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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1893
Page
7
Opinion among New York bankers and financial authorities predicts a near end to currency shortages. A loosening of currency in a week would let investors reclaim idle funds, with foreigners earning interest while Americans lose money by keeping currency in safes.
The Big Four train near Crawfordsville Junction Indiana was the scene of a bold robbery attempt. Messenger C W Julier fired on a would be entries and several robbers fled across fields as the train pulled away. Ed Brown of Cleveland Ohio says he merely rode for a ride and had no role in the shooting. Ex President Harrison dispels rumors of kin to William Harrison in Denver and asserts no such relation.
Windsor notes a centuries old tale of James Stuart who died in Scotland leaving a vast estate to his son in Pennsylvania who was killed by Indians. The widow moved to Canada and legend says an iron box with titles and papers to 1000 acres in Pennsylvania was buried with her grave and later unearthed by descendants.
Washington special: E. H. Kirlin a late Captain in the United States Army is dead at age 14. He led scouts and pontoons on Gen Hooker and later on Gen Sigel Carl Schurz and Gen Howard staffs through Virginia and Tennessee campaigns. He supervised the first movable dam built in the country modeled after Paris Seine works.
Miss Myrtle Lambert aged 19 was buried in Mooresville Indiana. The next morning her grave was entered and the coffin mutilated in a Jack the Ripper style act. No motive or perpetrator is identified and no local crew associated with the crime.
Thomas May age 17 of Irontown Ohio pointed an old revolver at his 15 year old sister Hannah and fired fatally. The father David May lives on a nearby farm and is overwhelmed by the incident.
The sword carried by Ethan Allen at Fort Ticonderoga is offered to the Government to join similar relics in the National Museum. It is currently held by Hannibal Hopkins of Lansing, Michigan.
Samuel Strong a farmer from two miles southeast of Covington Ohio was fatally injured when his vehicle was struck while attempting to cross the CG H D railroad.
The French ship was driven into port in a badly damaged state after a collision with the steamer Octeville bound from Penarth to Marseilles. The mercantile vessel sank with five lives lost while eighteen divers were rescued from the water as the Octeville also foundered.
A furnace explosion at the Girard plant in Youngstown Ohio injured six workers including John Lavan Ted Dillon William Niblock Mike Fin Anthony and George Damshon with five expected to die. The blast occurred when the stack calibration failed as the bell dropped trapping heat and tearing the stack causing fire and flying debris. Bricks molten iron and cinders struck workers causing serious bruises burns and other injuries.
The ten day statement reports August customs receipts at the Port of New York totaling 3,024,929 in gold and 4,831,190 for the prior year. Duties paid in gold 24.6 percent and silver 9.3 percent. The text notes certificates and other figures, highlighting the largest form of exchange.
The stormy weather and rumors of Ten fever in Pensacola trigger a refugee exodus traveling north by regular trains. Some refugees faced quarantine limits while others attempted to enter cities without notification to health officers.
A wild frontier tale reports Laura Maundas alias Tom King, a Missouri horse thief, ambushing Deputy William Whitemaster in the strip near Oklahoma City. The outlaw, described as well born and good looking, is condemned by local lawmen yet feared to be hard to capture.
Evansville Indiana report notes Catholics in the Vincennes diocese and Evansville deanery agitated by the selection of Bishop Rademacher of Nashville Tennessee as archbishop of Indiana. Fr. E F McBarron is considered the leading candidate to succeed him, with Frs Fitzpatrick and Rowan named for key posts if appointed.
Unbeaten English horse Ormonde reaches New York aboard the steamship Massilia from London. Purchaser W O B McDonough of California bought the horse from Senor Bono of Buenos Aires for 150000 dollars, the largest sum ever paid for a race horse. He arrived in fine condition.
A gasoline stove exploded at the residence of William F Field in Decatur Illinois. The blast set Mrs Henry M Gossett clothes ablaze forcing her to run into a dry grass lot where she burned to death. Her sister Mrs Catherine sustained severe burns to hands face and arms and Mrs William Field was seriously injured.
Sparks from a Chicago and Erie engine set dry grass near Boone Grove Indiana on fire. The blaze spread to six farms consuming about four hundred tons of hay valued at nearly thirty five thousand dollars. Over one hundred farmers fought the fire through the day.
A fire in Milwaukee destroyed the G. J. Petit salt docks a portion of the Northwestern Sleigh company building five cars of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad and part of the lumbermen's planing mill. Total loss 122500 covered by insurance.
The Ohio Democratic State Convention in Cincinnati nominated Lawrence T. Neal for Governor A. W. Taylor for Lieutenant Governor John W. Slater for Supreme Judge B S Blackburn for State Treasurer and John P Bailey for Attorney General.
Victoria columnist notes John A. Scott a Sandwiich Islands resident for fourteen years and sugar plantation manager now en route to Almonto Ont. He believes annexation is the islands final destiny but predicts a likely majority oppose it in a plebiscite. Natives favored monarch while whites would back change. He suggests delaying plebiscite to allow natives to gain trust in republican institutions.
In New York a peaceful march of jobless workers is being organized for next week. American Federation of Labor Secretary Christopher Evans estimated about 100,000 men are out of work in the city, including both union and non union workers. Organizers say the parade will highlight families seeking work and the desperate conditions faced by many New Yorkers.
Report from Fort Anderson cites soldiers abducting Dick Drummond and miner Elkins from boarding houses at Coal Creek and hanging them to a trestle. They were accused of ambushing and killing Private Laughter. A miner named Moore is said to have been arrested as an alleged accomplice.
White Capa led an attempted tar and feather raid on John Wiler of Sweet Springs. Wiler fired on the intruders, killing Powell Beckner and likely fatally wounding Thomas Coyne. Coyne was a respected local farmer. Beckner worked with hotel management at Sweet Springs. Wiler surrendered to authorities.
A Goshen Indiana fire partially destroyed the Hotel Hascall and two adjoining barns plus James Jacobs livery barn. Twelve horses were cremated and a sleeping man and a boy narrowly escaped. Total loss about 7000 dollars, insured. livery barn valued at 1000 dollars and insured for 1000.
Indiana reports widespread corn shortfalls and failures in many areas with ruined pastures and cattle feeding. Ohio crops including corn potatoes and tobacco suffer drought stress. Michigan notes damaged pastures meadows and clover while corn and potatoes stay fair. Grasshoppers also injure vegetation.
A brief stray line describes a one near Miller Station and a phone related clue. The readable text is incomplete and the intended meaning remains unclear.
The O'Brien Wagon Works Company of Lafayette Indiana is in the hands of a receiver Jacob F Marks former County Treasurer was appointed with liabilities estimated at 100000 dollars assets expected to cover debts if realized upon
In the House a joint resolution, moved by Mr. Bynnum of Indiana, was adopted to provide for appropriate commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the laying of the National capital cornerstone.
Sally Smith defeats Johnny Griffin and faces George Dixon at the Coney Island Athletic Club on Monday September 25. The purse totals $10,000 with $9,000 to the winner and $1,000 to the loser.
The banking house of C. M. Wright & Co. in Altamont Illinois suspended operations. Cashier Levi Butler is missing after leaving a letter claiming he took forty one thousand dollars. It is reported that depositors will be paid in full.
A cyclone struck Daggett Michigan thirty miles north of Menominee and wrecked the Westmore Lumber Company planing mill. Damage will run into several thousand dollars.
The khedive's return to Cairo from Constantinople intensified political strain as Egypt faces a cabinet crisis amid ongoing tensions and regional diplomacy.
Fort Wayne engineer Robert M. Jones was instantly killed by a passenger train on the Fort Wayne road near Wanatah Indiana. He leaves a wife and one child.
A Knoxville Tennessee dispatch reports another assault by miners on the convict camp at Cole Creek. One soldier was killed in the attack, with details scarce.
The column lists shipping and grade quotes for cattle and hogs in Chicago and Indianapolis, with commodity prices for wheat corn oats rye butter and eggs. It shows No 2 Red and White wheat and corn values, No 2 white oats, and various bread and dairy product grades, indicating market conditions across several midwestern cities.
The Exposition highlights a section on war industry and ordnance. It notes the public fascination with the steel cannon and the paradox of displaying weapons to celebrate human achievement in peace.
The text praises rapid-fire guns and torpedo exhibits as unmatched in Europe and extols American superiority in shipboard service and swift cruisers. It highlights the battleship as a remarkable study and notes troops in the field show less progress, based on models.
A reflective piece notes public curiosity about war implements as a paradox of a peace loving people. It discusses a fighting heritage and the human instinct for conflict alongside peace symbols. The passage surveys national character and attitudes toward weaponry.
The fair grounds display a dramatic military exhibit with a 12 inch Krupp gun weighing 124 tons and the Watervliet 12 inch breech loader drawing huge crowds. Side by side with older Mexican War cannons, rapid fire guns showcase advances in field and siege weapons. The article notes the soldier’s gear remains unchanged and questions soldier welfare amid this display.
A St. Louis Republic reprint argues that anything not democratic is dangerous and criticizes the McKinley tariff and Sherman act. It stresses accountability of Democratic voters and leaders to pledge fulfillment, urging repeal of the Sherman law and replacement with revenue-based tariffs.
The piece argues Republicans misled about cheap goods and protection, blaming free trade for a downturn. It cites the New York Press and Senate Reports, claiming cheap prices harm workers, and urges renewed protection, even proposing high duties on tropical fruits to boost domestic producers and wages.
The New York Press and other Republican papers push deeper attacks on tariffs and the Sherman act. The piece questions Republicans who defend or fear free trade while warning of long term political costs if they abandon protectionism. It asks what happens once the Sherman law is repealed and who will bear the blame for the resulting financial distress.
The Silver Conference committee endorses the view that Sherman act must be repealed only with a move to free coinage at 16 to 1. It argues fiat could keep silver at par with gold, citing past attempts with Treasury notes and mine output as unsatisfactory. Some want immediate relief for business interests while delaying wider remedies. New York World.
The text outlines two reform camps on tariff policy. One favors slow gradual tariff cuts of 2 to 5 percent yearly to avoid shocks, aiming for a revenue-based tariff by 1905 or 1910. The other advocates rapid, decisive reform to erase protection quickly, arguing that bite-sized changes prolong panic. It also argues for sound currency and tax relief to unite reform efforts. It notes a broader political shake-up and public patriotism against protection and mania for any wild money system. It adds international notes on Russia, Germany, and U S trade, plus a Swiss bridge fact and a German rustproofing method.
The twelfth extraordinary session of Congress opens under Democratic control with Speaker Crisp presiding in the House and new officers in the Senate. Leaders emphasize urgency as business stalls nationwide and Congress prepares to receive the President’s special session message.
A roundup of regional incidents including a Denver loan notice, a fire in St Paul damaging a barn and horses, a bank reopening plan in Indianapolis, a Stevenson reception in Grand Forks, a child burned in Massillon, a Lafayette works shutdown, a New York wool firm failure, highway robberies in Kansas, a Cambridgeport Rubber plant shutdown, a Yonkers wooden block fire, an Minneapolis millers’ assignment, a large baby parade crowd in Asbury Park, a prison guard assault in Ohio, cattle theft near Helena, a St Louis boot dealer assignment, a pastor accused of cruelty, and farmers feeding stored grain to hogs amid low prices.
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