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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1899
Page
3
Regulars and Twenty-ninth volunteer recruits fought with bayonets and revolvers at Fort McPherson. Eight soldiers were hospitalized and officials feared several might die after the clash, sparked by a dispute following the volunteers' pay celebration.
Lucius F. Mellen, 68, ex-superintendent of the city infirmary and ex-general agent of the Cleveland Humane Society, lies in precarious condition after a Wednesday assault by strike sympathizers. He rode a Big Consolidated car to Higgins’ paint shop on Pearl Street and was beaten by two men and a boy, later reinforced by two more. His family delayed reporting to police due to fear of further violence.
Milwaukee August 7 David Anderson shot and fatally wounded Captain Thomas L Pollock and seriously injured Michael Mullen during an attempted arrest at the soldiers home. All involved are inmates of the facility.
Conductor J. M. Climinson of the Sea Shore express on the main line of the Pennsylvania road was fatally injured in a struggle with five intoxicated soldiers, reportedly from the Twenty-eighth regiment of volunteers at Camp Meade. The men served in the late war and fought in the battle of San Juan.
In Cuicago Aug 7 Judge Windes of the appellate court sitting as circuit judge ruled that striking workers may use persuasion to convince other men to quit work for a firm facing a strike. The decision clarifies permissible conduct during labor disputes.
New York August 3. The Mazet investigating committee resumed sessions after a six week break with the examination of architects Morgan and Slattery. They testified to work on steamboats jails gardens stationhouses dumps for various city departments. Moss labeled them municipal architects and pressed to reveal why they received many contracts and why their rivals' plans were condemned.
Fast mail train of the Chicago and Northwestern left Chicago at 10 p.m. and jumped the track at Kate Shelley curve near Des Moines River bridge at 5 a.m. The engine and all cars wrecked. Killed were Engineer John Masterson of Boone Iowa Fireman Arthur Schmid of Boone Postal Clerk Swenstone of Austin Illinois and J J O'Brien a Chicago postal clerk who died after reaching Boone IA.
The Iowa State Epworth League opened its annual convention in Colfax, Iowa, with about 1,000 attendees. Officials expect attendance to rise to 2,000 and anticipate a ten day event.
The Times reports Johannesburg sources claim President Kruger's son, head of the secret service, urged a prosecution witness to portray the case as a British government conspiracy to bolster Kruger's position on the eve of the Bloemfontein conference.
London reports claim Joseph Chamberlain renewed warnings to Kruger and the British cabinet approved action. The proposal for a joint inquiry on the Transvaal franchise impact was only presented to the Transvaal government Wednesday and is still under consideration.
Herr Fischer, the Orange Free State special agent, arrives in Pretoria to confer with the Transvaal government about appointing a joint commission. The panel would probe how the new franchise plans affect Outlanders.
Cape Town August 7 The house of assembly heard Mr. Cecil Rhodes express belief the Transvaal difficulty would be overcome in a few months without a shot being fired due to mutual moderation. He said capital would then flow freely.
Berlin Aug 7 A Corea dispatch reports the government has granted a German syndicate a concession to build a railway from Seoul to Gensan on Corea’s west coast in Broughton bay.
Reports from Manila note Filipino insurgents received saltpetre and lead from Japan, hindering powder production. Two friars arrested on suspicion of delivering messages to Aguinaldo were released for lack of evidence. Spain plans to send a relief commission to Tarlac to aid prisoners and resume talks for their release. A reported offer of 3 million Mexican dollars to secure Spaniards’ freedom is unconfirmed by General Jaramillo.
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