Global Grist Of News In Brief From Home And Abroad
A wide sweep of items notes Frank A. Vanderlip named assistant secretary of the treasury in Illinois, Zenas Bliss elevated to major general, Cuban insurgents raising a 3 million dollar loan in New York, and a ban on a Mexico City bullfight. Reports detail Uruguayan forces defeating insurgents, the revolt deemed ended, and Bishop Edward P. Allen’s consecration in Baltimore with Cardinal Gibbons. A Santa Fe train wreck near Ardmore injures fifteen, while Supreme Court in Helena upholds anti scalper ticket law. Washington nominees, university bids, and mine concerns appear amid fires, bank failures, and international diplomacy on Greece, Turkey, and Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Vaanderlip
Illinois
Treasury
Zenas R. Bliss
New York
Mexico
Lamas
Saravia
Edward P. Allen
Mobile
Ala
Baltmore
Cardinal Gibbons
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Ardmore
I. T
Supreme Court
Helena
Mont
Pemberton
William W. Morrow
California
Ninth Judicial Circuit
Rich
Harvard University
Spokane
J. DD. Walker
Albert Bacon
Philadelphia
University of Montana Building Commission
Western Federation of Miners
Salt Lake
Edward Boyce
Wardner
Federation Fervice
John FP. McDonnell
Virginia City
Nev
Calumet
Iowa
Iowa Central
United States Senate
Mammoth
Yellowstone Park
Evanston
Wyo
Oakland
Cal
United States Bimetallic Commission
Paris
Meline
France
Great Britain
Wawa
Boussa
Guinea
Westphalia
Mertz
Germany
Trillescherm
Gothseherm
Oscar Wilde
Wilde
John Eaton & Company
Toronto
Ont
First National Bank of
Orleans
Neb
Spain
Epirus
George A. Taylor
Third National Bank of St. Louis
Taylor
Turkey
Greece
Athens
Chicago
Albert C. Frost
Chauncey D. Clark
Clark
Arizona
Frost
Cl.ok
Ladd
Portland
Adams
Cloudburst Ruins Orchards In Asotin Valley Washington
A cloudburst in the Asotin Creek valley caused flood damage tearing through 15 miles of orchards and gardens. Stock drowned houses wrecked bridges washed out, with about 1500 in losses and several bridges along the creek destroyed. No lives reported, though substantial property damage occurred.
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Asotin
Wash
Asotin Creek
Spokesman- Review
Robert Campbell
John Dill
John Miller
Grand Lodge of A O U W Elects Officers for Two Years
The Grand Lodge of A O U W for Utah Wyoming and Idaho completed a three day Boise session. New officers include Grand Master Workman John Chammon Evanston Wyoming and Grand Foreman S W W Darke Salt Lake. The next biennial session will be in Myangton Wyoming. An amendment to bylaws provides a 1000 policy and per capita tax set at 8 for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Grand Lodge
Utah
Wyoming
John Chammon
Evanston
W. W. Darke
Salt Lake
D. D. Williams
S. W. Moody
Grand Recorder
David Sherburton
Ogden
Grand
William Harcombe
Grand Guide
H. H. Rolapp
Gramd
A. D. McNeill
Cheyenne
Josiah Evans
Lehi
Thomas 8. Watson
Heber City
Supreme Representatives
Frank J. McLaughlin
A. C. Bishop
N. M. Rulek
Myangton
No Sunday Ball In Cleveland As Rain Delays Play
Cleveland on May 23 reported no baseball activity as managers postponed any game awaiting police court outcomes for arrested players. The day was rained out almost all afternoon. Separately, scores listed include St. Louis 3 over Louisville and Cincinnati 5 to Brooklyn 6, with Chicago 12 defeating Washington 16.
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Cleveland
St. Louis
Louisville
Cincinnati
Slocan Mines Progress and New York Strike Reports
The article notes progress on the Montezuma in the Slocan country with a new crosscut tunnel 600 feet deep and a 12 foot ore vein. It also reports visible free gold at the Ore Grand on Keystone hill in Yahk district, plus extended drifts on Gold Flint and renewed work crews. Sale of Lexington Polly and Sunnyside Fraction claims to McCune forms Lexington Mining Company with $1,000,000 capital. Scotia mine near Rossburg Washington reports a pay chute at 2235 feet with ore assays over 200 in value, aiming to become self sustaining on the reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvanite
Yahk
Keystone Hill
Eberhardt
Slocan
Lexington
Polly and
Sunnyside
E. J
A. W. McCune
Lexington Mining Company
Springer Creek
Slocan City
Scotia
Toulon Mountain
Rossburg
Wash
Marcus
Tacoma Mining District claims new district on local creeks
Tacoma reports a mining district near Lynch Mashell and Littl Mash ell creeks about 45 miles south east of the city A number of locations have been made with quartz showings on Lynch copper on Litthe Mashell Development work proceeds while assays range from 2 40 to 58
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Tacoma
Lynch
Twisp Camp Attracts Spokane Firms For Summer Work
Twisp Properties notes the Twisp gold camp will serve as a summer rendezvous for several Spokane companies planning extensive development. The new camp has few prior operations but strong leads, and was well located last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twisp Properties
Twisp
Spokane
Copper Ore Found On Jo-Jo Surface Work
During surface work in the Rossland camp west of the Commander a clean chalcopyrite sample yielded about 2 percent copper with roughly $4 in gold and two to three ounces of silver per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo-Jo
Rossland
Plans for concentrator on Montezuma property
Lt. Webb of Seattle, interested in the Montezuma, has arranged with T. L Mitchell of London to prepare plans for a concentrator. A tramway will be built on the property at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb
Seattle
T. L Mitchell
London
Find Near Nelson Reveals Lakeview Claim Ledge
Report from Nelson area states the Lakeview claim at Cottonwood Lake head holds a seven foot ledge of high grade silver ore with gold and copper. The discovery signals valuable mineral potential near the lake region and draws attention from local prospectors and mining interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Lakeview
Cottonwood Lake
Great Northern ore sends two cars to Hall smelter
The Great Northern group in the Trout Lake district shipped two ore cars to the Hall mines smelter as a trial, with the price noted at about $80,000. Bonding updates include The Black Hawk in Wild Horse district at $75,000 and the Wilcox at $40,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Great Northern Group
Trout Lake District
Hall Mines
Black Hawk
Wild Horse District
Wilcox
American Baptist Pamphlets Publishing Society Growth
The American Baptist Publishing Society reported a year of strong growth with a circulation of 68 593 700 and distribution of 638 928 pages of tracts. The board noted $1 106 315 in receipts, assets of $972 708, facilities valued at $214, and net assets near $870 000.
Death of General Horatio King in Washington
Washington May 21 General Horatio King postmaster general during part of Buchanan's presidency died at 5 20 this morning in his 80th year from influenza. He came from Paria Maine and was appointed first assistant postmaster general in 184 serving under Holt. King served as postmaster general from February 12 1861 to March 5 following and retired from active life in 1875. He was a noted litterateur and is survived by his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Horatio King
Buchanan
King
Paria
Maine
Holt
Man Inmate Claims Reverend Gibson Killed Blanche Lamont
William T Bryant aged inmate at Monte Vista home swears Theodore Durrant did not murder Blanche Lamont in Emanuel church San Francisco. He says Rev George Gibson pastor of the church killed Lamont, witnessed with a woman, heard him say This kills that evidence. Bryant asserts justice for an innocent man. Signed by Bryant with witnesses and notary public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Vista
Colo
William T. Bryant
Theodore Durrant
Blanche Lamont
Emanuel Church
San Francisco
George Gibson
William Bryant
8. M. French
B W. Garrettson
Bryant
Harvey W. Green
Denver
Spokane River Poem Wins The Spokesman-Review Prize
Mrs. Sara F. Archer, a Spokane Washington schoolteacher, captures Spokane river in verse. Her poem lauds the river flowing from Coeur d Alenes into the Columbia, calling Spokane its bride and praising nature’s imagery and strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara F. Archer
Washington School of
Spokane
Spokesman-Review
Masked robber on Stellacoom line killed by Tacoma officer
On the Stellacoom electric line near Tacoma a lone robber boarded an inbound car. He masked himself with a blue dotted calico and threatened crew and passengers. Superintendent Frank Dame shot him after the robber fired, leaving the robber dead and Dame and passenger Jewett wounded.
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Stellacoom
Tacoma
Wash
Stellacoom Electric
Frank Dame
Wellman
Dame
George B. Evans
William E. Hacker
Hacker
Jewett
International Good Templars Convention Heads to Zurich
Mrs Othelia Myhrman, delegate from Illinois, departs Chicago for the International Convention of the Independent Order of Good Templars to be held in Zurich, Switzerland, the week of June 15. Over 400 delegates from countries worldwide expected to attend. Myhrman has previously led efforts for separate grand lodges for Scandinavian members in Minnesota and Massachusetts and seeks a similar arrangement for Illinois.
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Chicago
Othelia Myhrman
Illinois
Independent Order of Good Templars
Zurich
Switzerland
Myhrman
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Will contest opens over Davis estate in San Francisco
In San Francisco a probate contest begins before Judge Coffey over the will of Jacob Z Davis. The late millionaire who died last October in Philadelphia left an estate valued above a million dollars. Relatives challenge the document offered for probate alleging forgery. The will was allegedly found by a heir’s husband in a hermetically sealed urn with the deceased’s ashes and leaves all property to nieces Mrs Belle Curtis and Miss Lizzie Muir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Jacob Z Davis
Dedaker
Coffey
Davis
Philadelphia
Alexander Boyd
G. Mastick
Davies
Belle Curtis
Lizzie Muir
Ethelred Escapes Spanish Gunboat Chase Off Cape May
The fruit steamer Ethelred, en route from Port Antonio to Philadelphia, dodged two Spanish gunboat chases and a storm of shots off Cape May and Cape Maysi, arriving five days after leaving Jamaica. Captain Hart nearly boarded but was prevented. it is believed Spanish agents sought to intercept due to Hart’s possible presence.
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Philadelphia
Ethelred
Port Antonio
Jamaica
Hart
City
Havana
Cuban
Cape May
Cape Maysi
Cape
Delaware Capes
Rockefeller Offer Looms Over Baptist Mission Meeting
At Pittsburg on May 21 the Northern Baptist Mission Society opened its fifth annual session with about 1000 delegates. John D. Rockefeller offered $250,000 to clear the society’s debt if a matching sum was raised by July 1, 1897. The executive board reported a perplexing year ending March 31, 1897, with initial debt of $16,745, retrenchment, salaries totaling $125,513, and a closing gross debt of $141,761. Revenue for missions and education reached $300,117. expenditures were $422,700, an excess of $62,589.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Northern Baptist Mission Society
H. K. Porter
American Baptist Home Mission Society
North America
John D. Rockefeller
Society
Porter
Collision on Lake Huron sinks Florida after fog
In dense fog on Lake Huron, the steamer Florida of the Lackawanna line collided with the G. W. Roby and sank within twelve minutes. Florida crew rescued to Port Huron. cargo valued at 60,000 loss from 400 bushels of wheat and 5 tons merchandise. The Roby damaged and to dry dock at Port Huron. Florida valued at 100 and insured for 80,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Florida
Lackawanna Line
G. W. Roby
Lake Huron
Port Huron
Glidden
Seo
Middle Island
Ruby
Killerhouse Syndicate of
Buffalo
Forest reservations reform may revoke Cleveland order
Washington May 2 The conferees on the family civil applications bill agreed the key change is that the February 22 1897 Cleveland forest order setting aside 21 million acres will be revoked only if lands are not disposed of by March 1 1898. If not disposed of they revert to the original order with possible presidential modification. Provisions for government forest reservations remain as in the senate amendments, and settlers may claim other lands in the public domain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cleveland
Riot in the Austrian Reichstag Produces General Riot
Reuters Vienna report details a week of obstruction culminating in an unprecedented Reichstag scene. The president fainted before the session, the vice president presided, fibusters used every device to stall, desks were overturned, ink stands smashed, books hurled, coarse invective spoken, and blows exchanged in a riot.
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London
Standard
Vienna
Reichstag
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Grist
Abroa
General Miles
United States
Victoria
John F. Johnson
State National Bank
Logansport
Ind
National Bank
Johnson
Bank of Property
Comptroller’s Office
Secretary of State
Lee
Cuba
Matangas
Sagua
McKinley
Keefe
Army Post
Snowden
Penn
George Doughass
Albert Grier
Douglass
Pitsburg
John Leonard
Jacob Marquist
McDonald
Colfax
Waeh
United Stated Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bosnyaczi
Hungary
Kentucky
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Queen Victoria
London Daily Telegraph
Arta
Zaverla
Zaverda
Blanche Sutherland
I Fame
Bowes
Caleb Daniels
Nettie Rittinger
Charles Rittinger
New Whatcom
THE
Vahk
Gibson
Theodore Durant
Spokane River
Coeur d' Alenes
Columbia
International Good Templars
Millionaire Davis
Baptist Missionary Society
W. E. Tierney & CO
General Merchandise
Baxter
John M. McDonald
Broadway
Townsend Hotel
Townsend, Montana
Ideal Restaurant
J. S. Mitchell
Prop
Bank OF Townsend
T. H. Kleinschmidt, J. KR. Weston, H.S. Myaty
J. BE. Kanouse
Herman Berg
V. R. Tireney
Cashier
B. Kenaston
Montana
Thomas Dixon
Townsend Brewery
Peter J. Meloy
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