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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1899
Page
2
A telegraphic roundup from foreign shores reports assorted items of the week including crimes, casualties, fires and other notable occurrences. The column surveys global events and incidents reaching our shores through dispatches and summaries.
A fire swept through a residence injuring several people and leaving others without shelter. Residents were forced to flee as flames engulfed the structure while some were trapped inside. one woman reportedly perished in the blaze.
Admiral Watson cables that the Paranua under Da Vidsen silenced insurgent fire in twenty minutes during a skirmish near Bolenna. The operation terminated with the capture of the Dow svhoeoner, which Davidson destroyed.
Paris dispatch claims sGers Rooet and Mercier proposed to demand Captain Drestus pardon from Prevent Leader in exchange for the Jewish committee dropping the matter and that Preyfus withdraw from major French cities for three years.
In Cleveland Ohio Angeline Maskatine started a fire with gasoline and was engulfed in flames. The mother perished while trying to save her child and died soon after. Joseph Maska fine, the girl's father, was badly burned aiding the women. He will Teaver.
An old ovdal order notes the President saved Private McVeigh of Wyoming forces by commuting a death sentence for striking a superior officer. The commutation reduced the penalty to years of imprisonment with discharge.
Two men were killed and two injured in a collision near Baird Street on the pay train line. The accident was caused by a misretarding of orders, officials reported.
British authorities at Wong Kone release the Transport Tartar. A Washington dispatch Friday reports clearance allowed for the vessel with the note signed Mete call.
An obscure year book records Jewish population figures for major cities including New York and Pennsylvania regions with various numeric estimates and names that appear garbled and partially unreadable.
The ocean steamer Oceanie arrives in New York from Liverpool completing her maiden trip. Reported as the biggest steamer afloat, no record attempt was made.
Freight trains on Steaek Island collided near Oxfeok Lane killing fireman A ML Polson and two other workers. Engineer TP Quint was among the dead. Authorities investigate the wreck and traffic halted on the line.
Fragmentary notes describe a coal shortage in Towa and an urgent need to move fuel by rail. Disjoint phrases reference a coal car and transport steps, with unclear dates or places beyond the famine context.
A rail accident near Teipasi north of the line reports the engine and coach derailed. The engineer and fireman were killed. other crew and passengers survived with injuries not specified. Authorities investigate cause and ensure railway safety measures.
A collage of deaths and crimes including Cornelius Vanderbilt in New York from a stroke, John Collins killed by John Brewster in Buffalo, James J. Dalley of Philadelphia dying of apoplexy, Rear Admiral Pickering passing at Charlestown Navy Yard, and Reverend James C Caldwell killed in a runaway in Philadelphia. Also reports of Mrs. Gallagher's Baltimore poisoning tragedy, Cramp shipyards resuming in Philadelphia, and a Boston murder sentence.
The Western League season closed with Indianapolis in first. A Kinsman Canning plant fire at Kipsmin Ohio caused $5,000 loss with $2,400 insurance. A St Louis streetcar collision fatally injured two schoolchildren and injured four others. Several deaths and fires across states are noted, including Rev O H Sproul dying in Northville and a Vatican mine fire at Chitwood Hollow.
Reports describe four men stunned by lightning with Clarence Butt killed, farm losses heavy across Kansas and North Dakota, a fire destroying Northwood, a tire plant fire in Shelby Ohio, and a faulty library funding plan in Oakland. Also notes a suicide by Dog-in-the-Pot in Virginia City and a deadly vault gas incident in Monroe Tent. A proposed brokerage with four Iowa firms forms in Des Moines to trade globally.
Anse Hatfield, leader of the Hatfield clan in the Kentucky feud with the McCoys, has been arrested. The report also notes a hung jury in Darien Georgia in the Henry Delegal case tied to recent race tensions. Copper miners in Ducktown Tennessee strike over union recognition. zinc ore valued at $50 ton found in ore near Hot Springs Arkansas. J W Coffey former Russell County sheriff dies near Creelsboro Kansas from a lung condition caused by a collar button. Fire at Bridgeford stove foundry and Phoenix Canning Co in Tweuisville Kentucky causes $27000 loss. Three miners Fred Hamilton Clarence Hardesty Eliza Powers die in Highland mines. A powder explosion and lamp fire trigger disaster. In South Carolina a rockslide on the Columbia road kills four and injures others.
A dispatch from Mobe Japan reports that the captain of the US transport Morgan City says there are good prospects of saving the vessel after divers were injured while attempting to float her. Spain plans a modern railroad in Luzon to connect Manila with western towns up to a northern limit. The Siberian Railway is to be rebuilt even before completion, per a State Department report from Mr. Sligerman.
The Schleswig wars monument was unveiled in Copenhagen with King Christian and other royals present. A Swedish expedition steamer Antarctic, carrying Prof A G Nathorst, was sighted near The Skaw on its return from Greenland search for the missing aeronaut Andrew, reporting no trace found.
Reports from Skaguay Alaska and Labrador describe fishermen facing near total failure after returning from fishing grounds. Windward brings word that Peary has established winter quarters at Fort Conger. Also notes on naval plans, political resignations in Sydney, and weekly commodity prices with wheat and corn exports up from last week.
Chicago cattle range from common to prime 3.00 to 7.00 with hogs 3.00 to 4.75, sheep 3.00 to 4.50. grain prices include No 2 red wheat 71c, corn 52c, oats 22c. noted values for Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York markets with varied bids and staples.
Franklin H. Tead of the Civic Federation opens the national conference on trusts in Chicago. Delegates number thirty five states represented with extended preliminary talks, a disputed program committee, and two papers read by Professors Jenks and Adams. Attendance grows by Thursday as the session proceeds.
The article portrays Paul Kruger as South Africa Republic president and a unique, democratic figure. It notes his daily routine from dawn Bible reading to morning audience, guard detail, and afternoon veranda, with coffee and a wooden pipe as his preferred comforts.
Prominent delegates arrived during the night and were seated as morning session opened at Central Music Hall. The national conference on combinations and trusts met with strong expectations from Civic Federation of Chicago officers. Although many leaders were absent, the gathering of eminent statesmen and orators was hailed as a historic nineteenth century event.
President McKinley pressed a button at the White House to launch the Philadelphia National Exposition. The opening marked a smoothly operating show with marvels on display and visitors welcome as the gates opened.
Private Thomas McVeigh of Company G, First Wyoming volunteer infantry, was convicted by a general court martial at Imus in the Philippine Islands for striking his superior officer and sentenced to be shot. By presidential direction the sentence is commuted to dishonorable discharge and confinement at hard labor for three years at Alcatraz Island California.
Four wives claim the estate of William H I Sutton who died in the forty Mile district Alaska leaving a fortune. Three wives reside in Chicago Mrs Kalma Sutton Mrs Johannah Sutton and Mrs Donna Bruce Sutton. A Mrs Vahna Sutton may be the rightful wife and lives at Anoka Minnesota.
A frontier figure is described as accepting all outcomes from a higher power. His strength is highlighted with feats such as saving his sister by strangling a panther and subduing a mad buffalo until it drowned. He reportedly amputated his own finger twice after accidents.
The transport Tartar was detained at Hong Kong by British authorities over alleged overcrowding. British officials later allowed clearance suggesting the ship would not be interfered with American transports. Washington disputes British jurisdiction while Ambassador Choate seeks strong representations.
Mail carriers will meet in Detroit in 1900. Tramps wrecked freight at Corry Pennsylvania. Mace Johnson of Monroe City Missouri celebrated his 127th birthday. Chicago Board of Education will teach Spanish in three high schools. John Conn Alliance Ohio was jilted by Blanche Wilson. The gur a bultee into his cerium.
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