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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1893
Page
6
Captain Joseph Nash reports no rain in eastern Texas for months leaving ranges barren. Cattle skeletons dot the plains as cold snaps approach, sheep and cattle losses mount while wool sells for seven and a half cents a pound in San Antonio markets amid rising production costs.
A single robber entered Luzerne station with a revolver and forced Agent Thompson to surrender all railroad and express cash. He then escaped. a posse pursues. Three weeks earlier the same station saw a multi person hold up and loot, with robbers captured next day. Confident outsiders suspected.
In Fort Wayne Indiana John Jacobs an unemployed baker in a jealous rage pulled his wife into the hall fired four shots from a revolver striking her head and jaw and grazing the scalp. He then turned the weapon on himself in the out-house and shot himself near the heart. he is believed to die while his wife is expected to recover.
Piedmont reports Superintendent P E Haldeman of the Franklin Mine three miles from town was knocked unconscious on stepping from a Cumberland and Pittsburgh train. He carried $3000 for paying miners and died after regaining consciousness. A tall dark stranger was seen near the mines and 48 suspects are listed. A $1000 reward is offered for the killer's capture.
Schaefer defeated Frank Ives in the deciding Big Three billiards match at Madison Square Garden New York with a sensational 600 to 50 win. His average reached 100, the tourney high, and he set a new world record surpassing M Vignaux from the 1892 tri-cered match in New York City.
In Logan Ohio County Sexton John Lovey moved a long buried woman from the old to the new cemetery. He opened the coffin and found hair on both sides four feet long, glossy and silky as in life, with oil at the back head still natural after seventeen years.
A Bayard telegram reports about twenty five men arming near Wilcox Arizona to cross into Mexico and aid revolutionists. Officers telegraphed Fort Grant and Fort Bowie to investigate and enforce neutrality rules.
Peter Jesic an Italian immigrant died at the Anchor mine near Indiana city as a roof collapsed while he walked through mine entries toward the cage. Slate fell trapping and mashing him in a horrific accident.
Liggins and Julia Freeman, a colored woman, allegedly held up Charles Wass, a Big Four employee in Springfield Ohio, stealing 62 50. They were arrested and 61 25 of the money recovered.
Between five and six thousand dollars of ry notes were stolen from a sale at John Poorman's store in St. is Ohio. The store was brown open. Additionally cash and two hundred dollars worth of merchandise were taken.
In Salineville Ohio James Gray forced entry into the Morrison residence wakeful Wash Morrison fired a shot wounding Gray who had entered the house during the alleged robbery attempt.
An open hearth blast at Steel Ben in Penn killed seven workers. The accident drew emergency crews and prompted an investigation into plant safety practices and cause of the explosion.
Ex Secretary Foster aims to settle all claims against him by paying five cents on the dollar now, with possible further aid later. He asserts Poster & Co endorsements totaling $150 could clear major obstacles and simplify remaining liabilities. Foster is in New York seeking financial aid.
A mob in Alabama hanged four Black men after a home invasion incident near Will iam Jones’s farmhouse. Mrs. Jones shot one intruder, aiding a blood trail to another, leading to the capture and four confessions. The four were executed at dawn, suspended from a tree in a swamp.
A crew of Baltimore and Ohio carpenters tearing down Swift & Co ice house in Bellaire Ohio collapsed the roof burying seven men. Six were fatally crushed or seriously injured with names including Edward Hudwell Joseph Pickering Edward Stein R C Robert William Tobert and John Burson among the injured.
The New York special reports the steamer Peninsular arriving from Rio de Janeiro on November 6 with passengers saying Rio citizens support Admiral Mello and the rebellion. Dissent faces instant arrest as Peixoto authorities imprison critics and the Rio prisons fill with those backing the rebel cause.
Vaillant and ten anarchists discussed who would wield the fatal bomb while in Paris. Vaillant, who met Abbe Lemire and provided his name, implicates a network of conspirators with past ties in England. The group, now in custody, suggests broader patronage behind militant anarchist activity.
Washington reports indicate the Navy Department shows little condemnation of Hawaii’s Provisional Government. Dispatch from Honolulu notes 1,000 armed supporters and a palace prepared for response while officials remain discreet about U S policy and potential notes from Washington.
New York special Miller and his dog Gaess completed a cross country trek from San Francisco to New York covering 3200 miles. He left June 2 and faced little trouble aside from food shortages crossing Arizona and New Mexico. After five months and sixteen days on the road he weighs 118 pounds, down from 128 at the start, and reports fatigue but no serious illness.
The official roster includes Signor Crispi as Premier and Interior Minister, Baron Blank as Foreign Affairs Minister, Signor Sonnino as Finance Minister, Signor Saracco as Public Works Minister, Signor Calenda as Justice Minister, Gen. Mocenni as War Minister, Admiral Morrin as Marine Minister, Signor Baccelli as Education Minister, Signor Roselli as Husbandry Minister, and Signor Ferraris as Post and Telegraphs Minister. Fierce flames swept the Arcade block on Main Street Buffalo destroying both the Arcade and Yerxas blocks. firemen prevented further damage and saved several occupants.
A disastrous Lehigh Valley Railroad wreck occurred at the yards above Mauch Chunk Station. The article fragment notes a train derailment or collision with people or objects on the track. Details are incomplete but indicate a severe incident with casualties or injuries.
A yard collision left two brakemen with minor cuts and bruises from flying timbers and glass. The accident description notes a preceding pattern with station cars, two cabooses, and three freight cars demolished. No serious injuries occurred.
Senator Voorhees introduces a finance committee bill to coin seignorage from Bland and Sherman silver, purchase 2 million dollars in silver bullion monthly, withdraw all notes under ten dollars and the 2.50 and 5 gold coins, and appoint five commissioners to attend an international ratio conference. The bill goes to the Finance Committee.
Indians Shaken Up Evansville Indiana and vicinity felt two distinct earthquakes. Tremors were stronger on upper floors with a rumbling sound like a wagon crossing streets. At the court house, people fled to the corridor as phones reported tremors nearby.
The Indianapolis Water and Manufacturing Gas Company crew drilling gas wells north of Anderson were badly burned. Water carrier John Shively died, and several workers including Frank and Marry McCarthy James Davis W H Hilligoss John Closer H Weber Goodin and John Shively suffered burns. Closer and Hilligoss are expected to die. others were moved to a nearby house for medical care.
The courts and police guard theaters and public buildings to deter dynamite outrages. Marchal, husband of Vaillant's lover, vanishes amid fears of Vaillant’s allies. Mme Marchal is arrested as papers in her lodging indicate she aided Vaillant’s schemes.
The jury, unable to reach a verdict earlier, returns a guilty verdict of murder in the first degree for Chris Evans in the Sampson's Flat case. The judge orders life imprisonment as the penalty for Deputy Marshal Wilson and McGinnis murder.
A 24 cent uniform mining rate triggers a lockout threat for about 6 000 Monongahela and Youghiogheny river miners. A miners committee asked operators to confer but the operators refused. If not resolved, all Monongahela and Youghiogheny mines may cease operations.
A fire at Henry Stowell's job printing office in Cannonplace Troy New York devastates the building owned and largely occupied by William A Freer the leading dry goods dealer. Freer's loss exceeds 20000 dollars with water damage. total insured loss near 400000 pounds.
Nyack special reports S Rose and Henry Baisley left Haverstraw with a team at night. Crossing a railroad bridge in darkness, they and their horses fell from the road to the level below. Both men and all horses were killed.
The jury in Crown Point Ind special found Martin Costello guilty and sentenced him to two years in the penitentiary with a fine. All other cases were continued to the next term by agreement.
J. W. Fuller, held on a $2,000 bond for attempting to cash a fraudulent $5,000 draft in Richmond Indiana, will plead guilty. Authorities say there are fifteen cases filed against him across nearly as many states.
A blaze wrecked a Chinese wash-house on Valencia Street in San Francisco. Two Chinese victims were recovered from the ruins while police reported two more missing and believed dead.
A Paris stock broker named Rodrigues, ruined at Monte Carlo, leapt from a train near Villefranche Railroad Station and died.
William N. Hailman, currently superintendent of public schools in Laporte Indiana, has been appointed to the post of Superintendent of Indian Schools.
The page lists grain prices for Chicago and livestock quotes from Indianapolis and Milwaukee. Commodities include Wheat No 2 and No 1 varieties, Corn No 2 and No 3, Oats No 2, Rye No 2, Butter, Cheese, Potatoes, and Cattle and Sheep grading with price ranges. Trading notes reference shipping cattle and various market grades across cities.
The piece argues that a protective tariff is an expensive error and that reorganization toward profitable systems benefits workers, consumers, and nations. It cites views from newspapers like the St. Louis Republic and Iron Age about tariff impacts, industry restructuring, and rail steel deals.
Byron W. Holt argues the Wilson tariff reduces raw material costs and living expenses but allows trusts to keep profits. He contends steel rails sugar and other trusts profit from partial duties, while the government gains little. He calls for stronger action against monopoly and questions Congress willingness to strike at entrenched capital.
The dissolution of the steel rail manufacturers alliance, spurred by Carnegie Company stance, led to a new agreement with prices 85 per ton lower than the previous cartel. Reports in iron industry journals and general press note the Pennsylvania Steel Company and Maryland Steel Company under the new terms.
A Wyoming wool grower responds to a Justice Bateman & Co inquiry listing wool prices from 1891 to 1893. He cites 17c, 14c, and 9c a pound for past clips, argues Australian grazing and range advantages, and mocks the broker firm for misreading the market. The exchange ends with the remark that the firm has waked up the wrong passenger.
Editorials across the country react to the Wilson tariff bill. Proponents hail it as a thoughtful, comprehensive plan with a free list supporting key industries. Critics warn of hardship, while some call it a practical tax measure close to constitutional tax policy.
A chorus of editorials argues that income tax is just and essential to a fair revenue system. Republicans oppose it on class lines while many business leaders favor quick passage, hoping its effects show before the upcoming congressional elections.
An analysis contrasts Republican opposition to income tax seen as a step toward free trade with Democratic calls to tax necessaries and curb luxuries. It notes tariff protections raise wealth taxes and cites McKinley ad valorem duties as complex. It ends by arguing laborers rely on tariffs to influence wages and blame foreigners for tax burdens.
At 10 20 Friday morning the fourth span of the Louisville and Jeffersonville bridge collapsed into the Ohio River. More than twenty men were killed. forty one fell 110 feet into the water while fifty worked on the span. Rescue efforts were swift but tragically unable to save many, with injured arriving at the city hospital by the minute.
A historic look at yacht racing costs and origins notes Charles I's early ventures and the 1812 Royal Yacht Club of Cowes. It cites a 300000 tonnage baseline, 225 dollars per ton, and 67510000 dollars in initial costs plus nearly 15000000 dollars yearly expenditures. It also highlights 12000 seafaring workers and America's rising yacht scene with over 1500 vessels and more than seventy clubs.
Gravesend is described as the richest town in the world with no debts and close to one million dollars on deposit. The claim highlights the town's finances and surplus cash reserves maintained by local authorities.
Clara Weiker in Shreeva Ohio receives one year penitentiary term. Youngstown streetcar workers jailed for counterfeit coins. George J. Rice held in Chatta nooga for forgery. Black diphtheria blamed for Bon Zovac children deaths in New Pittsburg. James F. Shields wins $100 damages against Switch Gens Aid Association in Keokuk. John F. Chanfy arrested in Ta Junta for mine salting scheme. Frank Dory alias Andy McKinna linked to robbery case in Venudalia. Ex Governor J B Jackson dies at Parkersburg aged 60s. Local agents refuse Davenport supervision. Illinois reports 10 percent winter wheat area drop. Duwe Enick’s California Missouri livery stable with eight horses destroyed by fire. Annie Mitchell aged ten burned to death in Jeffersonville cooking breakfast.
A sweeping Indiana roundup reports a widow’s fatal fall in Muncie, smallpox costs, injuries and deaths across Marion Anderson Terre Haute and beyond including a Panhandle brakeman killed, a man crushed by a tree, a child burned, gas line schemes, an abandoned train infant case, a Wratten murderer’s family news, and oil prospecting hints near Gas City with potential boom.
The report notes heated debate in Utah over delegate selection and New England critics. Mr. Harter protests increasing the number of small states as part of the political clash.
Washington correspondence reports a lively House discussion on Utah's move toward statehood. Speeches by Kilore and Morse opened the session with Rawlins of Utah delivering a pointed maiden address, asserting opposition to polygamy and defending Utah’s governance. debate also touched on territorial boundaries, population, and the Adams-Tucker legacy.
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