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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1897
Page
2
Weekly telegraphic digest surveys world affairs and domestic happenings from every quarter of the civilized world. It reports foreign policy, trade, politics, and notable events with brisk summaries and reliable briefs.
An explosion of eighty quarts of nitro glycerine near Chesterfield Indiana wrecked the town. Nearby workers Marion Mansey and Sam Maguire were injured while James Golds house was destroyed. The blast damaged Dallsvile and Yorktown far away and was felt fifteen miles.
Bradstreets notes uneven demand for holiday specialties with pockets of improvement in the west and north of the country. Cold weather boosts interior buying. eastern cotton goods stay weak as shoppers wait for cotton prices to rise. Iron and steel demand is soft despite ample furnace capacity. Wages rise for workers across several industries.
A tute containing dynamite was found and a man arrested by a private watchman near the American Consulate building. Officials deem it a joke but tighten security to protect the United States Consulate General Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and the Censtate.
An attempt to poison the Houser family near Platteville Wisconsin involved strychnine in water and coffee. A daughter drank water and fell ill but recovered after antidote. the poisoned coffee was found before consumption. The District Attorney was notified by telegraph and will investigate.
Marshal Blancho the pew Captain General of Cuba has been authorized by the Government at Madrid to sign a credit of 100000 dollars for immediate relief of suffering peasants gathered near towns occupied by Spanish troops as a precautionary measure.
A man named Jerry Johnson, described in the dispatch as a negro, was lynched by a mob in Wisconsin while being transported to jail. Armed men rode up and shot him multiple times, following an arrest for stealing a bicycle.
General Order No 7 announces the next annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment will be held in Columbus on May 18 and 19, 1898. James Dodge, department commander, issued the notice to members.
Fragmentary OCR shows a report on Francis M Hateh described as a minister arriving in Washington. The text hints at tensions between Japan and the United States and opinions about how quiet relations may be, but details are unclear.
Obituaries and criminal cases fill a round of early 20th century notices. Mrs O Reilly dies in Boston, a murderer is sentenced in Greenfield, Johns O Neill Jr charged in Potsdam, a Watsontown tannery fire causes heavy losses, Judge Nelson dies in Worcester, and Rockefeller funds Mount Holyoke. Other items include indictments in Taunton, embezzlement sentences in Bethlehem, a Baltimore fatal blaze, a Brooklyn murder probe, and railroad ventures from Dyea to Klondike with grand forecasts.
Western famine hits Fort Scott Kansas while fires destroy $25000 in La Grange Ohio. Individual killings include John Dillon in Gault Missouri and J P Morris at Milwaukee Hotel Pfister. Alderman Durnam of Minneapolis gets six and a half years. Earthquakes felt in Randsburg California. Fire claims Mrs M A Trigg and daughter Ethel in Topeka Kansas. Wolf encounter in Alden Kansas ends with a shot. Acquittal for Charles S Briswell of Cheyenne after Fort D A Russell shooting.
Fire aboard the United States battleship Oregon traced to spontaneous combustion in coal bunkers. eight hours to smother the blaze before drydocking in San Francisco. Kansas City man William Lockridge, whose robbery sentence was upheld, has disappeared from bond. Rio Arriba County judge voices lax crime prosecutions after acquittals. Telegraph steamer sinks near Fern Grove. 10,000 dollar loss. St Louis firms form a large capital combine to control enameled ware manufacture.
In Moultrie Georgia Neil Sinclair killed Robert Register and wounded Linton Register. In Memphis memorial services for Isham G Harris were held with many notable attendees. Yellow fever updates show new cases and deaths in New Orleans Mobile Pensacola and Pensacola. U S Marshal F J Carpenter arrived in Hot Springs Arkansas with distillers captured in Scott County. Four stills and about four thousand gallons of whisky and beer were destroyed. The Arkansas case of J M Clayton, killer of Powell Clayton, resurfaces with political links and a $500 reward issued by Governor Jones for the arrest and conviction of Clayton's murderer.
Commodore Dewey returns to Washington from the sea trial of the Iowa declaring it the best ship of its class. The article also notes French ambassador Patenotre deferring reciprocity talks, a guardianship order for Evangelina Cassio y Cisneros, and various government military and policy items including Miles recommendations, seal treaty details, and Indian education findings.
The text argues that any act by a municipality attempting to tax emoluments paid to government officers is unconstitutional and void. It asserts that if a state could tax officers or agents of the government it would impair the United States' power to execute its sovereignty.
Reports deny Mr Gladstone’s seriousness while China appeals to Russia to oust Germany. Australian towns suffer dust cyclone damage and Melbourne fire totals $5,000,000. a countess dies after an accident near Wigan. Navies ponder action at the Dardanelles as Crete autonomy unsettles Europe. The Victoria returns from Tromsø with no Andree news. In Mexico City the Arroyo murder trial ends with ten police executions. Cuban insurgent dispatch details a Sept assembly led by Mendez Capote with Masso elected president and Gomez influence noted. Masso favors full independence.
Capt. A. C. Anson, famed G. I. en. baseball figure, intends to quit the National League and has applied to the Western League for a position. The week’s trade reports note colder weather accelerating retail trade, wider production gains, and 267 U.S. business failures versus 334 last year, plus 32 in Canada.
A sea captain notes that sails with many small holes move a ship faster than intact sails. He argues ordinary canvas cannot take full wind force because stationary air fills the sail’s hollow, reducing propulsion.
Chicago cattle quoted 3.00 to 5.50, hogs 3.00 to 3.75, sheep 2.00 to 4.75. Wheat No 2 red 94 to 96 cents, corn 26 to 27, oats 20 to 22, rye 47 to 48. Other cities show varied ranges for cattle hogs and grains, with several typographical errors in several lines. The report covers markets in Indianapolis Detroit St. Louis Cincinnati Toledo Milwaukee New York and more.
The West's strong teams closed the season with Wisconsin seen as the presumptive Western champion after decisive wins over Northwestern and Illinois. Chicago's squad earned a solid second place, while Michigan and Illinois faced tough finishes as Northwestern trailed.
A severe Nebraska snowstorm hit Thursday night with mild day then freezing drizzle and gale winds. Snow piled into huge drifts hindering traffic, western blizzard threatens stock interests as icy grass blocks cattle feeding and thousands of sheep face danger, though housed herds lessen risk.
A wide array of brief items from Madison, Shelby, and surrounding counties note legal actions, accidents, and civic events. Topics include court decisions, marriages and deaths, a minstrel show, town incorporations, crime reports, bank plans, and notable local residents' fates and health.
Special Treasury Agent Converse J. Smith reports from Boston that Special Employe Bunn on the Canadian border has seized a small schooner at Hastport Maine. The vessel carried twenty five boxes of tin plate smuggled into port.
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