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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1895
Page
3
City council met last night and introduced several significant items for discussion. Key actions include proposals on urban development and public safety, with committee review planned before the next meeting.
The Mayor's Auditing Committee faces investigation as city leaders review new fire limit proposals. Officials from the auditing panel and mayor's office are expected to testify, with residents watching closely for fiscal impact and public safety.
Regular session chaired by Mayor Oakley saw routine business and many referrals. Reports covered vehicle and bicycle licenses, street horse care funding, an $800 engine house repair, and a Dixon Crematory bid of $8,000 with a three member committee to inspect. Decoration Day turnout approved with vehicle arrangements.
Editor Campbell of Auburn sells the Auburn Dispatch to G W Gordon of Anderson who will place editor Weamer of the Bristol Banner in charge in two weeks. Campbell also buys the Anderson Herald and will move there, with Neff kept as business manager and Campbell guiding editorial. Price reportedly ten thousand dollars.
The Fort Wayne city council will vote Tuesday to replace John Moritz on the school board with a candidate promising major reform. S. M. Foster leads a group opposing the old regime, urging policy change and a focus on school welfare, with other contenders including C. H. Worden J. F. W. Meyer and G. W. Felts. Foster stresses fitness and independence from politics and parochial ties.
The mayor issues a proclamation requesting merchants to close their shops at 2 p.m. tomorrow for Decoration Day. A committee adds a specific request that stores shut by 12 noon.
Dr. Parkhurst allies with Zella Nicolaus in reform efforts in New York City. Reports say Chief Byrnes faced formal charges from Nicolaus with a Parkhurst detective present. Parkhurst declined to confirm or deny the allegation.
In Cuiiaco on May 29 Phillip A. Doepenspenshmidt, cashier for Bensinger Bros., Catholic supplies dealers, confessed to an expert accountant that he had embezzled thousands of dollars. After the admission he killed himself in an adjoining room, ending the case with his death.
Amanda Holycross wife of Albert Holycross died at her home on East Main Street aged 25 years Kate Stoehr wife of John Stoehr died at her Calhoun Street home at 1 pm of consumption aged 38 Edward J Habecker a 16 month old child of Mr Frank Habecker died yesterday from spinal meningitis funeral set for tomorrow at 100 o clock from the residence
At the last session Byron Hattersly and John B Reuss were named to visit Cincinnati to negotiate terms for bringing the John Robinson circus to town. If terms suit, the lodge plans an amateur circus around July 10 described as a hummer.
INDIANAPOLIS May 29 The state moves to have Roby argued before the Supreme Court on June 7 with a decision expected within the following week The attorney general advanced the case on call and required appellees to file their brief that day Governor Matthews provided a written statement explaining the strategic acceleration The move prevents a summer restraint and shifts the timing to before October Jeffersonville May 29 Harry M Hodson aged 19, who killed his father in Posey County in 1893, has been pardoned by Governor Matthews and released from prison He intervened to defend his mother during a brutal beating and received a four year sentence
Reports from Franklin Morgantown Roxkomo and Indianapolis detail fatal and serious injuries. Kate Vawater dies after a horse accident. Mrs Straugho and daughter Cora fatally hurt in Alto. De Pauw University finances disputed with statements denying large losses. Kenneth Quarries worker survives after engine cog incident but loses limb.
In PrinceEt on May 20 James Copley killed Philip Givens after a quarrel over land rent. Copley carved with a knife and then threatened with an axe. Givens, unarmed and fleeing, collapsed at the farmhouse. he died soon after as bystanders intervened.
Indianapolis May 29 Members of the Grand Army are consulting on aid for the family of ex-Governor Chase who died recently and have decided to appeal to Grand Army posts for assistance.
Turtle soup offered from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at The Columbia located at 24 East Columbia Street.
William Meyer and Brother will open a new branch store at 258 Calhoun Street next week. Managed and financially involved will be William Durfee, who oversees a complete line of gents furnishings and operates a well stocked cigar and tobacco emporium as a feature.
Chicago opening quotes show Wheat 821c and corn 548c with oats at 32c while pork at 12.05 dollars and lard at 6.80. Hog receipts reach 24 000 with 3 000 left over as market moves five to ten points higher. cattle 14 000 receipts with market slow ten points lower. sheep 15 000 receipts with market weak ten points lower. Closing prices list Wheat 80c, corn 533c, oats 31c, pork 12.90, lard 6.85, ribs 6.45.
A hotel arrivals column lists guests arriving at multiple hotels across Ohio Indiana Michigan Illinois and New York. Names include C Platt Mansfield O W Gray Harrison O M Arndt Philadelphia M Strauss New York W Walb Toledo L Patterson Jackson Mich O W H Judkins Indianapolis W Worcester Hillsdale Mich Geo R Dave Toledo J Weniger New York A S Miller Cleveland M A Kinney Chicago Geo Kaimbach Grand Rapids A B Howe Indianapolis W H Roush Lima J H Hilton Jackson C A Lucas Toledo Jim Fitzgerald Geneva Wis Grovesbeck Grand Rapids J E Noble New Haven Ind W L Jennings New York J Z Gaskill Chicago W M Inghram Cleveland R H Smith Pittsburgh J A Saunders Frank Lane Urbana QO C E McKheag Canton J Williamson Boston D A Hopper H L Keely W H Packard Indianapolis R Cook Irenton QO Ike Hamburger Cincinnati H Dukes Columbus Geo E Foster Milwaukee F W Roudabush Cincinnati K Starbuck Kalamazoo Theo Bumilte A S Work Cincinnati Geo Snyder and son Bluffton Fred Penfield C Platt Indianapolis P A Allen W L DeHaven Bluffton L Axford Ed Kelley Chicago.
Anderson May 29 Flint glass factories, starting fruit jar making with bright prospects, will close Saturday month earlier than usual because of frost damage over Kissin LaPaEers. Meanwhile in London a riot in a cotton mill at Ivanovo ends with the English manager Crawshaw killed and his body mutilated beyond recognition. Danville May 2 Grand jury hears witnesses in the recent lynching. leaders known but killers unlikely to face justice.
Nat Sulzbacher reports near drowning in the Devil's River region and burial of four people from George Velasco family after a thirty foot flood surge that swept away homes at Prosser ranch between Juno and Comstock. Dozens more displaced as rivers remain out of banks and properties suffer damage.
Supreme court decision last November ruled memorial day not a legal holiday for liquor law. City executive department inquiry found saloons will not be interfered with tomorrow.
Washington on May 29 reports Dr. O Reilley, the president's physician, who has attended the president most of the day. He declines to say the patient is very sick but notes that Mr Cleveland is far from being a well man.
May markets in New York and Chicago show money on call easy at about 1 1/4 percent. Mercantile paper around 3 1/4 to 3 1/2 percent. Bond and silver prices steady with no sales in some items. Chicago Board of Trade quotations include Wheat May 1.97 1/4, July 2.07 1/4, Sept 2.04. Corn May 52 3/4, July 54 1/4, Sept 53 1/4. Oats May 101 1/2, July 92 3/4, Sept 92. Lard May 6.60. Butter 17 1/2 cents, eggs 13 1/2 cents. Potatoes and apples mixed. berries and honey listed. Chicago live stock prices show hogs 4.25 to 4.74, cattle 4.40 to 5.15, cows 3.05 to 3.85, calves 2.60 to 4.75, and sheep around 2.25. Receipts: hogs 17,100. cattle 4,000. sheep 9,000.
Diederick Linnameier wed Johanna Knoche and Samuel M Manning tied with Cynthia E Richardson in a local marriage licenses list. This record records two couples obtaining licenses in the same session. Local clerks verified identities and eligibility for solemnization.
A brief notice notes a Decoration Day lunch featuring TURTLE SOUP served from 9 a m to p m at The Columbia located at 24 East Columbia Street.
London report says Sir William Vernon Harcourt denies any move away from the single gold standard and pledges government support for existing monetary principles. Separately in Milwaukee, Henry Villard refuses to refund 545 438 to Northern Pacific receivers, prompting court action and a sensational trial forecast. The Lake Erie and Western Muncie division lists cheap excursion dates and society meeting tickets.
Wheat 77c oats 30c corn 45c rye 60c barley 50c butter 12c eggs 12c beeswax 25c Ib oil meal 1.25 ewt potatoes 80c bu feathers live geese 45c Dave RNa a EVER VU UWE hides green 7c Ib hides cured 8c Ib
A New York Sun interview outlines women cycling apparel and two main dress styles. Three-piece sets with trousers, skirt, and coat dominate, with melton material in gray favored for padding and wear. Accessories include Norfolk jackets, cross stripe sweaters, and russet boots with low heels.
A renowned teacher in The Etude condemns the frequent practice of playing the two hands out of time. He notes nine of ten players let the left hand lead the right, creating an artistic fault. Only rare cases justify right hand delaying, as simultaneous notes should align exactly.
Numbered designs for spring wear illustrate a princess tea gown in crepon by The French Dressmaker. The gown shows a plaited front with trimmed gimp, long wide sleeves, and a round cuff. A double front of sarah drapes the front, with hollow plunits at the close back under the waist.
Mrs. Anna Kraus, granted a divorce in this city last Saturday, has since wed another man in Columbia City, continuing a rapid sequence of marital events.
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