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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1896
Page
1
An old man argues that medical examinations and local applications are abhorrent to modest women and should be used sparingly. He criticizes general practitioners for female diseases and promotes Dr. R V Pierce and his Favorite Prescription as a long used cure for reproductive system disorders in women.
The state department has ordered resignations among several US consuls amid investigations by the consular bureau chief George Chilton. Targets include Thatcher in Windsor Ontario and Henry G. Smith in Santos Brazil, with Paris vice consul Shropshire displaced earlier. Reasons cited remain undisclosed, cited as inattention to duty and poor conduct.
An American citizen claims she suffered property and personal damage from Spanish troops in Cuba. Mme Mariel Dolores de, a Spanish-born widow naturalized American, says her Santa Clara plantation was burned and she was fired upon despite the U S flag, and she seeks 200000 in indemnity.
London commentary notes The Globe and The St James Gazette agree on a clear ideological divide. The Globe argues gold standard with protection versus free silver and confiscatory socialism. McKinley or Bryan win could harm British interests and trade or trigger a financial convulsion.
A seven member committee formed at the recent Exchange bankers meeting presented a plan to prevent gold exports for the next 90 days. The full body adopted the plan unanimously at J P Morgan Co offices and discharged the committee. A Morgan firm member said no public statement could be made at this time.
Mrs. Mary Hermann of Campen New Jersey, aged 30, drowned her two infant children in the Delaware river and tried to drown herself. She was rescued but is not expected to survive.
The Ohio River climbed to about 89 feet above the low-water mark at 10 o clock in Cincinnati as heat and clear skies prevailed. The level was rising at roughly two feet per hour, signaling ongoing flood conditions for the area.
Jefferson City July 29 Chairman Jones of the Democratic national committee conferred with Governor Stone and others here about Bryan. They reportedly considered withdrawing Bryan's name from the Populist ticket. Major Towles, a bimetallic league secretary, accompanied Jones. Stone declined to discuss the talks.
In St Louis on July 29 Senator Butler of North Carolina becomes national executive committee chairman as nine retiring Populist members settle accounts and turn over funds to Butler and Secretary Edgerton. Edgerton and Butler audit finances and all depart for campaigns. Silver party sets temporary HQ in Corcoran building Washington with possible Populist HQ relocation pending.
William P. St. John, treasurer of the National Silver party, reports the party has accepted an invitation from Baltimore merchants to notify Bryan and Sewall in Baltimore. The notification will occur about 14 days after the Democratic notice in New York. Senator J. K. Jones will choose the headquarters likely in Washington, with Silver party backing. The party will not move on state and municipal matters, leaving Republicans to run their tickets while the Silver party fields a congressional candidate in each district where the Democratic nominee supports the gold standard.
Ex Congress man Bynum, a member of the Sound Money Democrats sub committee, reports 15 states will send delegates to the Aug 7 meeting in Indianapolis. Some far Western states will not be represented due to tight timing. Minnesota has appointed delegates, Texas is organizing, and Kansas will organize immediately.
Pettigrew of South Dakota resigns from the Republican congressional committee after following Senator Teller from the Republican national convention in St. Louis. The vacancy remains unfilled.
From Loxton on July 29 it is announced that Sir John E. Millais president of the Royal Academy is in a critical condition unable to take nourishment and his end is expected within hours.
The nine week Brown Hoisting and Conveying works strike in Cleveland ends with a settlement. The company will accept grievance committees, grant Saturday half holiday and time and a half OT, reinstate all employees, and workers return to work next morning. Leaders praise arbitration and labor victory.
Frank Pierson in a fit of insanity killed his parents in Iowa Fats July 29 by stabbing with a razor at their home. He slashed his father’s neck wounding him slightly then cut his mother from ear to ear. Pierson then cut his own throat from ear to ear and remains alive though recovery doubtful. The mother is in precarious condition from blood loss and nervous prostration.
In a gulch west of Lacey Oklahoma Territory a mail stage was held up and the express and mail sacks rifled by a band identified with Bill Doolin. A large force of U S marshals has pursued the outlaws since their Guthrie jail escape.
United States Circuit Judge Simonton issued a temporary injunction in Flat Rock North Carolina against the Sea Board Air Line and the Southern States Freight association and connected lines from reducing any freight or passenger rates.
Two French crews report the schooner Anna Marie with 21 men sank after colliding with the steamer Pacifice, while the schooner Tedlah with 15 men foundered. The crews were picked up and landed at St Johns Newfoundland after adrift in dories.
A heavy rain storm with cyclone features passed over Philadelphia shortly after 6 PM. Despite hurricane violence, little damage occurred in the city. The storm was widespread across New Jersey and Delaware.
North Dakota July 29 public sale of lands west of the Missouri in the state by Special Master Carey. All parcels purchased by President Winter for the Northern Pacific Railway Company for about 600000 dollars.
In Nevapra Orry California on July 29 the dead body of Sheriff David Douglass and an unknown highwayman were found a few feet apart in a nearby woods two miles from town. The highwayman is believed to be connected to recent local holdups.
Cecil Rhodes plans to attend the parliamentary committee investigating the Jameson raid at the earliest opportunity and reveal all he knows about the incident. The Daily News reports his intention to cooperate fully.
Philadelphia July 29. At a meeting of the National Union of Carpenters and Joiners it was resolved to demand on May next an eight hour day at a scale of 85 cents an hour. The movement is said to be general.
A fierce wind and rain storm struck Pittsburg at 4 30 PM causing at least three deaths and many injuries. Buildings collapsed, churches lost roofs, and telegraph poles snapped. One camp tent killed two men and injured several others. twelve people in Allegheny were struck by lightning.
Pittsburg July 28 Today began the resumption of iron mills with at least 10 000 idle men to be recalled. The settlement of the wage scale with Ohio manufacturers at Youngstown signals wage increases for non union mills and union price parity. The Amalgamated association claims a near recognition as plants in several states prepare to reopen under the agreement.
An all day gathering at Valhalla hall featured leaders urging no compromise with contractors. Speakers warned of a sweat shop abolition, higher weekly wages, and a 59 hour standard as 20,000 workers remain idle in New York.
Osage Nation council declares disfranchisement of all halfbreeds in a July special session. Despite two weeks of reports from citizenship investigators, no lists have been approved as Secretary Smith awaits action. Halfbreed voters plan to cast ballots in the national election on August 3, with expected unrest.
A sudden evening storm in New York brought 50 mph winds for five minutes and three hours of rain. Lightning struck a Harlem River house housing Western Union wires, crippling lines. Clerk Charles F. Siegle was killed when a tree toppled onto Eleventh Street.
A severe evening storm blasted Homer Michigan on July 28 lifting roofs tipping barns and blowing down many shade trees. Some residents were caught outdoors in near misses but no injuries were reported.
St Louis records about 100 degrees in shade over two days with intense street heat from sun reflected on stone pavements. Prostrations rise as outdoor life becomes unbearable. Fatalities include Mrs Kate Byron 29 and William Zeihmann a carpenter.
Washington July 29 bankers fulfill promises by adding 1 145 000 in coin to the treasury reserve. During the day 129 100 in gold coin and 5 400 in gold bars were drawn, leaving the close of business with a reserve of 105 073 919.
News from Mullan reports striking miners dynamited the Hunters mine flame and fired into a boarding house. Governor McConnell was contacted for assistance and a federal troop deployment could follow if trouble persists.
In Cleveland on July 29 the iron ore market shows a downturn with twelve large lake steamers withdrawn from ore carrying and tied up for the season. Dockyards at Lake Erie ports overflow with unsold ore and more ships may follow.
Senator Thurston announces the itinerary of Roswell G. Harr of Michigan for Nebraska. Harr will address Lincoln on August 5 and the Republican state league meeting, then five other Nebraska stops. Thurston expects speeches by Burrows Lee Mason Butterworth and others in the state.
Bradstreets reports from New York on July 28 indicate a gloomier trade picture. Jobbers and retailers remain cautious, inventories tight and credit restricted while sales stay light and prices low. Crop setbacks in Nebraska and Tennessee, plus a short rice crop in Louisiana, contribute to the weak outlook.
Workmen repair Gulf road in GoSpeN Colorado after a washout. Receiver Frank Trumbull and road officials assess damage and expect trains to Georgetown in about two weeks. Nearly 300 workers to rebuild seven miles as bed is washed out or buried under rock. Fears of food shortages in Central City and Blackhawk.
Denver reports four additional remains found among debris several miles below Golden after last Friday's cloudburst in Clear Creek canyon. The victims include two old men and two young women not yet identified. Eight Denver brewery workers vanished after passing through Golden before the storm, with wagon fragments found. Colonel H. C. Merriam has sent 100 troops from Fort Logan to aid in searches.
Bulawayo dispatch reports Nicholson's 800 men checked in a narrow Matoppo gorge. Enemy forces, well armed, occupied an impregnable position and were fully supplied with rifles and ammunition.
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