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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1896
Page
1
At the state canvassers meeting, Lincoln county’s results were certified but Lawrence and Butte counties and unorganized areas tied to Butte were not counted. The board adjourned to December 17 to obtain properly authenticated returns and instructed the secretary of state to secure certified totals with auditor seals.
In Chicago and Milwaukee freight yards agents seized 30 tons of venison declared coniscated to Minnesota. Officials say the meat was being shipped illegally out of state via the Milwaukee Road. Each piece faces a $50 penalty, with total fines running into thousands.
Postmaster General Wilson issues a fraud order against the Western Letter Brokerage company of 27 Twenty-fourth Place Chicago. The firm claims to possess compromising medical letters and threatens to deliver them to blackmailers for a fee.
Supplementary report to Congress by Secretary of State Olney discusses Cuba, the rebellion's growth, and Cuba's degraded state. It warns that U S. interests and relations demand a possible change in policy, citing destruction of Cuba's industrial resources and burdens on the U S. in domestic and external affairs.
London editorials react to President Cleveland's message focusing on Cuba. The Daily News urges autonomy or sale for Spain, The Times praises warned tone, while The Chronicle predicts Spain cannot resist and should sell Cuba promptly.
A letter to F. M. Bailey of Vermillion dated December 9 from J. T. McCleary of Mankato Minnesota announces his candidacy for the office of secretary of the treasury. The communication, not confidential, states the news is publicly announced for the first time and follows years of friendship and correspondence with Bailey.
A Burlington plug train struck an electric car at Choctaw crossing in Leavenworth injuring Captain Montgomery of the pension department at Fort Leavenworth and Thomas Haskins of Company D. Other passengers escaped unharmed.
Severe floods reported along the French coast with a portion of the Pointe Degrave breakwater washed away. The storm system affected Bordeaux and the broader coastline.
Lonpox Dec 8 The Chronicle reports independent sources anticipate famine in India will be far worse than any previous due to insufficient rains despite the season.
Chippewa Falls recounts a 10 inch drop overnight with water level at 5 pm six inches below the previous crest. Ice removal proceeds on River Street as Wisconsin Central and Milwaukee lines repair depots and tracks. Merchants reopen, sightseers return, and railroad traffic resumes amid reports of no widespread distress.
Milwaukee December 9 It is announced that Henry C Payne who has been linked with a McKinley cabinet post has resigned as vice president of the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light company. The resignation takes effect at week’s end and a directors meeting will choose a successor. A Washington special says Payne would not deny or confirm retirement reports.
In Fairfax Iowa on December 9 a Milwaukee Road agent shot at two highwaymen during a robbery attempt. One robber was killed instantly and the other wounded but at large. The agent escaped unharmed.
Detectives prove Baker Figlesthaler's flour was adulterated with arsenic and an arrest is expected. No deaths occurred but nearly 200 people risked illness after consuming bread from the north side bakery in Milwaukee.
A Cuban from Havana via Key West reports ongoing night raids around Guanabacoa and fear of larger detachments reaching the city. A separate dispatch notes 50 insurgents crossing near Artemisa, with reinforcements tightening trocha pickets within 50 feet. Rumors of Gomez wins circulate despite unsubstantiated claims.
A Havana dispatch to The World reports there is no foundation for a civil trial. The new trial for competitor prisoners by the Madrid supreme court will be conducted by an ordinary naval court martial.
In Havana on December 9 an American filibuster named Atkinson was killed in an engagement at Taco Taco. The Cuban government says it is fortifying Guanabacoa after insurgent raids.
Washington reports that Venezuela accepts the memorandum for settling the boundary dispute with Great Britain. Minister Andrade says Caracas will publish the memorandum and summon an extra Congress session to implement the treaty.
A Cleveland manufacturer reports that steel billet suppliers, once part of the Bessemer Steel Association, have withdrawn from the pool and intend to submit their own prices. Letters and a telegram indicate independence and a wish to be considered for future orders.
Anoka County Starch company of St. Francis completed its fall work. No potatoes were received from non stock holders and about 25 000 bushels of potatoes were found with 150 000 pounds of starch manufactured.
Washington announces changes to McKinley inaugural roles with S W Woodward declining chairmanship and J R Bell of American Surety and Trust Company accepting. General Horace Porter of New York named marshal of the inaugural parade.
The house committee on appropriations finished the first appropriation bill of the session and reported it to the house for possible passage this week. The pension bill carries a total of 14263680 dollars, a decrease of about 65000 from the commissioner of pensions estimates.
At Lexington Missouri a mob of Fay County farmers broke into the county jail at about 1 am and hanged Jesse Winner and James Nelson, held for the murder of Mrs Winner and her two children. No arrests have been made but leaders are said to be known.
Carlisle Indians arranged to play the University of Wisconsin eleven in the Coliseum. The likely date is December 19 with the game to be played under electric lights after Thanksgiving, following Chicago and Michigan matchups.
The board of trade unanimously adopted a resolution asking the president and Congress to acknowledge Cuban independence and grant material assistance to end the war against the Cuban people. The item reflects early 20th century sentiment on Cuba.
Senator Allison has been seriously ill at his Dusugvue home for over a week but is reported somewhat better. He will not be able to travel to Washington for a week or ten days.
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin on December 7 the river has fallen six inches since last night easing public fears about the ice gorge. Colonel Jones traveled the Milwaukee and St Paul branch near the river for miles to assess the situation and opposes dynamite or explosives as unnecessary. The valley residents feel relieved as the worst seems over and cold continues.
Reports from Menominee Michigan say the Menominee River level is still rising above an ice gorge 18 miles upstream from Grand Rapids. Farm families flee for their lives as barns and cellars flood and fodder and provisions are destroyed. The rising waters have reached the Cedar River, altering its course.
Ten indictments allege Koetting former South Side Savings Bank cashier received funds knowing the bank was insolvent. He is already serving a five year sentence for illegal banking. Milwaukeee December 7.
A Topeka dispatch reports an agreement for a speedy trial of the Santa Fe railroad receivership case. Kansas judges issue orders to shield the company’s Kansas property from interference by any receiver, pending the case’s final hearing. Both sides promise to seek court orders limiting asset seizures if the last resort upholds the defendants.
Des Moines hosts the biennial convention January 29 and 30 drawing three hundred notable women. Elizabeth Cady Stanton is honorary president, Susan B. Anthony president, Anna A Shaw vice president at large, Rachel Foster Avery correspondence secretary, Alice Stone Blackwell recording secretary, Harriet Taylor Upton treasurer. The West's first meeting, with many Iowa women expected.
In Parkersburg, W V on December 8 a record coal land purchase totaling 40 000 acres in Preston county between Oakland Maryland and Graf ton West Virginia changed hands for 10 per acre. The buyers include S M Guffy Melton Bros of Pittsburgh Drake Stratton Co of Philadelphia John Sliney of Corry Pa and Cheat River railroad builders. A geologist calls the veins thick and the field one of the world s richest.
Report states the Northern Steamship company will let a contract to build two mammoth lake passenger steamers like the Northland and Northwest. No official announcement yet, but a reliable source says the vessels will operate nonstop between Buffalo and Duluth.
A possible 10 round bout in San Francisco looms as Corbett accepts an offer of 15000 dollars. The proposal will be presented to Fitzsimmons by the Olympic Athletic Club, a long established city institution, seeking to stage the match under its management.
Memphis Tenn December 8 The Elsa, detained Thursday by government officials for lacking a licensed pilot, has been released after a regular pilot was secured. No evidence supports rumors the Elsa carried arms for Cuba. The tug immediately departed for New Orleans.
A telegraph from Fort Pierre reports Dr. H. M. Kennedy of a sheep ranch near Bad River wandered during the storm and froze to death. A German named Koch near Chappelle Creek has also been missing since the storm, with no details on delays or recovery.
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