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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1893
Page
6
A sensational report alleges a vast fraud scheme that enriched insiders at the expense of government funds. Officials face scrutiny as investigators pursue collusion, misappropriation, and illicit gains tied to public resources.
New York August 26 The Herald reports a session of the customs house investigating commission at the Barge office unearthed evidence of tax business methods in the surveyors department and possible fraud by weighers and gaugers. Thomas Morrison led the inquiry and investigators indicated widespread manipulation of figures and erasures. Officials foresee wholesale arrests in the weighers and gaugers branch.
Two more suspects, Henry Morris and Ben Miller, are arrested in New York and identified as members of the five man gang that robbed a St Paul bank. Chief McGinn will return with requisition papers as the robbers are jailed within two weeks of the burglary.
Marshall files assets and liabilities for the suspended Prairie City bank in Terre Haute showing little prospect for depositor recovery. John S. Beach, owner, will testify to exonerate his cashier and bookkeeper as ignorant of the bank’s finances. The bank had not conducted legitimate banking for years and used deposits for Beach’s affairs. Depositors plan to meet and decide on hiring lawyers to pursue criminal charges.
A terrible wreck is reported on the Harlem railway at Dykeman station ten miles west of Dansbury. The Pittsville express is involved and casualties are feared as authorities rush to the scene for救援 and investigation.
Seventeen persons are reported killed after a freight train incident. The town seeks aid as officials in Helena and Wisconsin report ongoing investigations and potential legislative actions regarding the case. Governor Richards contemplates an extraordinary session if needed. Burnett, a local cashier, is found dead in the river with lines entangled.
The report notes a draw in a local fight titled Jimmy Purne Kid as the contending sides discuss conditions of trade. The New York market summary shows improved but uneven activity with fewer bank failures and rising currency use, yet mercantile relief remains limited.
A Twin City Athletic Club bout in Minneapolis features Moore defeating Kessler by foul in the fourth round after Kessler clashes insultingly and uses his head. The bout, a four round middleweight match, drew mixed signals as warnings mounted and the decision was upheld by the referee.
Mrs Harry Starr of Pottsville Pa credits Dr Miles New Heart Cure with relief from persistent heart pain sleeplessness and gas belching. She weighed 120 pounds before treatment and 130 afterward praising the remedy purchased from pharmacists or Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Ind priced at 1 per bottle or 5 for six with guaranteed satisfaction.
The big elevator firms in Minnesota have opened ten depots at Lake Crystal Garden City Vernon Amboy Elmore Madeira Brewster Sheldon Ox Falls and Montrose. Twenty six more elevators will open Monday as they push grain to central markets. They say Eastern banks promised funds and will pay currency or certified checks for grain bought.
The article discusses pledges to move to silver coinage and issue silver certificates, with a proposed currency meeting all demands. It calls for a currency commission to devise a sufficient system, noting 50 million dollars of bullion value and existing treasury certificates plus ongoing silver dollar certificates.
For a month fires in the east part of Lt Mars IA appear incendiary or origin. The coal houses of W. H. Perry have burned several times but were found before serious damage. John Wallbellig, a hostler at the Western House, was caught trying to light a porch fire and is arrested. officials suspect insanity rather than malice.
Madison Wis Aug 28 The state board of control faults conditions at the Waupun penitentiary where 130 convicts idle and the rest work only eight hours daily Contractors tied to slow business push idle men to be kept busy while officials seek solutions to improve employment.
New York mills in Utica will shut down on September 4 for at least a two week pause affecting about 1,000 workers. The Merrimac Mills Print Works full plant, with 2,600 operatives, has started full time and will run permanently.
Hogs steady to strong with local packers paying up to 515 for early clears. Cattle steady with prime steers 3.00 to 3.50, cows 2.00 to 2.50, veal calves 3.00 to 4.00, stockers 1.50 to 2.00, feeders around 20 dollars. Sheep slow with muttons 3.00 to 3.75 and stockers 1.50 to 2.00. Receipts: hogs 400, cattle 3v.
The report lists August wheat near 56 1/2 cents and September opening around 56 cents with highs near 64 cents and lows around 55 1/4, plus December opening about 62 4/6 cents and highs around 63 1/3. It notes track No 1 hard old at 50 cents and new at 58, No 1 Northern at 57 old new, and No 2 Northern around 55 cents both old and new.
A brief item notes Chicago live stock activities and a Cutcago Union Stock event in August with limited readable details. The fragment hints at market or union activity and scheduling within the Chicago livestock scene.
The report lists opening and closing prices for September October and August deliveries of wheat corn oats lard and short ribs. Prices include wheat 60 to 61 cents for August and September, corn 25 to 26 cents, oats 23 to 28 cents, lard around 8.0 to 8.4 dollars, and ribs near 8.1 dollars for September.
Fragmentary text notes someone leaving Gray on August 29 and references related travel or events with places like Gables and Cleveland, but the rest is garbled and unreadable.
The Columbian Liberty and Peace bell will travel to Chicago via New York Newark Trenton Philadelphia Wilmington Baltimore Washington Harrisburg Columbus and Indianapolis. The committee seeks flowers from patriotic groups and individuals to honor the procession and guards of honor will be arranged along the route.
Trouble from a shooting of a white man by a black miner at Litchfield has been averted so far. Rumors of planned attacks on stockaded miners circulate, and a major confrontation is anticipated, with miners reportedly keeping any plans quiet.
From Kavxanna Wisconsin on August 26 a report confirms a house fire at Bloomer residence. Two children suffered severe burns and died soon after while other family members escaped with their lives.
Dana of Minna has been appointed captain of police at the capitol replacing Captain Street. A West Point graduate Dana served through the war and earlier worked as a banker in St. Paul.
Charley Mitchell states in a private letter from Curiaco that he is in peak health and confident of beating Corbett. He will sail from England on September 6, expect to land in Chicago in about two weeks, and fight only in the arena of the Columbia Athletic Club.
In Dover New Hampshire on August 28 a coordinated effort aimed at burning local churches was reported. Belknap church suffered deliberate fires while First Parish and Advent churches saw cellar and doorway blazes. St Johns Methodist had rubbish set near it. Police and fire officials tighten patrols, pledging rewards and investigations.
A Racine dispatch reports boxer Jack Dempsey and his wife, or a man claiming to be, arrived claiming training plans. He drank heavily, swindled a woman out of $20, fled from police on foot, rode with a farmer, and was captured. Authorities doubt his sanity and plan to move him to Chicago with his wife assisting.
The Bank of River Falls in River Falls Wisconsin, which suspended operations one week earlier, has resumed business on August 26.
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