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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1900
Page
8
A compact digest of Crimea updates criminal cases accidents fires and notable events from the north east and west. It surveys crimes disasters and human interest items with brief summaries and period tone.
Houston dispatch reports a massive disaster as the West Indian storm struck Texas. Galveston suffered 2500 to 3000 dead with enormous property loss while Sabine Pass and Port Arthur show heavy fatalities. Relief trains returned from Virginia Point amid debris and wreckage.
Kingston dispatch reports a terrific island storm causing flooded rivers and extensive banana plantation damage. Rail lines washed out and losses run into thousands of dollars as rains persist, while the hurricane strikes Florida coast with winds up to one hundred mph and ships feared lost off the coast south of here.
A Detroit special reports Lada Turbenning, confined in Wayne County Asylum, strangled fellow inmate Rebecca Tiernan. Turbenning ripped cloth into strips and looped it around Tiernan’s neck, causing instant death before a nurse found them.
London dispatch reports signs the Boer War may end soon. Lord Roberts prepares to return to England and has sent four chargers to Cape Town. The general belief is he will become commander in chief, with Lord Wolseley vacating the post in October.
Chief Ilowahe, an aged Yakima medicine man and chief, was brutally killed by stoning in his tent near North Kakima Minnesota. The assailant, an Indian named John, asked for help to save his sick child. The father killed the healer after the child died, following the customary formalities.
Joseph Fahn's infant son near St. Joseph Missouri reportedly kidnapped and missing for a day and a half. The child wandered a mile from the farm and was found in Kaiser's lake after nearly every moment in mud and water. He survived and is expected to recover.
The census reports a significant gender imbalance in New York with about 24,000 more women than men. Officials describe the figure as alarming and previously unsuspected, highlighting a shortage of available men in the populous state.
E A Runyon, cashier of Citizens National Bank of Yates Center Kansas, arrested charged with embezzlement of twelve thousand dollars. Fire destroys business part of Manito Illinois. estimated loss over fifty thousand dollars.
Four men were arrested recently for participating in the Akron riot, bringing total arrests to twenty eight. One suspect is a prominent politician and another a contractor.
Vienna reports a London Daily Mail correspondent says Russia agrees to a compromise with troops remaining in Pekin and the bulk moving to Tien Tsin to serve as the military headquarters. General Baden-Powell receives ovation on arrival at Cape Town, carried to the government house by cheering crowds.
The cabinet in Washington agreed to send transport to Cape Nome Alaska to rescue several hundred or thousand stranded gold seekers. The plan also includes delivering clothing and food to distressed Alaskan Indians facing plague and starvation. Miners have taken driftwood and even torn down Indian cabins for fuel, aggravating suffering in the region.
Francis Loomis United States minister to Venezuela says the joint commission appointed by the Queen of Spain has advanced the boundary to the Negro river. He notes Colombia gains a sizable barren tract reducing Venezuela by about one eighth. Loomis says war talk is groundless.
Four men assaulted and robbed Mrs. Julia Molenhauer at a North Tenth street Williamsburg livery stable after a dancing party at eight in the morning. Her colored maid was beaten. The suspects were arrested. Mrs Molenhauer, 27, is a fashionable Brooklyn resident married to J W Mollenhauer, a sugar refiner relative.
Dun and Co reports August commercial failures at 735 with liabilities totaling 7 323 903. Manufacturing failures number 174 liabilities 2 045 607. Trading 119 liabilities 3 HS 6e7 and other commercial 42 liabilities 192 629. Two banks show 146 000 in liabilities. Week failures total 175 in the United States and 19 in Canada.
Consul General Linkinson reports the Ottoman government awarded Genoa shipbuilders a contract to construct two torpedo boats. Turkey appears set to resist foreign pressure to collect indemnities by force while seeking naval modernization.
Mrs. Lillian Bell died in Denver from injuries after a nighttime assault near her home. The assailant, who fled with her purse, claimed he had mistaken her for someone else. Police have no clues or description of the suspect at this time.
Justice Halloran in Des Moines Iowa held in Ryan versus Charles Weitz and Son that a labor union is a pool or trust violating section 5060 of the Iowa code which defines a trust as any organization formed to maintain or regulate a commodity. The case cites the American and English Encyclopedia of Law to define labor as a commodity and suggests the Supreme Court may settle the issue.
Captain Tuttle aboard the Bear reports to the Treasury from Nome on the vessel’s actions since July 6. Assessing natives along the Alaskan coast and nearby islands, officers found conditions extreme with starvation and sickness. He warns that without current relief, fewer than 10 percent may be alive by next June.
From Lake Ports to Europe Pittsburg and associate interests push a costly export venture with a ten freighter order. The fleet will sail from Lake Erie ports through the Welland canal and Gulf of St Lawrence to the Atlantic. The Heel project cost is about 3.5 million dollars.
The Great Hinckley fire memorial was dedicated in Hinckley Minnesota with ceremonies at Memorial cemetery. General Moses F E Clapp delivered the dedicatory address. Paxys requests ere death. The will of David Sinton probated in Cincinnati values estate at 15 to 20 million dollars with Mrs. Charles P Taft named executrix without bond.
The German government insists it is necessary to retain forces in Pekin despite the Russian withdrawal proposal. The United States has been informed of Germanys stance on keeping troops in the Chinese capital.
A Tromsoe telegram reports the Stella Polare return with the Duke of Abruzzi aboard. The vessel reached latitude 80:33 north, surpassing Dr. Nansen's farthest northern reach. In Colorado, Sharpsdale says cattlemen killed 3,000 sheep in a feud over range use.
London chemist William Wilsby claims diphtheria and other contagious diseases can be cured by inhaling fumes from nitric acid. The assertion follows reports of scientific experiments and public interest in alternative remedies amid medical skepticism.
The first damage suit from the Mansfield riots alleges Ida Frederick’s minor son Clarence was attacked by a mob during a Zion meeting in Mansfield Ohio. The suit seeks 1000 dollars for injuries rendering him unfit for manual labor.
Mamie Porter of Youngstown lay alone in a row boat tied beside a Cleveland pier for seven days after becoming ill with typhoid fever during an excursion. A passerby found her and she was taken to Lakeside hospital for treatment. The man she traveled with telephoned for help then vanished.
Prof Fetergill performing balloon ascents and parachute jumps at the Michigan City street fair was injured when the parachute torn from the balloon caused a 200 foot drop to a brick building. He was found unconscious. The incident followed a prior accident during the event.
Two American university students in Rome for a congress with friends disappeared after visiting the Catacombs. The absence was noticed only when the party returned to their hotel, with search efforts likely commencing afterward.
Teresa Weeger a Chicago saloonkeeper's seven year old daughter burned to death while playing near a backyard bonfire with companions. Her dress caught fire during the merrymaking and she was fatally burned.
Frank H Jollanshee a former alderman and real estate dealer living at 2301 Calumet avenue Chicago shot himself in the mouth and temple dying within an hour after eighteen months of consumption. Patrick Ryan a Northwestern engineer was killed in a wreck three miles east of Ridott station Til when the engine left the track on a curve.
A southbound Atlantic City excursion train rear ended a milk train at Hatfield Pennsylvania. Fifteen people were killed and fifty injured in the crash. In Akron Ohio twelve men were arrested for participating in recent riots with one pleading guilty.
Chicago Cuattle to New York list prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains by city include Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Dermit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with bid ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes and seed. Prices show shipping grades and quality tiers across regions.
Secretary Wilson told the Stark County Agricultural Society in Canton Ohio that farming has become a science and offers limitless opportunity. He urged young men to study agriculture, noted high salaries abroad, and cited rising prices for farm animals and strong exports including $107.3 million to the Orient in the year ended June.
The California Supreme Court grants Alberta a new trial in a murder case in San Francisco. Friends of Cordelia Botkin, serving life for poisoning Mrs. Dun ning, hope for exoneration. Attorney George A. Kuigill insists a new trial is required, noting key witnesses must be brought from Delaware. Botkin expresses elation and optimism for a favorable ruling.
General Cronje and Mrs Cronje are mentioned amid obituaries in San Francisco. Honest Joe Stuart, once a California gambler, dies penniless after philanthropy. Ruth Stewart of Harlan Kentucky is acquitted in a murder case. A shirt waist hop with cakewalk draws 200 locals in Larchmont New York. H H Ott, 65, from Allentown Pennsylvania, commits suicide.
Manila dispatch details a deadly mutiny at Bilibid Prison on July 16. A life term prisoner triggered the outbreak causing four deaths and fifteen wounded, with American guards and prisoners aiding in recapture as Major Rogers and a guard unit confronted the mob. The cable from Gen. MacArthur notes further insurrectional activity in the region, while Gen. Shafter orders discharge of volunteers in San Francisco as they await final muster.
The Duke of Abruzzi returns from the north pole voyage beating Nansen’s record and nearing the pole. Stella Polaris drifted to 86 degrees 33 minutes, with two deaths and scarce food after eleven months in polar ice. The expedition built nine tents and endured extreme cold while Captain Cagni’s group reached 86.33 degrees.
Scalpers threaten eastbound routes from Chicago as Grand Army tickets lapse. Palmer of Illinois Central in Evansville resigns and the office is abolished. New York conference declines rate changes of 18 cents per 100 pounds. Santa Fe handles 2500 cars daily, up 200 from last year. Alton boosts coal and livestock traffic. Chicago Great Western fourth week earnings rise 1276.16. Iowa Central plans first class overhaul to cut costs. Milwaukee St Paul reports year earnings up 8,574,059 with higher expenses. Freight up 2,446,994 and passenger up 919,592 versus last year.
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