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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1893
Page
2
Republican Signator Boyn in state Senate arrested on charge of basterdy. Indiana Democrats praise Senator Voorhees as Senate leader while Missouri passes election bribery bill mirroring New York limits on campaign spending and disclosure. Major figures referenced include President Cleveland Secretary Gresham and Gov Gray.
The article discusses Senator Voorhees appointing his son James as secretary of his committee and criticize patronage norms. It notes President Cleveland may curb congressionally influenced patronage, signaling a potential shift in federal appointments. Frank B. Burke of Jeffersonville is named district attorney amid labor criticism, while Hosea Hawkins of Sullivan county is appointed U. S. Marshal for Indiana, a $5,000 per year post, reflecting bipartisan local dynamics.
Lee Baya, oldest son of John, was shot in the thigh when his brother Harold fired a target rifle during a hunting outing. The ball could not be located after Dr. Thompson failed to extract it. Lee recovered at home and is doing well, narrowly escaped a fatal wound.
The president sent a slate of nominees to the senate including James B. Eustis to France Theodore Runyan to Germany John F Risley to Denmark and others in finance law and postal posts The action follows Cleveland's push to curb nepotism and shape patronage as congress debates the delegation system and future sessions.
Crowded Toledo court hears key Ann Arbor strike issues as freight was refused in violation of interstate commerce law. Engineers and firemen testify about orders to move trains and yard handling amid looming consequences for strikers.
New York report says J Pierpont Morgan sails on the Majestic to handle an important government mission. He is authorized to negotiate a $50,000,000 gold loan after a long Washington meeting with Secretary Carlisle. Morgan’s associates say only major business would send him abroad now.
In Rome on March 21 the pope spoke into a phonograph and entrusted Mr Moriarity to deliver a message to the President and the people of the United States. The Latin message will not be published until reproduced in America. The pope emphasized love for all Americans and asked Moriarity to guard the message.
Italian counterfeiter Charles Manuel is jailed in New York on $2,000 bail for examination after detectives say he produced forged five dollar bills by erasing ones and rewriting with ink. He used female confederates who earned a dollar per bill and allegedly passed on about eight thousand dollars. In San Francisco, reports say John W Mackay’s condition, once thought critical, improved with crisis passed per Dr Keeney.
A Bloomington delegation visited ex President Harrison to urge him to become president of the State University in Bloomington, to succeed John M. Coulter. Harrison gave no definite answer, promising to consider the offer amid trustee plans and suggested limited fireman attention.
Lone Franklin was badly burned while disconnecting a stove as a natural gas explosion occurred. Also reported fatal fall from a barn loft in Jeffersonville where Jackson Staples is not expected to survive. G A R tax levied in Indianapolis. Farmers report daily sales and outmigration in Newcastle and Lawrence County. Telautograph exhibition in Curacao praised for near human motion.
A compact roundup lists fires in Leroy block Streator with losses 15000 to 18000 and a 1300 inmate vaccination plan at Flatbush Insane Asylum Kings County. Other items note mine injuries at Whitsett Pa Florence Donovan and doctors indicted in New York, wheel clubs planning races, and various political and legal updates.
A wide array of incidents fill the page: a French anarchist Barnard is arrested in Rome over recent bombings. a pastry shop blast in Madrid kills scores. London and Berlin report political and military debates. labor unions discuss trusts. fires in Chicago and Washington yield injuries and deaths. multiple police and legal actions unfold across the United States and Europe.
Grain and livestock quotes from Chicago and New York show mixed to strong cattle prices with contracts in May Wheat at 71 1/16 in New York and oats at 32 1/2. New York soy and corn figures appear with portage values. Chicago live stock lists native steers priced around 5.60 to 5.90 at times, with hogs mixed around 7.25 to 7.40 and sheep and lambs listed near 5.5 to 6.5 per hundredweight.
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