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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1896
Page
8
Rev E Brown of Wolsey and other locals, including Joy Bros and Miss Clara Summers, pass through Huron. The Grand Army and allied groups plan to install officers Friday night while state officials and visiting dignitaries travel nearby.
Rev W H Thrall came back Tuesday morning from Tart on Spink county where he attended special gospel meetings led by Redfield college students. Miss Martha Hysham, after months in town, returned Monday evening to her Huron home greeted by family and friends. Senator Pettigrew offers public document readers the chance to receive: 150 copies of 1890 agricultural reports, 518 copies of 1892, 1 025 copies of 1893, and 1 200 copies of 1895.
Harold Steere of this city, a student at Northwestern Military Academy Highland Park Indiana, has been promoted from sergeant to first lieutenant and assigned to duty on the commandant's staff for drill and studies. He received a sword and others at the academy, including President Davidson, gave him Christmas gifts. Walter Barton also earns distinction. The Shakers promote Digestive Cordial as a remedy to aid digestion and strengthen the system, while Laxol is castor oil made palatable.
YoxhoyaMa December 28 reports the cruiser Kwan Ping, one of the warships Japan seized from China, wrecked on the Pescadores with nearly all deck officers and 60 crew missing. The loss reduces Japan’s captured fleet.
The British steamer Bellerophon collided with and sank the French steamer Emile Seisie at the harbor entrance in Algiers. Thirty Emile Seisie passengers perished, including 25 natives, in the December 28 incident.
A large three masted vessel spotted in distress in Kingstown bay was the Russian bark Palme, Captain Eriksen. From Liverpool December 18 bound for Mobile Alabama, her crew of 18 were saved after the crew cut away the masts and a passing steamer rescued all aboard.
Narcisse Grant, age 68, died Thursday in Farco North Dakota after a short illness caused by blood poisoning from a wound received while digging a well. He was the oldest resident of the state born in what is now North Dakota.
Heavy gales persist around the coast of Great Britain and Ireland with many small wrecks reported. The fate of several vessels due and unreported remains a major concern for observers on shore.
Susquehanna Pa December 27 Forty nine valuable Jersey cattle on the stock farm of Hon Alvin Deveraux near Deposit New York infected with tuberculosis were killed by order of the New York state board of health.
A Clarksville Missouri family reports their six year old daughter recovered quickly from a sore throat and coughing after using White Wine of Tar Syrup. They commend the remedy as the best medicine and recommend it to others. Sold by Holland Wheeler.
By the undersigned at Virgil one small sorre mare shed all round and one smell bay colt. Owner is requested to prove property, pay charges and get same. W. S. Van Horne Virgil S D Dec 28 1895.
In Johannesburg on December 31, reports indicate a sharp political struggle as British forces press for equal rights with Boers. German and American residents back the government while rumors of secret arming prompt evacuation of women and children. General Joubert, Transvaal commander, is summoned to Pretoria from Natal.
The Times reports dispatches from Cape Town Paris and Berlin on the Transvaal issue shifting public focus from Venezuela. Debats accuses The Times of avenging past moderation toward the United States and warns France against England seizing the Transvaal. The Hague notes Dutch indifference while Berlin notes anti English sentiment stirred by Uitlander actions. Germany Portugal and possibly France oppose Boer isolation under Cecil Rhodes.
The Times dispatch from Constantinople reports 500 reinforcements to Zeitoun insurgents who have taken new positions as powers’ dragomen seek capitulation terms. Sivas consul Jewett cannot leave Marsovan as another outbreak looms. A Berlin Standard note disputes a Russia US Venezuela accord and notes the czar’s surprise at Cleveland’s message.
The Chronicle reports Lord Dunraven failed to incriminate Defender’s owners or crew, potentially deepening bad blood between nations. The note suggests his actions exceed any stance taken by President Cleveland and Secretary Olney.
London dispatch reports that high Russian officials discussed a Franco-Russian project to ship 40,000 Berdan rifles and 2,000,000 cartridges to Abyssinia. The information comes from The Times correspondent in Rome dated December 31.
The battleship Indiana will depart League Island navy yard within days to receive torpedo outfit at Newport. After testing battery and machinery at sea she will proceed to Port Royal South Carolina to be placed in the new dry dock for cleaning and painting.
Milwaukee report states the Flint and Pere Marquette line has contracted to build the largest steam car ferry. The vessel, costing 300000 dollars, will have three screws and carry 30 cars. It will run between Manitowoc and Ludington and be ready by October next year.
The annual convention of Welsh Christian Endeavor societies of Wisconsin and Northern Michigan closes after two days. Cambria, Wisconsin, chosen as next year’s site for the December convention on the last Saturday and Sunday in 1896.
The St Louis report says by January 1 the largest zinc mining deal in Missouri will close uniting all zinc smelters except four under one management. Promoters claim it will raise prices and revive the industry across zinc sectors.
New York reports James J. Corbett once champion pugilist may quit the prize ring. He is said to be unable to endure training and would be a target for heavyweights if he tried to return. Billy Brady warned him a collapse might come without reform, letters of acknowledgment seen.
An explosion near Romeo ignited four tons of giant powder causing a loud blast at 4 am that rattled Chicago and a 60 mile square area from Waukegan to Kankakee and Michigan City. No deaths reported though many were awakened and a previous similar accident killed and injured workers nearby last week.
Anxiety rises in Port Townsend as the Miowera and the disabled Strathnevis drifted apart after tow lines parted. Shipping men fear the Australian liner was entangled in a propeller and overwhelmed by the sea. A dozen vessels have returned to port, but no trace of the Miowera is found. The ship sailed December 16 from Victoria to Australia with heavy cargo and passengers.
Havana reports intense preparations for city defense as Spanish forces reinforce earthworks and magazines. Rumors say insurgents retreat from Matanzas toward Jaguey Grande while Acebo’s execution at Cienfuegos is noted.
Chairman Morrison of the Interstate Commerce Commission sent the Senate the articles of organization of the Joint Traffic Association and a letter to the attorney general stating the agreement conflicts with the interstate commerce law and asking action to prevent its effect by injunction or other means.
In New York on December 27, locked out tailors see swift settlement as many contractors sign peace terms with employers. Strike leader Meyer Shoenfield expects the lockout to end by Saturday and the 2,200 garment workers to return to work under the old agreement by Monday morning.
Draperwood D. D. Dec 27 The Homestake Mining company plans four mills of 250 stamps each to be built on Whitewood creek just above Deadwood. Plans submitted to and accepted by directors in San Francisco.
Thieves broke into the Harvey Illinois post office and stole 2500 dollars worth of postage stamps and 300 dollars in money. Postmaster Jeremiah O Rourke, described as a poor man, faces a heavy loss from the theft.
Ex change bank in Ewen Michigan failed with liabilities about 10000 and assets near 83000. Cashier Stardiner cites hard times and village funds tied to the failure.
William J. Connor, son of a British parliament member, obtained a divorce from Emma Connor in Oklahoma City on December 27. The court cited incompatibility of temper and neglect of duty as the grounds for the dissolution.
The schooner Edna M. Champion has been declared lost by owners Champion and Magee of Philadelphia. Sailed Oct 12 from Philadelphia to Port Tampa with coal, crew of Captain Frank Somers and nine men, vessel and cargo valued at $45,000.
Executive Agent Fullerton of the state game and fish commission seized 300 partridges shipped from Park Rapids to St Paul. The birds were stacked with rabbits, reportedly the only game in the car. W. S. James, a Park Rapids commission merchant, shipped the shipment.
Letters from the scene of Turkish outrages describe Rev. H. A. Andreas being cut to pieces before his church in Worcester. The accounts reference the murder of several others who had become naturalized American citizens and were living in the area.
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