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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1900
Page
2
Lord Beauchamp the governor of New South Wales was hosted at a banquet 300 feet underground at the New Castle collieries. The dining room measured 90 feet long 15 feet wide and 9 feet high with seventy guests seated for dinner, and no sign the room was a subterranean chamber.
Hwang Chung-huel, a high-caste educated Chinese youth who represented China at the Spanish court, is visiting Boston to study U S education. He will tour Harvard and several high schools while reporting findings back to his government.
Output rose from 1 245 123 barrels in 189 to 2 292 123 barrels in 1899, with expectations that this year will exceed 1899. California now ranks fourth among states in petroleum production and shows indications of petroleum in all counties from San Diego to Siskiyou.
Princess Victoria of Wales, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, chose bookbinding as her trade and her diligent work earned a prize from a London exposition jury for bookbinders. The prize was awarded to an unknown Miss Matthews, who proved to be the Princess.
Travelers witness a curious scene at Monon Indiana as two through trains with dining cars meet at the junction of the main line and the Indianapolis division. Cooks clean kitchens and discard scraps, attracting neighborhood chickens that come to feed. Every distant chicken seems to recognize the whistles of the passenger trains.
A St. Louis brewing association closes a $460,000 deal for about 480000 pounds of corks. In two years the firm expects to deliver over 100000000 corks. The purchase is described as one of the largest cork deals ever. At bulk weight 480000 pounds, the corks could support 240000 men with life preservers if thrown overboard.
A fortuitous result after months of careful experiment yields a light pink American Beauty rose developed in Philadelphia. The bloom, rivaling the classic in form, reached five inches in diameter on some blooms this season. Market release is planned no sooner than two years.
A charter has been issued for the Charleston exposition. The corporation is named the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition Co. It aims to exhibit the arts industries and resources of South Carolina and the West Indies and other interested regions. Capital stock is set at $250,000 with shares of $5 each.
The John Brown association seeks funds to purchase restore and maintain the birthplace marking the 100th anniversary of Brown's birth. The deteriorating house has been poorly cared for and occupied by a Black family for about a decade.
Following Liverpool, Glasgow will supply 500 attractive window boxes for six months to households along main routes and in poorer districts. A 1s deposit is required, refundable if boxes are returned in good condition at season end.
Neapolitan scientists report Vesuvius has become suddenly quiet with the cone seemingly engulfed by the crater. Theories propose subsidence of the internal incandescent mass as the probable cause of the eruption’s abrupt cessation.
In St Louis May 20 21 street railway strike activity stayed largely unchanged with about 150 of 800 Transit Co cars operating on 14 lines. Riots erupted as crowds jeered crews, police broke up disturbances, and a switch incident on Tenth and Washington led to arrests. Officials cite lack of protection and manpower as causes while union leaders expect victory.
Atlanta delegates and nearby towns saw commissioners from the General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church occupy pulpits across denominations on Sunday.
Nashville May 20 Insurance agent A J Shelley was arrested on false pretenses charges. The claim alleges he sent in bogus policies and collected commissions.
Washington May 20 The Grant statue presented by the Army of the Republic was unveiled in the capitol rotunda in a ceremony attended by Mrs Grant Miss Satoris and G A R officers plus lawmakers. The marble heroic figure by Franklin Simons remains near the western entrance beside the Surrender paintings and joins Jefferson Hamilton and Lincoln in the rotunda.
In Little Rock on May 20 United States district court judge John A. Williams sentenced Guy Miller and Alden Hayes to six months in jail for contempt of court and interfering with non union motormen employed by the court's receiver operating the street car system. The ruling clarifies that non union workers under court protection merit the court's protection at all times. Portol to appoints W. Hunt Montana as Porto Rico secretary of state, replacing the agent before the Chilean claims commission. Hunt, son of the late Secretary Hunt, is a lawyer of high standing.
In Clifton West Virginia on May 20 a firedamp explosion at the Camden Spilman mines badly burned Charles Varian who later died. Several others sustained minor injuries as the tipple and mine cars at the entrance were demolished and hurled into a field.
San Francisco May 20. The board of health adopted a resolution declaring bubonic plague exists in the city. Health authorities report no living cases currently, but six deaths in the past three months prompt precautionary steps to prevent spread.
Ithaca, May 21. Gardinier G. Williams emeritus professor of science and art of teaching at Cornell University died of paralysis at 72. Hiram W. Little, a student, died of typhoid fever at age 23.
Stockholm May 20 A foreign report says King Oscar may abdicate following Britain's stance and pro Boer tensions within the cabinet. The potential move stems from embittered relations over the policy.
Reports from London and colonies convey delirium over Mafeking relief and rising war tempo. Dispatches claim Brabant’s force around Volocotan and 1500 Boers captured near Mafeking, with signals of potential peace terms and ongoing reductions. Lord Roberts poised for fresh moves as forces consolidate and guard convoys.
A lone robber entered the Coates hotel corridor at 11 50 last night and forced the cigar stand strong box. Diamonds worth 1200 dollars gold currency and silver 250 and checks 190 were taken. He held the night clerk and another employee at revolver point and escaped on a horse tied to the curb.
A Nashville Tennessee report states a fast Nashville and Knoxville passenger train collided with a construction train on Lick's trestle near Gordonville. Four men were seriously injured. Both engines demolished and the passenger engine tender plus mail and express cars telescoped. Several passengers sustained less severe injuries.
A carriage with four persons was hit by a trolley car in East Pittsburgh. All four were badly hurt, with Miss Mamie Bert probably fatally injured. Also injured were Miss Jean Watkins Edward McGinnis and Edward Woods.
Canton May 21 President McKinley accepts invitation to attend Canton events on July 4 presenting a Spanish trophy cannon amid a patriotic demonstration planned for the day.
Kingston dispatches report rebels operate around Panama filled with troops in churches. May 16 battle north of Panama saw rebels driven off. Carthagena remains under government control, bridges destroyed on May 13 hindering troop embarkation. Desperate fights outside Carthagena left up to 500 rebels dead. Paper dollars valued at 5 cents.
In Memphis on May 21 three West Virginia coal miners entered a lunch house at Adams and Front streets. A quarrel with the porter led to Mrs. McKenna wounding Edward Whittington fatally with a revolver. Whittington died. Dennis Brogan was shot in the face, expected to die. Thomas Coleman escaped unharmed.
The Hatfield McCoy feud in Nicholas County concludes with Rev. John C. Rexrod selling his land and agreeing to leave the county. Longstanding conflicts culminated in a recent incident when Alex Rexrod, grandson of Rexrod, allegedly shot his grandfather Henry Rexrod and S. B. Taft, one of the insurgents.
In Mindanao near Aquasan on May 21 a force of about 500 insurgents, including many rifles, ambushed 80 scouts from the 49th Volunteer Infantry. The Americans repulsed the attack, killing 51 insurgents. American losses were two killed and three wounded.
Washington May 20 at the cabinet meeting the reception of the Boer envoys was discussed. It is understood they will probably be presented to the president by the secretary of state. They will be received with courtesy but only as private citizens, not in any diplomatic capacity.
Mae Butler aged 23 was found dead in bed with a dagger in her breast at Mrs. A E Wright’s Roxbury residence. Edwin T Wright, son of the hostess, is under arrest on suspicion of murder though little evidence exists against him.
Wheeling West Virginia May 20 John Mooney and Frank Friday convicted of the March 1 murder of James Hervey were denied a new trial and sentenced to be hanged on Friday July 13. The prisoners received the sentence with extreme nonchalance Mooney chewing tobacco and spitting vigorously.
Chicago on May 20 reports Assistant Surgeon A S Lloyd of the United States Marine hospital is ordered to San Francisco to help halt bubonic plague spread. Assistant Surgeon Amesse of Detroit has departed for Honolulu on a similar mission to prevent the outbreak.
Ellmer W. Petke, arrested Thursday evening with a number of diamond rings, will be turned over to government authorities charged with smuggling diamonds into the United States.
A work train on the Guadaljara branch of the Mexican Central road struck an obstruction near Guadalajara on May 20, wrecking the engine and several cars. The American engineer and ten Mexican workers were killed in the crash.
A curious case shows a package marked quinine sent to a bright woman who consulted a doctor. The ad claims Hosgetter's Stomach Bitters has cured stomach and liver troubles for half a century and urges trying three doses for weakness and fatigue.
The text presents a playful exchange about waiting for cheese sandwiches, contrasting a pessimistic view on slow service with an optimistic quip about waiting length improving the cheese. It includes nonsensical phrases like Soa snapolis Presa, adding quirky flavor to the dialogue.
Do your feet ache and burn when you wear tight shoes. Allen's Foot-Ease powder makes new shoes feel easy and cures corns, itching, swollen-hot, callous, smarting, sore and sweating feet. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. Sample mailed by address Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
When men learn to do unto others as they would have others do unto them the horse trading will have become one of the lost arts says the Galveston News. This remark reflects a call for fair dealing in trade and commerce among buyers and sellers.
An eclectic clipping cites dubious medical claims and quack remedies including Teethina powders for dropsy from Dr H H Green’s Sons Atlanta. It notes Piso’s Cure for Consumption cited by a user, and various humorous quips about self preservation and marriage from Chicago papers.
A patent medicine advertisement claims morning tiredness signals poor blood and promises Hood's Sarsaparilla will enrich and purify blood. It features testimonials from a Dowagiac, Michigan reader stating relief from fatigue and scrofula tendency and asserts renewed energy for household work.
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