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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1900
Page
6
A brief notice identifies Batesville Publishing Co as the local publishers in Batesville Indiana. No further details are provided in the fragment.
The Circuit Court at Louisville Ky Justice Fields rules the Legislature is the proper tribunal for determining contests for Governor and Lieutenant Governor under the Constitution. Republicans plan to appeal to the State Court of Appeals and may seek a US Supreme Court hearing if needed. Fields cites historic authority that courts cannot probe the Legislature's motives.
Lord Roberts dispatch from Driefontein reports persistent Boer opposition during the march. Despite local knowledge delaying progress, disciplined troops reached their destination. Gen Kelly-Kenny's divisions, notably the Welsh and Essex battalions, led the assault and drove Boers from two strong positions at bayonet point.
The Times reports a crusade against vice in New York City claiming gamblers and law-breakers pay about 3 million dollars annually for police protection. A so called commission of City Commissioners two State Senators and a pool-room syndicate dictator allegedly handles the fund. Police are said to receive a take-off.
A west-bound Pan Handle freight train with thirty three loaded cars wrecked at Milgrove four miles west of Dunkirk Ind. Ten cars telescoped and their cargo sugar and general merchandise scattered. No lives lost but property loss is large. Tracks torn up and traffic badly delayed.
The Windsor reports the Cuvier, en route from Antwerp to Brazil, sunk in a collision with an unknown steamer. The Windsor rescued the second mate and two seamen while about fifty crew members are feared drowned.
George Dove was tried and acquitted in Glasgow Circuit Court after killing Joe Janes with an ax last November. Testimony showed Janes had been in conflict with Dove's wife, and the jury deliberated briefly before returning a verdict. The acquittal satisfies the public.
The suppression of rumors that Gen Wheel er had left the army is contradicted as his resignation letter is published. He states the insurgent government is virtually destroyed, Aguinaldo is a fugitive, and the Filipino cabinet and congress are scattered, prompting his own resignation.
There is considerable uneasiness at Cape Town over Mafeking fate. Rumor of relief is followed by report it has fallen. The latter is strengthened by word that Boer siege guns moved from Kimberley to Mafeking.
A 15 year old employee at Owensboro Kentucky celluloid works was caught in a belt and drawn into a shaft. His body was torn and remains were collected and sent to the undertakers in a bag.
It is reported that the Orange Free State has sent Herr Clou ter-Wessed to New York to exert influence in the Free State's interests.
Secretaries of State Caleb Powers and Capt. John W. Davis are arrested in Lexington Kentucky as accessories to the assassination of Hon. William Goebel. The charges implicate high level officials in the shooting that shocked the state and drug the political dispute into court actions.
A Rome special refutes United States reports that Rev Father Moeller has been named bishop of Columbus Ohio. The propaganda awaits diocesan appointments from Columbus and will decide after their arrival.
Sixteen miners were killed when an underground explosion at a Besseges coal mine caused mine supports to collapse. Rescue teams recovered all bodies as investigators work to determine the cause of the blast.
An array of brief items reports Evelyn Humphreys East ORN eastern pioneer railroad builder dying at Bergen Point aged 40. Epidemics alarm Hairyard University students. Indictments in Brooklyn transit conspiracy. Prof F L Harvey of Maine commits suicide. A New York Central derailment near Whelps Junction. Adams and others receive wage increases. A mix of murders, fires, robberies, and crimes across cities including Chicago, Omaha, Kingston, and Farming ton. Military, insurance, and court news punctuate the year with notable figures and local incidents.
A string of 1900s era notices reports political and legal events including the appointment of George R Wanty to the Western District of Michigan, a fatal church fire in Chicago, prominent deaths in Iowa and Ohio, bankruptcy filings in Akron, a child fatality in Indiana, a Chicago railway robbery, corporate leadership shifts in Kansas City, drownings and banked disputes in Illinois, and labor strikes in Colorado.
The bill to repeal the Goebel election law was killed in the Kentucky House. Julius Moyse alias Capt. Clarke faces trial in New Orleans for impersonating a government officer. In Bloomfield Kentucky mountain detective George W. Drak and his partner James Lord were killed in a row with Will St John. An official report shows a smallpox outbreak in Jonesville area with nearly 100 deaths in six weeks. John Drashmal 12 and his mother Agnes jailed in Mobile Alabama for first degree murder. the boy admits killing Bessie Miller aged 18 at Coden along with two others.
A fire damp blast entombs over 100 miners at the Red Ash coal mine near Creek, West Virginia. The explosion shakes the mountain as flames consume the interior. 25 or more bodies have been recovered and two survivors badly burned.
Floods in Peru cause 1500000 dollars in damage and Paris faces spread of smallpox while King Louis seeks stability. Reports claim Alsace Lorraine blocks importing American grapevines to revive vineyards amid blight fears and Phylloxera. Franco-British tension and a ParisExpo bomb scare add to a volatile global scene.
General Wheeler has returned from Manila and will go back to Congress. Helen Gould is said to fund a 100000 dollar gift for an American Fran theon. British diplomacy keeps Lord Pauncefote as ambassador to Washington indefinitely. Wreckage off Nova Scotia suggests full loss of the cattle ship Planet Mercury with all hands and six cattle men aboard. The Independent Window Glass Manufacturers Association formed last December has failed and is dissolved. Charles D Lane reports rich gold discoveries on Jack Wade creek near Eagle City in American territory. Dirt from the dump yields thirteen dollars per pan. Mexican Foreign Secretary Mariscal via Ambassador Powell Clayton reports Diaz’s acceptance of Pan American Exposition Company invitation to Buffalo. Prof. Marshall Saville departs Mexico City for home with artifacts from Mitla ruins and the ancient mounds he uncovered inland.
Chicago cattle range 3.00 to 6.25, hogs 3.00 to 5.00, sheep 3.00 to 5.75. Wheat No 2 red 65 to 68 cents, corn No 2 33 to 36 cents, oats No 2 23 to 28 cents, rye No 2 55 to 66 cents. Regional prices include Indianapolis, St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, Buffalo and New York with varied cattle hogs sheep and grain quotes.
The Senate held brief sessions due to Representative Epes death with debates over Quay and the currency bill. House actions included pension bills and a filibuster blocking the Frederick Douglass Memorial bill. Throughout the week votes and speeches focused on currency reform, Philippine policy, and port tariff measures, with seating changes in Alabama and a new pension rule.
The item lists 1899 patent office receipts of 1 325 457 dollars and public funds for the Philippine Islands from Aug 13 1898 to Dec 31 1899 totaling 6 696 080 dollars. It also notes a Magnolia Mississippi boiler explosion injuring several, and various historical statistics including bank notes and Cuban losses tied to 1898 events.
Memorial Day address set for Brookville by Hon Will Cumback. Muncie officer George Benadum bruised, death from blood poisoning. Mt Vernon area votes to repair eight roads four miles. Slater daughter burned. Greensburg to get a chair factory employing 75. Sutton officer Brently kills suspect Bryan Cullen. marshal Wright wounded. Mishawaka saloon held up for cash and jewelry. Bloomfield jury convicts Mary Ann Anderson of second degree murder, life term. Terre Haute girl convalesces after snowball injury. Washington wedding of Jacob Chestnut and Ainley Dinkins. Vincennes church suit for $50 debt. Dublin clergyman Dowie lameness cured then hurt again. Fort Wayne fire sprinkler saves fabrics. loss $5,000 to $10,000. Petersburg quarrel ends with shooting. Vincent surrenders. Traylor wins alienation suit on appeal. Delphi German Bible over 300 years old. Kokomo Fence Machine Co ships to India and Africa. Shelbyville hog accident skin graft saves boy. New patents issued to Indiana inventors. Danville whitecaps whip Otis and Ed Hughes for work. Noblesville jury awards $2,500 to Gehbtauer vs Excelsior Co. Marion gas firm warns of price fight. local factories at stake.
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