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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1893
Page
6
The week recounts a tense power struggle as Bray’s chief aims at removing the Lake County sheriff. Indian conflicts flare with moonshine runners and a murderer’s death marks the grim end of a violent case.
In Lake County Indiana an attempt to poison Sheriff Frederick through a well water supply was halted when Judge Langdon of Lafayette detected an odd taste. Carbolic acid was found after more than a hundred samples were drawn and analyzed. The Town Board offered a $200 reward for the culprits amid rising tensions from prize fight and fighter trials.
Washington Indiana reports intense public feeling after the trio of alleged Wratten murderers were moved to Jeffersonville State Prison for safety. Prisoner William Kase allegedly provided information leading to the arrest of the killer, but the murderer remains at large. Kasco is named as a possible participant, with a criminal family background noted including a brother serving a life term for killing a colored man.
Admiral Mello demands the Peixoto administration resign within 48 hours as Ri o de Janeiro faces strong popular anger. Diplomatic pressure rises with talk of landing forces if life and property are not protected amid resumed bombardment and reported casualties.
In Gallipolis Ohio a Walnut Township farmer George Jackson held an apparent party at his home. James Collins attended uninvited after drinking. Collins insulted guests and refused to leave. Jackson fired, hitting Collins in the breast and killing him. Jackson was arrested.
A roof collapse at M. Kellys coal mine in Danville Illinois killed Joe Miners and severely injured Avery Taylor and Jesse Starr. The accident halted operations as investigators arrived to determine causes.
Ben Neville of Clipper Mills Ohio sustained serious injuries when trapped between two electric cars. Doctors say his temporal bone is fractured and he has multiple deep head lacerations.
A newly built house collapsed in Roskofi thirty seven miles southwest of Yaroslav killing thirty persons. Local emergency services responded as investigators began assessing the cause of the disaster.
Charles Poole sought in Indiana for larceny has been remanded for extradition to the United States.
In the international yacht race the American yacht Vigilant defeated the English yacht Valkyrie to win the competition.
Matthias Heater, a Norwalk Ohio farmer, was swindled out of 1400 dollars by unknown cheaters. He mourns the loss and seeks remedy. Local authorities urge caution against similar schemes.
A clash between moonshiners in Knott County, Kentucky, led to arrests and destruction of illicit stills. Seized weapons and illicit liquor tied to the feud among local moonshine groups.
Sem Mayer, a full blood, was hanged at Tahlequah for the July murder of James Christian. He died game and confessed his crime on the scaffold.
In New Haven Indiana Allen County a train accident near a switch set a car onto a side track. James Foote son of Ho Foote attempted to cross the track and was struck on the head by the tender causing a brain concussion. He bled from the right ear and lies in a very critical condition under Dr L S Null care.
Beaver Falls Pa Special reports a petition circulating asking United States Senator Quay to back free coinage. He states he opposes free coinage of silver and will vote to repeal the purchasing clause of the Sherman act if possible, seeking an amended repeal.
The Dun line notes some improvement in manufacturing but overall business is weak with orders insufficient for full employment. Railroad earnings fall 10.6 percent and New York clearing house payments drop 26 percent. Reports from other cities show a clear check in business amid monetary uncertainty. Money in circulation remains high but confidence lags. bank note growth and district clearing increases contrast with stagnant credit demand.
Turmoil erupts at Big Four shops in Indianapolis with special police in place. Strikers and bystanders clash as a guard is pelted with rocks. A non worker is fatally shot as train doors open to a crowd. Police fear further firing when new workers report.
Barcelona reports the execution of Pallas an anarchist bomber shot after a military court martial for an attack on Captain General Martinez Colpos on September 4 He refused to kneel but signed his sentence and predicted vengeance by his fellow anarchists Priests offered consolation but he derided religious comfort and died unmoved
The Democrats of New York meet at Saratoga naming a slate led by Cord Meyer for Secretary of State and Simon W. Rosen a for Attorney General with other posts filled by Frank Campell Hugh Duffy and Isaac H Maynard. The Republicans nominate Gen John M Palmer for Secretary of State James Roberta Addison B Colvin Theodore C Hancock Campbell W Adams for other offices.
Six inmates at the Wood County jail escaped after allies passed tools and workers dug through the foundation. Names listed include William Cook, R C Clark, A D Farr, L M Farr, John Sheets, and George Sheets. A pursuit by Sheriff and citizens is under way. Indianapolis saw no further rioting at the Big Four shops as a federal restraining order halts strikers and President Ingalls signals possible shop relocation.
United States Senator F B Stockbridge Hart attempted to board a northbound grip car on Wabash Avenue at Peck Court Chicago. He seized the platform rail but was struck by a southbound grip dragged twenty feet over rails and stones. He was carried unconscious to the Richielieu Hotel with head injuries and extensive bruises.
A story notes W. K. Hill and his wife of Bumtown Ohio separating after a move north to a farm. He retained aspects of the former life as she returned to her parents.
A quarrel at a wife’s home ends with the mother-in-law Mrs. Samuel Blake drawing a revolver and killing the wife’s mother instantly, then fatally wounding the wife. Ed Moore and Joe Silvers, two alleged train wreckers from near Staunton, Ind., are arrested by Detective Lastwoot and Sheriff Lastwoot as they allegedly attempted a midnight wreck on the Vandalia road.
President Barrios denies reports of Guatemala preparing for war, calling them absurd. He explains army reorganization and armament reform as part of broader public service improvements, noting the Republic's finances have improved to support better government.
Essex Montana reports that a posse at Java the second station west of the Rockies summit engaged train robbers who held up a Augusta train. Fire was exchanged, resulting in one dead and two wounded, with a fourth man surrendering while another fled to the hills. The posse remains in pursuit.
Five Chinese nationals were arrested in Jackson Michigan after entering the United States illegally. A telegram from U S Marshal Blanchard of Detroit states they were smuggled across the river near Detroit and boarded the Michigan Central mail at Wayne Junction. They were found in a smoking car aboard the train at Jackson and turned over to police.
The Valkyrie won the opening clash with Vigilant as weather limited speeds to about five miles an hour. Officials may declare the race off due to unfavorable conditions despite the clear result.
The Nivison and Weskopf bottle factory at Elwood Indiana plans a partial reopening next week with 100 workers and will increase as demand warrants. Roder and Hottman's window glass plant, also at Elwood, employing 300 men, expects a resume in about fifteen days.
Deputy Sheriff Jacquett reports Barney Williams, arrested days earlier, has been identified as one of the Mackinac Island pirates. Williams was the man Jacquett captured during the clash with the robbers, but was later recaptured.
Groome James B. Groome died suddenly at his Baltimore home. He was elected Maryland governor by the Democrats in 1873 and later served a single term in the United States Senate.
At Columbus Ohio Ralph Smith aged 14 and son D L Smith traveling passenger agent of the Panhandle road killed Geo Macon aged 14 in what is believed to be an accident. The matter is under investigation.
A Spokane Washington special notes a telephone line that connects Spokane to Portland via Puget Sound, forming the world’s longest telephone trie minus the New York to Chicago segment. The route covers about six hundred miles.
Gov Matthews seeks one thousand dollars from the State Epidemic Fund to maintain the quarantine around Muncie Indiana to prevent the mullpox from spreading to other parts of the state.
A rear end collision on the Pittsburgh and Erie Railroad at Edinburgh Station Pennsylvania left eighteen cars of merchandise badly wrecked while the two trainmen escaped injury.
Charles Fair’s racing string is attached by his father Senator Fair to secure a debt of 370000. Charles is said to be confined at Maison Richie, a San Francisco restaurant.
Oscar Dardell of Jamestown Boone County Indiana shot his sweetheart M'sa Tillie Magers and then killed himself. The note of failure at Cincinnati reports George Felkkamp chair maker in Cincinnati assigned liabilities totaling 29000 with assets 325000.
A small town named Fulton in Ari was completely destroyed by a fire authorities report. Firefighting units battled the blaze but the town was said to be wiped out with little remains. Residents are assessing losses and seeking aid from regional disaster agencies.
A fragmented OCR listing shows grain prices and market quotes for wheat corn oats and barley, with various No numbers and color descriptors. It references locations such as Milwaukee and New York and includes scattered entries for cattle hogs and potatoes.
Survivors report over 2,000 dead as Gulf winds and floodwaters devastate Louisiana parishes from Pointe a la Hache to Bay St. Jean, with Mobile and New Orleans suffering major losses. Rice, oranges, and gardens wiped out. crews bury the dead in trenches due to lack of coffins and tools.
The contract for constructing the two principal buildings for the California mid-winter fair has been awarded. The project covers facilities for both manufactures and liberal arts activities as part of the event.
The contract price for two structures is $172000 while cash contributions to the fair total $112000 and subscriptions approach $300000 more. An illustration shows the planned manufactures building.
A chaotic mix of events including Mrs Mary Pietred killed by a train in Dayton Ohio. miners in Illinois demanding 5 cents more per ton. Gladstone arriving in Edinburgh. several Chinese victims in a Butte City robbery. a damaging storm in Jalapa Mexico. mutiny in Fort Smith Arkansas prison. a Kingston Ontario murder claim heard in Oregon. Emperor William deer stalking in Sweden. Ohio Valley line strike affecting brakemen and switchmen. a Toledo slander suit for $100000. a Denver murder on the Cherokee Strip. a butterfly dance shocks Brooklyn. Dr Foglesong jailed for life in Hillsdale Michigan. France and Stan settle their quarrel. a burglary shooting in Texas. Pallas the Barcelona bomber sentenced to death. labor fight in Auburn Missouri. floods hitting Indian Territory and Northern Texas. Canada refuses Chinese immigration moves. Cincinnati couple robbed of $3000. Des Moines boy run down at 10. Mrs Robinson sails Embarrass River for her husband. Lincoln bank depositors protest mismanagement. Washington Indiana kin offers $1000 for arrest of Wratten murderers.
A compressed record shows the Friendly Society of Operative Stonemasons forming in 1833, Glasgow calico printers striking in 1834, London tailors suffering after failure, boiler-makers forming, North England potters securing a wage advance in 1835, London weavers clashing with Irish workers, 1842 riots and disorders among Manchester artisans, 1843 labor union registration and property rights, and in 1844 Rochdale’s first cooperative society for cheapened goods with capital of £28.
Akron speech parodies a question session on the tariff bill. The mock dialogue taunts questions about duties on tin plate cutlery firearms wool and steel, with critics urging the bill’s drafters to fill in clauses for manufacturers. Byron W. Holt reports the staged exchange.
The New York Evening Post ridicules McKinley claims of a 200 million dollar gold import balance, likening his tariff trumpet to operatic farce. It notes critics and Treasury data, arguing public opinion no longer takes his tariff arguments seriously.
The Ways and Means Committee should shorten hearings on tariff changes to reduce market uncertainty. The public needs clear details soon so merchants can decide on buying and selling. The Rome Sentinel notes the treasury’s depleted state and urges prompt action to reveal the plan.
A partisan Republican newspaper advocates pressuring Senators to preserve the chinley tari and federal elections law as the price for aiding repeal of the Sherman act. The piece criticizes this blackmail tactic while framing it as national necessity amid political maneuvering.
A critical column attacks protectionist rhetoric in McKinley era politics. It mocks tariff myths and cites factory owners and leaders like Leopold Moritz William Wilkins R W Lesley Joseph Wharton as speaking for wage interests and industry. The piece argues for a just, uniform taxation system and Democratic principles over special interests.
The Hon. William McKinley began his canvass for re election as Ohio governor with a lengthy speech arguing the current financial depression stems from fear of repealing the McKinley bill rather than Republican monetary policy. He faces broad opposition from boards of trade and financial leaders, with Denver’s board possibly alone among major groups in agreement.
The piece condemns nearly 17 million dollars paid in bounties to sugar growers under the McKinley tariff. It argues tariffs on sugar are an direct theft from the people and compares bounties to paying subsidies to potato, corn or cabbage farmers. It says Democrats will close this revenue leak at the earliest opportunity.
A New Age editorial laments the protected industries seeking alms from Congress. It warns that protection must end soon, arguing the industry behaves like a child, a monopoly, or a beggar awaiting more time to plunder, despite prior warnings to the public.
A quatrain-like verse depicts MecKinney in the North Belna scene asserting a high tariff to block an unnamed figure, shutting the duffer out. The stanza suggests economic protectionism impacting local actors and trade.
The New York World questions a proposed tax rise on bunting as Gov McKinley seeks a flag for every home. Manufacturers urge Ways and Means action while testimony from November recurs. Monopolists warn tariff cuts could hurt American industry and workers abroad.
A wide ranging Indiana summary reports a killed train passenger near Huntingburg, a receiver named for Patterson Fruit Jar Co in Muncie, serious burns from a gasoline stove explosion, a teen suicide near Lafayette, a slander suit filed in Wabash, and striking streetcar workers returning to work. Also noted are smallpox cases in Muncie, a random burglary spike in Marion, forgery arrest in Terre Haute, a farmer declared insane near Lafayette, a fatal beating in Hillsburg, a major fire in Orestesa, a Monon road accident causing limb amputation, a Wabash elevator fire, a large patent listing, a prison health quarantine, grand jury indictments in Columbus, a Jonesboro factory reopening, a gas stove accident in Farmland, and large tin casting at Gas City.
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