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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1899
Page
6
Terse telegraph tales report multiple casualties and a handful of crimes and fires. Political and religious news are included with concise items outlining notable happenings and public concerns from the week.
The Spanish commission reported the surrender of Spanish prisoners after a prolonged insurgent fight near Manila. Filipino troops escorted civilian prisoners from Tarlac to San Fernando and on to Manila by train. Lieutenant Martin led the parade through the streets as a small force of youths watched.
Fragmentary text describes peril and doom as deputies and locals recount events in San Felipe area. Vague diary notes hint at fear, water danger, and looming threats with people described as huddled and facing death.
The Acting Comptroller of the Treasury denies death pay benefits to Rasa Admiral Sampou claiming ineligibility for the grade from Atenet 2. The decision references prior service and the presidency and notes vexing procedural details.
Reports from St. Paul and St. Cloud indicate a severe storm sweeping the Kea River Valley. Railroads and telegraph lines report little detail as damage spreads and areas remain unsettled.
The President appoints Major Edmund Riew of the Third Infantry as colonel of the first regiment to be organized under the call for volunteers. The Twenty sixth Infantry will recruit ten regiments numbered twenty six through thirty five, with active recruitment likely to begin immediately.
A Pittsburgh Junction Railroad engine hit a pleasure party of colored people in Shenley Park. James Grubb of Columbus Ohio, 16, was killed. Joey Brown, 24, and Mattie Meyers, 38, were fatally injured.
Evansville special reports steamers John K. speed and State of Kansas with tow boats Alies Crown and Smoky City aground at Fort Ferry blocking the channel. Captivatt of the Smoky City warns the river must rise or vessels may remain stuck all summer.
Insurrection in San Domingo sparked in Monte Cristo led by Juan Jinidaes. Population terror stricken as the government prepares to suppress the revolt. Jinnes reportedly led the revolt in USMS, which failed.
Ten new yellow fever cases and seven deaths reported in Santiago on Thursday. All victims were soldiers except one American blacksmith, highlighting the military toll of the outbreak.
Bradstreet notes seasonably quieter conditions yet a strong general business situation. Half year results show rising prices and robust optimism for the second half, with staple prices above many previous years. Wheat and flour shipments total 3,203,94 0 bushels and corn exports reach 1,752,710 bushels for the week.
Coyers J. Fry of Osakis Minnesota reported his children had been abducted by six masked men on their way to Copiwbt when Fry intervened with a revolver. The kids cried out for their father and clung to him as the abductors fled. Fry, a successful local businessman, believes a ransom was the motive. police will pursue the unknown assailants.
Earl Evans of Kokomo is reported killed in a crime linked to young Evans, a stock buyer's son. A body found fifteen miles south is believed to be his. investigators describe possible rape and murder with two suspects under scrutiny.
A three story Chicago fire at the Western Paper Stock Company building forces one hundred frenzied women and twenty men to flee to safety. Seven women injured leaping from windows as a ladder via a two story shed enables orderly evacuation. The blaze destroys the building. Incendiarism blamed for Washington DC fire as well. John Griegsonm and James Hushes credited with aiding the escape.
Des Moines report details Ludwick shooting Bertha Whiteside, then killing himself after she refused to reconcile. Whiteside, 70, had broken their engagement. Ludwick, 24, previously jailed for larceny and released days earlier sought her at her uncle’s Treckwell City residence before the fatal shot.
A serious fire in Washington destroyed a large planing mill, lumber sheds, and most of Thomas W. Smith’s yard stock along the riverfront. Winds fanned the blaze, with many thousands of feet of grain and seasoned lumber burned over three to four acres. loss estimated near 50 000 dollars, partially insured.
A garbled OCR fragment references North Dakota divorce law, residency requirements, and a one year or ninety day period. The text appears to discuss interpretation of living together and legal conditions without clear details or outcomes.
Reports from Carbondale Illinois detail a deadly incident near the Fredonia mines. Two men were killed and about twenty wounded while attempting to reach the mines, with several others involved in a quarrel near the Ohio River area.
Two young shopkeepers J. I Racers and Clinten Ia Wingfield were murdered in Camp Verde Arizona. Two masked men rode up one stayed outside while the other entered the store and ordered the men to surrender. When they failed to raise their hands the gunman opened fire killing both.
In Powhatan County Virginia a political feud ends when William M Flannison a state senator shows up at Powhatan Court House and is shot and killed by Willan M Lukinton a local rival and lawyer. The shooting ends a bitter feud between the two men.
A severe fire at the Mothe Memphis Paper Company in Memphis caused one death and injured ex Fire Chief Cheary and Assistant Fire Chief James Lean. The blaze damaged property valued around 450 dollars before being subdued.
Albert Clements dies at Williams tosyn from a bullet wound received in an affray at Sherman four weeks earlier. Blood poisoning followed. James Tapp is held in 85000 to answer for the shooting which caused two deaths. Clements was an innocent bystander.
Otto Naegele leapt from the center of the Brooklyn Bridge to die. He did not act from personal crisis but sought fame glory and wealth said to be tied to such acts as bridge jumping, a notion blamed on his friend Gustav Myers.
The North American Sangerbund marks its golden jubilee in Cincinnati as a museal success but the local committee reports a deficit of 355000 with the great hall still unfinished.
Official announcement states the Duke of Connaught and Prince Arthur renounce their claims, making the Duke of Albany, son of the late Prince Leopold of Island, the heir to the throne.
Spencer Q. Fisher of Bay City Michigan former Congressman and leading Democratic politician filed a petition in bankruptcy in Federal Court. This action follows a series of misfortunes affecting the ex Iamber man.
Caintly, a lumbering village in Wolfe CountyQuebec, faced near total loss as fire destroyed about sixty houses and a large amount of timber. Fire crews battled the blaze with limited equipment and supplies.
A street car collision in Pittsburg left two dead and ten others injured, with five in serious condition and several more sustaining minor injuries.
A portable furnace used by the Tnedian mnolis str enr company exploded in Welling palis. The blast was analyzed by Uispliy, followed by a hail of Melren that scorched street walks and buildings in a large radius. Six people suffered serious burns.
Four union men, believed to have seized tools from strikers at Union Iron Works, were attacked by four strikers on their way to work. Knives and pistols were drawn, and striker Andrus Zoutzoch was shot through the body.
Ainsworth Nebraska endures a fierce hail and wind storm. Reported hailstones up to ten inches in circumference caused death of cattle horses and dogs with eye injuries noted. Crops beaten to the ground and extensive property damage observed.
Five robbers attempted a hold at First National Bank of Wilmington when cashier James Withen awakened across the street and drove them off. In Chicago, Elizabeth Ann Ingersoll and John C. Collins were found guilty of kidnapping Gerald Lapiner with a sentence ranging from one year to life.
A large Brooklyn warehouse owned by the Bush Company was heavily damaged by fire. About 10,000 bales of cotton were inside, most burned or water soaked, with losses near 250000 dollars.
Fifty discharged Nebraska volunteers assault a bartender named Tennis Elliott at the Midway beer restaurant during the Qinakha exposition opening. Elliott is attacked, glasses shattered, and he flees toward the Midway jail as soldiers shout hang him. They retreat after the jail is secured.
Arthur F. Cary arrives in Lynn Massachusetts completing a world circle on a single wheel begun June 1 1806 in Lynn. He worked in San Francisco Melbourne and toured Japan China Australia Egypt Italy Switzerland France England Ireland and Scotland riding 12 506 miles by rail and 18 000 miles by sea. Cary 28 years old pursued the journey for instruction and pleasure.
Nebraska enacts a gender specific labor law restricting women to sixty hours per two weeks and ten hours per day in mercantile, manufacturing, hotel, and restaurant work. The measure signals broad changes for department stores but applies statewide with no intent to evade.
Thievis steal diamonds and silverware valued at $1,000 from Col. Turelars residence. A diamond ring worth $400 drops during the break in. Capt Dreyfus arrives at Quiberon then travels to Brua France with detectives. Abner and John Leonard acquitted in Rushville murder trial. New York Central directors approve plan for a rate rise. Fire destroys a plant at New Brunswick causing $109,000 loss. A strike hits Thomestead Steel Works with fifteen firings. Fitz Rologie found guilty of wife murder in Chicago.
The report lists buying ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains across multiple markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and clover seed with varied bids per region and commodity.
Territorial dispatches report thousands of destitute, with hundreds dead as Brazos and Colorado floods devastate 22 counties in Texas. Starvation and disease spread among displaced Negro communities amid rising waters and suspended rail service. The War Department approves aid to Texas flood sufferers.
A compilation of brief notices highlights Gen Wheeler of Alabama entering West Point from New York, Emerson’s Essays as Queen Victoria’s favorite reading, Lord Salisbury avoiding short walks, golfer John M. Ward earning laurels, and Roswell Beardsley serving 70 years as North Lansing postmaster. Others include Jonas Brooks’ trek to Salina for a circus, Choate’s son serving as private secretary, G I Watson’s yacht design fame, Mrs Li Hung Chang’s vast 3000‑dress wardrobe, Mrs George Gould’s extensive staff, Augustus J Hare’s room of Lope Wins TX relics, Sarah Bernhardt near bankruptcy saved by friends, Sir Edwin Arnold thriving amid noise, S Weir Mitchell’s poetry harming his medical reputation, and Lord Rothschild’s reading habits limited to the Times and Beaconsfield’s Young Duke.
The War Department orders ten new volunteer infantry regiments for service in the Philippines. Nine regiments will be raised in the United States with 13,781 volunteers plus 2,000 in Manila. Soldiers will gather at camps including Mandl, Plattsburgh, Camp Meade, Columbus Barracks, Port Huron, Fort Sheridan, Leavenworth, San Antonio, and Vancouver. Regular officers who led volunteer units in the war with Spain will command the new regiments.
The article accuses Canada of greed in the Alaska boundary dispute, cites Canada’s Porcupine district claim, and states the U S will not accept a temporary boundary proposition. It notes Ambassador Choate’s instructions to press the American stance and warns of continued negotiations only if the proposal changes.
San Francisco dispatch cites an unbiased source claiming Aguinaldo tires of the insurgent fight as American forces grow stronger. The note mentions a Japanese Times account from Yokohama describing Spanish priests escaping insurgent camps and predicting Aguinaldo's power will crumble with Allied troop arrivals.
The Corn Belt crop report shows a generally favorable outlook. Nebraska records 67 excellent, 214 good, 4 poor. Wisconsin excellent. Iowa reports 14 excellent, 50 good, 14 fair, 2 poor. Missouri from 29 counties notes 4 excellent, 40 good, 18 fair, 2 poor.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issues an opinion that preserves creditors' prayers, makes the alternative writ of Mandamus peremptory, voiding Judge Johnson's May 9 order confirming Plankinton's report up to July 1, 1898, as no effect.
A large steel company is organized in St Louis with capitalization of 500000 dollars and plans to build the Wests largest steel plant. The founders intend to expand capitalization in the near future to compete against the steel trust.
A jumble of short items reports the Postoffice in Conyers City robbed of 3 England orders, a battalion of fusileers ordered to the cape, fifteen miners drowned, Germany to pay 4 187 750 for the Carolines, Niagara silver workers back at work, and Robert Love of Trimble Ohio killed by Hank Kelley.
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