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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1897
Page
6
Minister Woodford states his instructions contain no threats and the Spanish government will be impressed with the necessity of detaining hostilities. The remarks emphasize diplomatic firmness without coercive language.
The report outlines Woodford's denial of an ultimatum to Spain and describes ongoing U S efforts to end the Cuban war. It notes possible Spanish cabinet changes under Sagasta and hints at U S good offices to secure a ceasefire with respect to Cuban affairs. Austria's limited involvement is also mentioned.
John Brown of St Josery Missouri, aged 15, was sent to the asylum after an examination showed his constant whistling. He answered only by head shake to a question and otherwise remained silent. His mother attributes the onset to a fall from her arms at age three.
News from San Francisco dated September 25 reports the Tawakah senate on September 10 unanimously ratified the treaty for Hawaii's annexation to the United States, as conveyed by the steamer City of Peking.
Representative Cochran Mayor Vories and Gazette editor Frank Wreyta g appeared before the Missouri River Commission to argue for Belmont bend protections. They warned the bend a mile above St Joseph could force the river into a straight southward course, creating a dangerous river bed and sanitation issues for the city.
The executive committee of the Indianapolis sound money convention met in Washington with H N Hanna of Indianapolis presiding and eight of eleven members present. Ex Senator George F Edmunds is expected to be chosen to chair, as the panel prepares a thorough currency inquiry and aims to influence a December congressional currency measure.
Miss Constance Ingalls daughter of ex Senator John J Ingalls announces to friends she will enter the Church Training School in Philadelphia to prepare for a life as a deaconess in the Protestant Episcopal church. She will leave Atchison in a few weeks to begin studies. Her role mirrors a Catholic sister of charity but without a vow of celibacy.
A Vienna dispatch reports the Ilka carrying ten crew and fifty Austrian passengers struck the English steamer Tiria as it departed Flume. The Ilka sank in two minutes. the captain and seven others were saved while many passengers perished witnessed by thousands at the pier.
First Lieutenant Rh G Hill of the Twentieth United States Infantry attached to the War Department’s military information division killed himself Monday night. He suffered from hydrophobia or insanity and cut his throat before leaping from a Buffalo to Washington train. In Oak Lainn Cal a former Industrial strike leader John O'Brien, linked to the 1885 strike, defended his past radical actions and his paper the Railroad Man's Advocate which failed after the strike collapsed.
Ottawa reports the secretary of state says Attorney General McKenna’s Washington decision against section 22 of the Dingley tariff law is received with great satisfaction. Officials view the ruling as evidence of U S friendliness toward Canada and expect improved ties between the two nations.
Davis era politics reported with J D Goldsby winning the Westport Missouri postmastership over V I Banta. Indorsers included Major Warner Gardiner Lathrop J H Neff and R C Kerens while Webster Davis backed Goldsby.
The national conference of the Unitarian and allied churches opened in Sanatoon New York with U S Senator George F Hoar delivering a brief welcome. Rev M J Savage D D of New York served as council chairman and read the address outlining topics to be discussed amid noted hindrances to church multiplication caused by the spread of Unitarian doctrine.
The tug Pioneer reports a Sunday avalanche near Sheep camp on the Chilcoot pass killing eighteen packers on the Dyea trail. Only one body, Choynski, is recovered. Bridges on the Skaguay river washed out as the river runs wild. The Alki returned overdue with many crews from Skaguay, snow six inches at Lake Benton and three at the Chilcoot summit.
Ottawa reports Professor Wiggins forecasting a great hurricane as the marine department notes a storm moving up the Atlantic coast from the West Indies. He cites celestial alignments including Moon Jupiter Mercury and Mars affecting the weather with a storm likely Wednesday the 26th and high tides along the North American coast.
Esterhazy and Mrs. Langtry plan to return to California by late November and marry in Lake County. Attorney Henry C. McPike says the Lakeport divorce decree legally frees her from Edward Langtry and allows marriage anywhere. They dispute any implication of illegality in other jurisdictions and cite London counsel confirming the decree.
United States sues the South Omaha Live Stock Exchange and all members under the Sherman anti trust law. About 260 members are named. Papers filed by Attorney John S Cathers. Attorney General McKenna authorized action. likely part of a wave of suits in multiple states per Sawyer.
Deputy marshals and Kenney’s men thwart a southbound Santa Fe train robbery near Edmond Oklahoma last night. Two ex deputy U.S. marshals Waree Mowe and three others are being pursued by the posse. In Dallas Texas a fire near New Boston Bowie county kills Jefferson Connor’s three children. Cause of blaze not yet known.
A private telegram from Rome reports a devastating earthquake near Girgeati at sulphur mines. About forty people were killed and many injured in the disaster amid scattered shelters and ongoing rescue efforts.
A discussion on the American heroine in fiction noting her wit and charm, yet critiquing her occasional vanity and lack of grace. It highlights a shift toward a gracious demeanor and awareness of others while acknowledging enduring signs of wealth or poverty shaping her persona.
The Strand Magazine recounts remarkable typewriter creations for royal and notable figures. Czarist blue enameled frames with mother of pearl, ivory keys, and gold plating adorn machines for the Czarina and Duchess of York, while Li Hung Chang’s variant boasted eighteen hundred engraved characters. A Pekin market venture proposed a vast five times wider device with 250 characters, but English investors did not bite and traditional Chinese writing persisted.
The German government runs a compulsory workman insurance program. A worker under 25 pays 40 cents weekly for three years, then receives 77 dollars at 65, with accident coverage in between. Premiums are shared by the worker, employer, and state. The 1896 report lists 18.389 million insured, with 3.409 million in shops, 12.29 million in agriculture, 690 thousand with the state. Accidents totaled 74,897, 6,448 fatal. System cost 12.4 million dollars.
A Ram's Horn correspondent reports a German farmer named Jacob lassoing a sea lion on Tillamook Beach Oregon. He tied rope to his wagon and pulled the animal toward home then freed it by cutting the rope with a jack knife.
A dialogue excerpt shows a character asking if the father would receive her civilly and mentions a mortgage on papa's business about to mature. The tone implies a tense family finance moment with concern for safety in approaching the father.
Trans Miss issippi and International Exposition at Omaha in 1898 will feature a Congress of Agricultural Industries with leaders from state boards, journals, horticultural and dairymen groups. The program will showcase canaigre cultivation for tannin and dry farming rice, sugar beet and cane sugars, and North Pacific livestock like Rambouillet Merino.
Thirty nine counties are represented at the National Democratic convention in Omaha. James W. Woolworth is named for judge and J S Crawford of West Point and Mr Sterling Morton of Nebraska City for gent roles.
The governor received a message inviting Nebraska to send representation to the sanitary commissioners meeting at Fort Worth Texas on September 27. The main topic is quarantine regulations for cattle shipments and whether sheep should be dipped en route or after arrival. Western and southern states are expected to participate. After age forty, a man is considered too old to be happy.
The narrative recalls Buck Grimmer, a dominant West to East figure, declaring mayoralty but Emery Little, a small man, blocks him with defiant letters in a village paper. A fatal confrontation follows with weapons drawn. Little dies, and records cite Little as the first mayor.
The Boston Herald reports a sextuplex telegraphic wire successfully operated in Boston last night. The circuit to New Haven and back covered about 300 miles. Three messages sent simultaneously were easily and accurately received on the opposite end. Inventor Thomas B Dixon of Kentucky, son of the late Senator Archibald Dixon, is described as a practical telegrapher who has pursued sextuplex since 1869.
A fragment from the Chicago Post depicts a humorous exchange where four French beet characters fancy a meal. One asks to dine then declares an imminent duel in an hour. The other suggests postponing to an hour and a half and requests the seconds and opponent attend.
A cattle dealer from Maitland Missouri identified as Goodpasture is noted in the report.
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