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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
6
Jacob Rush, returning from Valdez on the Senator, notes a snowslide at Sunrise City on April 12 that killed twenty or more and burned houses. He says Valdez is crowded with idle men awaiting the interior government trail and that the local hospital is full of sick.
Passengers returning from Dawson report a new Eldorado creek gravel bed yielding nuggets from quarter ounce to an ounce per surface sighting. Pans from the strike show up to $50 and one day two men recovered $5000 from dirt. The find has caused widespread excitement along Eldorado.
Three masked burglars entered the American Express office in Paris, gagged the sleeping watchman and escaped with 15000 francs. The colored watchman reported three English speaking men with a strong American accent committed the crime. American-made burglary tools were left behind. The arrested watchman’s account is not trusted by police.
A coaching party of prominent Philadelphia youths overturned at Fifteenth and Spring Garden Streets. Joseph E. Widner, 80, son of P. A. B. Widner, had a fractured skull and is dying at Harrison hospital. Caner was badly injured. The coach wheel caught in street car tracks causing the crash.
Two men seized the Alaska saloon door in the early hours, dragged a 300 pound safe into an express wagon, then drove beyond Anaconda city limits. They cracked the safe and spirited away the gold before fleeing back into the town.
Thomas E. Ketchum known as Black Jack, infamous southwest outlaw for fifteen years, was hanged in Clayton New Mexico for train robbery. The drop severed his head from his body, and blood spattered on bystanders near the scaffold.
The empress dowager forms a board of national administration to relieve her public duties. It includes three cabinet members and is joined by the empress at Sian-Fu with Prince Ching Viceroy Li and Prince Kung now in Pekin.
After overnight deliberation the jury found James Callahan not guilty in the kidnapping of Edward Cudahy Jr. The verdict surprised the court and Judge Baker voiced strong disapproval.
Houghton reporting fires rage at several UP points with damage feared unless a heavy rain arrives soon. Villages face potential devastation as winds drive flames toward communities. Local authorities urge immediate action and shelter for residents.
A German disaster at Griesheim causes an estimated one million dollar loss from the destruction of the Electro-Chemical works.
President McKinley reappoints George R. Bidwell to the post of collector of customs at New York City. Bidwell continues in the federal duties overseeing port revenue and enforcement.
Pekin dispatch reports a sharp encounter in Shansi province between German expeditionary troops and Chinese forces. German casualties were four killed and 85 wounded. Chinese losses are not given but believed heavy.
The Bank of G. A. Baetkee & Co. at Brighton Michigan was burglarized the safe blown with nitro glycerine and nearly all the money stolen. Total loss including money and building damage estimated at four thousand dollars.
William J. Bryan released a statement denying any plans for a third presidential bid. He said he would not be editing a paper if he pursued another nomination and that such a run would only occur if it advanced his core principles, which does not seem likely at present.
Chattanooga special reports the Lookout Distilling Company plant and 631 barrels of whiskey seized by Revenue Collector Mulilineux under Washington orders. Former owners Shu Multsky and Connor, who sold the plant April 1, were arrested. Duplicating wholesalers stamps on original packages is charged.
The Michigan Flyer on the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton railroad derailed four miles northeast of Dayton Ohio after a truck wheel broke, throwing the engine from the track and causing many injuries. Engineer Doolin and Fireman McIlroy were killed instantly.
Captain James T. I. Mc Rae with companies G and F of the Third Infantry engaged insurgents near Norzagaray Bulacan province. Five insurgents were killed and twenty five rifles captured. General Morregs arrived with six men and surrendered, followed by General Morales surrendering.
A southbound International and Great Northern passenger train derailed at Davenport sixteen miles north of San Antonio likely due to a switched open track set by train robbers. Fireman J W Hicks was killed, Engineer Monaghan fatally hurt and many others injured.
The president pardons Joseph N. Wolfson, convicted in 1896 in Louisiana federal court for conspiring with a bank book-keeper in a $640,000 embezzlement at Union National Bank of New Orleans. He was sentenced to eight years.
A hundred men seized Wyatt Mallory at the Springfield court house in Tennessee, removed him from officers, and hanged him from the veranda. As the rope tightened the mob fired into the hanging body.
Rear Admiral Bowles head of the bureau of construction and repair in Washington is reported to be offered the chief executive officer position at a forthcoming ship yard combination. The salary discussed is 50000 dollars.
The Michigan House unanimously approves a stringent bill banning the manufacture sale or distribution of cigarettes and cigarette paper in the state. If the Senate concurs and the Governor signs, the law makes all such activity unlawful within Michigan.
A dispatch from Butte Montana reports Senator W A Clark sinking a shaft to strike a copper vein at about 1000 feet below ground. Mining engineers drill through a 140 foot surface layer of quicksand in Silver Bow County.
In Omaha Nebraska on December 18 1900 James Callahan faced trial for connection with the Cudahy kidnaping. Edward Cudahy Jr took the stand and positively identified Callahan as the dark man in the case.
Governor Odell signs a bill allowing women taxpayers in New York villages and towns to vote on propositions to spend public funds. The measure enables participation in local finance decisions by eligible women taxpayers.
Billy Smith American pugilist dies from injuries sustained in a fight with Jacek Roberts of London. The London special reports the fatal boxing match outcome and identifies the two boxers involved.
The report lists bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep, plus grain prices, across Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, Buffalo, and New York. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and potatoes with regional variations. Strong entities include city names and commodity types.
Remains of President Lincoln his wife and two of his sons and a grandson were transferred from a temporary vault to the catacomb of the rebuilt Lincoln monument in Springfield. State officials and Lincoln Guard of Honor witnessed the placement as plans for formal dedication October 15 were announced. The Lincoln casket had been opened once before and was found to retain familiar features.
Rev George D Herron lectured in Brooklyn and attacked religious conditions. He claimed the church has always killed the man who dared stand for reform, and rumors say Prof Herron will marry Miss Rand to unite their causes.
Prof. Herron faces trial for heresy and Socialism amid claims his wife’s divorce led to a planned marriage to Miss Carrie Rand. Rand, 25, tall and pale, endowed $35,000 for the Chair of Applied Christianity at Iowa College, which was not returned after his resignation over radical teachings.
Comanche Texas will construct a new cotton seed oil mill costing fifty thousand dollars. The project aims to boost local industry and employment. Circuit Court in Cleveland Ohio rules eight hour workday for city workers unconstitutional.
The article traces divorce rates from 1870 to 1900, noting US divorce to marriage rising from 3.144 percent to 8 percent. It cites 23 427 divorces in the United States for one year and 20 111 worldwide outside the US, with 8 361 more divorces in the US than the rest of the world combined.
The year saw twelve divorces granted in Canada, the United States trailing with most in France at 6,245 and Germany close behind. Desertion accounted for over 40 percent of U.S. divorces, with city cases five times those in rural districts.
Reported famine expands in western and central Siberia due to a drouth last spring, with grass burned and cattle sold at ruinous prices. Immigrants wander towns, eating licorice and clay bread as eastern regions suffer from constant rains and rotted crops. Prices surge. children die from malnutrition amid chronic hunger.
Barnard College announces the appointment of Miss Laura D Gill as dean. Princeton baseball hopeful John Philip Sousa Jr son of the famous composer seeks first base for the team. Yale will receive fifty thousand dollars from the George T Bliss will filed in New York probate. the widow inherits the balance of the estate.
Edwin H. Conger United States Minister to China returns to the United States with his family from China. In San Francisco interview he defends missionaries from looting charges and says reports of brutality by foreign soldiers were exaggerated. He believes China could pay 300 million in indemnity with economic effort. He avoids committing to governor candidacy when asked.
A Russian expedition under Gen Zerpinsky moves after renewed Manchurian clashes. Chinese strongholds at Mukden Turchausen Kulo and In Shan mount near stoked by 12 000 6 000 and 9 000 troops respectively. Kulo fell with the ex governor of Mukden captured as losses were reported among Russian forces. Advance toward Turhhausen continued.
A fire at the electro chemical works near Griesheim ignited picric acid for smokeless powder, causing a massive explosion. About 200 people were killed or injured as flames and sparks spread to nearby villages. Eighteen cylinders held five tons each of smokeless powder in the explosion room. Troops deployed to Greisheim to shield benzine reservoirs from fire. Fire brigades worked for hours to halt the blaze and begin body extrication.
Light live stock shipments into Chicago from the West. Southern Pacific orders ninety new locomotives. Burlington surveys a line from Guernsey Nebraska to Salt Lake City Utah. Minneapolis flour firm shipped 34000 barrels to South Africa. Steamship lines seek better rate representation. Kansas City packers oppose mixed carload rate proposals. Pacific coast travel surges strain Pullman equipment.
Judge Beeman of the Starke Circuit Court rules the Place ditch case setting the ditch route and appoints W H H Coffin as construction commissioner under a 30000 bond. The drainage line will extend from the B and O crossing on the Kankakee near Walkerton to a point south of the Pennsylvania Railroad, completing a 35 mile system reclaiming vast lands. William L Dunlap 51 of Frankin died of pneumonia after Civil War service and public roles including department commander of Indiana G A R and U S marshal.
Mrs. Chris Hislein was arrested in Evansville on charges of poisoning her husband and eight children after the family fell ill from bread made with flour received hours earlier. A 12-year-old died the same day. others were critically ill. The coroner found evidence of guilt and the mother was believed insane.
George Mossholder, 51, once a prominent Lake Shore Railroad engineer, was declared insane in Laporte. Once valued at about $10,000, he had lived as a miser amid grief over a lost job and domestic troubles, which are blamed for his mental decline. Grain Elevator Burned at South Bend. Churchill White facility on Three I's Railway destroyed with contents. Modern elevator of 500000 bushels capacity, soon to be enlarged, burned along with about 200 carloads of grain. loss estimated at $160000.
Burglars entered the dental office of Dr. J. D. Fillinger, blew open the safe, and started a fire that destroyed the building. The safe contained a large amount of money. The structure was valued at $4,000.
A condensed news roundup notes St Paul stone quarries will operate in full this summer. Other items include the Ball Bros fruit jar plant in Muncie suffering a partial burn, and various local incidents from Indiana such as fires and legal actions.
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