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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1898
Page
1
The cruiser Columbia of Commodore Schley’s Flying Squadron anchors off Fortress Monroe after a trial run from Philadelphia showing 22 to 23 knots. Montgomery and Minneapolis expected soon. Columbia could be repainted in a day and move to full readiness by the weekend.
Cipher dispatch from Woodford arrived in Washington late last night. Spain’s answer to the Cuban cessation and independence terms is not yet translated, and officials declined to reveal details. Sagasta’s cabinet reportedly asked for more time to negotiate with Cuba, seen as a delay tactic for war. Congress debates next steps while public sentiment favors avoiding hasty action.
A local update reports A H Roope in Chicago and Chas Spragg jailed for intoxication. It notes a wedding set for Sunday April 10 at 7 pm for George Mellinger of Muncie and Miss Yedta Smith in the bride’s parents’ home at Fourth and Chestnut, with the couple to reside in Muncie after April 20. Representative Overstreet met with the president about Cuba intervention and the peace plan. Republicans in the Second Ward prepare for a meeting Monday April 4 at 7:30 in the marshal’s office.
The Oregon measures 248 feet with a 10 288 ton displacement and crew of 424. It costs 5 180 000 dollars and can steam at 15 knots with armament of four 18 inch guns eight 8 inch guns four 6 inch guns and 30 smaller types. The Montgomery is an unprotected cruiser of 2 080 tons, costing 612 500 dollars, speed 19.5 knots, armed with nine 5 inch rapid fire guns and ten smaller weapons.
The dispatch notes vessels detached at Key West and torpedo boats patrolling near the Tortugas. Preparations to call out the naval militia are under way. Other items mention Miss Kate Cahn visiting relatives west of the city and local political notes including Judge appointment by Governor Mounts and a misnamed injury report for Herman VonStrohe corrected to Oscar VonStrohe of Waymansville.
The Womans Musical group meets tomorrow at 2 PM at the Presbyterian church. The program features Schubert Schumann piano duet Die Fragments von Messina, vocal quartette Deck We, piano solos Terna, paper on advantages of musical organizations, piano trio Marsh, double quartette The Chapel and The Night, piano quartet Overture Zu Rosa mande, and vocal trio The Noblest with listed performers.
Telegram confirms the death of George L. Curtiss aged about 70 in Naples Italy. Five hundred dollars were sent to bring his remains home to Greencastle Indiana. He served as M E church pastor and educator in Indiana and Ohio. He leaves a wife and three children in Memphis Tenn Peking China and Greencastle Indiana.
D J Mackey once controlled the Air Line and other lines and was valued at 35 million dollars. Now penniless and homeless he travels to Anderson seeking factory work with a letter from Senator Fairbanks to W Durbin in hand. His wife died recently in Terre Haute leaving him in sympathy with his former fortune gone. His son, a brakeman on the E and T H railroad, earns far less than in prior years.
The Newark Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church meeting in East Orange commends President McKinley for patience in the crisis and his patriotic effort to avert war without sacrificing national honor. It pledges the conference's support if war is declared.
An old advertisement extols Beecham's Pills as a universal liver regulator. It links congested organs to gloom and disease and asserts the pills will restore health, brighten eyes, and bring a happy heart, selling worldwide at a quarter a box, though valued at a guinea.
Cure a cold in one day with L B Q laxative tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Genuine tablets bear L. B. Q on each piece. All 25 cents. Several buildings planned for spring construction in the city. Clarence McCollough of Purdue University back home for spring vacation. Watch for convention Tuesday and the slate by the ring. Republicans to nominate councilman candidates Monday night. Trimmed hats display features designs from American and foreign artists under Nell Corbett of Cincinnati management.
A fierce windstorm swept across the countryside between McAuister and Lehigh and Colgate Saturday night. Four farm houses were demolished and occupants of three homes are reported killed.
In Seymour last night Dr L M Mains Jr and Miss Etta Hall wed at the bride's father Joseph Hall home in Azalia. The groom son of Dr L M Mains Sr in dentistry. wedding attire featured white liberty silk and diamond brooch. After supper the couple moved to Seymour to establish their home and will host friends starting April 4 1898. Chas Belser of Greensburg noted in town. Special bargains advertised at J A Newton's shoe store with discounts on children and adults footwear.
Worar's Musicale regular programme of the Wo man's Musicale will meet tomorrow afternoon at the Presbyterian church at 2 o clock instead of 2. Members are requested to be present as there is business of importance to be transacted. Mrs Euma Boyp Corresponding Secretary.
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