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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
7
Washington December 6 Senator Hoar introduces a bill to punish the killing of the president or foreign rulers with death and to penalize attempts, conspiracies, and aiding escape. The measure allows separate indictments for conspirators and treats accomplices after the fact as principals.
Practically the entire senate day focused on introducing measures. McComas and West sought to advance anti anarchist bills, while Morgan pushed canal construction proposals. Lodge proposed an education based immigration test, Scott sought a character certificate, and Jones of Arkansas reintroduced the anti trust bill from the last session.
Berlin voices in the tariff debate freely mention the United States. Dr Paache and Herr Gothen urge committee referral and warn against a tariff war with America. They claim U S protective policy underpins its productive power, while others fear U S retaliation. No final decision reached.
Constantinople December 6 The silence surrounding Ellen M. Stone the captive American missionary is blamed on heavy snows A thorough probe of the Ellidreth valley where captives were said to be buried nears completion but finds no evidence that Stone or Mme Tsilka were ever there
The Deadwood jury found William Yoakum not guilty in a retrial for the five year old killing of James Barnes. Yoakum had earlier been sentenced to life imprisonment, served four years, and then received a new trial.
The Tribune reports James J. Hill will soon retire as president of the Great Northern Railway after years in command. His son J. N. Hill is named to succeed as president, with Hill remaining as a director and moving to New York while keeping a legal home in St. Paul.
The British ship Nelson capsized off Astoria during a gale with all 28 crew aboard lost. Tug Tatoosh had towed the vessel toward sea when the line parted in darkness, leaving the ship to go down. The Nelson carried lumber bound for Cape Town and cargo crewed by Cap Perriam.
In a New York tenement on December 6 two Black men, George Harris and another, fought with knives in a sanguinary dispute. Harris sustained injuries from the clash and is reported in serious condition. Police investigation initiated.
The new Hay Pauncefote treaty supersedes the Clayton Bulwer pact and lets the United States control and finance a canal. It guarantees neutrality under Constantinople terms, allows free traffic, and limits warship movements in coastal waters.
A head on collision near Malvern Arkansas on the St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern line fatally injures three and injures thirty eight. Trains No 3 St Louis fast mail southbound and No 14 Little Rock and Eldorado northbound collided. engines wrecked and a colored emigrant coach was badly smashed. Victims were rushed to the nearby town for treatment and relief.
The British vessel Nelson, reported lost near the Columbia River, was towed into Puget Sound by the steamer Walla Walla. The hull is largely intact with smashed bulwarks and damaged cabins. only three inches of water in the hold. Crew say it escaped destruction after firing signals all night and being picked up north of Grays Harbor as high seas raged.
Constantinople dispatch says Spencer Eddy first secretary at the legation received word via Salonika that missionary Miss Stone and her companion Mme Tsilka were well on December 2.
Four Midwestern state leaders spoke to a packed pavilion on Governors Day. Iowa's Shaw, Minnesota's Van Sant, Michigan's Bliss and Nebraska's Savage extolled farming as the nation’s backbone. Van Sant, hailed for opposing railroad combinations, emphasized Minnesota’s virtues.
Navigation at the Head of the Lakes is nearly finished for 1901. Grain, coal, and general merchandise will move before winter closedown, while smaller boats still operate to north shore points. Through December 1 the Duluth canal handled 5,414,346 tons, slightly under 1900’s total, with 4,179,755 shipments and 1,234,691 receipts.
Detroit reports stockholders meet to reorganize under the 1900 act revoking the railroad’s charter. Articles are sent to the secretary of state for filing before Dec 30, and operations shift to the general railroad law at midnight Dec 20 with a 2 cent per mile fare on the main line. In Canada, Major Bond’s summer home is burned and his remains found among the ruins.
Philadelphia December 6 Bryn Mawr College for the higher education of young women has been offered a cent by John D Rockefeller who agreed to contribute 250000 for specified improvements provided that on or before commencement day in June next the further sum of 250000 shall be raised to complete the projected work
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