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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1898
Page
2
Wedding bells ring in Nebraska City as Beatrice and other towns report marriages and social chatter. Snow storms, fatal accidents, bank suspensions, and thieves at Missouri Pacific Depot surface amid local notes from Columbus to Blair with names like Gleason Wilson Burd and Rathman.
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway will at its December stockholders meeting absorb majority of its branch lines by purchase and lease the rest. Consolidation aims to cut operating expenses and unify management across routes from Kansas to California. The plan includes leases for the Chicago Santa Fe California and other lines and ratification of a San Francisco San Joaquin Valley railway purchase.
The ordnance board finds Spanish Mausers of seven millimeter and Turkish Mausers of 7.65 mm. Cartridges are not interchangeable. About three quarters of Spanish Mausers could be repaired to usable condition, yielding roughly 7000 rifles for potential army use while a decision on adoption awaits emergency needs.
John F. Pratt reports 2,500 square miles of additional Alaskan coast territory and a new channel for Yukon bound vessels. The survey, led by Pratt, notes possible accretion or chart inaccuracy as causes. The new channel could save 400 to 500 miles to the Yukon, promising safer, shorter routes.
Harvard students held a mass meeting in Cambridge to discuss a memorial for Harvard men who died in the Spanish American War. President Eliot, Major Hogginson, and Morton Shaw spoke. a regret letter from Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was read.
In Shrewsbury, the vicar of Ruxton and his wife were tried for cruelty to two orphan nieces left in their care. The children were ragged, fed from a pig tub, and the elder was stripped and beaten. The couple received four months in prison with hard labor.
In Pans on October 34 the joint peace commission met from 2 pm to 4 30 pm without progress. Spaniards urged Cuba debt assumption, but American commissioners stood firm. Seven sessions have produced no agreement with next discussion set for Monday.
San Juan October 24 considerable political excitement follows the decision by Major General Brooke to retain Munoz Rivera secretary of the autonomous council of secretaries Blanco treasury Lopez justice and Carbonnel interior in their posts. American authorities deem them men of excellent standing and say retention preserves tranquility until Congress acts on Porto Rico.
In the Zoutpansberg district near the Limpo river, the Magato tribe led by Chief Apefu with 20,000 followers and four cannons attacked the Laager after massacring a Lutheran missionary family at Zoutpansberg. General Joubert demanding surrender, 3,000 burghers summoned to reinforce 5,000 troops.
A telegram from Admiral Dewey at Manila to the secretary reports the collier Nero reached Taku on October 16 with a coal fire and suggests sending the vessel home since it is of no further use. He made no comment on Philippine politics or further captures by Spaniards or insurgents.
The First National bank of Lisbon was closed by directors and cashier WH. J. Childs, who had served twenty years, has not been seen since yesterday morning. Bank examiners take charge and an investigation is underway into suspected embezzlement.
In Osawa Nebraska on October 34 the inquest jury ruled Andy Dupont principal in the death of William Walker from a South Omaha bout. Chief of Police Carroll was found accessory after testimony showed he took money to permit the fight to go on.
Private John Phelps of the Second Missouri regiment remains in Lexington after a public discharge at Camp Hamilton. He regrets the publicity and plans to reform. Yale graduate of 1895 and former Annapolis cadet, he will not return home.
Deputy Sheriff Webster from Virden Illinois travels to Chicago with warrants for the arrest of Chicago Virden Coal Co president T C Loucks and secretary W L York. Police have not located the two executives to serve the warrants.
CAIMANERA Cuba October 24. Captain Harris and engineers Sims Gow and Scott of the Vulcan and Captain Chittenden of the wreckers expect the Teresa to depart for the north next Tuesday unless an unforeseen delay occurs.
New York reports Lillian Russell freed from marriage as Signor Perugini wins a divorce decree in the ebancary court in Jersey City. The couple had wed January 21, 1604.
The British admiralty orders seagoing ships to full crew and reallocates four torpedo boat destroyers halted for boiler work. Unemployed and on leave officers must be ready to man reserve ships. An Ireland Ireland man damages a Punch window amid Fashoda tensions. Novorossia reports France has ally Russia in the matter.
In Constantinople on October 24, reports say the sultan's push to renovate towns along Emperor William’s route leads to desecration of sacred sites. The house of Simon the Tanner near Jerusalem is painted bright blue and enclosed by a gaudy fence. Floors are tiled and a Crusader-era iron screen atop a rock dome is yellowed with paint.
Managua reports the Nicaraguan supreme court commission ruled the Maritime Canal Company concession expires October 26, 1899. The 10 year period began with an 1889 act, and the agreement was ratified by the Nicaraguan congress April 20, 1889, under President Segala.
A private letter from Manila describes 17,000 troops with 201 sick in hospital, slow movement due to heat and rain, scattered companies guarding streets, and rising typhoid dysentery and malaria. General Otis is said to be overworked, personally supervising many details.
Receivers of the Smedley-Darlington Loan company of Westchester Pa have begun foreclosures on land in Southeastern Kansas. The firm had loaned over 250000 on Kansas farms. Owners say mortgages were paid to Henry J. Butler, the Kansas agent who disappeared from the city months ago. The case questions whether Butler acted for the borrower or the lender.
The mint director reports global precious metal production for 1897. United States gold value reached 57 363 000 dollars, while South Africa leads at 57 633 861 dollars, Australasia 55 684 182, and Russia 23 243 763. World output rose with notable gains in the US, South Africa, and Australasia.
Albert Martin, a Ziebeck county rancher and El Caney veteran, engaged to a neighbor’s daughter, fell under strain after sickness and a love triangle. A Cuban nurse obsesses, disguises herself to reach him, and madness follows. Martin’s body was found in the Cheyenne river. cause uncertain.
In Amsterdam on October 24 Queen Wilhelmina and her mother prepared to return to Apeldoorn when a reporter, wearing a bicycle costume, offered his arm to the queen and was arrested. Initial reports claimed an assault, but it was later stated the reporter was deranged and only wished to escort the queen to the train.
The inquest into the death of Harold Frederic was adjourned to Wednesday. Evidence described as sensational included Ruth Frederic stating her father refused doctors and that Mrs. Mills, a Christian Scientist, was summoned with his consent under others influence.
Cold weather in the South checks yellow fever as reports to marine hospital authorities show a steady decline in cases. Washington dispatches October 24 note the trend with fewer new illnesses and easing conditions across affected areas.
The Spanish peace delegation unable to meet the US group in a joint session. The next talks are set for Friday as Madrid officials request time to consult and shape a final stance on Cuba. Arbitration and possible moves on Porto Rico loom as outcomes.
The war investigating commission met in Jacksonville city hall to review regimental and hospital staff performance. Dr. Frye of the Third division hospital attacked hospital corps members as incompetents and criticized contract surgeons as largely unfit to handle typhoid fever cases.
Brigadier General H. W. Lawton arrives with aides and reports good conditions in Santiago East Cuba. He notes sanitary work progressing rapidly and business revival with capital investment and growing public confidence in the U S government.
Omaha Chicago and New York market quotations provide prices for live stock and produce across major exchange hubs. The report highlights price ranges for cattle hogs and grains with notable shifts compared with prior sessions. Traders monitor supply demand dynamics and seasonal factors affecting futures and cash markets.
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