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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1896
Page
4
A U S marshal confronts a gang during a train robbery. A participant named Hageliner is shot and the leader is killed. An express messenger is wounded and the group disperses amid the armed confrontation.
A west to east No 2 passenger train was stopped by masked men at Rio Puerco bridge about twenty miles from Albuquerque New Mexico. Fire from robbers wounded and killed Cole Young before Deputy Loomis shot him dead. The gang netted no money.
Commissioner Gamoreaux reports total land selections for the year at 13,209,000 acres with 4,530,915 homestead entries and 6,789,591 railroad selections. Cash receipts rise to 2,100,361 dollars while railroad patents reach 15,527,844 acres and agricultural patents at 5,470,000 acres. The total patented acres number 22,669,989 with 600,010,671 public land remaining vacant nationwide.
In a 1692 kilometer race from Paris to Marseilles and back started September 24, 38 auto motors competed with 36 petroleum and 2 steam vehicles. Eleven completed the round trip, all petroleum powered, Michelin's motor cycle Arrest finishing in seventy two hours actual running time. The event used ten stages with no night running and Paris arrivals praised the finishers' pace and condition.
The government ordered the Cusco prefect to close the English college opened by American missionaries as a mob of fanatics gathered in early September threatening expulsion. Troops were deployed to protect the missionaries from harm.
William Jennings Bryan spoke at three large Cincinnati meetings and later addressed Covington across the Kentucky shore. His whirlwind tour crossed West Virginia from Charleston to the Ohio river with stops in major towns before reaching Ohio’s heartland.
Havana reports Antonio Maceo led a night attack on the trocha causing over 1,009 Spanish casualties with many killed or wounded. General Avelas and staff attempted to rally panicked troops as the Cuban assault scattered the defenders.
In St Joseph on October 4 a tramp entered the home of John Bomley five miles north of Arkie and murdered his wife. The victim, described as a powerful woman, was beaten and the house damaged during a struggle. Posses scour Nodaway county and bloodhounds are arriving as authorities pursue the suspect. lynching threats arise.
Milwaukee Wis Oct 5 Judge Jenkins directed the receivers of the Northern Pacific Railway to sell $33 167 500 in stocks and bonds pledged as collateral with the Farmers Loan and Trust company to the new Northern Pacific railroad for 16 275 000 The securities include consolidated bonds of 6 85 million Chicago and Northern Pacific first mortgage bonds 2 055 million Chicago and Calumet Terminal railroad bonds 4 2 million St Paul and Northern Pacific stock 4 81 million Northern Pacific Express stock 242 500 and Chicago and Northern Pacific beneficial stock certificates 15 million
Chicago reports John B. Ketcham son of a Toledo millionaire was cited as defendant in a divorce suit based on habitual intemperance. The court granted a decree shortly after, with alimony and real estate valued at about $100,000 and personal property estimated at half that, plus $15,000 paid on account.
Ex Governor James E. Campbell of Ohio states he will vote for Bryan and support Chicago nominees. He plans to speak in Ohio and may also campaign in Indiana and West Virginia.
McKenna from the Canadian Pacific railroad visited the city yesterday seeking operators to replace striking workers. He offered free transportation good food and high salaries but found no volunteers. He departed for Worcester at noon.
New York October 6 reports show orders for anthracite coal can be supplied promptly by mining companies despite production restrictions. No price cuts are alleged, but the market tone suggests no wholesale price advances this year.
Secretary Carlisle telegrammed C. P. Johnson of Louisville that the September 28 request for a time to debate Hon. J. C. and Blackburn at Kentucky appointments is received and respectfully declined. The note cites no new dates.
In Point Pleasant West Virginia on an October day while Senator Wiley attended a Bryan meeting his wife killed herself by cutting her throat. Her mind had been affected for some time.
In Troy Nebraska the Republican senatorial convention deadlocked after 67 ballots as Captain John Schilling failed to win support. John Fulton of Morrill, a free silver Republican who arrived as a Schilling delegate, was finally nominated by the Leland faction amid a floor altercation with Editor Ewing Herbert of the Brown County Award.
A catastrophic Florida hurricane wrecks Cedar Keys and nearby towns. Reports indicate hundreds of fisher folk perished and mass destruction across communities with extensive property losses. Rescue teams scramble amid widespread ruin.
A Florida disaster report details Cedar Keys wrecked by a hurricane and tidal wave on Tuesday. Dozens dead, many missing, with massive destruction across Levy and Alachua counties, including Fannin Needmore Bronson and surrounding communities.
Professor W. Carter age 78 died suddenly at his Waverly home. A prominent educator in Central Missouri for many years, he was honored in regional academic circles.
In La Grande Oregon on October 8 Cy Fitzhugh and an unnamed man robbed the First National Bank of Joseph Wallowa County of 2000 by force. Residents confronted the robbers. Brown was killed, the unknown wounded and captured, Fitzhugh fled on a horse with the money.
Thomas E Watson, Populist vice presidential nominee, cites his opposition to Butler fusion policy and asserts a straight middle of the road ticket to pressure Democratic managers to honor the St Louis contract. He notes a written protest against Butler and claims Butler ignored it and pursued his own line.
In Floreate Ohio two miles south of town Mrs. J. P. Ricker widow and her two children lived with boarder Nathan E. Spellman. After a drunken assault on 17 year old Annie Ricker, Spellman killed himself by razor throat wound. Annie survived initially but shows no hope of recovery. Spellman died.
George Anderson, aeronaut employed by Professor Ko zart of St Louis, Mo, was shot from a balloon cannon at the Miami county fair in Paora Kan. He missed the parachute and died after a 1500 foot fall. Ten thousand spectators watched as he refused the safety belt and relied on a cotton cord tied to his wrist.
Washington October 3 The monthly mint report shows September 1896 coinage totaling 5 915 303 50 dollars. Gold 3 140 922 50. silver 2 754 365. minor coins 80 226. of the silver coined 2 700 100 was in standard dollars.
A Wheeling dispatch to the Times-Star says an unknown man tried to assault candidate Bryan during a Cincinnati parade. The assailant rushed the carriage, cried an oath, and was struck by a cane wielded by a riard, leaving him bleeding and staggered into the crowd.
Leadville Colorado reads the miners vote after a meeting. They will stay idle until after the election. If McKinley wins they will abandon the strike. if Bryan wins they expect silver prices to rise and for management to concede union demands.
Kansas electors for a Bryan and Watson ticket failed to file the necessary nominating documents by noon in the secretary of state’s office. The list includes several named electors from Columbus, Winfield, Cottonwood, Junction City, Pulaski, Canton, Neosho City, and more, with signatures reportedly between zero and 1,000 though 600 were required. A separate item notes William J. Warrington, a Chicago organ company employee, arrested for embezzlement and arsenic possession attempts in Hill City. Also reported is a Missouri Grain Co train shipment of forty-six cars of hay to Atlanta, decorated with banners.
The fifth annual National Irrigation Congress will meet in Phoenix Arizona December 15 16 and 17 1896 under the plan of the fourth congress and national committee. Delegates include executive committee members state irrigation officials and delegates at large from listed states and territories plus delegates from irrigation and agricultural societies and engineers. The program covers topics from water storage to legislation with excursions to irrigation sites and reduced rail and hotel rates.
A Dundee story tells how a boy named James won a map prize by himself after a teacher suspected help. The student insists no one aided him, saying his brother did not assist and he did it alone.
A brown suit stranger asks about an umbrella from a drab suit stranger just off a train. The pair recall seeing the gold handled umbrella in a vacant seat at game time, conceding possession with a cordial exchange.
Historic reports show prisoners in New Castle Delaware and elsewhere assigned to errands and housework. A long term convict population was observed doing tasks outside jail while a murderess served in a jailer's household and roamed the streets.
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