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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1894
Page
3
A terrible cyclone swept the region causing several deaths and heavy property damage. The Foley House collapsed injuring a family including a daughter who died and a mother, father, and son severely wounded. Mrs Foley suffered broken arms and may not recover. Mrs Alexander Golden is dead and Mr Golden is not expected to live.
In Atcona Iowa Sept 24 a cyclon e left 18 dead in Ellington township 12 near Manly and 16 north of Britt with 39 injured. Nineteen funerals were held. storms caused coffins at stations and widespread grief as crowds fled a panic during a popular play. Names include Robert Stevenson Mrs George Beaver and child and other local victims.
Spring Valley Minnesota reports two killed and eighteen seriously injured in a cyclone. Victims include Mr and Mrs N Dopge and a child of Frank Masher. The storm struck Lowther Iowa along the Chicago Great Western line wrecking the depot grain elevators and several buildings delaying the Chicago express.
Reports from Leroy Osage Wesley and surrounding areas detail cyclone damage with multiple deaths and injuries. The totals include four killed in Leroy and numerous injuries, plus fatalities listed in Osage and Wesley with several names. Relief funds face a million dollar shortfall as money and aid remain urgently needed.
The South Carolina Democrats adopt the Chicago platform calling for free coinage of silver and no direct presidential mention, with John Gary Evans nominated for governor and all nominees Tillmanites. Ohio and Connecticut events note tariff stance, popular senator election support, and 16 to 1 gold silver ratio.
Syracuse report states Charles F. Wilson was sentenced by Justice Williams to be electrocuted at Auburn State Prison during the week of November 6 for participation in the murder of Detective James Harvey.
A disastrous blaze in Portland Oregon started at 4 30 p m yesterday in the Pacific Coast Elevator dock and burned for three hours. The fire spread across the river and fed by wind swallowed half a mile of docks and threatened nearby coal bunkers before being brought under control. The elevator housed about 500 000 bushels of wheat and the total property loss neared 2 500 000 dollars.
Francis M Logan aged 30 a lifelong arsonist was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for setting fire to the Kansas City Lumber yards He claimed to have started fires across the United States and Canada including Milwaukee Rock Island and Providence where horses carriages and a block of stores and residences were destroyed
In Deveroit Michigan on September 22 Corporal Morgan U S A died by his own action. A blurred clipping on his body revealed a 1884 Texas case of a woman who deserted her wealthy husband and led to Morgans life decline. Morgan once wealthy sold his property gave proceeds to relatives and joined the army.
Lincoln Oklahoma residentrumors report the lynching of Perry Cook a gang leader involved in horse thefts. A posse of farmers surprised him in a cave and hanged him to a tree after finding six stolen horses in his possession.
James P. Weaver of Indianapolis, claiming kin to General J. B. Weaver, fired a revolver at random in the Exchange hotel in Greeley. A man named Hobbs was hit in the knee and may lose his leg. Weaver was arrested and is believed to be temporarily insane.
Detroit report says John C. Hallman was slashed by Thomas Ryan who alleged Hallman insulted his partner in Alabama. Hallman was struck behind the ear and cut on arms and body. injuries not fatal. Ryan arrested. police deem him insane.
In Newport Arkansas, September 25, Dr. R P Watson a leading figure in the state was killed by Robert Simmons Newport police chief. The shooting followed a long standing feud between Watson and Simmons when they confronted each other. Simmons is jailed.
Judge Ross in federal court sentenced Gallagher and Buchanan of the American Railway Union to eight months in county jail and a $500 fine. The trial outcome has caused a sensation with many similar cases pending.
Fatt River Mass September 26 report shows Durfee mills full workforce and Seaconnet with a few looms run by nonunion weavers. Strikers gather at Seaconnet gates morning and night, but no trouble reported.
Galveston September 25 Major Hume a prominent lawyer was thrown when his horse slipped on cement and fell injuring his leg. He was taken to his home where the fracture was set.
A Saturday night tornado moving southwest to northwest tore through Shelby township near LaFayette Indiana, demolishing Calvin Sidesinger’s house and barn, injuring a hired man who is expected to recover, and destroying the Harris farm including Curlon’s house and outbuildings while chickens and turkeys were killed.
The Indianapolis state fair drew an estimated 30,000 yesterday amid crowded exhibits and a busy racetrack. Premiums awarded included Jer sey bulls first to A T Dempsey Columbus O Gue bulls first to Denning Horse Company Ind drairy breeds first J L Henderson Zanesville O Red Polls first J H Miller Mexico Ind Galloways first Davis McKay Fort Wayne and honey supplies first to George H Kirkpatrick Union City.
Ripley county notes 96 year old John Serber as Indiana’s oldest veteran. He fought with Jackson in the siege of New Orleans and drew pensions for both Civil War service. Serber, in Company A of the Fifty fifth Indiana, was discharged after a railway accident in 1865 and reappeared to comrades after 25 years. He remarried at age 94 to a Ripley county woman and lives on a small farm near New Carrollton.
Vincennes Ind Sept 21 Sheriff Willis of Sullivan county was found not guilty of murder in the death of ex Prosecuting Attorney Hultz. Willis shot Hultz in 1893 when Hultz was with his wife then later killed him in the street after disguising himself. The jury acquitted on a plea of insanity on the first ballot.
Spencer Indiana September 24 A would be assassin fired five shots through a rear window at operator Hinds at the Indianapolis and Vincennes railroad office. The shots struck near the operator and possibly at Guy Williams who was in front waiting the outcome. The culprit escaped before detection. Hinds has no known enemies.
Victor K. Hendrix chief engineer on the Vandalia Michigan division and H. Chesbrough signals superintendent clung to a capsized boat for 40 minutes during a Lake Maxinkack storm in Locansfort Indiana. Rescued as both were ready to slip under. Exhausted they were carried to flash hotels and treated for hours.
Fort Wayne reports William Nelson and Alfred Waterman, American Railway union men, were fined 10 and jailed 30 days for stoning Pennsylvania passenger trains. They have already served. Upon release they face assault and battery charges with intent to kill a Pennsylvania detective.
A late September blaze gutted the grocery and general merchandise store of 8S. E. McIntosh & Bro. at Hardinsburg Indiana. The Fire caused about 10000 in damage with partial insurance.
A series of local tragedies and incidents are reported: horse distemper spreading through Laporte County. Dr. F T Montague formerly of Crawfordsville dies in Des Moines. Mrs Elizabeth Boltinghouse dies after turning 93 in Mishawaka. Joseph Cowgill, six, killed by a clover bullet near North Manchester. Jack Stinson of Urbana arrested in Tipton for bigamy and sentenced to five years. Milton Avery of Martinsville commits suicide at 45. Reed Warfield Wilson mill wing destroyed by fire at Rushville causing 3000 dollars loss. New Albany forgeworks resume after three year suspension. Myrtle Elder and Pearl West, ages 15 and 13, missing from South Bend amid kidnapping fears. Jacob Thurston of Shelby county drowns while feeding stock, suspected heart disease attack.
Hazemsone Pa Sept 31 The firemen convention adopted resolutions denouncing members who struck in sympathy with Pullman strikers and pledging the brotherhood to abide by official action. They urged awaiting grand officers before joining or protesting strikes and supported Vice Grand Master Hannahan on nonunion work.
In Clemene Michigan on September 25 several boys staged a prank at Ray Center that ended fatally for 18 year old Ferdinand Eichbrecht. Fleeing from gunfire in the air he stumbled, fell into a millpond and drowned. Authorities will pursue the pranksters.
Firebug torched the Erie City car shops sparking a blaze that swept a 5 acre plant. The 26 year old shops valued at 250000 with 30 coal cars inside burned. insurance about 60000. City adds armed watchmen as a week of incendiary fires unsettles residents.
Will Palmer, a young restaurant worker in Binghamton New York, learned he is the son and sole heir of a rich English lady worth about two million dollars. His mother traveled from Saratoga, met him, and provided for his needs and college plans while rewarding those who aided in the reunion.
A revised estimate lists total fire losses at 765000 dollars with detailed breakdowns including Pacific Coast elevator wheat in elevator and freight cars coal bunkers warehouse wharfage railroad track and electrical machinery among others totaling 765000 dollars.
Forest City Iowa reports a Friday night cyclone crossing from the southwest causing heavy destruction south of Buffalo Center and northeast into Eden Hancock and Cerro Gordo counties. Six to eight killed and over 50 wounded in Eden. more than a dozen killed and about 100 wounded along the northern track. Dick Gambles pump ripped from a well and hurled ten rods illustrates the storm’s power. Widespread panic and many children missing along the path.
Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst attacked Tammany Hall and the police department in New York remarks. He warned that anti-Tammany groups must unite to win on election day and blasted crime and police disregard as dangers to the city.
The Times quotes a Nagazhi letter dated Aug 14 saying Koreans have gone wild over the invasion. Japanese forces are reported successful with 50,000 troops in Corea and 100,000 more under arms. Reserve units are called out and commerce remains undisturbed.
Washington on September 25 reports a total cash balance of 124,466,561 dollars in the treasury with 58,289,600 dollars held as gold.
Fifteen thousand people packed GALEssura Ills to witness Alix surpass the world trotting record with a 2 04 mile time. Driver McDowell steered the horse to a stunning finish as Senator Callum watched and the crowd roared its praise for the fastest heat ever trotted on the globe.
Fort Worth Texas September 22 authorities record multiple thefts of grain and baled hay in southern county areas. Suspect H Long, a German, was arrested after chase by a farmer he robbed and is linked to several thousand bushels of grain and many tons of hay taken from remote granaries.
In Allagan Michigan Ira Hurd aged 41, a cooper, left home to stay with a neighbor but returned unseen. His wife, praying at her bedside, says a man entered, she fired, and discovered it was her husband. The shot hit the brain. he lived two hours but never regained consciousness.
Raleigh Conkling rode to the rear door of Bloomfield Skiles Co banking house and with a shotgun robbed the cashier of 411 dollars. He fled but was captured as a struggle ensued. He shot at A J Nighttownger wounding only flesh, and named accomplices Oscar Ritter and John Walters.
The sixth week of the cotton operatives strike began in New Bedford Massachusetts with no change in stance from either side. The weavers union aids 700 families and many aid operations exist. No disorderly demonstrations occur and mills remain idle as manufacturers do not hire nonunion workers.
The final party from the University of Pennsylvania expedition, four members under Professor ite, arrived aboard the Virginia Lake. They spent the summer at Sandwich Bay north Labrador, exploring three major rivers, producing charts, and gathering valuable bird and butterfly specimens.
The Daily News notes a new 80,000 strong Japanese force and questions plans for Corea. It cites belief only Pekin or Mukden are viable targets with the general’s blunt pledge to seize Mukden portending a broader move. The general may mislead the foe and redirect to Pekin.
United States Secret Service Agent William J. Burns took a notorious forger into custody in Curxton Missouri. The prisoner named J. B. McCullah claimed age eighty and used many aliases. He is wanted in Arkansas Louisiana New York Kansas City St Joseph Atlanta and other places. Several blank checks with forged names were found among his effects.
World s Brevities recounts events from Sept 19 to 25 including nominations, killings, arrests, fires, scandals, executions, library gathering, bank closures, strikes, duels, and a Denver plan to exterminate Russian thistle with a $20 000 cost. The items feature figures such as O Levi P Morton, Sherman, Seligman, Whitney, Reed of Maine, and Desha Breckinridge.
Prices for cattle hogs and sheep quoted at Indianapolis on September 24. Receipts light with no quotable change. Steers and heifers ranged from strong to near steady, cows and calves varied by grade. Grain prices shown include wheat 45 to 48 cents, corn 51 to 54 cents, oats 0 to 0.
The report lists Sep and May openings and closings for Wheat, Corn, Oats, Pork Bellies, and Limed Lard with varied price moves. Cash market closes show oats at 293 cents, pork at 13.40, lard at 7.37, and ribs at 7.37.
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