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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
6
The Louisville Commercial notes two Bryan points on home trusts. If US production matches abroad, tariff gives no extra price but can enable charging foreign prices plus duty. Examples: cotton ties cost rose after the McKinley law, then fell when duties were removed, showing extortion even with tariff absent.
A San Francisco Chronicle editorial argues the 1893 gold standard error was open trade to foreigners. It says the 1896 election eased fears as tariffs protected domestic industry and a favorable trade balance kept gold abundant. The piece urges Republicans to stay true to protection to fix money concerns.
A Dawes report notes banking growth from 1889 to 1899 with deposits rising from 3.78 billion to 7.51 billion and loans from 3.48 billion to 5.57 billion amid rising prosperity. An old Republican grumbles that prosperity means worker shortages and high demand, after praising McKinley era.
A letter to the New York World from Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia contends Democrats see no encouragement in recent elections, while others mock Democrat unity and praise McKinley era prosperity. The Youngstown Vindicator cites the Kansas City Star on tariff issues as part of the debate.
The Findlay Ohio Jeffersonian notes that while tariff is not an immediate issue, Democrats may push it before the next election. It cites indications of a move to frame the tariff through Bryan’s trust lines and promises Grace’s testimony on protection’s benefits.
A Tacoma Ledger item quotes President McKinley arguing that the job chases the man, while Democrats contend labor is oppressed by the octopus and seeks relief through free coinage of silver. The piece frames contrasting views on labor rewards and monetary policy.
A 500 pound bale of cotton is worth ten dollars more today than a year ago. The Des Moines State Register argues free trade will benefit the South if it endures longer, and warns that delaying the policy risks missed forecasts.
A coal man’s wife accidentally signs for $500 instead of $50 at a church fundraising meeting. The error is corrected only after the minister praises her generosity and encourages others to give, resulting in a substantial rise in subscriptions to clear the church debt.
In a fierce storm the British steamer Ariosto wrecked off Cape Hatteras with 21 crew drowned after three lifeboats failed to reach shore. Captain Baines and eight men stayed aboard and were saved when a breeches buoy line was established. Lifesaving crews worked to rescue the imperiled sailors as darkness approached.
Reports from Brownsville Pennsylvania describe a catastrophic Brazwell mine blast with the death toll over forty. The main shaft was wrecked the cage collapsed trapping fourteen men before rescue efforts recovered mangled bodies amid raging fire and black damp. A naked flame caused gas ignition in an area deemed gas-free.
A powerful 12 second quake centered near San Jacinto Riverside County rocked Southern California. Santa Ana Anaheim San Bernardino and Riverside felt tremors with minor and moderate damage. Hemet San Jacinto Ventura and Redlands reported damaged structures while Needles saw strong shaking but few injuries.
Sixty five cases of enteric fever reported from Ladysmith. Boers massing at Stormberg. British censored reports claim 400 wounded at Tugela River. Rough Riders reduced to 10 000 due to horse shortages. Conan Doyle volunteers for service. Queen Victoria hosts soldiers families at Windsor. England to field 160 000 with reserves. Italians may replace troops to Egypt. Medics attacked claims by Connaught Rangers. London experts criticise Buller’s tactics as imbecile. London council to raise 1 000 volunteers. Magersfontein losses tallied 18 killed 43 wounded. Boer prisoners claim 2 000 killed and wounded. Admiralty readies 120 000 transport. more available.
From Pietermaritzburg comes news of another skirmish at Ladysmith. Maj. A C King Capts Wathen and Oakes Lieut Hulse and Lieut Col Fawcett wounded. nine NCOs and men killed. ten wounded. Boers surprised a lussars picket east of the camp. no Britons killed.
News from Norfolk Virginia reports the loss of an unnamed bark with fifteen crew members after a fierce storm Saturday night. The Noranmore liner arrived from Liverpool after a twenty three day voyage describing the wreck and heroic efforts to rescue the sinking crew.
Alexander Johnson of Chicago sustained a severe head injury during initiation into the Royal League at Aryondale Lodge No 128. A blood clot formed on the brain after being struck during the ceremony and he remained near death for over a week, with secrecy keeping his absence from work unexplained.
A Manila dispatch reports Gen. Santa Ana with about 300 insurgents attacking the Subig garrison. Marines were sent from Olon gapo to reinforce and the Filipinos were driven back with several killed. No American casualties. A detachment from Manila, including a company of the sixty-sixth volunteer infantry, was dispatched to further reinforce Subig.
In Mari Nett e Wis Rev Dr H W Schefeler of St Pauls Episcopal Church interrupted his sermon to pursue a thief leaving a house with pockets full of valuables. He captured the robber and turned him over to police. The thief received a six month penitentiary sentence.
Sweden holds 175.54 million dollars invested in railways and London plans 15 million for drainage works. Americans spend 7 million annually on Paris millinery. The Italian Parliament House is deemed unsafe for occupancy. Britain reports a rise of 2,000 insane annually over a decade. Germany seeks a permanent theater in London. Switzerland has an electric railway at 7450 feet, the world’s highest. India’s famine this year covers 350000 square miles with 80 million people affected. Russian officials are ordered to study Oriental languages. In Barcelona 9000 of 12000 taxpayers unpaid. Japanese mills favor American cotton for its longer staple.
A compact survey of Indiana happenings notes Terre Haute spiritualism, Goshen electric plant profits, and Elkhart borrowings. Reports cover deaths from accidents, runaway injuries near Muncie and Bedford, oil and gas market shifts, freight derailments, jail flood chaos, and early rural mail routes. Includes stolen cattle, a Nome-returned resident worth $10 million, and a range of local incidents across cities like Bloomington, South Bend, and Crawfordsville. James Robinson, William Arnold, and others appear in the fragmented diary of events. The item highlights guardrails on public notices, tax debates in Flora, and droughts of labor in Marion and Tipton counties.
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