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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1898
Page
1
Montana and adjacent regions report strong farm outputs with Montana mineral and livestock worth 67.25 million dollars. Per capita dividends reach 359 dollars. Wheat movement increases eastward from Washington and Oregon, while logging and fishing activities grow. Oregon pheasants eyed for import by Latah and Shoshone counties.
General William Booth of the Salvation Army arrives in New York aboard the St Paul from Southampton. He plans to open 12 shelters and three rescue homes nationwide and begins a tour February 10 in Washington with stops in Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Seattle Spokane Victoria Vancouver and Winnipeg before sailing back to England on April 20.
In New York on January 16 a strike by several hundred laundry workers led to a parade with a thousand participants. Chinamen hired by Jacob Bitterman were attacked by enemies of discharged ironers. police rescued the workers and arrested two assailants.
Logan Carlisle chief clerk of the treasury department in the last Cleveland administration died suddenly at his father John G. Carlisle’s home. He had been in poor health for over a year and recently returned from Hot Springs seeking relief. The death cause is heart failure.
Widespread reports on financial diplomacy with China and Britain offering funds for a 20 million pound loan. Bratnober announces Rothschilds plan a 406 mile Yukon railroad costing about 8 million dollars with Henry Bratnober overseeing the project. Brayton Ives named president of Metropolitan Trust Company succeeding the late Thomas Hillhouse.
Marcus A. Hanna won the Ohio Senate seat with 73 votes to 70 for McKinley ally McK, with Lentz at 1 and one abstention. His term runs to March 1905. The Ohio political fight included Hanna’s Toledo showdown against Charles L. Kurtz for the state party chair, ending a factional struggle.
The senate privileges and elections committee voted four to three to adverse report H W Corbett's claim to a seat in the Oregon delegation. Absent member counted, debate cited Mantle case as precedent, with Pettus arguing for consistent action amid shifting political majorities.
Benjamin Butterworth United States commissioner of patents dies after pneumonia relapse in Thomasville He was born October 22 1837 in Warren county Ohio served in Ohio senate and several Congress terms He practiced patent law in Washington and was noted for his Quaker faith The article notes a shift to selling desk scales and silver scales as luxury items after his death and burial plans in Washington.
President Sanford B. Dole departs Honolulu for Washington on January 8 to urge annexation negotiations. He will be gone six weeks with Major Curtis P Laukken as secretary and Dr. F R Day as physician. Minister Cooper acts as chief executive in his absence.
Hal Cole and Will Lubn return from Dawson City to Spokane after a hard trek to the Klondike. They plan to go back in spring to exploit several mining claims and report good health despite hardships. The men learned of Charles W. Thompson death on the trail, a former deputy US marshal and city water official.
Alfred C. Greenleaf, a former Columbus merchant and longtime unemployed bookkeeper, leaped from the sixteenth floor of the Masonic Temple in Chicago. His earlier attempt at the Chamber of Commerce building failed as he was ejected from the rotunda. Scores witnessed the fall as the body shattered a marble landing and lay on a balcony below.
Lucille Lane youngest daughter of ex Senator Blackburn of Kentucky was shot in the left chest in her Wellington hotel apartment. Doctors say the wound may be superficial and she is recovering from the shock. The pistol fell from a drawer causing the accidental discharge. The Lane marriage linked to Summit New Jersey and Maxim Arms Company, with their child and high living noted.
A blaze in the Bos ton dry goods store within the Odd Fellows building on Broadway near the Maguire opera house caused near total loss of stock. Insured for 25000, smoke reached the Steel family in the upper rooms. patrons and cast fled as women fainted, but no serious injuries reported and the performance of Under the Dome halted.
A Middlesboro dispatch reports a large brawl on Sandy Fork over cards in a blind tiger. Eight men died: John Williams, Dec Wilson, Bob Colwell, Tom Shelton, Peter Burrough, Mark Paine, Eli Howard, Abe Coombs. Four others are seriously wounded. fighting continues amid intoxication and fear of further violence.
Eight men fell 500 feet after a cage jammed at the Creston mine. Five were killed instantly and the other three were not expected to survive. An engineer lowered the cage unaware of the trouble as the wire cable fouled and toppled the men to the bottom.
Senator Wolcott leads as chairman of the bimetallic commission, detailing negotiations with Europe on international bimetallism and praising presidential support. The Lodge immigration bill passes as Foraker witnesses Hanna's credentials. India’s silver policy is urged to be reversed amid UK and Indian mint concerns and rupee valuation.
Boston reports a major labor battle as wage cuts bite. New Bedford firms stay silent while idle workers spread discontent in Biddeford and Lewiston. About 127000 workers in roughly 150 mills face pay reductions amid escalating tensions.
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