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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1897
Page
5
The Palmetto State faces a rise in murders with reports doubling last year. Right Rev Capers, bishop of the diocese, issues a resolution calling December 19 as a day when all clergy unite to denounce homicide and urge reverence for life and obedience to the law.
In Hale County near Greensboro, a wealthy farmer John was attacked outside a store by a man believed to be Bill Scott. The assailant killed John, Mrs Singley, and her daughter by throat slashing after looting $700. Local doctors attempted to help as search dogs chased clues but the suspect remained at large.
A petition filed in Omaha Nebraska federal court by Bartley former state treasurer claims bondsmen and the treasury faced a loss of 500000. The suit argues convicts cannot be sued and that Bartley must be pursued with his bonds via principal. The filing contests the ability to sue Bartley while he serves a twenty year sentence. The case hinges on whether the bond defendants can be held liable.
Insolvency details show Ashianim nt Company transferring assets at Ashy to its general partner. Debts include notes totaling $140,702 against lands valued at $119,588 and stock $5,285 with cash $64,860. Liabilities exceed assets. town site not fully disclosed.
Nancy Allison McKinley mother of President McKinley is stricken with paralysis at nearly 89 doctors say the illness is senility not primary paralysis Abner McKinley travels from New York to Canton while the president rushes to her bedside and may return to Washington if she improves.
A committee of eleven Georgia legislators drafted a sweeping convict bill adopted Thursday night and backed by the House. The plan creates state supervised camps with a central penitentiary for women and old men and a reformatory for boys, plus separate cells and employment for white and Black convicts. It includes inspection of misdemeanors, removal of county authority when needed, and three elected commissioners to run the penitentiary department.
The 31st South Georgia conference began in Savannah with Bishop Key presiding at 9 a.m. The opening devotional included the sacrament led by Bishop Key and pastors Revs. J. D. Anthony, A. M. Wynn, G. G. N. MacDonell, and W. H. Thomas.
A London dispatch reports widespread wrecks and fatalities from Monday’s storm. Bays and ports show heavy damage, inland towns remain flooded, and seaside resorts suffer the worst with Margate estimated at £50,000 in damage.
News from Selma Alabama reports seven workers died and fifteen others sick after a contractor mixed wood alcohol into whisky at a Mobile and Ohio line camp near Billingslea Chilton County The two fatalities include J L Jones the contractor and W H Anderson-like companion Both men drank the tainted whisky and died after illness spread among white and black workers.
A New York special reports Martin Thorn was found guilty of first degree murder in the killing of William Guldensuppe at Woodside Long Island on June 25. The death penalty was postponed to Friday morning. Thorn admitted the verdict while returning to his cell.
Advices from Vienna report the Austrian cabinet was completed Tuesday with Baron von Gautsch von Frankenthurn as president of the council of ministers. New portfolios have been allotted to the ministers as part of the reshuffle.
Havana report says insurgent generals Rabi and Salvador Rios besieged Guish, fifteen miles from Bayamo. Artillery destroyed block houses killing a commander and a lieutenant. Garrison lost fifty men, then surrendered. Insurgents plundered stores, seized two months of supplies, ammunition, and two hundred rifles. Spanish move to retake the town.
The North Georgia Conference at Athens Friday vindicated Rev J T Gibson after an investigation found no trial was necessary. The dispute with Rev C C Carey centers on unproven rumors from Rome years ago, with affidavits and a written statement reportedly refuting Carey’s circulation of those rumors.
Requisition papers were issued in Atlanta for Will Myers to be returned from Muscogee Indian Territory to Georgia. Detectives claim Myers has been located and arrested in the Indian Territory and is in their custody after a lengthy pursuit across prairies and hills. The governor signed the requisition, and identification was reportedly made by a detective who previously worked in Atlanta during the exposition.
Consul General Lee reports 1 605 American citizens in Cuba rely on charitable relief. About half of $50 000 Congress appropriated has been used. He warns relief will cost over $1 500 weekly and notes $25 000 has been drawn with two $5 000 drafts this month. Self sufficiency will take considerable time.
The Rev. Dr. C. H. Parkhurst, away since June, arrived in New York on the Adriatic. He declares his health fully recovered and says it makes him unspeakably sad to return to a city governed by Tammany.
Colonel W. D. Chipley of Florida remains in serious condition after carbuncle surgery. Mrs. Chipley and the colonel's son and daughter have arrived in the city.
A Birmingham dispatch reports about 1,200 miners in Walker county from Corona to Gas Light towns striking Wednesday. They protest operators’ failure to restore a 10 cent wage cut made in spring, which they allege was promised to be reversed by November 1. A Day’s Gap mass meeting issued a final demand to the operators.
The Atlanta and West Point railroad won its case over Levi Nelson who challenged the charter extension by consent verdict. The receiver application and injunction were refused, Nelson to pay costs. The decision ends months of litigation with no appeal, a victory noted by railroad circles.
A Georgia bill, likely to pass, would bar death for a murdered woman unless the jury specifically recommends hanging. Introduced by Mr Berry at Whitfield, the measure aims to spare Mrs Nobles if enacted in time, with Governor Atkinson said to support a life imprisonment option.
A St. Louis special reports months of disastrous cut rate war between American Biscuit Company New York Biscuit Company and United States Biscuit Company ending in a peace treaty and consolidation. A new firm with 55000000 capital will pool stocks. St Louis hosts two of the nation’s largest cracker bakeries amid the development of the merger.
A large delegation from Pinar del Rio led by its mayor and 200 merchants and cultivators met Spanish Minister Jose Canalejas on Thursday. They urged exportation of leaf tobacco with 60,000 bales in warehouse and asked Canalejas to use his influence with Denalas to make representations.
Patrick Walsh won the Augusta Georgia mayoral race by a decisive margin. The final count showed Walsh ahead by 824 votes amid reports of ballot purchase and heavy black and white turnout. Kerr failed to close the gap after a noon warning of inevitable defeat. The total vote was 7,502 with Walsh at 1,500 Kerr 1,087 and Dunbar 1,428.
Washington special reports Colonel W. D. Chipley of Florida died at 4 o clock Wednesday morning after a hospital illness following surgery for a carbuncle. He was about sixty, a Alabama native, once in Columbus Ga mercantile business, later in Pensacola. He led Florida railroad development and was president of the Pensacola and Atlanta Railroad. He served in the state senate and was a prominent figure in business and social circles.
In a Richmond session message Gov. O Ferrall urges legislatures to curb lynching with stiff penalties. He calls for heavy pecuniary penalties against counties or cities where lynchings occur and charges for military deployments to protect prisoners. He seeks swift suspension of officers who fail to protect prisoners and proposes a single death penalty for rape.
Eugene Moore former Nebraska state auditor was sentenced by Judge Cornish in Lincoln to eight years in the state penitentiary for embezzling insurance fees totaling 28000 dollars.
Reports to the state department from Port au Prince say excitement and a grave situation prevail as Marblehead is ordered to depart quickly. Naval officials were notified to protect American interests amid rumors of a German warship approaching Hayti.
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