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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1896
Page
4
Indiana forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight with increasing cloudiness by Saturday and a likely chance of showers. The outlook notes warmer temperatures and scattered showers as a coastal system approaches.
Several residents ill at home including Mrs Brennan and Mrs Webster with appendicitis and illness. Tea at Mrs Foster's. Burns of bicycle licenses issued by Comptroller. Various meetings tonight including Trades and Labor council and Forresters. Theosophical talk by Dr Buchman. Y M C A tournament April 6. missionary tea for Christian church. church and soci al events across several streets and towns with notes on births, weddings, and anniversaries.
Transportation Committee in Pittsburg reports a busy day with Marcus Daly's horses passing through on No 9, multiple workers off duty for sickness or funerals, engines 415 and 175 repaired and due to depart, and crews handling a Wabash and Clover Leaf rail-time pressures. A derailment near Selby, Ind, disrupted eastbound traffic. no injuries reported. An investigative transport commission completed a nine week tour and sent recommendations to Pittsburg offices.
Delegates to the democratic congressional and joint senatorial conventions meet tomorrow afternoon 4 to 7 in this city. Congressional convention at Kendellville on April 7, joint senatorial on April 11 in circuit court rooms. Ward voting places listed. townships primaries 2 to 4. Local ads note strawberries, groceries, and services.
The markets report shows money on call around 3.3 percent, strong sterling with banker bills near 4, TBD. Government bonds steady with various 4s and 43s noted. Chicago grain quotes for wheat, corn, oats, and rye, plus butter, poultry, potatoes, apples, honey, cranberries, and live stock prices across Union yards, with activity and closing figures across March 24.
Walter Dygert an Idaho born prospector on a tour of the island was arrested while sitting in a road and is held in Guiles town jail. He denies insurgent ties and hopes for release to return to Illinois. Consul General Williams will present his letter to General Weyler. In Washington Senator Allen seeks to prevent adjournment and to restore free silver coinage and bond issuance limits.
Champaign grand jury indicts Governor John P Altgeld and the University of Illinois board for neglecting to display the American flag over university buildings. The flag is raised at the military hall but not on separate buildings. Springfield reports quote the governor criticizing the indictment as petty politics. Other items note land litigation in St Louis, early X ray claims by Harrodsburg figures, a fatal steamboat boiler explosion in Alton, and a humorous aside on sweaters for summer girls with antiquated moral quips.
Advertisement offers pure named grass seeds with last year’s weight and packets, highlighting affordable options for all gardens. Fancy Lawn Grass seed is cheaper than sod, one pound covers 400 square feet, with all kinds of fancy and imported grasses in stock.
A Chicago Record note speculates that future city governance could occur from the interior of a jail, signaling potential upheaval in governing hands and public administration.
Hazardons Undertaking notes a telegraph line across the Sahara built by Frenchmen. The remark, attributed to the Chicago Tribune, mentions both a and Gaul. Dallas F. Green's at 140 Calhoun Street offers fish and oysters, phone 314 for inquiries.
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