midnight storm drenched Fremont with 2.10 inches of rain and unleashed over an hour of continuous lightning. The Methodist church was jolted when a bolt struck the steeple tearing shingles and ornaments but caused no major harm. An empty southern house was burned and slightly damaged by the event.
Kansas City firm Borden and Swearingen operating shutter and iron works at 213 and 215 Main Street with a St. Louis branch on North Second Street. The business was closed today under chattel mortgages totaling 15 669 43 dollars.
Sam Custen, sought in six cities for diamond robberies, was discharged by Judge Allison then rearrested as a fugitive from justice. He faces hold for St. Louis detectives after a jury disagreed on a prior $2500 diamond theft claim.
Will Moake and Will Read, both young farmers from Mincie, were shot in a watermelon patch near Marion by Fred Crenshaw.
Ben C. Johnson of this city was named receiver for the Fiters Bank at Laddonia after it failed to meet banking law requirements. He assumed control this afternoon August 21.
Gorn Oklahoma August 21 Jennie Metcalfe and Annie McDowlet the girls arrested last week for horse stealing but who escaped from Sheriff Lake have been again captured and lodged in the Pawnee jail Both were in male attire when captured this time with revolvers in their belts and spurs on their boots.
Negaunee business men and a Mineral union delegation met and raised 125 for relief. Merchants urged acceptance of company terms and return to work, saying further aid was not possible. End of the strike expected soon.
Cincinatti Aug 21 good sport but low attendance at Washington park racing yesterday with scarcely 1 000 people on the grounds. Directors are discouraged by the attempt to run a meeting without betting though losses are not expected to be large.
Secretary of State Lesueur had the Bowling Green bank placed in receivership with Thomas J. Ayres named by the court. State Bank Examiner Austin reported the bank to be in bad condition. In Toronto the inquest into Nellie Pitzel's death concluded with a verdict of wilful murder against Holmes.
Mid-summer quiet remains evident with industrial output and prices for iron and steel still higher. Jobbers in major western markets report improved demand and an expected active fall, while Omaha buyers are said to be more brisk than in years. Wheat export totals for the period show rising shipments, with current week at 1,824,000 bushels and seven weeks of the cereal year around 12,000,000 bushels.
General S I Maxey died at Eureka Springs Arkansas after a long life of military service and public office. Born March 31 1825 in Todd County Kentucky he fought in the Mexican War and Civil War and later served as Texas state attorney senator and United States senator. He died August 15 at Eureka Springs aged about 97 and was mourned for his frankness and defense of local rights.
Mrs Caroling Leake testified she saw Theodore Durrant with Blanche Lamont entering Emanuel Church on April 3 shortly before Miss Lamont's murder. Two more witnesses report seeing the pair nearby at about 4 PM the same day, strengthening the link between Durrant and Lamont near the crime scene.
The dispatch notes J. W. Bennett a former St. Louis newspaperman resigning from government service. Charges of violating army regulations are brought against Major Crowder of the Department of the Plate. Secretary Hinrichsen of Illinois comments on Morrison’s standing with the silver Democrats as a presidential contender. A Denver building collapse injures three people seriously.
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