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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1899
Page
7
A boy sits astride a horse in a stable holding slate and pencil. His father asks why he does not write in the library and the boy explains the teacher instructed him to write a composition on a horse. The exchange is reported by the Chicago News.
Secretary of War Root says the Philippines will be prosecuted with all possible energy. He expects 50,000 troops ready by the end of the rainy season with more to follow if needed. Root dismisses talk of policy disagreement with McKinley and avoids discussing any change of commanders.
Washington reports 10,769 enlistments for volunteer regiments. The Twenty-sixth under Colonel Rice has 1,312, exceeding its quota. the Thirtieth under Colonel Gardiner has 1,805, just four short of its requirement.
At a CuHicaco meeting Illinois coal operators warned of a general mining halt unless miners approve selecting a seventh arbitrator to settle pick and machine mining differentials under the Pittsburg agreement. They said failure to act could extend the strike to Pana Virden and beyond.
Paris dispatch reports Governor General Doumer with 2000 European troops ready to occupy Mong Tse amid Chinese attacks on the French consulate. Twelve hundred men landed at Kwan-Chau as European force escalates. Rumors say Doumer may resign if the government does not act decisively.
In Wilkes Barre on August 10 The Glen Lyon miners 1200 members of Susquehanna Coal have joined Nanticoke strikers increasing regional cuts to 3845 and forcing mine closures across the district.
The Second Oregon regiment broke camp at the Presidio and marched to the ferry. The band of the Nebraska regiment and Utah artillery acted as escort, leaving very few behind.
Georgia Populist leaders held a conference in Atlanta and announced plans to nominate state county and municipal tickets next week while declaring opposition to fusion. The move signals a bold stand in state politics.
Five hundred business men at a Cleveland anti boycott meeting pledged 10000 to convict men dynamiting cars and creating disorder. Speeches denounced the boycott and urged restoring peace and safety, praising Mayor Farley for suppressing disorder and calling for a US military post and larger police force. Mayor Jones of Toledo attended as guest and speaker at the strikers’ picnic at Scenic Park.
Discontent runs high in the Wilkes Barre anthracite region as about 10 000 miners are on strike with daily actions. United Mine Workers organizer James arrives to pressure companies for better terms and a convention led by John Mitchell is set for Aug 25 with delegates from Lucerne Lackawanna Schuylkill and Carbon counties to address grievances and seek powder price cuts.
In Alexandria Virginia about 100 Springfield rifles arrived from the Richmond state armory. The Alexandria light infantry prepared to respond if called. The mayor vowed prosecution of those involved in the Ben Thomas lynching.
The August reports from Des Moines show excellent health for the Fifty-first Iowa in the Philippines. Several officers have been removed from the regiment and given commissions in the new volunteer army.
Aug 11 Stites Wisconsin reports a mammoth pulp mill is assured to be built on Eldred Lumber Company land and will receive power from the Oconto river. Eldred controls 100,000,000 feet of hemlock on tributaries to the river.
New York on August 11 heard testimony stressing how often men are robbed in the city while visiting areas such as the Tenderloin and the Bowery during the Mazet investigation committee proceedings.
The British torpedo gunboat Leda shelled a French fishing boat inside the three mile limit. After a blank shot failed to stop the flee, a second shot disabled the boat and killed the helmsman.
An old advertorial urging readers to check blood purity and buy Hood’s Sarsaparilla to purify the blood and restore health. It promises to cure spring humors and tired feeling along with Hood’s Pills for nausea headache biliousness and liver ills all at 25 cents.
Omaha report details Mercer Chemical building fire on Eleventh Street in which four firemen died from electric shock after contact with a live 2000 volt wire while lowering a ladder. Fire origin attributed to chemicals stored on the fifth floor. damage confined to that area.
A testimonial from Mrs. S. M. Idol of Winston North Carolina asserts cancer was cured by Swift's Specific S. S. S. after eighteen bottles, claiming hereditary cancer and persistent disease were defeated. The notice promotes a free book from the Swift Specific Company of Atlanta Georgia.
A thunderstorm converted Sheep gulch into a roaring river twenty feet wide, tearing toward the courthouse annex and trapping contractor Dolan and a worker with a perilous escape. Washouts cripple the Great Northern line east of Butte and delay the Northern Pacific between Butte and Silver Bow.
The Ottawa express running from Montreal to Ottawa on the Canada Atlantic railroad jumped the track near Coteau Junction. The engine and baggage car plus a second class coach derailed while first class coach and two Pullmans remained on tracks. Seven were killed and several injured but not seriously. Cause under investigation, rails may have spread.
Helena Aug 11 Engineer Beebe was instantly killed and Fireman Hill mortally wounded in a Northern Pacific wreck one mile west of Florence on the Bitter Root branch. The engine jumped the rails while the train ran at regular speed.
Six San Francisco firemen were injured when the roof collapsed at the Star & Owen restaurant. All are expected to recover as property loss is reported as small.
The Newport News yellow fever update reports no new cases or deaths at the Soldiers' Home and the quarantine remains in force. Hampton and nearby towns are free of the disease, with planned quarantine lift in a few days for Hampton.
Washington August 11. An order requires all civic transports to coal at Nagasaki both on outbound and return trips. The measure avoids delays caused by coaling at Manila, which had prevented ships from leaving as scheduled.
A bolt struck Engelbert Jersly’s barn at Clifton six miles from Camp Doveins causing its destruction. Sons Vincent 16 and Engelbert 22 were killed and Mrs. Jersly was seriously injured. The event occurred on August 11.
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