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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1897
Page
1
In Columbia South Carolina a diocesan bishop issues an appeal condemning rising murder, urging clergy to preach against the crime on December 19 and calling Denominations to unite in upholding the sacredness of life and the authority of divine law. The note cites murder as a societal danger and contrasts it with lawful killings by officials.
A Birmingham special describes a horrific Hale County crime at Warren's store north of Greensboro. John Singley is murdered with a fatal throat cut, his wife also killed, and $700 stolen after the assailant clubbed him and entered the house. Authorities pursue the suspect as dogs track him.
A district court petition in Omaha argues ex state treasurer Bartley cannot be sued due to a twenty year penitentiary sentence for stealing 500000. The filing claims bondsmen cannot be sued before the principal and that under the tie law no convict may be sued in Nebraska.
The Ashland Improvement Company assigned its assets on Monday to its general manager. Assets include lands valued at 119,683 dollars and stock at 105,285 dollars plus notes and accounts totaling 6,250 dollars. Total assets around 231,218 dollars against liabilities of 140,702 dollars. The old town site now Kentucky Iron and Manufacturing Company and the Ashland and Plettsburg street railway will not be included in the assignment.
A Canton telegram reports Nancy Allison McKinley, mother of President McKinley, is stricken with paralysis at age nearly 89. Dr. Phillips fears death is near, noting senility as the underlying cause. Abner McKinley rushed to Canton, and the president telephoned home.
A Georgia committee of eleven drafted a sweeping convict bill approved Thursday night and pledged for passage. It places convicts under state control with a central penitentiary for women and the elderly, a boys reform school, segregated housing and work, and state inspections of county vio lations. Three commissioners would head the penitentiary department elected by the people.
The 31st session of the South Georgia conference began in Savannah at 9 a.m. with Bishop Key presiding. The opening devotional service featured the sacrament and was led by Bishop Key with ministers J. D. Anthony A. Wynn G. G. N. MacDonell and W. H. Thomas assisting.
London dispatch reports Monday’s storm caused extensive wrecks and fatalities across England. Bays and ports suffer varying damage with many ships damaged or flooded. Margate records about £50 000 in losses as other seaside towns report heavy damage.
News from Selma Alabama reports seven men died after a contractor sold whisky mixed with wood alcohol at a Mobile and Ohio line camp near Billingslea Chilton county. J L Jones bought two gallons of alcohol and mixed it with whisky. he died days later with W H Anderson and others falling ill. The tragedy struck a mixed crew including one white man and four enslaved workers amid widespread illness.
A New York special reports Martin Thorn was found guilty by a jury of first degree murder in the killing of William Guldensuppe at Woodside Long Island on June 25. The death sentence was deferred until Friday morning. Thorn admitted guilt after conviction, accepting that he and not Mrs. Nack killed Gul densuppe.
Advices from Vienna report the new Austrian cabinet completed on Tuesday with Baron von Gautsch von Frankenthurn as president of the council of ministers and having allotted port folios to the new ministers.
Havana dispatch reports insurgent generals Rabi and Salvador Rios besieging Guish about fifteen miles from Bayamo. Artillery fire leveled blockhouses killing a commander and lieutenant. garrison lost fifty men and surrendered. Insurgents loot stores, seize two months of supplies, ammunition, and two hundred rifles as Spanish reinforcements move in.
At Athens Friday an investigation cleared Rev J T Gibson of alleged imprudence with women. The committee found no trial necessary, citing years of discord with Rev O Carey who reportedly circulated rumors. Gibson produced a written denial from Carey and affidavits challenging the rumors.
Detectives report Will Myers located and captured in Muscogee Indian Territory and in custody. Requisition papers were issued in Atlanta for his return to Georgia, with identification by a former Atlanta exposi tion detective now in the West.
Consul General Lee informs the secretary of state that 1 605 American citizens in Cuba rely on charity. About $50 000 Congress allocated partly covers them. He notes relief costs exceed $1 500 weekly and has drawn $25 000, with two drafts of $5 000 this month. He predicts a long period before self support resumes.
The Rev. Dr. C. H. Parkhurst, away since June, arrived in New York on the Adriatic. He says his health is fully recovered and that it makes him unspeakably sad to see Tammany in power upon his return.
Colonel W. D. Chipley of Florida, who recently underwent surgery for a carbuncle, is in very critical condition in Washington. His wife Mrs. Chipley and his son and daughter have arrived in the city.
A Birmingham dispatch reports coal mines in Walker County including Corona Lockhart Ballon Black Diamond Coal Valley Mountain Valley and Gas Light with about 1200 workers striking Wednesday over operators’ failure to restore a 10 percent wage reduction cut last spring and promised restoration in November.
In a consent verdict the receiver was denied and injunction refused. Levi Nelson was ordered to pay costs. The Georgia Railroad and Banking Co. and allied attorneys noted a sweeping victory for the road. No appeal will be filed as the verdict is final. The case drew wide attention in railroad circles.
In Georgia the legislature considers a bill introduced by Mr Berry to bar death sentences for women found guilty of murder unless the jury expressly recommends hanging. The Nobles case is cited as the intended beneficiary, and Gov Atkinson is said to favor a life imprisonment penalty for female murderers. If passed in time the bill could commute Mrs Nobles life.
A St. Louis special reports that after months of disastrous cut rate war among the three large cracker trusts a peace treaty and consolidation have been agreed. The American Biscuit Company New York Biscuit Company and United States Biscuit Company will pool assets to form a new company with capital of 55 million dollars. St. Louis fears impact from the merged giant as two of the nation’s largest bakeries are based there.
A large delegation from Pinar del Rio with 200 merchants and planters met Spain's Special Commissioner Senor Canalejas to seek permission to export 60,000 bales of leaf tobacco. Canalejas pledged to press Captain General Blanco for a proper representation.
In Augusta Georgia the mayoralty race concluded at the polls with Patrick Walsh winning by a large plurality. Kerr fainted after realizing defeat as Walsh supporters and prominent citizens mobilized at precincts. Dunbar ran with minimal funds. the total vote was 7,502 with Walsh leading by 824 and white votes counted as Walsh 1,500 Kerr 1,087 Dunbar 1,428.
Colonel W. D. Cane of Florida died at 4 a.m. after illness and hospital treatment for a carbuncle. The Alabama native, about sixty, built mercantile ventures in Columbus, Georgia, then moved to Pensacola where he led railroad efforts and served as president of the Pensacola and Atlanta railroad. He represented his county in the state senate and was a prominent Florida business and social figure. His body will go to Columbus for interment.
Governor O Ferrall in a Richmond address to the General Assembly urges severe penalties for lynching, charging counties and cities for military protection costs, suspending officers who let prisoners be seized, and proposes a single penalty for rape with death as the outcome.
Eugene Moore former Nebraska state auditor was sentenced by Judge Cornish to six years in the penitentiary for embezzling insurance fees totaling twenty three thousand dollars in Lincoln.
Reports to the state department from Hayti indicate grave conditions and rising excitement. The Marblehead is to depart promptly with naval officials contacted, as Port au Prince fears a German warship is approaching while the mission remains to safeguard American interests.
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