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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1897
Page
3
Caussidiere extorts two hundred fifty pounds from Miss Hetherington promising silence and travel to France while Marjorie faces uncertainty after John Sutherland's quiet, steadfast offer of brotherly protection and a perilous night whistle signals danger at the manse.
After Caussidlere’s disappearance and Miss Hetherington’s visit, Marjorie is urged to return to the Castle today. Mr Menteith and Miss Hetherington press the move as a sheltering step before a forthcoming sale ends her current home.
Marjorie agrees to meet the Frenchman after nightfall next day amid warnings of abandoning all but herself. He promises wealth and a new life but pressures her to escape with him, leaving behind her old world as she wrestles with fear and grief.
A tribute recalls Thomas Cooper the English Chartist and writer. It highlights his poverty stricken youth, self education, careers as schoolmaster and journalist, two years in Stafford gaol, and his Chartist activism culminating in a vigorous poem The Purgatory of personal crisis reports. Cooper died four years ago at eighty seven, having outlived fame.
A museum manager wrote a party in Kentucky asking for a rope used in lynchings. The group replied they had none on hand but had the order on file and would likely respond soon.
Chancellor McLean and State Superintendent Jackson back a trans Mis sissippi congress of teachers to be staged at the Omaha exposition next year. They cite benefits from World’s Columbian congresses and urge regional collaboration, with Nebraska and other colleges pledging support and attendance.
William Bell, a former Quincy resident now aged and retired, travels to York and reunites with his former fiancée who is widowed after a railroad wreck verdict of $10,000. Bell plans to renew their early marriage agreement and pool fortunes with his new pension wealth.
Wilburn L. Williams, jailed in York for eloping with Mil dred Carnahan, appeared with attorney George B. France and had a preliminary trial set to resume on the 18th. He was placed under a $500 bond but could not post it and was recommitted to the county jail.
A Central City dispatch reports a record year for cattle and sheep feeding in the county with more livestock being fed than ever before. Much corn remains unhusked and is unlikely to be husked before spring as several inches of snow cover the ground.
The South Omaha Stockyards Exchange filed an answer with the circuit court denying the government’s bid to dissolve the exchange for alleged anti trust violations. Attorneys Warren Switzler and T. J. Mahoney led the defense for exchange members. The document argues there is no monopoly or restraint of interstate commerce.
President McKinley reached Canton to be by his mother’s bedside as she remained unconscious and fading. The family and doctors offered cautious hope though the physician doubted survival, with three of four living children at her side and William McKinley kneeling to seek recognition. The president planned to return to Washington after a brief respite today.
The government recorded November receipts of 43.36 million dollars, with 18.14 million from the Union Pacific reorganization committee. Expenditures totaled 37.81 million, including 4.55 million from the Union Pacific sinking fund. The month shows a deficit of 8.09 million, with customs and internal revenue giving mixed results and an outstanding Union Pacific balance of 34.16 million due in four equal installments, last Jan 9, 1898.
Senator Stewart of Nevada says Pacific coast opinion backs ratification of the Hawaiian annexation treaty and that it would not take long to consider. The treaty tops the senate calendar and most expect open debate to proceed. Senator Harris of Kansas states he now opposes annexation after previously being undecided.
All About Alaska descriptive folder with five maps and routes to gold fields offered for four cents in stamps. Also available Alaska Land of Gold and Glacier booklet for fifteen cents. Great Northern Railway claims to provide the shortest line from St Paul to Seattle via outfitting points where Alaska steamers sail.
On December 4 residents pledge cordial greeting to William Jennings Bryan in Mexico City, uniting across party lines due to his prominence as a Democratic leader. A Shanghai dispatch notes a large Japanese reinforcement arriving in Formosa.
Consul General Lee reported to the State Department that insurgents at Yaza Porto Principe elected and installed officers on October 20. Names listed include President Bartolo Masso and General Maximo Gomez among others such as Domingo Mendes Capote Jose Aleman Ernesto Font Stearling Andreas Moreno de la Torre Manuel Silva Calisto Garcia.
Family members gather at a patient’s bedside awaiting the final summons as the President preparations for a return to Washington to address official duties and Vatles.
Canton December 4. President McKinley will leave Canton at 2 05 PM tomorrow to reach Washington Sunday morning for the opening of Congress. Mother McKinley remains unconscious with no hope of recovery as doctors report increasing weakness.
A Havana dispatch says General Pando was killed during a clash with insurgents in Santa Clara province while marching from Sagua La Grande to Trinidad. No further details are available. The report has stirred palace and official circles. The president appointed B K Bruce of Mississippi as register of the treasury.
Senator Allison arriving for the session warns of determined opposition in the senate to Hawaii annexation led by capable opponents. He says Hawaii would be addressed before Cuba if Cuba is discussed, follows the president on Cuba, and argues practical currency legislation is impossible with low appropriations.
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