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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1896
Page
1
W. T. Rambusch the absconding banker from Juneau Wisconsin is reported to have committed suicide in Fredericksburg Virginia. A coroner dispatch asks burial directions after authorities traced forgeries estimated between $300 000 and $500 000. Officials in Juneau notified and body to be shipped for burial.
A Chicago Great Western freight train smashed a Platte river bridge 70 miles south of Des Moines, killing conductor H. T. Rhodes of Des Moines and two unknown men. The Twin City express passed safely as the bridge gave way, 11 cars and the caboose tumbling into the river. victims were crushed in debris. The unknowns were believed to be trespassers seeking a ride.
The steamer Arago of the Oregon Coal and Navigation Co. ran aground on the Coos head jetty during a heavy fog while landing passengers and crew. Twelve drowned, four passengers and eight crew. Surviving crew and passengers were brought to Empire City aboard the tug Columbia. none of the bodies recovered. The wreck is a total loss with two spars visible.
Farco North Dakota October 22 Attorney Hildreth served notice on the attorney general that he would appeal Judge McConnell's ruling fixing Myron R Kent's execution date for Navy 12. The appeal could delay the hanging and push the case to the April term if the supreme court allows appeals from such decisions.
Winnipeg Rowing club has decided to enter its champion four oared crew in next year’s Henley regatta. The decision came after weeks of deliberation and the realization that arrangements, including finances, could be satisfactorily organized.
The Protestant Episcopal House of Bishops met in New York at the church mission house for two days of sessions. Nominations for the first bishopric of Duluth, created a year ago, were made but not announced publicly.
Des Moines reports W. A. Cummings jailed for 15 years on each of two rape charges involving Myrtle Rockwell and Bessie Stevens, ages 8 and 10. Sentences run consecutively, beginning after the first term ends.
St. Louis Oct 21 Judge O D Jones Populist candidate for Missouri governor withdraws by letter to aid in defeating the Republican state ticket.
The 15th annual convention of the American Street Railway association will be held in St. Louis this week. Indications point to at least 1,000 delegates and supply men in attendance.
Report from Sanobusky Ohio dated October 22 says Captain Cleaves and fishermen sighted wreckage and a spar in the lake off Locust Point. They believe a steamer foundered there last week with all aboard, but no name or loss confirmation yet.
The Manitoba conference on parochial schools stalls as Premier Laurier and Manitoba delegates proposed 30 minutes daily for Catholic religious instruction. Protestant leaders condemned the concession as violating national school principles, forcing the Manitoba premier to withdraw and delaying any settlement.
The St. Petersburg Viedomosti cites fugitives arriving at Elchmiadzin detailing the Van massacre. Kurds murdered men, abducted women and girls, killed children in corn pits, and desecrated priests and temples as Armenians were driven from Van.
Bradstreets notes the weekly business volume has not risen materially but new conditions point to an early improvement. Wheat prices stay strong with large exports to India and Australia. wool sales are steady. iron and steel orders lag. Pacific coast trade grows on wheat and lumber exports. Wheat flour exports reach 4,156,817 bushels this week, up from 4,050,000 last week and 2,509,000 a year ago. U.S. total business failures drop to 279, twelve fewer than last week.
A blast at W. H. Kennedy’s camp, 14 miles south of Mena Arkansas, fatally injures six men: Dennis Murphy foreman J Ryan J P Simon Jack McDonald Pat Lacy and T O Norris. Debris buried some victims until morning after the accident at 4 p m.
Sir Edward Clarke United Kingdom Conservative MP for Plymouth writes to the Associated Press defending his York Venezuelan speech. He says the remarks were deliberate and based on a full study of documents and would serve the public interest.
A blaze at Gilmour & Co chemical warehouse in Montreal kills three firemen Edmund La Porte Harry King and Sil van Charpentier and injures six. After an hour the fire seemed under control when the second floor collapsed trapping the men below amid crushed timber and goods.
The administration has not changed its Cuba policy and contemplates no intervention. While officials sympathize with Cuban insurgents, independence would come without intervention beyond amicable support from President Cleveland if achieved.
New York reports two men among Werkendam second cabin arrivals not on published lists. Tickets showed John Williams and Henry Smith, but passers are John F. Kearney and Thomas Haines, arrested Sept. 13 in Rotterdam for dynamite bombs and alleged conspiracy against the czar and queen of England. They deny plot involvement and say bombs were planted after arrest.
W H L Pepperells secretary of the Democratic state central committee and postmaster at Concorpia Kan has received a letter from First Assistant Postmaster General Jones demanding resignation of the postmastership or abandonment of his state committee role. Pepperells has not decided which course to take.
An ad claims women’s health determines happiness and that most illnesses stem from feminine organs. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as superior to doctors and credits Dr. R. V. Pierce, longtime chief physician at the World’s Dispensary in Buffalo, with its authority.
William A. Richardson chief justice of the court of claims died at his home in Washington aged 74 after months of illness. A Harvard Law School graduate he served in Massachusetts politics and law before editing statutes and supplements. He held Treasury posts and led the court of claims from 1895 until his death. author of financial and legal writings.
Wheat moved between 757 and 7934 closing at 773 up a cent and a half from Saturday. Liverpool’s unprecedented advance fueled the strength, with enormous turnover and wild fluctuations. Corn and oats showed strength early but drifted, closing about an eighth lower.
The Jump at New York on Oct 21 reports a 4 1/2 cent rise in wheat as Liverpool jumps 6 cents and European speculation drives heavy early trading. Bulls, local excitement, and record-like gains mark the session, noted for its unprecedented strength in years.
Washington October 21 In the supreme court a number of motions to reassign cases were granted. Sixteen cases involving the constitutionality of the Ohio Indiana and Kentucky state laws taxing railroads telegraphs telephones and bridges were set for hearing on the first Monday in December.
Eight years of distressing skin disease described as eczema with burning itch and red blotches cured by Cuticura remedies. Testimonial from John D. Porte, a Pittsburgh broker, claims two dollars worth of Cuticura products ended symptoms. Ends with directions for use and a note about availability through Forts Deve & Caem. Corr. Solem. U.S. A.
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