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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1904
Page
7
From Che Foo and St. Petersburg comes word of uncertain gains at Port Arthur as 203 Meter hill possession is contested. Kuropatkin notes minor skirmishes and a chilling account of Russian soldiers found malnourished after weeks in trenches, while locals reportedly stripped fallen Japanese.
From Shen kin on Nov 28 Russian forces under Gen Rennenkampff fought Japanese troops since Nov 24. The clash ended at 6 pm on Nov 28 with Japanese failing to breach Russian lines. Snow halted advances as rifles and four artillery pieces held the right flank. Russian losses were reported small. Russian scouts captured Nangentzea village on Nov 27, briefly taking a fortress from which Japanese sniped.
The article reports heavy losses for the first division of Japanese stormers at 203 Meter hill with simultaneous advances by the ninth and eleventh divisions threatening Rihlune and Kekwan forts. It claims 15000 Japanese casualties in twenty four hours and says attacks may continue through December 10 to capture Port Arthur.
Mukden reports split views on whether a major battle will occur before spring. After a circulating date for Kuropatkin to strike passed, Russians show no movement, but are fortifying winter quarters and stockpiling forage and provisions.
Russian forces at Mukden report quiet conditions on December 2. The key issue is fuel and forage supply, with a newly formed commission taking steps to maintain these essential resources.
The president named Rear Admiral Davis as the American representative on the international commission to resolve the Anglo Russian North Sea dispute. Davis speaks French and has maritime law expertise. recommended by Secretary Morton, he is brother in law to Senator Lodge.
Cracksmen forced entry to the Bank of Plymouth in Plymouth Nebraska and exploded two dynamite charges on the vault door causing partial collapse. The incident occurred in early December with authorities investigating the break in and damage to the vault area.
The United States and Panama issued an executive order and a presidential letter to settle disputes. Panama agrees to 10 percent tariff and 60 percent consular fees and port charges, with free trade between the canal zone and Panama. U S gains complete sanitation and quarantine jurisdiction in Colon and Panama harbors.
Prince Mestchersky editor of the Grashdanin argues that reforms in Russia must come through autocracy. He says liberal reforms are needed but cannot be introduced without autocratic control. He cites a broad plan for gradual reform disrupted by liberal agitation after Minister Von Plehve's death.
Hazleton Pa November 29 President John Mitchell Vice President William Lewis and Secretary Treasurer W B Wilson of the United Mine Workers will be re elected without opposition at the national convention in Indianapolis January 16 Voting blanks show Mitchell Lewis and Wilson the only nominees for their posts Nominations closed and ballots will occur before January 1 with all returns due by then
Washington December 5 The new congressional session opens with little legislative activity expected the first week. Roll call and swearing in of elected members fill the day as committees are named to inform the president the House is in session. The president’s message will be read Tuesday, with no other business anticipated.
Three armed men terrorized Hoopes ton on Sunday fatally shooting Frank Holy cross in a restaurant. They were arrested Monday afternoon in Hoopes ton and identified as John L. William H. and Milton F. Comp ton who claim to be brothers. Two admitted firing on Holy cross.
In Pike county near Shelby a farmer named Enoch Sloan returned intoxicated and killed his wife and four children before fatally shooting himself. The tragedy underscores rural violence as authorities investigate, with details limited by early reports.
Police say James Williams killed his landlady Mrs. Jennie Johnson and then slashed his own throat during a quarrel at her Kansas home. Williams, a boarder, was found dead with a self-inflicted wound.
A letter from Irkutsk dated December 3 reports famine in two villages of the Gishilinsk district with deaths from starvation. Scarcity of fish causes famine. two steamers bringing provisions arrived too late to save many lives.
Greencastle Ind Dec 3 The jury in Roscoe Heavin case found the farmer guilty of slaughtering Charles Jacox a tramp near Delmar station last May, after believing Jacox had stolen from Heavin’s house.
The annual report of Governor T. B. Ferguson highlights rapid territorial growth in Oklahoma with 700,000 people and $540,000,000 in property. Immigrants and homesteaders double the population, property values rise by over $6.4 million, bank deposits by $18.38 million, and 689 miles of railroad were built. The territory has paid off its lone bonded debt of $48,000 years ahead of schedule.
In Christiana on March 5 the finance minister announced a loan increase from 7.5 to 10 million dollars with 2.5 million earmarked as a special reserve for distress. The move surprised some lawmakers who pressed for details, which the minister did not provide. The bill passed by a large majority and was reported the next day.
Mrs Lillian M N Stevens of Portland Maine was re elected president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Mrs Helen Morton Barker of Evanston Illinois who has served as treasurer for eleven years declined another nomination and Mrs Harriet Wright Brand of Indianapolis was elected treasurer to succeed her. Other officers were re elected.
It is stated that a contract for the sale of the eleven big exhibit palaces stock barns festival hall the colonnade of states pavilions aerodrome bank intramural railway hospital press building police and fire stations and other structures costing 15 000 000 will be signed this week with a Chicago wrecking company for 286 000.
The government crop report estimated this year’s cotton yield at 12 160 000 bales the largest crop ever raised in the United States.
The report lists grain and livestock prices from several markets led by Indianapolis with wheat No 2 red at 1.13 to 1.14 per bushel, corn No 2 mixed 45 percent, oats 31 percent, and livestock including cattle 3.00 to 5.25, hogs 4.50 to 4.70, sheep 2.00 to 3.75, and lambs 3.75 to 6.00. Cincinnati Chicago New York and East Buffalo figures follow with varying bids and prices for wheat corn oats cattle hogs sheep and lambs.
Brief dispatches report the Citizens Industrial association holding a convention in New York. Other items note the death of Rev Dr J Rankin once president of Howard University in Washington, and Arthur Raikes appointed British minister to Santiago. Admiral Rojestvensky’s fleet coaling near Swakopmund. Memphis to organize a Bankers Savings Bank and Trust Co with 1,000,000 capital. Japanese parties issue manifestos pledging full wartime support.
Calvin Farmer, age seventeen, dies at Sac City Iowa from injuries sustained in a football game. The report notes the fatal outcome and the incident’s location.
The Telluride district strike was declared off as reported. Also noted are the death of actress Madame Janauschek in Amityville, and other international and naval items including the Chilean exequatur cancellation at Iquique and Rear Admiral Davis joining the Dogger Bank commission.
Friday notes mark Queen Alexandra's sixtieth birthday on Thursday while world fair attendance tops 18.8 million. Tragic rail and domestic incidents occur as three Rock Island trainmen die in a Peabody collision and R. H. Jackson fatally shoots his wife before killing himself in Joplin. Mexico inaugurates Porfirio Diaz for a seventh term amid grand ceremonies. A Russian torpedo boat destroyer is reportedly sunk by own forts near Vladivostok, and 58,000 acres in Minot land district are withdrawn for the Duford-Trenton reclamation project.
The bulk of the Manchurian second army has arrived at Dalny, signaling a strategic shift. Other items report a mine fire near Springfield, a 18th wedding anniversary for President and Mrs. Prosevet, the death of Mrs. George H. Gilbert in Chicago, and the fifth trial of Dr. Ames in Minneapolis. Ed Huey was executed in Eldorado for murder, the U S armored cruiser Tennessee was launched at Cramp's shipyard, and weekly U S business failures stood at 184.
A vast Red Cross warehouse at Harbin was destroyed by fire, wiping out a large stock of supplies. In Denison Texas a rooming house fire killed three people. Houston suffered a major elevator blaze owned by South Texas Grain with about 160000 dollars in losses. A Missouri Pacific passenger train wreck at Holden Missouri injured forty five travelers. Mrs Rock Perry and two children perished in a home fire at Pittsburg. the article notes a gender breakdown of the remaining numbers.
Indianapolis reports State Statistician Johnson presents 1903 and 1904 figures showing Indiana wheat yields averaging just over ten bushels per acre in 1904 with nets around eight and a half bushels after seed. He notes shrinking wheat acreage and predicts gloomy prospects for next year due to repeated crop failures.
In Scipio Indiana William Spencer mistook his nephew Oscar Beatty eighteen for a coon during a coon hunt. Beatty climbed a tree to flush a treed animal and Spencer firing from the ground killed him instantly after arriving with the baying hounds. The tragedy occurred as the men were near Scipio and the rifle shot ended a young life.
In Fort Wayne Indiana November 30 Judge Bratten of the DeKalb circuit court transfers the state case against Edward L Robbins for embezzlement from Auburn bank bankruptcy to DeKalb for trial on change of venue. Robbins is Albert Robbins son who faced a Columbia City trial with an $800 fine. Another son A C Robbins faces indictment.
Columbus Indiana November 29 George Hayes was found not guilty of the murder of Brice Burns and released from custody. He had been jailed since last August. The jury deliberated less than an hour despite sensational statements by defense attorneys. Authorities do not expect further arrests in the Burns case.
A head on crash between a Pennsylvania passenger train and a gravel train near Columbus Indiana last evening killed four crew members Engineer Crow of Jeffersonville Brakeman Jones of Columbus Fireman Achenbach of Indianapolis and Fireman Prather of Sellersburg. Three other trainmen and several passengers were seriously injured.
In Newcastle Indiana December 2 a jury convicts Henry Gipe of involuntary manslaughter for the July 9 Greensboro crime that killed Mrs. William Starbuck and her infant. Sentence ranges from two to twenty-one years.
After a twenty minute jury deliberation in Versailles Indiana Clifford Darling was found guilty of murdering his wife on Thanksgiving Day. The court sentenced him to life imprisonment.
Loogootee Indiana November 30 Damon Spaulding fourteen while hunting lacking strength in his fingers attempted to cock the gun with his foot Death was instantaneous.
William Crayton a sixty year old farm laborer was struck and killed instantly while driving across the railway track at Patoka. local authorities reported the incident as a passing train collision with no further details given.
The withdrawal of Harry S. N and Charles B. Landis from the contest for Senator Fairbanks’s seat clarifies Indiana politics. The field narrows toward James A. Hemenway, with Durbin Miller and Crumpacker also stepping back as insiders report a clear Hemenway lead. The legislature meets soon to confirm the transition.
John H. Wood, president and cashier of the defunct First National Bank of Mathews Indiana, faces federal charges of false entries embezzlement and misusing bank funds as his trial begins. The bank, capitalized at 10000 dollars, failed last spring causing local unrest among workers who relied on its savings.
Franklin Indiana December 1 Clay Hash seventeen son of John Hash of Edinburg jailed on a murder charge. Jacob Moore Mt Auburn merchant confronted Hash at a livery barn accusing him of knowledge of the team. Moore attacked with a knife, Hash fired a revolver wounding Moore fatally. Hash surrendered to the marshal.
In Shelbyville Indiana on November 30 Oliven Wilson eighteen year old son of Thomas T Wilson lies dying at his home after a cheap revolver borrowed from a friend discharged when he attempted to break it the bullet entered his breast.
A. J. Baker of Elwood was acquitted in a second trial for the murder of Samuel Kiser with a self-defense plea. Baker, once wealthy, reportedly spent much of his fortune on the two trials. In New York, Mrs. Daniel G. Reid has died, with burial planned in Richmond, Indiana. Peritonitis attributed as cause. In Princeton, Clayton Weist was killed in a quarrel after being struck by a brick. coal miners Carl and John Wilson were arrested. In Seymour, Jacob Conrad was indicted for first degree murder in the Valonia case. trial slated for Dec. 7. In Princeton, Rev William M. Paxton has died at home after a two-week illness.
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