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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1895
Page
12
An auditor, a longtime Fayette county resident, and several others die or are charged as local incidents unsettle communities. Notable cases include a drowning near Grand River, a 13 year old drowning in Newton, a jailbreak and a bank fraud probe, plus a fatal rail accident aftermath and a missing University athlete record.
Dubuque resident Samuel Elmer dies of cancer at 70 after fifty years in the city. Oakland Mills widow Mrs. Aaron Mills commits suicide amid religious distress. Mrs. Keigley accidentally shot by a boy with a 22 near Madrid. Three-year-old dies in Coon Rapids from a coal-house fire. Ida Savin crushed by a runaway horse near Roland. Habeas corpus denial in Mrs. Everett case. Iowa crop outlook improves despite frost. Des Moines saloons must close per writ denial. Metcalf case looms large in Union County. Jennie Manning’s sanity debated after insanity history. Rock Island detectives probe Kellogg wreck attempt. W. H. Wilkins detained in Saratoga with mental distress.
The national convention of republican league clubs in Cleveland drew over 2 000 attendees. Commodore Francis M Bunce becomes commander in chief of the North Atlantic Squadron with acting rear admiral rank, flagging on the Cincinnati June 27 until the New York returns from Kiel in July. Other items include a Victor Colorado suicide tied to Maxwell land grant, an Oklahoma posse killing an Indian linked to Grandma Lewis, and President Harding’s summer plans at Gray Gables. Harlem canal opens, Langley Loom wreck causes multiple deaths, and the AOUW lodge elects officers in Chicago.
W J Zirhut, cashier of the State Bank of Milligan Nebraska, sought on charges of forgery embezzlement obtaining money under false pretense and banking law violations, was arrested in Baltimore last night. He lived there under the name Frank Corning and supported himself by art work until requisition papers arrive.
Stephen HR Angell, a Roubaix commercial agent, reports to the state department that French wheat will be at least 10 million bushels below average. He warns European crops overall are likely short and suggests America may need to fill the deficit.
A conference of building trades representatives from major cities will be organized in Chicago with invites to Canadian and U S trades. The goal is to unite central councils to bolster collective action during disputes and strikes and to standardize working cards for easier employment across cities.
Havana reports Maximo Gomez attacked Alta Gracia burning the rail road station and many houses. A garrison of twenty five soldiers defended the town with five killed and seven wounded. Captain-General Martinez de Campos declared Puerto Principe under martial law. The text also includes a scammy drug advertisement for Schrage's Rheumatic Cure making dubious cure claims and endorsements.
A boiler explosion at the Warrenby iron works in Redcar York County North Riding yesterday evening killed six men instantly and injured eighteen others, with several feared fatally. Authorities investigate the cause and extent of the disaster.
The Iowa prohibition party met in the Y M C A auditorium Des Moines with B F Wright of Charles City presiding. Committees formed and a platform declared against liquor, for a tariff for revenue, a strong national currency, government control of railroads and telegraphs, and tax reform with a 6 percent legal rate. The ticket nominated Frank Bacon for governor M W Atwood for lieutenant governor J W Rogers for supreme judge L D Carhart for state superintendent and H F Johns for railroad commissioner. The state central committee was named with leaders from multiple counties including Wright and Atwood.
Colorado Springs June 21. A bank robbery at the Exchange National Bank ended with the four alleged raiders surrendering without a fight as officers closed in. Fred George Hutchinson Kennedy and Robert McFarland plotted the raid for seven weeks but were trapped by Sheriff Frank Bowers and deputies after the alarm was triggered. George and Hutchinson surrendered inside the bank. Kennedy guarded the outside while McFarland prepared a getaway wagon. All are Colorado Springs residents with George connected to a local livery stable.
Four priests banished from Nicaragua have arrived in San Jose Costa Rica. They were banished for attempting to incite the public against the government.
The United States Court of Appeals on June 19 allowed an appeal to the Supreme Court in the pension case of Judge Charles D. Long of Michigan.
A federal grand jury indictment in Omaha charges A F Nichols former cashier of the People’s State Bank of Litchfield with distributing spurious silver dollars before the bank collapse. The bank failed in March with no assets and Nichols reportedly traveled to Lincoln leaving counterfeit notes in his wake.
Indianapolis June 21 R B F Pierce general manager of the Indianapolis Decatur and Western railroad and later receiver of the Cloverleaf was indicted with Haughey and the Coffins for signing false reports of the Coffin bank. The district attorney dismissed the indictment as Pierce satisfied his bank debts and the court found he signed reports formally, leaving bank matters to Haughey.
Milwaukee police arrest Joseph Whitefield and John Duncan colored boys for assaulting Myrtle Kortawright aged five at 514 Grand Avenue. The girl was dragged into a vacant house and remains in serious condition.
Philadelphia June 21 Zimmerman forfeits the professional cycling world title to Johnson after failing to keep an engagement with Tom Eck. Johnson’s representatives arrive with the $5,000 check and any additional funds needed to bind a match.
Vienna reports Count Kialmansegeg, governor of Lower Austria, could be asked to accept the premiership and form a provincial cabinet after the Windischgratz cabinet resigned and submitted its resignation to the emperor on Tuesday.
A disastrous Kansas City Texas line wreck near Marietta prompts a relief train. Five cars reportedly plunged into the river. casualties unknown.
In Massillon Ohio on June 21 the daughter of Mrs. Valentine Wolf of North Lawrence died after a spider crawled into her ear while she slept. The spider caused severe pain and was removed, but the child worsened and experienced intermittent insanity before death.
Herald dispatch from Panama reports Spanish forces under General Navarre seized Grand Piedra in Cuba and burned the hospitals in the town, signaling a decisive victory against the rebels.
Judge Norton grants a charter to a stock company to form the Supreme Temple of the Silver Knights of America in Alexandria Virginia. The group aims to establish a secret society to secure legal free coinage of silver and to make silver legal tender for all debts while collecting and spending funds for that purpose.
Washington dispatch reports that under the fourth article of the Shimonoseki treaty China must pay Japan a war indemnity of 200,000,000 imperial treasury taels, equal to 288,800,000 silver Mexican dollars.
Des Moines June 21 Joe Patchen ran an exhibition mile in 2:08 the fastest mile paced by a stal lion this year at the week’s races opening day.
Secretary of State Richard Olney, upon receiving his commission, sent a peremptory demand to Spain through Hannis Taylor for immediate payment of 1.5 million dollars owed since 1886 to Antonio Mora. The note seeks a speedy settlement in line with congressional action, with a noncommittal stance on further steps.
Six men who worked for Chicago during the Swift administration were arrested on warrants charging them with stuffing the pay rolls. James Weir Thomas Crooke Thomas White Peter Fields Frank Emmonds and James McLaughlin are jailed at Central Station. Three others H E Begg B J Condon and Thomas Vonashek escaped. Warrants allege obtaining money under false pretenses.
The Omaha investigation into city finances reopens with Thomas Swode testifying there is no defalcation by Treasurer Bolln. Swode says cash handling was lax, with time checks and salaries advanced to staff, and self-advancement via due bills. He notes no evidence of concealment or secret embezzlement by Bolln or employees.
The Iowa Supreme Court denied a writ of superseders in The State vs Pressman by Judge Spurrier. Des Moines saloons must close but no further action until the October session. Saloon keepers must file another petition with a majority voter signature. the Church Federation plans a counter petition if pursued.
Hoppers have appeared in large numbers in western Nebraska and eastern Colorado and are moving eastward growing in size and voracity. The pest threatens fields from Yuma Colorado eastward with some crops already disappearing as the infestation advances.
A warrant for the arrest of Francis M. Rhodes alias Peter Rhodes of Macon Missouri charges him with perjury for allegedly obtaining about 10000 in government pensions by false affidavits about eyesight loss. Investigation finds his eyesight is sound and he is wealthy, lending money.
The Chicago Board of Trade saw a range of prices on the exchange today reflecting varying demand across commodities and markets. Traders watched activity closely as quotes moved within expected boundaries for the session.
Stockton residents claim a syndicate has located a $1,000,000 treasure on the island near Veraguas. The report says the cache consists of Spanish doubloons and was found by Stockton representatives.
Washington June 20 Commodore Bunce has been appointed to command the north Atlantic squadron succeeding Admiral Meade in a key naval leadership transition.
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