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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1889
Page
1
Indiana senate debated obstruction rumors and passed drainage and licensing bills. House moved Curtis bill toward public works control, amended to allow two women, set details on insane hospitals and supreme court commission. Debates on death penalty and feeble minded school funding featured era-wide reform sentiment.
House Democrats move to pass Mr Plergants school book bill hoping to pressure Senate support. The action aims to secure approval from the upper chamber and implement the proposed legislation.
Senator Traylor’s bill to stop White Cap outrages was approved by the senate last evening with only Senator Burke voting against it. Burke cast 50 votes without explanation. The measure met little debate as Traylor explained the law’s imperative need among residents in counties plagued by the outrages.
The house temperance committee reported for passage of Reynolds local option bill with Reynolds securing one Democratic signatory. Consideration set as a special order for next Wednesday at 10 o clock. The feeble minded school seeks 100000 from the Fort Wayne institution with a 65000 alternative from minority. The Senate read Barretts substitute for Andrews election bill section by section with many caucus amendments and a large number offered by De Motte and Thompson. It is expected to pass with little opposition and be signed within ten days. Also the soldiers and sailors orphans home bill was approved for 50000.
The Indiana House debated the Peyton John contest with a majority report seating Peyton amid accusations of voter irregularities and intimidation. A minority dissent argued the John votes were legal. Peyton was sworn in before adjournment as related bills and appropriations were discussed.
The legislature considers repealing current telephone charge rules with a Conn plan. It sets monthly rents of 4.50 for a single line and 6 for lines beyond three miles, plus 5 cent message fees and 10 to 50 dollar fines for overcharges. Judge Cullen also bills cities to build natural gas plants similar to water works.
Inpranarous Feb 9 The senate continues work on the election bill amending sections to clarify the law while adding cost to the process. An increase in deputy sheriffs at each precinct to five elevates expense to about $40,000. Debates over clerk mileage and per diem conclude with three cents mileage and a $3 daily allowance. Thirty-five sections remain after reaching section thirty-three.
The legislature nears the end of a long session with many bills dead and others awaiting committee action. Officials consider night sessions three nights weekly to extend time and push progress, with twenty days left to pass measures. If progress stalls, early five nights per week could be used to speed adjournment.
The article argues the telephone law will likely be repeated and criticizes the Bell monopoly for keeping rates high, forcing people to accept extortionate prices or lose telephone service.
Legislative talk foresees strict railroad bills. Committees review provisions that would demand substantial outlays from several railroad companies, yet there is little mood to oppress firms.
The article rejects any bill making the state a publisher or providing free books. It argues such a policy would force state funding of 25 to 75 percent of book costs in some communities, which the public rejects. Instead, it favors contracting with low bidders to supply books at cost.
The article notes a bill by Mr Willard in the current legislature resembling the 1860 New York act. It aims to prevent anyone with a surviving spouse, parent, or child from bequeathing more than one fourth of their estate to charity or benevolent or educational causes.
In Invranavouis on February 11, lawmakers debated election bill amendments. Provisions include a felony for stealing ballots or stamps, tightening ballot distribution, seals for tickets, reduced pay for a delivery messenger, and queries over voter registration and four hour voting suspensions for factories with broad support preserving current section 46 plus an amendment extending to railroads, factories, and mines.
The machinery of the house and its officers kept steady Saturday as members spoke and much work moved forward. The report notes continuous action and hurried passage of measures, with continuation on the second page.
President nominates Hugh S Thompson of South Carolina to replace Alfred P Edgerton who was removed. Edgerton says he refused to resign and blasts the president while recounting his long dispute with the administration over civil service reform.
Feb 9 Findlay Ohio Wesley Oman a wealthy Eagle township farmer and his three sons were attacked by eight masked men who bound gagged and tortured Eddie to reveal the hiding place of money. $2000 cash and $300 in notes were taken from a desk. Suspects believed to be neighbors. A separate item reports a Laketon Indiana robbery of nearly $2000 from merchant Henry Ogden via drugging and theft. Another town Warseka Illinois post office robbed of 560 in stamps and currency. four safes broken into in weeks.
Fort Wayne representatives of building and loan associations met at the courthouse to oppose Senator Barrett’s proposed tax bill. Leaders Hettler O Rourke and Herbst formed two committees to craft a petition urging defeat, arguing the measure would harm associations while supporting current 1887 law. Senator Barrett defended the bill citing only allowed stock taxation and provided examples from Indianapolis.
A pretty eighteen year old girl named Cora Wilson was arrested in Harenisson Kansas on January 9 for passing counterfeit money.
Thirty two sentences report that sixteen residents have received notices signed Commander of White Caps demanding departure within fifteen days or face consequences. The notices were sent regardless of class, race, or gender. In North Manchester, a White Cap assault on veterinarian W H Clare left him critically injured, with Mellroy Elmer McKinley and Charles Ballanger arraigned. In St Paul, James H Burns publisher of the St Paul detail was arrested for blackmail.
An immense procession of unemployed workmen marched through Rome causing property damage and clashes with police. Many were arrested and several wounded were taken to hospital as authorities promise strict measures and increased guard presence.
A short range duel in Grant City Missouri leaves Pallo Walter dead and City Marshal J C Baldridge uninjured while bystander D Martin loses an arm. In Liberty Church Le Mann fatally wounds John Hensley then shoots himself. In St Louis Benjamin Brown stabs William Hamilton after a game quarrel. In Memphis William Reed fatally stabs Father Ashfield at St Peters Church.
City undertakers report the list of deaths for the week ending February 9. Names include Peter Weichert aged 9 with bronchitis, Morris Crance 10 months with bronchitis, Woodward Thompson 13 in a railroad accident, Mary Martin 16 days with spasms, Elizabeth Dignan 50 with a tumor, Sarah A. Keegan 57 with congestive chills, George Neumeyer of Lanonth with spasms, Frankie Bennett 35 with spinal disease, Clara Rudolph 4 days with exhaustion, Herman Niemann with brain fever, Catherine Schamerluh 38 with puerperal fever, Child of Christian Stahl 1 day with exhaustion, Wn. Kruse 1 month with spasms, Anna M. Plettner 59 with apoplexy, Chas H. G. Leeser 49 with consumption.
Monimeean reports a man named McGrath cut the throat of fellow boarder William Holden from ear to ear during a morning quarrel. Holden died shortly after. Local authorities have not released further details.
James Wilson, recently acquitted of arson and arrested for highway robbery, tried to flee from jail in Decaton on February 9 but was unsuccessful.
An 19th century advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a health remedy to purify the blood and improve organs and tissues. It claims to affect secretions excretions and aid expulsion of scrofula humors and impurities through lungs liver bowels kidneys and skin. The copy urges a trial to prove its curative powers.
A long condensed round up from New Bedford to Sheneville via New York and Ottawa reports on neutralities, ship seizures, trials, and fires. Notable items include the Mary Frazer incident in Fayal, the Carondelet seizure, Florence and Glencoe vessels, and St Marys of the Woods fire.
Revival services at Berry Street M. E. Church led by Rev. D C Woolpert and fellow ministers produced conversions and a dramatic display as Miss Fisher of Decatur entered a trance like state during prayer then emerged with a redeemed, joyous countenance and inspired others to seek salvation.
New York reports six weeks of repeated loan requests to President elect Harrison and his relatives from a New York City man posing as an English stranger. Detectives traced the writer to his address. he confessed no harm and promised no further letters. The case prompted police involvement but ended with no action.
Pumapenpaia February 9. The Pennsylvania company begins February by dividing the receipts from excess baggage collections among all its connections entitled to share in them.
Pumavetrim Feb 9 The Philadelphia Coal and Iron Company has won the government contract to supply three thousand tons of anthracite coal to Samoa. The item notes a separate ad praising Hood's Sarsaparilla for scrofula cures and urges readers to try it, sold by all druggists.
Justice Patterson of the supreme court appoints Robert A. Van Wick as permanent receiver of the United States Store Service company in a suit brought by the Lamson Consolidated Store Service company, a judgment creditor.
Two cases of small pox have been reported to the state board of health from Wayland near Hornellisville on February 9.
Caution against fake remedies for consumption and chest ailments. Warns buyers to insist on Dr King's New Discovery for genuine relief, noting some dealers push cheap imitations for profit. Mentions free trial bottles offered by aerosol drug stores and larger bottle availability.
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