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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1889
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat boasts double the county circulation and invites advertisers to inspect subscription books. All business correspondence should be sent to The Democrat, not to individuals, with mail entered at Bloomfield Indiana as second class matter.
The notice explains subscription dates printed after names as payment through a specified day and urges advance payment. It states penalties for late or unpaid bills, including stopping papers for nonpayment, and notes county and out of county deliveries must be prepaid. It emphasizes bills due each Saturday night and offers credit only to prompt payers.
The piece portrays Tannerism as the dominant cloud over the political scene, described as the blackest menace in the current sky of public life, signaling ongoing turmoil and sharp partisan divide.
A brief argument reads that protectionism in the United States mirrors 19th century English debates, claiming similar justifications were proven false there and persist here. The note links historical lessons to current policy rhetoric.
Gossip centers on the possible appointment of William Henry Harrison Miller of Indianapolis to the supreme bench. His name, residence, and notable partnership with the president are cited as key qualifications in the speculation.
The New York Press notes Andrew Carnegie claiming 50 percent protection for high wages he pays. It recalls a year ago the song that Carnegie paid high wages because of that protection. The piece suggests protectionists revert to Hamilton’s principles and labels Carnegie’s high wages as purely hypothetical.
Joseph Medill argues that only when farmers unite and pressure Congress to remove burdens will tariff reform occur. He asserts that a new deal will bring relief, end tariff injustices, and usher in lasting prosperity and good times.
The Indianapolis Sentinel contrasts past and present railway mail service conditions. It cites 2484 changes in a little more than three months under Harrison versus 1999 during Cleveland’s four years, labeling the service demoralized and the figures official evidence.
Medill of the Chicago Tribune recounts travels in England where locals oppose tariff cuts. He quotes English respondents stating high tariffs shield manufacturers and markets, with Britain controlling foreign trade and fearing competition if tariffs drop.
The speaker notes the United States has rich natural resources and cheap energy but is kept out of world markets by tariffs. He warns that if tariffs reform, capital and factories would move to the United States and operate under the Stars and Stripes.
United States secret officers flushed a large counterfeit ring in Indiana. Ike Reynolds Ben Lucas and John W McBride were arrested at a rendezvous near Shannon's Lake seven miles south of Indianapolis. Reynolds previously served two prison terms for making gold coin and confessed helping locate tools and $140 in ten dollar gold pieces.
InInpianarouis Indiana October 9 Orange county farmers arrested for counterfeiting led by Henry Crow itinerant Baptist preacher. Crow confessed implicating others except two. The gang supplied counterfeit coins to six states for two years. Walsh circulated locally. Robert Williams 88 housed much of the work and was released on bond. Others remained jailed.
The Bates hotel in Indianapolis caught fire at noon and burned for over an hour. Guests rushed through smoke filled halls to escape via the balcony while firemen lowered others to safety. losses are estimated near 30 000 dollars.
In LaGrange Indiana Wolcottville scene of an alleged murder attempt and self inflicted death Saturday night. Mrs Warren runs a hotel with questionable reputation. Driscoll wife of a Toledo visitor returned to their home. a quarrel preceded gunfire and a man died by shooting himself. Baker named as possible shooter. Prosecutor investigates.
Professor George T. Rice an eronaut of Lexington Michigan employed by Wallace Company circus died during a public balloon ascent at Mt Vernon Indiana. He descended by parachute into the Ohio river below the city and drowned after becoming entangled in parachute ropes. It was his hundredth ascent.
Franklin forgery perjury charge against Allen Sexson. Death of William Murdock at Lafayette aged 83. Miss Viola Miller killed by falling cornice in Brazil. George Cutsinger arrested in Franklin for 1885 murder of Taylord Ballard. Seven divorces granted in Greensburg circuit court. Jacob Weber injured by an explosion near Jeffersonville. Ruth Wells bequeaths $50,000 for an at once built blind asylum. Hettie Wilson aged 6 marries 82 year old Morgan in Morgan county for $5,000 wife bid. William P. Driscoll kills wife then fatally shoots himself at Wolcottville. Charley Kames fatally burned in Richmond. Lexingon farmers organize to hunt horse thieves. Dunkirk Maryland village fire threatens destruction. Catholic priest convicted of Criminal assault. sentenced to hang November 24.
New Orleans reports the Ouachita steamer Corona exploded its boilers ten miles above Baton Rouge and sank in mid stream. Forty lives lost include crew members J W Blanks and Tom Shook and passengers Mrs J D Scott and William Davis. The nearby City of St Louis rescued many. Captain James O Neil and crew aided. Damaged vessel valued at $20,000 with $12,000 in repairs recently.
In Jamboee Kentucky during a farm wedding at Peter McCoy’s home, gunmen fired through a window as John Hand and Miss McCoy were to wed, killing the couple and fatally wounding the minister. The feud’s violence continues as local farmers search for the killers.
A gas well near Koakemo Indiana exploded after a pipe whirled into spectators. Rev Cora Moorman aged 64 died from burns, John Hogus fatally injured, Frank Larne leg broken, Hiram Overman seriously injured. The Diamond Plate Glass company owns the well.
In Lincoln county West Virginia a violent feud erupts between the Brumfield and Hall families. Floyd Dingess, son of a local justice, is killed after quarreling with his wife who is a Hall. Alfred Brumfield vows revenge and wounds a Hall brother. Brumfield and his wife are later attacked. Mrs Brumfield dies and Brumfield is badly wounded. Purvis Brumfield is shot and George Dingess is shot in a leg in subsequent clashes.
In San Francisco Judge Sawyer decides that the Alaska seizure of the San Diego and other sealing vessels applies nationwide. The ruling states revenue orders and court decrees hold in all American waters, affecting L. N. Handy & Company v Barton Atkins and related sealers. The decision covers schooners San Jose and Wilen tied to Behring Sea seizures and Sitka orders.
A Pittsburgh firm produces steel railroad ties using a hydraulic press making one per minute for the Chicago and Western Indiana railway. The ties, designed with a wooden cushion to reduce vibration, promise quieter operation and major economy, with an estimated saving of over $800 per mile per year.
A northwest gale on Lake Huron Sunday caused the deaths of two seamen near Sand Beach and a woman aboard Wend the Wave near the Detroit river mouth. The note lists the victims Thomas Rowland and Thomas M. Fisher and a drowned cook, plus vessels damaged or lost including Rhoda Emily, C. H. Weeks, Lady Franklin, Magruder, Glasgow, Wend the Wave, and others near White Rock, Pelee island, and the Detroit river mouth.
In Bowie Texas two 70-somethings Williams and Mrs Barnes wed in a Methodist church after a long separation and past courtship. They had been lovers in the East forty years earlier before families intervened and she wed elsewhere. A year ago they reconnected and decided to marry, planning to reside in Texas.
Great interest centers in Mannox Indiana as eighteen defendants in the White Caps case are slated for separate trials. Ezra Farr goes first amid the July midnight whipping against Mrs. Aseneth Street and her daughter Clara. William Seider, one indicted man, died recently declaring his innocence on his death bed.
William Kemmler of Buffalo is remanded to Warden Durston at Auburn Prison for execution by electricity, the first lawful use of the method after Judge Day ruled the electric chair constitutional in a habeas corpus challenge. The case notes Kemmler murdered his mistress Tillie Zeigler with a hatchet on March 29 and boasted of the act, with witnesses citing his heavy drinking and wagers on liquor.
Dr Talmage announces a late October departure for a two month Holy Land tour with stops likely in Rome Jerusalem Nazareth Bethlehem Bethany Samaria Joppa Athens and Corinth He states education and accurate scriptural writing as his goals and notes church consent from elders and trustees for the trip.
In Indianapolis the municipal election passed with little public interest and light turnout. Results at deadline show Sullivan, a Democrat, elected mayor by roughly 600 to 700 votes margin. City Council stands Republicans 11, Democrats 14, Democratic gain of three. Board of Aldermen tied 5-5, Democratic gain of one.
Wheat and corn prices listed with prices for unwashed wool and merino fibers. Livestock markets show cattle hogs sheep and calves with prices for prime to common grades. Regional markets include Pittsburg Chicago Boston and Toledo feeding, hay, and oats futures and receipts.
Starriie Washington Oct. 9 The US revenue cutter Rush from Alaska had arrived and Lt Cmdr Shepard dismissed rumors that British Columbians planned to punish him for seizing British schooners He said he would have sailed into Victoria to wave the American flag if aware of such threats and claimed good relations with Victoria leaders.
The ship yards of the Great Lakes have 35 boats under contract for the coming winter with a total tonnage of 67 330 and cost of 4 658 800. Bay City leads in numbers and tonnage, Cleveland follows, Detroit lags, and Buffalo has only one boat. The list may rise by about six more crafts before snow flies.
A collision between a freight train and the Oakdale accommodation on the Cincinnati Southern line occurs in tunnel No. 26 near Rockwood Tennessee. Several people are reported badly hurt though details are scarce. Monument Dedicated in GeErrys Bune Pa a Fifty seventh New York regiment stone unveiled by James Morrow and oration by Col James W. Bune.
The passage warns that many white soaps imitate Ivory but lack its unique standards. It urges consumers to request Ivory Soap and insist on receiving the genuine article, noting copyright by Procter & Gamble in 1886.
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