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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1897
Page
7
Pittsburg July 12 The miners seek national union guidance to devise methods aiding strikers. A conference with leaders of major labor groups began after 9 o clock and plans to suspend West Virginia mining are under way to weaken opposing operators.
In Cleveland on July 12, Colonel Myron T. Herrick reported near-empty Dillonvale mines as only one worker appeared. Deputies guarded the site while Cleveland manufacturers expected coal supply. The day’s surprise: all miners at M. A. Hanna & Co. mines quit.
In Pittsburg district July 12 reports show lines tightening across most pits. Digs continue at New York and Cleveland Gas Coal, with Dolan and Warner preparing a sensational move. A Wheeling division miner accuses operators of pressuring boardinghouses to attach wages and threaten families to force workers back. Overall district strike status appears near complete.
Cleveland July 12. Unless coal arrives soon the city faces a serious shortage. Lighting firms fear outages, the public works director worries over water supply, street railways fear service suspensions, and manufacturers fear plant shutdowns for lack of fuel.
Pomorroy O July 12 reports nearly 1,000 miners in Pom eroy bend likely to join the strike. Meetings are under way to name delegates who will attend a general meeting to make a final decision.
Exoxvite Tenn July 12 miners around Jellico are out and operators refuse concessions, taking the matter coolly as the dispute continues.
The Western roads executives met in Chaco on July 12 to review freight tariffs. They agreed to uphold the current tariffs after noting dissatisfaction but took no further action.
Bradstreets reports moderate national trade with notable slowdowns in the West and Northwest due to excessive heat and storms. Crop prospects remain favorable while coal miners strike disrupts industry. Tariff settlement hopes boost consumer demand. fall orders rise in Baltimore Chicago and Omaha. Dry goods movement slows with midsummer stock taking. seasonal retail up due to warm weather. Prices up about one fifth of one percent in June signaling turning price trend.
Washington reports Wu Ting Fang, newly appointed Chinese minister, will be recalled in August after about two months in the United States. He is to be sent to Tokyo to replace Yu Keng, removed on charges. Lee King Yo, current chief clerk of foreign affairs, will succeed Wu in Washington under Li Hung Chang.
Deputy game warden P C Stevens of Detroit was shot at Star Lake while attempting to arrest a fisherman using nets. He is unconscious and not expected to recover. The incident occurred about 15 miles from Frazee, Minnesota, on July 12.
The Pall Mall Gazette reports drought in New South Wales and South Australia will force import of thousands of tons of California wheat. Lonnox July 12.
William Gillett the American playwright and actor remains dangerously ill in London while Madame Lillian Nordica is now considered out of danger after a serious illness in London. A marriage is arranged between the Duke of Manchester and the daughter of Ogden Goelet of New York. Thomas H. Merritt aged 40 son of Frank Merritt of Louisville, a pension agent, was shot and killed in Lexington by the husband of his paramour, Jacob F. Harris.
Late market report from Milwaukee notes firm wheat prices with No 2 Spring at 74 cents and No 1 Northern at 76 to 64 cents for December. Corn No 3 at 26 to 27 cents. No 2 white oats at 22 to 23 cents and No 2 barley at 35 cents with sample on track 35 cents.
Minneapolis reports July wheat closes with July at 72 cents and September at 63 1/2 cents. Hard No 1 track trades at 74 1/2, No 1 Northern at 73 1/4, No 2 Northern at 71 1/2 cents.
July 9 market reports poultry prices for turkeys and chickens with a spring chicken line and duck prices. Butter and creameries quote dairy rates with eggs steady.
South St Paul market notes show hogs active and up five cents with fair quality. Cattle prices steady with good stockers at 350 to 490, heifers 280 to 359, cows 210 to 385, calves at 400.
Closing prices show Wheat July 70c, September 65 34c, December 67c new and 66c old. Corn July 28%c, September 27 0, December 25%c. Oats July 17%c, September 18c, May 20 34c. Pork July 8.624, September 7.70.
Obituary notices include Colonel H. Gatch of Des Moines and Very Rev. Augustine F. Hewitt dying. Other items report a fast mail service to Mexico planned by Jan 1, resumed iron-mining at Queen mines, pension vouchers mailed, and a Derby outcome with Ornament winning. Also noted are a novitiate entry by Catherine Moser, elopement of Mrs. John Bradbury and H Russell Ward, Clan na Gael testing uniformed law, new Japanese land and leaf tobacco taxes, and nominations for customs roles in New York. A Detroit convention set for July, a battle ship Indiana master-at-arms murdered aboard, and Joe McAuliffe training for a bout.
Harper's Magazine offers fiction by Du Maurier Stockton Howells Twain and others with short stories by McEnery Stuart Bangs Wilkins and Thanet plus science and American features by Wilson Lummis and Williams. Illustrations by Woodville Bonsal Hopkinson Smith and more accompany articles on Mexico Africa and eastern Siberia with an ad for Harper's annual subscription.
The North Western Line offers personally conducted excursions to San Francisco and Los Angeles each Thursday with modern sleeping cars and scenic routes. Experienced conductors accompany passengers for best care. Daily sleepers run between Council Bluffs and California. Inquiries on rates are available from Obiesgo & North Western railway agents.
United States Consul Little telegraphs from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, that a revolution has broken out and the republic is under martial law. Also noted are unrelated items about a land office resignation and Missouri river high water disappearing into an artesian basin.
Harper's Bazar presents a full 1897 program with Paris fashion letters from Katharine De Forest, New York fashion details, and pattern sheets. It features serials by Maria Louise Pool and Octave Thanet, stories by Wilkins Spofford Harland Stewart and others, plus sections on health, music, embroidery, etiquette, and household topics. Subscriptions are $4 for one year with free postage in the United States Canada and Mexico.
Harper's Weekly reflects on forty years of contributing to major political events and advances in science arts and manners. It forecasts 1897 will bring cartoons serials new stories and ongoing departments while continuing to cover world news and maintain its place in illustrated journalism for Americans.
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