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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1898
Page
2
A compact survey of notable incidents from across regions highlighting crimes accidents and notable events of the week. It compiles select cases from the North South East and West detailing authorities actions and outcomes.
A blaze destroyed the Baldwin Hotel and Baldwin Theater in San Francisco, killing at least three people and likely many more. Servant girls on the top floor perished while others leaped or fell to their deaths. one man died at the hospital after jumping from a window. The fire compromised the theater with all scenery and costumes lost, and the total loss is estimated around a million dollars.
Dispatch dated Nov 21 quotes Gen Brooke on bandit outrages in Porto Rico. He says San Sebastian and nearby areas showed disorders after possession but that the island is thoroughly patrolled and quiet for weeks. Some bandits were killed or wounded. reports of outrages are exaggerated.
Mayor Watkins requests the War Department to relocate the Eighth immunes from Chickamauga Park due to conduct concerns. He asserts the colored regiment's presence harms order and suggests Chattanooga citizens prefer a white regiment stationed at the park.
The War Department releases the first general orders guiding U S troop occupation of central and western Cuba with movement to begin soon as Spanish troops are expected to evacuate early in December.
A Duluth dispatch reports steamers Tampa and Arthur Orr wrecked on the north shore of Lake Superior, together valued about 450000 with cargoes. The vessels lie within nine miles of each other. Tampa carried coal from Buffalo.
The Government directs the Spanish Transatlantic Company to contract ten additional transport steamers. Each vessel must carry 2,000 passengers and complete two voyages to Cuba to bring soldiers from that island.
The Alien B. Wrisley Company factory at 479-485 Fifth Avenue Chicago was burned to the ground in a fire caused by spontaneous combustion. Loss estimated at 105000 dollars, fully covered by insurance.
The Alabama House passed a joint resolution authorizing 590 dollars to purchase a sword for Lieut Hobson of Merrimac fame. The Senate is expected to concur.
Mrs Nancy Staley and her niece Minnie Franco perished in a riverfront flats blaze in Huntington West Virginia. May Staley survived serious injuries. cause and full details remain under investigation. End of Blanco Madrid special notes a decree reinstating Marshal Blanco as Captain General of Cuba.
Gov Tanner issues a proclamation placing Pana Illinois under martial law. The declaration asserts emergency authority and directs local security measures and curbs on civil liberties pending further order.
The $10,000 church chimes given to Holy Ghost Greek Orthodox Church of Bridgeport by the Czar of Russia after his coronation were attached for $3,000 by Charles H. Hawley of Bridgeport to recover a $2,500 note.
A Havana bulletin states Pie nar del Rio province will be completely evacuated before December 8. The note was sent by the Spanish to the American Commiss pioneers.
John Wonderlin of Burlington, N D, nearly 100, dies by poison. A Pennsylvania train kills eleven and injures six workers in Hackensack Meadow amid dense fog. Fraternal congress adjourns in Baltimore to meet in Chicago next year. Fire in Brooklyn's Greenpoint district causes 103000 in losses, largely to Joseph Schriv er & Co. Pan American agent Hauxhurst attempts suicide in Havana. Pittsburgh liquor broker G W Schmidt files for voluntary bankruptcy with liabilities of 818723 and assets 496417. Cornell University rocked by elopement of subfreshman HE D Mooers with instructor E B Kay's wife. Pennsylvania Rail Road men Rogers and Rue killed by Chicago Limited at Rahway. East Cambridge packing firm fire injures eleven, damages 80000. Hanover Foundry receiver appointed. liabilities exceed assets. Philadelphia child William Lindemayer shot protecting mother. stepfather James Clements at large. Minesite resident James Sieber dies from arsenic poisoning. wife and boarder arrested for suspected poisoning.
Obituaries include ex mayor P. P. Mast at Springfield Ohio after months of illness. Prof George L Osborne of Warrensburg Mo dies in Kansas City. Cap site plan adopted in Phoenix for a 100000 capitol. Kansas bank resources exceed 31 million. Various incidents across Ohio Missouri Kansas involve shootings frauds and accidents. Libby Glass Toledo completes world’s largest cut glass bowl for McKinley.
A series of grisly incidents unfolds from South Carolina to Ohio with murder confessions, a burned body found at a grain elevator, an embezzlement indictment in Minnesota, a fatal rail disaster near Delta Ohio, suspected child homicide in Berkeley California, and a bank robbery aftermath in Weston Ohio. Multiple train wrecks and legal actions underscore a volatile period.
President appoints John Morgan as collector of customs for the Southern District of Oregon. General Don Carlos Buell dies at his home in Airdrie Kentucky. Secretary Long fixes naval apprentice age to 15 and seeks 13 new ships and 5,000 additional sailors at a cost of 50 million dollars. Indian Inspector Wright reports the Dawes commission treaty rejected by the Creek Nation with the vote defeat by 152.
Reports from Paris Havana and Peking note deaths of Dr Stephen H Tyng and W W Mohun. Menace of famine hits thousands of fishermen in Etrup Japan while the Formidable warship launches at Portsmouth. Bishop Cranston and Dr Lowery are mobbed in Peking. Marquis Lansdowne orders enrollment of a 1000 Chinese battalion.
British officers at Wei Hai Wei, the newly acquired station in China, are noted. A blast rocked Café de Champeaux in Paris under Havas offices, killing one woman and injuring eight others. Gas ignition suspected. anarchist plots rumored. France and Italy sign a commercial treaty with favorable terms except silk. Government introduces wine duty bill aiding Italy. Treaty concluded while Emperor William was absent, sparking alliance speculation.
The article notes the planned evacuation of Cuba on January first. It also mentions ex presidents and travelers aboard a yacht on a Cuba and Porto Rico voyage, plus various financial and political items from the era.
Chicago cites cattle to 6 dollars, hogs to 3.75, wheat No 2 red 66 to 68 cents, corn 338 to 38 cents, oats 26 to 27 cents. Indianapolis shows cattle 3 to 5.50, hogs 3 to 3.75, wheat 68 to 69, corn 32 to 34, oats 28 to 29. New York lists cattle 3 to 5.75, hogs 3 to 4, wheat 76 to 78, corn 40, butter 16 to 24, western eggs 23 to 24 cents. Additional markets include St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, Buffalo with varied prices across cattle, hogs, sheep, and grains.
American peace commissioners at Paris present a hardline plan for Spain to cede the Philippine archipelago and accept a 20 million dollar indemnity. The proposal includes open trade terms for American ships, mutual renunciation of claims since the Cuban insurrection, and reaffirmation of the 1886 Caro line Islands religious freedom. Arbitration is rejected as a surrender of peace commission duties.
The United States saw imports of gold in 1898 far exceed all prior years, while exports were at a multi year low. Domestic gold mining production is set to reach a record high, potentially the largest in the nation’s history.
A Madrid dispatch quotes a leading Carlist predicting a formidable uprising in Spain within a month of the peace treaty. The figure says preparations are complete and Carlists have funds in Paris and other places.
A compilation of quick editorial quips and opinions from diverse U S papers. Jabs at Spain and imperial policy, reflections on Dewey and Congress, remarks on railroads and monopolies, philanthropy in New York, and mob justice contrasted with social propriety. Contains multiple named papers and figures.
Indiana community pages summarize notable weddings, deaths, and public happenings. Brief notices cover crime, casualties, and general state events with concise local context and remembered individuals.
Pensions listed by status and city for Indiana recipients. Original pensions include Frederick Armand Madison six dollars and David Donaldson Solitude twelve dollars. increases cover multiple towns with boosts up to twelve dollars. reissue and widow pensions noted for several claimants in towns such as Indianapolis Muncie Columbus and Fort Wayne.
A jumble of items from Fort Wayne and Indiana towns covers travel plans, burials, theft warnings, suicides, accidents, lawsuits, patents, brewery ties, and a swindle case. Notable entries include a Porto Rico trip, a barber suicide in Valparaiso, a child’s fatal injury near Muncie, and a political arrest acquittal in Washington.
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