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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1899
Page
2
A condensed weekly summary reports numerous casualties, several crimes, a number of fires, and political and religious developments. The telegraph style notes terse, incident-by-incident briefs, reflecting a broad slice of events from the period.
Admiral Dewey calls for a first-class statesman to fairly investigate Philippine aspirations and asserts the United States must accept responsibilities in the Philippines, warning shirking could set the nation back 29 years. The first Republican government has resigned over American intervention. Property owners seek American conservation.
Evangelist Dwight L. Moody laments the reluctance of wealthy donors and tells businessmen they cling to wealth as if it could be carried to the grave. He warns that money cannot buy privilege in the next world and urges timely giving before death, saying the Almighty curses niggardly rich men.
Lorenzo Snow states to a paper that claims the Mormon church promotes polygamy are false and asserts plural marriages have ceased in Utah. The piece notes the election of B. Al. Roberts as Utah’s Representative in Congress was a secular affair.
New Jersey burglars reportedly broke into the New Brunswick county jail, stealing cash including $70 from Sheriff George Litterest and the jailkeeper. The incident shocks officials who call it a rare breach of a jail, noting burglars prowled other town buildings with apparent impunity.
The Navy Department speeds 409 enlisted men from across the country to San Francisco for transport to Hong Kong by the next mail steamer. The move answers Admiral Dewey’s request to staff the captured cruisers Don Juan de Austria Isla de Cuba and Isla de Lauzon, placing men in command roles.
News from Manistee Michigan reports a fatal house fire that killed Bruce Milks and Alice Milks, and two Milks children of Mayle Grove Township. The children were left alone briefly and the blaze broke out, making rescue impossible. Small charred remains were found after the flames were extinguished.
Admiral Walker presents a preliminary report on the proposed Nicaraguan Canal. The commission unanimously chooses the low level route, estimating a cost around 128 million dollars for either option. General James, an army engineer, disagrees, stating costs would be about 29 percent higher.
The grand jury investigated alleged bribery in the Chicago City Council. It could not develop evidence to support indictments, with nearly every council member cited as having appeared before the grand jury.
May Thomas a young teacher living near Clare Iowa was killed by Harry Carvey who then killed himself He had been keeping company with Miss Thomas who refused his further attentions
Report notes natives in British East Africa killed twelve British near Lake Albert. British forces allegedly repulsed further attacks, with hundreds of natives killed in the ensuing clashes.
At the funeral of Mrs. William Martin in Negaunee Michigan a team drawing a hearse bolted scattering mourners. Pallbearer William Kevern was run over and killed Frank Sherman the liveryman driving the hearse was thrown, injured but not seriously.
Eastern news notes Henry Wessel dry goods store robbed of 7600 dollars in Baltimore. Philadelphia fires claim several lives and injuries including Mrs Ford and infant, Miss Coyle, Mrs McNicol. St Patrick’s Cathedral in Harrisburg burned, 14000 dollars loss insured. Philipsburg drownings involve Geary children. Architect Stack believed drowned and now treated. Philadelphia shooting leaves three wounded. Cornwall furnace explosion causes property damage. canal ice breaks and several drownings near Brookhine.
The report lists a spate of incidents including a bank robbery in Lima Ohio, a warehouse vault breach, a dynamite attack on a building in Tacoma Washington, and a deadly street duel. It notes a life sentence for Samuel Carr in Cleveland for a boarding house murder, a coal copper vein find near Mount Tacona, a bakery building collapse in St Louis burying workers Luke Tully among them, mob justice in Indiana, and a host of other crimes, fires, explosions, and legal actions across Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and beyond. The summary also mentions a state court ruling in Minnesota on seed grain loan funding and political shifts in St. Paul.
Authorities claim hundreds of diseased hogs were dressed and made into sausage sold in the region. The pigs reportedly died from cholera and illness.
The item lists multiple tragic events including Mercedes Garcia’s death in Georgia, a fatal shooting in Tennessee, a woman injured in Covington Kentucky, a lynching near Harmony Grove Georgia, two brothers killed in Enondale Mississippi, a death from grief after a murder trial in San Francisco, a fatal house fire near Hillsboro Texas, and a disastrous fire in Leitchfield with extensive property losses. The report combines disparate incidents with few details beyond names, places, and outcomes.
Captain Frederic Marcy Lynde died suddenly in Washington. Senator Justin S. Morrill of Vermont died at age seventy, following a brief illness. A Auckland dispatch reports the Washington Government instructing the U.S. consul at Samoa to increase vigilance and not rely on British or German colleagues, amid a German agent allegedly shipping guns and munitions and gaining advantages for German firms.
A new counterfeit one dollar silver certificate from the 1806 series, bearing Bruce as registrar and Roberts as treasurer, is described as printed on heavy bond paper with poor execution. Bradstreet's notes that current business conditions show sharp contrasts with typical seasonal expectations, with widespread activity in holiday retail, commodities, and equities, and rising demand for foreign cereals including wheat and corn.
Senator Justin S. Morrill of Vermont died at 1 25 AM in Washington after a week with grip and developing pneumonia. He served 43 years in Congress and 1866 onward in the Senate, earning the title father of the Senate for his financial and tariff leadership. His wife died last summer, and his health declined since then.
A movement seeks a 10 million dollar executive mansion on Meridian Hill north of the White House. Paul Pelz, designer of the Congressional Library, outlines an H shaped marble palace with roof garden and conservatories, costing 8 to 10 million and taking 8 to 10 years. The site would require condemnation of 52 acres. the White House grounds to be kept for office use.
A wide survey of regional markets shows Chicago cattle at 3.00 to 6.25, hogs 3.00 to 3.75, and sheep 2.50 to 4.50 per unit. Indianapolis cattle 3.00 to 5.50, hogs 2.75 to 8.75, with wheat varied across No. 2 red around 66 to 70 cents and corn to 38 cents. Cities including St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, Buffalo, and New York list prices for cattle, hogs, sheep, lambs, and grains, with multiple grade ranges and regional quotes.
Serious rioting broke out in Havana on Tuesday night as American regulars quelled the disturbance. A Spanish sailor was killed and several Cubans and Spaniards were wounded when a volley from U S troops swept the crowd. Four ringleaders were captured and marched to quarters. Americans suffered no injuries. The city remained under American control Wednesday.
Tiny Broeschit of Milwaukee has not spoken for five months and lies in her room oblivious to surroundings. She wastes away, eats little, and seems to see things others cannot. Hypnotists claim progress. physicians see no change, family fears death.
Iloilo the capital of Panay island in the Philippines has been surrendered to American forces. Spanish commander Gen Rios cabled Madrid that Iloilo has been formally surrendered in the presence of military and naval leaders. Rios plans to embark the steamship Leo XII for Zamboanga in Mindanao.
During Tuesday night a lunar eclipse dimmed Luna's face for about an hour and a half with clouds clearing for an extended view. The event lasted six hours and eighteen minutes in Earth's shadow, with a total phase of one hour and twenty nine minutes.
Secretary Alger outlines the plan for mustering out volunteers starting with 25,000 men from volunteer regiments. After those are recalled, the volunteers in the regular army will be mustered out, signaling the transition toward a smaller active force.
Two burglars robbed the home of Mrs. M Brown in Cassville New York. John Mooney a farm hand confronted them and was shot. He is reported to be dying from the wound. Authorities are investigating the burglary and shooting.
Diphtheria epidemics flare at Greensburg while scarlet fever closes Carroll County schools. Notables include Dr. N. W. Ballard’s death at 50 from kidney trouble, the Indiana suit against Weston Thomas’s estate for back taxes, and Edward Edlin drowning after driftweed mishap near Shoals. Also noted are a Rushville widow’s death, a Panhandle depot burglary, and a string of local incidents and civic actions across multiple counties.
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